Deploying a toll-free data service campaign by modifying a uniform resource identifier

• US 9,521,030 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2014
• Issued: 12/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Yin, Fenglin, Kelly, Susan
• Primary Examiner(s): Htun, San
• Application Number:
  US14/276,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20150334543A1
• Time in Patent Office: 945 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/38 Telephone uniform resource identifier [URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A device may receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign. The campaign information may identify a uniform resource identifier for accessing a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign. The device may determine a host name included in the uniform resource identifier. The device may determine a network address associated with the host name. The device may modify the uniform resource identifier, to generate a modified uniform resource identifier for accessing the toll-free data service, by replacing the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the network address. The device may deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing, to an enforcement device, the modified uniform resource identifier.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a communication interface; and

one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the communication interface, to;

receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign,

the campaign information identifying a uniform resource identifier for accessing a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign;

determine a host name included in the uniform resource identifier;

determine a network address associated with the host name;

modify the uniform resource identifier, to generate a modified uniform resource identifier for accessing the toll-free data service, by replacing the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the network address; and

deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing, to one or more enforcement devices, the modified uniform resource identifier.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when determining the network address, are to:

provide the host name to a domain name server; and

receive the network address from the domain name server based on providing the host name to the domain name server.

3. The device of claim 1,

where the one or more processors, when determining the network address, are to:

provide information identifying the host name to another device; and

receive, from the other device, an internet protocol address associated with the host name, and

where the one or more processors, when modifying the uniform resource identifier, are to;

replace the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the internet protocol address to generate the modified uniform resource identifier.

4. The device of claim 1,

where the network address is a first network address associated with the host name,

where the one or more processors are further to:

determine a second network address associated with the host name;

where the one or more processors, when modifying the uniform resource identifier, are to;

generate a first modified uniform resource identifier by replacing the host name with the first network address,

the modified uniform resource identifier being the first modified uniform resource identifier,

where the one or more processors are further to;

generate a second modified uniform resource identifier by replacing the host name with the second network address, and

where the one or more processors, when deploying the toll-free data service campaign, are to;

provide the first modified uniform resource identifier to the one or more enforcement devices; and

provide the second modified uniform resource identifier to the one or more enforcement devices.

5. The device of claim 1,

where the campaign information identifies a geographic region in which the toll-free data service campaign is to be deployed, and

where the one or more processors, when deploying the toll-free data service campaign, are to:

deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing, to the one or more enforcement devices associated with the geographic region, the modified uniform resource identifier.

6. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when deploying the toll-free data service campaign, are to:

provide a first instruction to the one or more enforcement devices to compare a requested uniform resource identifier, received in a service request from a mobile device, to the modified uniform resource identifier to determine whether the service request is associated with the toll-free data service;

provide a second instruction to the one or more enforcement devices to charge the mobile device for data used in association with the service request when the service request is associated with the toll-free data service; and

provide a third instruction to the one or more enforcement devices to charge a content provider, associated with the toll-free data service campaign, for data used in association with the service request when the service request is not associated with the toll-free data service.

7. The device of claim 1, where the network address includes an internet protocol address.

8. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign,

the campaign information identifying a uniform resource identifier for accessing a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign, and

the uniform resource identifier including a host name;

identify the host name included in the uniform resource identifier;

determine a network address associated with the host name;

generate a modified uniform resource identifier, for accessing the toll-free data service, by replacing the host name with the network address; and

deploy the toll-free data service campaign by providing, to an enforcement device, information that identifies the modified uniform resource identifier,

deploying the toll-free data service campaign permitting the enforcement device to compare a received uniform resource identifier, received from a mobile device, to the modified uniform resource identifier to determine whether the mobile device is requesting access to the toll-free data service.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the network address, cause the one or more processors to:

provide the host name to a domain name server; and

receive the network address from the domain name server based on providing the host name to the domain name server.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the network address includes an internet protocol address.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8,

