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Method and apparatus for the billing of value-added communication calls

  • US 5,003,584 A
  • Filed: 04/16/1990
  • Issued: 03/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of operating a billing system for billing a caller for charges incurred during a call made over a communication network to a sponsor-provided number, the method comprising the steps ofenabling at least one predetermined party of a group of parties associated with the call including the caller, a called party and a sponsor of said call to enter at least one call billing parameter directly to the billing system andcreating a separate billing record specifying the calling charge for each call to the sponsor number including a party-specified charge determined using said at least one billing parameter.

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