KR101675232B1 - Method and Apparatus for Trading Right to Use Data on Mobile Communication Service - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a device for trading a right to data use on a mobile communication service, wherein the profit of a mobile communication provider and the efficiency of using wireless resources can be improved, and users can use a data service more economically. The method for trading a right to data use on a mobile communication service comprises the steps of: providing information on a minimal bid data amount and information on a minimal bid price for a predetermined usage time slot to multiple users; receiving information on bid prices and information on bid data amounts from the multiple users; and selecting a winning bid price according to a predetermined winning bid standard by using the information on the bid prices and the information on the bid data amounts.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication service,

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service, and more particularly, to a mobile communication service provider that improves the efficiency of utilization of revenue and radio resources of a mobile communication service provider, , And a method and apparatus for trading data usage rights for mobile communication services.

The mobile communication service provider provides a variety of data rate service according to the user's demand. Typically, there are a data selection plan, a My Time Plan, and a band data plan. The data selection plan is priced according to the amount of data that is provided to the user, and the user is a plan to select the product that suits his / her needs according to his / her data demand. The My Time Plan is a plan that allows the user to select the desired time zone and use unlimited data during that period. The band data plan is basically an unlimited number of wired / wireless calls, and is priced differently depending on the amount of data.

As a means of meeting the needs of users in the mobile communication market, operators are launching various types of service plans in line with the needs of various users. Data rates, wired / wireless calls, SMS numbers, and supplementary services are different from each other in a price plan of a similar price. This is due to the existence of a wide variety of consumer demand in the mobile communication market. Therefore, differentiated rate service is one of the main factors affecting the share of mobile communication market.

Existing data plan services do not directly utilize user demand information. That is, the existing data plan service takes a form that the service provider discloses to the user. In this case, operators must develop and provide various types of data plan services in order to satisfy various users 'demands to the greatest extent, and nevertheless can not satisfactorily satisfy users' demand. Even for one user, demand for data usage varies by time and space, and there is uncertainty and variability in user demand for each month of usage of existing data plan.

Therefore, there is a need for a new type of plan service or equivalent service that can quickly cope with the changing demand of the user, away from the uniformly provided data plan.

A related prior art is Korean Patent Publication No. 2015-0042326.

The present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of utilizing revenue and radio resources of a mobile communication service provider, and for selling data usage rights for a mobile communication service in which users can use data service more economically.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for selling data usage rights for a mobile communication service, the method comprising: receiving a minimum bid data amount information and a minimum bid price information for a predetermined usage time zone, ; Receiving bid price information and bid data amount information from the plurality of users; And selecting the winning bid price according to the predetermined winning bid using the bid price information and the bid data amount information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for selling a data usage right for a mobile communication service, the method comprising: receiving a minimum bid data amount information and a minimum bid price information for a predetermined usage area, Providing to the user; Receiving bid price information and bid data amount information from the plurality of users; And selecting the winning bid price according to the predetermined winning bid using the bid price information and the bid data amount information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for selling a data usage right for a mobile communication service, the method comprising: receiving a minimum bid data amount information for a preset usage time zone from a service provider server, Receiving price information; Transmitting bid price information and bid data amount information to the service provider server; And receiving a winning result from a service provider server, wherein the service provider server provides a data usage right selling method for selecting a winning price in accordance with a predetermined winning bid using the bid price information and the bid data amount information do.

According to the present invention, the data use right is traded by auction method, and the data use demand of the user is collected by the reverse auction method and the data use right is traded based on the data demand information, thereby improving the service satisfaction of the users, Revenue can be improved.

Also, according to the present invention, efficiency of radio resource utilization can be improved, and a user can use a data service more economically.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a data usage rights trading system for a mobile communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating an interface of a mobile terminal for selling data usage rights according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining a method of trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method for trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The data demand of users for mobile communication service changes in real time by time zone and space. For example, in the case of an employee who has a long commute time, the data usage pattern shows a surge in the commute time zone (7 am to 9 pm, 6 pm to 8 pm) excluding the main business hours, and data usage increases on weekends Can be confirmed. In addition, users who stay in areas where mobile communication services are likely to be used, such as subway stations or bus stops, may experience data usage increases more than in other areas.

That is, since the data demand of the user changes in real time according to the time zone and the space, the service satisfaction of the users is improved based on the data demand information of the user and the profit of the mobile communication service provider can be improved. Also, if the data rate and the radio resources are adjusted based on the data demand information of the user and the data service is provided, the efficiency of the radio resource utilization can be improved and the user can use the data service more economically.

