Pre-biller capability in enhanced charging collection function (CCF) applications
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    发明授权
    Pre-biller capability in enhanced charging collection function (CCF) applications 有权
    增强收费功能(CCF)应用程序中的先发能力

    公开(公告)号:US07010104B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-07

    申请号:US10926864

    申请日:2004-08-26

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00 H04M11/00

    摘要: This invention relates to a method and apparatus for charging and billing of Circuit Switch, Packet Switch, and IP Multimedia Subsystems in third generation telecommunication systems. The charges for a call are computed by a rating engine, a software system comprising data tables and a program for calculating charges from the parameters of the call, such as the calling and called numbers, the length of the call, and special charge items such as priority service. For calls whose billing cannot be deferred, referred to as on-line billing calls, the rating engine is accessed immediately. For calls whose billing can be deferred, referred to as off-line billing calls, the rating engine performs its function only when the rating engine is not busy rating on-line billing calls, for example, during periods outside the busy hour. Advantageously, only a single rating engine is required, and the capacity of that single rating engine is determined only by the busy-hour volume of on-line billing calls.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及第三代电信系统中的电路交换机,分组交换机和IP多媒体子系统的收费计费方法和装置。 呼叫费用由评级引擎计算,包括数据表的软件系统和用于根据呼叫参数计算费用的程序,例如呼叫和被叫号码,呼叫长度以及特殊收费项目 作为优先服务。 对于不能推迟计费的呼叫,称为在线计费呼叫,则立即访问评级引擎。 对于可以推迟计费的呼叫,称为离线计费呼叫,只有当评级引擎不忙于对在线计费呼叫进行评级时,评级引擎才会执行其功能,例如在忙碌时间以外的时段。 有利地,仅需要单个评级引擎,并且该单个评级引擎的容量仅由在线计费呼叫的繁忙时间量确定。