Dynamic time based products

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 computer system for providing a dynamic, time-based data delivery service to airline passenger subscribers while in flight, comprising:
a ground based communication system including:
a ground based communication system processor; anda ground based communication system program memory stored with executable instructions that when executed by the ground based communication system processor cause the computer system to:
receive a request from a potential subscriber to receive an in-flight data delivery service plan to access data via an in-flight network for a predetermined initial time;verify the request from the potential subscriber;grant the subscriber the in-flight data delivery service plan to access data via the in-flight network for the predetermined initial time;detect a network degradation event that lasts for a delay time, wherein the network degradation event occurs during a flight when the in-flight network has a decreased network connectivity and/or response speed that exceeds a degradation threshold;categorize the network degradation event as a time delay event;determine, in response to the time delay event, a modification for the in-flight data delivery service plan for the subscriber to access data via the in-flight network;notify the subscriber about the network degradation event;modify the in-flight data delivery service plan for the subscriber to include the modification; andnotify the subscriber of the modification to the in-flight data delivery service plan.