Real time charging of delivery and receipt of short message service in a telecommunications network
US7027799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A home Message Center (MC) in a telecommunications network is capable of receiving a short message, the short message being originated by an A-subscriber and destined to a B-subscriber, and determines that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. A PrePaid Charging Service Control Point (PPC SCP) is connected to the home MC and is responsible of prepaid accounting for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. The home MC sends to a PPC SCP an indication for notifying the PPC SCP that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber, and based on the indication, the PPC SCP charges a prepaid account of the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber for the short message.
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