摘要:
A method and system for metering a communication between users (10, 20) in an internet protocol (IP) telephony system (1). The method includes the steps of: using SIP telephony control messages (110 - 162) to control IP telephony communication between two or more users; and metering the communication on the basis of one or more SIP metering control message (130 - 154) from at least one of the users to control the metering. The internet protocol telephony system (1) comprises a server (30) for setting up IP telephony communication between the two or more users (10, 20). The server is arranged to use SIP telephony control messages to set up the IP telephony communication; metering means (42) to meter the communication. The metering means is arranged to receive SIP metering control messages from at least one of the users for control of the call metering. The ability to distinguish between chargeable and non-chargeable periods of the communication provides for more flexible metering suitable to support e-commerce.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and software is disclosed for managing a call in a telecommunications network, in which an instruction from a calling device to establish a call to a destination is received; a first command to connect a first call leg to the calling device is issued; the first call leg to the calling device is connected; a second command to connect a second call leg to the calling device is issued; the second call leg is connected to the destination instead of the calling device; and the first and second call legs are connected to provide the call between the calling device and the destination.
摘要:
A method, apparatus and software is disclosed for managing a call in a telecommunications network, in which an instruction from a calling device to establish a call to a destination is received; a first command to connect a first call leg to the calling device is issued; the first call leg to the calling device is connected; a second command to connect a second call leg to the calling device is issued; the second call leg is connected to the destination instead of the calling device; and the first and second call legs are connected to provide the call between the calling device and the destination.
摘要:
The present invention refers to a communications system comprising one or more communication nodes and one or more mobile terminal devices, allowing users to communicate with the communications system by data transmission during a data session, which communication nodes and mobile terminals are adapted to communicate with each other via an air interface by sending data from the terminal devices to the communication nodes and/or from the communication nodes to the terminal devices, wherein at least one zone is defined for the users of the communications system in which the user may be provided with other, further or modified services and / or tariffs as outside of the defined zone, the communications system further comprising determining means for determining the actual location state based on the examination whether the user is located inside or outside of one of said zones, wherein the communications system is adapted to re-determine the actual location state by said determining means or to obtain the re-determined actual location state from the determining means dependent of one or both of the parameters elapsed time and activity during the data session.
摘要:
Methods and systems for converting a call generated from an advertisement. One embodiment includes: establishing a real time communication connection between a first entity and a second entity via a communication reference embedded in an advertisement that is presented on behalf of the second entity; billing the second entity for the advertisement in response to the communication connection being established via the communication reference; monitoring the communication connection between the first entity and the second entity to detect a pre-defined indication; and charging the first entity, on behalf of the second entity, for communications with the second entity over the communication connection in response to a detected occurrence of the pre-defined indication.
摘要:
The method involves transmitting a recall message for recalling already assigned communication units by a charge management server (6). The recall message is transmitted while receiving a charge balance message for billing charge for a communication service desired by a subscriber, to an access network server. The recall message is transmitted and the balance message is received when an available charge balance of the subscriber is smaller and actual charge balance is higher than a charge value given in the charge balance message for the desired communication service. An independent claim is also included for a charge management server.
摘要:
Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing converged prepaid charging and postpaid charging. A communication network (200) described herein includes a switching system (204), a charging selection system (210), a prepaid charging system (220), and a postpaid charging system (230). When the switching system receives a call for a subscriber, the switching system processes a subscriber profile to determine a type of charging for the call. If the type of charging for the subscriber comprises a hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging, then the switching system transmits a query to the charging selection system. Responsive to the query, the charging selection system processes charging criteria to determine whether the hybrid prepaid/postpaid charging for the call should be prepaid or postpaid. The charging selection system initiates prepaid charging or postpaid charging for the call based on the charging criteria.
摘要:
The present invention refers to a communications system comprising one or more communication nodes and one or more mobile terminal devices, allowing users to communicate with the communications system by data transmission during a data session, which communication nodes and mobile terminals are adapted to communicate with each other via an air interface by sending data from the terminal devices to the communication nodes and/or from the communication nodes to the terminal devices, wherein at least one zone is defined for the users of the communications system in which the user may be provided with other, further or modified services and / or tariffs as outside of the defined zone, the communications system further comprising determining means for determining the actual location state based on the examination whether the user is located inside or outside of one of said zones, wherein the communications system is adapted to re-determine the actual location state by said determining means or to obtain the re-determined actual location state from the determining means dependent of one or both of the parameters elapsed time and activity during the data session.