Southwestern Bell Communications Services, Inc.

Pacific Telesis Shared Services

AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

At&t Services, Inc.

Sbc Services, Inc.

Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.

Danny Lee Roper

Michael Thane Paquette

Bonnie Clark

Stephen James Votava

Margaret M Hassel

Carolyn Marie Ukena

Catherine E Harris

Emma M Espinoza

Anita Elizabeth Neroda

Guy Bevente

Gregg R Koeppen

Douglas Robert Moran

Jennifer Lynn Anderson

Kimberly Renee Wolken

Michael Thane-Paquette

Presenting data received from service providers includes receiving billing data from each of the service providers and formatting, by at least one processor, the billing data in a standardized format. A single bill that consolidates the billing data in the standardized format for each of the service providers, and displays the billing data in the standardized format according to a user-defined organizational relationship for a billed entity, is outputted.

Method and system for presenting billing information according to a customer-defined hierarchal structure

A telecommunications billing system includes a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The customer database is configured to store subscription data identifying a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunication units in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service and a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service. The billing module is configured to calculate excess charges when a cumulative usage that includes a sum of the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data exceeds the allotment of shared telecommunications units.

Shared usage telecommunications billing system and method

In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a method of providing a bill to a telecommunications subscriber. The method includes distributing a bill using shared account information to the telecommunications subscriber. The shared account information identifies shared telecommunications units used in connection with a first subscriber service and a second subscriber service. The first subscriber service is distinct from the second subscriber service. In another embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications subscriber service package. The subscriber service package includes an allocation of shared account units. At least a portion of the allocation of shared account units is available for use of a first subscriber service and available for use of a second subscriber service. The first subscriber service is distinct from the second subscriber service.

A service for presenting billing information to a customer according to a hierarchal structure defined by the customer. The customer assigns telephone numbers to company units and defines how each of the units relate to each other in the hierarchal structure. The billing information associated with each assigned telephone number is processed in accordance with the hierarchal structure. Thereafter, the bill is presented to the customer.

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 and a first set of telecommunications service usage data. The subscription data identifies a pricing plan that includes an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of the first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store the first set of telecommunications service usage data and a second set of telecommunications service 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, the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data.

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Grover, MO, United States of America

Danny Lee Roper