CA2196325A1 - Flexible Rating of Telecommunication Calls - Google Patents

Flexible Rating of Telecommunication Calls

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CA2196325A1
CA2196325A1 CA2196325A CA2196325A CA2196325A1 CA 2196325 A1 CA2196325 A1 CA 2196325A1 CA 2196325 A CA2196325 A CA 2196325A CA 2196325 A CA2196325 A CA 2196325A CA 2196325 A1 CA2196325 A1 CA 2196325A1
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charge
borne
charges
party
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Richard Paul Swale
John Roland Anderson
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British Telecommunications PLC
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Richard Paul Swale
John Roland Anderson
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/81—Dynamic pricing, e.g. change of tariff during call
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/08—Metering calls to called party, i.e. B-party charged for the communication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/0112—Dynamic pricing, e.g. change of tariff during call
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/62—Called party billing, e.g. reverse billing, freephone, collect call, 0800 or 0900

Abstract

During a telephone or other connection an exchange stores information about charges to be made for that connection. To provide flexible charging the exchange responds to a charge variation request signal (200) to transmit to a party by whom a proposed charge is to be borne a signal requiring acknowledgement (206, 208) and to modify (212, 214) a respective portion of the store contents relating to said connection in progress only if such an acknowledgement is received, so as to vary the charging arrangements, for example to invoke a higher rate of charge, or alternatively to change the party by whom charges are to be borne.
CA002196325A 1994-07-14 1995-07-14 Flexible rating of telecommunication calls Expired - Fee Related CA2196325C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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EP94305167 1994-07-14
EP94305167.2 1994-07-14
PCT/GB1995/001669 WO1996003000A1 (en) 1994-07-14 1995-07-14 Flexible rating of telecommunication calls

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CA2196325A1 true CA2196325A1 (en) 1996-02-01
CA2196325C CA2196325C (en) 1999-08-17

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EP (1) EP0770299B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH10502781A (en)
KR (1) KR970705280A (en)
CN (1) CN1157681A (en)
AU (1) AU682779B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2196325C (en)
DE (1) DE69502953T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0770299T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2117870T3 (en)
FI (1) FI970135A0 (en)
HK (1) HK1012171A1 (en)
NO (1) NO970143L (en)
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WO (1) WO1996003000A1 (en)

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WO1996003000A1 (en) 1996-02-01
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