Method of prepaying for consumption of telephone calls

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5909485
SERIAL NO

08813498

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To limit the risk of unpaid telephone calls to be set up from a predetermined terminal via a switched telephone network, a prepayment for consumption of such calls comprises setting up a call from any terminal to a prepayment server via the switched telephone network in order to transmit a message identifying the predetermined terminal to the prepayment server; responsive to identification of the predetermined terminal, requesting from the calling terminal prepayment of telephone call consumption to the prepayment server; and, if the prepayment request is accepted by the prepayment server, paying an amount transmitted from the calling terminal so that the payment server increments a consumption count associated with the predetermined terminal. The predetermined terminal and any terminal can be one and the same mobile phone terminal connected to the switched telephone network via a mobile phone network.

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FRANCE TELECOM6 PLACE D'ALLERAY PARIS 75015

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grezes, Christian Issy les Moulineaux, FR 1 61
Martin, Daniel La Trinite sur Mer, FR 162 2618
Seghers, Annick Paris, FR 1 61

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