F-Term-List

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PURPOSE AND EFFECTS

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. Improvement of reliability

. . Prevention of malfunction or abnormal operation

. . . Prevention of mischarging or mismetering

. Simplification or sharing of apparatuses

. Improvement of the processing capability or operating efficiency of apparatuses

. . Reduction of operating time

. . Reduction or dividing of the processing load

. Reduction of line charges and prevention of long calls

. Simplification of the operation of subscriber stations

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SYSTEMS FOR CALCULATING CHARGES

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. Flat-rate systems in which one call equals one message unit

. Charges that vary according to call parameters

. . Charges according to call duration

. . Charges according to the time of day (e.g., night, day, and day of the week)

. . Charges according to the line distance

. . Charges according to According to the communication network or carrier

. . Charges according to the amount of information or communication

. . Charges according to the call or communication type

. Metering other charges besides line charges

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ACCOUNTING-ALLOTMENT SYSTEMS

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. Originating-party charges

. . Individual charges

. . Charges for subscribers stations other than calling stations

. . Charges for groups of internal phone extensions

. . Charges for tenants or business establishments

. Called-party charges

. Third-party charges

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METERED CALL OR COMMUNICATION TYPES

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. Local calls

. Toll calls

. International calls

. Calling through switchboards or central network switchboards

. Special service connections

. Mobile radios

. Public telephones

. Party lines

. Composite terminals

. Office lines that originate from private branch exchanges or button telephones

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CHARGE OR METER IDENTIFICATION

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. Identification objects

. . Charge rates and meter cycles

. . Call or communication types and specific routes

. . Originating areas or master stations

. . Incoming-call areas or slave stations

. . Trunks and trunk numbers

. . . Trunk classes

. . Starting and completion of communications or calls

. . Communication or call time and time of day

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. . Subscribers, communicators, or callers

. . . Subscriber stations

. . . . Subscriber-station classes

. . . . Subscribers-station types

. . . Calling parties

. . . Called parties

. . Personal identification numbers (PIN)and passwords

. . Charge acceptance by called party or third party

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. Identification methods

. . Network-accommodation locations

. . Analysis of signals from exchanges

. . Analysis of signals from subscriber stations

. . . Reading cards which subscribers carry

. . . Voice recognition

. Identification means

. . Wired logic such as relay and electronic circuits

. . Reading of memory

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SIGNAL OR INFORMATION CHARGES OR METERING

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. Signal generation or output

. . Pulse-signal generation or output

. . . Conversion based on charging signals from a distant office

. . . Basic clock-pulse generation or output

. . . Pulse multiplication or division or pulse-cycle setting

. . . Beginning-pulse generation or output

. . . Multi-phase pulse selection

. . . Generation or output of intensified pulses

. . . Generation or output of inversion pulses

. . . Generation or output of alternating-current carrier pulses

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. Types or content

. . Cumulative metering

. . Detailed charges

. . Call information

. . . Caller information

. . Charge rate information or metering cycles

. . Charge information

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. Destination of outgoing calls

. . Billing centers or centralized charging stations

. . Remote stations and called-party central offices

. . Other apparatuses in intra-office exchanges

. . . Storage units and recording devices

. . Customer installations and in-plant installations

. . . Subscriber stations

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. Generation or output means

. . Trunks

. . Meter links

. . Subscriber circuits

. . Common-channel signal lines or leased lines

. . Digital-signal lines

. . Speech channels

. . Relay circuits

. . Electronic circuits

. . Processors or memory

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CHARGE OR METER PROCESSING

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. Processing content and meter recording methods

. . Pulse-signal reception for charging

. . Frequency integration

. . Charge calculations

. . . Calculations from detailed recording information

. . No-charge processing

. . . Free calls

. . Switching of charges or setting of a charge allotment

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. . Charge-information storage or recording

. . . Storage-area allocation

. . . Ticket creation

. . Charges according to call type

. . Charges according to specific routes

. . Metering or recording every call

. Call-meter reading and call-meter image pickups

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. Meter or recording means

. . Mechanical mechanisms

. . Relays or electronic circuits

. . Processors

. . . Central control units for the switching system

. . Magnetic recording media or perforated paper tapes

. Settings of metering or recording devices

. . Customer and in-plant installations

. . . Subscriber stations

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TIMING

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. Startup and starting-time detection

. . Detection of called-party response

. Time completion and detection

. . Cutoff and completion detection

. Measurement of line-use time

. Calculation of the remaining time in which communication or calling is possible

. Correction of the time of day, day of the week, and date

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. Timing means

. . Mechanical mechanisms

. . Relays or electronic circuits

. Timer-location settings

. . Exchanges

. . Customer and in-plant installations

. . . Subscriber stations

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SUBSCRIBER OR OPERATOR NOTICES OR INDICATION

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. Indication or notice contents

. . Charge information

. . Time information

. . Call information (e.g., called-party information)

. . Warning information

. Indication or notice methods

. . Audible signal sounds

. . Voice

. . . Voice editing or synthesizing

. . Visible display

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. Time of indication or notice

. . Indication prior to line use

. . Indication during line use

. . . Indication when predetermined untimed rates are exceeded

. . . Indication when a predetermined time is exceeded

. . Indiction immediately after completing line use

. Persons to receive indications or notices

. . Subscribers, communicators, or callers

. . Switchboard operators

. . Controllers of in-plant installations controllers and hotel receptionists

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CONTROL OF LINE-USE TIME AND CHARGES

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. Forced line release

. . Release based on predetermined frequencies or charge excesses

. . Release based on lapse of a predetermined amount of time

. . Release based on sounds giving notice of disconnection

. Charge controls

. . Originating-call control and stopping

. . Automatic selection of communication networks or carriers

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MAINTENANCE, APPLICATIONS, AND OTHERS

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. Monitoring and audits

. Anti-jam means

. . Protection or saving of charge data

. Tests

. Charge modifications

. Traffic-congestion processing

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