Clearinghouse System and Method for Enhancing the Quality, Operation and Accessibility of Carrier-Based Networks
OwnerTheodore S. Rappaportinventor
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Abstract
A computerized system, method and process allows telecommunications carriers to find, evaluate and select locations for equipment through direct access to end users, while providing citizens the opportunity to offer the use of their dwelling or other assets to carriers. The system and method further provides a computerized mechanism for (a) creating an inventory and marketplace for available properties for use in telecommunications networks, (b) providing quality and/or performance monitoring and control for wireless communication systems based on data in the clearinghouse, and (c) providing localized content over wireless networks using the clearinghouse.
Claims61
A clearinghouse system, comprising:
- a clearinghouse database configured to store asset information associated with a plurality of end users of a carrier-based service;
- a computer configured to receive end user asset information from end users for storing in said clearinghouse database;
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- an interface through which a carrier accesses said clearinghouse database to evaluate end user assets available for possible use by the carrier.
A method of providing asset information to a carrier of a carrier-based service, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, asset information from a plurality of end users of a carrier-based service;
- storing, by action of said computer, said received asset information in a database;
- retrieving, by said computer, asset information from said database of assets of possible interest to a carrier;
- and
- sending to the carrier, over an electronic or wireless interface, said retrieved asset information.
A clearinghouse system, comprising:
- means for receiving information from members of the public concerning property available for possible use by a carrier of a carrier-based service;
- means for storing the information in a clearinghouse database;
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- means for presenting the information received from members of the public and stored in the clearinghouse database to said carrier.
A clearinghouse system, comprising:
- a computer configured to receive end user asset information and service or benefit information of services or benefits end users of one or more carrier-based services want from one or more carriers;
- a clearinghouse database configured to store said end user asset information and said service or benefit information;
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- one or more interfaces through which said end user asset information and said service or benefit information is submitted to said computer for storage in said clearinghouse database.
A clearinghouse method for carrier-based services, comprising:
- receiving, by a computer, end user asset information and service or benefit information of services or benefits end users of one or more carrier-based services want from one or more carriers;
- storing, by action of said computer, said end user asset information and said service or benefit information in a database;
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- through a communications interface coupled to said computer, providing access to end user asset information and service or benefit information stored in said database.
A clearinghouse system, comprising:
- means for receiving end user asset information and service or benefit information of services or benefits end users of one or more carrier-based services want from one or more carriers;
- means for storing said end user asset information and service or benefit information in a database;
- and
- means for providing access to end user asset information service or benefit information stored in said database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.