AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device configured for communication with a network for downloading resources from the network, the network associated with a carrier;
creating a data bundle, the data bundle representing data download capacity that is to be shared among the plurality of mobile devices for data downloads from the network;
negotiating a price for the data bundle with the carrier;
receiving requests for downloading data from the network from ones of the plurality of mobile devices;
presenting data, responsive to the received requests, to a respective user of a mobile device that has provided a request, the data including rate information for initiating a respective download associated with the request, the rate information being based at least in part on the negotiated price and being irrespective of airtime or data charges for the download that would ordinarily be charged by the carrier; and
after successful receipt of the resource at the user'"'"'s mobile device, debiting an account associated with the user using a group price based on the rate information.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and including a method for aggregating data rates. The method comprises identifying plural mobile devices configured for communication with a carrier-associated network for downloading network resources, and creating a data bundle representing data download capacity to be shared among mobile devices for data downloads from the network. The method further comprises negotiating a data bundle price with the carrier, and receiving requests from mobile devices for downloading network data. The method further comprises presenting data to a mobile device user that has provided a request, including rate information for initiating a download associated with the request, the rate information based on the negotiated price irrespective of airtime or data charges for the download ordinarily charged by the carrier. The method further comprises debiting a user account using a group price based on the rate information.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of mobile devices, each mobile device configured for communication with a network for downloading resources from the network, the network associated with a carrier; creating a data bundle, the data bundle representing data download capacity that is to be shared among the plurality of mobile devices for data downloads from the network; negotiating a price for the data bundle with the carrier; receiving requests for downloading data from the network from ones of the plurality of mobile devices; presenting data, responsive to the received requests, to a respective user of a mobile device that has provided a request, the data including rate information for initiating a respective download associated with the request, the rate information being based at least in part on the negotiated price and being irrespective of airtime or data charges for the download that would ordinarily be charged by the carrier; and after successful receipt of the resource at the user'"'"'s mobile device, debiting an account associated with the user using a group price based on the rate information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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