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Title:
CENTRALIZED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK CHARGING METHODS AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003069434
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Centralized billing is provided by processing requests for pre-paid and post-paid services at a service control point that is configured to prepare one or more associated event records. Event records (878) associated with provided services can be stored at the service control point or in a remote database, or the service control point can direct the event records to a central billing system that is configured to bill subscribers directly or to transmit event records to one or more payment systems via a financial gateway. Service control point service logic is configured to permit negative account balances for post-paid subscribers, while account balances remain positive for pre-paid subscribers. Credit limits (880) can be associated with post-paid subscribers, and service authorization can be based on such credit limits.

Inventors:
ENGELHART ROBERT L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/004036
Publication Date:
January 15, 2004
Filing Date:
February 11, 2003
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Assignee:
AT & T WIRELESS SERVICES INC (US)
ENGELHART ROBERT L (US)
International Classes:
G06Q20/00; H04M15/00; H04M17/00; H04Q3/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/60
Foreign References:
US20020138427A12002-09-26
US20020138378A12002-09-26
US5960416A1999-09-28
US20010000808A12001-05-03
Other References:
See also references of EP 1474766A4
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