Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call charge metering or monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-20
2011-12-06
Tieu, Binh (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call charge metering or monitoring
C379S115010, C379S115020, C455S406000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08073119
ABSTRACT:
A telecommunications billing system includes a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The customer database is configured to store subscription data identifying a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunication units in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service and a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service. The billing module is configured to calculate excess charges when a cumulative usage that includes a sum of the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data exceeds the allotment of shared telecommunications units.
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Anderson Jennifer Lynn
Bevente Guy
Koeppen Gregg R.
Moran Douglas Robert
Paquette Michael Thane
AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P.
Tieu Binh
Toler Law Group
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