DESTINATION DEVICE BILLING ACCORDING TO CALL RECIPIENT

• US 20080279347A1
• Filed: 07/29/2008
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: PAOLINI, MICHAEL A., BROWN, MICHAEL WAYNE, MCINTYRE, JOSEPH HERBERT, WEAVER, JAMES MARK, WINTERS, SCOTT LEE
• Granted Patent: US 8,139,736 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.02
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2208/26 Gel breakers other than bacteria or enzymes
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2208/30 Viscoelastic surfactants [VES]
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/68 containing organic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/08 Metering calls to called party , i.e. B-party charged for the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/48 Secure or trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements or encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/73 Validating charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/765 Linked or grouped accounts, e.g. of users or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/77 involving multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/90 using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1058 Shopping and product ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6009 Personal information, e.g. profiles or personal directories being only provided to authorised persons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6045 Identity confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6054 Biometric subscriber identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0152 General billing plans, rate plans, e.g. charge rates, numbering plans, rate centers, customer accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0156 Secure and trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements, encryption, digital signature, codes or double check mechanisms to secure billing calculation and information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/016 Billing using Intelligent Networks [IN] or Advanced Intelligent Networks [AIN]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0168 On line or real-time flexible customization or negotiation according to wishes of subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/68 Billing calls completely to the calling party, except POTS, e.g. charge on caller's choice service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7072 Validate charges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/724 : Linked accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7254 : Multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/382 : using authorisation codes or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 : where the identifier is used to access a profile

Abstract

A method, system, and program for billing for service provided to destination device according to the calling plan of the individual receiving the call. An authenticated identity for a callee answering a call placed to a destination device is received at an intermediary device. The intermediary device then accesses a billing plan for the authenticated identity of the callee and loads the billing plan for specifying charges for the call, such that telephone service billed to the callee is accessible at multiple destination devices.

Claims

1. :

A system for controlling a telephony device, comprising;

a destination telephony device;

means, responsive to detecting a call between a caller at an origin telephony device and a callee at said destination telephony device within a trusted telephone network, for authenticating an identity of said callee with a callee voice authenticated identifier through a voice sample provided by said callee during said call from an authentication service communicatively connected with said trusted telephone network for signaling through a signaling channel opened via a signaling gateway and for voice through a voice channel opened via a media gateway, wherein an additional level of security verification is provided through said signaling gateway and said media gateway accessing said authentication service outside said trusted telephone network;

means for receiving, by said destination telephony device, an order form from said origin device for an order placed with said caller by said callee from said destination telephony device, wherein billing specifications are automatically filled in to said order form by said origin telephony device of said caller according to a billing plan specified for ordering accessed by said origin telephony device according to said callee voice authenticated identifier from a billing service outside said trusted telephone network;

means for controlling output of said order form from at least one output interface of said destination telephony device; and

means, responsive to receiving a single entry by a callee at said destination telephony device to complete said order, for generating an authorization for said billing service to bill for said order from said billing plan according to said callee voice authenticated identifier in said order form, wherein authorized access to said billing plan is allowed according to said callee voice authenticated identifier and not according to account numbers.

2. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, wherein said single entry is a keypad entry.

3. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, wherein said single entry is a voice entry.

4. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, wherein said single entry is a touch entry.

5. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one output interface is a graphical user interface.

6. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, wherein said at least one output interface is a speaker.

7. :

The system for controlling a telephony device according to claim 1, further comprising;

means, responsive to receiving an alternate billing specification for said order, for transmitting said alternate billing specification to said caller to update said order.

8. :

A computer program product for controlling a telephony device residing on a computer readable medium comprising instructions which when executed on a computer system cause the computer system to;

responsive to detecting a call between a caller at an origin telephony device and a callee at a destination telephony device within a trusted telephone network, authenticate an identity of said callee with a callee voice authenticated identifier through a voice sample provided by said callee during said call from an authentication service communicatively connected with said trusted telephone network for signaling through a signaling channel opened via a signaling gateway and for voice through a voice channel opened via a media gateway, wherein an additional level of security verification is provided through said signaling gateway and said media gateway accessing said authentication service outside said trusted telephone network;

receive, by said destination telephony device, an order form from said origin device for an order placed with said caller by said callee from said destination telephony device, wherein billing specifications are automatically filled in to said order form by said origin telephony device of said caller according to a billing plan specified for ordering accessed by said origin telephony device according to said callee voice authenticated identifier from a billing service outside said trusted telephone network;

control output of said order form from at least one output interface of said destination telephony device; and

responsive to receiving a single entry by a callee at said destination telephony device to complete said order, for generate an authorization for said billing service to bill for said order from said billing plan according to said callee voice authenticated identifier in said order form, wherein authorized access to said billing plan is allowed according to said callee voice authenticated identifier and not according to account numbers.

9. :

The computer program product for controlling a telephony device according to claim 8, wherein the computer-readable program when executed on a computer further causes the computer to;

responsive to receiving an alternate billing specification for said order, for transmit said alternate billing specification to said caller to update said order.