Personalized Satellite Connectivity With Profile-Based Micro-Sessions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing satellite communication systems provide network connectivity in an all-or-nothing manner, leading to inefficient use of radio frequency spectrum resources and high costs, as services are not tailored to individual devices or passengers.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a personalized connectivity system that uses access profiles to curate and manage service offerings for each device, allowing micro-sessions with restricted network traffic to specific destinations based on device characteristics and user profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If complete network access is provided to all devices, then all devices can access any service, but radio frequency spectrum resources are inefficiently used and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network access into multiple service-specific sessions (micro-sessions) rather than providing blanket access. Each service offering is delivered through a dedicated session that can be independently controlled, allowing the system to provide only the specific service needed rather than complete network access, thereby improving RF spectrum efficiency while maintaining service flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically establishes and terminates service sessions based on real-time service requests and device characteristics. Access profiles are dynamically applied to create time-bound sessions with specific network destination restrictions, enabling the system to adapt resource allocation to actual service needs rather than maintaining static full-access connections
2Ease of manufacture
If services are offered uniformly to all devices, then implementation is simple, but services are not tailored to individual device characteristics or user needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining access profiles that contain service rules and device characteristics before service delivery. These profiles are prepared in advance and stored in the service offering manager, allowing the system to quickly match devices with appropriate services without complex real-time decision-making, thus maintaining implementation simplicity while enabling personalization
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by tailoring service offerings to specific device characteristics and user profiles through access profiles. Each device receives customized service recommendations and access permissions based on its specific attributes (device type, user preferences, service history) rather than uniform treatment, enabling personalization while using standardized profile templates
3Adaptability or versatility
If all services are made available to devices, then service coverage is comprehensive, but network traffic volume increases and costs rise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary service components needed for each device based on access profile matching. Instead of providing access to all network destinations, the system extracts and delivers only the specific service offerings relevant to each device, restricting traffic to predetermined network destinations associated with approved services, thereby reducing overall network traffic volume while maintaining comprehensive service coverage
4Loss of energy
If micro-sessions with restricted traffic are implemented, then resource efficiency improves, but system complexity increases due to session management
Solution Approach 1:
The service offering manager performs multiple functions through a single integrated component: it stores access profiles, matches devices to services, establishes micro-sessions, and enforces traffic restrictions. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise be separate complex systems into one unified manager, reducing overall system complexity while enabling efficient micro-session management
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing selectable service offerings to mobile users via mobile terminals over a satellite communication system. In embodiments, a database of access profiles for accessing a network via the wireless communication system may be maintained, wherein each access profile corresponds to a service offering of a plurality of service offerings selectable via the plurality of devices and is associated with a set of network destinations within the network. In embodiments, a request is received from a device of the plurality of devices for a particular service offering of the plurality of service offerings. An access profile may be identified from the database that is associated with the particular service offering. Communications may be permitted between the device and the respective set of network destinations associated with the identified access profile.