| 摘要 |
A method of web-based comparison shopping for services is disclosed. The method involves getting authorization from a consumer (830) to obtain that consumer's usage information (840), obtaining that information in the form of a billing history, and analyzing that information (850). From the analysis, a profile of the consumer's needs is obtained, and that profile is matched to a set of service plans (860). The set of service plans is also analyzed to characterize each plan on a set of uniform characteristics. The process of matching the profile to the set of plans indicates which plan best matches the consumer's needs (870). The consumer is then able to consummate a transaction to purchase the plan (880), and has the option of having period repetition of the process to account for changing circumstances. |
