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US 7,801,523 B1Granted
System, method, and computer program product for charging a roaming network for a chargeable event
AssigneeAmdocs Software Systems Limited
InventorStoyan Kenderov
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for charging a roaming network. In use, a home network identifies a chargeable event that is attributable to a roaming network. To this end, the roaming network may be charged for the chargeable event.
Claims15
A method, comprising:
- identifying a chargeable event by a home network that is attributable to a roaming network;
- and
- charging the roaming network for the chargeable event;
- wherein the chargeable event includes a customer service provided by the home network;
- wherein the customer service provided by the home network is prompted by a quality of service of the roaming network;
- wherein the quality of service of the roaming network is monitored;
- wherein the monitored quality of service of the roaming network is compared to a threshold quality of service;
- wherein the chargeable event is identified based on the comparison.
5 more elements
A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer code for identifying a chargeable event that is attributable to a roaming network;
- and
- computer code for charging the roaming network for the chargeable event;
- wherein the chargeable event includes a customer service provided by the home network;
- wherein the computer program product is operable such that the customer service provided by the home network is prompted by a quality of service of the roaming network;
- wherein the computer program product is operable such that the quality of service of the roaming network is monitored;
- wherein the computer program product is operable such that the monitored quality of service of the roaming network is compared to a threshold quality of service;
- wherein the computer program product is operable such that the chargeable event is identified based on the comparison.
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A system, comprising:
- a home network for identifying a chargeable event that is attributable to a roaming network, and charging the roaming network for the chargeable event;
- wherein the chargeable event includes a customer service provided by the home network;
- wherein the system is operable such that the customer service provided by the home network is prompted by a quality of service of the roaming network;
- wherein the system is operable such that the quality of service of the roaming network is monitored;
- wherein the system is operable such that the monitored quality of service of the roaming network is compared to a threshold quality of service;
- wherein the system is operable such that the chargeable event is identified based on the comparison.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.