Origin device billing according to caller

A system for providing telephone services, said system comprising:

• a trusted telephone network comprising at least one service provider;
• means for receiving, at said at least one service provider, a request for service from an origin device associated with a line number to be billed according to a line subscriber billing plan;
• means for authenticating an identity of a caller requesting said service from said origin device;
• and
• means for replacing said line subscriber billing plan with a caller billing plan associated with said caller, wherein said caller billing plan is accessible according to said authenticated identity.

A computer program product for providing telephone services, said computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt, at at least one service provider, of a request for service from an origin device associated with a line number to be billed according to a line subscriber billing plan;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for authenticating an identity of a caller requesting said service from said origin device;
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• means, recorded on said recording medium, for controlling replacement of said line subscriber billing plan with a caller billing plan associated with said caller identity.

A method for billing a caller for telephone services, comprising:

• receiving a request for service from a caller utilizing a particular line number from among a plurality of line numbers;
• authenticating an identity of said caller;
• and
• accessing a billing plan for said caller according to said authenticated identity, wherein said billing plan follows said caller across a plurality of line numbers.

A system for billing a caller for telephone services, said system comprising:

• a trusted telephone network for enabling a call;
• means for receiving a request for service at said trusted telephone network from a caller utilizing a particular line number from among a plurality of line numbers;
• means for authenticating an identity of said caller;
• and
• means for accessing a billing plan for said caller according to said authenticated identity, wherein said billing plan follows said caller across a plurality of line numbers.

A computer program product for billing a caller for telephone services, said computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a request for service at said trusted telephone network from a caller utilizing a particular line number from among a plurality of line numbers;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for authenticating an identity of said caller;
• and
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for accessing a billing plan for said caller according to said authenticated identity, wherein said billing plan follows said caller across a plurality of line numbers.

A method for controlling billing for a call, comprising:

• receiving an authenticated caller identity and billing plan associated with said authenticated caller identity for a call, wherein said billing plan comprises a plurality of account providers for said authenticated caller identity;
• monitoring said call for chargeable services utilized during said call;
• and
• negotiating payment for said chargeable services from said at least one account provider according to said authenticated caller identity.

A method for controlling telephone orders, comprising:

• receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
• specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
• receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
• transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider, such that said vendor order center is enabled to bill for said order with limited account information.

A system for controlling telephone orders, comprising:

• a server system enabled for processing a call;
• means for receiving a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center at said server system, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
• means for specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
• means for receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
• means for transferring a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider.

A computer program product for controlling telephone orders, comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a billing plan for an authenticated caller identifier of a caller during a call placed to a vendor order center, wherein at least one account provider is specified in said billing plan;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for specifying an order with a selection of one from among said at least one account provider specified for billing for said order;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving an authorization from said caller for said order;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for controlling transfer of a bill for said order according to said authenticated caller identifier and said authorization for said selection of one from among said at least one account provider.

A method for managing payments, comprising:

• receiving a bill for an order placed by a plurality of callers via a telephone call, wherein said plurality of callers splitting a cost of said bill are each identified by one of a plurality of voice authenticated identifiers;
• and
• facilitating payment for said bill from a plurality of account providers according to said plurality of voice authenticated identifiers;
• and
• providing a single payment transaction for said bill to an account provider for a billing party.

A method for order management, comprising:

• receiving an order at a vendor order center, wherein an ordering party is identified by an voice authenticated identifier;
• filling in billing information for said order from a billing plan received for said ordering party according to said voice authenticated identifier;
• and
• responsive to a single entry authorization by said ordering party, initiating billing and processing of said order according to said voice authenticated identifier.