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Patent No.:

US 8412151 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 16, 2009

Payback calling plan

Applicants:

Keith Davis, Cumming, GA (US);

Keith Chung, Mableton, GA (US);

Jaime Buckley, Duluth, GA (US);

Adit Uppal, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Mike Pacifico, Duluth, GA (US);

David Pugliese, Milton, GA (US);

Inventors:

Keith Davis, Cumming, GA (US);

Keith Chung, Mableton, GA (US);

Jaime Buckley, Duluth, GA (US);

Adit Uppal, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Mike Pacifico, Duluth, GA (US);

David Pugliese, Milton, GA (US);

Assignee:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorneys:

Benjamin A. Balser

Balser & Grell IP Law

Primary Examiner:

Anthony Addy

Assistant Examiner:

Munsoon Choo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G07C 1/10 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); H04N 7/167 (2011.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for paying back customers for unused service units remaining after a billing cycle. A payback amount is determined by the product of the number of unused service units remaining and the payback rate amount. The payback amount credited to the customer is the calculated payback rate or a maximum payback amount, wherever is smaller. A total payback amount can be determined based on a combination of payback amounts for various services, including voice services, texting services, email services, and/or data storage services.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Davis, Keith. (2013). Payback calling plan (U.S. Patent No. 8412151). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8412151

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