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Title:
SHARED USAGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BILLING SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005026876
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications billing system that includes an interface, a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The interface is configured to receive subscription data associated with a subscription (108) and a first set of telecommunications service usage data. The subscription data identifies a pricing plan that includes an allotment of shared telecommunications units (106) for use in connection with at least one of the first telecommunications service (102) and a second telecommunications service (104). The usage database is configured to store the first set of telecommunications service (102) usage data and a second set of telecommunications service (104) usage data. The billing module is configured to access the usage database and the customer database. The billing module is to generate billing data utilizing the allocation of shared telecommunications units (106), the first set of telecommunications service (102) usage data and the second set of telecommunications service (104) usage data.

Inventors:
BEVENTE GUY (US)
PAQUETTE MICHAEL THANE (US)
KOEPPEN GREGG R (US)
MORAN DOUGLAS ROBERT (US)
ROPER DANNY LEE (US)
WOLKEN KIMBERLY RENNEE (US)
ANDERSON JENNIFER LYNN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/026696
Publication Date:
March 16, 2006
Filing Date:
August 17, 2004
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Assignee:
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP (US)
International Classes:
H04M15/00; H04M17/00; (IPC1-7): H04M15/00
Foreign References:
US6615034B12003-09-02
US20030045267A12003-03-06
US6556818B12003-04-29
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