Collect Callback

• US 20060276194A1
• Filed: 08/16/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DX/DY Voice Processing Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DX/DY Voice Processing Incorporated
• Inventors: Smith, Jeffrey B., Eberle, Michael L.
• Application Number:
  US11/465,058
• Publication Number:
  US 20060276194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/445
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/08 Metering calls to called party , i.e. B-party charged for the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/62 Called party billing, e.g. reverse billing, freephone, collect call, 0800 or 0900
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42195 Arrangements for calling back a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy H04M3/48

Abstract

In an implementation of collect callback, a call-in service establishes a communication link with a call source, and initiates a collect callback option for the call source. A telecommunications switch receives callback data from the call-in service and utilizes the callback data to establish a collect call via a second communication link between the call source and the call-in service.

Claims

1. A collect callback system, comprising:

a call-in service configured to establish a communication link with a cell phone, the call-in service further configured to initiate a collect callback option for the cell phone via which authorization can be provided to receive a collect call initiated by the call-in service; and

a telecommunications switch configured to receive callback data from the call-in service, the telecommunications switch further configured to establish the collect call via a second communication link that is completed between the cell phone and the call-in service to enable the collect call.

2. A collect callback system as recited in claim 1, wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to route the collect call via the second communication link through the telecommunications switch.

3. A collect callback system as recited in claim 1, wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to notify the call-in service that the collect call for the cell phone is authorized such that the call-in service can discontinue the communication link with the cell phone and such that the telecommunications switch can establish the collect call via the second communication link.

4. A collect callback system as recited in claim 1, further comprising call limits that correspond to the cell phone, and wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to authorize the collect call for the cell phone if the call limits do not exceed call limit standards that identify at least one of:

a day limit;

a week limit;

a month limit.

5. A collect callback system, comprising:

a call-in dating service configured to establish a communication link with a call source, the call-in dating service further configured to initiate a collect callback option for the call source that can authorize receiving a collect call initiated by the call-in dating service; and

a telecommunications switch configured to receive callback data from the call-in dating service, the telecommunications switch further configured to establish the collect call via a second communication link that is completed between the call source and the call-in dating service to enable the collect call.

6. A collect callback system as recited in claim 5, wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to route the collect call via the second communication link through the telecommunications switch.

7. A collect callback system as recited in claim 5, wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to notify the call-in dating service that the collect call for the call source is authorized such that the call-in dating service can discontinue the communication link with the call source and such that the switch can establish the collect call via the second communication link.

8. A collect callback system as recited in claim 5, further comprising call limits that correspond to the call source, and wherein the telecommunications switch is further configured to authorize the collect call for the call source if the call limits do not exceed call limit standards that identify at least one of:

a day limit;

a week limit;

a month limit.

9. A method for collect callback, comprising:

establishing a communication link with a cell phone that initiates communication with a call-in service;

initiating a collect callback option for the cell phone;

receiving an authorization input for collect call payment from the cell phone for a collect call initiated by the call-in service; and

establishing the collect call which is completed from the call-in service to the cell phone to enable the collect call.

10. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 9, further comprising communicating collect callback data to a telecommunications switch that establishes the collect call via a second communication link between the cell phone and the call-in service.

11. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 9, further comprising recording the authorization input for the collect call payment.

12. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 9, further comprising authorizing the collect call for the cell phone if call limits that correspond to the cell phone do not exceed call limit standards that identify at least one of:

a day limit;

a week limit;

a month limit.

13. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 9, further comprising communicating collect callback data to a telecommunications switch that establishes the collect call for the cell phone, the collect callback data including a cell phone identifier and a call-in service identifier.

14. A method for collect callback, comprising:

establishing a communication link with a call source that initiates communication with a call-in dating service;

initiating a collect callback option for the call source;

receiving an authorization input for collect call payment from the call source for a collect call initiated by the call-in dating service; and

establishing the collect call which is completed from the call-in dating service to the call source to enable the collect call.

15. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 14, further comprising communicating collect callback data to a telecommunications switch that establishes the collect call via a second communication link between the call source and the call-in dating service.

16. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 14, further comprising recording the authorization input for the collect call payment.

17. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 14, further comprising authorizing the collect call for the call source if call limits that correspond to the call source do not exceed call limit standards that identify at least one of:

a day limit;

a week limit;

a month limit.

18. A method for collect callback as recited in claim 14, further comprising communicating collect callback data to a telecommunications switch that establishes the collect call for the call source, the collect callback data including a call source identifier and a call-in dating service identifier.