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the network address, cause the one or more processors to:

determine a plurality of network addresses associated with the host name,

the plurality of network addresses including the network address,

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the modified uniform resource identifier, cause the one or more processors to;

generate a plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers corresponding to the plurality of network addresses,

the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers including the modified uniform resource identifier, and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to deploy the toll-free data service campaign, cause the one or more processors to;

provide information that identifies the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers to the enforcement device,

providing the information that identifies the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers permitting the enforcement device to compare a received uniform resource identifier, received from a particular mobile device, to the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers to determine whether the particular mobile device is requesting access to the toll-free data service.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to generate the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers, cause the one or more processors to:

generate a first modified uniform resource identifier, of the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers, by replacing the host name with a first network address of the plurality of network addresses; and

generate a second modified uniform resource identifier, of the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers, by replacing the host name with a second network address of the plurality of network addresses.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8,

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

generate one or more campaign rules based on the campaign information,

the one or more campaign rules identifying one or more conditions for charging a content provider, associated with the toll-free data service campaign, for data used by the mobile device in association with the toll-free data service campaign, and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to deploy the toll-free data service campaign, cause the one or more processors to;

provide the one or more campaign rules to the enforcement device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to deploy the toll-free data service campaign, cause the one or more processors to:

provide, to the enforcement device, an indication that the modified uniform resource identifier is associated with the toll-free data service; and

provide, to the enforcement device, information that identifies a content provider to be charged for data usage by the mobile device when the mobile device requests the toll-free data service via the modified uniform resource identifier.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a control device, campaign information for deploying a toll-free data service campaign,

the campaign information identifying a uniform resource identifier for accessing a toll-free data service associated with the toll-free data service campaign, and

the uniform resource identifier including a host name;

identifying, by the control device, the host name included in the uniform resource identifier;

determining, by the control device, a network address associated with the host name,

the network address being different from the host name;

generating, by the control device, a modified uniform resource identifier, for accessing the toll-free data service, by replacing the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the network address;

providing, by the control device and to an enforcement device, the modified uniform resource identifier; and

instructing, by the control device, the enforcement device to use the modified uniform resource identifier to selectively permit a mobile device to access the toll-free data service.

16. The method of claim 15, where determining the network address further comprises:

providing, to another device, information that identifies the host name; and

receiving, from the other device, information that identifies the network address.

17. The method of claim 15,

where the network address is an internet protocol address associated with a device that provides the toll-free data service, and

where generating the modified uniform resource identifier comprises:

replacing the host name, included in the uniform resource identifier, with the internet protocol address.

18. The method of claim 15,

where determining the network address further comprises:

determining a plurality of internet protocol addresses associated with the host name,

the plurality of internet protocol addresses including the network address,

where generating the modified uniform resource identifier comprises;

generating a plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers corresponding to the plurality of internet protocol addresses,

the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers including the modified uniform resource identifier,

where providing the modified uniform resource identifier comprises;

providing the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers, and

where instructing the enforcement device comprises;

instructing the enforcement device to use the plurality of modified uniform resource identifiers to selectively permit the mobile device to access the toll-free data service.

19. The method of claim 15, where instructing the enforcement device to use the modified resource identifier to selectively permit the mobile device to access the toll-free data service comprises:

instructing the enforcement device to permit the mobile device to access the toll-free data service when a requested uniform resource identifier, received from the mobile device, matches the modified uniform resource identifier; and

instructing the enforcement device to deny the mobile device access to the toll-free data service when the requested uniform resource identifier does not match the modified uniform resource identifier.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a campaign rule based on the campaign information,

the campaign rule identifying a condition for charging a service provider, associated with the toll-free data service campaign, for data used by the mobile device in association with the toll-free data service campaign;

providing information that identifies the campaign rule to the enforcement device; and

instructing the enforcement device to use the campaign rule to selectively permit the mobile device to access the toll-free data service.