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EP 1 557 975 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation |
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Correction information: |
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Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1) |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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24.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/21 |
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Date of publication: |
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27.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/30 |
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Date of filing: 22.01.2004 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
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Priority: |
23.01.2003 US 348972
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Applicant: Redknee Inc. |
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Mississauga ON L4W 4Y9 (CA) |
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- Ramakrishnan, Karthik
Burlington,
Ontario L7M 3P7 (CA)
- Collett, Ian
80796 München (DE)
- Rahim, Rubens
Markhan, ON L3S 4A5 (CA)
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Representative: Körber, Martin Hans |
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Mitscherlich & Partner,
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte,
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München
80066 München (DE) |
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Method for implementing an Internet Protocol (IP) charging and rating middleware platform
and gateway system |
(57) The art of present discloses a method and system for enabling telecommunications
network operators to transparently intermediate IP data flow, by providing a highly
scalable, and superior data classification method for implementing policy based filtering,
forwarding, accounting and/or monitoring of informational packets of interest; and
indeed, is intended to exploit the resiliency of open network architecture and lessen
the requisite dependency on proprietary network elements services and other such systems.