Method and device for managing subscriber connection

• US 8,712,382 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2006
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Aaltonen, Janne, Ahopelto, Timo, Romppanen, Timo
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Suhail
• Application Number:
  US12/446,710
• Publication Number:
  US 20100003963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,741 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/405, 455/406, 455/407, 455/408, 455/409, 455/412.2, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 455/425, 705/14.27, 705/14.28, 705/14.31, 705/14.33, 705/14.34, 705/14.39, 705/14.4, 705/14.41, 705/14.42, 705/1, 705/4.43, 705/14.44, 705/14.45, 705/14.46, 705/14.49, 705/14.52, 705/14.53, 705/14.67, 705/319
• US Class Current: 455/412.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0245 Surveys
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0246 Traffic
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for managing a subscriber connection, the device including a mechanism for granting connection services to the subscriber connection, mechanism for monitoring reception behavior concerning predetermined messages conveyed to the subscriber connection, and a mechanism for controlling a further connection service grant to the subscriber connection based on the reception behavior.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

initially providing, by a processor, subsidized connection services to a subscriber, the connection services being a connection service type selected from a group consisting of talk time, messages, data connection usage of certain amount of data, free content services, television content, videos, music, applications, games, wireless application protocols pages, internet pages, ring tones, and wall papers;

sending, by the processor, at least a first advertising message and a second advertising message to the subscriber during a monitoring period in which the subscriber is making use of the subsidized connection services, wherein the first advertising message is in a first messaging format and the second advertising message is in a second messaging format, different than the first messaging format;

analyzing, by the processor, during the monitoring period, reception behavior of the subscriber with respect to the first advertising message and the second advertising message to result in an analysis, wherein reception behavior is based on the subscriber performing predetermined actions in relation to the first advertising message and the second advertising message;

determining, by the processor, based on the analysis, that the subscriber adequately performed predetermined actions in relation to the first advertising message; and

granting, by the processor, additional subsidized connection services based on the analysis, wherein the connection service type of the additional subsidized connection services is selected based on the first messaging format.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the amount of additional subsidized connection services is variable depending on at least one of:

speed of response, type of campaign, type of response, type of customer, historical data on the reception behavior of a subscriber, type of message, completeness of response, performance of a purchasing event and a forwarding a message.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein conditions for granting additional subscriber connections are determined before an advertisement campaign takes place.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined actions include at least one of:

opening, viewing or forwarding messages, answering queries, purchasing an item, clicking on an advertisement, or completing a predetermined task.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the connection service type of additional subsidized connection services depends on how a subscriber has used previous subsidized connection services.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein analyzing reception behavior is based on a use of subscriber identity codes and marketing identity codes, when both the subscriber and a message successfully delivered are identifiable.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first advertising message and the second advertising message have no effect on the initially provided subsidized connection services.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory containing instruction that, when executed, cause the processor to;

initially provide subsidized connection services to a subscriber, the connection services being a connection service type selected from a group consisting of talk time, messages, data connection usage of certain amount of data, free content services, television content, videos, music, applications, games, wireless application protocols pages, internet pages, ring tones, and wall papers;

send at least a first message and a second message to the subscriber during a monitoring period in which the subscriber is making use of the subsidized connection services, wherein the first advertising message is in a first messaging format and the second advertising message is in a second messaging format, different than the first messaging format;

analyze, during the monitoring period, reception behavior of the subscriber with respect to the first advertising message and the second advertising message to result in an analysis, and grant additional subsidized connection services based on the analysis, wherein reception behavior is based on the subscriber performing predetermined actions in relation to the first advertising message and the second advertising message;

determine, based on the analysis, that the subscriber adequately preformed predetermined actions in relation to the first advertising message; and

grant additional subsidized connection services based on the analysis, wherein the connection service type of the additional subsidized connection services is selected based on the first messaging format.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the amount of additional subsidized connection services is variable depending on at least one of:

speed of response, type of campaign, type of response, type of customer, historical data on the reception behavior of a subscriber, type of message, completeness of response, performance of a purchasing event and forwarding a message.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein conditions for granting additional subscriber connections are determined before an advertisement campaign takes place.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the predetermined actions include at least one of:

opening, viewing or forwarding messages, answering queries, purchasing an item, clicking on an advertisement, or completing a predetermined task.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the connection service type of additional subsidized connection services depends on how a subscriber has used previous subsidized connection services.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein analyzing reception behavior is based on a use of subscriber identity codes and marketing identity codes, when both the subscriber and a message successfully delivered are identifiable.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the first advertising message and the second advertising message have no effect on the initially provided subsidized connection services.