Automatic dispatch of mobile services
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a connection between a client and one of a plurality of mobile providers of a service, comprising:
- maintaining in a service central control unit a database comprising one or more variable parameters of each of the plurality of mobile providers of the service;
establishing a one-way connection from the client to the service central control unit;
receiving a communication from the client to the service central control unit via the one-way connection requesting the service;
automatically selecting, responsive to the communication and to the parameters in the database, a suitable provider from among the plurality of mobile providers of the service; and
routing the communication automatically so as to establish a direct connection between the selected provider and the client.
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Abstract
A method for establishing a connection between a client and one of a plurality of mobile providers of a service, including maintaining a database comprising one or more variable parameters of each of the plurality of mobile providers of the service, and receiving a communication from the client requesting the service. The method further includes automatically selecting, responsive to the communication and to the parameters in the database, a suitable provider from among the plurality of mobile providers of the service, and routing the communication automatically so as to establish a direct connection between the selected provider and the client.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a connection between a client and one of a plurality of mobile providers of a service, comprising:
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maintaining in a service central control unit a database comprising one or more variable parameters of each of the plurality of mobile providers of the service;
establishing a one-way connection from the client to the service central control unit;
receiving a communication from the client to the service central control unit via the one-way connection requesting the service;
automatically selecting, responsive to the communication and to the parameters in the database, a suitable provider from among the plurality of mobile providers of the service; and
routing the communication automatically so as to establish a direct connection between the selected provider and the client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for establishing a connection between a client and one of a plurality of mobile providers of a service, comprising:
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a data storage unit, adapted to maintain a database comprising one or more parameters of each of the plurality of mobile providers of the service; and
a central control unit, adapted to establish a one-way connection from the client and to receive a communication from the client via the one-way connection requesting the service and to determine, responsive to the communication and to the one or more parameters in the database, a suitable provider from among the plurality of mobile providers of the service, and to route the communication automatically so as to establish a direct connection between the suitable provider and the client. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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