Network Service Notification System for Dynamic Resource Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless and wireline communication networks face capacity constraints due to increasing user demands for high-bandwidth applications, leading to degraded network service experiences and increased service provider costs, as existing technologies fail to efficiently manage and allocate network resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system that monitors and manages network service activities, providing user notifications and allowing real-time adjustments to service plans, usage limits, and billing rates, using a combination of network and device-based monitoring and reporting mechanisms to optimize service delivery and capacity utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If network capacity is increased to meet growing user demands, then service quality is improved, but service provider costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic service allocation where network resources are not statically assigned but dynamically adjusted based on real-time usage patterns. The system continuously monitors service consumption and reallocates capacity accordingly, allowing the network to adapt to varying demands without permanently over-provisioning for peak loads, thus improving service quality while controlling costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by adjusting service allocations, capacity assignments, and billing rates based on monitored usage patterns. This allows the network to optimize resource distribution dynamically, providing high service quality during peak usage while reducing costs during low-demand periods through parameter adjustments rather than physical infrastructure changes.
2Productivity
If network monitoring and management systems are implemented, then service delivery is optimized, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional monitoring and management system that performs multiple functions: usage monitoring, service allocation optimization, cost tracking, and user notification. This universal system consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized systems, reducing overall complexity while maintaining high service delivery efficiency through integrated operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service capabilities where the monitoring system automatically detects usage patterns, determines optimal service allocations, and adjusts resources without requiring manual intervention. This automation reduces operational complexity by eliminating the need for complex manual management procedures while maintaining high productivity through continuous autonomous optimization.
3Productivity
If service allocations are tailored to actual usage patterns, then network efficiency is improved, but measurement and detection difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors service usage, compares actual consumption against allocated resources, and uses this feedback to refine future allocations. This closed-loop approach simplifies the detection process by using real-time data feedback rather than complex predictive modeling, while still achieving high network efficiency through usage-based optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary monitoring and analysis of usage patterns to establish baseline allocation rules before actual service delivery begins. By pre-configuring allocation parameters based on historical data and predicted usage patterns, the system reduces the complexity of real-time detection while maintaining high network efficiency through pre-optimized service allocations.
Data Source
AI summary
A method performed by an end user device associated with a service plan having a limit on usage of a network service, the method comprising storing one or more notification actions corresponding to one or more notification requests; performing a device action that reflects a past or intended use of the network service; receiving one of the one or more notification requests from a network element in response to the device action; performing one of the one or more notification actions in response to the notification request, the notification action causing the end user device to retrieve at least a portion of a notification message associated with a status of the use, the at least a portion of the notification message being separate from the one of the one or more notification requests; and presenting the notification message on a user interface of the end user device.