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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Mariana Benitez Pelaez, Naperville, IL (US);
Karla Rae Hunter, Naperville, IL (US);
Charu Verma, Darien, IL (US);
Kamal K. Verma, Darien, IL (US);
Mariana Benitez Pelaez, Naperville, IL (US);
Karla Rae Hunter, Naperville, IL (US);
Charu Verma, Darien, IL (US);
Kamal K. Verma, Darien, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of processing multimedia calls in a multimedia telecommunications network. The method comprises: receiving at a first network element a multimedia call from a caller using a first communication device to a prepaid wireless user using a second communication device, the prepaid wireless user having an amount of airtime remaining for the second communication device; displaying in real-time a plurality of available call features and the amount of airtime remaining on the second communication device; prompting the prepaid wireless user to select the call features from the plurality of available call features via the second communication device; receiving the user's selected call features at the first network element; routing the selected call features from the first network element to a second network element and then to the caller; setting up the call according to the selected call features; and connecting the call.