# US 8,788,354 B2 · System and method for operator charging gateway

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- Number: US 8,788,354 B2
- Document ID: US8788354B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/737,388
- Filed: 2007-04-19
- Published: 2007-10-25
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2006-04-20
- Assignees: Sybase 365, Inc.
- Applicants: William H. Dudley; Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
- Inventors: William H. Dudley; Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8788354B2

## CPC

- G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management
- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 20/123: {Shopping for digital content}
- G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]}
- G06Q 20/325: {using wireless networks}
- G06Q 30/00: Commerce
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An Operator Charging Gateway (OCG) facility within a Mobile Commerce environment that, among other things, provides a bearer-independent and delivery-agnostic charging platform that, inter alia, (a) uncouples all of the particulars of the delivery of content, services, etc. from the myriad of activities, challenges, etc. of charging and (b) adds substantial value to each of the involved parties (including, for example, Mobile Subscribers, Operators, Merchants, etc.). Within a wireless messaging ecosystem an OCG may leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Value-Added Service Provider.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for operating an operator charging gateway, comprising:
receiving a purchase authorization from a content provider, said purchase authorization having been triggered by a purchase request for a product or service from a mobile subscriber;
rating said purchase authorization triggered by said purchase request using a universal rating engine, including estimating message volume projections, extrapolated from historical message volumes, to calculate an amount for a volume-sensitive amount pricing plan;
sending a purchase reservation to an operator providing wireless service to said mobile subscriber;
receiving from said operator a reservation acknowledgement in response to said purchase reservation;
in response to said reservation acknowledgement, sending a reservation confirmation to said content provider that authorizes said content provider to deliver the product or service to said mobile subscriber.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said reservation acknowledgement includes at least one short message service (SMS) message.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said reservation acknowledgement includes at least one multimedia message service (MMS) message.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said universal rating engine determines a price for said product or service based on a predetermined pricing structure.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said universal rating engine determines a price for said product or service based on a predetermined contract structure.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said universal rating engine re-rates a price for a previously rated product or service.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a rollback request from said content provider;
performing one or more processing steps on said rollback request including at least initiating rollback with said operator; and
returning a rollback acknowledgement of said rollback request to said content provider.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein said rollback acknowledgement includes at least one SMS message.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein said rollback acknowledgement includes at least one MMS message.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising responding to an inquiry about an amount charged.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
detecting fraudulent activities.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
processing financial transactions according to one of a plurality of billing models.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein one of said billing models is a revenue share model.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
settling financial transactions.