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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7873150 | Telephone call dialing A communications device such as a mobile telephone (1) responds to the input of a dialed number for a call destination (2) by generating and outputting a request message transmitted to a control centre (7) via a telecommunications system (3 | 01/18/2011 |
| 7809119 | Method and system for blocking incoming calls to mobile subscriber devices A method includes setting an account value of an account to a first amount, wherein the first amount is associated with a specified level of authorized usage of a phone associated with the account. The method further includes blocking an incoming call intended for t... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7764773 | Determining services accessible via a subscription in a communication system A method, a system and a network node for determining services accessible via a subscription having an account and at least a first limit in a communication system. The method includes defining at least a first set of services and a second set of services to be used... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7573991 | Communication control system and communication control method A first communication control system comprising a balance database for storing the prepaid money of each per caller number, a charge database for storing the charge system of each communication company, a balance checking part for checking the balance by searching t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7424100 | Prepaid telephony system and method of activating a prepaid telephony account In one particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method of activating a prepaid telephony account. The method includes receiving a call from a caller at a prepaid service destination address identified by a prepaid calling card; receiving a prepaid card... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7366290 | Billing process and system in a telecommunication network A billing method and billing system to determine usage fees which are charged to the user of a digital telecommunications network, whereby a usage fee charged for a connection is determined prior to establishing this connection from statistical characteristics of pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366494 | Billing method in electronic switch in a cellular network A billing method in an electronic switch in a cellular network. A call processor calculates the time period for which service is temporarily interrupted to include only a normal service time period in billing data, and sends the billing data to a billing processor. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340045 | Method of billing a communication session conducted over a computer network A method of billing a communication session between a user and a value-added service. A request is received from a user for a communication session, such as a circuit-switched call, a computer-network telephony call or a multimedia session, between the user and a va... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334735 | Card for interaction with a computer A smart card comprising: a memory for storing information; at least one transmitting or receiving antenna; and a low frequency circuit, for handling information associated with said antenna and said memory, which information is modulated at a modulation frequency of... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333596 | Casual usage alternate billing The present invention relates generally to a casual usage alternate billing. More particularly, the invention encompasses a method and an apparatus for casual usage alternate billing. The invention intercepts a call, especially a dial-around call, to either verify t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319673 | Communications network In a communications network, which may be a federated network such as the Internet, a tariff is distributed via the network to customer terminals. At each terminal a charge for use of the network is calculated by using the tariff. Different tariffs may be communicat... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313108 | Service usage records for mobile data communications A method of creating service usage records summarising usage of mobile data communications services, comprises monitoring message packets traversing a signalling link between a serving support node and a gateway support node, these message packets including packets ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7289787 | System and method for calculation of telecommunication charges The present invention relates to a method and a communication system for the current calculation of fees for a user of the telecommunication system. The present system includes a fee calculation station which is adapted to calculation the fees in accordance with a c... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280645 | Method of associating multiple prepaid cards with a single account A set of multiple prepaid calling cards that are associated with a single account is disclosed. A predetermined amount of minutes is associated with the set of cards. Cards within the set can be used simultaneously and extract minutes from the account in predetermin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280818 | Mobile device notification with opinions Notifying users of mobile communication devices, which may include providing options for response to notifications. A component of a communication service provider system receives an indication of a notification for a user of a mobile communication device. The notif... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275095 | Internet subscriber management A subscriber information management system for use with a broadcast system, and a method of managing subscriber information, are described. The system includes storing subscriber internet parameters relating to internet services access and storing subscriber broadca... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269251 | Method and system for billing subscribers in a telecommunication network The invention relates to a method of changing a balance of a subscriber (MS1 . . . MS6) belonging to a subscriber group (G1, G2) of a telecommunication network. The invention comprises forming at least one subscriber group (G1, G | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252226 | System and method for using a prepaid card A system for using a prepaid card permits a card user to purchase a card, issued by an issuer such as a bank, through an agent at a retail establishment via a terminal, select a PIN, have the card activated at the point of purchase, use the card to purchase goods an... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7218712 | Method and system for accounting of services Method and system for handling a service request from an originating station (ST-A) to a terminating station (ST-B) in a telecommunications system managing service logic for accounting information for payment of services. A service request is received from an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216799 | Terminal providing system A plurality of terminals (40) that are provided to users, and a providing device (20) are placed at a providing place (2). The providing device includes a memory that stores information concerning the plurality of terminals (40). The prov... