Billing method and billing system

Abstract

The invention discloses a billing method and a billing system. The billing method comprises the following steps: when a user subscribes a product, a data preparation device synchronizes the subscription information containing validation time and invalidation time of the product to a fusion billing device; the fusion billing device performs the rating / pricing process corresponding to a user's call bill within the validation and invalidation time range according to the subscription information; and a real-time accounting device generates a real-time bill according to the result of the rating / pricing process. The inventive billing method and billing system can synchronize the related data in advance by setting the validation / invalidation time of the subscription information, so that the billing process doesn't need to be stopped when a bill is rendered at the end of month, as a result, the expense can be added in time after the user makes a call during the bill rendering period, the user can inquire about the expense, the user's sensation isn't affected and the risk of overdue bill is reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a service support technology, in particular to a charging method and a charging system. Background technique [0002] Billing at the end of the month is a necessary link in the telecommunications business. The generation of bills, the entry into force of tariffs, and the deduction of expenses are completed through billing at the end of the month. Month-end billing has become the most complex and important processing task in the telecom billing system due to complex operations, large data volume, and high security requirements. [0003] At present, the billing processing system can only be activated after preparing all relevant materials for the next billing period each time the bill is issued. In order to ensure the accuracy and efficiency of monthly billing, most operators adopt the mode of stopping business acceptance when billing out. Generally speaking, when billing out on the last day of the month or at the beginning of t...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] In the prior art, in order to ensure the accuracy of payment, the billing process is stopped at the end of the month. However, during this period, after the user makes a call, the charge cannot be accumulated in time, and the user cannot query the generated charge, which affects the user Perception, which increases the risk of arrears

In addition, in the existing technology, it is impossible to distinguish the bills of the billing month and the new billing month, and it is also impossible to automatically distinguish the corresponding expenses and give corresponding preferential treatments. These operations can only be handled manually

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