Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free...

Details Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free... Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free...

2006-06-30

2008-10-28

Tieu, Binh K (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

With usage measurement

Call charge metering or monitoring

C379S114280, C379S120000, C379S121010

Reexamination Certificate

active

07443969

ABSTRACT:
A system routes local toll-free communications to a toll-free communications address via local switches and/or local network onto interconnecting local providers with local access settlement rates, thereby allowing a local rather than toll cost structure of the communication. When an originating communications address is identified as an LCA, intraLATA, or otherwise local communications address, the system routes the local toll-free call from the network to participating local switches that service the subscriber's terminating communications. According to exemplary embodiments, the originating communications are separated between the LCA and the rest of the LATA based upon the NPA-NXXs that are considered local to the subscriber's terminating number. The system also provides for communicating and routing local toll free communications and for reporting each local toll free communication to the subscriber.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4757267 (1988-07-01), Riskin
patent: 5862203 (1999-01-01), Wulkan et al.
patent: RE36111 (1999-02-01), Neville
patent: 5974133 (1999-10-01), Fleischer et al.
patent: 2004/0022237 (2004-02-01), Elliott et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Methods and systems for billing and routing local toll-free... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4011449