Patent ID: 6792089
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for collecting and reporting call data of outgoing intraLATA calls, placed from a terminal of an account code service subscriber, based on at least one account code stored in a database of a service control point and associated with the subscriber, the method comprising:receiving at the service control point outgoing call data, comprising a calling party number and a called party number; determining whether the call is subject to the account code service when the calling party number is associated with the subscriber terminal; when the call is subject to the account code service, determining whether the called party number and the calling party number are in the same local access and transport area (LATA); when the called party number and the calling party number are in the same LATA, prompting the calling party to enter an account code; when the entered account code matches the at least one subscriber account code, storing the outgoing call data in association with the at least one account code and transmitting the call data to a server that is accessible by the subscriber via at least a graphical user interface through a packet switched data network; and when the entered account code does not match the at least one account code, terminating the call.