Method and computer-readable medium having a program for managing billing for a telecommunications campus
First Claim
1. A method for managing billing for calls in a network, comprising the acts of:
- determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use;
determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, if the call began in the predetermined area of use;
assigning a first billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users includes the user; and
assigning a second billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users does not include the user.
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Abstract
Method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user'"'"'s telecommunications campus. According to the method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user'"'"'s campus, users can make unlimited calls within the campus by determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use; determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, if the call began in the predetermined area of use; assigning a first billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users includes the user; and assigning a second billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users does not include the user.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for managing billing for calls in a network, comprising the acts of:
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determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use;
determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, if the call began in the predetermined area of use;
assigning a first billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users includes the user; and
assigning a second billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users does not include the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15)
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13. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for managing billing for calls in a network, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use;
determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, if the call began in the predetermined area of use;
assigning a first billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users includes the user; and
assigning a second billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users does not include the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of preparing a network for billing in a calling plan, comprising the acts of:
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defining a geographic campus;
identifying cell sites serving the geographic campus;
providing a list of users and personal telephone numbers corresponding to the users; and
creating a billing code for the calling plan.
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