METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SETTLEMENT OF INTERCONNECTED PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORKS
    2.
    发明公开
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SETTLEMENT OF INTERCONNECTED PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORKS 审中-公开
    达成协议的方法和系统,以提供相关分组交换网络

    公开(公告)号:EP1325450A4

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-11

    申请号:EP01973307

    申请日:2001-09-21

    申请人: MCI WORLDCOM INC

    发明人: HUDDLE SCOTT R

    摘要: An approach for supporting settlement of network usage associated with multiple network service providers is disclosed. A settlement system (301) includes a processor that determines a settlement agreement among the network service providers. The settlement agreement specifies rate information associated with traffic exchange among the corresponding networks of the network service providers. A traffic monitor (307) measures source traffic statistics, which is stored in a settlement database (309). Additionally, the settlement database (309) stores the settlement agreement. The processor computes settlement information based upon the stored traffic statistics; the settlement information includes usage cost differential information for reconciliation of network usage among the various networks.

    METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN IP TELEPHONY
    3.
    发明公开
    METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN IP TELEPHONY 审中-公开
    方法和系统ACHIEVING服务质量IP电话

    公开(公告)号:EP1201064A4

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-16

    申请号:EP00955397

    申请日:2000-08-08

    申请人: MCI WORLDCOM INC

    摘要: A method and system (11) for providing quality of service in an IP telephony session between a calling party (21) and a called party (23) establishes a high quality of service ATM virtual circuit for the session between first and second devices (25, 27), each of the devices (25, 27) having ATM capability and IP capability. The first and second devices (25, 27) provide bidirectional translation between IP media and ATM media. The system (11) transports IP media for the session between the calling party (21) and the first device (25), and between said called party (23) and a second device (27). The virtual circuit transports ATM media for the session between the first and second devices (25, 27). An intelligent control layer (13) provides IP and ATM signaling to set up the session.

    DISALLOW PAYMENT FOR E-BILLING SYSTEM
    4.
    发明公开
    DISALLOW PAYMENT FOR E-BILLING SYSTEM 审中-公开
    防止用于E-收费制度付款

    公开(公告)号:EP1266328A4

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-02

    申请号:EP01916643

    申请日:2001-03-14

    申请人: MCI WORLDCOM INC

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 G06F17/60

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/04

    摘要: A payment disallow mechanism for an e-billing system (100) including a computer system (200) accessible for on-line interactive communication of invoices to users. The computer system including a database for storing customer invoice information, the information including an invoice date and a total invoice amount for display to said customer for on-line interaction; a mechanism for initiating electronic payment of the modified total invoice amount via the e-billing system, and a mechanism for determining whether the total invoice amount is a zero balance or credit balance prior to executing the electronic payment, wherein in response to determination of the zero or credit balance, the mechanism terminating the payment mechanism and generating a disallow payment message for display to the customer.

    TERMINATION NUMBER SCREENING
    6.
    发明公开
    TERMINATION NUMBER SCREENING 审中-公开
    截取厘定号

    公开(公告)号:EP1264468A4

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-12

    申请号:EP00986452

    申请日:2000-12-18

    申请人: MCI WORLDCOM INC

    IPC分类号: H04M1/677 H04M15/00 H04M3/38

    摘要: Terminating number screening to block portable billing products from terminating to a designated high fraud domestic or international terminating numbers. When a call is placed and it is billed to a portable billing product (104, 128), the dialed digits of the terminating number is verified against the terminating number screening database (108, 118). If the sequence of dialed digits is found in the terminating number screening database, the call is denied (112, 122). The caller is then informed that they cannot place a call to this destination and asked if there is another terminating number they wish to call (124). If the sequence of dialed digits is not found in the terminating number screening database, the call is allowed to process without interruption (110, 120). The purpose of this functionality is to protect the Operator Service network from repeated fraudulent calling to individual telephone line numbers either international or domestic.

    COUNTRY TO DOMESTIC CALL INTERCEPT PROCESS (CIP)
    7.
    发明公开
    COUNTRY TO DOMESTIC CALL INTERCEPT PROCESS (CIP) 审中-公开
    国内到国内电话截获程序(CIP)

    公开(公告)号:EP1410615A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-21

    申请号:EP00984458.0

    申请日:2000-12-18

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00 H04M17/00

    摘要: A call interception process for calling card calls originating from an international country (102) and terminating to high fraud domestic locations. When a call is placed, the call is screened against a database (120) which keys on international originating country access numbers. If a match against the database (120) is found, the call is routed to a first level operator (125) for billing acount verification. If billing account verification passed, the call interception process automatically overrides the calling card from any future intercepts. If verification failed, the call interception process automatically places the calling card in a 'LOCKED STATUS MODE' and terminates the call. As a result, subsequent calling card call attempts will be default to the first level operator. The process further limiting a number of subsequent calling card calls attempts from the originating terminating country (102) to domestic location. If the subsequent calling card call attempts exceeded the pre-determined limiting threshold, the call is routed to a second level operator (165) for caller identity verification.

    摘要翻译: 用于呼叫来自国际国家(102)的电话卡呼叫的呼叫拦截过程并终止于高度欺诈的国内位置。 当呼叫被发出时,该呼叫针对数据库(120)被屏蔽,该数据库在国际始发国访问号码上的密钥。 如果找到与数据库(120)的匹配,则将该呼叫路由到第一级操作员(125)以用于计费帐户验证。 如果计费帐户验证通过,呼叫拦截过程将自动覆盖来自任何未来拦截的电话卡。 如果验证失败,呼叫拦截过程会自动将电话卡置于“锁定状态模式”并终止呼叫。 因此,后续的电话卡呼叫尝试将默认为第一级操作员。 该过程进一步限制了从发端终端国家(102)到国内位置的多次后续呼叫卡呼叫尝试。 如果随后的呼叫卡呼叫尝试超过了预定的限制阈值,则呼叫被路由到第二级操作员(165)以进行呼叫者身份验证。

    INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    9.
    发明公开
    INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD 审中-公开
    INTERACTIVE,基于计算机的训练系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP1238383A4

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-03

    申请号:EP00992789

    申请日:2000-11-09

    申请人: MCI WORLDCOM INC

    CPC分类号: G09B5/00

    摘要: An interactive computer-based training (ICBT) system and method operable over a computer network for training users. The ICBT system is provided with a state-machine-based hardware simultator for emulating various hardware states associated with a piece of equipment on which the users are to receive interactive training. A software simulator provided as a command inference engine is coupled to the hardware simulator, wherein the software simulator allows the users to interactively interrogate the emulated piece of equipment for its software functionality. One or more independently selectable learning modules are provided as part of the ICBT system, wherein each learning module includes one or more lesson plans related to the hardware and software functionality of the emulated piece of equipment. Also, the learning modules are inter-dependently associated with the hardware and software simulators. A user interface is provided for selecting one or more learning modules and for providing inputs from the users to the hardware and software simulators of the emulated piece of equipment so as to modify its configuration. The users can select any lesson plan or execute a portion of an ICBT session at any point therein without having to follow any sequential procedure.