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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2012
Lyle T. Bertz, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Stephen J. Bye, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Daniel J. Sershen, Overland Park, KS (US);
Lyle T. Bertz, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Stephen J. Bye, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lyle W. Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Daniel J. Sershen, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method of transmitting digital content. The method comprises receiving an electronic shopping cart identifying at least a first shopping item and determining that the first shopping item is an item of digital content based on analyzing the electronic shopping cart. The method further comprises analyzing a demand for communication network resources and estimating a congestion of a communication network, building a plurality of offers for wirelessly transmitting the first shopping item to a wireless communication device based on analyzing the demand for communication network resources and based on estimating the congestion of the communication network. The method further comprises transmitting the plurality of offers, receiving a selection of one of the offers, and transmitting the digital content based on the selected offer.