In order to provide the above-described effect, the present invention introduces auction and reverse auction method to confirm data demand information of a user and sells a data use right based on data demand information to a user. That is, the mobile communication company proceeds an auction for the user to sell the data use right at a specific time zone or space, and the user bids for purchasing the data use right. Then, the mobile communication company confirms the data demand information of the user by using the bid price of the user and the amount of the bid data, and proceeds the auction with the updated sales condition based on the data demand information. The auction process is performed based on the data demand information of the user, so that the present invention uses the reverse auction method.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a data usage rights trading system for a mobile communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an interface of a mobile terminal for selling a data usage right according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

As shown in FIG. 1, a data usage rights trading system according to the present invention includes a plurality of mobile terminals connected to a service provider server 110 and a service provider server 110.

The service provider server 110 transmits sales condition information for selling data usage rights to a plurality of mobile terminals including the mobile terminal 120. [ The sales condition information includes minimum bid data amount information and minimum bid price information for a predetermined use time zone. That is, the service provider server 110 transmits sales condition information for auction to a plurality of mobile terminals.

The mobile terminal 120 receives and displays the sales condition information, and may, as an example, display the sales condition information, such as the interface shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the auction time may correspond to the use time zone, and the lower limit data amount corresponds to the lowest bid data amount. The lower limit price corresponds to the lowest bid price, and the lowest bid price may be the price per unit data.

When the user of the mobile terminal 120 inputs the bid price and the amount of bid data for the desired time slot for bidding, the mobile terminal 120 transmits the bid price information and the bid data amount information for the desired time zone to the service provider server 110). At this time, the bid price is equal to or greater than the minimum bid price, and the bid data amount can be set to be equal to or greater than the minimum bid data amount.

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 2, the service provider server 110 transmits to the mobile terminal 120 the per-unit-data-per-unit-rate information on the plan used by the user along with the sales condition information, It can induce the user to purchase the data usage right at an economical price. The user can determine the bid price by comparing the charge information per unit data with the lowest bid price.

The service provider server 110 receives the bid price information and the bid data amount information from a plurality of mobile terminals including the mobile terminal 120 and transmits the bid price information and the bid data amount information to the service provider server 110 using the bid price information and the bid amount information, Select the price, ie the winner.

At this time, the service provider server 110 can select the winning bid that satisfies the range of available wireless resources in the use time zone in descending order from the highest bid price. In other words, the winning bid price may be selected so that the total data amount of the winning bid price is less than the range of the available wireless resources in the use time zone, and the winning bid can be changed according to the policy of the communication carrier. If the telecommunication service provider hopes to maximize the profit, it can select the winning bidder or control the available wireless resources in excess of the available wireless resources.

In the first auction of FIG. 2, for example, when three users bidding as shown in Table 1 and the available radio resource is 400 MB, the service provider server 110 selects the highest bid The user 1 who bids for the price becomes the winning bidder, and the user 2 who bids for the next price becomes the winning bidder. The total amount of data for users 1 and 2 is 300 MB. If user 3 is also awarded, user 3 is determined to be a bidder because the total amount of data to be won is 600 MB and exceeds 400 MB of available radio resources. Also, in case of user 4, the bid price is determined to be the bidder because it is smaller than the minimum bid price.

User 1 Bid price per unit of data: $ 50
Bid data volume: 100MB User 2 Bid price per unit of data: 45 won
Bid data volume: 200MB User 3 Bid price per unit of data: 40 won
Bid data volume: 300MB User 4 Bid price per unit data: $ 35
Bid data volume: 300MB

The successful bidder can use the data service according to the purchase condition using the purchased data use right. For example, user 1 can use 100MB of data at a price of 50 won per unit of data.

The service provider server 110 may transmit the excess guidance message to the successful bidder's mobile terminal if the data usage amount of the winning bidder exceeds the amount of data billed. In addition, the service provider server 110 may add an additional fee to the used data in excess of the amount of the winning data.

On the other hand, the bid price information and the bid data amount information of the user can be regarded as a demand for data use by a user for a specific use time period, that is, a willingness to pay. That is, if the amount of bidders or the amount of bidding data in a specific use time slot is large, it can be said that the data use demand of a specific use time zone is larger than the other use time zone.

Accordingly, the service provider server 110 determines the sales conditions, that is, the time zone of use, the minimum bid data amount information, or the lowest bid price information based on the number of bidders or the amount of bid data, You can sell data usage rights. That is, the use time zone, the lowest bid data amount information, or the lowest bid price information may be updated according to the data use demand of the user. In one embodiment, the minimum bid price may be determined according to the data usage demand in the usage time zone, and as the demand for data usage increases, the minimum bid price in the same usage time zone may increase.

As a result, according to the present invention, the data usage right is auctioned in the auction scheme, and the data use demand is collected based on the data demand information by collecting the data demand information of the user in the reverse auction method, The profitability of the operator can be improved. In addition, efficiency of wireless resource utilization can be improved, and users can use data service more economically.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, the sales condition information is provided for each use time zone. However, since the data demand differs for each use region, the sales condition information may be provided for each use region.

