METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ALGORITHM FOR COMPUTING NETWORK SERVICE VALUE PRICING BASED ON COMMUNICATION SERVICE EXPERIENCES DELIVERED TO CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS OVER A SMART MULTI-SERVICES (SMS) COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for providing multi-services communications, the system comprising:
- a communication network;
a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities coupled to the communication network;
at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and
at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network and for storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions to cause the at least one processor to;
receive the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices, andconfigure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing multi-services within a communication network according to various exemplary embodiments can include storing, in a database of a computer, user-defined sets of rules and instructions for providing multi-services to end user devices connected to a communication network comprising a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities. The system and method can receive, at one or more processors, the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices. The system and method can configure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user. The user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user.
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185 Claims
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1. A system for providing multi-services communications, the system comprising:
a communication network; a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities coupled to the communication network; at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network and for storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices, and configure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing multi-services within a communication network, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database of a computer, user-defined sets of rules and instructions for providing multi-services to end user devices connected to a communication network comprising a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities; receiving, at one or more processors, the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices, and configuring a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A Smart Multi-Services (SMS) communication network comprising:
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a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities; at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network and for storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions to cause the processor to; receive the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices; configure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user; to conduct at least one communication session selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia; to enable at least one end user of the plurality of end users to define the rules and instructions to establish at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the end user; wherein the at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one end user is selected from a plurality of Quality of Experience (QoE) service levels, wherein each QoE service level corresponds to one or more dimensions that control a perception of at least one service that the at least one end user experiences when receiving the service and wherein the policy management capabilities enables the at least one end user to test features and capabilities of the communication network associated with each QoE service level for selecting a fee to pay for the at least one service based on the perception of the service to the at least one end user; to calculate a Latency Quality Index (LQI) rating for measuring a performance level of the communication network to determine the QoE service level that the at least one end user experiences when engaged in the at least one communication session; to execute a service price reduction program such that an owner of the HFW network is capable of submitting an activation request to calculate an initial service pricing plan for the at least one end user based on initial profile data captured by a data collection agent to determine an initial value of the at least one end user and a base price for at least one service, the at least one database stores the initial value of the at least one end user and the base price for the at least one service, and as the at least one end user requests additional services, the service price reduction program, initially using the initial value of the at least one end user, iteratively recalculates a current value of the at least one end user based on a number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one end user to reduce the base price for the at least one service; to provide shared resources and services of the communication network accessible by at least some of the end users having a common interest for sharing the resources and services so as to reduce cost of network services and resources paid by the at least some of the end users; to execute a resource allocation program to dynamically allocate network resources delivered to the at least one end user per at least one transaction requested by the at least one end user and conducted during the at least one communication session; to receive a transfer request from the at least one end user to transfer data from a first processor located at a first location to a second processor located at a second location as the at least one end user travels from the first location to the second location, the at least one processor authorizes the transfer request if the user-defined sets of rules and instructions of the at least one end user permit the transfer of the data, and the at least one processor transfers the data of the end user if the at least one processor authorizes the transfer request; to execute an e-commerce alias program to enable the at least one end user to create a service identity to conduct an e-commerce transaction during the at least one communication session over the communication network without revealing a true identity of the at least one end user during negotiations of terms of the e-commerce transaction and revealing the true identity of the at least one end user when the at least one end user agrees to the terms of the e-commerce transaction, wherein the service identity comprises at least one attribute known to the at least one end user and at least one attribute unknown to the at least one end user; to enable the at least one end user to dynamically submit a secure channel request to establish a secure channel to conduct the at least one session between at least two end points within the communication network; in response to the secure channel request, to transmit a terms of service agreement to recipients of each end points to obtain consent from each recipient to terms and conditions defined within the terms of service agreements to establish the secure channel; and to issue at least one instruction to the communication network to open the secured channel between an end point of the at least one end user and each end point of the recipients that agree to terms of service for establishing the secured channel, after the completion of the secured transaction, the communication network deletes and erases all data and information associated with the at least one session conducted over the secured channel from the communication network and all the end points of the recipients and the at least one end user. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing services and resources using a Smart Multi-Services (SMS) communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving at, one or more processors, user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices, and storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions to cause at least one processor of the one or more processors to; configure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user; to conduct at least one communication session selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia; to enable at least one end user of the plurality of end users to define the rules and instructions to establish at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the end user; wherein the at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one end user is selected from a plurality of Quality of Experience (QoE) service levels, wherein each QoE service level corresponds to one or more dimensions that control a perception of at least one service that the at least one end user experiences when receiving the service and wherein the policy management capabilities enables the at least one end user to test features and capabilities of the communication network associated with each QoE service level for selecting a fee to pay for the at least one service based on the perception of the service to the at least one end user; to calculate a Latency Quality Index (LQI) rating for measuring a performance level of the communication network to determine the QoE service level that the at least one end user experiences when engaged in the at least one communication session; to execute a service price reduction program such that an owner of the HFW network is capable of submitting an activation request to calculate an initial service pricing plan for the at least one end user based on initial profile data captured by a data collection agent to determine an initial value of the at least one end user and a base price for at least one service, the at least one database stores the initial value of the at least one end user and the base price for the at least one service, and as the at least one end user requests additional services, the service price reduction program, initially using the initial value of the at least one end user, iteratively recalculates a current value of the at least one end user based on a number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one end user to reduce the base price for the at least one service; to provide shared resources and services of the communication network accessible by at least some of the end users having a common interest for sharing the resources and services so as to reduce cost of network services and resources paid by the at least some of the end users; to execute a resource allocation program to dynamically allocate network resources delivered to the at least one end user per at least one transaction requested by the at least one end user and conducted during the at least one communication session; to receive a transfer request from the at least one end user to transfer data from a first processor located at a first location to a second processor located at a second location as the at least one end user travels from the first location to the second location, the first processor authorizes the transfer request if the user-defined sets of rules and instructions of the at least one end user permit the transfer of the data, and the first processor transfers the data of the end user to the second processor if the first processor authorizes the transfer request; to execute an e-commerce alias program to enable the at least one end user to create a service identity to conduct an e-commerce transaction during the at least one communication session over the communication network without revealing a true identity of the at least one end user during negotiations of terms of the e-commerce transaction and revealing the true identity of the at least one end user when the at least one end user agrees to the terms of the e-commerce transaction, wherein the service identity comprises at least one attribute known to the at least one end user and at least one attribute unknown to the at least one end user; to enable the at least one end user to dynamically submit a secure channel request to establish a secure channel to conduct the at least one session between at least two end points within the communication network; in response to the secure channel request, to transmit a terms of service agreement to recipients of each end points to obtain consent from each recipient to terms and conditions defined within the terms of service agreements to establish the secure channel; and to issue at least one instruction to the communication network to open the secured channel between an end point of the at least one end user and each end point of the recipients that agree to terms of service for establishing the secured channel, after the completion of the secured transaction, the communication network deletes and erases all data and information associated with the at least one session conducted over the secured channel from the communication network and all the end points of the recipients and the at least one end user. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer implemented method for pricing network services based on a service experience delivered to a consumer via a device, comprising:
