Automated Communications Pool Plan Management Robot
AssigneeTangoe US, Inc.
InventorsJoan Schrenkel, Robert King, Eric Sendelbach
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Abstract
A system and computer implemented method which determines usage and available rate plans, at least some of which are pool eligible. Based on expected usage for a billing cycle, the system and method modifies rate plans for one or more devices to migrate devices in and out of the pool(s) and/or modify plans and data available to the pool in order to reduce cost of telecommunications services for the devices.
Claims21
A system for monitoring telecommunication device usage and modifying telecommunications rate plans comprising:
- a computer having software executing thereon which monitors usage of a plurality of devices using telecommunications resources and said software detects presence of at least a first one of the plurality of devices at an international location;
- said software determining a first telecommunications rate plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices and comparing that telecommunications rate plan to the international location to determine one or more telecommunications rate plans based on the international location;
- said software selecting one of the one or more telecommunications rate plans which is an international roaming plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices at a telecommunications provider server in order to reduce telecommunications cost based on the detected presence at the international location.
A system for monitoring telecommunication device usage and modifying telecommunications rate plans comprising:
- a computer having software executing thereon which monitors usage of a plurality of devices using telecommunications resources and said software detects expected presence of at least a first one of the plurality of devices at an international location;
- said software determining a first telecommunications rate plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices and comparing that telecommunications rate plan to the international location to determine one or more telecommunications rate plans based on the international location;
- said software selecting one of the plurality of telecommunications rate plans which is an international roaming plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices in order to reduce telecommunications cost.
A system for monitoring telecommunication device usage and modifying telecommunications rate plans comprising:
- a computer having software executing thereon which monitors usage of a plurality of devices using telecommunications resources and said software detects presence of at least a first one of the plurality of devices at an international location;
- said software determining a first telecommunications rate plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices and comparing that telecommunications rate plan to the international location to determine if an international roaming plan should be added for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices in order to reduce anticipated telecommunications cost based on the international location;
- if said international roaming plan should be added, said software adding the international roaming plan for the at least the first one of the plurality of devices at a telecommunications provider server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.