Methods and apparatus for resource utilization tracking, accounting and/or billing
    35.
    发明申请
    Methods and apparatus for resource utilization tracking, accounting and/or billing 审中-公开
    资源利用跟踪,会计和/或计费的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060036520A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US10918099

    申请日:2004-08-13

    申请人: Alan O'Neill

    发明人: Alan O'Neill

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00

    摘要: Utilization of resources used to provide a service, and/or costs associated with providing system resources for a service, are tracked in a system where the available resources vary depending on a variety of conditions including resource utilization by other users. The methods are well suited for systems such as mobile communications systems, where the amount of resources and/or costs to a system of providing a service are dynamic and can change on a relatively rapid time scale. Resource unitization is tracked on a per subscriber basis. Service charges can be determined as a function of both the amount of resources consumed and the amount of data delivered, with the amount of resources being used to deliver a fixed amount of data units varying as a function of environmental and/or other conditions. Service charges are sometimes determined as a function of the impact of providing the service to a first user on other system users.

    摘要翻译: 在用于提供服务的资源的利用和/或与提供用于服务的系统资源相关联的成本中,在可用资源根据包括其他用户的资源利用的各种条件而变化的系统中被跟踪。 这些方法非常适用于诸如移动通信系统的系统,其中提供服务的系统的资源和/或成本是动态的并且可以在相对快速的时间尺度上改变。 资源整合在每个用户的基础上进行跟踪。 服务费用可以被确定为消耗的资源量和所交付的数据量的函数,其中使用的资源量用于递送作为环境和/或其他条件的函数而变化的固定数量的数据单元。 服务费有时被确定为将服务提供给其他系统用户上的第一用户的影响。

    Methods and apparatus for performing resource tracking and accounting at an end node
    36.
    发明申请
    Methods and apparatus for performing resource tracking and accounting at an end node 有权
    在终端节点执行资源跟踪和计费的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060036518A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US10918574

    申请日:2004-08-13

    申请人: Alan O'Neill

    发明人: Alan O'Neill

    IPC分类号: G07F19/00 H04M15/00 G06Q40/00

    摘要: Utilization of resources used to provide a service, and/or costs associated with providing system resources for a service, are tracked in a system where the available resources vary depending on a variety of conditions including resource utilization by other users. The methods are well suited for systems such as mobile communications systems, where the amount of resources and/or costs to a system of providing a service are dynamic and can change on a relatively rapid time scale. Resource unitization is tracked on a per subscriber basis. Service charges can be determined as a function of both the amount of resources consumed and the amount of data delivered, with the amount of resources being used to deliver a fixed amount of data units varying as a function of environmental and/or other conditions. Service charges are sometimes determined as a function of the impact of providing the service to a first user on other system users.

    摘要翻译: 在用于提供服务的资源的利用和/或与提供用于服务的系统资源相关联的成本中,在可用资源根据包括其他用户的资源利用的各种条件而变化的系统中被跟踪。 这些方法非常适用于诸如移动通信系统的系统,其中提供服务的系统的资源和/或成本是动态的并且可以在相对快速的时间尺度上改变。 资源整合在每个用户的基础上进行跟踪。 服务费用可以被确定为消耗的资源量和所交付的数据量的函数,其中使用的资源量用于递送作为环境和/或其他条件的函数而变化的固定数量的数据单元。 服务费有时被确定为将服务提供给其他系统用户上的第一用户的影响。

    Method and system for providing supervisory control over wireless phone data usage
    38.
    发明申请
    Method and system for providing supervisory control over wireless phone data usage 审中-公开
    提供对无线电话数据使用的监督控制的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050282559A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-22

    申请号:US11153718

    申请日:2005-06-15

    摘要: A system for controlling wireless phone usage enables a supervisor to establish user profiles for supervised users of wireless phones across a range of parameters, which are stored in a user profile database. Such parameters can include one or more locations, at which use of the wireless phone is restricted or permitted. In addition, restrictions on phone use, such as cumulative usage time, number of messages or number of bytes, can be provided based upon total phone usage within a specified control period, time periods, dates or days of the week during which phone use is restricted or permitted. One or more lists including numbers or other identifiers that are always-accessible can be provided, and one or more lists including numbers or other identifiers that are never-accessible can also be provided. In the event a call, message or browse does not satisfy predefined criteria, the communication attempt is blocked. Predetermined messages can be played or displayed to the called or calling party, as applicable, when a communication attempt is blocked. Boolean combinations of restrictions and permissive use criteria for the wireless phone can be specified to provide for flexibility when establishing use criteria for the wireless phone.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制无线电话使用的系统使得主管能够跨越存储在用户简档数据库中的参数范围来建立无线电话的受监督用户的用户简档。 这样的参数可以包括一个或多个位置,无线电话的使用被限制或允许。 另外,电话使用的限制,例如累积使用时间,消息数量或字节数可以基于在指定的控制周期,时间段,日期或电话使用期间的一天中的总电话使用情况来提供 受限制或允许 可以提供一个或多个包括始终可访问的数字或其他标识符的列表,并且还可以提供包括数字或其他不可访问的标识符的一个或多个列表。 在呼叫,消息或浏览不符合预定义条件的情况下,通信尝试被阻止。 当通信尝试被阻止时,预定消息可以被播放或显示给被叫或主叫方(如适用)。 可以指定用于无线电话的布尔组合的限制和允许的使用标准,以在为无线电话建立使用标准时提供灵活性。

    Method and system for subscriber spending control in a communications system
    39.
    发明申请
    Method and system for subscriber spending control in a communications system 审中-公开
    通信系统中用户支出控制的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050262020A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-24

    申请号:US10512835

    申请日:2003-04-30

    申请人: Stefan Karlsson

    发明人: Stefan Karlsson

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00 H04M17/00 G06F17/60

    摘要: A data processing system and a method for providing spending control to a post-paid user in a communications system comprising computer processing means (11) for processing data, and storage means connected to said computer processing means for storing data on a storage medium. The computer processing means is configured to in response to a request for service(s) payable by said user invoke a spending control function (16) which is arranged to create a spending control account, establish an association between the user and the spending control account for temporary spending control, initialize a spending control parameter for the spending control account with a spending control limit, request one or more service(s) to be delivered to the user, monitor the cost of the one or more service(s) and indicate when the cost amounts to the spending control limit

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在包括用于处理数据的计算机处理装置(11)的通信系统中向后付费用户提供花费控制的数据处理系统和方法,以及连接到所述计算机处理装置以将数据存储在存储介质上的存储装置。 计算机处理装置被配置为响应于由所述用户应付的服务请求,调用支出控制功能(16),其被安排成创建支出控制账户,建立用户与支出控制账户之间的关联 为了暂时支出控制,初始化具有支出控制限制的支出控制帐户的支出控制参数,请求一个或多个服务被传递给用户,监视一个或多个服务的成本并指示 当成本等于支出控制限制时