Resource and utilization management of telecommunication devices
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1. A method for resource and utilization management of telecommunications devices within an enterprise, where the enterprise contracts for telecommunications service from one or more service providers, comprising the steps of:
- receiving quantity data corresponding to the amount of telecommunications service used by the enterprise per period into a resource management system including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions;
grouping telecommunications devices into pools of shared use for the telecommunications service, the pools of shared use including one or more telecommunication devices;
analyzing for each telecommunications device, with the resource management system, telecommunications services plans available from the service providers to determine the total quantity of telecommunications service provided by the service providers and the cost per unit of telecommunications service;
selecting, with the resource manager, selected telecommunications service plans for each telecommunications device that accommodate a target quantity of projected telecommunications service use per period; and
subscribing the telecommunications devices to the selected service plans.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for resource and utilization management of telecommunications devices within an enterprise, where the enterprise contracts for telecommunications service from one or more service providers, comprising components configured to receive quantity data corresponding to the amount of telecommunications service used by the enterprise per period into a resource management system including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions, group telecommunications devices into pools of shared use for the telecommunications service, the pools of shared use including one or more telecommunication devices, analyze for each telecommunications device telecommunications services plans available from the service providers to determine the total quantity of telecommunications service provided by the service providers and the cost per unit of telecommunications service, select selected telecommunications service plans for each telecommunications device that accommodate a target quantity of projected telecommunications service use per period, and subscribe the telecommunications devices to the selected service plans.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for resource and utilization management of telecommunications devices within an enterprise, where the enterprise contracts for telecommunications service from one or more service providers, comprising the steps of:
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receiving quantity data corresponding to the amount of telecommunications service used by the enterprise per period into a resource management system including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions; grouping telecommunications devices into pools of shared use for the telecommunications service, the pools of shared use including one or more telecommunication devices; analyzing for each telecommunications device, with the resource management system, telecommunications services plans available from the service providers to determine the total quantity of telecommunications service provided by the service providers and the cost per unit of telecommunications service; selecting, with the resource manager, selected telecommunications service plans for each telecommunications device that accommodate a target quantity of projected telecommunications service use per period; and subscribing the telecommunications devices to the selected service plans. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for resource and utilization management of telecommunication devices an enterprise, comprising:
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usage records from a service provider detailing telecommunication services used by enterprise members on their telecommunication devices; a usage analyzer including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions to groups the telecommunication devices into resource sharing pooling groups for a given telecommunication service, with at least one telecommunication device per group; where the usage analyzer is configured to compute a minimum quantity of telecommunication services per period required to be purchased; a service plan optimizer including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions to compute an effective rate per unit of telecommunication services per period per plan; and a resource planner including a microprocessor executing programmed instructions to; select selected telecommunications service plans for each telecommunications device based on the effective rate, where the selected telecommunications service plans provide at least the minimum quantity of telecommunication services per period, communicate to service providers requests to change a given telecommunications service plan, and communicate to the resource manager instructions to assigns different telecommunications service plans to telecommunications devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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