Facilitating realtime information interexchange between a telecommunications network and a service provider
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating information exchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider, comprising the steps of:
- receiving real-time information from said telecommunications network at a Business-to-Business (B2B) engine, wherein said B2B Engine is interconnected to said telecommunications network and said information service provider;
processing, within said B2B engine, the received realtime information; and
providing, by said B2B engine, said realtime information to said information service provider.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing realtime information between a mobile station and at least one fixed station utilizing a business to business (B2B) engine. A subscriber utilizing a mobile station (MS) may send a request to a B2B engine to find a nearby fixed station, i.e., a restaurant. A reservation management company i.e., a service provider, interconnected with the B2B engine, may provide a reservation application to member restaurants and a restaurant module for integration with the B2B engine. The B2B engine provides an exchange point for passing realtime information between the restaurant and the mobile station. The restaurant module and the B2B engine communicate with the reservation application to automatically place and manage reservations according to an estimated time of arrival for the mobile station subscriber. Any adjustments may be made prior to arrival and all procedures may be done automatically without human intervention.
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1. A method for facilitating information exchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider, comprising the steps of:
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receiving real-time information from said telecommunications network at a Business-to-Business (B2B) engine, wherein said B2B Engine is interconnected to said telecommunications network and said information service provider;
processing, within said B2B engine, the received realtime information; and
providing, by said B2B engine, said realtime information to said information service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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13. A Business-to-Business (B2B) engine for facilitating information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider, said B2B engine comprising:
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a first interface module for transceiving information with said telecommunications network;
a second interface module for transceiving information with said information service provider;
a processor connected to said first and said second interface modules; and
at least one application module interconnected to said processor.
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