APPLICATION PRICING METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20130332299A1
• Filed: 08/16/2013
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Jie, Liu, Feng, Li, Peng
• Application Number:
  US13/969,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332299A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation

Abstract

The present invention discloses an application pricing method and apparatus, pertaining to the field of the field of software technologies. The method includes: packaging a plurality of applications to obtain an application package; obtaining prices of applications in the application package in a predetermined charging mode; and obtaining by calculation the price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications. According to the technical solutions of the present invention, an application package can be conveniently and quickly priced, and the charging mode of the application package is flexible and diversified.

Claims

1. An application pricing method, comprising:

packaging a plurality of applications to obtain an application package;

obtaining prices of applications in the application package in a predetermined charging mode; and

obtaining by calculation a price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining prices of applications in the application package in a predetermined charging mode comprises:

obtaining the prices of the applications in the application package in the predetermined charging mode by inquiring an application price record; and

if a price of an application in the application package in the predetermined charging mode is null, setting a price for the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to a predetermined method.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein setting a price for the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to a predetermined method comprises:

obtaining a price of the application with a null price in another charging mode by inquiring the application price record, and obtaining by estimation the price of the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to the price of the application with a null price in the another charging mode;

or

obtaining prices of applications of the same type as the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode by inquiring the application price record, and obtaining by estimation the price of the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications of the same type as the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining by calculation a price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications comprises:

adding the prices of the applications to obtain the price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining by calculation a price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications comprises:

adding the prices of the applications and then adding profits of a seller to obtain the price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the prices of the applications in the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to a dynamic pricing algorithm uploaded by a developer.

7. An application pricing apparatus, comprising a packaging module, an obtaining module, and a pricing module, wherein:

the packaging module is configured to package a plurality of applications to obtain an application package;

the obtaining module is configured to obtain prices of applications in the application package in a predetermined charging mode; and

the pricing module is configured to obtain by calculation a price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the obtaining module comprises:

an obtaining unit, configured to obtain the prices of the applications in the application package in the predetermined charging mode by inquiring an application price record; and

a pricing unit, configured to set, if a price of an application in the application package in the predetermined charging mode is null, a price for the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to a predetermined method.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the pricing unit is configured to obtain a price of the application with a null price in another charging mode by inquiring the application price record, and obtain by estimation the price of the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to the price of the application with a null price in the another charging mode;

or

the pricing unit is configured to obtain prices of applications of the same type as the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode by inquiring the application price record, and obtain by estimation the price of the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode according to the prices of the applications of the same type as the application with a null price in the predetermined charging mode.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the pricing module is configured to add the prices of the applications to obtain the price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the pricing module is configured to add the prices of the applications and then add profits of a seller to obtain the price of the application package in the predetermined charging mode.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

an adjusting module, configured to adjust the prices of the applications in the application package in the predetermined charging mode according to a dynamic pricing algorithm uploaded by a developer.