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Prepay telecommunications system

  • US 6,058,300 A
  • Filed: 02/04/1997
  • Issued: 05/02/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for live call management of a prepay call, comprising the steps of:

  • recognizing a roaming call at a telecommunications carrier switch;

    routing the roaming call to a roaming platform coupled to the telecommunications carrier switch;

    recognizing the roaming call being associated with a prepay account at a home prepay call management platform;

    looking up customer account balance associated with the roaming call in a customer data database coupled to the home prepay call management platform;

    determining the maximum allowable call duration in response to the customer account balance;

    routing the roaming call to the roaming platform;

    routing the roaming call through the roaming platform to the telecommunications carrier switch for line termination;

    starting a call duration timer;

    monitoring the roaming call for the call duration timer reaching the maximum allowable call duration; and

    disconnecting the roaming call immediately in response to the call duration timer reaching the maximum allowable call duration.

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