Patent ID: 9374476
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for vending network access, comprising: determining access prices for each of a plurality of network access regions based on at least one network operating condition, the at least one network operating condition comprising a congestion level; and offering network region access in accordance with said access prices, wherein offering network region access comprises propagating said access prices toward a set of access purchasers, wherein said access purchasers comprise at least one of an application provider or a service provider; wherein the network region access is offered via an application programming interface (API) exposed to the access purchasers via a web services gateway, wherein the web services gateway interacts with the access purchasers to form an access marketplace providing undated network access pricing for at least a portion of the network access regions.