Information management system
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1. A method for classifying a potential customer for a wireless communications service comprising the steps of:
- identifying a site in a target area the target area including portions that are currently served by a wireless communications service provider and portions that are not currently served by the wireless communications service provider, the site having associated therewith at least one potential customer;
accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether legal rights to provide or gain access to a wireless infrastructure for the site can be or have been obtained;
accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications service provider;
assigning a priority classification to the site if the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications provider and the legal rights for the building can be or have been obtained; and
classifying potential customers at the site as priority potential customers of the site is classifies as a priority site.
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for managing information relating to a wireless service provider enterprise, sites having potential customers are classified based on an ability to obtain legal rights to install a wireless infrastructure at the site and an ability of a wireless service provider network to provide an acceptable signal to the site. Customers at the site are classified according to the site classification. Information in the system is displayed in a site-centric format.
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1. A method for classifying a potential customer for a wireless communications service comprising the steps of:
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identifying a site in a target area the target area including portions that are currently served by a wireless communications service provider and portions that are not currently served by the wireless communications service provider, the site having associated therewith at least one potential customer;
accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether legal rights to provide or gain access to a wireless infrastructure for the site can be or have been obtained;
accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications service provider;
assigning a priority classification to the site if the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications provider and the legal rights for the building can be or have been obtained; and
classifying potential customers at the site as priority potential customers of the site is classifies as a priority site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for managing data for a wireless service provider, the system comprising:
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a storage device for storing a database, the database comprising information pertaining to a plurality of sites, each of the sites having associated therewith at least one potential customer;
a processor connected to the storage device, the processor configured to perform the steps of accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether legal rights to provide or gain access to a wireless infrastructure for a site can be or have been obtained;
accepting, from a user, an indication as to whether the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications service provider;
assigning a priority classification to the site if the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications provider and the legal rights for the building can be or have been obtained; and
classifying a potential customer associated with the site as a priority potential customer if a priority classification has been assigned to the site. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for displaying information comprising:
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a database, the database comprising information related to a plurality of sites being served by a wireless service provider; and
a processor, the processor being configured to accept a designation of a site from a user and, in response to the designation of the site, display a site identification number, a site address, a lease pertaining to roof rights for the site, an image showing estimated signal coverage for the site, and a list of customers at the site.
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