Global Patent Index - EP 1917785 A1

EP 1917785 A1 20080507 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND BILLING PEER TO PEER SERVICES IN AN IP-BASED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND BILLING PEER TO PEER SERVICES IN AN IP-BASED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUR KONTROLLE UND VERGEBÜHRUNG VON PEER TO PEER-DIENSTEN IN EINEM IP-BASIERTEN KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME POUR CONTROLER ET FACTURER DES SERVICES D'EGAL A EGAL (P2P) DANS UN RESEAU DE COMMUNICATION IP

Publication

EP 1917785 A1 20080507 (DE)

Application

EP 06777812 A 20060717

Priority

  • EP 2006064336 W 20060717
  • DE 102005037874 A 20050810

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007017345A1] The aim of the invention is to configure a method and a system, which permit P2P services in an IP-based communications network and also permit direct IP-traffic between subscribers in a controlled manner solely for specific P2P applications that are predetermined by the system provider. Other aims are to provide options for carrying out a special billing method for subscribers of P2P services and to enable the detection of the termination of a P2P session of a subscriber in order to withdraw the authorisation for the corresponding P2P service in the network of the system provider. Said aims are achieved by software comprising logic P2P service-specific communication channels (V) in the terminals (C1, C2), each terminal (C1, C2) communicating with an index server (IS) prior to establishing direct logic communication connections (V) to other terminals (C1, C2) in the communications system. The index server (IS) then carries out a P2P service-specific access check for each terminal (C1, C2) in conjunction with the billing and access check control function (CRF).

IPC 8 full level

H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04L 12/14 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H04L 12/1403 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 65/40 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 67/104 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 15/8077 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 67/1063 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/204 (2013.01 - EP US); H04M 2215/7492 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007017345A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102005037874 A1 20070215; DE 102005037874 B4 20080724; CN 101371554 A 20090218; EP 1917785 A1 20080507; KR 20080037075 A 20080429; RU 2008108831 A 20090920; US 2010138226 A1 20100603; WO 2007017345 A1 20070215

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102005037874 A 20050810; CN 200680029119 A 20060717; EP 06777812 A 20060717; EP 2006064336 W 20060717; KR 20087005689 A 20080307; RU 2008108831 A 20060717; US 6351006 A 20060717