Methods and systems for automated prepaid service routing
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1. A method for automatically routing a call from a subscriber terminal to a prepaid platform comprising:
- receiving a dial string from the subscriber terminal, wherein the dial string includes a number;
receiving subscriber data, comprising a calling number and routing instructions, from a database server;
initiating establishing a first communications circuit with the subscriber terminal;
initiating establishing a second communications circuit with the prepaid platform; and
initiating coupling the first and second circuits to connect the subscriber terminal to the prepaid platform.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically routing a long distance call placed by a subscriber to a prepaid service provider. Methods are discussed for allowing the prepaid subscriber to directly dial a called party'"'"'s long distance telephone number, and then routing the placed call to a prepaid service. The subscriber, in each case, is not required to first dial the telephone number of the prepaid service provider before dialing the called party.
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1. A method for automatically routing a call from a subscriber terminal to a prepaid platform comprising:
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receiving a dial string from the subscriber terminal, wherein the dial string includes a number; receiving subscriber data, comprising a calling number and routing instructions, from a database server; initiating establishing a first communications circuit with the subscriber terminal; initiating establishing a second communications circuit with the prepaid platform; and initiating coupling the first and second circuits to connect the subscriber terminal to the prepaid platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for automatically routing a call from a subscriber terminal to a prepaid platform comprising:
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a database server for storing subscriber data, wherein the subscriber data comprises a calling number and routing instructions; a signal communications network comprised of a plurality of interconnected communications switches for routing a communications message, the signal communications network coupled to a subscriber terminal and a prepaid platform; a signal control network comprised of a plurality of interconnected packet switches for routing a control message, wherein a control message directs the path of the communications message through the signal communications network; an intermediate computer system, wherein the intermediate computer system is connected to the signal communications network and a data network; and wherein in response to a subscriber input dial string wherein the dial string includes a number, a communications message generated from the subscriber terminal is routed from the subscriber terminal to the prepaid platform in accordance with the routing instructions, and the calling number and the number are forwarded from the intermediate computer system to the prepaid platform. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium for automatically routing a call from a subscriber terminal to a prepaid platform, the computer readable medium
storing instructions for facilitating a method comprising: -
receiving a dial string from the subscriber terminal, wherein the dial string consists of a number; receiving subscriber data, comprising a calling number and routing instructions, from a database server; initiating establishing a first communications circuit with the subscriber terminal; initiating establishing a second communications circuit with the prepaid platform; and initiating coupling the first and second circuits to connect the subscriber terminal to the prepaid platform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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