System and method for creating a transaction usage record

• US 6,751,296 B1
• Filed: 07/11/2000
• Issued: 06/15/2004
• 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): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Foster, Roland G.
• Application Number:
  US09/614,028
• Time in Patent Office: 1,435 Days
• Field of Search: 372/111, 372/112.01, 372/114.01, 372/114.28, 372/115.01, 372/115.02, 372/116, 372/121.01, 372/121.04, 372/124, 372/126, 372/127.01, 372/133, 372/134, 372/207.02, 372/207.04, 372/221.14, 455/405, 455/406, 455/407, 455/79, 455/563, 340/825, 340/825.56, 340/7.2
• US Class Current: 379/67.1
• 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 transaction usage record is provided. An input signal is received. A transaction usage record is created in response to the input signal. An event jacket is created. The event jacket is associated with the transaction usage record. A request to perform a transaction is received. A confirmation signal is received after the transaction has been performed. Finally, a transaction leg jacket is created. The transaction leg jacket includes at least one record. The at least one record includes information relating to the transaction.

Claims

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

receiving an input signal to perform a service transaction;

creating a transaction usage record associated to the service transaction in response to the input signal, the transaction usage record including a plurality of jackets;

creating an event jacket associated with the transaction usage record;

receiving an command to perform the service transaction;

receiving a confirmation signal after the service transaction has been performed; and

creating a transaction leg jacket associated with the transaction usage record, the transaction leg jacket including at least one record relating to the service transaction.

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 transaction leg jacket includes at least one of an identifier record, a transaction request record, a transaction delivery record, a transaction payment method record and a delivery confirmation record.

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

computer readable program code to receive an input signal to perform a service transaction;

computer readable program code to create a transaction usage record associated with the service transaction in response to the input signal, the transaction usage record including a plurality of jackets;

computer readable program code to receive a request to perform the service transaction;

computer readable program code to receive a confirmation signal after the service transaction has been performed; and

computer readable program code to create a transaction leg jacket associated with the transaction usage record, the transaction leg jacket including at least one record relating to the service transaction.

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 the 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 system of claim 9, wherein the transaction leg jacket includes at least one of an identifier record, a transaction request record, a transaction delivery record, a transaction payment method record and a delivery confirmation record.