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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Stephen A. Sposato, Lafayette, CA (US);
Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);
Alicia Marie Russell, Eureka Springs, AR (US);
Charles C. Hooper, Ii, San Antonio, TX (US);
Stephen A. Sposato, Lafayette, CA (US);
Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);
Alicia Marie Russell, Eureka Springs, AR (US);
Charles C. Hooper, II, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed to support multiple wireless account for a given subscriber. A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, linking various accounts to a wireless enabled device of a wireless service subscriber. In one embodiment, device addresses like telephone numbers and electronic mail addresses for devices that may call or be called by the subscriber may be associated one of the various accounts. In operation, a call may be completed between the subscriber's wireless enabled device and one of the other devices, and a call metric for the call may be tracked. A billing entry for the call may be generated from the call metric and the call may be charged to an appropriate account selected from the various accounts. The process of determining the appropriate account may include, for example, determining if the device address for the other device is associated with one of the accounts linked to the subscriber's wireless enabled device.
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