SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING ON-LINE DELIVERY OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

摘要

Systems and methods for supporting the delivery of communication services to a consumer from a plurality of different vendors. To this end, these systems may include a flexible and scalable middleware server platform that allows for the facile integration of a vendor's communication service and that presents to the consumer a user interface that accepts an enterprise-wide password identification number (PIN) that the server may employ to grant the consumer access to a plurality of different vendors, each offering different products and services. The PIN may be representative of a phone number that is assigned to and belongs to the consumer. Account information, including balance and subscribed services may be maintained by the server platform for that PIN account.