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AGGREGATION SYSTEM FOR DOWNLOADING RESOURCES

  • US 20130246224A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2012
  • Published: 09/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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