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3/3/2008
Info Directions Submits Patent Application for ‘Advance Pay’
Solution combines the most desirable characteristics from pre-paid and post-paid
VICTOR, N.Y. (Feb. 29, 2007) — Info Directions, leading developer of net-centric billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the telecommunications industry, is pleased to announce that it has submitted an application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a business-method patent related to its new Advance Pay retail product for the mobile telecommunications market.
Business-method patents are a class of patents which disclose and claim new methods of doing business. Developed for mobile service providers with a retail presence, Advance Pay leverages the technology benefits of the integrated CostGuard® XG operations and billing solution and Lexys Point of Sale™ retail software to create a hybrid service that combines the most desirable characteristics from both pre-paid and post-paid mobile communications platforms.
Advance Pay service is purchased and activated at a retail location with service based on an interval of time, rather than the consumption of minutes. Advance Pay helps mobile operators secure greater flexibility in offering service to a wider market than traditional post-paid and without the high costs associated with comprehensive pre-paid platforms.
The patent recognizes the efforts of the following inventors from Info Directions:
• Senior Software Engineer Jason M. Ingalsbe of Rochester, N.Y.
• Vice President, Engineering Stephen G. Kosarko of Victor, N.Y.
• Point of Sale Product Manager Kenneth A. Pierce of Holyoke, Mass.
• Software Engineer Mark R. Rissberger, of Chili, N.Y.
• Manager, Product Applications Development Darren Smith of Victor, N.Y.
“Innovation is one of the primary tenets of our corporate mission. The development of Advance Pay represents both the extraordinary vision of the inventors who conceived it and the exceptional commitment they demonstrated in bringing it to fruition,” said Donald Culeton, president of Info Directions. “Info Directions serves a highly competitive industry, so we are always mindful of ways we can help our clients open up new market opportunities. Advance Pay offers service providers a cost-effective way to expand their business model and enhance their bottom line.”
The use of pre-paid wireless services in the U.S. has grown steadily over the last few years as handset offerings, service and prices have become more attractive. This evolution has brought service providers the opportunity to target new market segments not served by the traditional post-paid business model. From end users with credit issues to those who want to carefully monitor and control costs without a contract commitment, service providers with GSM or CDMA/TDMA networks now have the opportunity to serve these customers with Info Directions’ Advance Pay offering.
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