System and method for creating a call usage record

• US 6,570,969 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2000
• Issued: 05/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Albal, Nandakishore A., Hyziak, Janusz
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foster, Roland G.
• Application Number:
  US09/613,377
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: 379/111, 379/112.01, 379/114.01, 379/121.01, 379/121.04, 379/114.28, 379/124, 379/126, 379/127.01, 379/115.01, 379/115.02, 379/116, 379/133, 379/134, 379/207.02, 379/207.04, 379/221.14, 379/114.03, 379/121.05, 379/129, 379/229, 379/230, 379/88.01, 379/88.03, 379/112.02, 455/405, 455/406, 455/407, 455/79, 455/563, 340/825, 340/825.36, 340/7.2
• US Class Current: 379/126
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/41 Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/43 Billing software details
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0164 Billing record, e.g. Call Data Record [CDR], Toll Ticket[TT], Automatic Message Accounting [AMA], Call Line Identifier [CLI], details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing

Abstract

A method of creating a call usage record is provided. An input signal is received. A call usage record is created in response to the received input signal. An event jacket is created. The event jacket is associated with the call usage record. A command to place a call is received. A confirmation signal is received after the call has been placed. Finally, a call leg jacket is created. The call leg jacket includes at least one record. The at least one record includes information relating to the call.

Claims

1. A method of creating a call usage record comprising:

receiving an input signal;

creating a call usage record in response to the input signal;

creating an event jacket associated with the call usage record;

receiving a command to place a call after creating the call usage record;

receiving a confirmation signal after the call has been placed; and

creating a call leg jacket including at least one record, the at least one record including information collected from input signal, the confirmation signal and the call.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input signal is received from a communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication device includes one of a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone. and a personal computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the input signal is received at a communication node from a communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input signal is generated by a communication node.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the confirmation signal is received at a communication node.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the event jacket includes at least one of an end user identification record, an end user device identification record, a first time record and a first date record.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the call leg jacket includes at least one of an identifier record, a feature activation leg record and an origination leg record.

9. A system for creating a call usage record comprising:

computer readable program code to receive an input signal;

computer readable program code to create a call usage record in response to the input signal;

computer readable program code to receive a request to place a call corresponding to the call usage record after the call usage record is created;

computer readable program code to receives a confirmation signal after the call has been placed; and

computer readable program code to creates a call leg jacket including at least one record, the at least one record including information collected from input signal, the confirmation signal and the call.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the input signal is received from a communication device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the communication device includes one of a telephone, a paging unit, a cellular telephone, a satellite telephone, an Internet telephone and a personal computer.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the input signal is received at a communication node from a communication device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the input signal is generated by a communication node.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the confirmation signal is received at a communication node.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the event jacket includes at least one of an end user identification record, an end user device identification record, a first time record and a first date record.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the call usage leg jacket includes at least one of an identifier record, a feature activation leg record and an origination leg record.

17. A program for creating a call usage record comprising:

computer readable program code to receive an input signal;

computer readable program code to create a call usage record in response to the input signal;

computer readable program code to receive a request to place a call corresponding to the call usage record after the call usage record is created;

computer readable program code to receives a confirmation signal after the call has been placed; and

computer readable program code to creates a call leg jacket including at least one record, the at least one record including information collected from input signal, the confirmation signal and the call.