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Call toll processing method and call toll processing apparatus

US5594787A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 1995
Grant dateJan 14, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M15/00
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The call toll processing method comprises a calling party toll data input step wherein calling party toll data is input from a toll processing data table that stores calling party toll data determined on the basis of data regarding the distance from the originating subscriber to the originating exchange accommodating the originating subscriber, a location data extraction step wherein location data relating to the terminating exchange accommodating the terminating subscriber having the dialed number input by the originating subscriber is extracted from dialing data, a called party toll data input step wherein called party toll data determined on the basis of data regarding the distance from the terminating subscriber to the terminating exchange is input from the terminating exchange, and a call toll computation step wherein call tolls between the originating subscriber and the terminating subscriber are computed on the basis of at least calling party toll data input in the calling party toll data input step, location data extracted in the location data extraction step, and calling party toll data input in the called party toll data input step.

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