Network feature management
First Claim
1. A non-network feature management method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, by a non-network operator, at least one feature;
associating a user of the at least one feature with the non-network operator;
using, by the user, the at least one feature; and
monitoring, by the non-network operator, usage of the at least one feature by the user.
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Abstract
A business or enterprise (70) may purchase a block of telecommunication network features from a network administrator (60). A user (10) may be a mobile user or various other kinds of users connectable by wireline or wireless networks. The user has an association with the business or enterprise. The user may be an employee of the business or a purchaser of services from the enterprise. The features are implemented for use by the user through various call or session agents (50, 80). After a feature is utilized, the business or enterprise checks whether a particular feature has been exhausted (212). If the feature has been exhausted, another block of features is obtained from the network administrator.
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21 Claims
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1. A non-network feature management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, by a non-network operator, at least one feature;
associating a user of the at least one feature with the non-network operator;
using, by the user, the at least one feature; and
monitoring, by the non-network operator, usage of the at least one feature by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A user controlled feature management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining by a user a block of network supplied features or air-time, bandwidth or packet usage;
using by the user at least one feature of the block of network supplied features or air-time, bandwidth or packet usage; and
monitoring by the user the block of network supplied features or air-time, bandwidth or packet usage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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