公开(公告)号：US06697472B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09678520

申请日：2000-10-03

申请人： David Jordan ,  Frank A. McKiel, Jr.

发明人： David Jordan ,  Frank A. McKiel, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M1/66

摘要： To prevent fraud perpetrators from using a public pay telephone to illicitly collect account numbers, authorization codes or personal identification numbers from an unsuspecting user of the telephone, the instant invention disables the keypad of the telephone if an incoming call is being received at the time that the handset is lifted from the phone by the user. In one method, the ringing signal and the off-hook condition are detected and a control output is provided which disengages the dialing tone generating circuits of the telephone until the handset is placed back on-hook. According to an alternative method, after the handset is lifted, a dial tone is sensed and evaluated by a dial tone discriminator to determine whether the dial tone is likely to be a valid dial tone from a legitimate service provider. If the dial tone is determined to be invalid, then the keypad of the telephone is disabled until the handset is placed back on-hook.

摘要翻译： 为了防止欺诈犯罪者使用公共付费电话从电话的不知情的用户非法收取帐号，授权码或个人识别号码，本发明如果在接收到来电时正在接收到电话的键盘， 手机由用户从手机中取出。 在一种方法中，检测振铃信号和摘机状态，并提供控制输出，使电话的拨号音产生电路脱离，直到手机放回挂机。 根据一种替代方法，在手机被提升之后，由拨号音鉴别器感测和评估拨号音，以确定拨号音是否可能是来自合法服务提供商的有效拨号音。 如果拨号音被确定为无效，则电话的键盘被禁用，直到手机被挂回。

公开(公告)号：US06577720B1

公开(公告)日：2003-06-10

申请号：US09474124

申请日：1999-12-29

申请人： Michael J. Sutter

发明人： Michael J. Sutter

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04L12/2898 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L12/1403 ,  H04L12/1482 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04L12/2856 ,  H04M15/55 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04M2215/44

摘要： A system and method that enables high-speed communications access from a fixed location public terminal. A fixed location public terminal includes a high-speed communications interface. The high-speed communications interface is coupled to one or more data servers via a high-speed communications network. The high-speed communications interface includes one or more data ports enabling one or more data application devices to be connected to the fixed location public terminal. The fixed location public terminal operates as an interface that initiates high-speed communications between the one or more data servers and one or more data application devices. A user places a telephone call to a high-speed data communications provider. The telephone call terminates at a data server that determines a data port address of the fixed location public terminal according to a plain-old-telephone system (POTS) number assigned to the fixed location public terminal. The data server also authorizes payment for the high-speed data communications and enables high-speed communications access using the high-speed communications interface.

摘要翻译： 一种能够从固定位置公共终端进行高速通信访问的系统和方法。 固定位置的公共终端包括高速通信接口。 高速通信接口通过高速通信网络耦合到一个或多个数据服务器。 高速通信接口包括使一个或多个数据应用设备连接到固定位置公共终端的一个或多个数据端口。 固定位置公共终端作为一个接口，用于启动一个或多个数据服务器与一个或多个数据应用设备之间的高速通信。 用户拨打电话到高速数据通信提供商。 电话呼叫终止于数据服务器，根据分配给固定位置公共终端的普通电话系统（POTS）号码确定固定位置公共终端的数据端口地址。 数据服务器还授权支付高速数据通信，并实现高速通信接口的高速通信。

公开(公告)号：US06396915B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09464789

申请日：1999-12-17

申请人： Arthur L. Springer ,  Dean Marchand

发明人： Arthur L. Springer ,  Dean Marchand

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/88 ,  H04M15/47 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/103 ,  H04M2017/12 ,  H04M2215/0116 ,  H04M2215/0148

摘要： A call intercept process (CIP) for calling card calls originating from an international country and terminating to high fraud domestic USA, and Canada locations. When a call is placed via a calling card and terminates to a high fraud domestic location, the call is optionally screened against a database which keys on international originating country access numbers. Whether this screening implemented, the call is routed to a first level operator in order to verify the billing account information of the caller as an authorized user. This verification is based on customer and business name, address, zip code, and phone number. If the caller passes verification, a CIP process automatically overrides the calling card from any future Intercepts. If caller fails account verification, the a CIP process automatically places the card in a ‘LOCKED STATUS MODE’ which mode indicates that any additional calls based on that card be intercepted regardless of termination. At any time the caller passes verification, the card is lifted and placed in an override process via the CIP process. Pass and failed alerts are generated and passed to a fraud system, in real time, to allow for notification of outcome to all fraud analysts. An additional process enables call intercept failures at a first level operator to fail to a second level operator which allows for further verification and research on customer identity and account to take place.