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storing, in a database of a computer, data for prices for services delivered to a consumer and information identifying the consumer; receiving at the computer, via a network capable of conducting simultaneous communication sessions and a device, input selection information indicative of at least one type of service and at least one level of a quality of experience of a service to be delivered to the consumer via the device; accessing a quality of experience model configured based on at least one dimension that controls a perception of a sensation that the consumer experiences when the service is delivered to the consumer via the device; computing a price associated with the at least one level of the quality of experience of the service selected by the consumer by applying the quality of experience model using the at least one type of service and the at least one level of the quality of experience of the service; transmitting the price over the network to the device for display to the consumer; and if the consumer enters a response agreeing to the price, transmitting the at least one type of service based on the at least one level of the quality of experience. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for pricing network services based on a service experience level delivered to a consumer via a device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory for storing data for prices for services delivered to a consumer and information identifying the consumer, and the memory storing instructions to cause the processor to; receive, via a network capable of conducting simultaneous communication sessions and a device, input selection information indicative of at least one type of service and at least one level of a quality of experience of a service to be delivered to the consumer via the device; access a quality of experience model configured based on at least one dimension that controls a perception of a sensation that the consumer experiences when the service is delivered to the consumer via the device; compute a price associated with the at least one level of the quality of experience of the service selected by the consumer by applying the quality of experience model using the at least one type of service and the at least one level of the quality of experience of the service; transmit the price over the network to the device for display to the consumer; and if the consumer enters a response agreeing to the price, transmit the at least one type of service based on the at least one level of the quality of experience. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A smart multi-service communications network, comprising:
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a virtual security zone for local shared services networking configured to designate Virtual Computer Networking Demilitarized Zones (DMZs) for a plurality of local unrelated entities within a local area network with local connectivity access and configured to provide local connectivity access to the virtual computer networking DMZs for accessing local shared services and resources provided on a local shared services hardware platform employing security zone virtualization software, wherein each of the plurality of unrelated entities are unrelated entities that gain access to share common resources and services to perform tasks on independent and unrelated projects and wherein the virtual security zone local shared services network is configured to segment software resources to store data of each entity to provide each entity with separate, private and secure access to the data stored by the entity; the virtual security zone local shared services network comprises; a local area network manager configured to permit access to the virtual computer networking DMZs to access the local shared services and resources of the virtual security zone local shared services network to the plurality of local unrelated entities located within a predefined local wireless or wired geographic communication access area; a local virtual computer networking DMZ machine configured as a software-implementation of a computer having a local hardware computing platform capable of providing at least one DMZ within a common local hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of local unrelated entities to share local applications and databases within the at least one virtual computer networking DMZ; the local virtual computer networking DMZ machine installed on a local host hardware platform including local system hardware and software applications, wherein the local system hardware is capable of being shared as a common local hardware and software resources virtually partitioned into the virtual computer networking DMZs capable of being partitioned according to each local entity of the plurality of local unrelated entities to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and secure entity access to the local software applications partitioned for each local entity; and a local resource database for grouping and storing the security zone local shared services and resources provided on the local area network via the virtual computer networking DMZs based on a plurality of local interests defined as being common among the plurality of local unrelated entities; and a virtual security zone for higher level shared services network connected to the virtual security zone local shared services network and configured to provide a plurality of higher level unrelated entities access to higher level shared services and resources provided on a higher level shared services hardware and software platform employing the security zone virtualization software, wherein the higher level shared services network comprises any level defined within the communication network at a level higher than the local level shared services network and wherein the plurality of higher level unrelated entities comprises a plurality of higher level users registered at least one higher level shared services network and the plurality of local unrelated entities seeking access to higher level shared services and resources that are unavailable to the plurality of local unrelated entities on the virtual security zone local shared services network; the virtual security zone higher level shared services network comprises; a higher level area network manager configured to permit virtual security zone access to the higher level services and resources of the security zone higher level virtual shared services network to the plurality of higher level unrelated entities; a secure higher level virtual machine configured as software-implementation of a computer having a higher level hardware computing platform capable of providing a common higher level hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of higher level unrelated entities to virtually share higher level common applications and databases; the higher level virtual secure machine installed on a higher level host hardware platform including higher level system hardware and software applications, wherein the higher level system hardware is capable of being shared as a common higher level software resource and the higher level software applications are capable of being partitioned according to each higher level entity'"'"'s virtual computer networking DMZ of the plurality of higher level unrelated entities to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and secure entity access to the higher level software applications partitioned for each higher level entity, and a higher level resource database for grouping and storing the higher level shared services and resources provided on the security zone higher level area network based on a plurality of higher level interests defined as being common among the plurality of higher unrelated entities. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. A method for designating shared resources and services zones in a smart multi-service communications network, the method comprising:
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providing a virtual security zone for local shared services network to; designate Virtual Computer Networking Demilitarized Zones (DMZs) for a plurality of local unrelated entities within a local area network with local connectivity access; provide local connectivity access to the virtual computer networking DMZs for accessing local shared services and resources provided on a local shared services hardware platform employing security zone virtualization software, wherein each of the plurality of unrelated entities are unrelated entities that gain access to share common resources and services to perform tasks on independent and unrelated projects; and to segment software resources to store data of each entity to provide each entity with separate, private and secure access to the data stored by the entity; providing, within the virtual security zone local shared services network, a local area network manager to permit access to the virtual computer networking DMZs to access the local shared services and resources of the virtual security zone local shared services network to the plurality of local unrelated entities located within a predefined local wireless or wired geographic communication access area; providing, within the virtual security zone local shared services network, a local virtual computer networking DMZ machine configured as a software-implementation of a computer having a local hardware computing platform capable of providing at least one DMZ within a common local hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of local unrelated entities to share local applications and databases within the at least one virtual computer networking DMZ; providing the local virtual computer networking DMZ machine installed on a local host hardware platform including local system hardware and software applications; sharing the local system hardware as a common local hardware and software resources virtually partitioned into the virtual computer networking DMZs partitioned according to each local entity of the plurality of local unrelated entities to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and secure entity access to the local software applications partitioned for each local entity; and providing, within the virtual security zone local shared services network, a local resource database for grouping and storing the security zone local shared services and resources provided on the local area network via the virtual computer networking DMZs based on a plurality of local interests defined as being common among the plurality of local unrelated entities; providing a virtual security zone for higher level shared services network connected to the virtual security zone local shared services network and to provide a plurality of higher level unrelated entities access to higher level shared services and resources provided on a higher level shared services