Method of providing credit card calling service based on camel in UMTS

• US 7,194,250 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2004
• Issued: 03/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KT Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Dae Ung, Jang, Dong Man, Lim, Sun Hwan
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Au; Gary
• Application Number:
  US10/892,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20050113065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 979 Days
• Field of Search: 455/406, 455/407, 455/445
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/103 using SIMs (USIMs) or calling cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/12 using calling, telephone credit/debit cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/204 UMTS; GPRS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

Provided is a method of providing a Credit Card Calling (CCC) service in a Customized Applications for Mobile networks Enhanced Logic (CAMEL)-based Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). The method defines a method of controlling the CCC service that has not yet been defined in the existing UMTS CAMEL structure. Accordingly, it is possible to provide CCC service users with more differentiated, various features of the CCC service.

Claims

1. A method of providing a credit card calling (CCC) service in a customized applications for mobile networks enhanced logic (CAMEL)-based universal mobile telecommunication system, the method comprising:

(a) a service switching function (SSF) receiving a service access code (SAC) and a credit card number (CCN) dialed by a CCC service user and sending an initial detection operation InitialDP to a global system for mobile communication (GSM) Service Control Function (gsmSCF);

(b) a new dialogue initiates and a service logic program instance (SLPI) is invoked;

(c) the SLPI requesting a connection between the gsmSCF and a specialized resource function (SRF);

(d) the SLPI receiving a personal identification number (PIN) from the SRF;

(e) the SLPI sending a search operation to a credit card issuer'"'"'s database so as to receive information regarding whether the PIN is valid;

(f) when the PIN is determined to be valid as a result of searching of the credit card issuer'"'"'s database, the SLPI receiving a destination number from the SRF;

(g) the SLPI requesting the SSF to send a report regarding a Basic Call State Model (BCSM) event;

(h) the SSF arming event detection points (EDPs) in response to the request for the report regarding the BCSM event;

(i) the SLPI requesting the SSF to disconnect a connection to the SRF in response to the arming of the EDPs;

(j) the SLPI requesting the CCC service user who holds the destination number to make a call connection; and

(k) when the SSF arms the EDPs indicating that a connection to the CCC service user or a called party is disconnected, the SLPI requesting the SSF to bill the CCC service user for the CCC service.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising (l) after (k), making follow-on calls within a range of a predetermined number of times.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the BCSM Event comprises:

an O_Disconnect event in which a connection to a the CCC service user or the called party is disconnected;

an O_Busy event in which the called party is busy on the telephone;

an O_No_Answer event in which the called party does not answer; and

an O_Route_Select_Failure event in which the called party is not positioned in a receiving area.

4. A computer readable recording medium encoded with computer program that executes the method of claim 1 in a computer.