Method of conducting business among entities participating in a system for distributed network authentication, access and aggregation
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1. A method of managing usage of network services, comprising:
- providing an access function to end customers such that said end customers can access said services at any arbitrary location within a set of affiliated locations;
aggregating in a periodic and real-time fashion, the access of said services by all end customers at all said affiliated locations;
billing said service providers based upon defined delineating of said aggregated access; and
settling between service providers fees and charges resulting from said billing.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is 1) effective aggregation of both wireless and wireline networks and consumers of services based on these networks, 2) the introduction of this aggregated network footprint to the aggregated consumer base, and 3) the exchange and/or resale of services to these consumers in order to obtain a profit. This is implemented by deploying a service which acts as an interchange and gateway for various Network Service Providers, Billing Service Providers, network locations and their users.
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1. A method of managing usage of network services, comprising:
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providing an access function to end customers such that said end customers can access said services at any arbitrary location within a set of affiliated locations;
aggregating in a periodic and real-time fashion, the access of said services by all end customers at all said affiliated locations;
billing said service providers based upon defined delineating of said aggregated access; and
settling between service providers fees and charges resulting from said billing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for managing usage of network services, comprising:
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an access mechanism an aggregation mechanism a billing mechanism; and
a settlement mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a billing, settlement, access and aggregation (BSAA) service configured to manage access to network services;
a plurality of service providers, said service providers providing a combination of virtual and actual types of said network services; and
a plurality of end customers, said end customers accessing said network services said at arbitrary affiliated locations. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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