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Charging unit price determination/information apparatus and communication system having charging unit price information function

US5978456A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 1995
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A calling location and a receiving location are analyzed by called party number analysis means by processing a called party number for specifying a communication terminal at the receiving side transmitted by a communication terminal at the calling side is processed, a charging unit price is determined by charging unit price determination means by referring to contents of a table memory storing a table of charging unit price using the calling location and the receiving location as parameters, and the information of charging unit price is informed to a communication terminal through a charging unit price determination/information apparatus, whereby a communication fee according to the receiving destination can be informed to the caller, or the receiver.

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