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Method and system for providing a billing directed communication service

  • US 5,774,533 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1996
  • Issued: 06/30/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing a billing directed communication service, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a communication from an originating station associated with an account number identifying an account that is normally charged for telephone calls initiated from the originating station, said communication comprising a unitary request for said billing directed communication service, said unitary request comprising a trigger code, a billing code identifying a billing account that is different from the account that is normally charged for telephone calls initiated from the originating station, and a terminating station number associated with a terminating station;

    determining whether said unitary request is valid by comparing the received billing code to a list of billing codes in a subscriber profile; and

    if said unitary request is valid,routing said communication for connection between said originating and terminating stations, andcharging a cost associated with the provision of said communication to the billing account identified by the received billing code.

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