Online charging management server
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJuha-Pekka Koskinen, Anne Narhi
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Abstract
An online charging management server comprising: receiving means arranged to receive at least one account request message transmitted from a network service provider; and transmitting means arranged to transmit an online account balance message to a further separate server based on the received account request.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an account request message transmitted from a network service provider;
- and
- cause transmission of an online account balance request message to an account balance management server based on the received account request message, the account balance management server being physically separated from the apparatus;
- and
- receive an incoming online account balance answer message sent by the account balance management server in response to the online account balance request message;
- wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on an online charging management server.
An apparatus, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an online account balance request message sent by an online charging management server, the online account balance request message based on an account request message transmitted to the online charging management server from a network service provider, the online charging management server being physically separated from the apparatus;
- perform an online account balance action based on the online account balance request message;
- and
- cause transmission of an outgoing online account balance answer message to the online charging management server;
- wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on an account balance management server.
A system comprising:
- an online charging management server;
- and
- an account balance management server, the account balance management server being physically separated from the online charging management server;
- wherein the online charging management server is configured to:
- receive an account request message transmitted from a network service provider;
- transmit an online account balance request message to the account balance management server based on the received account request;
- and
- receive an incoming online account balance answer message sent by the account balance management server in response to the online account balance request message;
- and
- wherein the account balance management server is configured to:
- perform an online account balance action based on the online account balance request message;
- and
- transmit the online account balance answer message to the online charging management server.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an online charging management server, an account request message transmitted from a network service provider;
- causing transmission of an online account balance request message to an account balance management server based on the received account request message, the account balance management server being physically separated from the online charging management server;
- and
- receive an incoming online account balance answer message sent by the account balance management server in response to the online account balance request message.
A computer program product comprising at least one computer readable medium, the at least one computer readable medium storing program instructions configured to cause a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving at an online charging management server an account request message transmitted from a network service provider;
- causing transmission of an online account balance request message to an account balance management server based on the received account request message, the account balance management server being physically separated from the online charging management server;
- and
- receiving an incoming online account balance answer message sent by the account balance management server in response to the online account balance request message.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at an account balance management server, an online account balance request message sent by an online charging management server, the online account balance request message based on an account request message transmitted to the online charging management server from a network service provider, the online charging management server being physically separated from the account balance management server;
- and
- performing an online account balance action based on the received online account balance request message;
- and
- causing transmission of an outgoing online account balance answer message to the online charging management server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.