Communication billing system
First Claim
1. A method of operating a communication billing system, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of wireless service events from a wireless system;
receiving a plurality of wireline service events from a wireline system; and
processing the plurality of wireless service events and the plurality of wireline service events together to apply a cross-contribution, wherein the cross-contribution comprises bundling of service time across a wireless service and a wireline service, wherein applying the cross-contribution comprises;
applying a wireline credit for unused wireline service time to a total wireless charge record;
applying a wireless credit for unused wireless service time to a total wireline charge record.
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Abstract
A communication billing system comprising a processing system coupled to an interface system. The processing system is configured to process a plurality of wireless service events from a wireless system together at the event level with a plurality of wireline service events from a wireline system to generate total charge records for a plurality of wireless services and a plurality of wireline services. The processing system is also configured to process the total charge records for the plurality of wireless services and the plurality of wireline services to generate a customer bill. The interface system is configured to receive the plurality of wireless service events from the wireless system, receive the plurality of wireline service events from the wireline system, and transmit the customer bill for the processing system.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of operating a communication billing system, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of wireless service events from a wireless system; receiving a plurality of wireline service events from a wireline system; and processing the plurality of wireless service events and the plurality of wireline service events together to apply a cross-contribution, wherein the cross-contribution comprises bundling of service time across a wireless service and a wireline service, wherein applying the cross-contribution comprises; applying a wireline credit for unused wireline service time to a total wireless charge record; applying a wireless credit for unused wireless service time to a total wireline charge record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication billing system comprising:
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a processing system configured to process a plurality of wireless service events together with a plurality of wireline service events to apply a cross-contribution, wherein to apply the cross-contribution the processing system is configured to apply a wireline credit for unused wireline service minutes to a total wireless charge record, and apply a wireless credit for unused wireless service minutes to a total wireline charge record; an interface system coupled to the processing system and configured to receive the plurality of wireless service events and receive the plurality of wireline service events for the processing system; and an event storage system configured to store the received plurality of wireline service events and the received plurality of wireless service events. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium having encoded thereon software for a communication billing system, the software comprising:
instructions operational when executed by a processing system to direct the processing system to receive a plurality of wireless service events and a plurality of wireline service events, and process the plurality of wireless service events and the plurality of wireline service events together to apply a cross-contribution wherein the cross-contribution comprises a wireline credit for unused wireline service minutes to a total wireless charge record and a wireless credit for unused wireless service minutes to a total wireline charge record. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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