Method, system and computer readable medium for making a business decision in response to information from a short distance wireless network
View Patent ↗A method, system, and computer readable medium allows a short distance wireless network or networks to provide information to a telecommunication server, or other third party processing device, in order to make a business decision according to embodiments of the present invention. In embodiments of the present invention, the information is 1) wide area network telecommunication usage of a device in the short distance wireless network, 2) the device health, 3) the battery health of the device. In an embodiment of the present invention, the business decision includes 1) generating an invoice based on the type and manufacturer of device accessing the telecommunication network, the type and period of time of data transferred, 2) providing a replacement device 3) providing a replacement battery, 4) downloading a software component to the device for added service, 5) providing a pricing plan, 6) providing a promotional plan or 7) changing a rate schedule.
1. A method for providing a user with a battery, comprising the steps of:
generating a short-range radio signal, containing information regarding a battery life of a device, from the device in a short distance wireless network to a cellular device;
generating a cellular signal, containing the information, from the cellular device to a processing device in a wide area network; and,
providing, by an entity, the user of the short distance wireless network with the battery for the device responsive to the information.
2. A method, comprising:
accessing a first server in a Wide Area Network (“WAN”) from a first device, having a battery, in a short distance wireless network;
storing a usage information of the first device accessing the first server;
transferring the usage information to a second server in the WAN;
providing an invoice to a user of the short distance wireless network responsive to the usage information;
obtaining a battery information regarding a health of the battery in the first device;
transferring the battery information to a third server; and,
providing a replacement battery to a user of the short distance wireless network responsive to the battery information.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the storing step includes storing the usage information in a second device in the short distance wireless network and the transferring step includes transferring the usage information from the second device to the second server.
4. The method of claim 2 , the second and third servers are the same servers.