Value determination for mobile transactions

• US 8,380,576 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Callahan, David S., Ionescu, Marius, Copparam, Srivaths B., Narula, Vijay, Kuttiyan, Sirius
• Primary Examiner(s): Garg, Yogesh C
• Application Number:
  US12/701,192
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196761A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,110 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1, 705/14.41, 705/26.1, 705/27.1, 705/17, 705/39, 455/405, 455/407, 455/466
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/123 Tax preparation or submission

Abstract

Various embodiments provide techniques for determining a value share of a mobile transaction for one or more entities associated with the mobile transaction. Examples of mobile transactions include purchases of content such as applications, games, video, audio, graphics, and so on. In one or more embodiments, value share rules can be created and reconfigured. The value share rules specify a share of a transaction value (e.g., a percentage of revenue generated from a purchase of content) that an entity involved in a particular mobile transaction is credited with. In one example scenario, a user of a mobile device purchases an application for the mobile device. A value share rule can be applied to the application purchase amount to determine a share of the application purchase amount that is to be credited to a mobile operator that provides service for the mobile device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by at least one computing device, information pertaining to a mobile transaction;

analyzing, by at least one computing device, the information to determine one or more transaction parameter values of the mobile transaction;

accessing, by at least one computing device, a set of hierarchical value share rules;

determining, by at least one computing device, a value share rule from the set of hierarchical value share rules that applies to the mobile transaction by determining that one or more rule parameter values associated with a determined value share rule from the set of hierarchical value share rules are a more specific match to the one or more transaction parameter values than rule parameter values associated with other value share rules of the set of hierarchical value share rules; and

determining, by at least one computing device, a value share amount of the mobile transaction for an entity by applying the determined value share rule to a value associated with the mobile transaction.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the mobile transaction comprises a purchase of content via a mobile device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the value share amount comprises a percentage of a purchase price of content.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the value share amount comprises a tax amount for a purchase price of content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically reconfiguring the determined value share rule via input to a graphical interface.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more rule parameter values associated with the determined value share rule comprise an effective date associated with the value share rule.

7. One or more computer-readable memories embodying computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to:

receive transaction parameter values for a mobile transaction;

access a set of value share rules;

determine which value share rule of the set of value share rules is a more specific match to the mobile transaction by;

comparing one or more rule parameter values for each value share rule of the set of value share rules to the transaction parameter values; and

determining which value share rule of the set of value share rules includes more rule parameter values that match the transaction parameter values; and

determine a value share amount of a value of the mobile transaction by applying a determined value share rule to the value of the mobile transaction.

8. The one or more computer-readable memories as recited in claim 7, wherein the determined value share rule is based on a value share agreement between entities associated with the mobile transaction.

9. The one or more computer-readable memories as recited in claim 7, wherein the value share amount of the value of the mobile transaction comprises a percentage of a content purchase price.

10. The one or more computer-readable memories as recited in claim 7, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further executable to generate a graphical interface configured to enable one or more of the value share rules of the set of value share rules to be dynamically reconfigured.

11. The one or more computer-readable memories as recited in claim 10, wherein the graphical interface is configured to enable the one or more of the value share rules of the set of value share rules to be dynamically reconfigured by enabling one or more of rule parameters or rule parameters values associated with the one or more of the value share rules to be changed via input to the graphical interface.

12. The one or more computer-readable memories as recited in claim 7, wherein the computer-executable instructions are further executable to report the value share amount of the value of the mobile transaction to cause an entity associated with the mobile transaction to be credited with the value share amount.

13. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer-readable memory storing computer-executable instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to;

receive transaction parameter values for a transaction;

responsive to receiving the transaction parameter values, access a set of value share rules;

determine which value share rule of the set of value share rules is a more specific match to the transaction by;

comparing one or more rule parameter values for each value share rule of the set of value share rules to the transaction parameter values; and

determining which value share rule of the set of value share rules includes the most rule parameter values that match the transaction parameter values; and

determine a value share amount of a value of the transaction by applying a determined value share rule to the value of the transaction.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the transaction comprises a purchase of content via a mobile device.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the value share amount comprises a percentage of a purchase price of the content.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the value share amount comprises a tax amount for a purchase price of content.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to generate a graphical interface configured to enable one or more of the value share rules of the set of value share rules to be dynamically reconfigured.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the graphical interface is configured to enable the one or more of the value share rules of the set of value share rules to be dynamically reconfigured by enabling one or more of rule parameters or rule parameters values associated with the one or more of the value share rules to be changed via input to the graphical interface.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the system to generate a graphical interface configured to report the value share amount of the value of the mobile transaction, and to to cause an entity associated with the transaction to be credited with the value share amount.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the rule parameter values are arranged hierarchically from general rule parameter values to specific rule parameter values.