Method and apparatus for separable voice billing for business and personal airtime use
US8644798B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/7254
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Separable billing of business and non-business calls to/from a remote station or wireless communications device is provided. Business calls may be billed to the business, or other entity that provides a telephone to a user, and non-business calls may be billed to a user personally. When a call is desired to be connected, it is determined if the number of the call is a business number. If the number is a business number, the call is placed and billed to the business. If the number is not a business number, the call is placed and billed to the user when the user approves personal billing for the call. If the user does not approve personal billing of a non-business call, the call may be denied.
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