Markup language to allow for billing of interactive services and methods thereof
US6470317B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/4938
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a markup language document stored on a computer-readable medium to provide interactive services and methods thereof. The markup language comprises a dialog element and a step element. The dialog element includes markup language elements in which each markup language element is identifiable by one or more markup tags. The step element is contained within the dialog element and defines a state within the dialog element. The step element includes a prompt element, an input element, and a first attribute. The prompt element includes an announcement to be read to the user, and the input element includes at least one input that corresponds to a user input. The first attribute allows for billing of the interactive services.
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