摘要翻译： 一个呼叫截取过程（CIP），用于呼叫来自国际国家的卡片呼叫，并终止于国内美国的高欺诈和加拿大的地点。 当通过呼叫卡放置呼叫并终止到高欺诈国内位置时，可以根据国际原籍国接入号码上的密钥对数据库进行屏蔽。 是否执行此筛选，呼叫被路由到第一级运营商，以便将作为授权用户的呼叫者的账单信息进行验证。 此验证基于客户和商家名称，地址，邮政编码和电话号码。 如果呼叫者通过验证，则CIP进程将自动覆盖来自任何未来侦听的呼叫卡。 如果呼叫方未通过帐号验证，则CIP进程会自动将该卡置于“LOCKED STATUS MODE”状态，该模式表示基于该卡的任何附加呼叫将被截断，无论终止如何，在任何时候，主叫方通过验证，该卡被取消 并通过CIP流程置于覆盖过程中，通过和失败的警报被实时生成并传递给欺诈系统，以允许向所有欺诈分析人员通知结果。另外的过程使得第一级的呼叫拦截失败 操作员不能进入第二级操作员，从而进一步验证和研究客户身份和帐户。

公开(公告)号：US06289088B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-11

申请号：US09468662

申请日：1999-12-21

申请人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bernard Shapiro

发明人： Richard Frank Bruno ,  Robert Edward Markowitz ,  Bernard Shapiro

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M17/02

摘要： A method for permitting multiple calls in a toll telecommunications network from a pay telephone comprising the steps of 1) receiving a first call in said toll telecommunications network from said pay telephone, 2) determining, the identity of a single carrier of said telecommunications network associated with the first toll-free call, 3) completing the first call to a called party, 4) during processing of the first call and prior to a caller actuating the switchhook of the pay telephone, providing dial tone for a second call by the single carrier associated with the first call, 5) receiving a second telephone number in said telecommunications network from said caller at said pay telephone, 6) determining the identity of the single carrier associated with the second call, and 7) responsive to the identity of the single carrier being the same single toll carrier for the first and second calls, completing the second call without additional fee to a called party of the second call by the single carrier. Associated network apparatus for performing this method comprises an application server and a database, the server most conveniently incorporating either speech recognition or tone signal receivers and a voice querying or response system.

摘要翻译： 一种用于允许来自付费电话的收费电信网络中的多个呼叫的方法，包括以下步骤：1）从所述付费电话接收所述收费电信网络中的第一呼叫，2）确定所述电信网络相关联的单个载波的身份 通过第一个免费电话，3）完成对被叫方的第一个呼叫，4）在处理第一个呼叫期间和在主叫方致电付费电话的开关之前，提供单个呼叫的拨号音 与所述第一呼叫相关联的载波，5）在所述电话网络中从所述付费电话上的所述呼叫者接收第二电话号码，6）确定与第二呼叫相关联的单个载波的身份，以及7） 单一运营商是用于第一和第二呼叫的相同的单个长途运营商，完成第二次呼叫而没有额外费用给第二呼叫的被叫方 单载波 用于执行该方法的关联网络装置包括应用服务器和数据库，最方便地结合语音识别或音调信号接收器的服务器和语音查询或响应系统。

公开(公告)号：US06243450B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-05

申请号：US09220963

申请日：1998-12-28

申请人： Bernie G. Jansen ,  Tomasz Celkowski ,  Nick Isgro

发明人： Bernie G. Jansen ,  Tomasz Celkowski ,  Nick Isgro

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/68 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G07F7/00 ,  G07F17/16 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M2215/0176 ,  H04M2215/0196 ,  Y10S379/90

摘要： An apparatus for vending public multimedia services has a telephone, a multimedia terminal, a payment receiver for receiving an authorization to accept charges for enabling use of at least one of the telephone and the multimedia terminal, a file receiver for receiving a file, the file containing a field with cost per unit time for a service and a field with a modifier for the cost per unit time for the service, memory for storing the file, and a usage cost determiner for determining a usage cost based on a time of use of the service and information in the file.

