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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Senn, Swampscott, MA (US);
Thomas Erskine, Marblehead, MA (US);
John Cooper, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Kenneth W. Sonberg, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Communications Group, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/100 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods for prerating communication events, such as telephone calls, for prepaying customers are described. The systems and methods permit, at the beginning of a communication event, the determination of a time limit for the event based on the available balance in a prepayment account associated with the event.