Integrated system for providing remote outsourcing of services
First Claim
1. An integrated system for providing remote outsourcing of services, the system comprising:
- at least one local service center located relatively near to users of services and being operative to communicate with the users via communications media;
at least one remote service center located relatively far from the users and communicating with service providers who are located closer to the remote service center than to at least most users; and
at least one at least partially dedicated communications link interconnecting the local and remote service centers;
wherein each of the service providers provides at least one service that may be provided remotely for the users, and wherein the service providers communicate their work product back to at least one of users and third parties via the at least one remote service center.
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Abstract
An integrated system for providing remote outsourcing of services includes at least one local service center located relatively near to users and being operative to communicate with the users via communications media, at least one remote service center located relatively far from the users and communicating with service providers who are located closer to the remote service center than to at least most users, and an at least partially dedicated high speed communications link interconnecting the local and remote service centers, and wherein the service providers provide at least secretarial services for the users and communicating their work product via the remote service center, the high speed communications link and the local service center to the users.
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1. An integrated system for providing remote outsourcing of services, the system comprising:
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at least one local service center located relatively near to users of services and being operative to communicate with the users via communications media;
at least one remote service center located relatively far from the users and communicating with service providers who are located closer to the remote service center than to at least most users; and
at least one at least partially dedicated communications link interconnecting the local and remote service centers;
wherein each of the service providers provides at least one service that may be provided remotely for the users, and wherein the service providers communicate their work product back to at least one of users and third parties via the at least one remote service center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 30)
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12. A method for providing cost effective outsourcing of services, the method comprising:
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communicating between at least one local service center located relatively near to users and users via communications media;
communicating between at least one remote service center located relatively far from the users and service providers who are located closer to the at least one remote service center than to most users; and
interconnecting the local and remote service centers via at least one at least partially dedicated communications link;
wherein each of the service providers provides at least one service that may be provided remotely for the users, and wherein the service providers communicate their work product back to at least one of users and third parties via the at least one remote service center. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31)
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