System and method to determine and deliver quotes for distance-sensitive communication links from multiple service providers
AssigneeTelarus, Inc.
InventorsPatrick K. OBORN, Aaron J. LIEBERMAN
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Abstract
To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
Claims1
A method, comprising:
- sending a service request to a first service provider;
- sending a service request to a second service provider, the second service provider being different from the first service provider;
- receiving information associated with a distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider, the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider being received in response to the service request sent to the first service provider;
- receiving information associated with a distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider, the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider being received in response to the service request sent to the second service provider;
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- outputting information based on the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the first service provider and the information associated with the distance-sensitive communication link of the second service provider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.