Methods of providing communication services including account balance sharing and related charging systems

A technology for account balance and communication services, which is applied in the field of providing communication services including account balance sharing and related billing systems, and can solve problems such as the inability of billing systems and methods to provide flexibility to customer needs

Active Publication Date: 2015-01-21
TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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[0005] As such, existing billing systems and methods may not provide sufficient flexibility to address changing customer needs

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[0021] The invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which examples of embodiments of the invention are shown. However, this invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It should also be noted that these embodiments are not mutually exclusive. Components from one embodiment may be assumed to be present / used in another by default.

[0022] For purposes of illustration and explanation only, these and other embodiments of the invention are described herein in the context of operation in a radio access network (RAN) communicating with wireless terminals (also referred to as UEs) over radio communication channels. However, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can generally be implemented in any type of communication network. As used herein, a wireless terminal or UE can include any device that ...

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Charging control may be provided for a charging controlled service accessed by a terminal in a communication network using a first account having a first account balance associated with the terminal. A first request may be received for a charging reservation relating to the first account balance associated with the terminal. Responsive to the first request for a charging reservation and responsive to a first status of the first account balance, a first consumer deduction amount may be reserved from the first account balance to allow the charging controlled service for the terminal. While allowing the charging controlled service for the terminal based on the first consumer deduction amount reserved from the first account balance, a replenishment request directed to a second account balance may be generated responsive to a second status of the first account balance. Related network nodes are also discussed.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure is directed to communications and more particularly to billing systems and related methods for communications. Background technique [0002] In a typical cellular radio system, wireless terminals (also referred to as user equipment unit nodes, UEs and / or mobile stations) communicate via a radio access network (RAN) with one or more core networks. The RAN covers a geographical area divided into cell areas, where each cell area is served by a radio base station (also referred to as a RAN node, "NodeB" and / or enhanced NodeB "eNodeB"). A cell area is a geographical area where radio coverage is provided by base station equipment at a base station site. The base station communicates with the UE via a radio communication channel within range of the base station. [0003] In a cellular radio system, a billing system may be used to control billing and / or access of a wireless terminal for communicating with the RAN based on a respective ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04W4/24H04M15/00H04L12/02
CPCH04M15/77H04M2017/22H04L12/1467H04L12/1457H04M2017/24H04M15/7652H04M15/765H04W4/24H04M15/785H04M17/201H04M17/204
Inventor K·乔纳斯森
Owner TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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