CHARGING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINALS, TERMINAL, AND SERVER

Title:

CHARGING METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TERMINALS, TERMINAL, AND SERVER

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2003209547

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To accelerate positive data sharing in a charging method for communication between terminals in a hybrid type peer-to-peer communication network.

The charging method for the communication between the terminals in the hybrid type peer-to-peer communication network is provided with a first step of having a communication request origin terminal request an opposite party terminal name to be a communicating party to a server, a second step of having the server retrieve the opposite party terminal name to be the communicating party and report it to the communication request origin terminal, a third step of having the communication request origin terminal, a communicate with the opposite party terminal notified by the server, a fourth step of having the opposite party terminal report details regarding the communication to the server, and a fifth step of having the server charge the communication request origin terminal and the opposite party terminal on the basis of the details.

Inventors:

YOKOI HIROFUMI

Application Number:

JP2002005445A

Publication Date:

July 25, 2003

Filing Date:

January 15, 2002

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Assignee:

NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE

International Classes:

H04M15/00; H04L12/14; (IPC1-7): H04L12/14; H04M15/00

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Satoru Akita (1 person outside)

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