System and method providing rules driven subscription event processing

US7640213B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Philip Peter Reunert · Redmond, US
• Jun Yin · 流花街道, CN
• Brett A. Tanzer · Mercer Island, US
• Naveen Kachroo · Sammamish, US
• Bharat Shyam · Redmond, US
• Darren Mitchell · Woodinville, US
• Michael T. Daly · Redmond, US
• Todd D. Ostermeir · Kirkland, US
• James Francis Gilsinan, IV · Redmond, US
• David J. Brennan · Redmond, US
• Carol R. Rall · Redmond, US
• Ram Viswanathan · Plano, US
• Murali R. Krishnan · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 2008
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2009
• Expiry date: Aug 26, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and methodology providing an automated and dynamically responsive infrastructure to support online subscription services. The system includes one or more components to coordinate and manage a plurality of services offered by multiple service providers. This can include automatically creating and managing billing accounts for customers subscribing to such services. At least one engine is provided to process multiple rules in response to subscription events that occur in connection with the services in order to facilitate service delivery. At least one rating processor is provided to process multiple rating rules in response to subscription events for currency and non-currency resources.