Graphical user interface for procuring telecommunications services on-line

US6910187B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MCI, LLC · US

Inventors

• Mark A. Felkey · Colorado Springs, US
• Tyler West · Atlanta, US
• Susan O. Diemer · Reston, US
• Michael E. Marcellin · Ashburn, US
• Diane L. Sabatini · McLean, US
• Elaine Scott Mason · Stone Mountain, US
• David K. Braverman · Alpharetta, US
• Patricia A. Boyer · Fairfax Station, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 22, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 21, 2005
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M2215/7457
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for procuring and servicing telecommunications offerings on-line, including a server. The server including a server program configured to transmit data for generating a customer GUI on a customer computer, the customer GUI including a telecommunications offerings region, including a voice telecommunications offerings sub-region for providing access to voice telecommunications offerings, an Internet telecommunications offerings sub-region for providing access to Internet telecommunications offerings, and a mobile telecommunications offerings sub-region for providing access to mobile telecommunications offerings. The server program further configured to generate a back office GUI on a back office computer, the back office GUI including a search region located in a central portion thereof and including a search for dropdown list, a search criteria sub-region, and reset and search buttons. The back office GUI also including a tab region located in an upper portion thereof and including log off, user home, manage agents, customer home, shop, and cart tabs.