REAL-TIME PRICED (RTP) CELLULAR SERVICE MARKETPLACE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for buying and selling cellular service, comprising:
- storing at least one capacity offer for a quantity of cellular service initiated by at least one seller,processing one or more capacity discovery requests initiated by one or more buyers for a quantity of cellular service;
matching at least one of the one or more capacity discovery requests with at least one of the stored capacity offers;
wherein one of the one or more buyers purchases the offered quantity of cellular service;
deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from the service profile of the at least one seller; and
adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to the service profile of the one of the one or more buyers.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for buying and selling cellular service in a market allowing real-time pricing is disclosed. The computer-implemented method and system comprise storing at least one offer to sell a specified quantity of cellular service (which may be voice minutes, messages, data or other available service parameters) initiated by a seller, and processing one or more requests to purchase cellular service initiated by one or more buyers. The processing of the requests to purchase cellular service further comprises implementing a method for matching one or more requests to purchase cellular service with any stored offers; wherein when a match occurs the buyer is able to purchase the desired quantity of cellular service. The computer-implemented method and system includes deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from a service profile of the seller and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to a service profile of the buyer.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for buying and selling cellular service, comprising:
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storing at least one capacity offer for a quantity of cellular service initiated by at least one seller, processing one or more capacity discovery requests initiated by one or more buyers for a quantity of cellular service; matching at least one of the one or more capacity discovery requests with at least one of the stored capacity offers;
wherein one of the one or more buyers purchases the offered quantity of cellular service;deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from the service profile of the at least one seller; and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to the service profile of the one of the one or more buyers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented system for buying and selling cellular service, comprising:
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a processor, and a memory in communication with the processor wherein the memory containing program instructions which when executed by the processor, perform the following operations comprising; storing at least one capacity offer for a quantity of cellular service initiated by at least one seller, processing one or more capacity discovery requests initiated by one or more buyers for a quantity of cellular service; matching at least one of the one or more capacity discovery requests with at least one of the stored capacity offers;
wherein one of the one or more buyers purchases the offered quantity of cellular service;deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from the service profile of the at least one seller; and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to the service profile of the one of the one or more buyers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for buying and selling cellular service, comprising computer readable programming for causing a computer to control an execution of an application for buying and selling cellular services comprising:
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storing at least one capacity offer for cellular service initiated by at least one seller, processing one or more capacity discovery requests initiated by one or more buyers for a quantity of cellular service; matching at least one of the one or more capacity discovery requests with the at least one of the stored capacity offers;
wherein one of the one or more buyer purchases the offered quantity of cellular service;deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from the service profile of the at least one seller; and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to the service profile of the one of the one or more buyers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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