Patent ID: 6069941
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04M

Abstract:
A method for providing a subscriber with a fee-based service during a telephone call if the caller is qualified, and affording the subscriber, if unqualified, the opportunity to become qualified during the same call to obtain the service, comprising the steps of:(a) verifying whether the subscriber is qualified to receive the service during said call;(b) providing the subscriber with the service, when the subscriber is found to be qualified to receive the service, while accounting for how much service the subscriber is receiving;(c) prompting the subscriber during said same call, when the subscriber is not qualified to receive the service, to enter qualifying information, including credit data, that would entitle the subscriber to receive the service;(d) processing the qualifying information to verify whether the information is correct and, if so, then qualifying the subscriber to receive the service; and(e) repeating step (b).