REVERSE CHARGE CALLING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    1.
    发明申请
    REVERSE CHARGE CALLING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 审中-公开
    通信网络中的反向充电呼叫

    公开(公告)号:US20120015627A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-19

    申请号:US13146726

    申请日:2010-01-27

    IPC分类号: H04W4/24

    摘要: According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for use in a communication network for performing reverse charge calling. The apparatus comprises a reverse charging element operable for: receiving a request from a first subscriber to establish a reverse charge call with a second subscriber, the request including an identifier of the first and second subscribers on the network; establishing a call with the second subscriber; sending a call establishment request to a service control element to establish a call with the first subscriber, the request including a predetermined identifier identifiable by the service control element; the service control element being further operable for: detecting the presence of the predetermined identifier in a call establishment request message: informing the second subscriber that a reverse charge call has been requested along with the determined cost of the call; and completing the call with the first subscriber upon obtaining authorization to accept the reverse charge call from the second subscriber.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例,提供了一种在通信网络中用于执行反向收费呼叫的装置。 该装置包括反向计费单元,可操作用于:从第一用户接收请求以与第二用户建立反向费用呼叫,该请求包括网络上的第一和第二用户的标识符; 与第二用户建立呼叫; 向所述服务控制单元发送呼叫建立请求以建立与所述第一用户的呼叫,所述请求包括由所述服务控制单元可识别的预定标识符; 所述服务控制元件还可操作用于:在呼叫建立请求消息中检测所述预定标识符的存在:通知所述第二用户已经请求了反向收费呼叫以及所确定的呼叫成本; 并且在获得授权以接受来自第二用户的反向收费呼叫时,与第一用户完成呼叫。

    Network billing
    2.
    发明授权
    Network billing 有权
    网络计费

    公开(公告)号:US08260254B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US11407650

    申请日:2006-04-20

    IPC分类号: H04M11/00

    摘要: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a network having access to a billing system, of debiting a subscribers account for a charge-incurring use made by the subscriber of the network, comprising: in response to receiving a request to make a charge-incurring use of the network, requesting authorization from the billing system for the requested use; supplying to the billing system a billing rate identifier indicating a billing rate to be applied for the chargeable use; and indicating to the billing system an amount of time for which the subscribers account is to be debited at the indicated billing rate thereby causing the subscribers account to be debited a corresponding amount, wherein the period between requesting the authorization and indicating an amount of time is less than the indicated amount of time.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面,提供了一种方法,在具有访问计费系统的网络中,对由所述网络的用户进行的费用引发使用的用户帐户进行借记,包括:响应于接收 要求对网络进行收费的请求,向计费系统请求授权用于所请求的使用; 向计费系统提供指示要应用于可计费使用的计费费率的计费费率标识符; 并向所述计费系统指示所述用户帐户以所指示的计费费率被扣除的时间量,从而导致所述订户帐户被扣除相应的金额,其中请求所述授权和指示时间量之间的周期是 小于指定的时间量。

    Network billing
    5.
    发明申请
    Network billing 有权
    网络计费

    公开(公告)号:US20060258331A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11407650

    申请日:2006-04-20

    IPC分类号: H04M11/00

    摘要: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, in a network having access to a billing system, of debiting a subscribers account for a charge-incurring use made by the subscriber of the network, comprising: in response to receiving a request to make a charge-incurring use of the network, requesting authorization from the billing system for the requested use; supplying to the billing system a billing rate identifier indicating a billing rate to be applied for the chargeable use; and indicating to the billing system an amount of time for which the subscribers account is to be debited at the indicated billing rate thereby causing the subscribers account to be debited a corresponding amount, wherein the period between requesting the authorization and indicating an amount of time is less than the indicated amount of time.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面,提供了一种方法,在具有访问计费系统的网络中,对由所述网络的用户进行的费用引发使用的用户帐户进行借记,包括:响应于接收 要求对网络进行收费的请求,向计费系统请求授权用于所请求的使用; 向计费系统提供指示要应用于可计费使用的计费费率的计费费率标识符; 并向所述计费系统指示所述用户帐户以所指示的计费费率被扣除的时间量,从而导致所述订户帐户被扣除相应的金额,其中请求所述授权和指示时间量之间的周期是 小于指定的时间量。