Appeal 2006-2085
Application 09/810,629
1 analyze the aggregated detail information. (Brockman, p. 1, ¶
2 [0010]).
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4 15. Brockman states “[i]n one form, the usage aggregation criteria
5 may include location usage data, such as site data and region data. In
6 another form, usage aggregation criteria may include service usage
7 data, such as service provider data, service type data and component
8 data. In still another form, usage aggregation criteria may include time
9 usage data, such as time of month data and length of call data.”
10 (Brockman, p. 1, ¶ [0012]).
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12 16. The method and system of Brockman’s invention provides the
13 business entity with the aggregated telecommunications usage and/or
14 cost data by being made accessible to the business entity by a
15 telecommunications management service provider ("telco
16 management service") over a network, or alternatively by the telco
17 management service providing a network portal which allows the
18 business entity to query the database in which the aggregated usage
19 and/or cost data is stored. (Brockman, p. 2, ¶ [0016]).
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21 17. Brockman states “[o]nce the query result is presented to the telco
22 management service, the telco management service delivers the result
23 over a network to the business entity.” (Brockman, p. 2, ¶ [0016]).
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25 18. The system of Brockman’s invention requests the performance
26 data from the file, retrieves the performance data from the file, and
27 returns the performance data from the file in the form of a search
28 result. The search result is then presented to an end user. (Brockman,
29 p. 2if , ¶ [0017].
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31 19. Brockman states “[t]he present invention analyzes a business
32 entity's telecommunications usage and/or cost data by first obtaining
33 the telecommunications data from multiple telecommunications
34 providers and then aggregating the usage and/or cost data for analysis
35 purposes.” (Brockman, p. 5, ¶ [0047].
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37 20. Brockman states “business resource data includes
38 telecommunications orders, repair tickets, inquiries, service levels,
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