Method and system for interactive rate plan recommender
US8005726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/0176
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for analyzing rate plans for communication services may include obtaining usage data for a user from a database of historical usage data for the user and determining rate plan costs based on the usage data. The method and system may include obtaining information from a user and determining, based on the user information, if usage data for the communication services may be available for the user and obtaining the usage data from inputs by the user, including uploads of electronic bills, when the usage data is not available from the database. The method may be implemented on a web-based site server, which can connect to a decision engine for analyzing the usage data and determining the costs for the rate plan. The decision engine may access the historical usage database through one or more Application Program Interfaces operating on one or more billing servers.
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