Transaction sensitive access network discovery and selection

• US 9,655,034 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2014
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shaw, Venson
• Primary Examiner(s): O CONNOR, BRIAN T
• Application Number:
  US14/530,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/10 Architectures or entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

Transaction sensitive access network discovery and selection function (TSANDSF) features are disclosed. TSANDSF features can include access network resource (ANR) selection based on vendor ANR information and UE information. TSANDSF features can further include facilitating access, via a UE, to vendor value added products or service, vendor selected information, or vendor advertisements as a result of establishing a communication link with a vendor ANR. In contrast to conventional ANDSF, TSANDSF can facilitate improved ANR ranking and selection based on rules that correlate UE information with determined vendor ANR features.

Claims

1. A system, comprising

a processor;

and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

in response to receiving an identifier, receiving information related to a user profile from a device associated with an access network discovery and selection function, wherein the information comprises an interest indicator, and wherein the information is associated with historical use information associated with the user profile;

determining a commerce provider value for a commerce provider wireless network device having a service area comprising a location of a mobile device associated with the user profile, wherein the commerce provider value is determined based on whether the commerce provider value satisfies a rule related to the interest indicator;

selecting the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating access to a commerce provider service feature via the mobile device connected to the commerce provider wireless network device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the interest indicator is associated with contemporary use information associated with the user profile.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the historical use information associated with the user profile comprises historical preference information associated with a user identity.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the interest indicator is associated with inferred information associated with the user profile related to an inference with respect to a future use of the mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the interest indicator is associated with use information associated with the user profile and a determination of an event being determined to have occurred within a predetermined distance from the mobile device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises access to an advertisement related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises access to a defined premium service tier provided by the commerce provider wireless network device of a commerce provider identity.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises facilitating access to an themed application interface related to a commerce provider identity associated with the commerce provider wireless network device.

9. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device comprising a processor, information comprising a state indicator related to a mobile device state, wherein the device is associated with an access network discovery and selection function, and wherein the state indicator is associated with historical use information associated with the mobile device;

determining, by the device, a commerce provider value for a commerce provider wireless network device having a service area comprising a location of the mobile device, wherein the commerce provider value is determined based on whether the commerce provider value satisfies a rule related to the state indicator;

selecting, by the device, the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating, by the device, access to a commerce provider service feature via the mobile device connected to the commerce provider wireless network device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving the information comprises receiving the state indicator associated with contemporary use information associated with the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the historical use information associated with the mobile device comprises historical facts associated with a user identity.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving the information comprises receiving the state indicator associated with inferred information related to an inference with respect to a future use of the mobile device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving the information comprises receiving the state indicator associated with use information associated with the mobile device and a determination of an event being determined to have occurred within a predetermined distance from the mobile device.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises access to information related to a commerce provider value added feature associated with the commerce provider.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the access to information related to a commerce provider value added feature comprises access to information related to a discount offered by the commerce provider.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the access to information related to a commerce provider value added feature comprises access to information related to a service offered by the commerce provider via the mobile device after connecting to the commerce provider wireless network device.

17. A machine-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving information comprising an indicator related to a mobile device software environment condition, wherein the information comprises receiving a state indicator associated with historical use information associated with the mobile device;

determining a commerce provider value for a commerce provider wireless network device having a service area comprising a location of the mobile device, wherein the commerce provider value is determined based on whether the commerce provider value satisfies a rule related to the indicator;

selecting the commerce provider wireless network device based on the commerce provider value; and

facilitating access to a commerce provider service feature via the mobile device connected to the commerce provider wireless network device.

18. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the historical use information associated with the mobile device comprises historical opinions related to a user identity.

19. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the receiving the information comprises receiving the state indicator associated with inferred information related to an inference with respect to a future use of the mobile device.

20. The computer-readable storage device of claim 17, wherein the facilitating the access to the commerce provider service feature comprises access to information related to a commerce provider value added feature associated with the commerce provider.