Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-27
2005-12-27
Matar, Ahmad F. (Department: 2642)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S407000, C455S408000, C379S114010, C379S114020
Reexamination Certificate
active
06980793
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for generating billing data according to contents of a mobile communication system. The present invention has a packet data analyzing device for analyzing billing data records provided from the packet data service node and packet data provided from the packet data service node, generating billing data in real time on the basis of analyzed results, and transmitting the billing data to the billing server. In the present invention, a subscriber identifying process is executed in which subscriber information is obtained by analyzing billing data records generated by a packet data service node when a data service is provided to a mobile terminal of a subscriber. A packet analyzing process for packet data provided to the mobile terminal of the subscriber is executed. Billing data are generated in real time by including the subscriber information in results analyzed through the packet analyzing process. Accordingly, the present invention enables real-time billing according to contents used by subscribers and further enables billing even in an Always-On type network by discriminating MIN information of the subscribers for subscriber traffic, regardless of whether or not protocols have been previously developed, and whether or not protocols have been previously registered.
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Baker & Botts L.L.P.
Matar Ahmad F.
Nguyen Quynh H.
SK Telecom Co. Ltd.
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