Methods and systems for billing communication
AssigneeAri Kahn
InventorAri KAHN
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Abstract
A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device, that can be used to bill a communication. The method includes terminating a teleservice request at an intermediary node, wherein the teleservice request is associated with a sender and a recipient; receiving teleservice content transmitted by the sender, wherein the teleservice content is received at no charge to the sender; receiving a request transmitted by the recipient to access the teleservice content, wherein receiving the request includes charging a fee; and sending the teleservice content to the recipient.
Claims21
A teleservice method, implemented at least in part by a computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a teleservice request from a sender subscriber without charging the sending subscriber for the teleservice request, the teleservice request including an indication of a recipient subscriber,
- terminating the teleservice request at an intermediary node;
- receiving teleservice content transmitted by the sender subscriber;
- receiving a access request transmitted by the recipient subscriber to access the teleservice content;
- as a result of the access request transmitted by the recipient subscriber, charging a fee to a party other than the sender subscriber;
- and
- sending the teleservice content to the recipient subscriber.
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A teleservice method, implemented at least in part by a computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving a teleservice request from a sender subscriber, the teleservice request including an indication of a recipient subscriber,
- in response to the teleservice request, executing a transaction with the recipient subscriber other than a standard billing transaction for the teleservice request.
- terminating the teleservice request at an intermediary node;
- receiving teleservice content transmitted by the sender subscriber;
- receiving a access request transmitted by the recipient subscriber to access the teleservice content;
- as a result of the access request transmitted by the recipient subscriber, charging a fee to a party other than the sender subscriber;
- and
- sending the teleservice content to the recipient subscriber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.