US 2013/0159867 A1Published application

Approach for managing package-based subscriptions for service providers

OwnerJayasimha Nuggehalli, Jiang Hong +3inventors

InventorsJayasimha Nuggehalli, Jiang Hong, Guiluan Luo, Zhenyu Lu, Deeksha Sharma

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Abstract

An approach is provided for creating and managing pricing models and subscriptions for packages. As used herein, the term “package” refers to a logical entity that has one or more member applications, where each of the member applications provides one or more services. One or more pricing models may be assigned to a package and made available to subscribers and the pricing models assigned to a package may be changed. Users may subscribe to one or more packages and incur charges based upon the pricing models assigned to the packages to which the users subscribe. Embodiments include providing a graphical user interface for service providers to create and manage packages, define pricing models and to manage pricing model assignments for packages. Embodiments also include providing a graphical user interface for subscribers to view available applications and packages in a “marketplace” and to subscribe to packages and manage their subscriptions.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for managing applications, the apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a memory storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, causes:
generating and transmitting to a client device first graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a first graphical user interface object to be displayed at the client device, wherein the first graphical user interface object identifies a package;
generating and transmitting to the client device second graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a plurality of graphical user interface objects to be displayed at the client device, wherein the plurality of graphical user interface objects are associated with and identify a plurality of applications that implement a plurality of services;
receiving, from the client device, first user selection data that indicates a user selection for association with the package of two or more applications from the plurality applications;
in response to receiving, from the client device, the first user selection data that indicates the user selection for membership in the package of the two or more applications from the plurality applications, generating first assignment data that indicates membership of the two or more applications in the package;
receiving, from the client device, second user selection data that indicates a user selection of a pricing model for association with the package;
and
in response to receiving, from the client device, the second user selection data that indicates the user selection of the pricing model for association with the package, generating second assignment data that indicates an assignment of the pricing model to the package.

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One or more computer-readable media for managing applications, the one or more computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause:

generating and transmitting to a client device first graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a first graphical user interface object to be displayed at the client device, wherein the first graphical user interface object identifies a package;
generating and transmitting to the client device second graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a plurality of graphical user interface objects to be displayed at the client device, wherein the plurality of graphical user interface objects are associated with and identify a plurality of applications that implement a plurality of services;
receiving, from the client device, first user selection data that indicates a user selection for association with the package of two or more applications from the plurality applications;
in response to receiving, from the client device, the first user selection data that indicates the user selection for membership in the package of the two or more applications from the plurality applications, generating first assignment data that indicates membership of the two or more applications in the package;
receiving, from the client device, second user selection data that indicates a user selection of a pricing model for association with the package;
and
in response to receiving, from the client device, the second user selection data that indicates the user selection of the pricing model for association with the package, generating second assignment data that indicates an assignment of the pricing model to the package.

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A computer-implemented method for managing applications, the computer-implemented method comprising:

generating and transmitting to a client device first graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a first graphical user interface object to be displayed at the client device, wherein the first graphical user interface object identifies a package;
generating and transmitting to the client device second graphical user interface object data which, when processed at the client device, causes a plurality of graphical user interface objects to be displayed at the client device, wherein the plurality of graphical user interface objects are associated with and identify a plurality of applications that implement a plurality of services;
receiving, from the client device, first user selection data that indicates a user selection for association with the package of two or more applications from the plurality applications;
in response to receiving, from the client device, the first user selection data that indicates the user selection for membership in the package of the two or more applications from the plurality applications, generating first assignment data that indicates membership of the two or more applications in the package;
receiving, from the client device, second user selection data that indicates a user selection of a pricing model for association with the package;
and
in response to receiving, from the client device, the second user selection data that indicates the user selection of the pricing model for association with the package, generating second assignment data that indicates an assignment of the pricing model to the package.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.