Patents Assigned to Telarus, Inc.
  • System and method to determine and deliver quotes for distance-sensitive communication links from multiple service providers
    Patent number: 7916844
    Abstract: To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Telarus, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Oborn, Aaron J. Lieberman
  • System and method to determine and deliver quotes for distance-sensitive communication links from multiple service providers
    Patent number: 7496184
    Abstract: To facilitate real-time pricing, an embodiment of the invention retrieves multiple quotes from multiple databases associated with multiple service providers. Information regarding a customer's location, and the locations of multiple service providers are used to determine the cost of services associated with each of the multiple service providers in real-time. The retrieved quotes are compared, and quotes below a pre-determined price threshold are provided to a user in real-time (e.g., via the Internet). The user can select a desired quote from the quotes provided, and purchase or request more information regarding the desired quote online.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Telarus, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick K. Oborn, Aaron J. Lieberman