US 2012/0109800 A1 · GROUP CHARGING METHOD, CHARGING PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Abstract

A group charging method, a charging processing apparatus and a communication system are provided in the embodiments of the present invention, in which the group charging method includes: obtaining at least one of a group identifier and a field of a charging characteristic of a user equipment; generating a charging rule according to the obtained at least one of the group identifier and the field of the charging characteristic; and charging user equipments in a group according to the charging rules. The method, the apparatus and the communication system provided in the embodiments of the present invention are capable of improving charging efficiency of charging user equipments of a group and reduci

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Dependent claims

A group charging method, comprising:

obtaining at least one of a group identifier and a field of a charging characteristic of a user equipment;
generating a charging rule according to the obtained at least one of the group identifier and the field of the charging characteristic;
charging user equipments in a group according to charging rules.

A charging processing apparatus, comprising:

an obtaining module, configured to obtain at least one of a group identifier and a field of a charging characteristic of a user equipment;
a charging rule generating module, configured to generate a charging rule according to the obtained at least one of the group identifier and the field of the charging characteristic;
further comprising:
a sending module, configured to send the charging rule to a charging network element, wherein the charging network element charges user equipments in a group according to charging rules;
or
a charging module, configured to charge user equipments in a group according to charging rules.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/345,009Filed 6 Jan 2012

Priority

CN 200910151932.56 Jul 2009

Published

3 May 2012

Term ends

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Classification18 codes

H04W 4/24
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: accounting or billing
G06Q 30/04
Commerce: billing or invoicing
H04L 12/14
Details: charging, metering or billing arrangements specially adapted for data communications, e.g. authentication, authorisation and accounting…
H04M 15/00
Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication

Group charging method, charging processing apparatus and communication system

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Group charging method, charging processing apparatus and communication system

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Abstract

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