Method and system for network resources allocation
First Claim
1. A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request, the method comprising:
- receiving the request for a data item from a mobile terminal to be transmitted to a device in a network, the request comprising data indicative of one or more requested items;
accessing a storage system so as to identify data listings having items providing a match with the requested data item;
retrieving data indicative of a network location, the network location being indicative of a web page and corresponding to the or each matched data item, the network location having a set of data corresponding to the matched data item;
retrieving data indicative of an amount of data and a resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location;
on the basis of a network subscription associated with the device and the amount of data, evaluating an actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data;
in the event that the set of data are accessed from said network location, offsetting said evaluated actual usage against the resource allocation so as to identify an amount of usage of the network resources to be charged to the network subscription; and
updating a record associated with said data listings so as to log a resource allocation event.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested items can be key words making up a search request or can be web site names indicating web sites of interest to the user. In response to the request, data listings having items generating a match with the requested data item are identified and data indicative of a network location corresponding to the or each matched data item are retrieved. In addition data indicative of an amount of data and a resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location are retrieved and these data, together with a network subscription associated with device and the amount of data, are used to evaluate actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data. If data are subsequently requested from the network location the evaluated actual usage is offset against the resource allocation so as to identify an amount of usage of network resources to be charged to the network subscription, and a record associated with said data listing is updated so as to log said resource allocation event.
-
Citations
118 Claims
-
1. A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request, the method comprising:
-
receiving the request for a data item from a mobile terminal to be transmitted to a device in a network, the request comprising data indicative of one or more requested items; accessing a storage system so as to identify data listings having items providing a match with the requested data item; retrieving data indicative of a network location, the network location being indicative of a web page and corresponding to the or each matched data item, the network location having a set of data corresponding to the matched data item; retrieving data indicative of an amount of data and a resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location; on the basis of a network subscription associated with the device and the amount of data, evaluating an actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data; in the event that the set of data are accessed from said network location, offsetting said evaluated actual usage against the resource allocation so as to identify an amount of usage of the network resources to be charged to the network subscription; and updating a record associated with said data listings so as to log a resource allocation event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
-
-
100. An allocation system for recording allocation of resources in response to a request, the request comprising data indicative of one or more requested items, the system comprising:
-
a storage system arranged to store a plurality of data listings, each data listing being held in association with one or more of said items, a network location being indicative of a web page and providing access to a set of data, a resource allocation for use in offsetting usage of network resources when accessing the set of data, and a record for logging resource allocation events; an interface arranged to receive a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network, the request comprising data indicative of the one or more requested items; a processing system arranged to; identify data listings having items providing a match with one or more of the requested data items from the storage system; retrieve data indicative of the network location corresponding to the or each matched data item, said network location having a set of data corresponding to the matched data item; and retrieve the data indicative of an amount of data and the resource allocation associated with the set of data accessible via the network location, the processing system being arranged to evaluate an actual usage of the network resources when accessing the set of data on the basis of a network subscription associated with the device and the amount of data, and in the event that the set of data are accessed from the network location, the processing system is arranged to offset said evaluated actual usage against the resource allocation so as to identify the amount of usage of the network resources to be assigned to the network subscription, wherein the storage system is arranged to update said data listings so as to log a resource allocation event.
-
-
101. A mobile terminal arranged to identify resource usage associated with accessing a set of data from a network location, the mobile terminal comprising:
-
an interface arranged to receive data indicative of an amount of data associated with the set of data accessible via the network location; a processing system arranged to evaluate an actual usage of network resources when accessing the set of data on the basis of a network subscription associated with a device in the network and the amount of data, said network subscription being accessible by the mobile terminal, wherein the interface is arranged to transmit data indicative of said evaluated actual usage to a further device in the network, said evaluated actual usage being for use in offsetting against a predetermined resource allocation associated with the set of data. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118)
-
Specification