Method and computer-readable medium having a program for managing billing for a telecommunications campus by assigning different billing rates inside the campus
First Claim
1. A method for managing billing for calls in a network, comprising the acts of:
- determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use;
determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, when the call began in the predetermined area of use;
assigning a first billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use; and
assigning a second billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users not including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use;
wherein the first billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users includes the user, even when the user leaves the predetermined area of use during the call; and
wherein the second billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users does not include the user.
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Abstract
Method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user'"'"'s telecommunications campus. According to the method and computer-readable medium for managing billing for calls within a user'"'"'s campus, users can make unlimited calls within the campus by determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use; determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, if the call began in the predetermined area of use; assigning a first billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users includes the user; and assigning a second billing rate to the call, if the predetermined list of users does not include the user.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing billing for calls in a network, comprising the acts of:
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determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use; determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, when the call began in the predetermined area of use; assigning a first billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use; and assigning a second billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users not including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use; wherein the first billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users includes the user, even when the user leaves the predetermined area of use during the call; and wherein the second billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users does not include the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for managing billing for calls in a network, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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determining whether a call from a user begins in a predetermined area of use; determining whether the user is on a predetermined list of users, when the call began in the predetermined area of use; assigning a first billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use; and assigning a second billing rate to the call, based on the predetermined list of users not including the user and the call beginning in the predetermined area of use; wherein the first billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users includes the user, even when the user leaves the predetermined area of use during the call; and wherein the second billing rate is assigned to the entire call, when the predetermined list of users does not include the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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