US 12,112,353 B2
Systems and methods for providing in-flight communication sessions
Niall O'Sullivan, Dundrum (IE); Fergal Murray, Tomhaggard (IE); and Ultan O'Brien, Carrickmines (IE)
Assigned to Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Viasat Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/473,828.
Application 18/473,828 is a continuation of application No. 17/912,027, granted, now 11,803,877, previously published as PCT/US2020/023401, filed on Mar. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0127291 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01) [H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/42 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by an apparatus for providing communication sessions within a transport vessel served via a wireless communications link, comprising:
retrieving brand interaction history data from data storage, the brand interaction history data comprising one or more brand interactions associated with one or more passengers from one or more past travel segments;
determining a scarcity factor based at least in part on a total quantity of a plurality of passengers of the transport vessel and a duration of a current travel segment;
selecting a group of reward offers from a plurality of reward offers from one or more brand partners for the current travel segment based at least in part on the brand interaction history data, the plurality of reward offers being in accordance with the scarcity factor and comprising respective rewards including the communication sessions in exchange for a passenger completing respective brand interactions;
displaying the group of reward offers on a device associated with the passenger;
receiving an indication of completion by the passenger of the respective brand interaction of a selected reward offer of the group of reward offers; and
establishing a communication session over the wireless communications link for a communication device associated with the passenger based at least in part on the completion of the respective brand interaction of the selected reward offer, wherein a characteristic of the communication session is based at least in part on the respective reward of the selected reward offer.