Telephonic communications – With usage measurement – Call charge metering or monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Tran, Quoc (Department: 2614)
Telephonic communications
With usage measurement
Call charge metering or monitoring
C379S114010, C379S115010, C379S133000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11156997
ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems, and computer program products for selecting or generating a single call detail record (CDR) from a plurality of CDRs associated with a call that includes a plurality of legs are disclosed. According to one aspect, a CDR selection/consolidation function may analyze CDRs for calls that involve a plurality of legs and select a representative CDR for the call. The selected CDR is provided to a network services application. According to another aspect, the CDR selection/consolidation function may locate a plurality of CDRs associated with a multi-leg call and produce a single consolidated or “blended” CDR that is representative of the call. The consolidated CDR may contain information from some or all of the multiple CDRs.
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