hardware and software platform employing the security zone virtualization software, wherein the higher level shared services network comprises any level defined within the communication network at a level higher than the local level shared services network and wherein the plurality of higher level unrelated entities comprises a plurality of higher level users registered at least one higher level shared services network and the plurality of local unrelated entities seeking access to higher level shared services and resources that are unavailable to the plurality of local unrelated entities on the virtual security zone local shared services network; providing, within the virtual security zone higher level shared services network, a higher level area network manager to permit virtual security zone access to the higher level services and resources of the security zone higher level virtual shared services network to the plurality of higher level unrelated entities; providing, within the virtual security zone higher level shared services network, a secure higher level virtual machine configured as software-implementation of a computer having a higher level hardware computing platform capable of providing a common higher level hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of higher level unrelated entities to virtually share higher level common applications and databases; providing the higher level virtual secure machine installed on a higher level host hardware platform including higher level system hardware and software applications, sharing the higher level system hardware as a common higher level software resource and the higher level software applications partitioned according to each higher level entity'"'"'s virtual computer networking DMZ of the plurality of higher level unrelated entities to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and secure entity access to the higher level software applications partitioned for each higher level entity; and providing, within the virtual security zone higher level shared services network, a higher level resource database for grouping and storing the higher level shared services and resources provided on the security zone higher level area network based on a plurality of higher level interests defined as being common among the plurality of higher unrelated entities. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. A system for designating virtual individual security zones within a communications network, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory for storing data for designating virtual individual security zones (DMZs), and the memory storing instructions to cause the processor to; designate the DMZs for a plurality of unrelated entities with network connectivity located within a predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area, wherein each of the plurality of unrelated entities are unrelated entities that gain access to share common resources and services to perform tasks on independent and unrelated projects and wherein the processor is configured to segment software resources to store data of each entity to provide each entity with separate, private and secure access to the data stored by the entity; provide access to the DMZs to access shared services and resources provided on a shared services hardware platform and employing security zone virtualization software; permit access to the shared services and resources of a first virtual shared services network to the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area; provide a hardware computing platform capable of providing at least one virtual computer networking DMZ within a common hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area to share common applications and databases within the at least one virtual computer networking DMZ; and provide a host hardware platform including hardware and software applications, wherein the system hardware and software applications is capable of being shared as a common hardware software resources virtually partitioned into the virtual computer networking DMZs according to each entity located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and to provide entity secure access to the software applications partitioned for each entity; and the memory configured to group and store the security zone shared services and resources provided on the network via the virtual computer networking DMZs based on a plurality of interests defined as being common among the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A method for designating virtual individual security zones within a communications network, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database of a computer, data for designating virtual individual security zones (DMZs); designating the DMZs for a plurality of unrelated entities with network connectivity located within a predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area, wherein each of the plurality of unrelated entities are unrelated entities that gain access to share common resources and services to perform tasks on independent and unrelated projects; segmenting software resources to store data of each entity to provide each entity with separate, private and secure access to the data stored by the entity; providing access to the DMZs to access shared services and resources provided on a shared services hardware platform and employing security zone virtualization software; permitting access to the shared services and resources of a first virtual shared services network to the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area; providing a hardware computing platform capable of providing at least one virtual DMZ within a common hardware computing environment for allowing the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area to share applications and databases within the at least one virtual computer networking DMZ; providing a host hardware platform including hardware and software applications, wherein the system hardware and software applications is capable of being shared as a common hardware software resources virtually partitioned into the virtual computer networking DMZs according to each entity located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area to provide secure isolation of entity proprietary information and to provide entity secure access to the software applications partitioned for each entity; and grouping and storing, in the database, the security zone shared services and resources provided on the network via the virtual computer networking DMZs based on a plurality of interests defined as being common among the plurality of unrelated entities located within the predefined wireless or wired geographic communication access area. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70)
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71. A method for provisioning and pricing services provided to a user via a device connected to a smart multi-services communication network based on an economic value of the user to the network, comprising:
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assigning in a service identity database a service identity to identify a user to permit access to a smart multi-services communication network for requesting and receiving at least one type of service over a common access connection; receiving from a device operated by the user a service request to receive services at from a service application manager within the smart multi-services network; provisioning features of the services requested by the user being controlled by the service identity, comprising; determining a QSL level of service requested by the user; storing, in an attribute database, parameters of the smart multi-services network for activation of the QSL level of service requested by the user; and collecting data regarding network usage patterns of the user and a number of merchant transactions conducted by the user as a function of time and location; calculating, based on the data regarding the network usage patterns of the user and the number of merchant transactions conducted by the user, an Economic Value Attribute (EVA) of the user to define a commercial economic value of the user to the network and merchants registered on the network; pricing the QSL level of service requested by the user employing a pricing algorithm to ensure that the network automatically offers to the user a lowest available price for a standard service transaction based on the QSL level of service, comprising; collecting QSL Service Network parameters from a Customer Database; computing a Standard Pricing Factor based on a number of network merchant transactions conducted by the user as determined based on Network Resources Utilization Parameters for the selected QSL Level of service; computing a Customer Discount Pricing Factor based on the EVA of the user and on a discount level for the number and value of network merchant transactions conducted by the user over a predetermined time period; determining whether additional Customized Service Charges are applicable based on whether the user requested additional customization of the standard services; if the additional Customized Service Charges are applicable, collecting the QSL Service Network parameters from the Customer Database to compute a Customized Service Usage charge and computing the service transaction charge for the requested QSL Level of services based on the Customized Service Usage, the Standard Pricing Factor, and the Customer Discount Pricing Factor; and if no additional Customized Service Charges are applicable, selecting a Custom Engineered Monthly Service Charge and computing the service transaction charge for the requested QSL Level of services based on the Custom Engineered Monthly Service Charge, the Standard Pricing Factor, and the Customer Discount Pricing Factor. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A system for provisioning and pricing services provided to a user via a device connected to a smart multi-services communication network, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory for storing data for provisioning and pricing services provided to a user via a device connected to a smart multi-services communication network, and the memory storing instructions to cause the processor to; assign in a service identity database a service identity to identify the user to permit access to the smart multi-services communication network for requesting and receiving services; receive from a device operated by the user a service request to receive services from a service application manager within the smart multi-services network; provision features of the services requested by the user being controlled by the service identity, wherein the processor provisions the features of the services comprises; determining a QSL level of service requested by the user; storing, in an attribute database, parameters of the smart multi-services network for activation of the QSL level of service requested by the user; and collecting data regarding network usage patterns of the user and a number of merchant transactions conducted by the user as a function of time and location; calculating, based on the data regarding the network usage patterns of the user and the number of merchant transactions conducted by the user, an Economic Value Attribute (EVA) of the user to define a commercial economic value of the user to the network and to merchants registered on the network; price the QSL level of service requested by the user employing a pricing algorithm to ensure that the network automatically offers to the user a lowest available price for a standard service transaction based on the QSL level of service, wherein the processor prices the requested QSL level of service comprises; collecting QSL Service Network parameters from a Customer Database; computing a Standard Pricing Factor based on the EVA of the user and on a number of network merchant transactions conducted by the user as determined based on Network Resources Utilization Parameters for the selected QSL Level of service; computing a Customer Discount Pricing Factor based on a discount level or the number and value of network merchant transactions conducted by the user over a predetermined time period; determining whether additional Customized Service Charges are applicable based on whether the user requested additional customization of the standard services; if the additional Customized Service Charges are applicable, collecting the QSL Service Network parameters from the Customer Database to compute a Customized Service Usage charge and computing the service transaction charge for the requested QSL Level of services based on the Customized Service Usage, the Standard Pricing Factor, and the Customer Discount Pricing Factor; and if no additional Customized Service Charges are applicable, selecting a Custom Engineered Monthly Service Charge and computing the service transaction charge for the requested QSL Level of services based on the Custom Engineered Monthly Service Charge, the Standard Pricing Factor, and the Customer Discount Pricing Factor. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A method for seamlessly transitioning active services sessions across networks, comprising:
