Device and method for providing service assistance
First Claim
1. A service assistance system for requesting a service from a service bureau offering a plurality of different services from a plurality of service providers, the system comprising:
- a service request device for requesting one of the plurality of different services from one of the plurality of service providers;
a memory storing a communication address of the service bureau; and
a communication module communicating a service request to the service bureau as a function of the stored communication address and responsive to the service request device.
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Abstract
A service assistance system for requesting a service from a service bureau offering a plurality of different services from a plurality of service providers includes a service request device. Also a method of retaining a service of a service provider by transmitting a user service request from the user to a service bureau. The user request includes user identification data. The method also includes receiving a response communication from the service bureau as a function of service bureau receiving the service request and the user identification data. The method further includes providing user service information to the service bureau as a function of the response communication. The user service information includes a requested service for one of the plurality of different services. The method also includes receiving the requested service from a service provider selected by the service bureau from among the plurality of service providers.
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27 Claims
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1. A service assistance system for requesting a service from a service bureau offering a plurality of different services from a plurality of service providers, the system comprising:
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a service request device for requesting one of the plurality of different services from one of the plurality of service providers;
a memory storing a communication address of the service bureau; and
a communication module communicating a service request to the service bureau as a function of the stored communication address and responsive to the service request device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of retaining a service of a service provider comprising:
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transmitting a user service request from a user request device to a service bureau, said user request including user identification data, said service bureau representing a plurality of service providers providing a plurality of different services;
receiving a response communication from the service bureau as a function of service bureau receiving the service request and the user identification data;
providing user service information to the service bureau as a function of the response communication, said user service information including a requested service, said requested service being one of the plurality of different services; and
receiving the requested service from a service provider selected by the service bureau from among the plurality of service providers. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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