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Real-time billing system for a call processing system

  • US 5,867,566 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1996
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A billing system for a call processing system, the billing system comprising:

  • a rate file for storing rate information for a call received by the call processing system; and

    a rating system configured to receive a billing information record associated with a call, calculating billing information from said rate information stored in said rate file, and storing said billing information in a toll file, said rating system further configured to receive a rate quote request that is sent by a requesting system prior to completion of a call, calculating a rate quote from said rate information stored in said rate file, and sending said rate quote to said requesting system.

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