SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING AND MONETIZING COLLECT CELLULAR TELEPHONE CALLS
First Claim
1. A method of authorizing and monetizing a cellular telephone communication as a collect call, billed to an identifiable cellular telephone, over a telecommunications system, initiated by a calling party over said telecommunications system with an input of a cellular telephone number associated with said identifiable cellular telephone, said cellular telephone associated with a cellular telephone carrier, the method comprising:
- identifying said cellular telephone carrier associated with said cellular telephone number after a call is initiated by said calling party;
determining whether said cellular telephone carrier and said cellular telephone is enabled to accept a billing charge for a message service communications protocol directed towards said cellular telephone;
in the event said carrier and cellular telephone is enabled to accept said billing charge, seeking a positive response to an inquiry directed to a called party possessing said cellular telephone, approving the collect cellular telephone call initiated by said calling party;
in the event of said positive response, (a) facilitating a connection between said calling party and said called party via said cellular telephone and said telecommunications system and (b) initiating a predetermined billing charge for said message service communications protocol and associating said predetermined billing charge with said cellular telephone number; and
in the event of (a) a failure by said carrier to be enabled to accept said billing charge for the message service communications protocol;
(b) a failure of said cellular telephone to be enabled to accept said billing charge for the message service communications protocol;
or (c) an absence of said positive response to said inquiry directed to said called party possessing said cellular telephone, then facilitating a denial of completion of said collect cellular telephone call by said calling party to said called party.
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Abstract
The collect cellular call identifies the cellular telephone carrier and called party cell phone. After determining whether the carrier and phone accept message service charges (SMS), a voice response module seeks positive authorization from the called party with the telephone. If positive, the system facilitates a connection between the calling party and the called party and initiates a predetermined billing charge assigned to the cellular telephone number. If the carrier or the cell phone is not enabled or if no authorization is obtained from the called party, the system facilitates a denial of completion signal. A timer monitors the length of the collect cellular call. Databases are accessed to locate the carrier and called cell phone number approved list of numbers and deny service list of numbers.
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1. A method of authorizing and monetizing a cellular telephone communication as a collect call, billed to an identifiable cellular telephone, over a telecommunications system, initiated by a calling party over said telecommunications system with an input of a cellular telephone number associated with said identifiable cellular telephone, said cellular telephone associated with a cellular telephone carrier, the method comprising:
- identifying said cellular telephone carrier associated with said cellular telephone number after a call is initiated by said calling party;
determining whether said cellular telephone carrier and said cellular telephone is enabled to accept a billing charge for a message service communications protocol directed towards said cellular telephone;
in the event said carrier and cellular telephone is enabled to accept said billing charge, seeking a positive response to an inquiry directed to a called party possessing said cellular telephone, approving the collect cellular telephone call initiated by said calling party;
in the event of said positive response, (a) facilitating a connection between said calling party and said called party via said cellular telephone and said telecommunications system and (b) initiating a predetermined billing charge for said message service communications protocol and associating said predetermined billing charge with said cellular telephone number; and
in the event of (a) a failure by said carrier to be enabled to accept said billing charge for the message service communications protocol;
(b) a failure of said cellular telephone to be enabled to accept said billing charge for the message service communications protocol;
or (c) an absence of said positive response to said inquiry directed to said called party possessing said cellular telephone, then facilitating a denial of completion of said collect cellular telephone call by said calling party to said called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- identifying said cellular telephone carrier associated with said cellular telephone number after a call is initiated by said calling party;
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