Dynamic transaction allocation system for in-flight connectivity

A system for providing data connectivity for a passenger in a commercial passenger vehicle, comprising:

• a server located in the commercial passenger vehicle and configured to communicate with a ground server outside of the commercial passenger vehicle and one or more passenger electronic devices (PEDs) associated with one or more passengers,
• wherein the server includes:
• a real-time communication component configured to perform an authenticated communication with one or more service provider candidates according to an order that defines priorities of the one or more service provider candidates such that the authenticated communication with a second service provider candidate is performed after it is determined that a first service provider candidate is unable to meet one or more constraints that are predetermined for providing wireless connection services for a PED associated with a particular passenger;
• a processor configured to calculate service performance metrics to satisfy predetermined conditions related to quality of the wireless connection services to be provided to the PED;
• and
• an interface that is configured to establish, based on the authenticated communication and the service performance metrics, data connectivity for the PED associated with the particular passenger,
• wherein the real-time communication component is further configured to:
• send, to the first service provider candidate, a first request message that requests the first service provider candidate to confirm whether to sponsor costs for providing the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger;
• receive, from the first service provider candidate, a first response message that approves or disapproves the costs;
• and
• wherein in response to the first response message disapproving the costs, the real-time communication component is further configured to:
• i) send, to the second service provider candidate, a second request message that requests the second service provider candidate to confirm whether to sponsor the costs for providing the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger;
• ii) receive, from the second service provider candidate, a second response message from the second service provider candidate that approves or disapproves the costs;
• and
• iii) in response to the second response message disapproving the costs, request by the server to the PED associated with the particular passenger to confirm whether the particular passenger agrees to make a direct payment for the costs, or in response to the second response message approving the costs, proceeding to provide the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger by allocating the costs to the second service provider candidate.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having code stored thereon, the code, upon execution by one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to implement a method comprising:

• receiving one or more data connectivity requests from one or more passenger electronic devices (PEDs) associated with one or more passengers;
• obtaining passenger information associated with the one or more passengers;
• performing, based on the passenger information, an authenticated communication based on the passenger information with one or more service provider candidates according to an order that defines priorities of the one or more service provider candidates such that the authenticated communication with a second service provider candidate is performed after it is determined that a first service provider candidate is unable to meet one or more constraints that are predetermined for providing wireless connection services for a PED associated with a particular passenger;
• establishing, based on the authenticated communication, data connectivity for the PED associated with the particular passenger, and
• wherein the performing the authenticated communication includes:
• sending, to the first service provider candidate, a first request message that requests the first service provider candidate to confirm whether to sponsor costs for providing the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger;
• receiving, from the first service provider candidate, a first response message that approves or disapproves the costs;
• and
• wherein the method further comprises, in response to the first response message disapproving the costs,
• i) sending, to the second service provider candidate, a second request message that requests the second service provider candidate to confirm whether to sponsor the costs for providing the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger;
• ii) receiving, from the second service provider candidate, a second response message from the second service provider candidate that approves or disapproves the costs;
• and
• iii) in response to the second response message disapproving the costs, requesting to the PED associated with the particular passenger to confirm whether the particular passenger agrees to make a direct payment for the costs, or in response to the second response message approving the costs, proceeding to provide the wireless connection services for the PED associated with the particular passenger by allocating the costs to the second service provider candidate.