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Advice of promotion for usage based subscribers

A subscriber and proposed technology, applied in the direction of digital transmission system, data exchange network, electrical components, etc., can solve the problem of not being notified by subscribers

Active Publication Date: 2014-07-30
ORACLE INT CORP
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However, the proposal of this charging mechanism generally fails to inform the subscriber of potential promotions from which he may benefit

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[0030] According to various embodiments of the invention, techniques are described that can be used to analyze the current context in which a user is planning to use a service (e.g., planning to make a phone call) in order to notify the subscriber not only of charges but also of Potential promotions that the subscriber would benefit from if they changed the context in which they planned to use the service.

[0031] For example, a subscriber may sign up for a price plan where phone calls are 5 cents / minute before 6:00 pm and 1 cent / minute after 6:00 pm. If the subscriber is planning to make a phone call at 5:55 p.m., the system will inform the subscriber that the cost of making the call at the current moment is 5 cents / minute (tariff suggestion), and that, in addition, 5 minutes later (at 6:00 p.m. ), will cost 1 cent / minute (promotional suggestion).

[0032] As another example, a subscriber may sign up for a price plan where phone calls cost 5 cents / minute except for calls ma...

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Systems and method are described for providing advice of promotion to notify a subscriber about potential promotions that the subscriber would benefit from if he / she changed the context under which he / she plans to use a service. The process begins when a subscriber initiates a request to use the service, e.g. establish a call session. The operator identifies the subscriber by determining whether the subscriber is permitted to use the service, e.g. establish the session, and calculates a charge rate for the service usage, e.g. call session based on a usage plan associated with the subscriber. A rating engine is then invoked to identify a promotion that includes an additional rate that is different from the charge rate determined for the session. The promotion is identified based on parameters associated with the call session by determining which additional rate would apply if at least one of those parameters were modified.

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[0001] Copyright Notice [0002] Portions of the disclosure of this patent document contain material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights under all circumstances. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to usage charging, such as in wireless telecommunications, and more particularly to billing systems and subscriber usage plans. Background technique [0004] Cellular phone plans and other usage-based service plans often include promotions for customers. For example, phone calls made after a certain hour or on weekends may be less expensive than phone calls made during regular business hours. Telecommunications operators and other service providers often define these promotions to encourage subscribers to use the...

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IPC IPC(8): H04M11/00H04W4/24
CPCH04L12/1485H04M15/745H04M15/80H04M15/8083
Inventor J·圭欧奈特
Owner ORACLE INT CORP