Patent ID: 9049595
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for negotiating rates for wireless connectivity using a connectivity exchange, comprising: receiving at the connectivity exchange, a first wireless server provider (“WSP”) feature set from a first WSP, the first WSP feature set including one or more attributes, each attribute associated with at least one category, each attribute including at least one value; validating, by the connectivity exchange that the first WSP is a member of the connectivity exchange; receiving, by the connectivity exchange, a user credential, the user credential associated with a user or an application, wherein the user or the application is associated with a general service provider (“GSP”); processing, by the connectivity exchange, the first WSP feature set and the user credential; generating, by the connectivity exchange, a first message, the first message including the first WSP feature set and the user credential; determining, by the connectivity exchange, an appropriate at least one GSP to authenticate the user credential; sending, from the connectivity exchange, the first message to the at least one GSP, wherein the at least one GSP is a GSP associated with the user credential or a GSP associated with a user feature set or a GSP determined by the connectivity exchange; receiving, at the connectivity exchange, a second message from the at least one GSP, wherein the second message indicates the user credential is valid, the second message comprising one or more of a counter offer message or a request for competing offer message; in response to the second message comprising the counter offer message, forwarding the counter offer message to the first WSP; and in response to the second message comprising the request for competing offer message, requesting a competing offer from a second WSP.