Usage triggered telecommunications charging
AssigneeOracle International Corporation
InventorsHelen N. WIANT, Debdulal DEY, Gireesh MALAKSAMUDRA, Richard Beaumont TASKER
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Abstract
An Online Charging System (“OCS”) that processes charging on a telecommunications network receives an indication of usage of a telecommunications service by a subscriber. In response to the indication, the OCS determines a configured offering for the service, where the configured offering includes a time period, and a credit and/or debit. The OCS determines if the usage of the service is a first usage within the time period, and when the usage is the first usage, applies the credit and/or debit. The OCS then determines a charge for the usage based on credit and/or debit.
Claims20
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to process charging on a telecommunications network, the processing comprising:
- receiving an indication of usage of a telecommunications service by a subscriber;
- in response to the indication, determining a configured offering for the service, the configured offering comprising the telecommunications service, a time period, and at least one of a credit or debit;
- determining if the usage of the telecommunications service is a first usage of the telecommunications service by the subscriber within the time period;
- when the usage is the first usage, applying the at least one of credit or debit;
- and
- determining a charge for the usage based on the at least one of credit or debit.
A method of charging on a communications network, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of usage of a communications service by a subscriber;
- in response to the indication, determining a configured offering for the service, the configured offering comprising the telecommunications service, a time period, and at least one of a credit or debit;
- determining if the usage of the telecommunications service is a first usage of the telecommunications service by the subscriber within the time period;
- when the usage is the first usage, applying the at least one of credit or debit;
- and
- determining a charge for the usage based on the at least one of credit or debit.
An Online Charging System (OCS) comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device coupled to the processor and storing a module that causes the processor to charge for a communications service comprising:
- receiving an indication of usage of the communications service by a subscriber;
- in response to the indication, determining a configured offering for the service, the configured offering comprising the telecommunications service, a time period, and at least one of a credit or debit;
- determining if the usage of the telecommunications service is a first usage of the telecommunications service by the subscriber within the time period;
- when the usage is the first usage, applying the at least one of credit or debit;
- and
- determining a charge for the usage based on the at least one of credit or debit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.