Patent ID: 6029062
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A prepay telecommunications system with unregistered roaming call processing of a prepay customer with a prepay account, comprising:a home prepay call management platform being coupled to and co-located with a telecommunications carrier switch;a first customer database coupled to the home prepay call management platform for storing prepay customer data;a second customer database storing prepay customer roaming data;a roaming platform being coupled to a second telecommunications carrier switch and the second customer database further in communication with the home prepay call management platform, the roaming platform operable to receive a prepay customer call routed thereto by the second telecommunications carrier, look up the prepay customer roaming data in the second customer database, determine the prepay customer's home prepay call management platform, obtain prepay account data from the home prepay call management platform, route the call back to the second telecommunications carrier for call termination through the roaming platform, perform live monitoring of the call, and disconnect the call mid-call immediately upon detection of depleted prepay account balance; anda credit card verification processor coupled to the prepay call management platform operable to allow prepay account balance replenishing.