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`1-2.
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`(Canceled)
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`Proposed Amendments to the Claims
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`3.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of elatm2claim 28, wherein the receiving identifying
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`information includes prompting the caller for a personal identification number.
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`4,
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`(Currently Amended) The system of etfatm2claim 28, wherein the receiving identifying
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`information includes
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`receiving biometric information of
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`the caller
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`from the wireless
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`communication device.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of elatm2claim 28, wherein the processing of payment
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`includes:
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`accessing a Debit Account stored on the server that is associated with the authenticated
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`caller;
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`verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the call; and
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`deducting the payment from the Debit Account.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended) The system of elattatclaim 28, wherein the wireless access point
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`is configured to communicate with the wireless communication device using an internet
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`protocol.
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`7.
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`(Original) The system of claim 6, wherein the wireless access point is configured to
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`convert communications received from the wireless communication device from the internet
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`protocol to a telephone protocol capable of being processed by the central processing center.
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`8-14.
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`(Canceled)
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) A method for providing communication services to a wireless
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`communication device, the method comprising:
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`processing call information from the wireless communication device, the processing of
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`the call information including:
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`processing paymentfor the ealkcall, the processing payment including:
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`accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the
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`authenticated caller;
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`call; and
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`verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the
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`deducting the payment from the Debit Account;
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`performing call restriction processing on the call; and
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`authenticating [[both]]at least one of the wireless communication device [[and]]or
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`a caller, the authenticating including:[[; and]]
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`receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and
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`matching the
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`received identifying information with identification
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`information previously stored in the server;
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`facilitating direct communication between the wireless communication device and the
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`central processing center via a wireless access point using an internet protocol,
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`wherein the server provides database support for the processing of the call information.
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`16.
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`(Original) The method of claim 15, wherein the authenticating includes receiving
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`biometric information of the caller from the wireless communication device.
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`17.
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`(Canceled)
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`18.
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`(Original) The method of claim 15, further comprising converting, at a wireless access
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`point, communications received from the wireless communication device from the internet
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`protocol to a telephone protocol capable of being processed by a central processing center.
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`19,
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`(Original)
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`The method of claim 18, further comprising forwarding the converted
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`communications to the central processing center overat least one alternating current powerline.
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`The method of claim 18, further comprising forwarding the converted
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`communications to the central processing center over a coaxial cable.
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`(Withdrawn — Currently Amended) A central processing center configured to process
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`call
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`information from a wireless communication device,
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`the central processing center
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`comprising:
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`one or morecircuits and/or processors configured to:
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`communicate with the wireless communication device via a wireless access point;
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`process paymentfor the call, the processing payment including:
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`accessing a Debit Account stored on a server that is associated with the
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`authenticated caller;
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`call; and
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`verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the
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`deducting the payment from the Debit Account;
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`performing call restriction processing on the call; and
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`authenticating at least one of the wireless communication device and_a caller, the
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`authenticating including:
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`receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and
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`matching the
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`received identifying information with identification
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`information previously stored in the server,
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`wherein the server provides database support for the processing of the call information.
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`22.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 21, further comprising a wireless
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`antenna coupled to the one or more circuits and/or processors, the wireless antenna configured to
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`facilitate direct communication between the central processing center and the wireless
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`communication device.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 22, wherein the one or morecircuits
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`and/or processors are further configuredto:
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`receive data from the wireless communication device in a packetized format; and
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`convert the received data to a Public Switched Telephone Network protocol format.
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`24.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 21, the one or more processors
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`and/orcircuits further configured to:
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`receive a called number from the wireless communication device as part an attempt to
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`make a call; and
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`assess a minimum cost ofthe call.
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`25.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 24, the one or more processors
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`and/orcircuits further configured to:
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`query an external database for account balance information associated with the user of
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`the wireless communication device; and
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`in response to determining that the account balance exceeds the minimum cost of the
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`call, connectthecall.
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`26.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 25, the one or more processors
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`and/orcircuits further configured to:
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`determine whether the called number is a permitted number based on a numberlist
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`obtained from the external database.
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`(Withdrawn) The central processing center of claim 25, wherein the numberlist is
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`obtained as a result of the query of the external database.
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`28.
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`(Previously Presented) A system for providing communication services to a wireless
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`communication device, the system comprising:
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`a central processing center having one or more circuits and/or processors configured to
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`process call information from the wireless communication device, wherein the processing of the
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`call information includes:
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`processing paymentforthecall, the processing paymentincluding:
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`accessing a Debit Account stored on the server that is associated with the
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`verifying that the Debit Account includes sufficient funds for placing the
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`authenticated caller;
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`call; and
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`deducting the payment from the Debit Account;
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`performing call restriction processing on the call; and
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`authenticating at least one of the wireless communication device and a caller, the
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`authenticating including:
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`receiving identifying information associated with the caller; and
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`matching the
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`received identifying information with identification
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`information previously stored in the server;
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`a wireless access point communicatively coupled to the central processing center and
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`configured to facilitate direct communication between the wireless communication device and
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`the central processing center; and
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`a server coupled to the central processing center configured to provide database support
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`for the processing of the call information.
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`29.
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`(New) The system of claim 28, wherein the call
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`restriction processing includes
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`determining whether the called numberis a permitted number based on a numberlist obtained
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`from the external database.
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