摘要翻译： 用于售卖公共多媒体服务的装置具有电话，多媒体终端，用于接收授权的支付接收器，用于接受用于使能电话和多媒体终端中的至少一个的费用，文件接收器，用于接收文件，文件 包含服务的每单位时间成本的字段和用于服务的每单位时间的成本的修饰符的字段，用于存储文件的存储器和用于基于使用时间确定使用成本的使用成本确定器 该文件中的服务和信息。

公开(公告)号：US06222915B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-24

申请号：US09271404

申请日：1999-03-17

申请人： Christel Mueller ,  Marian Trinkel ,  Thomas Ziern ,  Fred Runge ,  Romeo Peter Wetzel

发明人： Christel Mueller ,  Marian Trinkel ,  Thomas Ziern ,  Fred Runge ,  Romeo Peter Wetzel

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M3/387 ,  H04M3/382 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M3/42068 ,  H04M3/42153 ,  H04M3/493 ,  H04M3/4931 ,  H04M3/4933 ,  H04M3/4935 ,  H04M3/4936 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M2203/2066

摘要： One variant from a large number of possible services and/or service combinations is made available to the customer via a dialogue of human-machine interaction: a variant which the customer needs to solve his/her problem or to comply with his/her service request. In the process, it is checked whether the customer has access to the terminal configuration required for this variant and verified that the customer's terminal configuration supports the service and/or service combination concerned. For the customer's access to the calling card service, cards of completely different types, personal phone card, prepaid card, “call home” card, etc., are admitted. The type of calling card defines the customer's access authorization to the various possible services and/or service combinations, as well as the manner of billing those services. The present invention is suited for increasing the degree of automation of the services offered by calling card providers.

摘要翻译： 来自大量可能的服务和/或服务组合的一个变体通过人机交互的对话提供给客户：客户需要解决他/她的问题或遵守他/她的服务请求的变体 。 在此过程中，检查客户是否可以访问该变体所需的终端配置，并验证客户的终端配置是否支持有关的服务和/或服务组合。 为了客户访问电话卡服务，完全不同类型的卡，个人电话卡，预付卡，“呼叫中心”卡等。 呼叫卡的类型定义了客户对各种可能的服务和/或服务组合的访问授权，以及对这些服务进行计费的方式。 本发明适用于增加由呼叫卡提供商提供的服务的自动化程度。

公开(公告)号：US06195422B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-27

申请号：US09193246

申请日：1998-11-17

申请人： Douglas R. Jones ,  Robert D. Farris

发明人： Douglas R. Jones ,  Robert D. Farris

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/47 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/10 ,  H04M17/103 ,  H04M17/106 ,  H04M17/20 ,  H04M2017/12 ,  H04M2017/14 ,  H04M2017/26 ,  H04M2215/0116 ,  H04M2215/0148 ,  H04M2215/42 ,  H04M2215/745 ,  H04M2215/82

摘要： To provide toll services but limit the amount of such services, toll calls from a party's line are routed to selected calling card type processing equipment. However, so that such calling party's have equal access to multiple carriers and need not dial additional digits, the communications network supplies calling and dialed number information to the processing equipment. The network preferably identifies the call as requiring a special application (without user input of billing number or PIN information). The processing equipment performs all necessary account related screening, e.g. to determine the remaining amount of funds available for the caller's toll services, to route the call and to continuously rate the call cost for the duration of the call. If there are no remaining funds, the call is disallowed. If the funds run-out during the call, the calling card type processing equipment interrupts the call and informs the caller. The invention may be implemented using switch-based PIC functionality to route the calls to the selected service provider's equipment. The preferred embodiment, however, utilizes intelligent network processing, to select one provider's equipment, route the call to that provider's equipment, and supply the necessary information to the equipment, in order to facilitate the account processing without further input from the caller. The caller need only dial a 1+ the 10-digit number to place a toll call, in the normal manner.

摘要翻译： 为了提供长途服务，但是限制这些服务的数量，来自一方的线路的呼叫将被路由到选择的呼叫卡类型的处理设备。 然而，为了使这样的主叫方具有对多个载波的同等接入，不需要拨打附加的数字，通信网络向呼叫和拨打的号码信息提供给处理设备。 网络优选地将呼叫识别为需要特殊应用（没有用户输入计费号或PIN信息）。 处理设备执行所有必要的帐户相关筛选，例如 确定可用于呼叫者长途服务的剩余资金量，路由呼叫并在呼叫期间连续评估呼叫成本。 如果没有剩余资金，则不允许通话。 如果在通话期间资金耗尽，则呼叫卡类型处理设备中断呼叫并通知呼叫者。 本发明可以使用基于开关的PIC功能来实现，以将呼叫路由到所选择的服务提供商的设备。 然而，优选实施例利用智能网络处理来选择一个供应商的设备，将呼叫路由到该供应商的设备，并将该必要信息提供给该设备，以便于不进行来自呼叫者的进一步输入的帐户处理。 呼叫者只需拨一个1〜10位数字就可以按正常方式拨打长途电话。

