Systems and methods for promoting use of wireless services exclusively

• US 9,830,614 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2015
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Brisebois, Arthur Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US14/935,869
• Publication Number:
  US 20160055522A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0206 Price or cost determination based on market factors
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/21 Billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/24 Arrangements for testing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/51 for resellers, retailers or service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/844 Message, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0022 for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality

Abstract

Provided herein are systems and methods for providing exclusive wireless service proposals to subscribers. A method for providing an exclusive wireless service proposal to a subscriber includes the steps of conducting measurements of at least one metric; sending measurement data acquired during the step of conducting to a measurement analysis machine (MAM), the MAM being configured to analyze the measurement data; analyzing the measurement data; predicting performance of at least one of wireless voice and wireless data services based upon the results of the analysis step; generating a proposal for exclusive wireless services based upon the measurement data and the performance prediction; and providing the proposal to a subscriber. Systems for performing this and additional or alternative methods are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a measurement analysis machine, measurement data associated with a wireless signal at a service address of a user, wherein the measurement data comprises metrics associated with the wireless signal that are determined based on measurements conducted by a mobile device when the mobile device is located at the service address of the user;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, based at least in part on the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user, that exclusive wireless services are capable of being provided to the user;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a cost to the user associated with being provided the exclusive wireless services;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a cost to the user associated with being provided services alternative to the exclusive wireless services;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a benefit to a wireless service provider for providing the exclusive wireless services to the user; and

generating, by the measurement analysis machine, based at least in part on the cost to the user associated with using the exclusive wireless services, the cost to the user associated with using the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services, and the benefit to the wireless service provider providing the exclusive wireless services to the user, a proposal for the user for the exclusive wireless services.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement data comprises at least one of signal strength, a signal quality, or a data throughput of the wireless signal measured by the mobile device when the mobile device is located at the service address of the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises verifying that the mobile device is located at the service address of the user using a location determining technique.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user is received from the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the measurement data is sent by the mobile device via a short message system message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services comprise a wireline service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services comprise wireline and wireless services.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a measurement analysis machine, cause the measurement analysis machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, measurement data associated with a wireless signal at a service address of a user, wherein the measurement data comprises metrics associated with the wireless signal that are determined based on measurements conducted by a mobile device when the mobile device is located at the service address of the user;

determining, based at least in part on the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user, that exclusive wireless services are capable of being provided to the user;

determining a cost to the user associated with being provided the exclusive wireless services;

determining a cost to the user associated with being provided services alternative to the exclusive wireless services;

determining a benefit to a wireless service provider for providing the exclusive wireless services to the user; and

generating, based at least in part on the cost to the user associated with using the exclusive wireless services, the cost to the user associated with using the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services, and the benefit to the wireless service provider providing the exclusive wireless services to the user, a proposal for the user for the exclusive wireless services.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the measurement data comprises at least one of signal strength, signal quality, or a data throughput of the wireless signal measured by the mobile device when the mobile device is located at the service address of the user.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise verifying that the mobile device is located at the service address of the user using a location determining technique.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user is received from the mobile device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the measurement data is sent by the mobile device via a short message system message.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services comprise a wireline service.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise providing, to the user, the proposal.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by a measurement analysis machine, measurement data associated with a wireless signal at a service address of a user, wherein the measurement data comprises metrics associated with the wireless signal that are determined based on measurements conducted by a mobile device when the mobile device is located at the service address of the user;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, based at least in part on the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user, that exclusive wireless services are capable of being provided to the user;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a cost to the user associated with being provided the exclusive wireless services;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a cost to the user associated with being provided services alternative to the exclusive wireless services;

determining, by the measurement analysis machine, a benefit to a wireless service provider for providing the exclusive wireless services to the user; and

generating, by the measurement analysis machine, based at least in part on the cost to the user associated with using the exclusive wireless services, the cost to the user associated with using the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services, and the benefit to the wireless service provider providing the exclusive wireless services to the user, a proposal for the user for the exclusive wireless services; and

providing, by the measurement analysis machine, to the user, the proposal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises verifying that the mobile device is located at the service address of the user using a location determining technique.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the measurement data associated with the wireless signal at the service address of the user is received from the mobile device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the measurement data is sent by the mobile device via a short message system message.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services comprise a wireline service.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the services alternative to the exclusive wireless services comprise wireline and wireless services.