System and method for inbound call billing
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1. A method for billing a communication between a calling party and a receiving party, the method comprising:
- prompting the calling party to enter a code for categorizing billing for the communication;
receiving the code as user input from the calling party during the communication;
allocating expenses of the communication to an account of the calling party based on the code received from the calling party, wherein the expenses are managed by the receiving party; and
generating an invoice for the calling party specifying the expenses.
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Abstract
A system and method for billing an incoming communication. A code is received from a calling party during the incoming communication. Expenses of the incoming communication are allocated to an account of the calling party in response to receiving the code. An invoice is generated for the calling party and a receiving party specifying the expenses.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for billing a communication between a calling party and a receiving party, the method comprising:
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prompting the calling party to enter a code for categorizing billing for the communication; receiving the code as user input from the calling party during the communication; allocating expenses of the communication to an account of the calling party based on the code received from the calling party, wherein the expenses are managed by the receiving party; and generating an invoice for the calling party specifying the expenses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A billing system for separating billable expenses, said system comprising:
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a server configured to; track the billable expenses associated with a communication between a calling party and a receiving party, based on a code for categorizing billing for the communication received as user input during the communication from the calling party in response to a prompt from the system; and allocate the billable expenses related to the communication to an account of the calling party at the end of the communication code received from the calling party, wherein the expenses are managed by the receiving party; and a communications network in communication with the server, the communications network configured to receive the communication from the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A billing system for billable expenses related to a communication between a calling party and a receiving party, the billing system comprising:
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a processor for executing a set of instructions; a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions prompt the calling party to enter a code for categorizing billing for the communication, receive the code as user input from the calling party during the communication, allocate the billable expenses of the communication to an account of the calling party based on the code received from the calling party, wherein the expenses are managed by the receiving party, and generate an invoice for the calling party specifying the billable expenses for communication from the receiving party to the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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