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Method of billing in an abbreviated dialing service

  • US 7,403,603 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2006
  • Issued: 07/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of assigning a charge to an operator of an abbreviated dialing code service for a call placed by a caller having dialed an abbreviated dialing code, comprising:

  • receiving an alternate billing number associated with the abbreviated dialing code, the alternate billing number originating from a service control point;

    receiving an accounting number associated with the abbreviated dialing code, the accounting number originating from the service control point;

    receiving an abbreviated dialing code accounting record associated with the call placed by the caller;

    entering an entry associated with an account of the operator of the abbreviated dialing code service, based upon the alternate billing number, indicating that the call was placed, so that the operator of the abbreviated dialing code service may be billed for the call; and

    discarding the abbreviated dialing code accounting record, based upon the accounting number, so that the caller is not billed for the abbreviated dialing code call.

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