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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006

Filed:

Sep. 08, 2004
Applicants:

Dianna Inara Tiliks, Elk Grove, IL (US);

Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Naperville, IL (US);

Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Nancy Ann Book, Naperville, IL (US);

John Wesley Moss, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Thomas Joseph Mcblain, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);

William M. Moy, Wheeling, IL (US);

Kenneth Robert Stroud, Lago Vista, TX (US);

Inventors:

Dianna Inara Tiliks, Elk Grove, IL (US);

Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Naperville, IL (US);

Susanne Marie Crockett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);

Nancy Ann Book, Naperville, IL (US);

John Wesley Moss, Lake Zurich, IL (US);

Thomas Joseph McBlain, Arlington Heights, IL (US);

Gordon Lynn Blumenschein, Woodridge, IL (US);

William M. Moy, Wheeling, IL (US);

Kenneth Robert Stroud, Lago Vista, TX (US);

Assignees:

Ameritech Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);

SBC Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A telecommunications service translates an abbreviated dialing code into a toll free number, routes the call to an interexchange carrier, and manages the billing associated with the call. A billing system processes the billing such that a subscriber of the abbreviated dialing code service is billed for the call rather than a calling party.


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