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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2000
Hoyt A. Fleming, III, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically determines which communication service plan is the most cost effective for a communication device. The system operates by receiving usage statistics for the communication device, as well as a set of available service plans for the communication device. The system uses the usage statistics to calculate charges for the available service plans in order to determine the most cost-effective service plan, and then communicates results of the determination to an interested party. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system charges the interested party a fee for providing the results of the determination. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system additionally receives a request to switch a current service plan to an alternate service plan, and then switches the current service plan to the alternate service plan. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system additionally displays an ad to the interested party and collects advertising revenue for the advertisement.