Activating telephone-based services using a POS device
US7324641B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/493
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing telephone response unit (TRU)-based services includes receiving from a point-of-sale (POS) device a request at a host computer system to activate TRU-based services. The request includes an identifier that indicates the specific TRU-based services to be activated. The method also includes confirming the availability of the specific TRU-based services to be activated and storing at the host computer system information that indicates the services are activated. The method also includes returning a message to the POS that indicates that the TRU-based services have been activated.
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