1, a mobile communication system including a service provider server and a mobile terminal has been described. However, the service provider server 110 can transmit / receive information to / from a user terminal connectable to a communication network. That is, the user can confirm the sales conditions of the mobile communication service provider and transmit the bid price and the bid data amount using a user terminal such as a notebook or a desktop.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a method of trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, a method of selling a data usage right of a mobile communication service provider is described as an embodiment.

The service provider server of the telecommunication service provider provides the lowest bid data amount information and the lowest bid price information for the preset use time period to a plurality of users (S310). According to the embodiment, the service provider server can provide the minimum bid data amount information and the lowest bid price information for the predetermined use area to a plurality of users.

The usage area, the usage time zone, the minimum bid data amount information or the lowest bid price information can be determined according to the data use demand of the user, and the data use demand is based on the number of bid users or the bid data amount information ≪ / RTI >

The service provider server receives the bid price information and the bid data amount information from a plurality of users (S320), and selects the winning bid price according to the predetermined bid price using the bid price information and the bid data amount information (S330). At this time, the service provider server can select the winning bidder by selecting the winning bid price that satisfies the range of available wireless resources in the use time zone or the usage area in descending order from the highest bid price. Or, to maximize profit, a winning bid can be selected that satisfies a range exceeding the range of available radio resources by a preset value.

On the other hand, the service provider server can provide the user with the charge information per unit data for the charge plan used by the user. If the amount of data used by the successful user exceeds the amount of awarded data, can do.

Also, the service provider server may provide the winning bidder with information indicating that the winning bidder who has obtained the data use right for the predetermined use area is out of the use area when the winning bidder goes out of the predetermined use area.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, a method of purchasing a data usage right for a mobile communication service user is described as an embodiment.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention can receive the minimum bid data amount information and the lowest bid price information for the preset usage time zone from the service provider server (S410) and display the interface shown in FIG. Also, the mobile terminal may receive the minimum bid data amount information and the lowest bid price information for the predetermined use area, according to the embodiment.

In response to the user's request, the mobile terminal transmits the bid price information and the bid data amount information to the service provider server (S420). At this time, the mobile terminal compares the bid price or bid data input by the user with the lowest bid data amount or the lowest bid price or with the unit data rate of the plan used by the user, And the bidding data amount information to the service provider server or display the transmission confirmation message and transmit the corresponding information according to the user's confirmation request.

For example, if the bid price and bid data input by the user is less than the minimum bid data amount and the lowest bid price, or is higher than the unit data rate of the plan that the user is using, the mobile terminal transmits bid price information and bid data Amount information to the service provider server or display a transmission confirmation message.

The service provider server selects the winning price as described in FIGS. 1 to 3 using the bid price information and the bid data amount information, and the mobile terminal receives the winning result from the service provider server (S430).

The service provider server transmits information on the awarded data use right to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal user can use the data using the data use right.

The above-described technical features may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

Claims (10)

A method for trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service of a service provider server,
Providing a plurality of users with minimum bid data amount information for a predetermined usage time zone and minimum bid price information per unit data;
Providing the user with rate information per unit data for the rate plan the user is using;
Receiving bid price information and bid data amount information from the plurality of users; And
Selecting the winning bid price according to the predetermined winning bid using the bid price information and the bid data amount information,
The step of selecting the winning bid price
The winning bid price is selected so that the total amount of winning data satisfies the range of the available wireless resources in the use time zone, and the winning bid price is selected in descending order from the highest bid price
How to buy and sell data.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Determining the use time zone, the minimum bid data amount information or the minimum bid price information based on the number of bidders or the bid data amount information
The method comprising the steps of:
The method according to claim 1,
The minimum bid price
Depending on the data usage demand of the above-mentioned usage time,
How to buy and sell data.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Providing an excess guidance message to the user if the data usage of the auctioned user exceeds the amount of data auctioned;
The method comprising the steps of:
A method for trading data usage rights for a mobile communication service of a service provider server,
Providing a plurality of users with minimum bid data amount information for a predetermined use area and minimum bid price information per unit data;
Providing the user with rate information per unit data for the rate plan the user is using;
Receiving bid price information and bid data amount information from the plurality of users; And
Selecting the winning bid price according to the predetermined winning bid using the bid price information and the bid data amount information,
The step of selecting the winning bid price
The winning bid price is selected so that the total amount of winning data satisfies the range of the available wireless resources in the use area, and the winning bid is selected in descending order from the highest bid price
How to buy and sell data.
8. The method of claim 7,
The service provider server
When the winning bidder who has obtained the data use right for the utilization zone out of the utilization zone, provides information indicating that the user is out of the utilization zone to the winning bidder
How to buy and sell data.
8. The method of claim 7,
Determining the use time zone, the minimum bid data amount information or the minimum bid price information based on the number of bidders or the bid data amount information
The method comprising the steps of:
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