Broadband sign-off
US7076531B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A web based sign-off process that allows a customer and an installation technician to electronically sign-off on a broadband installation for the purpose of recording that service is operating correctly thereby enabling the service providers to start billing for the broadband service. The sign-off takes place once the broadband installation is complete by navigating to a web site containing a sign-off form. Once the form is filled out by the customer and the technician, it is returned over a network to a service provider. The service provider modifies the customer's billing entry so that billing can commence at a broadband access rate.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.