Abstract:
A system and method which overcomes the limitations of the present modes of operating a SCIM by improving efficiency of information transfer in application chains while assuring that service logic is not affected. Initial filtering criteria for applications are extended to include criteria which define types of information to be processed by the application. The SCIM then determines whether each received request meet the criteria for each application. The SCIM filters out certain messages from applications to which the messages are irrelevant thereby dynamically varying the applications through which messages are passed in response to message characteristics. The system and method avoid the need to send request and response through applications to which their content is irrelevant.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method which overcome the limitations of CAMEL systems which do not natively support reauthorization functionality. The system and method provide a mediation mechanism by which an online charging systems that supports reauthorization functionality can run using the mediation mechanism over CAMEL system. The mediation mechanism provides a means for added user credits to be utilized and allows the user to continue with the activity in which the user was engaged. This is advantageous both to the user and the service provider.
Abstract:
A system and method which overcome the limitations of online charging systems which do not natively support redirection functionality. In an embodiment of the invention a SCIM provides the added redirection functionality to online charging systems which do not natively support redirection functionality. The SCIM supports redirection of a user session to a process application in a manner which allows the user to easily continue with the activity the user was engaged. If selected criteria are met the SCIM can update credit control answers (CCA) with redirection information to redirect the session to an application.