摘要:
A system and method for collaborating with a billing system is provided for use in a converged telecommunication network that includes a cellular telephone network and an IP-based network. During an IP-based call registration process, a mobile device communicates with a network controller over the IP-based network. The network controller accesses a database with the information provided by the mobile device and subsequently overloads values for an existing field in a call detail record (CDR). Upon completion of the call over the IP-based network, the network controller communicates the overloaded version of the CDR to an MSC which generates the final CDR that is used for billing. Any appropriate field of the CDR can be selected for overloading, such as for example an existing CGI record field from the CDR.
摘要:
A communications system including at least one user device, configured to access a plurality of services in a session. An information store stores information defining an amount of money for the user device. A controller requests at least a portion of the amount of money to be reserved and controls the allocation of the reserved portion of money between the plurality of services.
摘要:
The present invention discloses a role-based charging method for PoC services in order to perform differentiated charging specific to different user roles. The charging method is: A PoC server sends a charging request to a charging function entity, with the information on the user role carried in the request; after receiving the request, the charging function entity selects a charging policy with reference to the above information, performs charging operations according to the selected charging policy, and returns a charging response to the PoC server. Furthermore, the present invention discloses a PoC server, a charging apparatus and a communication system.
摘要:
A system and method for collaborating with a billing system is provided for use in a converged telecommunication network that includes a cellular telephone network and an IP-based network. During an IP-based call registration process, a mobile device communicates with a network controller over the IP-based network. The network controller accesses a database with the information provided by the mobile device and subsequently overloads values for an existing field in a call detail record (CDR). Upon completion of the call over the IP-based network, the network controller communicates the overloaded version of the CDR to an MSC which generates the final CDR that is used for billing. Any appropriate field of the CDR can be selected for overloading, such as for example an existing CGI record field from the CDR.
摘要:
Systems, methods and program products are disclosed for determining billable usage of a communication system (10) wherein services are provided via instant communications (14). In some embodiments, the present invention provides for authorizing the fulfillment of service requests based upon information pertaining to a billable account.
摘要:
A method of providing charge information to a user of a mobile terminal (2), which information relates to an IP connection or connections being used by the user. The method comprises the steps of identifying the terminal (2) or the user to a charge control node (CCN) (10) located in a home network (1) of the terminal (2) or user and, for the duration of the IP connection(s), using the existing connection or one of the existing connections to transport a stream of charge information messages from the CCN (10) to the mobile terminal (2).
摘要:
Systems, methods and program products are disclosed for determining billable usage of a communication system (10) wherein services are provided via instant communications (14). In some embodiments, the present invention provides for authorizing the fulfillment of service requests based upon information pertaining to a billable account.
摘要:
The application relates to a method of establishing communications between a mobile cellular communications device arid a remote communications endpoint via a Voice-over-IP service provider in order to save costs for international telephone calls. in the prior art Voice-over-IP call through is a two-stage process comprising dialling a local number, entering a PIN and then dialling the destination number. However, such a two-stage process is inconvenient. This problem is solved in that an application executed on the mobile cellular communications device decides whether to process the dialled telephone number as an normal call or to use the Voice-over-IP service provider to process the call. In the later case, the dialled telephone number is provided (7) to an authentication server (270) which upon successful authentication sends (8) the dialled telephone number to the service provider's call floor platform (230) and returns (9) a service provider access number to the mobile device (240). The mobile device automatically dials the access number (10) to connect to the service provider's call floor platform which forwards (11) the call to the dialled telephone number, e.g. via voice-over-IP.