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Interactive and information data services telephone billing system

  • US 5,745,556 A
  • Filed: 09/22/1995
  • Issued: 04/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of billing for charges for information and/or interactive services provided to a user by a provider on a first point-to-point connection between the user and the provider at least in part over a data network, the user being associated with a telephone number on a switched telephone network separate from the data network, the method comprising the steps of:

  • initiating, by the user, on a second separate connection over the switched telephone network, a billing telephone call directed to a provider'"'"'s telephone number, the provider'"'"'s telephone number being the type of telephone number in which the charge to a caller for a telephone call to that telephone number is determined by a called party, the charge for the billing telephone call to the provider'"'"'s telephone number representing the cost for the user to obtain the information and/or interactive services provided by the provider on the first connection;

    associating the billing telephone call on the switched telephone network with the first point-to-point connection between the user and the provider at least in part over the data network; and

    billing a telephone account associated with the telephone number associated with the user for the cost of the billing telephone call.

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