Originating a billed transaction for an origin telephony device
First Claim
1. A method for billing for telephone services, said method comprising:
- receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller from an origin device;
authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and
responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction, such that said origin device is enabled to initiate said billed transaction charged to said callee.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and program for originating a billed transaction at an origin telephony device are provided. A request to originate a billed transaction is received from an origin device. The identity of a callee answering a call originated by the origin device is authenticated. Responsive to receiving an acceptance of the call by the callee, an account accessed by the authenticated identity of said callee is billed to complete said billed transaction, such that the origin device is enabled to initiate the billed transaction charged to the callee. In particular, a service associated with the billed transaction may only available for a particular callee or selection of callees. In addition, the callee may elect which account to charge for the billed transaction. Further, the identity of the caller originating the call at the origin device is forwarded to the callee.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for billing for telephone services, said method comprising:
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receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller from an origin device;
authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and
responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction, such that said origin device is enabled to initiate said billed transaction charged to said callee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for billing for telephone services, said system comprising:
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a billing controller communicatively connected to a telephone network;
means for receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller at said billing controller from an origin device;
means for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and
means responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for billing for telephone services, said computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller from an origin device;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and
means, recorded on said recording medium, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for controlling a billed transaction, comprising:
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transferring a call to a destination device with a billed transaction request initiated by a caller placing said call;
authenticating an identity of a callee answering said call at said destination device; and
executing said billed transaction according to a billing plan for said authenticated callee identity. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method for controlling callee billing, comprising:
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receiving a call at a destination device with a billed transaction request initiated by a caller placing said call; and
responsive to an acceptance of said billed transaction by a callee answering said call at said destination device, transferring an authorization to charge a billing plan according to an authenticated identity of said callee.
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