Patent ID: 9037110
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of monetizing with revenue sharing a telephone communication initiated by a calling party over a telecommunications system facilitated by a service provider to a cellular telephone in use by a called party comprising the steps of: (a) determining whether there is authorization for a charge for message service to be billed through a service provider when a message is transmitted to the cellular telephone in use by the called party; (b) presenting information to the cellular telephone in use by the called party relating to the telephone communication initiated by the calling party; (c) allowing the called party using the cellular telephone to provide authorization to accept the charge for message service for the telephone communication from the calling party; (d) if there is authorization for a charge for message service to be billed for a message transmitted to the cellular telephone and if there is authorization from the cellular telephone in use by the called party to accept the charge for message service for the telephone communication from the calling party (1) facilitating connection of the telephone communication between the calling party and the cellular telephone over the telecommunications system and transmission of a message to the cellular telephone by message service and (2) initiating a charge for message service to be made to an account associated with the cellular telephone in association with transmission of the message to the cellular telephone to monetize the telephone communication; (e) sharing of revenue from the charge for message service for the telephone communication between the service provider facilitating connection of the telephone communication and the service provider through which the charge for message service is authorized to be billed; wherein revenue is generated to monetize the telephone communication by the charge for message service billed to the account associated with the cellular telephone for transmission of the message to the cellular telephone in use by the called party.