Real-time priced (rtp) cellular service marketplace

Abstract

A computer-implemented method and system for buying and selling cellular service in a market allowing real-time pricing is disclosed. The computer-implemented method and system comprise storing at least one offer to sell a specified quantity of cellular service (which may be voice minutes, messages, data or other available service parameters) initiated by a seller, and processing one or more requests to purchase cellular service initiated by one or more buyers. The processing of the requests to purchase cellular service further comprises implementing a method for matching one or more requests to purchase cellular service with any stored offers; wherein when a match occurs the buyer is able to purchase the desired quantity of cellular service. The computer-implemented method and system includes deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from a service profile of the seller and adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to a service profile of the buyer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for buying and selling cellular service, comprising:
 storing at least one capacity offer for a quantity of cellular service initiated by at least one seller,   processing one or more capacity discovery requests initiated by one or more buyers for a quantity of cellular service;   matching at least one of the one or more capacity discovery requests with at least one of the stored capacity offers; wherein one of the one or more buyers purchases the offered quantity of cellular service;   deducting the purchased quantity of cellular service from the service profile of the at least one seller; and   adding the purchased quantity of cellular service to the service profile of the one of the one or more buyers.