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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2002
Cort Atkinson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Laurie L. Cullen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patricia Carol Hammock, Marietta, GA (US);
Mario Muth, Norcross, GA (US);
George Ronald Reardon, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Henry Ulf Magnus Stark, Atlanta, GA (US);
Cort Atkinson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Laurie L. Cullen, Atlanta, GA (US);
Patricia Carol Hammock, Marietta, GA (US);
Mario Muth, Norcross, GA (US);
George Ronald Reardon, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Henry Ulf Magnus Stark, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for creating new communications services are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention is a method for developing an application strategy, which can be used to develop a new communications service of the invention. The method includes the steps of analyzing limitations of an existing communications network, interpreting market forces associated with the communications network, understanding customer needs in using the communications network, and defining an application strategy to meet the customer needs. The method includes an analysis of interactions among communications networks, communications applications, and communications devices. Preferably, two or more communications networks are included to provide the communications service. The communication service can be one of a SMART Search Service, a SMART Share Service, a SMART Store Service, a SMART Wait Service, a SMART Filter Service, a SMART Communications Service, a SMART Wireless LAN Service, a SMART Access Service, and SMART Gateway Service.