(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,442,257 Bi
Gundlach (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 27,2002
(54) CONFIGURATION FOR CHARGING IN A
TELEPHONE NETWORK AND METHOD
FOR OPERATING SUCH A
CONFIGURATION
(75) Inventor: Michael Gundlach, Miinchen (DE)
(73) Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 213 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/594,909
(22) Filed: Jun. 15, 2000
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Jun. 15, 1999 (DE) 199 27 296
(51) Int. CI.7 H04M 15/00
(52) U.S. CI 379/114.01; 379/114.21;
379/114.22; 379/114.23; 379/112.01; 379/127.05
(58) Field of Search 379/111, 112.01,
379/114.03, 114.05, 114.21, 114.22, 114.23, 114.26, 114.28, 127.03, 127.05, 128, 129, 207.02, 207.03, 114.01; 455/405, 406, 407,
408
'•... Fixed Network(s) or mobile network(s)
"" * "' Subscriber B
