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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2014
Applicants:
Stephen Ball, Stamford, CT (US);
Kathleen Chapman, Bay St. Louis, MS (US);
Curtis J. Spacht, Bay St. Louis, MS (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Ball, Stamford, CT (US);
Kathleen Chapman, Bay St. Louis, MS (US);
Curtis J. Spacht, Bay St. Louis, MS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/54 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0611 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/1457 (2013.01); H04L 12/1464 (2013.01); H04L 12/1467 (2013.01); H04L 12/1492 (2013.01); H04L 12/5692 (2013.01); H04L 67/42 (2013.01); H04L 69/24 (2013.01); H04M 15/745 (2013.01); H04M 15/805 (2013.01); H04M 15/8022 (2013.01); H04M 15/8044 (2013.01); H04M 15/82 (2013.01); H04M 2215/0192 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically negotiating Internet access between a user and one of a plurality of Internet connection providers. Users can buy or bid for Internet bandwidth, for example, through a server or website or by direct communications with an Internet access point such as, for example, a WIFI access point.