CA2193313A1 - Method for communicating with a voice response unit over a cellular telephone network - Google Patents

Method for communicating with a voice response unit over a cellular telephone network

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CA2193313A1
CA2193313A1 CA002193313A CA2193313A CA2193313A1 CA 2193313 A1 CA2193313 A1 CA 2193313A1 CA 002193313 A CA002193313 A CA 002193313A CA 2193313 A CA2193313 A CA 2193313A CA 2193313 A1 CA2193313 A1 CA 2193313A1
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voice response
response unit
telephone network
check sum
cellular telephone
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CA002193313A
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CA2193313C (en
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Steve Kovlakas
Steven Vasquez
Jean-Hiram Coffy
Michael Wilson
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/24—Accounting or billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/20—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems with provision for recharging the prepaid account or card, or for credit establishment
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/20—Technology dependant metering
    • H04M2215/2026—Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/32—Involving wireless systems

Abstract

This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a voice response unit that communicates rapidly and directly with a metered cellular telephone network with minimum human intervention. The rapid communication is achieved by knowing the question or prompt posed by the voice response unit and preparing a response which is speed dialed to the voice response unit. The voice response unit also calculates a check sum to determine if there is an error in the information transmitted to the voice response unit. The check sum may be the total of the absolute value of the request code, account number, serial number, access code and amount desired to be added to the cellular phone divided by ten. If, the check sum calculated by the voice response unit is not divisible by ten, the voice response unit knows that the information it received is incorrect. Then, the voice response unit would ask for the information it received to be retransmitted at adifferent rate of speed.
CA002193313A 1995-12-21 1996-12-18 Method for communicating with a voice response unit over a cellular telephone network Expired - Fee Related CA2193313C (en)

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US08/577,683 US5974307A (en) 1995-12-21 1995-12-21 Method and system communicating with a voice response unit over a cellular telephone network

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