Systems and methods for offering a service to a party associated with a blocked call

US6836540B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Evercom Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Richard Falcone · Addison, US
• Keith S. Kelson · Dallas, US
• Jeremy W. Duke · Fort Worth, US
• Lee R. Johnson · Lawrenceville, US
• Robert E. Sullivan · Louisville, US
• Randy Hoffman · Plano, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2002
• Grant date: Dec 28, 2004
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method of offering a service to a user. The method comprises receiving a dialed number from a request to initiate a collect telephone call from an origination source; processing the dialed number to determine whether payment may be received for the collect telephone call, wherein the processing blocks the collect call and stores the dialed number when the processing determines that payment may not be received for the collect telephone call; and establishing a telephone connection with the dialed number to communicate an offer for the service to a user associated with the dialed number.