System and method for billing telephone calls

Details System and method for billing telephone calls System and method for billing telephone calls

2005-09-15

2010-10-12

Tieu, Binh K (Department: 2614)

Telephonic communications

With usage measurement

Call charge metering or monitoring

C379S114050, C379S114280, C379S115010, C379S121010, C379S126000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07813487

ABSTRACT:
A method and system are provided for use in billing a toll-free telephone call over a telephone network, the telephone call corresponding to a first toll-free telephone number and initiated by a calling party from an initiating telephone number. In one embodiment, a toll-free telephone call is received at a service node, and routed to a first termination corresponding with the first toll-free telephone number, where the service node remains within the call path of the toll-free telephone call. A first call record is initiated for the toll-free telephone call at the service node, and it is determined at the service node whether the toll-free telephone call is to be connected with a second toll-free telephone number. A second call record is initiated at the service node, where a connection with a second termination corresponding with the second toll-free telephone number has been established. In another embodiment, the toll-free telephone call is received at a service node, and a termination is determined for the toll-free telephone call. The toll-free telephone call is routed by the service node to the termination, where the service node remains within the call path of the toll-free telephone call. The service node initiates a call record for the toll-free telephone call, the call record including an indication to bill the toll-free telephone call to a billing toll-free telephone number different from the first toll-free telephone number.

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