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AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorsChristopher E. Caldwell, Janne P. Linkola
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A subscriber communicates over an IP-based wireless telecommunications network through an access point. Identifiers associated with the access point (e.g., MAC address IP address, FQDN . . . ) are stored in a database. Each access point is mapped into one or more service zones, where service zones are mapped to service types. The subscriber has a rate plan that is based on a selection of one or more service types. When a wireless connection between the subscriber and the IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established, the access point identifiers are used to retrieve a service zone ID from the database. Upon completion of the communication, a call detail record can be generated that includes the service zone ID for the communication. The billing system can then retrieve billing plan information to determine an appropriate rate for the subscriber based on the service zone ID.
At least one tangible computer-readable medium, carrying instructions, which when implemented by a data processor, perform a method for facilitating billing of IP-based communications from a mobile device over a converged network that includes a cellular network and an IP-based wireless access network, the method comprising:
A computer implemented method for facilitating billing for a converged network that includes a cellular telecommunications network and an IP based wireless access network, the billing method comprising:
A system for facilitating call detail record billing in a converged network that includes a cellular network and an IP-based wireless access network, the system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.