Method and apparatus for a call cost indicator
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1. A method, for use in a portable communication device capable of communicating with another device using a communication resource at a cost, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a cost information signal indicative of said cost; and
communicating a cost indicator for perception by a user of said portable communication device, the cost indicator based on the cost information signal and indicative of said cost.
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Abstract
A method by which a user of a portable communications device subscribed to a telecommunication network is provided with an indication of the cost of engaging a communication service available through the telecommunication network. The cost indication can be either quantitative or qualitative, and can be updated during the use of the service as the cost changes. Portable communication devices operative so as to provide such a cost indication are provided, as well as network elements providing to portable communication devices such a cost indication.
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1. A method, for use in a portable communication device capable of communicating with another device using a communication resource at a cost, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a cost information signal indicative of said cost; and
communicating a cost indicator for perception by a user of said portable communication device, the cost indicator based on the cost information signal and indicative of said cost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 34, 36)
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10. A method, for use by a network element of a telecommunication network enabling a portable communication device to engage a communication service at a cost so as to communicate with another device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal from the portable communication device indicating to the network element the identity of the portable communication device; and
transmitting to the portable communication device a signal conveying cost information indicative of the cost for engaging a communication service. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37)
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24. A claim as in 23, wherein the signal indicating the communication service is a signal making use of the indicated communication service.
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