DYNAMIC TIME BASED PRODUCT

摘要

The system and method alters the data delivery service plan of a subscriber in response to a network degradation event that negatively affects the subscriber's plan during transportation (e.g. in flight). In response to the subscriber's request, the system and method grants the subscriber access to the in-flight network and/or data during the flight. Additionally, the system and method monitors and detects network degradation events during the flight. If an event occurs that negatively affects the subscribers plan during the flight, the system and method determines a time extension for the subscriber to access the network and/or data based on the duration of the network degradation event. The system and method also modifies the subscriber's plan based on the determined time extension and notifies the subscriber about the network degradation event and plan modification. The plan modification may credit the subscriber additional time, data, and/or services.

主权项

1. A system for providing a dynamic, time-based data delivery service to airline passenger subscribers during flight, comprising:
one or more computing devices communicatively coupled to one or more communication networks, the one or more communication networks configured to communicatively interconnect an aircraft and a ground network; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories accessible to the one or more computing devices and storing thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the system to:
detect an occurrence of a network degradation event, wherein the network degradation event occurs during a flight of the aircraft when at least a portion of the one or more communication networks has a decreased network connectivity and/or has a response speed that exceeds a degradation threshold;determine, in response to the detection of the occurrence of the network degradation event, a modification to a data delivery service plan of a subscriber for accessing data via the one or more communication networks during the flight; andmodify the data delivery service plan of the subscriber to include the modification.