Reliable related billing ID information method for call delivery
First Claim
1. A data message handler (DMH) communication protocol system for use in a cellular telecommunications network for communicating accounting and billing information associated with a call to a mobile station within the network, said system comprising:
- a visiting mobile switching center (V-MSC) where said mobile station to which the call is being directed is located;
a gateway mobile switching center (G-MSC) which upon delivery of said call to the G-MSC, generates first billing identification data and transmits the first billing identification data as part of a call invoke message to said V-MSC;
means within said V-MSC for allocating second billing identification data corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the V-MSC in response to said call invoke message; and
means within said V-MSC for returning said second billing identification data to the G-MSC as related billing identification data after an outcome for the call has been determined.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating accounting and billing operations information between a gateway mobile switching center (G-MSC) and a visiting mobile switching center (V-MSC) to which a call is being directed to a mobile station within a cellular telecommunications network. The method comprises the steps of: generating in the serving MSC first billing identification data for the call; transmitting the first billing identification data to the destination MSC; generating second billing identification data in the destination MSC corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the destination MSC; and returning the second billing identification data as related billing identification data to the serving MSC after an outcome for the call has been determined in the destination MSC. The outcome of the call is determined when a page response has been received in the V-MSC from the mobile station or alternatively, a call has been delivered by seizing a trunk from the serving MSC to the destination MSC. The method has application in a data message handler communication protocol system for communicating accounting and billing operations within the cellular telecommunications network.
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28 Claims
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1. A data message handler (DMH) communication protocol system for use in a cellular telecommunications network for communicating accounting and billing information associated with a call to a mobile station within the network, said system comprising:
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a visiting mobile switching center (V-MSC) where said mobile station to which the call is being directed is located; a gateway mobile switching center (G-MSC) which upon delivery of said call to the G-MSC, generates first billing identification data and transmits the first billing identification data as part of a call invoke message to said V-MSC; means within said V-MSC for allocating second billing identification data corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the V-MSC in response to said call invoke message; and means within said V-MSC for returning said second billing identification data to the G-MSC as related billing identification data after an outcome for the call has been determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of communicating accounting and billing operations information between a serving mobile switching center (serving MSC) and a destination mobile switching center (destination MSC) to which a call is being directed to a mobile station within a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating in the serving MSC first billing identification data for the call; transmitting the first billing identification data to the destination MSC; generating second billing identification data in the destination MSC corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the destination MSC; and returning the second billing identification data as related billing identification data to the serving MSC after an outcome for the call has been determined in the destination MSC. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data message handler (DMH) communication protocol system for use in a cellular telecommunications network for communicating accounting and billing information associated with a call to a mobile station within the network, said system comprising:
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a visiting mobile switching center (V-MSC) where said mobile station to which the call is being directed is located; a gateway mobile switching center (G-MSC) which upon delivery of said call to the G-MSC, generates first billing identification data and transmits the first billing identification data as part of a call invoke message to said V-MSC; means within said V-MSC for allocating second billing identification data corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the V-MSC in response to said call invoke message; and means within said V-MSC for returning said second billing identification data to the G-MSC as related billing identification data after the call has been delivered from the G-MSC to the V-MSC. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of communicating accounting and billing operations information between a serving mobile switching center (MSC) and a destination MSC to which a call is being directed to a mobile station within a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating in the serving MSC first billing identification data for the call; transmitting the first billing identification data to the destination MSC; generating second billing identification data in the destination MSC corresponding to a call transaction that has occurred in the destination MSC; and
,returning the second billing identification data as related billing identification data to the serving MSC after the call has been delivered from the serving MSC to the destination MSC. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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