On-Device Service Selection for Scalable Wireless Offer Publishing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network-based service usage measurement and billing systems are inadequate for new digital devices, particularly in wireless networks, due to capacity constraints and increasing bandwidth demands, leading to suboptimal service plans and reduced profit margins for carriers.
Innovation Solution
Implement a device-assisted system for charging data record (CDR) creation, aggregation, and billing that enhances or replaces network-based systems by utilizing device-based service usage measures, including verification, generation, and mediation of CDRs, using a service processor and controller to ensure accurate and secure reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If network-based service usage measurement and billing systems are used, then service provider costs are controlled, but user capacity and bandwidth demand are constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the service usage measurement and billing system into multiple distributed device agents across different devices (mobile phones, tablets, PCs, set-top boxes) rather than relying on a single centralized network system. Each device agent independently measures and reports service usage, enabling the system to handle greater user capacity and bandwidth demands while distributing system complexity across multiple simple agents.
2Adaptability or versatility
If centralized network-based billing is implemented, then service provider control is maintained, but service plan flexibility and profitability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where device agents continuously measure service usage locally and report back to the service provider. This enables real-time monitoring and flexible service plan adjustments while maintaining accurate usage data. The feedback loop allows the system to adapt service plans based on actual usage patterns, improving flexibility and profitability without sacrificing measurement accuracy.
3Measurement precision
If device-assisted CDR creation is implemented, then service usage measurement accuracy is improved, but system complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables devices to perform self-service by implementing lightweight device agents that automatically measure their own service usage, generate CDRs, and report to the service provider without requiring complex centralized management. Each device agent independently handles measurement, reporting, and billing data generation, improving measurement accuracy while keeping individual device complexity low through automation.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are various embodiments for publishing a service offer set to a device agent on an end-user device and for on-device selection of a service. In some embodiments, a network system publishes a service offer set to an end-user device over a wireless access network, receives an offer set user selection from the end-user device, and provisions one or more network functions based on the offer set user selection.