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6694000 Prepaid real-time web based reporting  
Near real time Internet access of prepaid call history and replenishment data is provided via an Internet browser separate from the prepaid device to a user (e.g., the subscriber), allowing a...
6690779 Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming prepaid telephone time  
A slot card issued by a slot club, or a membership card in another incentive award program, that is also capable of being used as phone calling card is provided. Free calling time is credited to...
6690929 Dynamic quality-of-service and pricing in communication system  
Enhanced system operation is realized with a method, and apparatus for carrying out the method, which negotiates with a customer for a Quality-of-Service level that the customer gets in a...
6668046 Method and system for generating a user's telecommunications bill  
A method for generating a bill includes a communication node including an address book. A determination is made as to whether a phone number called by the user matches a stored number in the...
6665387 Method and apparatus for performing a charging limit control  
A method and apparatus for performing a charging limit control in a telecommunication switching network is disclosed, wherein a charging limit tile is provided comprising a plurality of...
6658099 System and method for processing call detail records  
A system and method for partitioning call detail records (CDRs) is disclosed. CDRs are grouped and routed based on one or more digits of the billable telephone number or the billable mobile...
6654599 Call charges in a telecommunications network  
A method of providing call tariff information to a subscriber coupled to a telecommunications network 1 , where the call tariff information relating to a call from a terminal 9 of the subscriber...
6639977 System and method for reverse billing of a telephone call  
The present invention is a system and method that allows a calling party to call a destination number and, upon approval of the called party, reverse the billing of the telephone call so that it is...
6636592 Method and system for using bad billed number records to prevent fraud in a telecommunication system  
A method for using at least one Bad Billed Number Record (BBN) to detect fraud in a telecommunication system includes the steps of generating the at least one BBN for each call attempt made using a...
6636591 System and method for affecting inmate conduct with good behavior discount telephone rates  
The present invention is a system and method of affecting inmate behavior within a correctional facility through providing discount telephone calling rates to inmates who qualify for the discounted...
6625268 Supporting supplementary services in an intelligent network  
Known intelligent network architectures do not comprise a mechanism by means of which it would be possible to notify a service control point (SCP) of a recurrent use of supplementary services or of...
6618583 Method and device for calculating charges in telecommunications networks  
A mobile radio networks ( 2 ) linked with fixed networks ( 1 a , 1 b ) in each case at least one charge detection station ( 7 ) is switched in, over which the charges in the linked networks ( 1, 2...
6604113 Method and apparatus for providing account information  
A system provides for the automatic generation of information portfolios for a selected entity. A corporate data warehouse may include information about particular customers in various data tables....
6594352 Method and system for automatically providing a customer billing identifier for a directory assistance extension call to a switch in a public telephone network  
A telephone network capable of handling directory assistance calls includes a switch, connection circuitry coupled between the switch and a directory assistance center, and call origination...
6580788 System and method for identifying modem connections in a telephone network  
A system and method provides for the identification of termination telephone numbers in a telephone network which are being employed as a data network modem. When a local exchange carrier (LEC)...
6577857 Portable communication unit with discrete allocable blocks of airtime  
A portable communication unit that operates based upon predetermined discrete blocks of airtime. The unit may be operated as a conventional portable communication unit when airtime is available,...
6577717 Broadcasting of different tariff periods in a telephone system  
Broadcasting of different tariff periods in a telephone system. Subscribers of a telecommunication system are advised of service charging tariffs of services to said subscribers. In the...
6567657 SCP and MSC fault recovery process and signaling node failure reporting mechanism  
A method and system for automatically adjusting charges to a pre-paid account in a telecommunications or distributed processing network following a failure in the network. After a service that is...
6560220 Network access device and telecommunications signaling  
A method and apparatus enables a Network Access Server (NAS) in conjunction with a telecommunications switch to combine computer protocols with telecommunications signaling. For instance, a...
6556668 Consumer contact toll optimizer  
An consumer contact toll optimizer providing for the automatic disconnection and reconnection of communication links between communications devices and/or services is provided. The system allows...
6539082 Billing system  
A billing system for a telecommunications network uses a monitoring software agent to monitor messages, indicative of individual calls on the network, passing between a service switching point and...
6535593 System and method for billing communications services provisioned on demand in converging telecommunications network  
System and method for facilitating consolidated billing within a converging telecommunications network. The system and method include and involve a network resource control facility communicating...
6532283 Method and apparatus for viewing real time telephone charges  
A communication system for establishing a transparent communication link between a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The communication system in concert with the first transceiver...
6532282 Method and system for accumulating call prepayment  
Subscribers in a mobile communications system are provided with a bundle of call time each billing period, against which standard call types are rated. If, at the end of one billing period, a...
6532281 Method and switching device for billing telecommunications network  
An administratively optimized process and/or system for metering communication tariffs which—with the aid of a flat-rate-calculating computer, which is connected to an associated exchange for...
