Originating a billed transaction for an origin telephony device
First Claim
1. A method for billing for services provided by a caller originating a call, said method comprising:
- receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a service provided by a caller from an origin device;
authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and
responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee for a cost of said service and crediting said cost to a caller account to complete said billed transaction when said service provided by said caller is complete, such that said origin device is enabled to initiate said billed transaction charged to said callee for said service provided by said caller to said callee during said call.
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Abstract
A method, computer program product, and program for originating a billed transaction at an origin telephony device are provided. A request to originate a billed transaction is received from an origin device. The identity of a callee answering a call originated by the origin device is authenticated. Responsive to receiving an acceptance of the call by the callee, an account accessed by the authenticated identity of said callee is billed to complete said billed transaction, such that the origin device is enabled to initiate the billed transaction charged to the callee. In particular, a service associated with the billed transaction may only available for a particular callee or selection of callees. In addition, the callee may elect which account to charge for the billed transaction. Further, the identity of the caller originating the call at the origin device is forwarded to the callee.
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Citations
39 Claims
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1. A method for billing for services provided by a caller originating a call, said method comprising:
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receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a service provided by a caller from an origin device; authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee for a cost of said service and crediting said cost to a caller account to complete said billed transaction when said service provided by said caller is complete, such that said origin device is enabled to initiate said billed transaction charged to said callee for said service provided by said caller to said callee during said call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for billing for services provided by a caller originating a call, said system comprising:
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a billing controller communicatively connected to a telephone network; means for receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a service provided by a caller at said billing controller from an origin device; means for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and means responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee for a cost of said service and crediting said cost to a caller account to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device when said service provided by said caller is complete. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for billing for services provided by a caller originating a call, said computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a request to originate a billed transaction for a service provided by a caller from an origin device; means, recorded on said recording medium, for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device; and means, recorded on said recording medium, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee for a cost of said service and crediting said cost to a caller account to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device when said service provided by said caller is complete. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for controlling a billed transaction, comprising:
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transferring a call to a destination device with a billed transaction request initiated by a caller placing said call to said destination device, wherein said billed transaction request is for a callee answering said call at said destination device to pay said caller for a service provided by said caller during said call; authenticating an identity of said callee answering said call at said destination device; and executing said billed transaction according to a billing plan for said authenticated callee identity. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method for controlling callee billing, comprising:
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receiving a call at a destination device with a billed transaction request initiated by a caller placing said call, wherein said billed transaction request is for a callee answering said call at said destination device to pay said caller for a service provided by said caller during said call; and responsive to an acceptance of said billed transaction request by a callee answering said call at said destination device, transferring an authorization to charge a billing plan accessed according to an authenticated identity of said callee.
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