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Call billing and measurement methods for redirected calls

  • US 5,517,560 A
  • Filed: 08/08/1995
  • Issued: 05/14/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A call processing and billing method comprising connecting a call from a first station to a second station,contemporaneously with said connecting of said call to said second station, initiating a first billing record for said call,connecting said call to a third station,contemporaneously with said connecting of said call to said third station, initiating a second billing record for said call,completing said first and second billing records proximate to the end of said call, said first billing record reflecting a first time duration and said second billing record reflecting a second time duration,delivering said first and second billing records to a common billing center,correlating said first and second billing records to generate a single billing record such that said single billing record reflects a resultant time duration different from the sum of said first and second time durations, andestablishing a charge for said call dependent on said resultant time duration.

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