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US 8,712,389 B2Granted
User-initiated quality of service modification in a mobile device
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Harvey Joul, Gamze Seckin, Pablo Tapia
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Abstract
A system and method that facilitates mobile device selection among available qualities of service is described herein. A telecommunications network sends a notification to a mobile device when a change in quality of service is available to the mobile device. The mobile device then enables selection of an upgrade or downgrade to the current quality of service. In response to a selection, the mobile device transmits to the telecommunications network the change in quality of service. The telecommunications network then adjusts the quality of service in accordance with the request.
Claims24
A method in a mobile device, the method comprising:
- presenting on the mobile device an interface enabling selection among one or more available qualities of service associated with communication services over a wireless telecommunications network accessed by the mobile device;
- receiving a selection through the interface of one of the one or more available qualities of service, the selected, available quality of service being different from a current quality of service;
- transmitting to the wireless telecommunications network one or more parameters associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of a monetary amount that reflects an amount that a user is willing to pay for the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of a duration associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of an amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- presenting on the mobile device:
- the received indication of the monetary amount associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- the received indication of the duration associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- and
- the received amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- and
- transmitting to the wireless telecommunications network a request to change the current quality of service to the selected, available quality of service.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium whose contents cause a computing system to perform a method, comprising:
- presenting on the mobile device an interface enabling selection among one or more available qualities of service associated with communication services over a wireless telecommunications network accessed by the mobile device;
- receiving a selection through the interface of one of the one or more available qualities of service, the selected, available quality of service being different from a current quality of service;
- transmitting to the wireless telecommunications network one or more parameters associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of a charge that reflects an amount that a user is willing to pay for the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of a quality of service period associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receiving an indication of one or more parameters associated with an amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- presenting on the mobile device:
- the received indication of the charge associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- the quality of service period associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- and
- the received indication of the one or more parameters representing an amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- and
- transmitting to the wireless telecommunications network a request to change the current quality of service to the selected, available quality of service.
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A computing system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
- present on the mobile device an interface enabling selection among one or more available qualities of service associated with communication services over a wireless telecommunications network accessed by the mobile device;
- receive a selection through the interface of one of the one or more available qualities of service, the selected, available quality of service being different from a current quality of service;
- transmit to the wireless telecommunications network one or more parameters associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receive an indication of a fee associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receive an indication of a length of time associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- receive an indication of one or more parameters representing an amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- present on the mobile device:
- the received indication of the fee associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- the length of time associated with the selected, available quality of service;
- the indication of one or more parameters representing an amount of data that is subject to the selected, available quality of service;
- and
- transmit to the wireless telecommunications network a request to change the current quality of service to the selected, available quality of service.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.