Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call charge metering or monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-12
2009-02-03
Tieu, Binh K (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call charge metering or monitoring
C379S265020, C379S266100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07486783
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and apparatus for processing bill payments in a PSTN. The method of the invention can include, responsive to answering a telephone call from a caller over the PSTN, identifying the caller from a data communications source external to the telephone call and retrieving billing information for the identified caller. Once the billing information has been retrieved for the identified caller, the payment of a bill can be processed based upon the billing information. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the identifying step can include identifying the caller based upon identifying information for the caller received through a data communications link from a name resolution adapter disposed within the PSTN. For instance, the identifying step can include identifying the caller based upon identifying information retrieved from a LIDB and transmitted by the name resolution adapter.
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Creamer Thomas E.
Jaiswal Peeyush
Moore Victor S.
Winters Scott L.
Carey Rodriguez Greenberg & Paul LLP
Greenberg, Esq. Steven M.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Tieu Binh K
Tomlin, Esq. Richard A.
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