Establishing a collect call through a packet based network

Details Establishing a collect call through a packet based network Establishing a collect call through a packet based network

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H04L 12/66 (2006.01) H04L 12/14 (2006.01) H04M 7/00 (2006.01) H04M 15/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2454504

A method and apparatus for establishing a collect call (Fig.1) originated through a packet based network (150) is provided. In accordance with various embodiments of the invention, a system is described that facilitates voice communication between a calling party and a called party while the costs of the communication are charged to the called party. In one embodiment, the called party is queried as to whether they wish to accept the costs associated with the pending voice communication session, prior to the two parties being placed in voice communication with each other. In another embodiment, services are provided for generating an electronic offer to participate in a voice communication session with a destination party, with the offer being contingent upon the satisfaction of a set of one or more offeror-stipulated conditions.

La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil d'établissement d'un appel à frais virés passé via un réseau par paquets. Divers modes de réalisation de l'invention concernent un système qui facilite la communication vocale entre un appelant et un appelé, les coûts de la session de transmission étant facturés à l'appelé. Selon un mode de réalisation, l'appelé se voit demander s'il veut bien accepter les coûts associés à la session de transmission vocale pendante, avant que les deux correspondants ne soient placés en communication vocale l'un avec l'autre. Un autre mode de réalisation concerne des services permettant de générer une offre électronique pour participer à une session de communication vocale avec un correspondant, l'offre étant conditionnée par la satisfaction d'un ensemble d'une ou de plusieurs offres ou conditions stipulées par l'offrant. Le procédé consiste également à offrir des services permettant de recevoir une indication d'un destinataire de l'offre via un réseau de données indiquant l'acceptation de l'offre et l'établissement de la session de communication vocale entre le destinataire de l'offre et le correspondant en conformité avec au moins un sous-ensemble de la ou des conditions stipulées par l'offrant.

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