Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-30
2008-09-02
Tieu, Binh K (Department: 2614)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S352000, C370S400000, C379S126000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07420978
ABSTRACT:
A telecommunication service charges for voice calls entering a network over a particular time period, such as a billing period. A parameter or parameters related to the number of information units (e.g., packets, bytes or bits) used to transmit the plurality of voice calls over the network is measured. A charge for the plurality of voice calls is computed based on the one or more parameters measured. The one or more parameters may be used to compute a charge for the plurality of voice calls based on the total number of information units transmitted, average number of information units transmitted, peak information units transmitted over the billing period or some combination thereof.
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Search Report EP 03 02 5012.
Holloway J. Michael
Shiffman Samuel R.
The Law Firm of H. Dale Langley, Jr. P.C.
Tieu Binh K
UniPoint Holdings, Inc.
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