Patent ID: 8385521
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for billing a calling party for an unanswered call attempt made to a called party, comprising: providing a billing management application in communication with a voice server for managing said billing of said calling party; receiving a call attempt by a first network component from said calling party to contact said called party; routing said received call attempt by said first network component to a second network component for establishing a communications link between said calling party and said called party; redirecting said call attempt unanswered by said called party to said voice server by said second network component; detecting said redirection of said call attempt unanswered by said called party to said voice server by said billing management application; indicating to said first network component to disable said billing of said calling party for said unanswered call attempt, by said billing management application; and initiating said billing of said calling party based on billing criteria by said billing management application in communication with said voice server, via said second network component for utilizing one or more services provided by said voice server; whereby said calling party is billed via said second network component instead of said first network component for said utilization of said one or more services provided by said voice server.