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Internet telephony call pricing center

  • US 6,205,211 B1
  • Filed: 08/04/1999
  • Issued: 03/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for defining call pricing information to be used by a call routing engine for the purpose of determining a preferred route for routing telephony calls from a originating gateway to a destination gateway via an IP network, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

  • creating a time period schedule comprising at least one time period to which a selected rate for terminating a call is to be applied;

    creating a called number map comprising at least one called number range to which a selected rate plan instance is to be applied, the called number range comprising at least one called number;

    creating the rate plan instance by associating a rate with each time period included within the time period schedule;

    creating a rate plan assignment instance by associating at least one device with the called number map; and

    associating a rate plan instance with each called number range included in the called number map.

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