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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7286655 | Service accounting system and method The present invention is related to a service accounting system containing one or more classified service accounts, in particular for mobile/cellular services. More specifically, a service accounting system connected to a main accounting system, part of a main accou... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274925 | Methods and apparatus for flexible communication device usage attribution A technique for providing flexible communication device usage attribution is provided. Identification information of a user of a communication device is received from the communication device at a primary service provider. It is determined if the user of the communi... | 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 |
| 7260195 | Call management service A system and method that enables a telecommunications consumer to define groups to be included in a monthly bill, and then periodically generate a bill in accordance with the consumer's specifications. In one embodiment, the invention includes a plurality of portabl... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260193 | Method and system of rating in a charging system A method and system for determining rating data for services in a communication network, wherein an incoming charging request is received from a service element (105, 106), data such as a location number associated with a service or a subscriber (102) ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7221929 | Handling charging information in interworking structure of mobile communication and wireless local area networks When interworking two or more networks, such as a wireless local access network (WLAN) and a mobile communication network, user billing and service charging should be accurately collected and processed. To do so, certain types of service usage and charging informati... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7184526 | Telephone-based selection, ordering, and billing of digital content delivered via a network A content delivery system for delivering digital multimedia content to a premise appliance of a user comprises an intelligent voice response (IVR) unit which is responsive via a public switched telephone network to a premise telephone of the user. The IVR unit prese... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7151824 | Billing data interface for conferencing customers A billing data interface provides billing data to customers in an accurate and efficient manner. Billing data is processed to preserve client billing information and to meet a customer's individual data requirements. The billing data may be presented in such a way t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7079634 | Apparatus for tracking connection of service provider customers via customer use patterns A method for identifying tracking accounts belonging to a customer of a service provider using profiles indicating customer patterns of use of the service. The profiles distinguish the account of the service provider customers from each other. Those profiles that su... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7068996 | Banded billing system for telecommunication service A banded billing system for telecommunication service is disclosed. A carrier's billing system maintains in data storage a banded-pricing schedule that divides a continuum of minutes of use into a series of contiguous, mutually-exclusive minute-ranges and that speci... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046775 | Method and system for preserving telephone numbers The present invention allows a global telephone number be assigned to a first outbound-only telephone line connected to a first service switching point (SSP) to be also assigned to a second outbound-only telephone line connected to a second service switching point. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042994 | Method and apparatus for making a long distance telephone call A method for making a long distance or international telephone call is disclosed. A subscriber calls an assigned telephone number to access a sign-up calling plan service billed to a home plan at the home plan rates, and responds to a service announcement by enterin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6990182 | Prepaid phone service for both wired and wireless telecommunication devices A system is provided for receiving prepayment of telecommunication services is provided. The system comprises a wireless communication network, a wireline communication network, and a pre-payment server communicating with both the wireless communication network and ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6956850 | Call record management for high capacity switched virtual circuits A resource management strategy for a network controller device such as an SVC (Switched Virtual Circuit) controller that interprets and processes call messages transported in a connection-oriented network by means of high-capacity switching devices. The call record ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6850755 | Transparent billing and display of multiple directory numbers in wireless telephone systems A system and methods for allowing wireless users to make and send calls using a second wireless billing number or “line” assigned to a single wireless telephone advantageously requires no changes to the air interface or messaging protocol between a Mobile Switch... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6757371 | Method for divisional billing and device thereof The present invention relates to a method for billing and a device thereof and more particularly relates to the method and the device for dividing the monthly charges of each subscriber into a personal-use portion and a business-use portion according to the predeter... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6731729 | Method and a system for settlement of trading accounts A method settling accounts of buyers and sellers of telecommunications services by an online exchange system includes storing data representing a financial account of at least one seller and at least one buyer, wherein the financial account includes at least one of ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6700960 | Apparatus for tracking connection of service provider customers via customer use patterns An apparatus for identifying multiple accounts belonging to a customer of a service provider using profiles indicating customer patterns of use of the service. The profiles distinguish the accounts of the service provider customers from each other. Those ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6639975 | Interactive billing control system An apparatus and method are provided for controlling access to a telecommunications and messaging services system from a server computer that has a web browser installed. The apparatus includes a billing server that maintains a database of telecommunicati... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6574316 | Method and system for preserving telephone numbers The present invention allows a global telephone number be assigned to a first outbound-only telephone line connected to a first service switching point (SSP) to be also assigned to a second outbound-only telephone line connected to a second service switch... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6542590 | Multiple user telephone accounting Businesses with a number of clients have a need to allocate communication costs to the client on whose behalf the costs were incurred. This invention provides a means whereby the telecommunication carrier can charge call costs originating from a single li... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6529593 | Prepaid phone service for both wired and wireless telecommunication devices A system is provided for receiving prepayment of telecommunication services is provided. The system comprises a wireless communication network, a wireline communication network, and a pre-payment server communicating with both the wireless communication n... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6483908 | Method for tracking connection of service provider customers via customer use patterns A method for identifying multiple accounts belonging to a customer of a service provider using profiles indicating customer patterns of use of the service. The profiles distinguish the accounts of the service provider customers from each other. Those prof... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6463136 | Method and system for preserving telephone numbers The present invention allows a global telephone number be assigned to a first outbound-only telephone line connected to a first service switching point (SSP) to be also assigned to a second outbound-only telephone line connected to a second service switch... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6337903 | Call setup for prepaid services The invention relates to the provision of prepaid services for the customers of a telecommunication network operator in a wired and/or mobile telephone network. The invention makes it possible to implement prepaid call services even in countries with a lo... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6282274 | Selectable billing options for a single communications account The present invention, referred to herein as Personal Billing Selection, enables a telecommunications service subscriber to designate billing options for outgoing and incoming calls on a per-call basis, even if the subscriber's account includes several nu... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5771282 | Method for billing multiple services on a single account Aggregated billing for calls originating from separate telephone stations (12-20) may be obtained by accessing a segmentation directory (54) upon the receipt of the call at an originating switch (401) within a telecommunications network. The se... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5359642 | Method and apparatus for prepayment of telecommunication connections by registered groups of subscribers in a telecommunication switching network The present invention provides a method and apparatus for prepayment of telecommunication connections between first and second telecommunication devices operably associable with the telecommunication lines of a telecommunication switching network. In gene... | 10/25/1994 |
