US 12,307,514 B2
Nested capacity plans
Rhett M. Roberts, Kaysville, UT (US); Jacob Heaps, Kaysville, UT (US); and Cooper Smith, West Point, UT (US)
Assigned to Simnang IP, LLC, Farmington, UT (US)
Filed by Simnang IP, LLC, Farmington, UT (US)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/100,395.
Prior Publication US 2024/0249351 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/03 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 40/03 (2023.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a database to store:
data regarding a flexible capacity plan, including an available credit of the flexible capacity plan and a balance of the flexible capacity plan;
data regarding a linked capacity plan, including a balance of the linked capacity plan;
a link data structure defining a hierarchical relationship between the flexible capacity plan and the linked capacity plan, wherein the available credit of the flexible capacity plan is modified based on parameters of the linked capacity plan, and wherein payments to the flexible capacity plan are applied to one or more of the flexible capacity plan and the linked capacity plan according to the hierarchical relationship;
a server to:
receive, via a network, input indicating a link configuration, the link configuration describing the hierarchical relationship between the flexible capacity plan and the linked capacity plan;
generate the link data structure between the flexible capacity plan and the linked capacity plan according to the link configuration, wherein generating the link data structure includes modifying the available credit of the flexible capacity plan within the database based on the parameters of the linked capacity plan.