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WO2002003674A3 - Method and apparatus for communicating a prepaid currency credit balance to a telecommunications device - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for communicating a prepaid currency credit balance to a telecommunications device Download PDF

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WO2002003674A3
WO2002003674A3 PCT/SE2001/001570 SE0101570W WO0203674A3 WO 2002003674 A3 WO2002003674 A3 WO 2002003674A3 SE 0101570 W SE0101570 W SE 0101570W WO 0203674 A3 WO0203674 A3 WO 0203674A3
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prepaid
credit balance
currency credit
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Raul Cardenas
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson AB
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    • 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
    • H04M15/85—Notification aspects characterised by the type of condition triggering a notification
    • H04M15/854—Available credit
    • 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
    • H04M15/67—Transmitting arrangements for sending billing related information
    • 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
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8038—Roaming or handoff
    • 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
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M17/10—Account details or usage
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/24—Accounting or billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/20—Technology dependant metering
    • H04M2215/2026—Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/32—Involving wireless systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/34—Roaming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/48—Sending information over a non-traffic network channel or another connection than the one actually used, e.g. signalling, D-channel, data and voice
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/7442—Roaming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/81—Notifying aspects, e.g. notifications or displays to the user
    • H04M2215/815—Notification when a specific condition, service or event is met
    • H04M2215/8166—Available credit
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Meter Arrangements (AREA)
  • Prepayment Telephone Systems (AREA)

Abstract

The method of communicating a currency credit balance to a telecommunications device (10) comprises the steps of registering the device with a node, such as a Mobile Service Center (20), querying a PrePaid Complex (50) by the node, a response (120) thereto to determine the prepaid currency credit balance, responding to the query with the actual prepaid currency credit balance in monetary units, and sending the balance information to the device (10). The method can not only be implemented upon registration of the device, but also during an ongoing call connection according to a preselected time interval, or at the termination of an ongoing call connection. The invention also includes a node (250) which enables communicating the prepaid currency credit balance to the telecommunications device (10), wherein the node includes a program module (260) adapted to query the prepaid complex (50) to determine the balance, receive a response from the complex which includes the balance, and send the balance to the device (10). The query, response, and sending of balance information can occur at the time the device (10) is registered, during an ongoing call connection according to a preselected time interval, or at the termination of an ongoing call connection.
PCT/SE2001/001570 2000-07-06 2001-07-04 Method and apparatus for communicating a prepaid currency credit balance to a telecommunications device Ceased WO2002003674A2 (en)

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US7907711B2 (en) 2006-06-29 2011-03-15 At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp System and method for notifying a user of a calling card balance

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EP0933916A1 (en) * 1997-12-30 1999-08-04 Nortel Networks Corporation Method and apparatus for real-time billing account query
US6070067A (en) * 1997-10-31 2000-05-30 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson Prepayment method utilizing credit information stored in mobile terminals for accessing wireless telecommunication networks
US6198915B1 (en) * 1995-01-30 2001-03-06 Telemac Corporation Mobile phone with internal accounting
US6222912B1 (en) * 1998-07-24 2001-04-24 Praeses Corp. Method and system for billing toll-free calls from public telephones

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US6198915B1 (en) * 1995-01-30 2001-03-06 Telemac Corporation Mobile phone with internal accounting
US6070067A (en) * 1997-10-31 2000-05-30 Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson Prepayment method utilizing credit information stored in mobile terminals for accessing wireless telecommunication networks
EP0933916A1 (en) * 1997-12-30 1999-08-04 Nortel Networks Corporation Method and apparatus for real-time billing account query
US6222912B1 (en) * 1998-07-24 2001-04-24 Praeses Corp. Method and system for billing toll-free calls from public telephones

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