Patent ID: 7908622

Claim:
A system for facilitating the provision of goods and/or services to at least one tenant occupying a dwelling unit within a multiple dwelling unit (MDU) structure, said system using a network operated at least in part by an MDU operator and communicating with at least one provider that provides, through a provisioning system operated by the provider, goods and/or services in response to receipt of electronic requests for said goods and/or services, said system comprising; an MDU tenant interface being configured to communicate MDU tenant requests for goods and/or services to at least one of said MDU operator and said provider; and a coordinating computer, distinct from the provisioning system of the provider, that is configured to provide a provision interface operably connecting said provider and said MDU tenant interface to enable said provider and said MDU tenant to cooperate in arranging for the provision of said goods and/or services, said coordinating computer including at least one interface operatively connected to said MDU operator and said provider, said interface configured to use hardware and software to provide at least one logical interface with said provider, said coordinating computer being configured to permit the MDU operator to bill the tenant on behalf of the provider.