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Method of accounting fees in switching system and apparatus for performing same

  • US 5,436,961 A
  • Filed: 08/19/1991
  • Issued: 07/25/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of accruing fees in a switching system for an electronic exchange mail service which includes a) an electronic exchange, b) subscribers'"'"' terminal equipment connected to said electronic exchange, c) mail storage means connected to the electronic exchange to provide a variety of mail services demanded by each call originating subscriber plurality of call originating subscribers to at least one call terminating subscriber of a plurality of subscribers, and d) accounting means connected to the electronic exchange, for accruing fees to be charged to a person specified by each call originating subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) requesting the mail storage means to store data as mail from a first call originating subscriber of said plurality of call originating subscribers;

    (b) registering an accounting identification (ID) specified by the first call originating subscriber in the mail storage means and at least one call terminating number of the at least one call terminating subscriber to be provided with the mail;

    (c) sending

         1) the at least one call terminating number of the at least one call terminating subscriber and

         2) the registered accounting identification (ID) to the electronic exchange when the mail storage means calls the at least one call terminating subscriber;

    (d) performing a connection to said at least one call terminating subscriber to receive the mail in accordance with the at least one call terminating number sent from the mail storage means in the electronic exchange; and

    (e) sending accounting information to the accounting means containing both the at least one call terminating number and the accounting identification (ID) sent from the mail storage means to charge fees to a person identified by the accounting identification (ID) specified by the call originating subscriber.

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