Operations method for providing wireless communication services
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsS. Douglas Hutcheson, Michael Brink, Scot Jarvis
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an improved operations method for a wireless communication system. The improved business method, operations method, network and system of the present invention includes the steps of delivering cellular services to the mass market, reducing peak capacity, increasing overall capacity utilization, improving capital utilization, providing an “all-you-can-eat” pricing model, and designing capacity based upon where the users live, work, and play.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A system comprising:
- a wireless communication system having a server computing device for providing wireless communications services to a subscriber in return for payment of a charge, the server computing device to:
- determine a period of time for which a flat rate charge for use of the wireless communications services apply, wherein the wireless communications services comprise data services;
- provide, to a subscriber, unlimited access to the wireless communications services for the flat rate charge during the determined period of time;
- and
- receive, from the subscriber, payment of the flat rate charge before access to the wireless communications services is provided to the subscriber.
A system comprising a storage device having instructions for providing wireless communications services to a subscriber in return for payment of a charge, and a processor to execute the instructions to facilitate a mechanism to perform one or more operations comprising:
- determining a period of time for which a flat rate charge for use of the wireless communications services apply, wherein the wireless communications services comprise data services;
- providing, to a subscriber, unlimited access to the wireless communications services for the flat rate charge during the determined period of time;
- and
- receiving, from the subscriber, payment of the flat rate charge before access to the wireless communications services is provided to the subscriber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.