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Method and system for presenting billing information according to a customer-defined hierarchal structure

US7653187B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

13References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignees

AT&T SERVICES, INC. · US
Pacific Telesis Shared Services · US
Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bonnie Clark · Danville, US
Emma M. Espinoza · Sainte Genevieve, US
Catherine E. Harris · Petoskey, US
Margaret M. Hassel · Belleville, US
Anita Elizabeth Neroda · San Ramon, US
Michael Thane Paquette · Ballwin, US
Danny Lee Roper · University City, US
Carolyn Marie Ukena · San Ramon, US
Stephen James Votava · Des Peres, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2006
Grant date	Jan 26, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2215/7245
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.

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