System and method for billing IP-based wireless telecommunications in a converged network
US8145190B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for collaborating with a billing system is provided for use in a converged telecommunication network that includes a cellular telephone network and an IP-based network. During an IP-based call registration process, a mobile device communicates with a network controller over the IP-based network. The network controller accesses a database with the information provided by the mobile device and subsequently overloads values for an existing field in a call detail record (CDR). Upon completion of the call over the IP-based network, the network controller communicates the overloaded version of the CDR to an MSC which generates the final CDR that is used for billing. Any appropriate field of the CDR can be selected for overloading, such as for example an existing CGI record field from the CDR.
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