Global Patent Index - EP 1183857 A4

EP 1183857 A4 20061115 - SESSION BASED BILLING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

SESSION BASED BILLING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

SITZUNGS BASIERTE ABRECHNUNG IN EINEM KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZ

Title (fr)

FACTURATION DANS UN SYSTEME DE COMMUNICATION, EN FONCTION DES SESSIONS

Publication

EP 1183857 A4 20061115 (EN)

Application

EP 00918044 A 20000316

Priority

  • US 0007012 W 20000316
  • US 31530999 A 19990520

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0072572A1] Billing in a packet switched communication system is based on the quality of service (QoS) associated with each session a user may be involved in or establish, separate from the physical circuits they consume. In the preferred embodiment, a session may be, but is not limited to, a voice connection, an internet connection or a video conference connection. This QoS measure may be combined with total packets exchanged during a session to arrive at a connection detail record. If such a packet switched communication system is coupled to an access network (145), such as a wireless communication system, the use of a single radio channel in the wireless communication system may result in the generation of several detail records based on the number of distinct sessions in which a user engages.

IPC 1-7

H04M 15/00; H04J 3/12

IPC 8 full level

G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04L 41/5029 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04M 15/57 (2013.01); H04M 15/7655 (2013.01); H04M 15/772 (2013.01); H04M 15/773 (2013.01); H04M 15/8016 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04M 2215/2026 (2013.01); H04M 2215/208 (2013.01); H04M 2215/22 (2013.01); H04M 2215/32 (2013.01); H04M 2215/725 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7263 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7268 (2013.01); H04M 2215/7414 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FI FR SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0072572 A1 20001130; EP 1183857 A1 20020306; EP 1183857 A4 20061115; JP 2003500938 A 20030107

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0007012 W 20000316; EP 00918044 A 20000316; JP 2000619914 A 20000316