COLLABORATIVE POLICY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT A MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20170222820A1
• Filed: 04/17/2017
• Published: 08/03/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks LLC (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Agarwal, Vivek, Ren, Alexander, Gupta, Ankur, Bott, Ross, Backholm, Ari
• Application Number:
  US15/488,827
• Publication Number:
  US 20170222820A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1403 Architecture for metering, charging or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1414 in real-time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1435 volume-based
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/028 by filtering
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/61 based on the service used
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/66 Policy and charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8022 Determining tariff or charge band
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8038 Roaming or handoff
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/83 Notification aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/85 characterised by the type of condition triggering a notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/855 Successful event
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

A method is provided. The method includes electing a mobile device optimization strategy at a mobile device, web interface, or through direction to the provider. In exchange for a user selecting the mobile device optimization strategy, a network or service provider provides one or more plan-related incentives. A related system and mobile device are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

defining, at a mobile device, mobile device plan optimization strategies, wherein the optimization strategies include defining respective optimization strategies for a given type of data;

detecting the type of data being requested by the mobile device; and

executing the optimization strategies at the mobile device for the detected data type.