System and Method for Independently Authorizing Auxiliary Communication Services
First Claim
1. A transaction authorization system for optimizing transaction profitability, said transaction authorization system comprising:
- an authorization interface for receiving one or more transaction requests from a user, said requests pertaining to a BTN;
a scoring module for assessing a profitability score associated with at least one of;
said BTN and said one or more transaction requests; and
a transaction services system available for use by a user based upon a certain assessed profitability score associated with a transaction request.
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Abstract
Systems and methods which determines the likelihood that a calling (or in some cases the called) user will pay for a particular auxiliary service are described. A system of an embodiment considers the user'"'"'s credit risk and his/her propensity to pay, when deciding if the user is eligible for a particular auxiliary service. A methodology used for determining propensity to pay for an auxiliary service according to embodiments is independent from a determination of propensity to pay for a basic calling service. Thus, the criteria used, and the weight given to each criteria, for determining eligibility for auxiliary services can be different from the criteria and criteria weight used for basic communication connections.
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3 Claims
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1. A transaction authorization system for optimizing transaction profitability, said transaction authorization system comprising:
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an authorization interface for receiving one or more transaction requests from a user, said requests pertaining to a BTN; a scoring module for assessing a profitability score associated with at least one of;
said BTN and said one or more transaction requests; anda transaction services system available for use by a user based upon a certain assessed profitability score associated with a transaction request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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