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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2003

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bobb Swope, Coppell, TX (US);

Donald B. Vaello, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:

Evercom Systems, Inc., Irving, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/500 ;
Abstract

The present invention is a system and method that allows a calling party to call a destination number and, upon approval of the called party, reverse the billing of the telephone call so that it is deducted from an account owned and maintained by the called party other than the account associated with the destination number. The method of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a predetermined access number from a calling party; prompting for a destination number; notifying a called party of the call they are receiving; allowing the called party to accept the call and enter a number associated with an account other than the telephone service account of the destination telephone number; verifying the account number and whether the account has sufficient value available; completing the telephone call to the destination number; and processing the charges associated with the call to be charged against the account.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Swope, Bobb. (2003). System and method for reverse billing of a telephone call (U.S. Patent No. 6639977). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6639977

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