Open transaction central billing system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a communications device, wherein the communications device is configured to execute a payment component to accept a billing request from a transaction server; and
a transaction server, wherein the transaction server is programmed with a set of credentials, and wherein the communications device is in network communication with the transaction server via a first network.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, an open transaction central billing system includes a communications device, in which the communications device is configured to execute a payment component to accept a billing request from a transaction server; and a transaction server, in which the transaction server is programmed with a set of credentials, and the communications device is in network communication with the transaction server.
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30 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a communications device, wherein the communications device is configured to execute a payment component to accept a billing request from a transaction server; and a transaction server, wherein the transaction server is programmed with a set of credentials, and wherein the communications device is in network communication with the transaction server via a first network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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authenticating a request for a central billing transaction session using a processor of a communications device, wherein the communications device is in communication with a transaction server via a first network; communicating a transaction authorization request to a user or device ordering function; receiving a user or device ordering function response; and reporting a user or device ordering function authorization of an approved transaction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. The method recited in 18, further comprising:
sending an address for a billing assistance server to the transaction server.
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28. The method recited in 18, further comprising:
receiving a record of a completed transaction.
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29. The method recited in 18, further comprising:
transmitting a record of a completed transaction.
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30. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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authenticating a request for a central billing transaction session, wherein the communications device is in communication with a transaction server via a first network; communicating a transaction authorization request to a user or device ordering function; receiving a user or device ordering function response; and reporting a user or device ordering function authorization of an approved transaction.
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