Origin device order billing according to caller
First Claim
1. A method for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
- receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider, such that said vendor order center is enabled to bill for said order with limited account information.
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Abstract
A method, system, and program for billing for order places from an origin device according to the current caller billing plan are provided. A billing plan associated with an authenticated caller identity of a caller using an origin device is accessed by a vendor order center during a call placed to the vendor order center. At least one account provider is specified in the billing plan. A selection of one from among multiple account providers is specified for the order. The caller then authorizes the order and a bill for the order is transferred according to the authenticated caller identifier and the authorization for the account provider selection, such that the vendor order center is enabled to bill for the order with limited authenticated account information.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for controlling telephone orders, comprising:
- receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider, such that said vendor order center is enabled to bill for said order with limited account information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
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