MESSAGE BROADCASTING NETWORK USAGE BILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system determining billable transmission network usage for transmitting a broadcast message to a plurality of broadcast message receiving devices located within a broadcast target area by a broadcast transmission network serving a network serving area with a plurality of network transmission elements each serving a network element portion of the network serving area, the system comprising:
- a broadcast transmission network usage module having a computer with a processor, a memory, an input data interface and an output data interface and communicatively coupled via the input data interface to a broadcast message origination system and via the output data interface to at least one associated with the broadcast transmission network, and with computer executable instructions forreceiving a broadcast message record that includes the broadcast message and the geographically defined broadcast target area over the input data interface from the broadcast message origination system provided broadcast channel identifier;
determining a set of one or more network transmission elements having network element serving area portions that serve at least a portion of the received broadcast target area;
calculating from the determined set of network transmission elements and the associated network element serving area portions a broadcast message area served responsive to the to the broadcast target area;
determining a density of broadcast receiving devices associated with the calculated broadcast message area served;
determining a length of the received broadcast message; and
generating over the output data interface an incurred network usage record for the broadcast message record as a function ofthe determined broadcast message length,the determined density, andthe calculated broadcast area served.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining billable transmission network usage for transmitting a broadcast message to a plurality of broadcast message receiving devices located within a broadcast target area by a broadcast transmission network serving a network serving area with a plurality of network transmission elements each serving a network element portion of the network serving area including determining the network transmission elements having network element serving area portions that serve at least a portion of the received broadcast target area, determining network element serving areas, determining a density of broadcast receiving devices, and generating over an output data interface an incurred network usage record for the broadcast message record as a function of the determined density and the network element broadcast area served.
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22 Claims
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1. A system determining billable transmission network usage for transmitting a broadcast message to a plurality of broadcast message receiving devices located within a broadcast target area by a broadcast transmission network serving a network serving area with a plurality of network transmission elements each serving a network element portion of the network serving area, the system comprising:
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a broadcast transmission network usage module having a computer with a processor, a memory, an input data interface and an output data interface and communicatively coupled via the input data interface to a broadcast message origination system and via the output data interface to at least one associated with the broadcast transmission network, and with computer executable instructions for receiving a broadcast message record that includes the broadcast message and the geographically defined broadcast target area over the input data interface from the broadcast message origination system provided broadcast channel identifier; determining a set of one or more network transmission elements having network element serving area portions that serve at least a portion of the received broadcast target area; calculating from the determined set of network transmission elements and the associated network element serving area portions a broadcast message area served responsive to the to the broadcast target area; determining a density of broadcast receiving devices associated with the calculated broadcast message area served; determining a length of the received broadcast message; and generating over the output data interface an incurred network usage record for the broadcast message record as a function of the determined broadcast message length, the determined density, and the calculated broadcast area served. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining billable transmission network usage for transmitting a broadcast message to a plurality of broadcast message receiving devices located within a broadcast target area by a broadcast transmission network serving a network serving area with a plurality of network transmission elements each serving a network element portion of the network serving area, the method comprising:
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in computer executable instructions of a broadcast network usage module in a computer having a processor, a memory, an input data interface and an output data interface and communicatively coupled via the input data interface to a broadcast message origination system and via the output data interface to at least one associated with the broadcast transmission network, receiving a broadcast message record that includes the broadcast message and the geographically defined broadcast target area over the input data interface from the broadcast message origination system provided broadcast channel identifier; determining a set of one or more network transmission elements having network element serving area portions that serve at least a portion of the received broadcast target area; calculating from the determined set of network transmission elements and the associated network element serving area portions a broadcast message area served responsive to the to the broadcast target area; determining a density of broadcast receiving devices associated with the calculated area served; determining a length of the received broadcast message; and generating over the output data interface an incurred network usage record for the broadcast message record as a function of the determined broadcast message length, the determined density, and the calculated broadcast area served. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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