Patent ID: RE43092

Claim:
A method for providing a subscriber with a fee-based service during a telephone call if the caller subscriber is qualified, and affording the subscriber, if unqualified, the opportunity to become qualified during the same call to obtain the service, comprising the steps of: (a) verifying during the call whether the subscriber is qualified to receive the service during said call ; (b) providing the subscriber with the service during the call , when the subscriber is found to be qualified to receive the service, while accounting for how much a length of service the subscriber is receiving; (c) prompting the subscriber during said same the call, when the subscriber is not qualified to receive the service, to enter qualifying information, including credit data, that would entitle the subscriber to receive the service; (d) processing the qualifying information to verify whether the information is correct and, if so, then qualifying the subscriber to receive the service; and (e) repeating step (b).