US Patent:
20020186826, Dec 12, 2002
Inventors:
Wen-Ling Hsu - Bridgewater NJ, US
Ronald Sherman - Livingston NJ, US
Ted Stine - Belle Mead NJ, US
John Ramage - Westfield NJ, US
International Classification:
H04M003/42
Abstract:
A system and method for offering a service upgrade to a service user. The system includes a server that monitors utilization by the user and evaluates the user's utilization pattern to determine which, if any, service upgrades may be appropriate for the user. Once a set of candidate service upgrades has been identified, the server then determines whether there is sufficient available capacity to accommodate the provision of such additional services. If such capacity exists, the user is offered the service upgrade. Since the offer is not made unless there is shown to be sufficient available capacity, once the offer is made, the system is able to implement the upgrade in real time with the user's approval.