Patent ID: 8045957
Filing Date: 2011-10-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for indicating a charge for a call, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage device; first program instructions to receive, at a cellular phone server, a registration packet from one wireless device; second program instructions to access account information related to the one wireless device from a cellular phone service provider, wherein the account information comprises data related to remaining minutes available for which no charge will incur for use; third program instructions to transmit the data to the one wireless device; fourth program instructions to receive a request from the one wireless device to establish a connection with a second wireless device; fifth program instructions to transmit a system identification code (SID) of the one wireless device to the second wireless device; sixth program instructions to transmit an SID of the second wireless device to the one wireless device; and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage device.