# US 2016/0255205 A1 · Method, computer program, and algorithm for computing network service value pricing based on communication service experiences delivered to consumers and merchants over a smart multi-services (sms) communication network

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- Number: US 2016/0255205 A1
- Document ID: US20160255205A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/151,405
- Filed: 2016-05-10
- Published: 2016-09-01
- Earliest claimed: 2010-03-31
- Inventors: Jesse E. Russell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160255205A1

## CPC

- H04M 15/8016: {based on quality of service [QoS]}
- G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services}
- G06Q 50/188: {Electronic negotiation}
- H04L 12/14: Charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting [AAA] framework
- H04L 12/6418: {Hybrid transport}
- H04L 41/0803: Configuration setting
- H04L 41/5019: Ensuring fulfilment of SLA
- H04L 41/5029: {Service quality level-based billing, e.g. dependent on measured service level customer is charged more or less}
- H04L 41/5067: Customer-centric QoS measurements
- H04L 67/1068: {Discovery involving direct consultation or announcement among potential requesting and potential source peers}
- H04L 67/306: User profiles
- H04M 7/0063: {where the network is a peer-to-peer network}
- H04M 15/8083: {involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts}
- H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
- H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring
- H04W 36/13: {Cell handover without a predetermined boundary, e.g. virtual cells}
- H04W 36/322: {by location data}
- H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
- H04L 2012/6421: {Medium of transmission, e.g. fibre, cable, radio, satellite}
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A system and method for providing multi-services within a communication network according to various exemplary embodiments can include storing, in a database of a computer, user-defined sets of rules and instructions for providing multi-services to end user devices connected to a communication network comprising a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities. The system and method can receive, at one or more processors, the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of end users via a plurality of end user devices. The system and method can configure a virtual network for each end user within the communication network using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each end user. The user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the communication network to the end user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for accessing resources and services provided by a network, the method comprising:
providing a communication system comprising a plurality of networks; determining a physical location of a device connected to a first network of the plurality of networks;
requesting access to services provided on a second network of the plurality of networks when the device crosses a boundary area and enters as a visitor into the second network, wherein the boundary area represents an intersection in physical boundaries of the first network and the second network, wherein the second network is in use by the device at a time of crossing of the boundary area;
in response to the access to services request, granting access to the services provided by the second network;
broadcasting at least one signaling message by the second network to all networks of the plurality of networks to locate a home network of the device;
in response to the broadcast of the at least one signaling message, receiving an acknowledgment message from the home network indicating that the device is registered within the home network; and
in response to the acknowledgment message, establishing a peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network to enable the device to access and share resources and services provided by the home network while the device travels within the boundary area of the second network.

### Claim 2 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, further comprising automatically establishing the peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network when the device travels from the home network to the second network, wherein the home network and the second network are configured having a same protocol.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the home network and the second network both comprises an IP network or a circuit switch network.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the IP network comprises a Smart Multi-Services (SMS) network and the circuit switch network comprises a legacy network selected from the group consisting of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a cable network, a cellular network, and an IP packet network.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising utilizing one or more signaling network protocols to convert the signaling message to permit two different types of networks to establish the peer-to-peer connection when the device travels from the home network having a first protocol to the second network having a second protocol that differs from the first protocol.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising converting the at least one signaling message based on the second protocol of the second network using a first networking protocol of the home network into a home compatible signaling message to enable the device to virtually connect to the home network.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the home network comprises an IP network and the second network comprises a circuit switch network.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein the home network comprises an SMS network and the circuit switch network comprises a legacy network selected from the group consisting of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), cable network, cellular network, and an IP packet network.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising converting the at least one signaling message using a SIGTRAN IP networking protocol into an IP signaling message to enable the device to virtually connect to the home network configured as an IP network.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the device access to the resources and services provided by the home network when the device travels within the boundary area of the second network while simultaneously providing a Quality of Experience (QoE) level to the device based on the Latency Quality Index performance requirement provided by the foreign network.