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establishing a communication session with a device to conduct a service session with a first type of network; delivering services to the device connected to the first type of network during the service session, wherein the services delivered to the device are configured based on a Service Latency Quality Index (LQI) Rating which defines a Quality of Experience (QoE) a user operating the device experiences when receiving the services via the device; receiving a service transition request from the device connected to the first type of network to receive the services at a second type of network as the device travels from the first type of network to the second type of network, wherein the first type of network and the second type of network are configured having different performance capabilities; performing service interoperability between the first type of network and the second type of network by dynamically adjusting the QoE of the user to maintain the experience of the user as the device transitions from the first type of network to the second type of network having the different performance capabilities by; determining a QoE Service Level (QSL) for the services being delivered to the device via the first type of network; acquiring a first set of parameters configured on the first type of network to deliver the QSL of the services to the device via the first type of network; determining whether the second type of network is configured having the Service LQI Rating used to deliver the QSL of the services to the device via the first type of network so that the services can be seamlessly transitioned to the second type of network; if the second type of network is configured having the Service LQI Rating of the first type of network, setting a second set of parameters of the Service LQI Rating on the second type of network based on the first set of parameters and transferring the service session from the first type of network to the second type of network; and if the second type of network is not configured having the Service LQI Rating of the first type of network, adjusting the first set of parameters of the Service LQI Rating of the first type of network to match an existing Service LQI Rating already provided by the second type of network and transferring the service session from the first type of network to the second type of network. - View Dependent Claims (82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A method for dynamically managing a transaction over a network between at least two service identities, the method comprising:
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employing a computer system having at least one database that applies a pricing model algorithm that computes prices of content and media services based on a quality of experience delivered to at least one of the two service identities; assigning service identities to objects having identifiable attributes; establishing a connection between devices connected to a network for conducting transactions regarding at least one of the objects, wherein each service identity is assigned a unique identification; implementing a services pricing analysis by applying the pricing model algorithm for at least one consumer service identity of the service identities, wherein the at least one consumer service identity comprises at least one of the object that initiates a transaction request over the network; computing, based on the pricing analysis, a service identity rating factor for the least one consumer service identity by; creating a consumer service identity database of consumer service identity information related to consumer rights and privileges allocated to consumer service identities to receive from the network, wherein the consumer rights and privileges allocated to each consumer service identity is based on consumer service attributes assigned to each of the consumer service identities; wherein the consumer service attributes comprise; user identity security selection attributes are assigned to uniquely identify each consumer service identity within the consumer service identity database, wherein the user identity security selection attributes are controlled by the network as private and confidential information; user identity unsecured networking attributes are assigned and controlled by the consumer service identity as a customer alias identification and disclosed as public information for initiating and conducting transactions anonymously over the network without disclosing the consumer service identity; user identity experience attributes are selected and purchased by the consumer service identity to define a quality of service experience interaction to be dedicated and delivered to the consumer service identity during a communication session over the network; wherein the user identity experience attributes comprise; user Latency Quality Index (LQI) selection preferences; and user identity service form selection preferences selected from at least one of voice, video, multimedia, and data services transmissions; and user identity service location is assigned by the consumer service identity to define a relative location of the consumer service identity as a fixed identity or a mobile identity for conducting transactions over the network, wherein the relative location of the mobile consumer service identity is constantly monitored and dynamically updated to conduct the transactions over the network; calculating a discount rating factor for the consumer service identity to determine a cost reduction of content and media services purchased by the consumer service identity to be delivered over the network, wherein the discount rating factor is based on at least the user identity security selection attributes, the user identity unsecured networking attributes, the user identity experience attributes, the user identity service location, and a consumer e-commerce value attribute calculated to define a commercial economic value for the at least one consumer service identity; determining a merchant category analysis for at least one merchant service identity of the service identities, wherein the at least one merchant service identity comprises at least one object that provides a response to the transaction initiated by the at least one consumer service identity over the network, wherein the merchant category analysis comprises; creating a merchant service identity database of merchant service identity information related to merchant rights and privileges allocated to merchant service identities to receive from the network, wherein the merchant rights and privileges allocated to each merchant is based on merchant service attributes assigned to each of the merchant service identities; wherein the merchant service attribute comprises; merchant identity security selection attributes are assigned to; uniquely identify each merchant service identity within the merchant service identity database, wherein the merchant identity security selection attributes are controlled by the network as private and confidential information and the merchant identity security selection attributes are assigned to;
calculate a risk rating for each merchant service identity by performing a risk assessment that calculates risk for a consumer service identity to engage in a commercial relationship to conduct the transaction request with the at least one merchant service identity over the network;
determine, based on the calculated risk rating and the risk assessment, whether to submit to the at least one merchant service identity the transaction request initiated by the at least one consumer service identity; and
approve and submit the transaction request to the merchant service identity when the risk rating exceeds a predefined risk threshold;merchant identity unsecured networking attributes are assigned and controlled by the merchant service identity as a merchant identification and disclosed as public information for conducting transactions over the network; goods and services attributes are categories defined to match goods and services according to the transaction request initiated by the at least one consumer service identity with the goods and services provided by the at least one merchant service identity; merchant identity experience attributes are selected and purchased by the merchant service identity to define the quality of service experience interaction to be dedicated and delivered during the communication session to conduct the transaction request over the network between the at least one merchant service identity and the at least one customer service identity and, when the merchant identity experience attributes differ from the consumer identity experience attributes, the merchant identity experience attributes dictate the quality of service experienced by the merchant service identity and the consumer service identity during the communication session; wherein the merchant user identity experience attributes comprise; merchant LQI selection preferences; and user identity service form selection preferences selected from at least one of voice, video, multimedia, and data services transmissions; demographic profile attributes are assigned by the merchant service identity to define demographic profiles of a target group of the consumer service identity and to direct the goods and services of the merchant service identity towards the target group to facilitate transactions with the at least one consumer service identity; and merchant service location attributes assigned to dynamically plot a geographical map of the location of the consumer service identity relative to a location of the merchant service identity and to transmit merchant advertisement information to the consumer service identity when the consumer service identity enters within a predefined boundary area of the geographical map; merchant discount schedule database containing advertisements of discount products offered by the merchant service identity, wherein the advertisements are updated and stored periodically within the merchant discount schedule database by the merchant service identity as incentives to increase transactions with the at least one consumer service identity; comparing the pricing analysis of the at least one consumer service identity with the merchant category analysis of the at least one merchant service identity to match the transaction requested by the at least one consumer service identity with the goods and services provided by the at least one merchant service to facilitate completion of the transaction requested; and calculating, iteratively, the discount rating factor for the consumer service identity based upon a number of transaction requests completed between the at least one consumer service identity and the at least one merchant service identity.
