System and method for creating a call detail record

• US 6,700,962 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2000
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Albal, Nandakishore A., Hyziak, Janusz
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSTER, ROLAND G
• Application Number:
  US09/613,671
• Time in Patent Office: 1,330 Days
• Field of Search: 379/111-112, 379/112.01, 379/114.01, 379/114.28, 379/115.01, 379/115.02, 379/116, 379/121.01, 379/121.04, 379/124, 379/126, 379/127.01, 379/133, 379/134, 379/207.02, 379/207.04, 379/221.14, 379/114.03, 379/121.05, 379/88-1-, 379/114.26, 379/121.03, 379/127.05, 455/405, 455/406, 455/407, 455/79, 455/563, 340/825.36, 340/825, 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 detail record is provided. An input signal is received. An account identification record is created in response to the input signal. An event jacket is created. The event jacket is associated with the account identification record. A command signal to store account identification information is received. A confirmation signal is received after the account identification information has been stored. Finally, a call detail leg jacket is created. The call detail leg jacket includes at least one record. Each record includes information relating to the stored account identification information.

Claims

1. A method of creating an account identification record comprising:

receiving an input signal;

creating an event jacket associated in response to the input signal;

receiving a command signal to store account identification information;

receiving a confirmation signal after the account identification information has been stored; and

creating a call detail leg jacket further comprising;

at least one call detail leg jacket identification record corresponding to a transaction;

at least one alternate billing digits record identifying a user selectable payment method via a payment type and an identifier associated with the account identification information.

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 command signal is received at a communication node from a communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the command 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 an end user identification record, an end user device identification record, a first time record and a first date record.

8. A system for creating a call detail record comprising:

computer readable program code that receives an input signal;

computer readable program code that creates an event jacket in response to the input signal;

computer readable program code that receives a command signal to store account identification information;

computer readable program code that receives a confirmation signal after the account identification information has been stored; and

computer readable program code that creates a call detail leg jacket further comprising;

at least one call detail leg jacket identification record corresponding to a transaction;

at least one alternate billing digits record identifying a user selectable payment method via a payment type and an identifier associated with the account identification information.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the input signal is received from a communication device.

10. The system of claim 9, 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.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the command signal is received at a communication node from a communication device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the command signal is generated by a communication node.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the confirmation signal is received at a communication node.

14. The system of claim 8, 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.

15. A method of creating a call detail record comprising:

creating an event jacket associated with the call detail record;

receiving a command to store account identification information;

storing the account identification information; and

creating a call detail leg jacket further comprising;

at least one call detail leg jacket identification record corresponding to a transaction;

at least one alternate billing digits record identifying a user selectable payment type and an identifier associated with the account identification information.