Message communication charging
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1. A method for charging intelligent network subscribers for message communication, comprising:
- maintaining account data of a subscriber in the intelligent network,forming a message communication charging file,retrieving a message communication bill of the intelligent network subscriber, andupdating the account data of the subscriber with the message communication bill,wherein the message communication includes one or more messages sent from or to a mobile station without setting up an end-to-end connection.
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Abstract
A method and a system for charging for message communication, e.g. short messages, in intelligent network applications and especially for charging for message communication by a prepaid subscriber. For charging an intelligent network subscriber for message communication, the message communication bills of the intelligent network subscribers are retrieved from the data collected for message communication charging and the bills are used to update the charging data of the intelligent network. This action is preferably performed periodically.
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1. A method for charging intelligent network subscribers for message communication, comprising:
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maintaining account data of a subscriber in the intelligent network, forming a message communication charging file, retrieving a message communication bill of the intelligent network subscriber, and updating the account data of the subscriber with the message communication bill, wherein the message communication includes one or more messages sent from or to a mobile station without setting up an end-to-end connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A telecommunication system comprising
an intelligent network or a connection to an intelligent network, a network configured to provide message communication, the message communication including one or more messages sent from or to a mobile station without setting up an end-to-end connection, and a first system a message communication charging file, a memory configured to maintain the account data of the intelligent network subscriber, wherein the system also comprises a second system configured to retrieve the message communication bill of the intelligent network subscriber from the charging file, and an update system responsive to the second system configured to update the account data of the intelligent network subscriber with the message communication bill.
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14. A network element comprising a device configured to retrieve a message communication bill of an intelligent network subscriber from a message communication charging file, the message communication including one or more messages sent from or to a mobile station without setting up an end-to-end connection, the network element being configured to update account data of the intelligent network subscriber with the message communication bill.
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