Validating user information prior to switching Internet service providers
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1. A method for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider to a new Internet service provider, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a programmed processor, user information for an old Internet service provider account and a new Internet service provider account, the user information comprising an old Internet service provider user name, an old Internet service provider password, a new Internet service provider user name, and a new Internet service provider password;
receiving, using a programmed processor, data validating the old Internet service provider user name and the old Internet service provider password from the old Internet service provider;
receiving, using a programmed processor, data validating the new Internet service provider user name and the new Internet service provider password from the new Internet service provider;
accessing, using a programmed processor, the new Internet service provider account and old Internet service provider account using the user information to forward email from the old Internet service provider account to the new Internet service provider account;
receiving, using a programmed processor, approval from a user associated with the user information to wait for a designated period of time to elapse before terminating the old Internet service provider account; and
in response to the approval, automatically conveying, using a programmed processor, a cancellation of service request to the old Internet service provider after the designated period of time elapsed.
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Abstract
Inconveniences in switching from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another ISP are remedied by providing streamlined approaches that facilitate the migration from one ISP to another ISP. In one embodiment, user information is validated prior to migrating from the old ISP to the new ISP, thereby ensuring proper transfer of information from the old ISP to the new ISP.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider to a new Internet service provider, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a programmed processor, user information for an old Internet service provider account and a new Internet service provider account, the user information comprising an old Internet service provider user name, an old Internet service provider password, a new Internet service provider user name, and a new Internet service provider password; receiving, using a programmed processor, data validating the old Internet service provider user name and the old Internet service provider password from the old Internet service provider; receiving, using a programmed processor, data validating the new Internet service provider user name and the new Internet service provider password from the new Internet service provider; accessing, using a programmed processor, the new Internet service provider account and old Internet service provider account using the user information to forward email from the old Internet service provider account to the new Internet service provider account; receiving, using a programmed processor, approval from a user associated with the user information to wait for a designated period of time to elapse before terminating the old Internet service provider account; and in response to the approval, automatically conveying, using a programmed processor, a cancellation of service request to the old Internet service provider after the designated period of time elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tangible machine accessible medium, wherein the medium is not a signal having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive user information for an old Internet service provider account and a new Internet service provider account, the user information comprising an old Internet service provider user name, an old Internet service provider password, a new Internet service provider user name, and a new Internet service provider password; communicate with the old Internet service provider to validate the old Internet service provider user name and the old Internet service provider password; communicate with the new Internet service provider to validate the new Internet service provider user name and the new Internet service provider password; access the new Internet service provider account and the old Internet service provider account using the user information to forward email from the old Internet service provider account to the new Internet service provider account; request a user associated with the user information for approval to allow a designated period time to elapse from a date of switching to new Internet service provider before the old Internet service provider account is to be terminated; and in response to receiving the approval, automatically convey a cancellation of service request to the old Internet service provider after the designated period of time from the date of switching has elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A switcher application for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider to a new Internet service provider, the switcher application comprising:
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a web server to receive user information for an old Internet service provider account and a new Internet service provider account, the user information comprising an old Internet service provider user name, an old Internet service provider password, a new Internet service provider user name, and a new Internet service provider password, the web server to communicate with the old Internet service provider to validate the old Internet service provider user name and the old Internet service provider password at the old Internet service provider, the web server to request approval from a user associated with the user information to schedule a cancellation request to be conveyed to the old Internet service provider after a designated period of time has elapsed; a database to store the new Internet service provider user name and the new Internet service provider password at the new Internet service provider; and an application server to access the old Internet service provider using the user information to forward email from the old Internet service provider to the new Internet service provider, the application server to automatically convey the cancellation request to the old Internet service provider after the designated period of time has elapsed in response to receiving the approval from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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