METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VALUE-BASED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMISSION CONTROL

• US 20150215317A1
• Filed: 01/24/2014
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: SPOREL, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 9,419,977 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2433 Allocation of priorities to traffic types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/781 Centralised allocation of resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/808 User-type aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2396 characterized by admission policies admission control, resource allocation in open networks H04L12/5692; arrangements for network security using user profiles for access control H04L63/102; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26225 involving billing parameters, e.g. priority for subscribers of premium services

Abstract

An approach for providing value-based resource management and admission control is described. A value-based platform may receive a request from a user or a service provider to access an asset, a service, or a combination thereof. The value-based platform may further apply a policy rule to account information associated with the user to determine a user value score. The value-based platform may also generate prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request from a user or a service provider to access an asset, a service, or a combination thereof;

applying a policy rule to account information associated with the user to determine a user value score; and

generating prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating a management of a resource for providing the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the management of the resource includes a reservation, an allocation, or a combination thereof of at least a portion of the resource.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

applying the policy rule to determine an asset/service value score for the asset, the service, or a combination thereof,

wherein the prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof is further based on the asset/service value score.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the policy rule determines the user value score, the asset/service value score, or a combination thereof based on revenue information associated with the account information, promotional information, network resource availability information, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a historical user value score for the user based on the account information, wherein the prioritization information is further based on the historical user value score.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing an alternative asset, an alternative service, or a combination thereof to the user in place of the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the prioritization information.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining contextual information associated with the user, the asset, the service, or a combination thereof,

wherein the prioritization information is further based on the contextual information.

9. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

receive a request from a user or a service provider to access an asset, a service, or a combination thereof;

apply a policy rule to account information associated with the user to determine a user value score; and

generate prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

10. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

initiate a management of a resource for providing the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the management of the resource includes a reservation, an allocation, or a combination thereof of at least a portion of the resource.

12. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

apply the policy rule to determine an asset/service value score for the asset, the service, or a combination thereof,

wherein the prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof is further based on the asset/service value score.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the policy rule determines the user value score, the asset/service value score, or a combination thereof based on revenue information associated with the account information, promotional information, network resource availability information, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a historical user value score for the user based on the account information, wherein the prioritization information is further based on the historical user value score.

15. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

provide an alternative asset, an alternative service, or a combination thereof to the user in place of the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the prioritization information.

16. An apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine contextual information associated with the user, the asset, the service, or a combination thereof,

wherein the prioritization information is further based on the contextual information.

17. A system comprising a platform configured to:

receive a request from a user or a service provider to access an asset, a service, or a combination thereof;

apply a policy rule to account information associated with the user to determine a user value score; and

generate prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

18. A system of claim 17, wherein the platform is further configured to:

initiate a management of a resource for providing the asset, the service, or a combination thereof based on the user value score.

19. A system of claim 18, wherein the management of the resource includes a reservation, an allocation, or a combination thereof of at least a portion of the resource.

20. A system of claim 17, wherein the platform is further configured to:

apply the policy rule to determine an asset/service value score for the asset, the service, or a combination thereof,

wherein the prioritization information for admitting the user to the asset, the service, or a combination thereof is further based on the asset/service value score.