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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Charles Robert Kalmanek, Jr., Short Hills, NJ (US);
William Todd Marshall, Chatham, NJ (US);
Partho Pratim Mishra, Millbrae, CA (US);
Douglas M Nortz, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Kadangode K. Ramakrishnan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Charles Robert Kalmanek, Jr., Short Hills, NJ (US);
William Todd Marshall, Chatham, NJ (US);
Partho Pratim Mishra, Millbrae, CA (US);
Douglas M Nortz, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Kadangode K. Ramakrishnan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A call is forwarded by connecting the call between an originating location and a forwarding location without connecting the call through a terminating location. The originating location is associated with a calling party. The terminating location is associated with a dialed number. The terminating location and the forwarding location is associated with the called party. A bill for the call is apportioned between the calling party and the called party. The bill portion for the calling party is a function of the originating location and the terminating location. The bill portion for the called party is a function of the terminating location and the forwarding location.