Method, system and computer readable medium for making a business decision in response to information from a short distance wireless network

• US 7,013,112 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2001
• Issued: 03/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: FCO V CLO Transferor LLC (FIG LLC (d/b/a Fortress Investment Group LLC))
• Original Assignee: IXI Mobile (R&D) Ltd. (IXI Mobile, Inc.)
• Inventors: Haller, Amit, Fornell, Peter, Itzchak, Avraham, Haparnas, Ziv
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAMPURIA, SHARAD K
• Application Number:
  US10/023,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20030114105A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,547 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455572-573, 455423-425, 455/426.1, 455/419, 455/414.1, 455/403, 455/405, 455/406, 455/574, 455/429, 455/41.3, 705/10, 705/14, 705/17, 370/338, 370/352, 370/356, 709/32
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/58 based on statistics of usage or network monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8083 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/81 Dynamic pricing, e.g. change of tariff during call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0112 Dynamic pricing, e.g. change of tariff during call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0152 General billing plans, rate plans, e.g. charge rates, numbering plans, rate centers, customer accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0184 involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions, volume discounts, cell discounts, group billing, frequent calling destination(s) or user history list
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0188 Network monitoring; statistics on usage on called/calling number
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium allows a short distance wireless network or networks to provide information to a telecommunication server, or other third party processing device, in order to make a business decision according to embodiments of the present invention. In embodiments of the present invention, the information is 1) wide area network telecommunication usage of a device in the short distance wireless network, 2) the device health, 3) the battery health of the device. In an embodiment of the present invention, the business decision includes 1) generating an invoice based on the type and manufacturer of device accessing the telecommunication network, the type and period of time of data transferred, 2) providing a replacement device 3) providing a replacement battery, 4) downloading a software component to the device for added service, 5) providing a pricing plan, 6) providing a promotional plan or 7) changing a rate schedule.

Claims

1. A method for providing a user with a battery, comprising the steps of:

generating a short-range radio signal, containing information regarding a battery life of a device, from the device in a short distance wireless network to a cellular device;

generating a cellular signal, containing the information, from the cellular device to a processing device in a wide area network; and

,

providing, by an entity, the user of the short distance wireless network with the battery for the device responsive to the information.

2. A method, comprising:

accessing a first server in a Wide Area Network (“

WAN”

) from a first device, having a battery, in a short distance wireless network;

storing a usage information of the first device accessing the first server;

transferring the usage information to a second server in the WAN;

providing an invoice to a user of the short distance wireless network responsive to the usage information;

obtaining a battery information regarding a health of the battery in the first device;

transferring the battery information to a third server; and

,

providing a replacement battery to a user of the short distance wireless network responsive to the battery information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the storing step includes storing the usage information in a second device in the short distance wireless network and the transferring step includes transferring the usage information from the second device to the second server.

4. The method of claim 2, the second and third servers are the same servers.