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87. A communication network for dynamically managing a transaction over a network between at least two service identities employing a computer system, the communication network comprising:
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a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities; at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and at least one database that applies a pricing model algorithm that computes prices of content and media services based on a quality of experience delivered to at least one of the two service identities, and connects to the at least one processor and the HFW network for storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions to cause the at least one processor to; assign service identities to objects having identifiable attributes; establish a connection between devices connected to a network for conducting transactions regarding at least one of the objects, wherein each service identity is assigned a unique identification; implement a services pricing analysis by applying the pricing model algorithm for at least one consumer service identity of the service identities, wherein the at least one consumer service identity comprises at least one of the object that initiates a transaction request over the network; compute, based on the pricing analysis, a service identity rating factor for the least one consumer service identity by; creating a consumer service identity database of consumer service identity information related to consumer rights and privileges allocated to consumer service identities to receive from the network, wherein the consumer rights and privileges allocated to each consumer service identity is based on consumer service attributes assigned to each of the consumer service identities; wherein the consumer service attributes comprise; user identity security selection attributes are assigned to uniquely identify each consumer service identity within the consumer service identity database, wherein the user identity security selection attributes are controlled by the network as private and confidential information; user identity unsecured networking attributes are assigned and controlled by the consumer service identity as a customer alias identification and disclosed as public information for initiating and conducting transactions anonymously over the network without disclosing the consumer service identity; user identity experience attributes are selected and purchased by the consumer service identity to define a quality of service experience interaction to be dedicated and delivered to the consumer service identity during a communication session over the network; wherein the user identity experience attributes comprise; user Latency Quality Index (LQI) selection preference; and user identity service form selection preferences selected from at least one of voice, video, multimedia, and data services transmissions; and user identity service location is assigned by the consumer service identity to define a relative location of the consumer service identity as a fixed identity or a mobile identity for conducting transactions over the network, wherein the relative location of the mobile consumer service identity is constantly monitored and dynamically updated to conduct the transactions over the network; calculate a discount rating factor for the consumer service identity to determine a cost reduction of content and media services purchased by the consumer service identity to be delivered over the network, wherein the discount rating factor is based on at least the user identity security selection attributes, the user identity unsecured networking attributes, the user identity experience attributes, the user identity service location, and a consumer e-commerce value attribute calculated to define a commercial economic value for the at least one consumer service identity; determine a merchant category analysis for at least one merchant service identity of the service identities, wherein the at least one merchant service identity comprises at least one object that provides a response to the transaction initiated by the at least one consumer service identity over the network, wherein the merchant category analysis comprises; creating a merchant service identity database of merchant service identity information related to merchant rights and privileges allocated to merchant service identities to receive from the network, wherein the merchant rights and privileges allocated to each merchant is based on merchant service attributes assigned to each of the merchant service identities; wherein the merchant service attribute comprises; merchant identity security selection attributes are assigned to; uniquely identify each merchant service identity within the merchant service identity database, wherein the merchant identity security selection attributes are controlled by the network as private and confidential information and the merchant identity security selection attributes are assigned to;
calculate a risk rating for each merchant service identity by performing a risk assessment that calculates risk for a consumer service identity to engage in a commercial relationship to conduct the transaction request with the at least one merchant service identity over the network;
determine, based on the calculated risk rating and the risk assessment, whether to submit to the at least one merchant service identity the transaction request initiated by the at least one consumer service identity; and
approve and submit the transaction request to the merchant service identity when the risk rating exceeds a predefined risk threshold;merchant identity unsecured networking attributes are assigned and controlled by the merchant service identity as a merchant identification and disclosed as public information for conducting transactions over the network; goods and services attributes are categories defined to match goods and services according to the transaction request initiated by the at least one consumer service identity with the goods and services provided by the at least one merchant service identity; merchant identity experience attributes are selected and purchased by the merchant service identity to define the quality of service experience interaction to be dedicated and delivered during the communication session to conduct the transaction request over the network between the at least one merchant service identity and the at least one customer service identity and, when the merchant identity experience attributes differ from the consumer identity experience attributes, the merchant identity experience attributes dictate the quality of service experienced by the merchant service identity and the consumer service identity during the communication session; wherein the merchant user identity experience attributes comprise; merchant LQI selection preference; and user identity service form selection preferences selected from at least one of voice, video, multimedia, and data services transmissions; demographic profile attributes are assigned by the merchant service identity to define demographic profiles of a target group of the consumer service identity and to direct the goods and services of the merchant service identity towards the target group to facilitate transactions with the at least one consumer service identity; merchant service location attributes assigned to dynamically plot a geographical map of the location of the consumer service identity relative to a location of the merchant service identity and to transmit merchant advertisement information to the consumer service identity when the consumer service identity enters within a predefined boundary area of the geographical map; and merchant discount schedule database containing advertisements of discount products offered by the merchant service identity, wherein the advertisements are updated and stored periodically within the merchant discount schedule database by the merchant service identity as incentives to increase transactions with the at least one consumer service identity; compare the pricing analysis of the at least one consumer service identity with the merchant category analysis of the at least one merchant service identity to match the transaction requested by the at least one consumer service identity with the goods and services provided by the at least one merchant service to facilitate completion of the transaction requested; and calculate, iteratively, the discount rating factor for the consumer service identity based upon a number of transaction requests completed between the at least one consumer service identity and the at least one merchant service identity.
