Network Data Rating by User Requested Data Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network data transmission rating methods based on volume often charge users for unwanted additional data, such as advertisements, that are transmitted along with their requested data, leading to inaccurate billing.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that identifies and separates user-requested data from additional data in network transmissions, rating only the user-requested data by its size, allowing users to be charged only for the data they specifically requested, while optionally rating and charging third parties for additional data based on its size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If volume-based rating is used for network transmissions, then billing simplicity is improved, but billing accuracy deteriorates because users are charged for additional data they did not request
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the transmitted data into two distinct categories: user-requested data and additional data. By separating these data types and applying different rating methods to each, the system achieves both billing simplicity (through automated classification) and billing accuracy (by charging users only for requested data while rating additional data separately).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and identifies the user-requested data portion from the total transmitted data using classification techniques. This extracted information is then used to accurately attribute billing charges to the appropriate party (user for requested data, third party for additional data), resolving the contradiction between simplicity and accuracy.
2Reliability
If additional data is automatically transmitted with user requested data, then data delivery completeness is improved, but user cost increases due to charging for unwanted data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism through data classification that identifies and separates user-requested data from additional data. This feedback loop enables the billing system to accurately determine what the user actually requested versus what was automatically transmitted, ensuring users are charged only for their requested data while third parties bear the cost of additional data transmission.
3Productivity
If all transmitted data is rated for billing purposes, then revenue collection is improved, but user privacy deteriorates due to lack of differentiation between requested and unwanted data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments transmitted data into user-requested and additional data categories, applying different billing treatments to each segment. This segmentation preserves user privacy by recognizing the distinction between data the user consciously requested and additional data automatically transmitted, while still enabling comprehensive revenue collection through separate rating mechanisms for both data types.
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AI summary
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for rating network transmissions based on user requested data. In use, a transmission of data over a network is identified, where the data includes user requested data and additional data. Additionally, a size of the user requested data is determined. Furthermore, the transmission of the user requested data is rated based on the size of the user requested data. The transmission of additional data may be charged to third parties such as advertisers.