DECISIONMAKING FOR DYNAMIC LOCAL TIME UPDATES IN A PREPAID TERMINATING CALL
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Abstract
A method and system for setting a charging rate for a terminating call to a prepaid mobile subscriber in a telecommunications network is provided. A query from a GMSC to a mobile subscriber'"'"'s HLR returns information from a VMSC where the mobile subscriber is registered, including local time information for the MSC where the mobile subscriber is registered. The local time information can be included in an Initial Detection Point at call setup so that a peak or off-peak rate for the call can be set. Additional messaging between the GMSC and the VMSC during the call can provide updated local time information which can be used to set a charge for each allocated charging segment of a call. The SCP can also determine that such additional messaging is not necessary if a mobile subscriber'"'"'s initial location, local time, or direction of travel indicates that the call'"'"'s peak or off-peak rating will not change during the call.
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29 Claims
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10. A method comprising:
selectively configuring a switching center to provide updated information to a service control point during a call to a prepaid mobile subscriber, the selectively configuring being at least partially based on information associated with the prepaid mobile subscriber, the information including at least one of first location information and first local time information, and the updated information including at least one of updated location information and updated local time information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
a service control point configured to selectively configure a switching center to provide to the service control point updated information during a call to a prepaid mobile subscriber at least partially based on information associated with the prepaid mobile subscriber, the information including at least one of first location information and first local time information, and the updated information including at least one of updated location information and updated local time information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising:
a switching center configured to provide information to a service control point including at least one of first location information and first local time information and selectively configured to provide updated information to the service control point in response to a message received from the service control point, the updated information including at least one of updated location information and updated local time information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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