### Claim 11

A system for accessing resources and services provided by a network, the system comprising:
a communication system comprising a plurality of networks and each network including a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities;
at least one processor connected to the HFW network; and
at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network for storing data for accessing resources and services provided by the communication system and for storing instructions to cause the at least one processor to:
determine a physical location of a device connected to a first network of the plurality of networks;
request access to services provided on a second network of the plurality of networks when the device crosses a boundary area and enters as a visitor into the second network, wherein the boundary area represents an intersection in physical boundaries of the first network and the second network, wherein the second network is in use by the device at a time of crossing of the boundary area;
in response to the access to services request, grant access to the services provided by the second network;
broadcast at least one signaling message by the second network to all networks of the plurality of networks to locate a home network of the device;
in response to the broadcast of the at least one signaling message, receive an acknowledgment message from the home network indicating that the device is registered within the home network; and
in response to the acknowledgment message, establish a peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network to enable the device to access and share resources and services provided by the home network while the device travels within the boundary area of the second network.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one process is further configured to automatically establish the peer-to-peer connection between the home network and the second network when the device travels from the home network to the second network, wherein the home network and the second network are configured having a same protocol.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The system of claim 12, wherein the home network and the second network both comprises an IP network or a circuit switch network.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The system of claim 13, wherein the IP network comprises a Smart Multi-Services (SMS) network and the circuit switch network comprises a legacy network selected from the group consisting of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a cable network, a cellular network, and an IP packet network.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to convert, utilizing one or more signaling network protocols, the signaling message to permit two different types of networks to establish the peer-to-peer connection when the device travels from the home network having a first protocol to the second network having a second protocol that differs from the first protocol.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to convert the at least one signaling message based on the second protocol of the second network using a first networking protocol of the home network into a home compatible signaling message to enable the device to virtually connect to the home network.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the home network comprises an IP network and the second network comprises a circuit switch network.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The system of claim 17, wherein the home network comprises an SMS network and the circuit switch network comprises a legacy network selected from the group consisting of a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), cable network, cellular network, and an IP packet network.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to convert the at least one signaling message using a SIGTRAN IP networking protocol into an IP signaling message to enable the device to virtually connect to the home network configured as an IP network.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to provide the device access to the resources and services provided by the home network when the device travels within the boundary area of the second network while simultaneously providing a Quality of Experience (QoE) level to the device based on the Latency Quality Index performance requirement provided by the foreign network.

### Claim 21

A method for providing multi-services within a communication network, the method comprising:
storing, in a database of a computer, user-defined sets of rules and instructions for providing multi-services to at least one of an end user, a group of end users, at least one device, and a group of devices connected to a communication network comprising a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network having policy management capabilities, wherein the communication network is selected from at least one of a virtual wireless communication access network and a virtual cellular communication access network, and wherein the communication network is configured to operate within a shared spectrum frequency band or a dedicated spectrum frequency band;
receiving, at one or more processors, the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices via the plurality of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one of the device, and the group of devices; and
configuring the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or the dedicated spectrum frequency band for each group of the end users within the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or the dedicated spectrum frequency band using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each group of the end users or the group of devices, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or a dedicated spectrum frequency band to the groups of the end users or the groups of the devices;
wherein the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network comprises a Smart Multi-Services (SMS) communication network capable of supporting at least one communication session selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia;
wherein the policy management capabilities enable the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to define the rules and instructions to establish at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
selecting the at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of the devices from a plurality of Quality of Experience (QoE) service levels, wherein each QoE service level corresponds to one or more dimensions that control a perception of at least one service that the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices experience when receiving the service and wherein the policy management capabilities enables the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to test features and capabilities of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network associated with each QoE service level for selecting a fee to pay for the at least one service based on the perception of the service to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
wherein the plurality of QoE service levels comprise at least one predefined service level and a customized service level and wherein the one or more dimensions comprise at least one of a mobility dimension, an audio dimension, a visual dimension, and a velocity dimension;
calculating a Latency Quality Index (LQI) rating for measuring a performance level of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network to determine the QoE service level that the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices experience when engaged in the at least one of the virtual wireless communication access network and the virtual cellular communication access network session;
executing a service price reduction program such that an owner of the HFW network is capable of submitting an activation request to calculate an initial service pricing plan for at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices based on initial profile data captured by a data collection agent to determine an initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and a base price for at least one service;
storing the initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and the base price for the at least one service, and, as the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices requests additional services, updating the service price reduction program;
monitoring a number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and, initially using the initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to update the data generated by the service price reduction program by iteratively recalculating a current value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices based on the number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to reduce the base price for the at least one service;
providing access to shared resources and services of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network to at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices having a common interest for sharing the resources and services so as to reduce cost of network services and resources paid by the at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
designating at least one virtual security zone for allocating the shared resources and services among the at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices physically located within a predefined geographical area associated with the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access networks network;
executing a resource allocation program to dynamically allocate network resources delivered to at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices per at least one transaction requested by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and conducted during the at least one communication session;
receiving a transfer request from at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to transfer data from a first processor located at a first location to a second processor located at a second location as the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices travels from the first location to the second location, the first processor authorizes the transfer request if the user-defined sets of rules and instructions of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices permit the transfer of the data and transfers the data of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to the second processor;
executing an e-commerce alias program to enable at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to create a service identity to conduct an e-commerce transaction during the at least one communication session over the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network without revealing a true identity of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices during negotiations of terms of the e-commerce transaction,
creating the service identity comprising at least one attribute known to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and at least one attribute unknown to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices; and
revealing the true identity of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices when the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices agrees to the terms of the e-commerce transaction.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute unknown to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices comprises encrypted data of biometric information of the end users, encrypted data of biometric information of the group of end users, and encrypted data for the at least one device.

