Mobile Device Network Load Management via Location Time Incentives
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing data usage on mobile telecommunications networks, driven by smartphone adoption and data-intensive application programs, poses a challenge in managing network load effectively, as subscribers expect uninterrupted data service without altering their usage habits to conserve network resources.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves a mobile device receiving a list of preferred location area codes, cell identifiers, and times for incentivizing data access, which is used to determine whether data transfers are approved or not, based on current location and time matching the listed criteria, and providing indications to users or applications about data access incentives, thereby managing network load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data access is unrestricted to meet subscriber expectations, then user convenience is improved, but network load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing differentiated data access treatment based on specific location area codes (LACs) and cell identifiers (CIDs). The system identifies particular geographic locations where network load should be reduced and applies incentive mechanisms specifically to those areas, rather than implementing uniform restrictions across the entire network. This allows user convenience to be maintained in low-load areas while reducing overall network load through targeted intervention in high-load areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action by introducing time-based incentives that vary according to different time periods. The system monitors network load conditions over time and provides incentives during specific time windows when load reduction is needed. This temporal dimension allows the system to manage network load dynamically while maintaining subscriber convenience during periods when unrestricted access is acceptable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data usage is increased to support application programs, then functionality is improved, but network resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by targeting specific geographic locations (identified by LAC and CID) where network resource consumption should be optimized. The incentive mechanism is deployed selectively in particular cell areas rather than uniformly across the entire network, allowing application programs to maintain full functionality while reducing overall network resource consumption through location-specific load management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by continuously monitoring network load conditions and using this information to dynamically adjust incentive provision. The system receives network load data, analyzes current conditions, and provides incentives accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain application functionality while optimizing network resource consumption based on real-time network state.
Data Source
AI summary
Concepts and technologies are described herein for managing network load using device application programs. An illustrative method includes receiving, at a mobile device, a list of preferred combinations of location area codes (“LACs”), cell identifiers (“CIDs”), and times that data access by the mobile device is to be incentivized, determining a current LAC associated with a location area within which the mobile device is currently located, determining a current CID associated with a base transceiver station to which the mobile device is currently connected, determining a current time, and determining if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included as a preferred combination in the list. The method also includes providing an indication that data access by the mobile device is incentivized if the current LAC, the current cell ID, and the current time are included in the list as a preferred combination.