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88. A system for rewarding consumers and merchants for conducting transactions over a network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor, and a plurality of databases connected to the at least one processor for storing data and instructions to cause the at least one processor to; execute a shared-value consumer-merchant e-commerce networking program that rewards both consumers and merchants for conducting at least one direct interaction e-commerce transaction between at least one consumer of the consumers and at least one merchant of the merchants, wherein the shared-value consumer-merchant e-commerce networking program is executed using a Secure Channel Biometric Transaction (SCBT) Algorithm for providing secure communication channels for conducting the at least one e-commerce transaction between the at least one of the consumers and the at least one of the merchants; receive consumer data from the at least one consumer and receive merchant data from the at least one merchant; and assign a consumer global service identity (GSI) to the at least one consumer based on the consumer data and assign a merchant GSI to the at least one merchant based on the merchant data; the plurality of databases comprises; at least one consumer database under the control of the at least one consumer and configured to store consumer GSI data based on the consumer GSI assigned to the at least one consumer, wherein the consumer GSI data comprises a plurality of attributes that uniquely identify the at least one consumer within the network for conducting e-commerce networking, social networking and advertising between the at least one consumer and the at least one merchant, wherein the plurality of attributes comprise; at least one consumer security identity attribute (SIA) that defines how the at least one consumer controls the consumer GSI on the network; at least one consumer networking identity attribute (NIA) that defines how the at least one consumer controls networking with other consumer GSIs and merchant GSIs registered on the network; at least one consumer communication services attribute (CSI) that defines how communications and transactions are conducted with the at least one consumer over the network, as defined by the at least one consumer; and at least one consumer e-commerce value attribute (EVA) that defines how the network calculates a value of at least one consumer to the network and to the at least one merchant; at least one merchant database under the control of the at least one merchant and configured to store merchant GSI data based on the merchant GSI assigned to the at least one merchant, wherein the merchant GSI data comprises a plurality of attributes; at least one merchant SIA that defines how the at least one merchant controls the merchant GSI on the network; at least one merchant NIA which defines how the at least one merchant controls networking with consumer GSIs and other merchant GSIs registered on the network; at least one merchant CSI that defines how communications and transactions are conducted with the at least one merchant over the network, as defined by the at least one merchant; and at least one merchant EVA that defines how the network calculates a value of at least one merchant to the network owner and to other merchants. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. A system for providing a competitive analysis of products and services offered by merchants registered on a network, the system comprising:
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a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network configured based on a shared-value consumer-merchant service cost sharing scheme that conducts commercial transactions using at least one consumer global service identity (GSI) to automatically perform a competitive analysis of products and services offered by at least one merchant on the network and to conduct private commercial transactions without revealing the at least one consumer GSI to the at least one merchant until a consumer agrees to the commercial transaction; at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and a plurality of databases connected to the at least one HFW network for storing data and instructions to cause the at least one processor to; establish a peering relationship to connect at least one consumer and the at least one merchant on the HFW network to provide the at least one consumer with real-time access to all pricing, product and services features, and product and services available data regarding similar products and services offered simultaneously from all merchants that are registered on the HFW network and agree to competitively sell at a present time the product or the service to the at least one consumer; receive consumer data from the at least one consumer; assign a consumer GSI to the at least one consumer based on the at least one consumer data; receive, from the at least one consumer, a request for a same or better commercial price for at least one product or service offered by different merchants registered on the network; perform, based on the consumer request, the competitive analysis for the same or better commercial price based on current data available from all of the merchants that agree to compete simultaneously to sell the at least one product or the service to the consumer GSI, and performing the competitive analysis by retrieving and analyzing data stored within the plurality of databases comprising; at least one consumer value proposition database configured to dynamically retrieve and store, for the at least one consumer, best current available prices for the at least one product or the service offered by merchants registered on the network; at least one consumer database under the control of the at least one consumer and configured to store consumer GSI data based on the consumer GSI assigned to the at least one consumer, wherein the consumer GSI data comprises a plurality of attributes that uniquely identify the at least one consumer within the network for conducting e-commerce networking, social networking and advertising between the at least one consumer and the at least one merchant, wherein the plurality of attributes comprise; at least one consumer security identity attribute (SIA) that includes consumer secured data, wherein the at least one processor is configured to enable the at least one consumer to provide instructions to segment the consumer secured data into a consumer relational database, wherein the consumer secured data uniquely identifies the at least one consumer and is segmented into confidential and private data known only to the network and the at least one consumer, and the at least one processor restricts access and use of the consumer secured data such that the consumer secured data is used only to finalize and authorize the e-commerce transaction between the at least one consumer and the at least one merchant under the control of the at least one consumer and the network through the use of a Secured Channel Biometric Transaction (SCBT) Algorithm; at least one consumer networking identity attribute (NIA) that includes consumer transactional data and demographic data regarding the at least one consumer, wherein the processor is configured to dynamically track the at least one consumer NIA based on a physical location of the at least one consumer, and store and update the consumer NIA in the at least one consumer database based on the physical location of the at least one consumer, wherein the processor tracks the physical location of the at least one consumer relative to a physical location of the at least one merchant to enable the at least one merchant to provide instructions to instantaneously generate and offer special products or services or special discounts on products or services to the at least one consumer based on the physical location and demographic profile of the at least one consumer; at least one consumer communication services attribute (CSI) that identifies a type of at least one communication device registered for use on the network by the at least one consumer and to identify features and services equipped and programmed on the at least one communication device to support different forms of communication services; and at least one consumer e-commerce value attribute (EVA) that is calculated by the at least one processor to define a commercial economic value for the at least one consumer, the at least one processor continuously recalculates the at least one consumer EVA based on a number of e-commerce transactions conducted on the network by the at least one consumer within a predetermined period of time, wherein the at least one processor monitors and continuously updates the at least one consumer EVA to enable the at least one merchant or a network service provider to offer product and services discount to the at least one consumer based on the at least one consumer EVA; wherein the at least one processor is configured to enable the at least one merchant to access valuable consumer data stored in the at least one consumer database as an incentive for the at least one merchant to offer the best current price available for the at least one product or service to the at least one consumer, wherein the valuable consumer data comprises demographic profiling data including the consumer NIA, the consumer CSI, and the consumer EVA and the at least one processor is configured to determine a statistical probability of the at least one merchant completing a successful sale with the at least one consumer and to display the statistical probability to the at least one merchant device before the at least one merchant offers the best current price for the product or service to the at least one consumer; at least one merchant value proposition database configured to store data that enables the at least one merchant to dynamically instruct the at least one processor to calculate lower costs associated with marketing and selling the at least one product or service to increase the statistical probability of successfully completing the sale with the at least one consumer and, using the demographic profiling data, the at least one processor is configured to identify high-valued consumers, and enable the at least one merchant access to the demographic profiling data regarding the high-valued consumers for electronic marketing and advertising purposes and to instruct the at least one processor to transmit direct marketing and targeted advertising regarding at least one product or service to the high-valued customers; at least one merchant benefit database configured to store data to enable the at least one processor to calculate d cost savings for marketing and advertising by comparing cost traditionally paid by the at least one merchant to advertise using traditional unsolicited request advertising techniques and cost paid by the at least one merchant to advertise using direct real-time access to the demographic profiling data with solicited request advertising techniques, and at least one consumer benefit database configured to store data to enable the at least one processor to execute a cost-sharing program that enables at least one of the network service provider and the at least one merchant to distribute a portion of the cost savings to at least one or more consumers to encourage consumers to conduct frequent e-commerce transactions with the at least one merchant or the network. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106)
