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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:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2003
Guy Bevente, Wayne, IL (US);
Michael Thane Paquette, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Gregg R. Koeppen, Grafton, WI (US);
Douglas Robert Moran, Danville, CA (US);
Danny Lee Roper, Grover, MO (US);
Kimberly Renee Wolken, Concord, CA (US);
Jennifer Lynn Anderson, Chicago, IL (US);
Guy Bevente, Wayne, IL (US);
Michael Thane Paquette, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Gregg R. Koeppen, Grafton, WI (US);
Douglas Robert Moran, Danville, CA (US);
Danny Lee Roper, Grover, MO (US);
Kimberly Renee Wolken, Concord, CA (US);
Jennifer Lynn Anderson, Chicago, IL (US);
SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a telecommunications billing system that includes an interface, a customer database, a usage database and a billing module. The interface is configured to receive subscription data associated with a subscription and a first set of telecommunications service usage data. The subscription data identifies a pricing plan that includes an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of the first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service. The usage database is configured to store the first set of telecommunications service usage data and a second set of telecommunications service usage data. The billing module is configured to access the usage database and the customer database. The billing module is to generate billing data utilizing the allocation of shared telecommunications units, the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data.