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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Karl M. Henderson, Highland Village, TX (US);
James D. Bond, Allen, TX (US);
Stacy Borocz, Roswell, GA (US);
Anne Gillman, Marietta, GA (US);
Kamran W. Mir, Plano, TX (US);
Karl M. Henderson, Highland Village, TX (US);
James D. Bond, Allen, TX (US);
Stacy Borocz, Roswell, GA (US);
Anne Gillman, Marietta, GA (US);
Kamran W. Mir, Plano, TX (US);
MCI, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
System and method for recording at least one message to be associated with a prepaid telephone calling card. The system and method include and involve a data storage system for storing data corresponding to the prepaid telephone calling card and at least one message. Also included and involved is a prepaid telephone calling card processing system that is coupled to the data storage system and configured to receive a request to record the message(s) during a service setup call over a telephone network and to cause the message(s) to be recorded for subsequent playback. The prepaid telephone calling card processing system may also be configured to receive a request to play the message(s) stored in relation to the prepaid telephone calling card during an access call over the telephone network and to cause the message(s) to be played back automatically.