Method and distributed rating system for determining rating data in a charging system
OwnerStefan Karlssoninventor
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Abstract
A method and distributed rating system for determining rating data for services and subscribers in a communications network, wherein data associated with a service or subscriber is accessed (101), a rating request, including the accessed data is sent (103) to a distributed rating means (16, 19, 21) for distributed rating. Rating data are accessed and determined for the service or subscriber based on distributed data (19) proctected against access from central rating means (14, 17, 20) and on received service data for transmission to the central rating means (14, 17, 20). Resulting rating data are received in the central rating means (14, 17, 20) and a rating value is determined for charging a subscriber based on the received rating data.
Claims18
1-20. (canceled)
A method for determining rating data for services in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- accessing data associated with a service or a subscriber;
- sending a rating request, including said accessed data, to a distributed rating means for distributed rating based on distributed rating data related to said service or subscriber;
- receiving resulting rating data from said distributed rating means;
- and
- determining a rating value for charging said subscriber based on said received rating data.
A method for determining rating data for services in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving data associated with a service or subscriber from central rating means;
- and
- accessing and determining rating data for said service or subscriber based on distributed rating data related to said service or subscriber and on said received data for transmission to said central rating means.
A distributed rating system for determining rating data for pre-paid services in a communications network, comprising:
- central rating means including a computer apparatus adapted to:
- access service data associated with a service or subscriber;
- send a rating request, including said accessed data, to a distributed rating means for distributed rating based on distributed rating data related to said service or subscriber;
- receive resulting rating data from said distributed rating means;
- and
- determine a rating value for charging a pre-paid account of said subscriber based on said received rating data.
A distributed rating system for determining rating data for pre-paid services in a communications network, comprising:
- distributed rating means including a computer apparatus adapted to:
- receive data associated with a service or subscriber from central rating means;
- and
- access and determining rating data for said service or subscriber based on distributed rating data related to said service or subscriber and on said received service data for transmission to said central rating means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.