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107. A system for advertising goods and services to consumers via a device connected to a communication network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory for storing data for advertising goods and services to at least one consumer via a device connected to a communication network, and the memory storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information and demographic profile information to receive at least one product or service via the communication network capable of conducting simultaneous communication sessions selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia; submit an authorization request to the at least one consumer to obtain authorization to track and monitor, as a function of time, physical location and demographic profile information, at least one device registered for use on the network by the at least one consumer; provide to the at least one consumer a selection option to grant the authorization during the submission of the registration information or to dynamically grant the authorization when the at least one consumer initiates each communication session over the network; provide the at least one user a tracking option to select a continuously tracking and monitoring feature or a selective tracking and monitoring feature, wherein the continuously tracking and monitoring feature authorizes the network to continuously monitor and track the physical location of the at least one device and the selective tracking and monitoring feature enables the at least one consumer to select when the network monitors and tracks the at least one device based on an occurrence of at least one triggering event; if permission is granted by the at least one user, to track and monitor as a function of time and the physical location of the at least one device within the network; and to detect when the at least one device enters a predefined geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A method for advertising goods and services to consumers via a device connected to a communication network, the system comprising:
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receiving at, at least one processor, data for advertising goods and services to at least one consumer via a device connected to a communication network; and storing, in a database, data for advertising goods and services to the at least one consumer via the device connected to the communication network, and storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information and demographic profile information to receive at least one product or service via the communication network capable of conducting simultaneous communication sessions selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia; submit an authorization request to the at least one consumer to obtain authorization to track and monitor, as a function of time, physical location and demographic profile information, at least one device registered for use on the network by the at least one consumer; provide to the at least one consumer a selection option to grant the authorization during the submission of the registration information or to dynamically grant the authorization when the at least one consumer initiates each communication session over the network; provide the at least one user a tracking option to select a continuously tracking and monitoring feature or a selective tracking and monitoring feature, wherein the continuously tracking and monitoring feature authorizes the network to continuously monitor and track the physical location of the at least one device and the selective tracking and monitoring feature enables the at least one consumer to select when the network monitors and tracks the at least one device based on an occurrence of at least one triggering event; if permission is granted by the at least one user, track and monitor as a function of time and the physical location of the at least one device within the network; and detect when the at least one device enters a predefined geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A system for transferring data to an end user via a device connected to a communication network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory for storing data to facilitate transfer of the data to an end user via a device connected to a communication network, and the memory storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information to identify the end user on the communication network; assign in at least one database, based on the registration information of the end user, a home location network associated with the end user, a service identity to identify the end user to permit access to the network for requesting and receiving services, and at least one end user permanent device registered and authorized by the end user to transmit requests and to receive services on behalf of the end user; receive an access request submitted by the end user from at least one visiting network; in response to the access request from the at least one visiting network, adding each visiting network as an ad hoc addition of a server node on a local, regional, national, or global level within the communication network and identifying the end user as a visitor within each visiting network; in response to the access request from the at least one visiting network, executing a mobile cloud computing data networking protocol to implement a data handover to grant access to the data on the home network and deliver the data and other products and services to the end user via the visiting network at a quality of experience service level selected by the end user during the registration process; automatically locating the data on servers on the home network of the end user and automatically transferring a copy of the data from at least one server on the home network to at least one server on the at least one visiting network; and automatically maintaining, synchronizing, and aging the data of the end user until the end user returns and accesses the home network. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133)
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134. A method for transferring data to an end user via a device connected to a communication network, the system comprising:
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receiving at, at least one processor, data to facilitate transfer of the data to an end user via a device connected to a communication network; and storing, in a database, data to facilitate the transfer of the data to the end user via the device connected to the communication network, and storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information to identify the end user on the communication network; assign in at least one database, based on the registration information of the end user, a home location network associated with the end user, a service identity to identify the end user to permit access to the network for requesting and receiving services, and at least one end user permanent device registered and authorized by the end user to transmit requests and to receive services on behalf of the end user; receive an access request submitted by the end user from at least one visiting network; in response to the access request from the at least one visiting network, adding each visiting network as an ad hoc addition of a server node on a local, regional, national, or global level within the communication network and identifying the end user as a visitor within each visiting network; in response to the access request from the at least one visiting network, executing a mobile cloud computing data networking protocol to implement a data handover to grant access to the data on the home network and deliver the data and other products and services to the end user via the visiting network at a quality of experience service level selected by the end user during the registration process; automatically locating the data on servers on the home network of the end user and automatically transferring a copy of the data from at least one server on the home network to at least one server on the at least one visiting network; and automatically maintaining, synchronizing, and aging the data of the end user until the end user returns and accesses the home network. