Methods and systems for controlling services provided to shared plan subscribers
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1. In a communication system, a method for controlling services provided to a plurality of shared plan subscribers having a shared account, the method comprising:
- establishing a shared plan defining individual restrictions for a plurality of subscribers to the shared plan, the shared plan comprising a first set of restrictions for a first subscriber to the shared plan, and a second set of restrictions for a second subscriber to the shared plan; and
selectively providing services to the shared plan subscribers based on subscriber usage data and the corresponding individual restrictions defined for the shared plan.
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Methods and systems for controlled provision of communications services to shared plan subscribers, in which a shared plan defines individual restrictions for a plurality of subscribers, wherein services are selectively provided services to the shared plan subscribers based on subscriber usage and the corresponding individual restrictions defined for the shared plan.
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1. In a communication system, a method for controlling services provided to a plurality of shared plan subscribers having a shared account, the method comprising:
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establishing a shared plan defining individual restrictions for a plurality of subscribers to the shared plan, the shared plan comprising a first set of restrictions for a first subscriber to the shared plan, and a second set of restrictions for a second subscriber to the shared plan; and
selectively providing services to the shared plan subscribers based on subscriber usage data and the corresponding individual restrictions defined for the shared plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a communications system, a control system for controlling communications services provided to a plurality of subscribers to a shared plan, the control system comprising:
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a subscriber account management system that stores a shared plan defining individual restrictions for a plurality of subscribers to the shared plan, the shared plan comprising a first set of restrictions for a first subscriber to the shared plan and a second set of restrictions for a second subscriber to the shared plan, the subscriber account management system further storing usage data for the plurality of subscribers to the shared plan; and
a rule engine operatively coupled with a network of the communications system and with the subscriber account management system, the rule engine being operative to selectively provide services to the subscribers to the shared plan based on the usage data and based on the corresponding individual restrictions defined for the shared plan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for controlling communications services provided to a plurality of subscribers to a shared plan, comprising:
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means for storing a shared plan defining individual restrictions for a plurality of subscribers to the shared plan; and
means for selectively providing services to the subscribers to the shared plan based on the corresponding individual restrictions defined for the shared plan.
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