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Method for implementing transaction-based billing for telephone services

  • US 6,373,933 B1
  • Filed: 04/06/2000
  • Issued: 04/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for implementing event-based billing for services delivered to a terminal device of a user via a telecommunication network to which the terminal device is connected, the telecommunication network comprising a billing system and an intelligent network that includes a service control point, a service switching point and an intelligent peripheral, said method comprising the steps of:

  • setting up a connection, via the telecommunication network, between the terminal device and the intelligent peripheral in response to user-initiated action at the terminal device to effect the connection to a predetermined service address;

    selecting by the user, using the terminal device and over the connection set up between the terminal device and the intelligent peripheral, of one of a plurality of services available from the intelligent peripheral to thereby order by the user the selected service for delivery to the terminal device of the user;

    transmitting, from the intelligent peripheral to the service control point, an assessment request for the service selected by the user;

    transmitting, from the service control point to the service switching point in response to receipt by the service control point of the assessment request, a request to generate a ticket based on the assessment request;

    transmitting, to the billing system from the service switching point, a ticket generated by the service switching point in response to receipt of the ticket generating request from the service control point; and

    producing, at the billing system by carrying out predetermined actions, an event-based bill for the user based on the ticket generated by the service switching point and identifying the selected service ordered by the user and delivered to the terminal device of the user;

    wherein the telecommunication network further comprises a gateway server for further transmission of the selected service from the gateway server to a short-message switching center for subsequent transmission to the terminal device of the user.

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