Location based billing of data services in a mobile telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A method of performing location-based traffic volume recording in a mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- attaching a mobile terminal, in a first routing area of a first location area of the mobile telecommunication system, to the mobile telecommunication system;
opening a mobility call detail record in a service node of the mobile telecommunication system, the service node operable to provide a data service to the mobile terminal in the first location area;
opening a first location container in the mobility call detail record;
activating the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal operable to transfer data on an uplink to the mobile telecommunication system and receive data on a downlink from the mobile telecommunication system;
opening a service node call detail record in the service node of the mobile telecommunication system;
opening a first traffic volume container in the service node call detail record for storing a traffic volume count of data transfers;
closing the first location container in response to the mobile terminal moving into a second routing area of the mobile telecommunication system; and
generating a partial record of the service node call detail record in response to closure of the first location container.
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunication system supporting location based billing of data services is provided. The mobile telecommunication system includes a plurality of routing areas each having one or more base transceiver stations therein for providing a radio interface to a mobile terminal. A service node provides data services to the mobile terminal in two or more of the routing areas. The service node opens a mobility call detail record and a location container therein when the mobile terminal attaches to the mobile telecommunication system. The service node opens a packet data protocol call detail record and a traffic volume container when the mobile terminal activates a data session with the service node. The traffic volume container counts data service traffic volumes transferred to and from the mobile terminal. The location container is automatically closed when the mobile terminal roams from one routing area to a second routing area. The contents of any traffic volume containers are reported via a partial record to a node in the telecommunication system upon closure of the location container thus limiting, at any given moment, the traffic volume count in any traffic volume container to traffic volume transfers in a single routing area. Counts of subsequent data transfers are made in a zeroed traffic volume container. An operator of the mobile telecommunication system may then implement location based billing of data services by levying different fees for data services obtained by the mobile terminal in different routing areas.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of performing location-based traffic volume recording in a mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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attaching a mobile terminal, in a first routing area of a first location area of the mobile telecommunication system, to the mobile telecommunication system; opening a mobility call detail record in a service node of the mobile telecommunication system, the service node operable to provide a data service to the mobile terminal in the first location area; opening a first location container in the mobility call detail record; activating the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal operable to transfer data on an uplink to the mobile telecommunication system and receive data on a downlink from the mobile telecommunication system; opening a service node call detail record in the service node of the mobile telecommunication system; opening a first traffic volume container in the service node call detail record for storing a traffic volume count of data transfers; closing the first location container in response to the mobile terminal moving into a second routing area of the mobile telecommunication system; and generating a partial record of the service node call detail record in response to closure of the first location container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. The mobile telecommunication system for providing a data service to a mobile terminal therein, the mobile telecommunication system comprising:
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a plurality of base transceiver stations having a first subset thereof included in a first routing area and a second subset thereof included in a second routing area; and a service node operable to provide a data service to the mobile terminal located within one of the first and second routing areas, the service node opening a mobility call detail record and a location container in the mobility call detail record in response to the mobile terminal attaching to the mobile telecommunication system, the service node opening, in response to the mobile terminal activating, a service node call detail record and a traffic volume container operable to record a count of data traffic volume to and from the mobile terminal, the location container being closed in response to the mobile terminal moving from the first routing area to the second routing area, a partial record of the service node call detail record being created in response to closure of the location container, the count recorded in the traffic volume container being reset after creation of the partial record. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A service node for providing a data service to a mobile terminal in a mobile telecommunication system, comprising:
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a communication interface with a base station subsystem for transferring data between the base station controller and the service node; and a communication interface with a data network, the service node opening, in response to the mobile terminal attaching to the mobile telecommunication system, a mobility call detail record and a location container therein for recording a geographic area in which the mobile terminal is located within the mobile telecommunication system, the service node opening, in response to the mobile terminal activating, a service node call detail record and a traffic volume container therein for recording a traffic volume count of data delivered to and from the mobile terminal, the location container being closed in response to the mobile terminal moving from the geographic area, the service node generating a partial record of the service node call detail record in response to closure of the location container, the count in the traffic volume container being reset after generation of the partial record. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A plurality of call detail records for recording a traffic volume count of data transferred between a mobile terminal and a mobile telecommunication system through a node of a network, the call detail records comprising:
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a mobility call detail record containing a location container configured to open in response to the mobile terminal attaching to the mobile telecommunication system in a first geographic location of the network and remain open until the mobile terminal leaves the first geographic location, wherein the mobility call detail record includes an identifier component that stores an identifier of the mobile terminal within the network; and a service node call detail record containing a traffic volume container configured to open in response to the mobile terminal activating and operable to store a count of a volume of data passed through the node of the network, the traffic volume container operable to increment the count of the volume of data transferred through the node of the network, a partial record of the service node call detail record being generated when the mobile terminal migrates from the first geographic location to a second geographic location in the network and the location container is closed, the count recorded in the traffic volume container being reset upon generation of the partial record. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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