Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for suggesting individual payments for a common billing account
- Patent Title (中): 为共同帐单帐户建议个人付款的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11452771Application Date: 2006-06-14
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Publication No.: US08903356B1Publication Date: 2014-12-02
- Inventor: Jesse M. Kates , Balaji S. Thenthiruperai , Jeffrey A. Mau , Narin Jaroensubphayanont
- Applicant: Jesse M. Kates , Balaji S. Thenthiruperai , Jeffrey A. Mau , Narin Jaroensubphayanont
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04M11/00
- IPC: H04M11/00 ; H04W24/00

Abstract:
In a shared communication service plan in which multiple subscribers operate under a common billing account, a method and system is provided for more equitably allocating service costs among the subscribers in the group, by allocating overage costs based on the extent to which each subscriber used base services available to the group. For instance, if the group plan includes a designated number of base minutes of service per month and defines a per-minute overage cost for minutes used beyond the base number, the method and system may allocate to a given subscriber a portion of the group's overage cost, with the portion being determined based on the portion of the group's base minutes used by the subscriber. Advantageously, an invoice may then be generated setting forth the equitable allocation among the subscribers in the group, thus allowing the group to more readily determine how much each subscriber should pay.
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