Method for providing called service provider control of caller access to pay services
First Claim
1. A method carried out by a telcommunicatioms service provider in a network for providing called service provider control of caller access to pay services comprising the steps of:
- storing pay service provider criteria based on caller scoring for completion of a pay service call,establishing by said telecommunications service provider a default caller score in real time for a caller having no purchase history with said pay service provider,determining if the pay service provider criteria is met, andblocking call progress by said telecommunications service provider at said originating toll switch if the pay service provider criteria is not met, the pay service provider being a different pay service provider than said telecommunications service provider.
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Abstract
A method for providing called service provider control of caller access to pay services provides for the establishment of service provider criteria controlling whether a particular call to a pay service provider is blocked or passed through a toll network to the pay service provider. For example, an undesirable ANI table is established for all callers who are undesirable for one reason or another, for example, if they have not paid for previously ordered products or pay for information service calls. Moreover, a pay service provider may establish a minimum call score and a caller score table whereby a caller having a good payment history may accumulate a high caller score. The caller score is compared with the minimum call score and the call blocked if the minimum call score is not exceeded. Moreover, by providing the method of pay service processing as close to call origination as possible, required preamble and other announcements are provided from this origination point rather than from the service provider location.
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27 Claims
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1. A method carried out by a telcommunicatioms service provider in a network for providing called service provider control of caller access to pay services comprising the steps of:
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storing pay service provider criteria based on caller scoring for completion of a pay service call, establishing by said telecommunications service provider a default caller score in real time for a caller having no purchase history with said pay service provider, determining if the pay service provider criteria is met, and blocking call progress by said telecommunications service provider at said originating toll switch if the pay service provider criteria is not met, the pay service provider being a different pay service provider than said telecommunications service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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19. A method carried out by a telecommunications service provider in a network for accepting an order for a product comprising the steps of:
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receiving ANI and destination pay services telephone number by said telecommunications service provider at an originating toll switch; responsive to the received ANI, retrieving a caller score corresponding to the caller ANI at said originating toll switch, said caller score being a default score, established in real time, for a caller having no purchase history with said pay services; responsive to the received destination number, identifying a vendor sponsor and aborting charging for the call; terminating the call in an announcement system; receiving product and quantity input from the caller; determining a minimun caller score responsive to the product and quantity input; comparing one of the caller score and default caller score with the minimum caller score to determine if the order should be accepted; and invoicing the product on the caller'"'"'s telephone bill if the order is accepted. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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