US 2022/0103694 A1 · TELECOMMUNICATION MEDIATION USING BLOCKCHAIN BASED MICROSERVICES

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for telecommunication mediation platforms using a blockchain-based distributed microservice architecture. Upon generation, usage events are assigned a blockchain-based identification, which is used by subsequent mediation microservice processes to enable traceability of a given usage event from endpoint to endpoint in the mediation process. Separate, distributed microservices for file collection, file validation, record validation, record aggregation, and record distribution provide for flexible and finely grained scalability based on where demand surge occurs and what step of the mediation process is experiencing heightened demand. Incoming usage events are ultimately transformed into billing system compatible records corresponding to the appropriate billing accounts for the usage event.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method (CIM) comprising:

receiving a telecom mediation data set including a plurality of detail records corresponding to usage events of a telecom service;
generating, through one or more microservices, a plurality of blockchain based records corresponding to one or more types of detail records in the telecom mediation data set;
and
processing, through the one or more microservices, at least some of the plurality of blockchain based records into a plurality of billing system compatible records.

1 more element

A computer program product (CPP) comprising:

a machine readable storage device;
and
computer code stored on the machine readable storage device, with the computer code including instructions for causing a processor(s) set to perform operations including the following:
receiving a telecom mediation data set including a plurality of detail records corresponding to usage events of a telecom service,
generating, through one or more microservices, a plurality of blockchain based records corresponding to one or more types of detail records in the telecom mediation data set, and
processing, through the one or more microservices, at least some of the plurality of blockchain based records into a plurality of billing system compatible records.

3 more elements

A computer system (CS) comprising:

a processor(s) set;
a machine readable storage device;
and
computer code stored on the machine readable storage device, with the computer code including instructions for causing the processor(s) set to perform operations including the following:
receiving a telecom mediation data set including a plurality of detail records corresponding to usage events of a telecom service,
generating, through one or more microservices, a plurality of blockchain based records corresponding to one or more types of detail records in the telecom mediation data set, and
processing, through the one or more microservices, at least some of the plurality of blockchain based records into a plurality of billing system compatible records.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/038,566Filed 30 Sep 2020

Published

31 Mar 2022

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

H04L 9/3239
Using cryptographic hash functions: involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD
H04M 15/41
Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless…: billing…
H04L 9/0643
The encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for block-wise or stream coding, e.g. DES systems or RC4; Hash functions;…
H04M 15/43
Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless…: billing…

Telecommunication mediation using blockchain based microservices

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Telecommunication mediation using blockchain based microservices

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Abstract

Claims18