Method of prepaying for consumption of telephone calls

Details Method of prepaying for consumption of telephone calls Method of prepaying for consumption of telephone calls

1997-03-07

1999-06-01

Kuntz, Curtis A.

Telephonic communications

With check operated control

Other than coin

455406, 455405, 379 9101, 379 9303, 379115, 379118, 379114, H04M 1700, H04M 1500, H04M 1100

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active

059094850

ABSTRACT:
To limit the risk of unpaid telephone calls to be set up from a predetermined terminal via a switched telephone network, a prepayment for consumption of such calls comprises setting up a call from any terminal to a prepayment server via the switched telephone network in order to transmit a message identifying the predetermined terminal to the prepayment server; responsive to identification of the predetermined terminal, requesting from the calling terminal prepayment of telephone call consumption to the prepayment server; and, if the prepayment request is accepted by the prepayment server, paying an amount transmitted from the calling terminal so that the payment server increments a consumption count associated with the predetermined terminal. The predetermined terminal and any terminal can be one and the same mobile phone terminal connected to the switched telephone network via a mobile phone network.

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