US 11,917,096 B2
Late stage call setup management
Ari Kahn, Mount Shasta, CA (US)
Filed by Ari Kahn, Mount Shasta, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/119,456.
Application 17/119,456 is a continuation of application No. 16/413,888, filed on May 16, 2019, granted, now 10,868,918.
Application 16/413,888 is a continuation of application No. 14/852,443, filed on Sep. 11, 2015, granted, now 10,341,498, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0099580 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 4/24 (2018.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04M 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 15/80 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1467 (2013.01); H04M 15/47 (2013.01); H04M 15/751 (2013.01); H04M 17/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by at least one network node element, from a first user device, a call request for a call to a telephone number that is associated with a second user device;
determining, by the at least one network node element, that the first user device is associated with a user account having a credit value that is insufficient to complete the call between the first user device and the second user device;
setting, by the at least one network node element, a call duration timer to expire upon answering the call;
instructing, by the at least one network node element, after the setting of the call duration timer, to progress the call toward the second user device, thereby permitting the call to mature to a ringing state; and
instructing, by the at least one network node element, to release the call when the call duration timer expires upon answering the call.