Title:
複数の手段によるポータブルデバイスサービスの支払い
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4340539
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for selecting the most cost-efficient payment provider to pay for communication services are disclosed. A calling electronic device communicates alternative payment provider data to a network via a communications link. The network examines costs charged by a plurality of alternative payment providers indicated by the alternative payment provider data. The network determines and contacts the most cost-efficient payment provider to determine if the contacted payment provider will accept responsibility for paying for at least a portion of the communication services.
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Inventors:
Steven Jeffrey Goldberg
Alan Charles Lewis Brianson
Alan Charles Lewis Brianson
Application Number:
JP2003559134A
Publication Date:
October 07, 2009
Filing Date:
December 20, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Interdigital Technology Corporation
International Classes:
H04M15/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/16; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/36; G07F7/08; H04M17/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001266030A | ||||
| JP2001291039A | ||||
| JP2001216459A | ||||
| JP2000188644A | ||||
| JP2001119502A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshikazu Tani
Kazuo Abe
Kazuo Abe