Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call charge metering or monitoring
Patent
1997-08-13
1999-01-05
Loomis, Paul
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call charge metering or monitoring
379126, 379121, 379267, 379114, 379 8804, H04M 1500
Patent
active
058570152
ABSTRACT:
A method of processing telephone calls comprising: receiving and storing a directory number of a called party with reference to a calling party, allocating a charge for the call on a billing list of a calling party, receiving a first signal from the calling party indicating a request for credit of the charge, automatically looking up data from the billing list to check against at least one predetermined criterion to determine whether the credit appears to be justified, upon receipt of the first signal, automatically applying the credit to the billing list in the event the at least one criterion is met, and automatically announcing the credit to the calling party, and automatically denying the credit in the event the at least one criterion is not met, and automatically announcing the denial to the calling party.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4817129 (1989-03-01), Riskin
patent: 5204894 (1993-04-01), Darden
patent: 5369685 (1994-11-01), Kero
Loomis Paul
Northern Telecom Limited
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