Origin device order billing according to caller
First Claim
1. A method for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
- receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider, such that said vendor order center is enabled to bill for said order with limited account information.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method, system, and program for billing for order places from an origin device according to the current caller billing plan are provided. A billing plan associated with an authenticated caller identity of a caller using an origin device is accessed by a vendor order center during a call placed to the vendor order center. At least one account provider is specified in the billing plan. A selection of one from among multiple account providers is specified for the order. The caller then authorizes the order and a bill for the order is transferred according to the authenticated caller identifier and the authorization for the account provider selection, such that the vendor order center is enabled to bill for the order with limited authenticated account information.
-
Citations
43 Claims
-
1. A method for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
-
receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider, such that said vendor order center is enabled to bill for said order with limited account information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
-
a server system enabled for processing a call;
means for receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center at said server system, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
means for specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
means for receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
means for transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
-
-
33. A computer program product for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
-
a recording medium;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
means, recorded on said recording medium, for controlling transfer of a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
-
-
39. A method for account management, comprising:
-
receiving a bill for an order placed via a telephone call, wherein a billed party is identified by an voice authenticated identifier; and
providing payment for said bill from an account managed according to said voice authenticated identifier. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
-
-
43. A method for managing payments, comprising:
-
receiving a bill for an order placed by a plurality of callers via a telephone call, wherein said plurality of callers splitting a cost of said bill are each identified by one of a plurality of voice authenticated identifiers; and
facilitating payment for said bill from a plurality of account providers according to said plurality of voice authenticated identifiers; and
providing a single payment transaction for said bill to an account provider for a billing party.
-
Specification