Charging method and system for radio communication
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTomoya Kaku
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Abstract
In a radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal, a magnitude of the transmission power is monitored and a communication charge rate is determined based on the magnitude of the transmission power. A communication charge for the communication is calculated using as parameters the communication charge rate and a time period during which the communication charge rate is kept.
Claims22
In a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communication system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal depending on a transmission power change request received from the terminal, a method for charging the terminal for communication, comprising the steps of:
- (a) monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power in response to the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- and
- (b) determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal.
In a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal depending on a transmission power change request received from the terminal, a method for charging the terminal for communication, comprising the steps of:
- at the base station,
- (a) monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power in response to the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- (b) determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- (c) transmitting the communication charge rate to the terminal;
- and at the terminal,
- (d) causing an indication of the communication charge rate.
In a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal depending on a transmission power change request received from the terminal, a method for charging the terminal for communication, comprising the steps of:
- at the base station,
- (a) monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power in response to the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- (b) determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- (c) transmitting the communication charge rate to the terminal;
- at the terminal,
- (d) calculating a communication charge for the communication using as parameters the communication charge rate received from the base station and a time period during which the communication charge rate is kept;
- (e) causing a display of the communication charge.
In a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal, a method for charging the terminal for communication, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a transmission power change request for changing the transmission power from the terminal;
- (b) changing a magnitude of the transmission power depending on the transmission power change request;
- (c) monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power in response to the transmission power change request;
- and
- (d) determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power which has been changed depending on the transmission power change request.
A system for charging a terminal for communication in a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal, the base station comprising:
- a power controller for controlling the transmission power in response to the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- a monitor for monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power;
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- a charge determination processor for determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal.
A base station for use in a system for charging a terminal for communication in a CDMA (code Division Multiple Access) radio communications system where a base station communicates with each terminal while controlling transmission power of a channel used for communication between the base station and the terminal, the base station comprising:
- a power controller for controlling the transmission power in response to a transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- a monitor for monitoring a magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal;
- and
- a charge determination processor for determining a communication charge rate based solely on the magnitude of the transmission power that is controlled depending on the transmission power change request received from the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.