Method for implementing transaction-based billing for telephone services
US6373933B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13546
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the inventive procedure for implementing event-based billing in conjunction with services provided for consumers via a telephone connection in a telecommunication system, a connection is set up between a consumer's terminal device and an intelligent peripheral, a service is selected in the peripheral by means of the terminal device, an assessment request based on the selected service is sent from the peripheral to a service control point and, based on the assessment requests sent by the peripheral, an event-based bill for the customer is produced.
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