System and methods for buying and selling telecommunication services via a network
US7729944B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0635
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system facilitates the purchase of telecommunication services from a variety of service providers. The system receives a request for purchasing at least one telecommunication service from a buyer via a buyer terminal, provides the request to a group of seller terminals corresponding to a group of the service providers, and receives a reply from the seller terminals in response to the request. The system then provides the replies to the buyer terminal, receives a selection from the buyer terminal in response to the replies, and notifies a service provider of the selection and an identity of the buyer.
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