Subscriber Service Access Management via Entitlement Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers face challenges in managing subscriber access to various services, including presenting available options in an intuitive manner and ensuring that subscribers can navigate and select services based on their entitlements.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that collect information from upstream customer premise equipment to determine subscriber entitlements and present services through a user interface, utilizing a navigation feature to facilitate selection and access, while managing entitlements and integrating with distribution features for seamless service delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If service providers present all available services to subscribers, then service selection completeness is improved, but user interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The service menu is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels or categories. Instead of presenting all services at once, the system divides services into groups (e.g., by type, priority, or subscriber entitlement) and presents them in an organized structure that reduces perceived complexity while maintaining complete service availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The user interface dynamically adapts the service presentation based on subscriber characteristics, entitlements, and usage patterns. The system adjusts which services are visible and how they are organized, transforming a static comprehensive menu into a dynamic, context-aware interface that simplifies navigation while preserving service completeness.
2Measurement precision
If service providers implement comprehensive entitlement management, then access control accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Entitlements are determined and configured in advance before service access is requested. The system pre-establishes subscriber entitlements based on service subscriptions, user profiles, and authorization rules, so that when a service is accessed, the entitlement check is a simple verification rather than a complex real-time evaluation.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary entitlement management component or layer is introduced between the service provider and the subscriber. This intermediary handles the complex entitlement determination logic centrally, managing access control rules and subscriber permissions in a dedicated module that simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining precise access control.
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AI summary
Method and system of managing subscriber access to services. The method and system including features for use in determining sub scriber entitlements to the services and managing presentation of the services for subscriber selection and access as a function of the subscriber entitlements.