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EP1285369A4 - Procede et systeme de facturation sur un reseau - Google Patents

Procede et systeme de facturation sur un reseau

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EP1285369A4
EP1285369A4 EP01919744A EP01919744A EP1285369A4 EP 1285369 A4 EP1285369 A4 EP 1285369A4 EP 01919744 A EP01919744 A EP 01919744A EP 01919744 A EP01919744 A EP 01919744A EP 1285369 A4 EP1285369 A4 EP 1285369A4
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Prior art keywords
billing
information
connection
network
server
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German (de)
English (en)
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EP1285369A1 (fr
Inventor
Shlomo Inbar
Avi Oron
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Lead IP Systems Ltd
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Lead IP Systems Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/04—Billing or invoicing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1403—Architecture for metering, charging or billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
    • H04M15/30—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal the meter or calculation of charges not being controlled from an exchange
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/48—Secure or trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements or encryption
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/83—Notification aspects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/0156—Secure and trusted billing, e.g. trusted elements, encryption, digital signature, codes or double check mechanisms to secure billing calculation and information
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/22—Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/82—Advice-of-Charge [AOC], i.e. notify subscriber of charges/cumulative charge; meter at the substation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/92—Autonomous calculations of charges in terminal, i.e. meter not controlled from exchange

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the field of billing customers, according to collected information.
  • the present invention relates to a billing method and system for collecting information about the use of communication or services in a network and enables use of the said information to bill the customer.
  • the known billing systems and methods are based on the fact that a communication exchanger, e.g. telephone exchange computer, makes the connection. Since the connection must be done by the exchanger, the exchanger has the connection information, namely, length of connection, type, time and destination of connection - from which the distance of connection is learned - and this information can be used for billing the subscriber or service provider.
  • connection information namely, length of connection, type, time and destination of connection - from which the distance of connection is learned - and this information can be used for billing the subscriber or service provider.
  • the known methods fulfill the need, but when the communication system is a network there are some disadvantages in the known methods.
  • a connection can be established directly end-to-end, without any exchanger that might collect the information for billing the users.
  • the disadvantages of using the known methods, in network communication systems are:
  • the billing information, in the known methods, is collected and stored in a single location, which is not automatically comparable.
  • the present invention is a billing method and billing system, which overcome those disadvantages.
  • the present invention is a method for a network billing, especially on the Internet, and a billing system that uses this method.
  • the present billing system can bill for services and communication activity done within the premises among local devices and application without going through any exchange or outside switching devices.
  • the main object of the present invention is that the billing is based on "reverse report", which means that the billing information is reported by the subscriber itself.
  • the reporting can be done immediately or in any time predetermined by the user or system operator.
  • the billing method is dedicated to bill subscribers wherein each subscriber has a connection device or unit including a monitoring device that can report the needed information to a server, which collects the information for billing use.
  • a connection device or unit including a monitoring device that can report the needed information to a server, which collects the information for billing use.
  • the subscriber's monitoring device reports to a billing-server, at least the following information:
  • Type of data transferred e.g. phone call, E-mail, video
  • the present invention is a network-billing method, comprising the following steps:
  • the monitoring device will monitor connections either originated by the subscriber or incoming connections and data concerning the subscriber; (e) at the end of each connection the monitoring devices, of each connection party, connect and report - the monitored information - to the billing-server; (f) the billing-server collects the information wherein each connection reported from two sources - one from the originator and the second from the receiver - and the billing-server compares the information from both sources; (g)the collected and checked information can be used for billing or for supplying to an authorized third party for its own use; (h)each monitoring device stores the billing information and enables each subscriber to obtain its own billing information; (i) the billing server acts as a master server for data-mining and outer business and organizational needs.
  • the present invention contains also a billing system that uses the said method that is comprised of:
  • a monitoring device - installed in each connection device of each subscriber - that monitors each connection and, when the connection is ended, the monitoring device connects to a billing-server and reports predetermined details;
  • Billing-server which collects and compares the reported information that comes from the monitoring device
  • FIG. 1 shows the present invention.
  • a subscriber "A” (1) establishes a connection with other subscriber "B" (2).
  • the originator subscriber uses a connection device (3) that includes a monitoring device (5), the connection device establishes a connection to the connection device of the receiver (4) and the receiver's connection device has also a monitoring device (6).
  • the monitoring devices After the connection between A and B is ended, the monitoring devices (5 and 6) report the connection details to the billing-server (7), which collects and compares the information. The information can be used to bill the subscribers and/or supplied to an authorized third party, "C" (8) for its own use.

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  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
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  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé pour réaliser une facturation sur un réseau, notamment sur Internet, et un système de facturation qui applique ce procédé. Le système de facturation actuel peut établir des factures pour des services et des activités de communication effectués sur place parmi des applications et des dispositifs locaux, sans passer par un quelconque dispositif d'échange ou des dispositifs de commutation extérieurs. L'objectif principal de la présente invention est de baser la facturation sur le « rapport inverse », c'est-à-dire que l'information concernant la facturation est donnée par l'abonné (1, 2) lui-même. Ce rapport peut être communiqué immédiatement ou à une période déterminée par l'utilisateur ou par l'opérateur du système. Selon l'invention, le procédé de facturation est conçu pour la facturation d'abonnés (1, 2), chaque abonné ayant un dispositif de connexion (3) ou une unité de connexion comprenant un dispositif de contrôle (5, 6), qui peut donner l'information nécessaire à un serveur, qui collecte ces informations pour la facturation.
EP01919744A 2000-05-25 2001-04-04 Procede et systeme de facturation sur un reseau Ceased EP1285369A4 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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IL13635000 2000-05-25
IL13635000A IL136350A (en) 2000-05-25 2000-05-25 Method and system for billing in a network
PCT/IL2001/000312 WO2001090973A1 (fr) 2000-05-25 2001-04-04 Procede et systeme de facturation sur un reseau

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EP1285369A1 EP1285369A1 (fr) 2003-02-26
EP1285369A4 true EP1285369A4 (fr) 2006-01-18

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AU (1) AU4680201A (fr)
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WO1997014085A1 (fr) * 1995-10-10 1997-04-17 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Equipement utilise contre paiement
WO1998038590A1 (fr) * 1997-02-27 1998-09-03 Real-Time Billing, Inc. Systeme et procede de facturation d'abonne en temps reel
WO1999065183A2 (fr) * 1998-06-05 1999-12-16 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Reseau de communication

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WO1997014085A1 (fr) * 1995-10-10 1997-04-17 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Equipement utilise contre paiement
WO1998038590A1 (fr) * 1997-02-27 1998-09-03 Real-Time Billing, Inc. Systeme et procede de facturation d'abonne en temps reel
WO1999065183A2 (fr) * 1998-06-05 1999-12-16 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Reseau de communication

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WO2001090973A1 (fr) 2001-11-29
IL136350A (en) 2005-08-31
IL136350A0 (en) 2001-05-20
AU4680201A (en) 2001-12-03
EP1285369A1 (fr) 2003-02-26

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