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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Systems and methods for calculating pricing adjustments for capital equipment based on gamma factors
Applicant:
Level 3 Communications, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
William Gray, Boulder, CO (US);
Benjamin K. Peterson, Superior, CO (US);
Samid Ameer Hoda, Thornton, CO (US);
Assignee:
Level 3 Communications, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for calculating fractional capital equipment costs. Various factors are identified for a customer currently being provided with a service from a telecommunication service provider. Subsequently, the factors are processed to generate gamma, which quantifies the amount of capital equipment cost a telecommunication provider should apply to the customer.