公开(公告)号：US06763098B1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-13

申请号：US09087702

申请日：1998-06-01

申请人： Curtis E. Allen ,  Phillip D. Crable ,  Deanna D. Willoughby

发明人： Curtis E. Allen ,  Phillip D. Crable ,  Deanna D. Willoughby

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/47 ,  H04M15/08 ,  H04M15/09 ,  H04M15/41 ,  H04M15/8033 ,  H04M15/90 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/02 ,  H04M2215/0148 ,  H04M2215/016 ,  H04M2215/0164 ,  H04M2215/62 ,  H04M2215/66 ,  H04M2215/7435

摘要： Non-toll calls originating from payphones may be blocked. An intelligent node is provided within the telecommunications network to identify whether a non-toll call originated from a payphone. The intelligent node may apply a number of different criteria to determine whether to block a non-toll call that is determined to have originated from a payphone. The intelligent node may be customized to apply criteria based upon customer request. The customer may also identify additional processing that is to be performed when a call is to be blocked.

摘要翻译： 来自付费电话的非收费电话可能会被阻止。 在电信网络内提供一个智能节点，以识别从付费电话产生的非长途呼叫。 智能节点可以应用多个不同的标准来确定是否阻止被确定为源自付费电话的非长途呼叫。 智能节点可以根据客户请求进行定制以应用标准。 客户还可以识别当呼叫被阻止时要执行的附加处理。

公开(公告)号：US06532284B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-11

申请号：US09794187

申请日：2001-02-27

申请人： Paul Walker ,  Bertrand Des Pallieres

发明人： Paul Walker ,  Bertrand Des Pallieres

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/8016 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/8083 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M2215/0184 ,  H04M2215/22 ,  H04M2215/42 ,  H04M2215/7414 ,  H04M2215/745

摘要： Methods and systems for optimizing bandwidth pricing for a data transmission system electronically connected to a source of bandwidth spot prices, where the data transmission system transmits data as packets to a predetermined destination, are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: determining whether data can be transmitted at a later time to the predetermined destination; providing acceptable price and a maximum acceptable time delay for transmitting the data that can be transmitted at a later time; providing the acceptable price and the maximum acceptable time delay in each packet formed from dividing the data; determining whether a data packet should be stored in a storage device by looking for presence of the acceptable price in the data packet; if the acceptable price is not found in the data packet, sending the data packet to the predetermined destination, and if the acceptable price is found in the data packet, storing the data packet in the storage device; comparing the acceptable price in the data packet with a spot bandwidth price from the source; and transmitting the data packet to the predetermined destination if the spot bandwidth price is at or below the acceptable price or if the maximum acceptable time delay of the packet has been reached.

公开(公告)号：US06480591B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-12

申请号：US09516316

申请日：2000-03-01

申请人： Robert F. Penfield ,  Patrick J. MeLampy

发明人： Robert F. Penfield ,  Patrick J. MeLampy

IPC分类号： H04M1700

CPC分类号： H04M15/775 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04M15/47 ,  H04M15/8228 ,  H04M15/83 ,  H04M15/88 ,  H04M17/00 ,  H04M17/20 ,  H04M17/201 ,  H04M2017/22 ,  H04M2215/0116 ,  H04M2215/0148 ,  H04M2215/7277 ,  H04M2215/7833 ,  H04M2215/82

摘要： In general, a call rating and debiting system provides a way of rating and debiting complex debit card calls. The system estimates the time when a subscriber's balance will expire by using total charges for all calls for a given time period. Estimation is performed by accounting for time already paid for, reserving a minimum continuation time for adding a new call, reserving time for all calls up to a latest paid for time, estimating remaining time before a subscriber's balance reaches zero, based upon a remaining balance achieved after the system accounts for time already paid for, reserving a minimum continuation time for adding a new call and reserving time for all calls up to the latest paid for time, and setting a time limit for all calls in accordance with any portion of the aforementioned. An alternative embodiment of the system allows a subscriber's account balance to be automatically increased after the balance decreases past a predefined minimum.

摘要翻译： 一般来说，通话额度和借记系统提供了一种评级和借记复杂借记卡通话的方式。 系统通过在给定时间段内使用所有呼叫的总费用来估计用户余额到期的时间。 通过计算已经支付的时间，保留添加新呼叫的最小持续时间，为所有呼叫预留时间到最新支付的时间，基于剩余余额估计用户余额达到零之前的剩余时间来执行估计 在系统占用已经支付的时间之后实现，预留最短延长时间以添加新的呼叫，并为所有呼叫预留时间到达最新支付的时间，并根据任何部分设置所有呼叫的时间限制 上述。 系统的替代实施例允许在平衡减少超过预定义的最小值之后自动增加订户的帐户余额。