Global Patent Index - EP 1421798 A2

EP 1421798 A2 20040526 - METHOD FOR BILLING A COMMUNICATION SERVICE

Title (en)

METHOD FOR BILLING A COMMUNICATION SERVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM ABRECHNEN EINES KOMMUNIKATIONS-DIENSTES

Title (fr)

PROCEDE POUR COMPTABILISER UNE PRESTATION DE COMMUNICATION

Publication

EP 1421798 A2 20040526 (DE)

Application

EP 02769892 A 20020823

Priority

  • DE 0203159 W 20020823
  • DE 10142868 A 20010827

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03026318A2] The invention relates to a method for billing a communication service to be provided by a service network, whereby service user access to the service network is achieved by means of an access network connected to the service network. In order to be able to bill the communication services to be provided by such a service network in a simple and reliable manner a service usage request is assigned a code, the service usage request and the code are transmitted from the access network to the service network, a desired service corresponding to the service usage request is provided by the service network using the access network, at least one service-billing message, including the code is sent to a billing unit by the service network and the service billing messages and the access billing messages are recognized by means of the code occurring together with the service usage request and billed together.

IPC 1-7

H04Q 1/00

IPC 8 full level

H04M 15/12 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06Q 20/102 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 4/24 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/2026 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/204 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/22 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/32 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03026318A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FI FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03026318 A2 20030327; WO 03026318 A3 20030814; BR 0212056 A 20040817; CN 1327651 C 20070718; CN 1602603 A 20050330; DE 10142868 A1 20030403; EP 1421798 A2 20040526; HK 1073192 A1 20050923; JP 2005503094 A 20050127; US 2004236686 A1 20041125

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0203159 W 20020823; BR 0212056 A 20020823; CN 02816877 A 20020823; DE 10142868 A 20010827; EP 02769892 A 20020823; HK 05105666 A 20050706; JP 2003529782 A 20020823; US 48770804 A 20040226