Method and system of providing an audio phone card
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a telephone call for an audio service from a voice station by a user;
receiving an authentication code input by the user via the telephone call;
determining, without user interaction, whether the authentication code at a time when a prepaid card is issued or sold is associated with a credit and audio content offered by the audio service via the card;
transmitting the audio content to the user over the telephone call based upon the determination, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call;
tracking duration of the playback of the audio content; and
determining whether the tracked duration exceeds a threshold, wherein the playback is terminated upon exceeding the threshold, and the playback is tracked to decrease the credit stored in the prepaid card.
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Abstract
An approach is disclosed for providing an audio phone card. A telephone call is received for an audio service from a voice station by user. Audio content is transmitted to the user over the telephone call, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a telephone call for an audio service from a voice station by a user; receiving an authentication code input by the user via the telephone call; determining, without user interaction, whether the authentication code at a time when a prepaid card is issued or sold is associated with a credit and audio content offered by the audio service via the card; transmitting the audio content to the user over the telephone call based upon the determination, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call; tracking duration of the playback of the audio content; and determining whether the tracked duration exceeds a threshold, wherein the playback is terminated upon exceeding the threshold, and the playback is tracked to decrease the credit stored in the prepaid card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a port configured to receive a telephone call for an audio service from a voice station by user; and a processor configured to; receive an authentication code input by the user via and during the telephone call, determine, without user interaction, whether the authentication code at a time when a prepaid card is issued or sold is associated with a credit and audio content offered by the audio service via the card, transmit the audio content to the user over the telephone call based upon the determination, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call; track duration of the playback of the audio content; and determine whether the tracked duration exceeds a threshold, wherein the playback is terminated upon exceeding the threshold, and the playback is tracked to decrease the credit stored in the prepaid card. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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an interactive voice response unit configured to receive a telephone call for an audio service from a voice station by a user, to receive an authentication code input by the user via the telephone call, and to determine, without user interaction, whether the authentication code at a time when a prepaid card is issued or sold is associated with a credit and audio content offered by the audio service via the card; a database configured to store the audio content, wherein the audio content is retrieved by the interactive voice response unit for transmission to the user via the telephone call based upon the determination, wherein playback of the audio content is controlled by the user via the telephone call; and an application module configured to track duration of the playback of the audio content and to determine whether the tracked duration exceeds a threshold, wherein the playback is terminated upon exceeding the threshold, and the playback is tracked to decrease the credit stored in the prepaid card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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