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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2011
Applicants:

David Benedeki, Prague, CZ;

Johnny Bigert, Tyreso, SE;

Dmytro Izotov, London, GB;

Ole Mahrt, London, GB;

Risto Reinpold, Harjumaa, EE;

Mikael Suvi, Harjumaa, EE;

Inventors:

David Benedeki, Prague, CZ;

Johnny Bigert, Tyreso, SE;

Dmytro Izotov, London, GB;

Ole Mahrt, London, GB;

Risto Reinpold, Harjumaa, EE;

Mikael Suvi, Harjumaa, EE;

Assignee:

Skype, Dublin, IE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Communication systems and methods for providing premium multiparty communication sessions between a plurality of callers. The plurality of callers may comprise an initiating caller who initiates the premium multiparty communication session but who does not have a status in the communication system which is recognized by an operator of the communication system for allowing the premium multiparty communication session to proceed; and a premium multiparty caller who has a status in the communication system which is recognized by the operator of the communication system such that the operator allows the premium multiparty communication session to proceed, wherein the premium multiparty caller is a different caller to the initiating caller. The premium multiparty caller funding the premium multiparty communication session may be transferred and assigned during communication sessions.


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