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Method and system for providing immediate audio or data response billing information to a user

  • US 6,088,432 A
  • Filed: 05/23/1997
  • Issued: 07/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of immediately providing, from one of an originating switch and a terminating switch of a toll telephone call on an automated telephone system, the toll cost of the toll telephone call to an authorized party to the toll telephone call upon receipt of a valid request, comprising the steps of:

  • monitoring the automated telephone system for a sequence entered by the party to the toll telephone call prior to termination of the party'"'"'s telephone call connection to the automated telephone system;

    receiving, at said one of the originating switch and the terminating switch, the sequence entered by the party to the toll telephone call prior to termination of the party'"'"'s telephone call connection;

    verifying, at said one of the originating switch and the terminating switch, whether the sequence entered by the party is a valid sequence;

    extracting, from the originating switch, the toll cost of the toll telephone call from the automated telephone system when the sequence entered by the party is a valid sequence;

    providing, from said one of the originating switch and the terminating switch, the extracted toll cost to the party prior to the termination of the party'"'"'s telephone call connection to the automated system;

    wherein the party entering the valid sequence is a called patty and the step of verifying whether the sequence entered by the party is a valid sequence is accomplished by the terminating switch of the toll telephone call, andwherein prior to the step of extracting the toll cost, requesting the toll cost from the originating switch of the toll telephone call.

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