6529594 System and method for generating quality of service statistics for an international communications network  
A system and method for capturing signaling units at international gateways in a communications network is disclosed. The signaling units are processed to determine the source and destination...
6526043 Method and apparatus for charging for an outgoing voice call performed during an internet session  
A method and an apparatus solve the problem of how to be able to charge for an outgoing voice call placed by a subscriber who is simultaneously performing an internet session. The problem is solved...
6522735 Network selection support in a communications service bidding exchange  
A network building system uses criteria from a potential buyer of network services operating in a communications service bidding exchange to identify one or more network segments meeting the...
6516056 Fraud prevention system and method  
A system and method for preventing fraud. The method typically includes identifying one or more fraud indicators and examining past transactions and/or a pending transaction associated with the...
6498838 Method and circuit arrangement used for rate setting in communications networks  
A dynamic communications rate setting apparatus, system and/or method is applicable to digitized and analog communications networks. This dynamic communications rate setting apparatus, system...
6490345 Dialing plan service including outgoing call screening, remote tie-line routing, call data reporting and billing  
A method and system include screening and routing telephone calls, generating calling data reports and discounting billing for a customer's wide area centrex/PBX network, which includes an...
6487401 Prepaid wireless telephone account regeneration in a wireless access protocol system  
A service control point transmits a recharge request message or advice of charge to a mobile client resident in a wireless communications device. The message is first received by a wireless...
6483908 Method for tracking connection of service provider customers via customer use patterns  
A method for identifying multiple accounts belonging to a customer of a service provider using profiles indicating customer patterns of use of the service. The profiles distinguish the accounts of...
6480591 Real-time call rating and debiting system and method for multiple calls  
In general, a call rating and debiting system provides a way of rating and debiting complex debit card calls. The system estimates the time when a subscriber's balance will expire by using total...
6456986 Decision network based event pricing system in a component based, object oriented convergent customer care and billing system  
A ratings engine system that uses decision networks to select and execute Price Plans to rate an Event. A plan selection rule set is used to select a Price Plan for the Event and an Algorithm rule...
6442260 Method and system for transmitting information to a telecommunication terminal  
Method and system for presenting the price of a telecommunication connection on the telecommunication terminal of the committer of the telecommunication connection in a telecommunication system...
6442257 Configuration for charging in a telephone network and method for operating such a configuration  
A configuration for charging in a telephone network, wherein a first subscriber pays for at least a part of the charges for connections established to him by a second subscriber. An intelligent...
6438220 Method and apparatus for internet-based telephone access to prepaid card and pin systems  
A method for providing a pre-paid telephone calling card services to a calling party initiating a voice-based connection to a called party telephone using an internet-based IP Phone process running...
6434380 Dynamic negotiation of resources for user equipment in wireless communications system  
A telecommunications system ( 18 ) has a capacity management system ( 100 ) which provides a user equipment unit agent ( 150 ) for each wireless user equipment unit ( 20 ) with which a connection...
6434537 Cellular telephone billing management system  
The present invention is directed to a telephone billing management method for cellular telephones. The objective is to provide the user of a cellular telephone a cost accounting and management...
6430406 Credit information in a mobile phone  
A portable prepaid phone has a display, input means for inputting information and instructions, a control unit controlling the display in dependence on the operation of the input means, and...
6430279 Method for the acceptance of calling charges for individual calls as well as telephone network and terminal unit  
In a method to accept call charges by the calling subscriber (A) for individual calls over a telephone network ( 1 ), following an agreement on the allocation of the charges between two...
6430277 Dial-around compensation method and system  
A method and system for determining dial-around compensation based on the actual data recorded at the smart pay telephones. Records maintained at the smart phone store dialed information, and,...
6426955 Internet telephony call routing engine  
The present invention discloses a centralized routing engine that is able to assist gateways in making routing decisions for calls being placed in an IP network environment. Types of calls include...
6424706 Method and system for transferring telecommunication-time units among accounts and exchanging same for goods or services  
A system and method for accessing the value associated with a pre-purchased amount of telecommunication-time for making telephone calls and for uses other than making telephone calls is provided....
6424705 Speech fee display method  
A control method of a second terminal which communicates with a partner of a communication by a first terminal. Fee information to calculate a fee per unit time of the communication by the first...
6421434 System for the marketing of telecommunications traffic capacity  
A plurality of telecommunication traffic providers are connected to supply information about the current utilization of their networks to a dedicated network element to which is also connected a...
6418206 Procedure and system for the setting up of calls  
A procedure and system for setting rates between two predetermined subscriptions in a telephone network without the necessity of substantial system changes to the telephone network. Calls between...
6411681 Traffic track measurements for analysis of network troubles  
A monitoring system captures and processes messages from SS7 links, to compile call detail records (CDRs) for all interoffice call attempts. The CDRs are uploaded into a relational database. A data...
6404867 Apparatus and method for collecting data from a remote point of presence  
A point of presence with data collecting means ( 24; 43 ) arranged for collecting predetermined data and having a first output for outputting said predetermined data at a first transmission rate,...
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