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US 7,924,993 B2Granted
Method for charging in one number links you service
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorJianhai Han
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Abstract
A charging method in One Number Links You (ONLY) service includes: delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an ONLY number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) by a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network when the SCP receives a request for calling the ONLY number; initiating a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers and detecting an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers by the SSP; and calculating charges of the off-hook-and-answering number after the call is terminated. With the charging method provided, accurate charging between an ONLY number and its bonded simultaneous ringing numbers can be implemented.
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A method for charging in One Number Links You (ONLY) service, the method comprising:
- delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) by a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network;
- delivering from the Service Control Point to the Service Switching Point a first Apply Charging Signal in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and a called number is any one of the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- initiating a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers and detecting an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers by the Service Switching Point;
- reporting the information of the off-hook-and-answering number from the Service Switching Point to the Service Control Point when the SSP detecting the off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
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- determining by the Service Control Point whether the off-hook-and-answering number is consistent with the called number in the first Apply Charging Signal when the Service Control Point receives information of the off-hook-and-answering number sent from the Service Switching Point;
- if the off-hook-and-answering number is consistent with the called number, the Service Control Point waiting to receive an Apply Charging Report corresponding to the first Apply Charging Signal reported by the Service Switching Point;
- if the off-hook-and-answering number is not consistent with the called number, delivering from the Service Control Point to the Service Switching Point a second Apply Charging Signal in which the calling number is the One Number Links You number and the called number is the off-hook-and-answering number, overwriting the first Apply Charging Signal, and reporting an Apply Charging Report corresponding to the second Apply Charging Signal by the Service Switching Point after the Service Switching Point receives the second Apply Charging Signal.
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An apparatus for charging in One Number Links You service in a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network, the apparatus comprising:
- means for delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) and delivering from the Service Control Point to the Service Switching Point a first Apply Charging Signal in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and a called number is any one of the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- means for instructing the Service Switching Point to initiate a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers and detect an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
- means for receiving the information of the off-hook-and-answering number reported from the Service Switching Point when the SSP detecting the off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
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- means for determining whether the off-hook-and-answering number is consistent with the called number in the first Apply Charging Signal when the Service Control Point receives information of the off-hook-and-answering number sent from the Service Switching Point;
- wherein, if the off-hook-and-answering number is consistent with the called number in the first Apply Charging Signal, the Service Control Point waits to receive an Apply Charging Report corresponding to the first Apply Charging Signal reported by the Service Switching Point;
- otherwise, the Service Control Point delivers to the Service Switching Point a second Apply Charging Signal in which the calling number is the One Number Links You number and the called number is the off-hook-and-answering number;
- and the Service Switching Point overwrites the first Apply Charging Signal and reports an Apply Charging Report corresponding to the second Apply Charging Signal after the Service Switching Point receives the second Apply Charging Signal.
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A method for charging in One Number Links You (ONLY) service, the method comprising:
- delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) by a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network;
- delivering from the Service Control Point to the Service Switching Point an Apply Charging Signal in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and a called number is any one of the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- initiating a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers;
- detecting an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers by the Service Switching Point;
- reporting information of the off-hook-and-answering number from the Service Switching Point to the Service Control Point when the SSP detecting the off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
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- reporting from the Service Switching Point to the Service Control Point an Apply Charging Report which carries charging results information and obtaining by the Service Control Point information of the call duration therefrom to calculate the charges of the One Number Links You number after the call is terminated.
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An apparatus for charging in One Number Links You service in a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network, the apparatus comprising:
- means for delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) and delivering to the Service Switching Point an Apply Charging Signal in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and a called number is any one of the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives an answer for calling the One Number Links You number when the SSP the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- means for instructing the Service Switching Point to initiate a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers and detect an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
- means for receiving the information of the off-hook-and-answering number reported from the Service Switching Point when the SSP detecting the off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
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- means for receiving an Apply Charging Report reported from the Service Switching Point, obtaining information of the call duration therefrom to calculate the charges of the One Number Links You number after the call is terminated.
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A method for charging in One Number Links You (ONLY) service, the method comprising:
- delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) by a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network;
- delivering from the Service Control Point to the Service Switching Point multiple Apply Charging Signals in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and called numbers are the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- initiating a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers;
- detecting an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers by the Service Switching Point;
- reporting multiple Apply Charging Reports corresponding to the multiple Apply Charging Signals from the Service Switching Point to the Service Control Point after the call is terminated;
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- finding the Apply Charging Reports with nonzero call charges and obtaining charging result information by the Service Control Point.
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An apparatus for charging in One Number Links You service in a Service Control Point (SCP) of an Intelligent Network, comprising:
- means for delivering information of simultaneous ringing numbers bonded with an One Number Links You number to a Service Switching Point (SSP) and delivering to the Service Switching Point multiple Apply Charging Signals in which a calling number is One Number Links You number and called numbers are the bonded simultaneous ringing numbers when the Service Control Point receives a request for calling the One Number Links You number;
- means for instructing the Service Switching Point to initiate a call to the simultaneous ringing numbers and detect an off-hook-and-answering number among the simultaneous ringing numbers;
- means for receiving multiple Apply Charging Reports corresponding to the multiple Apply Charging Signals sent from the Service Switching Point after the call is terminated;
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- means for finding the Apply Charging Reports with nonzero call charges and obtaining charging result information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.