Patent · US Expired

Communications network

US7426471B1 · kind B1 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1999
Grant dateSep 16, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/92
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a communications network, loading of network resources is detected locally at a customer terminal, and a tariff for network usage is varied automatically depending on the usage.

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