Service zone management system & method
First Claim
1. A method for defining a zone, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a first physical location, defining a first zone based upon said identifying step; and
electronically displaying said first zone on a first map of a first geographical area.
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Abstract
A system and various methods for provisioning service zones is disclosed. Service zones establish a billing or usage rate for a particular mobile or cellular number. Multiple service zones may be utilized in relation to any one mobile number. One aspect relates to allowing the service subscriber to enter service zone information. Another aspect relates to electronically displaying service zone information to the service provider and/or the subscriber, such as by storing service zone information on a server which may be accessed over the Internet by an appropriate computer. Yet another aspect relates to displaying physical location information of a mobile communications unit at the time of a particular call, and presenting this physical location information on an electronic geographical map which also preferably depicts related service zone information.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for defining a zone, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a first physical location, defining a first zone based upon said identifying step; and
electronically displaying said first zone on a first map of a first geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing service zone information on a first mobile communications number for a first mobile communications unit which utilizes a first mobile telecommunications service, said method comprising the steps of:
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electronically displaying a first service zone on a first map of a first geographical area, wherein all communications involving said first mobile communications number from within said first service zone are billed at a first rate; and
electronically displaying a first physical location of said first mobile telecommunications unit at a time when said first mobile telecommunications unit was used for a first communication with another communications device, wherein said electronically displaying a first physical location step is executed on said first map. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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