Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prepaid automatic dialer
- Patent Title (中): 预付自动拨号器
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Application No.: US12748122Application Date: 2010-03-26
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Publication No.: US08509404B2Publication Date: 2013-08-13
- Inventor: Alyssa C Foster , Christine Boettcher
- Applicant: Alyssa C Foster , Christine Boettcher
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04M1/56
- IPC: H04M1/56 ; H04M11/00

Abstract:
A user device is configured to download an autodialer application that permits a user, of the user device, to purchase a prepaid calling plan and make calls using the prepaid calling plan; receive an instruction to purchase the prepaid calling plan; receive payment to establish a prepaid balance associated with the prepaid calling plan; present confirmation information when the payment is received, the confirmation information including the prepaid balance and access information; receive a request to make a call using the prepaid calling plan, the request including a number corresponding to a destination user device; call the destination user device using the number corresponding to the destination user device and the access information; determine a duration of the call to the destination user device; compute a cost of the call based on the duration of the call; and update the prepaid balance based on the cost of the call.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110235792A1 PREPAID AUTOMATIC DIALER Public/Granted day:2011-09-29
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