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US 2015/0146578 A1Published application
Management and control of application based charging
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorJuha Antero Rasanen
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Abstract
It is provided an apparatus, comprising generating means adapted to generate detection charging information related to an application; informing means adapted to inform a rules function device about a detection charging capability, wherein the detection charging capability indicates that the apparatus comprises the generating means; detecting means adapted to detect a start of the application; indicating means adapted to indicate the start of the application to the rules function device.
Claims22
Apparatus, comprising
- generating means adapted to generate detection charging information related to an application;
- informing means adapted to inform a rules function device about a detection charging capability, wherein the detection charging capability indicates that the apparatus comprises the generating means;
- detecting means adapted to detect a start of the application;
- indicating means adapted to indicate the start of the application to the rules function device.
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Apparatus, comprising
- detecting means adapted to detect if a start indication is received from a detection device, wherein the start indication indicates that an application is started;
- creating means adapted to create, if it is detected that the start indication is received, a rule related to charging of the application;
- rule providing means adapted to provide the rule to an enforcement device different from the detection device;
- informing means adapted to inform the enforcement device about a detection charging capability of the detection device and/or to inform the detection device about an enforcement charging capability of the enforcement device, wherein an information of the detection charging capability is received from the detection device and an information of the enforcement charging capability is received from the enforcement device, and the enforcement charging information and the detection charging information are related to the application and correspond to each other.
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Apparatus, comprising
- enforcing means adapted to enforce a rule received from a rules function device upon an application;
- generating means adapted to generate enforcement charging information related to the application;
- providing means adapted to provide the enforcement charging information to a charging device;
- preventing means adapted to prevent at least one of the generating means from generating the enforcement charging information and the providing means from providing the enforcement charging information;
- informing means adapted to inform the rules function device about an enforcement charging capability, wherein the enforcement charging capability indicates that the apparatus comprises the preventing means.
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Apparatus, comprising
- correlating means adapted to correlate an enforcement charging information received from an enforcement device and a detection charging information received from a detection device different from the enforcement device to obtain a correlated charging information, wherein
- the enforcement charging information and the detection charging information are both related to an application;
- a hint received from the detection device is used in the correlating;
- and
- the hint indicates if the enforcement charging information corresponds to the detection charging information;
- and
- providing means adapted to provide the correlated charging information for charging the application.
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Method, comprising
- informing a rules function device about a detection charging capability, wherein the detection charging capability indicates a capability of application based charging of an application;
- detecting a start of the application;
- generating detection charging information related to the application;
- indicating the start of the application to the rules function device.
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Method, comprising
- detecting if a start indication is received from a detection device, wherein the start indication indicates that an application is started;
- creating, if it is detected that the start indication is received, a rule related to charging of the application;
- providing the rule to an enforcement device different from the detection device;
- informing the enforcement device about a detection charging capability of the detection device and/or informing the detection device about an enforcement charging capability of the enforcement device, wherein an information of the detection charging capability is received from the detection device and an information of the enforcement charging capability is received from the enforcement device, and the enforcement charging information and the detection charging information are related to the application and correspond to each other.
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Method, comprising
- enforcing a rule received from a rules function device upon an application;
- generating enforcement charging information related to the application;
- providing the enforcement charging information to a charging device;
- preventing at least one of the generating of the enforcement charging information and the providing of the enforcement charging information;
- informing the rules function device about an enforcement charging capability, wherein the enforcement charging capability indicates a capability of the preventing.
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Method, comprising
- correlating an enforcement charging information received from an enforcement device and a detection charging information received from a detection device different from the enforcement device to obtain a correlated charging information, wherein
- the enforcement charging information and the detection charging information are both related to an application;
- a hint received from the detection device is used in the correlating;
- and
- the hint indicates if the enforcement charging information corresponds to the detection charging information;
- and
- providing the correlated charging information for charging the application.
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