CALL ROUTING APPARATUS
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1. A method of processing a billing transaction from a user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device comprising:
- causing, at least in part, a first user interface to be presented on a mobile telephonic device via which the user can register for phone billing services;
receiving over a data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device phone billing registration information;
receiving a purchase request for an item over the data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device, wherein the item is other than a telephone service;
determining a phone number of the user;
determining if the user is authorized to purchase the item;
determining whether the purchase price is to be billed via a phone bill of the user associated with the phone number of the user; and
at least partly in response to;
receiving the purchase request-related information, anddetermining the purchase price is to be paid via the user'"'"'s phone bill,causing, at least in part, the user to be billed on the user'"'"'s phone bill a purchase price associated with the item purchase request.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to telecommunications, and in particular to systems and methods for routing and placing telephone calls. In one embodiment, a call manager system is configured to place a call to a pay-per-call service, or to cause such a call to be placed by a user computer terminal, in response to a user initiating a purchase transaction over a computer network. In addition, the call may include billing information, such as the user'"'"'s phone number, which is provided to the pay-per-call service so that the user can be billed for the call in an appropriate amount.
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1. A method of processing a billing transaction from a user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device comprising:
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causing, at least in part, a first user interface to be presented on a mobile telephonic device via which the user can register for phone billing services; receiving over a data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device phone billing registration information; receiving a purchase request for an item over the data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device, wherein the item is other than a telephone service; determining a phone number of the user; determining if the user is authorized to purchase the item; determining whether the purchase price is to be billed via a phone bill of the user associated with the phone number of the user; and at least partly in response to; receiving the purchase request-related information, and determining the purchase price is to be paid via the user'"'"'s phone bill, causing, at least in part, the user to be billed on the user'"'"'s phone bill a purchase price associated with the item purchase request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of processing a billing transaction from a user'"'"'s mobile device comprising:
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receiving a purchase request for an item over a data network from a user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device, wherein the item is other than a telephone service, and wherein the offer to purchase the item is presented to the user via a user interface on the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device; determining an account identifier of the user; determining if the user is authorized to purchase the item; and determining whether the purchase price is to be billed via a phone bill of the user associated with a phone number of the user; and at least partly in response to; receiving the purchase request-related information, and determining the purchase price is to be paid via the user'"'"'s phone bill, causing, at least in part, the user to be billed on the user'"'"'s phone bill a purchase price associated with the item purchase request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a computing device; nontransitory computer readable memory that stores program code that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising; causing, at least in part, a first user interface to be presented on a mobile telephonic device of a user via which the user can register for phone billing services; receiving over a data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device phone billing registration information; receiving a purchase request for an item over the data network from the user'"'"'s mobile telephonic device, wherein the item is other than a telephone service; determining a phone number of the user; determining if the user is authorized to purchase the item; determining whether the purchase price is to be billed via a phone bill of the user associated with the phone number of the user; and at least partly in response to; receiving the purchase request-related information, and determining the purchase price is to be paid via the user'"'"'s phone bill, causing, at least in part, the user to be billed on the user'"'"'s phone bill a purchase price associated with the item purchase request. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Current AssigneeFuzeBox, Inc.
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Original AssigneeFuzeBox, Inc.
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InventorsTrandal, David S., Brahm, David J.
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Application NumberUS13/042,368Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current705/27.1CPC Class CodesG06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfacesH04L 12/2854 Wide area networks, e.g. pu...
