Patent ID: 8019062
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a charge transfer request from a first user to a second user during a multi-way telephone call, comprising: receiving a charge transfer request from the first user; generating a billing record of the first user associated with the multi-way call; requesting an authorization for the charge transfer to the second user, said requesting the authorization for the charge transfer including the steps of: determining the second user among the plurality of participating users based on a multi-way call request, the multi-way call request including the plurality of desired participating users of the multi-way call, the multi-way call request being received from the first user; and determining an order of the remaining participating users added by the first user following the multi-way call request; storing the order of the remaining participating users added by the first user following the multi-way call request; transferring a charge to the second user if the second user authorizes the charge transfer request, wherein the second user becomes an administrator of the multi-way call after the charge is transferred to the second user; notifying the transferred charge to the first user and the second user if the second user authorizes the charge transfer request; and notifying the first user that the second user refuses the charge transfer request if the second user does not authorize the charge transfer request, wherein the first user is an initial administrator of the multi-way call and has originated the multi-way telephone call connecting a plurality of participating users which includes the second user.