System, method and computer program product for charging for competitive IP-over-wireless service
AssigneeAmdocs (Israel) Ltd.
InventorLimor Schweitzer
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for charging for Internet Protocol (IP) usage utilizing a wireless network. Initially, call description record information is received from a wireless network in real-time. Such call description record information is associated with customer communication over the wireless network. Further collected in real-time is IP content usage information associated with the transmission of content using an IP during the customer communication in real-time. The customer is then charged for the customer communication utilizing the call description record information and the IP content usage information.
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A method for charging for Internet Protocol usage utilizing a wireless network, comprising:
- (a) receiving call description record information from a wireless network in real-time, wherein the call description record information is associated with customer communication over the wireless network;
- (b) collecting Internet Protocol content usage information associated with the transmission of content using an IP during the customer communication in real-time;
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- (c) charging the customer for the customer communication utilizing the call description record information and the Internet Protocol content usage information.
A computer program product for charging for Internet Protocol usage utilizing a wireless network, comprising:
- (a) computer code for receiving call description record information from a wireless network in real-time, wherein the call description record information is associated with customer communication over the wireless network;
- (b) computer code for collecting Internet Protocol content usage information associated with the transmission of content using an IP during the customer communication in real-time;
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- (c) computer code for charging the customer for the customer communication utilizing the call description record information and the Internet Protocol content usage information.
A system for charging for Internet Protocol usage utilizing a wireless network, comprising:
- (a) logic for receiving call description record information from a wireless network in real-time, wherein the call description record information is associated with customer communication over the wireless network;
- (b) logic for collecting Internet Protocol content usage information associated with the transmission of content using an IP during the customer communication in real-time;
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- (c) logic for charging the customer for the customer communication utilizing the call description record information and the Internet Protocol content usage information.
A method for altering service over a wireless network based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising:
- (a) receiving a call from a mobile communication unit utilizing a wireless network, wherein the mobile communication unit has an IP address associated therewith;
- (b) identifying the IP address associated with the mobile communication unit;
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- (c) altering service over the wireless network based on the IP address.
A computer program product for altering service over a wireless network based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising:
- (a) computer code for receiving a call from a mobile communication unit utilizing a wireless network, wherein the mobile communication unit has an IP address associated therewith;
- (b) computer code for identifying the IP address associated with the mobile communication unit;
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- (c) computer code for altering service over the wireless network based on the IP address.
A system for altering service over a wireless network based on an Internet Protocol (IP) address, comprising:
- (a) logic for receiving a call from a mobile communication unit utilizing a wireless network, wherein the mobile communication unit has an IP address associated therewith;
- (b) logic for identifying the IP address associated with the mobile communication unit;
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- (c) logic for altering service over the wireless network based on the IP address.
A system comprising:
- (a) means for receiving a call from a mobile communication unit of a customer utilizing a wireless network, wherein the mobile communication unit has an address associated therewith;
- (b) means for receiving call description record information from the wireless network in real-time, wherein the call description record information is associated with customer communication over the wireless network utilizing the mobile communication unit;
- (c) means for collecting Internet Protocol content usage information associated with the transmission of content using an IP during the customer communication in real-time;
- (d) means for altering service over the wireless network based on the IP address;
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- (e) means for charging the customer for the customer communication utilizing the call description record information and the Internet Protocol content usage information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.