Billing off-net users for telecom services
First Claim
1. A method of billing for voice short messaging services, comprising the steps of:
- sending a first voice short messaging service message by a sender subscribing to a first network to a recipient subscribing to a second network;
replying to said first voice short messaging service message by said recipient using a second voice short messaging service message;
routing said second voice short messaging service message to an intelligent network element of the first network;
prompting the recipient for a payment by said intelligent network element for delivering the second voice short messaging service message to said sender; and
confirming said payment to the intelligent network element.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of billing a user for Voice short messaging services. A user subscribing to a first network may send a first Voice short messaging service (Voice SMS) message to a recipient user subscribing to a second network. The recipient user may reply to or forward the first Voice SMS message. The Voice SMS message reply may be routed to an intelligent network element of the first network. The intelligent network element prompts the recipient for a payment for delivering the Voice SMS message reply to the sender. The off-net recipient user may make the payment through a premium chargeable SMS message. A confirmation of this payment is communicated to the intelligent network element by the second network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of billing for voice short messaging services, comprising the steps of:
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sending a first voice short messaging service message by a sender subscribing to a first network to a recipient subscribing to a second network; replying to said first voice short messaging service message by said recipient using a second voice short messaging service message; routing said second voice short messaging service message to an intelligent network element of the first network; prompting the recipient for a payment by said intelligent network element for delivering the second voice short messaging service message to said sender; and confirming said payment to the intelligent network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of billing for voice short messaging services, comprising the steps of:
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sending a voice mail message by a sender subscribing to a first network to a recipient subscribing to a second network; replying to said voice mail message by said recipient using a voice short messaging service message; routing said voice short messaging service message to an intelligent network element of the first network; prompting the recipient for a payment by said intelligent network element for delivering the voice short messaging service message to said sender; and confirming said payment to the intelligent network element. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for billing voice short messaging services comprising:
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a first network comprising a voice short messaging service platform; a second network; said voice short messaging service platform for transferring voice short messaging service messages between a sender subscribing to said first network and a recipient subscribing to said second network; and an intelligent network element of the first network for prompting said recipient for a payment for the activity of delivering a voice short messaging service message reply of the recipient to said sender. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer-readable medium, wherein said computer program product comprises:
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a first computer parsable program code for sending a first voice short messaging service message by a sender subscribing to a first network to a recipient subscribing to a second network; a second computer parsable program code for routing said second voice short messaging service message to an intelligent network element of the first network; a third computer parsable program code of said intelligent network element for prompting the recipient for a payment for delivering the second voice short messaging service message to said sender; and a fourth computer parsable program code for confirming said payment of the recipient to the intelligent network element.
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