CA2245750A1 - Charge allocation in a multi-user network - Google Patents

Charge allocation in a multi-user network

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CA2245750A1
CA2245750A1 CA002245750A CA2245750A CA2245750A1 CA 2245750 A1 CA2245750 A1 CA 2245750A1 CA 002245750 A CA002245750 A CA 002245750A CA 2245750 A CA2245750 A CA 2245750A CA 2245750 A1 CA2245750 A1 CA 2245750A1
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user network
charge allocation
allocation
charge
inlcudes
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CA002245750A
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French (fr)
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CA2245750C (en
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Nicolas James Lynch-Aird
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British Telecommunications PLC
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Nicolas James Lynch-Aird
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company
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Priority claimed from GBGB9606622.0A external-priority patent/GB9606622D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9700365.1A external-priority patent/GB9700365D0/en
Application filed by Nicolas James Lynch-Aird, British Telecommunications Public Limited Company filed Critical Nicolas James Lynch-Aird
Publication of CA2245750A1 publication Critical patent/CA2245750A1/en
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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
    • H04M15/08—Metering calls to called party, i.e. B-party charged for the communication
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • 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
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • G06Q30/0283—Price estimation or determination
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1403—Architecture for metering, charging or billing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1453—Methods or systems for payment or settlement of the charges for data transmission involving significant interaction with the data transmission network
    • H04L12/1471—Methods or systems for payment or settlement of the charges for data transmission involving significant interaction with the data transmission network splitting of costs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/02—Details
    • H04L12/14—Charging, metering or billing arrangements for data wireline or wireless communications
    • H04L12/1485—Tariff-related aspects
    • 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
    • H04M15/07—Split billing, i.e. both A-party and B-party charged for the communication
    • 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
    • H04M15/09—Third party charged communications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/22—Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/64—Split billing, sharing the cost of calls, e.g. between calling and called parties
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/66—Third party billing, i.e. third party can also be the predetermined telephone line of the caller if he is calling from another telephone set

Abstract

A communication network inlcudes a communication monitoring point arranged to monitor user identifiers in source/destination identifier fields to determine the charging scheme.
CA002245750A 1996-03-29 1997-03-26 Charge allocation in a multi-user network Expired - Fee Related CA2245750C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9606622.0 1996-03-29
GBGB9606622.0A GB9606622D0 (en) 1996-03-29 1996-03-29 Charge allocation in a multi-user network
GB9700365.1 1997-01-09
GBGB9700365.1A GB9700365D0 (en) 1997-01-09 1997-01-09 Charge allocation in a multi-user network
PCT/GB1997/000842 WO1997037462A1 (en) 1996-03-29 1997-03-26 Charge allocation in a multi-user network

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CA2245750A1 true CA2245750A1 (en) 1997-10-09
CA2245750C CA2245750C (en) 2003-05-27

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EP (1) EP0890239B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2000507767A (en)
AU (1) AU713907B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2245750C (en)
DE (1) DE69721752T2 (en)
NO (1) NO984515L (en)
NZ (1) NZ331215A (en)
WO (1) WO1997037462A1 (en)

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DE69721752D1 (en) 2003-06-12
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EP0890239B1 (en) 2003-05-07
DE69721752T2 (en) 2004-04-01
US6240402B1 (en) 2001-05-29
NO984515D0 (en) 1998-09-28
CA2245750C (en) 2003-05-27
EP0890239A1 (en) 1999-01-13
WO1997037462A1 (en) 1997-10-09
NO984515L (en) 1998-09-28
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