Method and apparatus for calling card callbacks
First Claim
1. A method of processing call back information at a telecommunications processing system, comprising:
- receiving, from a telecommunications device, call back configuration input from a user of the telecommunications device; and
storing call back information in a data repository according to the call back configuration input;
wherein at least a part of the call back information is to be transmitted to at least one other telecommunications device during a telephone call to the at least one other telecommunications device from the user using a telephone calling card to make the telephone call.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for telephone calling card caller identification. In one embodiment, a processing system is adapted to supply pre-defined call back information from a calling card user to a recipient/caller. In another embodiment, the recipient/caller uses the pre-defined call back information to call the calling card user at one or more telephone numbers specified by the call back information. In another embodiment, the processing system uses the pre-defined call back information to automatically connect the recipient/caller to the calling card user at one or more specified telephone numbers. In another embodiment, the pre-defined call back information includes at least one timed temporary calling card number for the recipient/caller to use to contact the calling card user where the temporary calling card number may have an expiration time and/or date. In another embodiment, at least some of the call back information is transmitted to the calling card user to identify the recipient/caller.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of processing call back information at a telecommunications processing system, comprising:
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receiving, from a telecommunications device, call back configuration input from a user of the telecommunications device; and
storing call back information in a data repository according to the call back configuration input;
wherein at least a part of the call back information is to be transmitted to at least one other telecommunications device during a telephone call to the at least one other telecommunications device from the user using a telephone calling card to make the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of processing a telephone call at a communication processing system, wherein the telephone call is made from a first telecommunications device to a second telecommunications device by a caller using a calling card, comprising:
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processing a telephone calling card identification number received from the first telecommunications device;
retrieving call back information associated with the telephone calling card identification number; and
transmitting at least part of the call back information to the second telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A telecommunications system for processing telephone calls made from telecommunications devices, comprising:
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a data repository containing call back information associated with a calling card;
a processing system configured to at least;
receive a telephone call from a first telecommunications device to a second telecommunications device, wherein the telephone call is made from the first telecommunications device by a caller using the calling card;
retrieve the call back information associated with the calling card; and
transmit at least part of the call back information to the second telecommunications device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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