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Method and system for toll charge and rate inquiry service for portable numbers

  • US 5,915,005 A
  • Filed: 05/23/1997
  • Issued: 06/22/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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