Patent ID: 7130827
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of using a business card as a calling card in combination with a service company having a telecommunications network with an operating services system interconnected to a calling card validation database, comprising the steps of: establishing a card identifier on said service company calling card validation database; establishing a card identifier account for a card presenter in said service company operating services system; providing a plurality of combination business and calling cards, each card having said card identifier; distributing said combination business and calling cards to a plurality of card recipients, said distribution being made by said card presenter; providing a designated activation telephone number on each said combination business and calling card wherein each card recipient communicates over said telecommunications network with said operating services system and establishes a calling card account; establishing a card recipient calling card account tagged with said card identifier; and crediting a percentage value of each card recipient calling card account tagged with said card identifier to said card identifier account.