“Calling party pays” cellular and prepaid platforms for cellular calling systems
US6871062B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/042
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A subscriber to a wireless service provider can make calls in a conventional manner, and can receive calls from a caller in a mode in which the caller rather than the subscriber is charged. More particularly, a request for connection to the subscriber from the caller is received by an administrating server which determines if the call can be charged to the caller and then generates such a charge. Preferably the administrating server is part of a payment platform provided to generate an account for the subscriber to pay for outgoing (and, selectively, incoming) calls.
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