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:
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:
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:
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.