### Claim 23

A system for providing multi-services within a communication network, the system comprising:
a communication network;
a Hybrid Fiber-Wireless (HFW) network policy management capabilities coupled to the communication network;
at least on processor connected to the HFW network; and
at least one database connected to the at least one processor and the HFW network and for storing user-defined sets of rules and instructions for providing multi-services to at least one of an end user, a group of end users and at least one device connected to a communication network comprising the HFW network having policy management capabilities, wherein the communication network is selected from at least one of a virtual wireless communication access network and a virtual cellular communication access network, and wherein the communication network is configured to operate within a shared spectrum frequency band or a dedicated spectrum frequency band;
receive the user-defined sets of rules and instructions from a plurality of at least one of the end users, the group of end users, and the at least one device via a plurality of at least one of the end users and at least one of the devices, and
configure the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or the dedicated spectrum frequency band for each group of the end users within the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or the dedicated spectrum frequency band using the policy management capabilities based on the user-defined sets of rules and instructions provided by each group of the end users or the at least one of the devices, wherein the user-defined sets of rules and instructions define provisioning and delivery of resources and services provided by the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network within the shared spectrum frequency band or a dedicated spectrum frequency band to the groups of end users or the at least one of the devices;
wherein the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network comprises a Smart Multi-Services (SMS) communication network capable of supporting at least one communication session selected from the group consisting of voice, video, data, and multimedia;
wherein the policy management capabilities enable the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to define the rules and instructions to establish at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
wherein the at least one service level for delivering the services and resources to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices is selected from a plurality of Quality of Experience (QoE) service levels, wherein each QoE service level corresponds to one or more dimensions that control a perception of at least one service that the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices experiences when receiving the service and wherein the policy management capabilities enables the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to test features and capabilities of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network associated with each QoE service level for selecting a fee to pay for the at least one service based on the perception of the service to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
wherein the plurality of QoE service levels comprise at least one predefined service level and a customized service level and wherein the one or more dimensions comprise at least one of a mobility dimension, an audio dimension, a visual dimension, and a velocity dimension;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to calculate a Latency Quality Index (LQI) rating for measuring a performance level of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network to determine the QoE service level that the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices experiences when engaged in the at least one of the virtual wireless communication access network and the virtual cellular communication network session;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute a service price reduction program such that an owner of the HFW network is capable of submitting an activation request to calculate an initial service pricing plan for at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices based on initial profile data captured by a data collection agent to determine an initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and a base price for at least one service;
wherein the at least one database stores the initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and the base price for the at least one service, and, as the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices requests additional services, update the service price reduction program;
wherein the at least one database monitors a number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and, initially using the initial value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to update the data generated by the service price reduction program by iteratively recalculates a current value of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices based on the number of transaction requests submitted by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to reduce the base price for the at least one service;
wherein the at least one processor comprises shared resources and services of the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network to at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices having a common interest for sharing the resources and services so as to reduce cost of network services and resources paid by the at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices;
wherein the communication network is configured to designate at least one virtual security zone for allocating the shared resources and services among the at least some of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices physically located within a predefined geographical area associated with the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communications access network
wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute a resource allocation program to dynamically allocate network resources delivered to at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices per at least one transaction requested by the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and conducted during the at least one communication session;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive a transfer request from at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to transfer data from a first processor located at a first location to a second processor located at a second location as the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices travels from the first location to the second location, the first processor authorizes the transfer request if the user-defined sets of rules and instructions of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices permit the transfer of the data and transfers the data of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to the second processor;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute an e-commerce alias program to enable at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices to create a service identity to conduct an e-commerce transaction during the at least one communication session over the virtual wireless communication access network or the virtual cellular communication access network without revealing a true identity of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices during negotiations of terms of the e-commerce transaction,
creating the service identity comprising at least one attribute known to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices and at least one attribute unknown to the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices; and
revealing the true identity of the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices when the at least one of the end users, the group of end users, the at least one device, and the group of devices agrees to the terms of the e-commerce transaction.