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2004-01-09

2008-11-11

Eng, George (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Usage measurement

C455S406000, C379S114160, C379S114150, C379S114200, C705S080000, C705S014270

Reexamination Certificate

active

07450928

ABSTRACT:
Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

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