Method and system for toll charge and rate inquiry service for portable numbers
First Claim
1. A method of immediately providing toll charge information for a portable telephone number on an automated telephone system to a user of the automated telephone system, comprising the steps of:
- monitoring an automated telephone system for a telephone number of a called party entered by the user prior to a telephone call connection;
determining whether the telephone number is a portable telephone number;
translating the telephone number if the telephone number is a portable telephone number;
determining whether there is a toll charge for a telephone call between the user and the called party;
providing toll charge information to the user if there is a toll charge for the telephone call; and
connecting the user to the called party.
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Abstract
A toll charge and rate inquiry service for portable numbers allows a telephone system user to access billing and toll telephone charge information prior to establishing a telephone call connection between the telephone system user and a called party. The telephone toll charge information is extracted from a portable telephone number logical matrix. A telephone system user using the toll charge and rate inquiry service for portable numbers can use the telephone toll charge information to determine prior to establishing a telephone call connection whether to complete the telephone call to the called party with a toll charge. Upon request, the user is automatically connected to the called party.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of immediately providing toll charge information for a portable telephone number on an automated telephone system to a user of the automated telephone system, comprising the steps of:
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monitoring an automated telephone system for a telephone number of a called party entered by the user prior to a telephone call connection; determining whether the telephone number is a portable telephone number; translating the telephone number if the telephone number is a portable telephone number; determining whether there is a toll charge for a telephone call between the user and the called party; providing toll charge information to the user if there is a toll charge for the telephone call; and connecting the user to the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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