Method and system to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device
First Claim
1. A method to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device, the method including:
- receiving the request from the calling device at a communication processor;
establishing a communication link between the communication processor and the called device;
providing the called device with a prepayment option to pay funds into a client account;
monitoring the called device for selection of the prepayment option; and
connecting the called device to a prepayment facility when the prepayment option is selected.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus is provided to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device. The method includes receiving the request from the calling device at a communication processor and establishing a communication link between the communication processor and the called device. Thereafter, the called device is provided with a prepayment option to pay funds into a client account and the called device is monitored for selection of the prepayment option. When the prepayment option is selected, the called device is connected to a prepayment facility thereby to enable a prepayment account to be set up immediately without requiring the called party to place an independent call to the prepayment facility.
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32 Claims
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1. A method to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device, the method including:
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receiving the request from the calling device at a communication processor;
establishing a communication link between the communication processor and the called device;
providing the called device with a prepayment option to pay funds into a client account;
monitoring the called device for selection of the prepayment option; and
connecting the called device to a prepayment facility when the prepayment option is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication processing system to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device, the system including:
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a communication module to receive the request from the calling device and to establish a communication link between the communication module and the called device;
a prepayment module to provide the called device with a prepayment option to pay funds into a client account; and
monitoring module to monitor the called device for selection of the prepayment option, the communication module connecting the called device to a prepayment facility when the prepayment option is selected. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communication processing system to process a request for communication between a calling device and a called device, the system including:
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means to receive the request from the calling device and to establish a communication link between a communication module and the called device;
means to provide the called device with a prepayment option to pay funds into a client account; and
means to monitor the called device for selection of the prepayment option, the communication module connecting the called device to a prepayment facility when the prepayment option is selected.
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