Method, system and computer program product for online charging in a communications network
US7391854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1432
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is intended to create a online charging method for an end user session comprising at least one first charging session and at least one second charging session. The invention is based on using a combination pricing plan as response to a number of different charging requests, and determining the charging by said combination pricing plan, by using during the end user session different proxy components to identify service requests according to different service identification request rules, each proxy component using individual service identification rules.
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