Control server for supporting the charging of services

Abstract

The invention concerns a Process and a control server for supporting the charging of services that are provided to a service user by a service server. A service request message from a terminal of the service user, requesting a service, is transmitted via a communication network to the service server. The service request message and one or more replies from the service server sent out on the service request message are routed via a control server. The control server carries out a procedure for the authentication of the service user and, using the result of the procedure, determines whether or not the charging of services requested by the service user is supported by the control server. The control server checks whether the reply from the service server contains an identification code, that classifies the requested service as chargeable. The control server prevents the provision of the requested service if the requested service is classified as chargeable and the control server has not determined that it supports the charging of services requested by the service user.

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