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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146. A system for providing a secure transmission of data, under the control of an end user, when the end user initiates a transaction or communication session over a communication network, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory for storing data for providing a secure transmission for transmitted data when an end user initiates at least one of a transaction or a communication session with a device connected to a communication network, and the memory storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information including biometric data and at least one sampling rate for each biometric data provided by the end user to initiate a registration process by; storing the registration information and the biometric data in at least one consumer database; assigning in a service identity database a service identity to identify the end user to permit access to the communication network for requesting and receiving at least one type of service over a common access connection, wherein the service identity comprises at least one known attribute, which is known to the end user, and at least one unknown attribute, which is unknown to the end user, and wherein the at least one processor generates the at least one unknown attribute by encrypting the biometric data provided by the end user such that the encoded information is known only to the communication network; and combining the at least one known attribute with the at least one unknown attribute to create a unique service identity security token for the end user; receive, via the communication network, at least one request to conduct the at least one transaction or communication session; automatically monitor all requests transmitted from the end user to determine whether to conduct the at least one transaction or communication session using a secure channel; if a determination is made that the at least one communication session requires transmission over the secured channel between at least two end points within the communication network, establish the secure channel to conduct the at least one communication session by; verifying authenticity of the end user by requesting a copy of the biometric data of the end user; receiving the copy of the requested biometric data of the end user; and performing a comparative analysis of the copy of the requested biometric data with the biometric data provided by the end user during the registration process; transmitting a terms of service agreement to recipients of each end points to obtain consent from each recipient to terms and conditions defined within the terms of service agreements to establish the secure channel; upon verifying the authenticity of the end user and obtaining the consent from at least one recipient, compute a sampling code for each biometric data by combining each sampling rate with a random number generator, wherein the sampling rate for each biometric data provided by the end user sets a frequency by which the at least one processor modifies the unique service identity token to enable the end user to control a level of security afforded by the network for the at least one transaction or communication session requested by the end user; encoding the at least one transaction or the communication session with the unique service identity security token using a Secured Channel Biometric Transaction (SCBT) Algorithm and modifying the unique service identity security token based on the sampling code for each biometric data; and issuing at least one instruction to the communication network to open the secured channel between an end point of the end user and each end point of the recipients that agree to terms of service for establishing the secured channel; transmit the transmitted data of the at least one communication session via the communication network over the secure channel; and after the completion of the secured communication session, delete and erase all data and information associated with the at least one communication session conducted over the secured channel from the communication network and all the end points of the recipients and the at least one end user. - View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155)
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156. A method for providing a secure transmission of data, under the control of an end user, when the end user initiates a transaction or communication session over a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving at, at least one processor, data for providing a secure transmission for transmitted data when an end user initiates at least one of a transaction or a communication session with a device connected to a communication network; and storing, in a database, the data for providing the secure transmission for the transmitted data when the end user initiates the at least one of a transaction or the communication session with the device connected to the communication network, and storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; receive, via the communication network, registration information including biometric data and at least one sampling rate for each biometric data provided by the end user to initiate a registration process by; storing the registration information and the biometric data in at least one consumer database; assigning in a service identity database a service identity to identify the end user to permit access to the communication network for requesting and receiving at least one type of service over a common access connection, wherein the service identity comprises at least one known attribute, which is known to the end user, and at least one unknown attribute, which is unknown to the end user, and generating the at least one unknown attribute by encrypting the biometric data provided by the end user such that the encoded information is known only to the communication network; and combining the at least one known attribute with the at least one unknown attribute to create a unique service identity security token for the end user; receive at least one request to conduct the at least one transaction or communication session; automatically monitor all requests transmitted from the end user to determine whether to conduct the at least one transaction or communication session using a secure channel; if a determination is made that the at least one communication session requires transmission over the secured channel between at least two end points within the communication network, establish the secure channel to conduct the at least one communication session by; verifying authenticity of the end user by requesting a copy of the biometric data of the end user; receiving the copy of the requested biometric data of the end user; performing a comparative analysis of the copy of the requested biometric data with the biometric data provided by the end user during the registration process; transmitting a terms of service agreement to recipients of each end points to obtain consent from each recipient to terms and conditions defined within the terms of service agreements to establish the secure channel; upon verifying the authenticity of the end user and obtaining the consent from at least one recipient, computing a sampling code for each biometric data by combining each sampling rate with a random number generator, wherein the sampling rate for each biometric data provided by the end user sets a frequency to modify the unique service identity token to control a level of security afforded by the network for the at least one transaction or communication session requested by the end user; encoding the at least one transaction or the communication session with the unique service identity security token using a Secured Channel Biometric Transaction (SCBT) Algorithm; modifying the unique service identity security token based on the sampling code for each biometric data; and issuing at least one instruction to open the secured channel between an end point of the end user and each end point of the recipients that agree to terms of service for establishing the secured channel; and transmit the transmitted data of at least one communication session over the secure channel; and after the completion of the secured communication session, delete and erase all data and information associated with the at least one communication session conducted over the secured channel from the communication network and all the end points of the recipients and the at least one end user. - View Dependent Claims (157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165)
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166. A method for accessing resources and services provided by a network, the method comprising:
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providing a communication system comprising a plurality of networks; determining a physical location of a device connected to a first network of the plurality of networks; requesting access to services provided on a second network of the plurality of networks when the device crosses a boundary area and enters as a visitor into the second network, wherein the boundary area represents an intersection in physical boundaries of the first network and the second network, wherein the second network is in use by the device at a time of crossing of the boundary area; in response to the access to services request, granting access to the services provided by the second network; broadcasting at least one signaling message by the second network to all networks of the plurality of networks to locate a home network of the device; in response to the broadcast of the at least one signaling message, receiving an acknowledgment message from the home network indicating that the device is registered within the home network; and in response to the acknowledgment message, establishing a peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network to enable the device to access and share resources and services provided by the home network while the device travels within the boundary area of the second network. - View Dependent Claims (167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175)
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176. A system for accessing resources and services provided by a network, the system comprising:
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a communication system comprising a plurality of networks and each network including a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities; at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network for storing data for accessing resources and services provided by the communication system and for storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to; determine a physical location of a device connected to a first network of the plurality of networks; request access to services provided on a second network of the plurality of networks when the device crosses a boundary area and enters as a visitor into the second network, wherein the boundary area represents an intersection in physical boundaries of the first network and the second network, wherein the second network is in use by the device at a time of crossing of the boundary area; in response to the access to services request, grant access to the services provided by the second network; broadcast at least one signaling message by the second network to all networks of the plurality of networks to locate a home network of the device; in response to the broadcast of the at least one signaling message, receive an acknowledgment message from the home network indicating that the device is registered within the home network; and in response to the acknowledgment message, establish a peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network to enable the device to access and share resources and services provided by the home network while the device travels within the boundary area of the second network. - View Dependent Claims (177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185)
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