Apparatus and method for billing in a wireless communication system
US6256504A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/32
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method including the steps of receiving a mobile identification number identifying a mobile unit (36), performing a multilateration location measurement based on a nonperiodic signal received from the mobile unit (116), retrieving a location zone from a memory based on the mobile identification number (210), comparing the multilateration location measurement with the location zone, and generating a billing record for the mobile unit (214).
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