Transporting user defined billing data within a mobile telecommunications network
First Claim
1. A method for communicating text messages between a mobile station and a billing center within a mobile telecommunications network for inclusion in a billing statement, said method comprising the steps of:
- encapsulating mobile subscriber entered text messages into a connection-less signal, said text messages associated with a particular call;
transmitting said connection-less signal from said mobile station to a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station;
extracting said text messages encapsulated in said connection-less signal by said MSC;
transmitting said extracted text messages from said MSC to said billing center; and
generating, by said billing center, said billing statement, said billing statement including said transmitted text messages for said particular call.
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Abstract
User defined or entered text messages are transported from a mobile station to the serving mobile switching center (MSC) over a connection-less communications link. An application module within the serving MSC extracts the encapsulated user defined text messages from the received signal for forwarding to the associated billing center. The billing center, after consolidating the call data received by a Toll Ticket, produces billing statements containing the user defined text messages allowing mobile subscribers to better identify and keep record of each call.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating text messages between a mobile station and a billing center within a mobile telecommunications network for inclusion in a billing statement, said method comprising the steps of:
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encapsulating mobile subscriber entered text messages into a connection-less signal, said text messages associated with a particular call; transmitting said connection-less signal from said mobile station to a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station; extracting said text messages encapsulated in said connection-less signal by said MSC; transmitting said extracted text messages from said MSC to said billing center; and generating, by said billing center, said billing statement, said billing statement including said transmitted text messages for said particular call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for communicating text messages associated with a particular call from a mobile station to a billing center for inclusion in a billing statement, said system comprising:
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a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station; a connection-less communications system for transporting said text messages from said mobile station to said MSC; wherein said MSC comprises; an application module for receiving said text messages transported over said connection-less communications system; a charging module interfaced with said application module for generating a Toll Ticket (TT) representing said particular call, said TT storing said received text messages; and means for transporting said generated TT to said billing center, said billing center generating said billing statement using said generated TT, said billing statement including said text messages. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for correlating text messages with a billing record representing a particular call, said system comprising:
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a mobile station comprising a first application module, said first application module retrieving text messages for said particular call; a mobile switching center (MSC) serving said mobile station; a connection-less communications link connecting said mobile station with said MSC, said connection-less communications link transporting said text messages from said mobile station to said MSC; and wherein said MSC further comprises a second application module for retrieving said transported text message from said connection-less communications link and associating said retrieved text messages with said billing record representing said particular call. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method within a mobile switching center (MSC) for generating a billing record containing user defined text messages for a particular call connection, said method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a particular call connection with a mobile station; receiving user defined text messages over a connection-less communications link from said mobile station, said user defined text messages associated with said particular call connection; and generating a billing record representing said particular call connection, said billing record storing said user defined text messages. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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