Data base auto bill calling using CCIS direct signaling
First Claim
1. A method of automatically deriving authorization information from a data base system for billing a special service call to a number other than the number of the station from which the call originates and characterized byreceiving at said data base system a special service call billing message from a communication system andderiving a billing verification message at said data base in response to said special call billing message, andtransmitting said verification message from said data base system to said communication system to control the further establishment of call connections in accordance with said verification message.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for automatically processing call data from a TSPS (Traffic Service Position System) over CCIS (Common Channel Interoffice Signaling) facilities to a remotely located data base system to verify the entitlement of the caller to bill the call on a credit card, collect and charge-to-a-third number basis. The call data is dialed by the caller and comprises a credit card or station number together with a PIN (Personal Identification Number) used by authorized callers in placing the special service calls. The data base system includes a memory table of authorized numbers to which the calls are charged and billed. The data base transmits CCIS direct signaling verification messages through the signal transfer system to the TSPS signifying the entitlement and nonentitlement of the caller to the call service.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of automatically deriving authorization information from a data base system for billing a special service call to a number other than the number of the station from which the call originates and characterized by
receiving at said data base system a special service call billing message from a communication system and deriving a billing verification message at said data base in response to said special call billing message, and transmitting said verification message from said data base system to said communication system to control the further establishment of call connections in accordance with said verification message.
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6. A method of automatically deriving verification information from a data base system for billing a special service call to a number other than the number of the station from which the call originates and characterized by
transmitting a signal from a communication system to the calling station as an indication to key billing information into the communication system, receiving keyed billing information at said communication system, generating a CCIS message including billing data for said call, direct signaling said message to said data base system, deriving a billing verification message at said data base system in response to the CCIS message, and direct signaling from said data base system to said communication system a CCIS verification message to control the further establishment of call connections in accordance with said verification message.
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11. A method of automatically deriving information from a data base system for billing a special service call to a number other than the number of the station from which the call originates and comprising
processing said call from a calling station through a local telephone office to a TSPS center and receiving the called number at said center from said office, characterized by sending a signal from said center through said office to said calling station to prompt a caller to dial billing digits, checking the dialed digits to determine whether said call is billed as a collect, credit card or charge-to-third number call, formulating a CCIS direct signaling message including the dialed billing digits, transmitting said message to a signal transfer system, switching said message at signal transfer system to a data base, examining a memory list at said data base in response to a receipt of said message, to verify the authorization of billing to said number other than the calling station number, and sending in response to said examining CCIS direct signaling verification signals from said data base through said signal transfer system to said TSPS center for indicating the authorization of billing.
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