Persona-Based Billing for Mobile Data Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current BYOD solutions do not effectively address the challenge of separating and billing for business and personal data usage on mobile devices, as existing sandboxing/containerization technologies fail to differentiate between work-related and personal data traffic, leading to combined billing for mobile data usage.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a persona-based data billing system that utilizes multiple APN connections to segregate business and personal data traffic, allowing for separate billing by establishing distinct communication tunnels and billing models for business and personal data usage through the use of Access Point Name (APN) connections, enabling the network to distinguish and charge accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If sandboxing/containerization technology is used to separate business and personal data on user devices, then data separation is achieved, but the ability to differentiate and separately bill for business and personal data usage is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data traffic into business-related and personal-related data by introducing a persona-based classification system. The network infrastructure is divided into separate billing streams that correspond to different personas, allowing the wireless service provider to track and bill business data usage separately from personal data usage while maintaining the sandboxed environment on user devices.
2Ease of operation
If a single billing model is used for all mobile data usage, then billing simplicity is maintained, but the ability to charge enterprises for business data usage separately from personal usage is eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic billing system that adapts to different personas and data usage types. The billing model transitions from a static single-rate structure to a dynamic multi-rate structure where the applicable billing rate is determined by the persona associated with each data transmission, allowing the system to automatically adjust billing based on whether the data is business-related or personal.
3Adaptability or versatility
If enterprises want to support employee productivity with mobile devices, then device flexibility is increased, but security and management challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary persona-based classification mechanism that sits between the user device and the network infrastructure. This intermediary system classifies data traffic based on persona without requiring complex security software on user devices, thereby maintaining device flexibility while providing the network with the ability to enforce security policies and manage data usage according to enterprise requirements.
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AI summary
A mobile device receives from a first client application a request to exchange first data over a mobile communication network. The mobile device determines whether the first client application is associated with a first persona or a second persona of a user. Upon determining the first client application is associated with the first persona, the mobile device establishes a first data connection based on a first Access Point Name (APN) network identifier with the mobile communication network and routes the first data over the first data connection. The mobile device also receives from a second client device a request to exchange second data over the mobile communication network. Upon determining the second client application is associated with the second persona, the mobile device establishes a second data connection based on a second APN network identifier with the mobile communication network and routes the second data over the second data connection.