Generating and providing access and content charges for different services to a user device in a communication system
US8131256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user device (20) is provided with information relating to a service wherein content is communicated to the user device via an access system provided by a communications network (22). In the method information regarding access charges from a charging entity (26) associated with the access system is provided to a service provider entity (24), where after an indication of total cost of the service covering content charges and the access charges is sent from the service provider entity to the user device. Alternatively, indication of the total costs can be sent directly to the user device from the charging entity.
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