Cellular telephone system with remote programming, voice responsive registration and real time billing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5301223
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07934308

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Method and apparatus for use in a mobile telephone rental system in which credit card information is communicated between the mobile telephone unit 100 and a Voice Response System 302 for customer registration and remote programming of mobile telephone unit 100 features and NAM settings; communicating data between the Voice Response System 302 and a Registration System 304 for customer credit card validation; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and a credit card clearinghouse 306 for credit card approval or decline; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and a plurality of Collector Systems 307 for call rating and billing; communicating data between the Registration System 304 and an Administration System 309 for providing rated call information to the reseller; and communicating data between the mobile telephone unit 100 and an Indirect System 303 for establishing service in cellular areas without Collector System 307 service. Data read from the mobile telephone units 100 are transmitted in variable length, encrypted and error protected Packet Data Units (PDUs).

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CELLULAR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY INCSEATTLE WA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amadon, Charles G Seattle, WA 2 414
Combest, Rick F Winslow, WA 2 291
Elliott, Cameron S Seattle, WA 2 166
Stanhope, David M Tacoma, WA 23 789

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