Method and system to broker a service access transaction
First Claim
1. A method of brokering a service access transaction, the method including:
- facilitating service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
automatically creating a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source;
automatically communicating the transaction record from the data source to a settlement system configured to settle a service access transactions via the plurality of service providers; and
at the settlement system, automatically determining a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record.
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Abstract
A method of brokering a service access transaction includes facilitating service access via a customer, via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers. A transaction record is automatically created to record the service access at a first data source (e.g., a transaction server). The transaction record is automatically communicated from a data source to a settlement system to settle a service access transaction. At the settlement system, a sell rate and a buy rate are automatically determined for the service access transaction reflected in the transaction record. The sell rate is the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and is determined utilizing a customer and/or a location identifier for a customer recorded in the transaction record. The buy rate is the rate at which the access broker purchases service access for re-sale to customers.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of brokering a service access transaction, the method including:
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facilitating service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
automatically creating a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source;
automatically communicating the transaction record from the data source to a settlement system configured to settle a service access transactions via the plurality of service providers; and
at the settlement system, automatically determining a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to broker a service access transaction, the system including:
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a connection application to facilitate service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
a transaction server automatically to create a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source, and automatically to communicate the transaction record to a settlement system; and
a settlement application, at the settlement system, to settle service access transactions via the plurality of service providers, the settlement application automatically to determine a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A machine-readable medium embodying a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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facilitate service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
automatically create a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source;
automatically communicate the transaction record from the data source to a settlement system configured to settle a service access transactions via the plurality of service providers; and
automatically determine a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record.
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40. A system to broker a service access transaction, the method including:
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means for facilitating service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
means for creating a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source, and automatically to communicate the transaction record to a settlement system; and
means for determining a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record.
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41. A method of brokering a service access transaction, the method including:
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receiving information concerning a service access transaction;
identifying a plurality of customers associated with the service access transaction, wherein the plurality of customers constitute a multi-tier customer structure;
identifying a plurality of pricing plans, each of the plurality of pricing plans being associated with a respective customer of the plurality of customers; and
calculating a sell price pertaining to the service access transaction for each of the plurality of customers based on a respective associated pricing plan. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 58)
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50. A system to broker a service access transaction, the system including:
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a transaction server to create a record concerning a service access transaction;
a settlement application to receive the record concerning the service access transaction, to identify a plurality of customers associated with the service access transaction utilizing the record wherein the plurality of customers constitute a multi-tier customer structure, to identify a plurality of pricing plans, each of the plurality of pricing plans being associated with a respective customer of the plurality of customers, and to calculate a sell price pertaining to the service access transaction for each of the plurality of customers based on a respective associated pricing plan. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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