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System and method for providing expense reports to wireless service subscribers

  • US 6,321,078 B1
  • Filed: 06/16/1999
  • Issued: 11/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a wireless device, a method of selectively tracking and recording charges incurred by a user of the wireless device, comprising:

  • identifying when the wireless device is involved in a call;

    identifying a user-defined category associated with the call;

    calculating current call cost as a function of call duration;

    displaying, on the basis of user-selectable features, at least the current call cost while call is in progress;

    identifying when the call is ended;

    recording final call cost in an expense database record corresponding to the user-defined category;

    adding the final call cost to a previous final cost value associated with the category to generate an updated value; and

    displaying, at user request and as a function of the associated user-defined category, the updated value to facilitate tracking and displaying charges for the user-defined category.

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