Device, System, and Process for Wireless Service Optimization Based on Analyzed Wireless Device Usage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018139334-A1
Application number	US-201715813759-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Priority date	Nov 15, 2016
Publication date	May 17, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for determining a most cost effective wireless service for a wireless device implemented at least in part in the wireless device. The method includes obtaining with a wireless device processor wireless service usage information for the wireless device. The method further includes determining with a processor a cost of various wireless service plans based on the wireless service usage information, determining with the processor the most cost effective wireless service in response to the determining with the processor the cost of various wireless service plans, and displaying a most cost effective wireless service information in a graphical user interface on a display of the wireless device. A device for implementing the method is disclosed as well.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for determining a most cost effective wireless service for a wireless device implemented at least in part in the wireless device comprising:
obtaining with a wireless device processor wireless service usage information for the wireless device that includes at least one of the following: monthly data usage on cellular, monthly data usage on Wi-Fi; monthly inbound cellular minutes, monthly outbound cellular minutes, monthly text messages sent, and monthly text messages received; determining with a processor a cost of various wireless service plans based on the wireless service usage information; determining with the processor the most cost effective wireless service in response to the determining with the processor the cost of various wireless service plans; and displaying a most cost effective wireless service information in a graphical user interface on a display of the wireless device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining with the processor the wireless service usage information comprises at least one of the following: tracking over a set period of time with the processor a wireless service usage and storing the wireless service usage information in a wireless device memory and retrieving with the processor the wireless service usage stored in the wireless device memory for the set period of time.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the most cost effective wireless service information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display of the wireless device further comprises at least one of the following: a most cost effective wireless service plan, a link to a webpage to obtain the most cost effective wireless service plan, associated costs of the most cost effective wireless service plan, and anticipated cost savings.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a server and the method further comprises:
transmitting the wireless service usage information from the wireless device to the server; and receiving in the wireless device the most cost effective wireless service information from the server.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising storing in a non-transitory memory of the server a wireless service optimization application,
wherein the wireless service optimization application is implemented at least in part in the server.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
simulating wireless service with the server based on the wireless service usage information; determining the cost of various wireless service plans with the server in response to the simulation based on the wireless service usage information; and determining the most cost effective wireless service with the server in response to the simulation based on the wireless service usage information.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
storing in a non-transitory memory of the wireless device a wireless service optimization application, wherein the wireless service optimization application is implemented at least in part in the wireless device.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises the processor, the method further comprising:
simulating wireless service with the processor based on the wireless service usage information; determining the cost of various wireless service plans with the processor in response to the simulation based on the wireless service usage information; and determining the most cost effective wireless service with the processor in response to the simulation based on the wireless service usage information.

9 . The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the obtaining with the processor the wireless service usage information comprises at least one of the following: tracking over a set period of time with the processor a wireless service usage and storing the wireless service usage information in a wireless device memory and retrieving with the processor the wireless service usage stored in the wireless device memory for the set period of time; wherein the most cost effective wireless service information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display of the wireless device further comprises at least one of the following: a most cost effective wireless service plan, a link to a webpage to obtain the most cost effective wireless service plan, associated costs of the most cost effective wireless service plan, and anticipated cost savings; and wherein the processor comprises a server and the method further comprises: transmitting the wireless service usage information from the wireless device to the server; and receiving in the wireless device the most cost effective wireless service information from the server.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying on the display of the wireless device the graphical user interface having a prompt to input information,
wherein the information comprises at least one of the following: a length of time for analyzing the wireless service usage information and a current monthly wireless service plan cost.

11 . A device configured to determine a most cost effective wireless service for a wireless device implemented at least in part in the wireless device comprising:
a wireless device processor configured to determine wireless service usage information for the wireless device that includes at least one of the following: monthly data usage on cellular, monthly data usage on Wi-Fi; monthly inbound cellular minutes, monthly outbound cellular minutes, monthly text messages sent, and monthly text messages received; a processor configured to determine a cost of various wireless service plans based on the wireless service usage information; the processor configured to determine the most cost effective wireless service in response to the determining with the processor the cost of various wireless service plans; and a graphical user interface on a display of the wireless device configured to display a most cost effective wireless service information.

12 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the wireless device processor is configured to obtain the wireless service usage information that comprises at least one of the following: tracking over a set period of time with the wireless device processor a wireless service usage and storing the wireless service usage information in a wireless device memory and retrieving with the wireless device processor the wireless service usage stored in the wireless device memory for the set period of time.

13 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the display is further configured to display the most cost effective wireless service information displayed in the graphical user interface on the display of the wireless device and the most cost effective wireless service information further comprises at least one of the following: a most cost effective wireless service plan, a link to a webpage to obtain the most cost effective wireless service plan, associated costs of the most cost effective wireless service plan, and anticipated cost savings.

14 . The device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor comprises a server and the device further comprises:
the wireless device further configured to transmit the wireless service usage information from the wireless device to the server; and the wireless device further configured to receive in the wireless device the most cost effective wireless service information from the server.

15 . The device according to claim 14 , further comprising a non-transitory memo

Assignees

• Tracfone Wireless Inc

Inventors

• Vagelos Theodore

Classifications

• H04M15/58

  based on statistics of usage or network monitoring · CPC title

• H04W4/14

  Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04W24/02

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title

• H04M15/80 Primary

  Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects · CPC title