System and method for alternate billing arrangement during a telephone call
Patent 5937044 Issued on August 10, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 30, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTelephone call billing system Method and system for accounting communication charges Payer-variable exchange system Method for achieving third-number call billing Telephony call center with agent work groups Telecommunications charging Patent #: 5822411 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 724239 filed on 09/30/1996US Classes:379/121.05, Call record modification379/111, WITH USAGE MEASUREMENT (E.G., CALL OR TRAFFIC REGISTER)379/114.21, Redirect billing379/114.22, Split billing or cost sharing379/121.01At local exchange carrier (e.g., central switching office)ExaminersPrimary: Kuntz, CurtisAssistant: Tieu, Binh K. Foreign Patent References
International ClassH04M 015/00AbstractA system and method for effecting alternate billing arrangements after a call from a calling party to a called party has been completed. Signaling information identifying an alternate billing request from a called party is first captured. The alternate billing request is then validated by determining whether it is permissible to shift all or part of the charges for the call to the called party. | |
