Title:
前払いセルラー電話加入者に対して追加サービスを提供するための方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005515718
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for managing periodic supplementary service charges to a prepaid subscriber account in a telecommunications network. Periodic charges in a prepaid billing system associated with a supplementary service such as call waiting, call forwarding or caller ID are imposed utilizing a predefined tariff rate. The tariff rate includes provisions for credit and for charges that may be applied to a subscriber's PPS account. Charges for call events and for periodic events may be charged to the same account. Additionally, credit and charges may be applied to a call-event sub-account and a supplementary service sub-account. Credit applied to the call-event sub-account may be converted into call time for debiting call-events. Charges associated with supplementary services are periodically deducted from the available funds in the supplementary service sub-account at the beginning or end of each period as set forth in the applicable tariff.
Inventors:
Appal, Swinder
Application Number:
JP2003561225A
Publication Date:
May 26, 2005
Filing Date:
December 27, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Telephone Activola Get Elm Ericsson (Pubble)
International Classes:
H04M15/00; H04M17/00; H04W4/24; (IPC1-7): H04M17/00; H04M15/00; H04Q7/38
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideto Asamura
Hajime Asamura
Kuniaki Shimizu
Hayashi Zouzo
Hajime Asamura
Kuniaki Shimizu
Hayashi Zouzo