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Charging for prepaid subscribers in a telecommunications system

US8160961B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2000
Grant dateApr 17, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/0152
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To be able to customize subscriber charging in a telecommunications system, at least two different kinds of tariff models (TM) are defined, each model containing a tariff scheme defining how to charge a call. The tariff model to be used with a subscriber is directly or indirectly indicated in subscriber information (SI).

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