System for providing online service reports
First Claim
1. System for providing online service reports to user subscribers, wherein the service reports contain service information about services rendered by one or more service providers operating at the direction of a service administrator, the system comprising:
- a service hub coupled between the service administrator and the one or more service providers, the service hub including a receiver that receives access messages that define access rights for the user subscribers, the service hub also including a decoder that decodes the service information from one or more operational messages exchanged between the service administrator and the one or more service providers; and
a network server coupled between the service hub and the user subscribers via a communication network, the network server including logic to receive a request from a selected user subscriber, and in response, provide at least a portion of the selected service information to the selected user subscriber based on the access rights defined in the access message.
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Abstract
A system for providing online service reports to user subscribers. The service reports contain service information about services rendered by one or more service providers operating at the direction of a service administrator. The system includes a service hub coupled between the service administrator and the one or more service providers. The service hub receives an access message that defines access rights for the user subscribers. A decoder decodes the service information from one or more operational messages exchanged between the service administrator and the one or more service providers. A network server is coupled between the service hub and the user subscribers via a communication network. The network server receives a request from a selected user subscriber, and in response, provides at least a portion of the selected service information to the selected user subscriber based on the access rights.
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25 Claims
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1. System for providing online service reports to user subscribers, wherein the service reports contain service information about services rendered by one or more service providers operating at the direction of a service administrator, the system comprising:
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a service hub coupled between the service administrator and the one or more service providers, the service hub including a receiver that receives access messages that define access rights for the user subscribers, the service hub also including a decoder that decodes the service information from one or more operational messages exchanged between the service administrator and the one or more service providers; and
a network server coupled between the service hub and the user subscribers via a communication network, the network server including logic to receive a request from a selected user subscriber, and in response, provide at least a portion of the selected service information to the selected user subscriber based on the access rights defined in the access message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A service hub that is operable to provide online service reports to user subscribers, wherein the service reports contain service information about services rendered by a service provider operating at the direction of a service administrator, the service hub comprising:
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a processor operable to receive an access message that associates the service information with the user subscribers, the processor also includes logic to exchange operational messages between the service provider and the service administrator;
a decoder coupled to the processor and operable to decode the operational messages to extract the service information; and
a server interface operable to receive a request for service information from the user subscriber and provide selected service information to the user subscriber based on the access message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for providing online service reports to user subscribers, wherein the service reports contain service information about services rendered by a service provider and coordinated by a service administrator, the method comprising steps of:
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determining access rights that associate the service information with the user subscribers;
exchanging at least one operational message between the service provider and the service administrator;
decoding the operational message to extract the service information;
receiving a request from a selected user subscriber; and
providing selected service information to the selected user subscriber, wherein the selected service information is derived from the service information based on the access rights. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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