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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2002
Thomas Michael Bauer, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Gilboy, Freehold, NJ (US);
Stephen Shinners, Freehold, NJ (US);
Thomas Michael Bauer, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Christopher P. Gilboy, Freehold, NJ (US);
Stephen Shinners, Freehold, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A pre-paid telecommunications card service in which the card-holder can register the card with a service provider in such a way that the card account becomes associated with the customer's home telephone line. Thereafter, toll calls made over that particular telephone line are automatically charged to the pre-paid card account when a destination telephone number is dialed. The card-holder is therefore freed from having to dial an access number or a card number for each call. The call accounting is carried out in a database with which network switches communicate via SS7 or any other desired data messaging protocol.