Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Usage measurement
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Appiah, Charles N. (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Usage measurement
C455S408000, C370S353000, C379S114010
Reexamination Certificate
active
07116968
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a method and network system for charging an account related to a terminal device (1) of a subscriber (A) to a first data network (10) for a network session rendered to the terminal device when roaming in a second data network (18). According to the method of the invention, upon registration of the terminal device to the second (visited) data network a network address of a first charging system (16) related to the home data network (10) of the terminal device (1) is transmitted from the home data network to the visited data network (18). When a network session is established for the terminal device (1) by the second data network, assessing of charge information about the network session will begin in the second data network in a real-time process. The saved network address of the charging system will be used for transmitting in real-time the assessed charge information from the second data network to the first charging system (16). The first charging system will calculate the charge for the network session using incoming charge information from the second network. The account related to the terminal device (1) will be charged so that the balance of the account is reduced by the charged amount.
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Koskinen Juha-Pekka
Siren Janne
Vallinen Juha
Appiah Charles N.
Nokia Corporation
Squire Sanders and Dempsey LLP
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