Flow Redirection Server for Mobile Data Stream Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In mobile telecommunications networks, especially those operating in packet mode, there is a challenge in separating and billing data streams correctly between a mobile terminal's associated account and the user's personal account, requiring users to take out additional subscriptions and lacking real-time consumption tracking.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a Flow Redirection server that sets up tunnels between the mobile terminal's third-party account network and the user's personal account network, allowing separate IP addresses for data streams, enabling the user to access personal services and track consumption without needing a new subscription, while allowing third-party account holders to receive telemetric data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user takes out an additional mobile subscription to access personal services, then the user can access personal services and track consumption, but the device complexity and subscription management become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a Flow Redirection server as an intermediary component that sits between the mobile terminal and the network infrastructure. This server redirects data streams between the third-party account and the user's personal account, enabling service separation without requiring the user to manage multiple subscriptions. The intermediary handles the complexity of account mapping and data stream routing internally, while presenting a simplified interface to the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments data streams into distinct categories (third-party account data and personal account data) and routes them through separate logical channels. By dividing the data flow management into distinct segments handled by the Flow Redirection server, the system allows personal services to be accessed independently from third-party services, resolving the contradiction between service adaptability and subscription complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If a car manufacturer pays for all network consumption through a single mobile account, then billing is simplified, but the manufacturer cannot accurately assess cost price and users cannot track their personal consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network consumption data into distinct categories corresponding to different accounts (third-party account consumption and personal account consumption). The Flow Redirection server maintains separate records for each data stream type, enabling the car manufacturer to be billed only for telemetry data while users can track their personal entertainment consumption separately. This segmentation preserves billing simplicity at the aggregate level while providing detailed visibility at the component level.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that provide consumption information to multiple stakeholders. The Flow Redirection server collects data stream information and provides feedback to both the third-party account holder (for billing purposes) and the end user (for personal consumption tracking). This multi-channel feedback system resolves the information loss problem while maintaining streamlined billing processes.
3Reliability
If data streams are attached to the mobile terminal's associated account, then network connectivity is ensured, but separate billing and service management between third-party and personal data is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data attachment mechanism by introducing virtual account associations through the Flow Redirection server. While the mobile terminal maintains a single physical SIM card and associated account for network connectivity, the Flow Redirection server creates logical segmentations that allow different data streams to be associated with different accounts (third-party account and personal account). This enables service separation and differentiated billing while preserving reliable network connectivity through the primary account association.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method of redirecting data streams exchanged by a mobile terminal associated with an account, termed the third-party account, to a telecommunications network, termed the first network. Said method comprises a prior phase comprising the following steps: said first network receives, from said mobile terminal, a recording request, and retrieves the profile of said third-party account; the first network sends a DNS request including an access point name, termed the redirection APN; the DNS system provides in response the IP address of at least one server, termed the stream redirection server; the first network sets up a tunnel between said stream redirection server and the mobile terminal, by providing the stream redirection server with at least one identifier of said third-party account; the stream redirection server provides a telecommunications network, termed the second network, with which the user of the mobile terminal holds an account, termed the personal account, distinct from the third party account, with at least one identifier of said personal account; and the stream redirection server sets up a tunnel with said second network.