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215942 | Architecture for managing prepaid wireless communications services The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing a prepaid wireless account for voice and data communications services. According to one embodiment the communications system, having a prepaid architecture for managing a plurality of prepaid wire... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194075 | System and process for automatic storage, enforcement and override of consumer do-not-call requests A method of implementing call compliance at a central facility, the method involving: receiving a call from a caller on an incoming connection; enabling the caller on the incoming connection to initiate an outgoing call on an outgoing connection; receiving over the ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187928 | Call delivery systems for roaming prepaid subscribers The invention provides systems and methods that operate to provide seamless roaming to a prepaid subscriber in as many markets as possible. To that end, the systems of the invention include a location register (LR) that can determine the type, or class, of serving m... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184530 | Prepaid billing support for simultaneous communication sessions in data networks A method and system for providing prepaid billing for two concurrent communication sessions is accomplished by a first-network-access device, such as a WIN SCP, receiving from a prepaid-user account prepaid services for a first-communication session. During the firs... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177409 | Systems and methods for providing calling plan information Calling plan information is provided whenever a user makes a call that fits within the plan. The user may be assigned an account related to the calling plan with information associated with the account. The information may include a time function such as the time re... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174155 | Charging in communication systems The present invention relates to charging of communications using chargeable resources of a first communication system and a second communication system wherein at least one of said communication systems provides wireless communication services. In accordance with t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156300 | System and method for dispensing of a receipt reflecting prepaid phone services A system and method for electronic purchase of prepaid telephone services is provided. An initiating terminal receives input of a customer's request to purchase a specified amount of prepaid telephone services and receives input of the customer's designation of a fi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149293 | System and method for controlling data sessions in a wireless network A system and method for controlling data session in a wireless network are described. One exemplary method includes detecting a request to establish a data session between a first client device and another device, determining whether the first client device is autho... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145995 | Method for server-assisted data processing for a plurality of clients A method for server-assisted data processing on a plurality of clients connected at least temporarily to a server. The server manages a defined quantity of processing resource, the clients reserve a respective subset of the processing resource for a reservation peri... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7110512 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096255 | System and method for providing a roster list of temporary contacts having expiration periods designated by a user in an instant messaging environment A system for providing temporary contact aliases is provided. A representative system includes a database system operable to store at least one resource list comprising a plurality of contacts associated with at least one user. The plurality of contacts comprising a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092501 | Method and apparatus for providing prepaid local telephone services A system and method for providing prepaid dialtone services. The system includes a prepaid dialtone service center having an applications server that maintains a prepaid dialtone subscriber database including subscriber identification and service period information.... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083084 | System and method for managing stored-value card data A computerized system and method for managing stored-value card data over a communications network between a plurality of terminals and a central processor is provided. Each of the terminals is accessible to respective users and is located in a respective location g... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7039440 | Wireless rechargeable money card A method, computer program product and system that may be used to limit the funds that are available through the use of a business transaction card by having a business transaction card first place a request for an increase of the available funds. A wireless device ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027588 | Telephone apparatus comprising monitoring means This apparatus (1) comprises monitoring means for an environment (2). These means are an integral part of a mobile telephone, for example. Thus, if an event occurs, a telephone communication takes place for another telephone apparatus (5). From ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027836 | Method and system for establishing a communication network A communication device is provided having a transceiver adapted to send and receive wireless communication signals and a contact surface. A contact circuit is adapted to detect contact of another communication device with said contact surface. A controller is adapte... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013125 | Replenishment of prepaid accounts during multimedia sessions Prepaid accounts are replenished during multimedia sessions using the prepaid accounts without interruption of the multimedia sessions. A prepay server monitors and adjusts prepaid account balances based on usage of communications resources as reported by elements o... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010103 | Methods for providing prepaid telephony service via an internet protocol network system Methods are disclosed for providing prepaid telephony service via an Internet protocol (IP) network system. A first method provides controlling at least one media agent or call routing station/switch of an IP network system for allowing and/or blocking call media st... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6965667 | Method of accounting prepaid online internet service credit values A method of accounting for online Internet usage credit includes establishing an account identifier in a database for a selected user. A number of credit value block records are associated in the database with the account identifier. Each credit value block has a st... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963636 | Valuable cipher information issuing system and issuing method, telephone charge settlement system and telephone charge settlement method, and charge settlement system and charge settlement method An object of the invention is to realize a valuable cipher information issuing system that is entirely free of a risk of theft during the course of distribution. To this end, a valuable cipher information issuing system 10 is constructed so as to be pr... | 11/08/2005 |
