Flexible billing architecture
US8010082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M15/8278
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible billing system captures communication events on a more granular level then current communication systems. The captured communication events can then be aggregated into different event categories and combined with other event parameters to provide a wider variety of billing options to mobile network operators. The flexible billing system can be integrated with existing billing and provisioning systems. Thus, subscribers can be billed for enabled data access services and services are only enabled for billable entities.
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