GB2346502A - Call cost display unit - Google Patents

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GB2346502A
GB2346502A GB9902160A GB9902160A GB2346502A GB 2346502 A GB2346502 A GB 2346502A GB 9902160 A GB9902160 A GB 9902160A GB 9902160 A GB9902160 A GB 9902160A GB 2346502 A GB2346502 A GB 2346502A
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Laurence Cunningham
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/83—Notification aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/55—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP for hybrid networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/83—Notification aspects
    • H04M15/835—Time or frequency of notifications, e.g. Advice of Charge [AoC]
    • H04M15/8351—Time or frequency of notifications, e.g. Advice of Charge [AoC] before establishing a communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/83—Notification aspects
    • H04M15/84—Types of notifications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/018—On-line real-time billing, able to see billing information while in communication, e.g. via the internet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/44—Charging/billing arrangements for connection made over different networks, e.g. wireless and PSTN, ISDN, etc.
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/81—Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/81—Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
    • H04M2215/8104—Time or frequency of notification
    • H04M2215/8108—Time or frequency of notification before establishing a communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/81—Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
    • H04M2215/8129—Type of notification
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/82—Advice-of-Charge [AOC], i.e. notify subscriber of charges/cumulative charge; meter at the substation

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Abstract

A battery operated call cost display unit is connected between a telephone and a telecommunication network. The unit displays the cost of an on-going telephone call. Real time display of total call charges may also be displayed whilst a call is in progress. The unit is programmable and may be adjusted to suit different telecommunications networks.

Description

CALL COST DISPLAY THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A ELECTRONIC DISPLAY UNIT WHICH LOGS THE COST OF APHONE CALL AS IT IS BEING MADE ONE OF THE FEATURES OF USING A PHONE IS THAT THE CALLER DOES NOT KNOW THE EXACT COST OF THE CALL THEY ARE MAKING. EVEN WITH THE RECENT ADVENT OF ITEMISED BILLS, THE ACTUAL COST OF ANY CALL IS NOT GIVEN UNTIL WEEKS, AND OFTEN MONTHES, AFTER THE CALL WAS MADE THE CALL COST DISPLAY UNIT GIVES THE COST AS THE CALL IS BEING MADE AND THEREFORE GIVES THE CALLER MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER THE COST OF THEIR CALLS.
THE ATTACHED DRAWING (CCD 1) SHOWS WHAT THE CALL COST DISPLAY UNIT LOOKS LIKE AND ITS ESSENTIAL FEATURES ARE:1. IT IS PORTABLE 2. IT IS SELF CONTAINED 3. IT IS BATTERY OPERATED 4. IT IS PROGRAMMABLE TO SUITE ITS INDIVIDUAL OWNER 5. IT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO SUITE DIFFERENT TELEPHONE NETWORKS

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CALL COST DISPLAY CLAIMS 1 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHtCH LOGS AND DISPLAYS THE COST OF A PHONE CALL AS IT IS BEING MADE 2 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN 1 THAT IS PORTABLE AND CAN BE CONNECTED INTO DIFFERENT TELEPHONE NETWORKS 3 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN 1 OR 2 THAT CAN DISPLAY THE TOTAL BILL TO DATE FOR THE USER AND ADD ON TO IT AS A CALL IS BEING MADE 4 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN ANY PRECEEDING CLAIM WHICH IS MADE FROM METAL PLASTICS MATERIAL OR WOOD, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE MATERIALS 5 A DEVICE SUBSTANTIALLY AS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows CALL COST DISPLAY CLAIMS
1 AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHICH LOGS AND DISPLAYS THE COST OF A PHONE CALL AS IT IS BEING MADE
2 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN 1 THAT IS PORTABLE AND CAN BE CONNECTED INTO DIFFERENT TELEPHONE NETWORKS
3 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN 1 THAT CAN ALSO LOG AND iDlSPLAY THE COST OF A FAX OR AN E-MAIL BEING SENT DOWN A TELEPHONE LINE
4 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN 1 OR 2 THAT CAN DISPLAY THE TOTAL BILL TO DATE FOR THE USER AND ADD ON TO IT AS A CALL IS BEING MADE
5 A DEVICE AS CLAIMED IN ANY PRECEEDING CLAIM WHICH IS MADE FROM METAL PLASTICS MATERIAL OR WOOD, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE MATERIALS
6 A DEVICE SUBSTANTIALLY AS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED IN THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2494393A (en) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-13 Mark Taylor A portable call timing device for use with a telephone to monitor call duration information

Citations (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2134749A (en) * 1982-01-19 1984-08-15 John Mildwater Telephone call cost calculator
EP0115924A1 (en) * 1983-01-19 1984-08-15 Rathdown Industries Limited Telephone call cost indicator
WO1988007797A1 (en) * 1987-03-27 1988-10-06 Treat John M Telephone call monitoring, metering and selection device
GB2227905A (en) * 1989-01-21 1990-08-08 John Holt Telephone subscriber metering
GB2246685A (en) * 1990-08-02 1992-02-05 Pak Sun Keu Telephone metering
GB2269074A (en) * 1992-07-25 1994-01-26 Peter Goddard Telephone call monitor

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2134749A (en) * 1982-01-19 1984-08-15 John Mildwater Telephone call cost calculator
EP0115924A1 (en) * 1983-01-19 1984-08-15 Rathdown Industries Limited Telephone call cost indicator
WO1988007797A1 (en) * 1987-03-27 1988-10-06 Treat John M Telephone call monitoring, metering and selection device
GB2227905A (en) * 1989-01-21 1990-08-08 John Holt Telephone subscriber metering
GB2246685A (en) * 1990-08-02 1992-02-05 Pak Sun Keu Telephone metering
GB2269074A (en) * 1992-07-25 1994-01-26 Peter Goddard Telephone call monitor

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2494393A (en) * 2011-09-02 2013-03-13 Mark Taylor A portable call timing device for use with a telephone to monitor call duration information

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