Traffic shaping of cellular service consumption through delaying of service completion according to geographical-based pricing advantages
First Claim
1. A system for shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, said rate plan defining at least one standard charge rate of service consumption for services consumed within a rate plan region, said system comprising:
- a discount indicator disposed in a mobile communications device, said indicator being set by a wireless service provider for a given cell in which said mobile device is presently located, said indicator indicating a discount value available for consuming wireless service from said given cell in order to encourage said service consumption;
a geo-cost policy associated with said mobile device, said policy defining a set of rules and conditions according to said discount value and according to one or more classes of service under which service initiation is to be delayed and queued, and according to discount values offered in each cell of said rate plan region;
a service completer which queues services by receiving information from a user of said mobile device, storing said information in said mobile device without use of network communications, and which automatically completes queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules by delivering said stored information using network communications thereby delaying the use of network communications until geo-cost policy conditions are met.
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Abstract
Changes in user behavior of usage of wireless services from a mobile device are encouraged in order to effect shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, wherein a discount indicator disposed in said mobile device is provided to notify a user of a discount available for consuming wireless service from a given cell. A geo-cost policy is established for that user or mobile device in which rules and conditions according to the available discounts and class of service are defined. A service completer queues services and automatically completes queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules, such as delaying and later delivering messages when the mobile device is relocated to a cell where discounts are being offered.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, said rate plan defining at least one standard charge rate of service consumption for services consumed within a rate plan region, said system comprising:
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a discount indicator disposed in a mobile communications device, said indicator being set by a wireless service provider for a given cell in which said mobile device is presently located, said indicator indicating a discount value available for consuming wireless service from said given cell in order to encourage said service consumption; a geo-cost policy associated with said mobile device, said policy defining a set of rules and conditions according to said discount value and according to one or more classes of service under which service initiation is to be delayed and queued, and according to discount values offered in each cell of said rate plan region; a service completer which queues services by receiving information from a user of said mobile device, storing said information in said mobile device without use of network communications, and which automatically completes queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules by delivering said stored information using network communications thereby delaying the use of network communications until geo-cost policy conditions are met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, said rate plan defining at least one standard charge rate of service consumption for services consumed within a rate plan region, said system comprising:
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disposing a discount indicator in a mobile communications device, said indicator being set by a wireless service provider for a given cell in which said mobile device is presently located, said indicator indicating a discount value available for consuming wireless service from said given cell in order to encourage said service consumption; accessing a geo-cost policy associated with said mobile device, said policy defining a set of rules and conditions according to said discount value and according to one or more classes of service under which service initiation is to be delayed and queued, and according to discount values offered in each cell of said rate plan region; queuing mobile services by receiving information from a user of said mobile device, and storing said information in said mobile device without use of network communications; and automatically completing queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules by delivering said stored information using network communications thereby delaying the use of network communications until geo-cost policy conditions are met. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium encoded with software for shaping of traffic and utilization patterns among a plurality of cells within a rate plan region, said rate plan defining at least one standard charge rate of service consumption for services consumed within a rate plan region, said software being executed by a mobile communications device and performing the steps of:
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providing to a user of said mobile communications device a discount indicator, said indicator being set by a wireless service provider for a given cell in which said mobile device is presently located, said indicator indicating a discount value available for consuming wireless service from said given cell in order to encourage said service consumption; accessing a geo-cost policy associated with said mobile device, said policy defining a set of rules and conditions according to said discount value and according to one or more classes of service under which service initiation is to be delayed and queued, and according to discount values offered in each cell of said rate plan region; queuing mobile services by receiving information from a user of said mobile device, and storing said information in said mobile device without use of network communications; and automatically completing queued services upon present conditions meeting said geo-cost policy rules by delivering said stored information using network communications thereby delaying the use of network communications until geo-cost policy conditions are met. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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