System and method for managing subscriber usage of a communications network
First Claim
1. A system for managing subscriber usage of a packet network, said system comprising:
- memory that stores computer executable instructions;
a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to determine data packets containing real time content and data packets containing non-real time content, and to monitor the network performance of the data packets containing real time content and of the data packets containing non-real time content; and
a data storage unit, the data storage unit containing at least one database configured to store network performance information of data packets including information that distinguishes between the network performance of data packets containing real-time content and the network performance of data packets containing non-real-time content communicated over the packet network;
wherein the processor further configured to execute the computer executable instructions to bill a client at a higher rate for the communications of the data packets containing real time content, the higher rate being higher than a billing rate for the communications of the data packets containing non-real time content.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing subscriber usage of a packet network. The system may include at least one database configured to store network performance information of data packets including real-time content and non-real-time content communicated over a packet network. The database may further be configured to store the network performance information as related to respective subscribers of a communications carrier managing the communications network. In one embodiment, the database may include an indicia associated with each subscriber and the network performance information may be collected during communications by respective subscribers over the packet network.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for managing subscriber usage of a packet network, said system comprising:
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memory that stores computer executable instructions; a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions to determine data packets containing real time content and data packets containing non-real time content, and to monitor the network performance of the data packets containing real time content and of the data packets containing non-real time content; and a data storage unit, the data storage unit containing at least one database configured to store network performance information of data packets including information that distinguishes between the network performance of data packets containing real-time content and the network performance of data packets containing non-real-time content communicated over the packet network; wherein the processor further configured to execute the computer executable instructions to bill a client at a higher rate for the communications of the data packets containing real time content, the higher rate being higher than a billing rate for the communications of the data packets containing non-real time content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing subscriber usage of a packet network, said method comprising:
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determining data packets on the packet network containing real time content; determining data packets on the packet network containing non-real time content; monitoring, using a processor, the network performance of the data packets containing real time content; monitoring the network performance of the data packets containing non-real time content; and storing network performance information of data packets including information that distinguishes between the network performance of data packets containing real-time content and the network performance of data packets containing non-real-time content communicated over the packet network; wherein the processor further configured to execute the computer executable instructions to bill a client at a higher rate for the communications of the data packets containing real time content, the higher rate being higher than a billing rate for the communications of the data packets containing non-real time content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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