Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Accounting
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-05
2010-02-23
Zeender, F. (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Accounting
C455S406000, C455S407000, C455S408000, C455S456100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07668765
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for determining a billing rate of a telecommunications connection is disclosed. The method and system may be used in a location aware telecommunications system that can determine the location of a telecommunications unit (TU) being used within the system. The geographic location of a mobile unit (MU) is determined, and compared to a list a predetermined subsidized zones. When the MU initiates or receives a call from within a subsidized zone, and the MU is otherwise responsible for paying a predetermined billing rate associated with the call, the predetermined rate is subsidized for at least the portion of the call made while the MU is located within the subsidized zone.
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Hendrey Geoffrey R.
Koopman, Jr. Philip J.
Tanaka Hirohisa A.
deCarta Inc.
Fenwick & West LLP
Thein M.
Zeender F.
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