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US 2005/0238152 A1Published application
Prepaid long distance calling card automatic reader dialer
OwnerRodrick Darel Tidwellinventor
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A process and device for connecting prepaid long distance 800 numbers and pin numbers to service providers' networks. The device has a magnetic reader, a microprocessor controller, and a DTMF generator. The magnetic reader reads the 800 number and the pin number from the encoded magnetic strip attached to the prepaid long distance calling card. The microprocessor is electrically coupled to the magnetic reader and programmed to receive and store the 800 number and the pin number. The microprocessor is electrically coupled to the DTMF generator and is programmed to transmit the 800 number to the DTMF generator. The DTMF generator dials the 800 number and connects to the prepaid long distance carrier's network. Once the carrier's network has been accessed, there is a voice prompt. The microprocessor is electrically coupled to three buttons and is programmed to transmit the designated tones: one for English, two for Spanish, or the pin number.
A process of placing a prepaid long distance call free of manually entering an 800 number and a pin number, said method comprising:
A communications apparatus for reading the 800 number and the pin number of an encoded magnetic strip of a long distance prepaid calling card and capable of transmitting communications of said 800 number and said pin number to a service carrier's external network, said communications apparatus comprising:
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