Method and system for location-dependent billing for services
US8983430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system are disclosed for location-dependent billing for services that may be available to mobile terminals. A mobile terminal may forwarded to a central unit of a mobile communication network, in which the mobile terminal is logged, a billing rate code that may be obtained from an external location tag. The central unit may select, based on the billing rate code at the external location tag, a billing rate for billing for service(s) available to the user. The mobile terminal may access the external location tag via a local communication connection, which may be set up between the mobile terminal and external location tag, such as using a corresponding wireless interface therebetween.
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