Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Finance
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Hamilton, Lalita M (Department: 3691)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Finance
C705S026640, C705S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07925558
ABSTRACT:
A system and method commoditize browsing time in a self-service store for a communication carrier. The method comprises communicating with a user, enabling the user to browse the store, tracking the amount of time the user spends browsing the store, calculating a charge, if any, for the amount of time the user spent browsing the store, and, if a charge is incurred, charging the user's account for such charge. In one embodiment, the self-service store is a voice store in which a user calls into the store. However, the invention is not limited to voice stores, and the invention could apply to stores accessed via text messaging, the web, etc. Communication with a user can be initiated by the user or by the self-service system.
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Baciu Assaf
Bush Ryan J.
Stone Kevin M.
Bevocal LLC
Hamilton Lalita M
Lessani Tina M.
Lessani & Lessani LLP
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