Method for implementing an open charging (OC) middleware platform and gateway system
First Claim
1. A module in a gateway system having:
- a plurality of application interfaces for connecting to a respective plurality of external applications via at least one network;
each said external application distinct from a plurality of subscribers and configured to provide at least one external application function call relating to at least one of said plurality of subscribers to its respective application interface;
a plurality of intelligent network (IN) platform adapters for connecting to a respective plurality of IN platforms;
each of said IN platforms configured to respond to at least one of said external application function calls;
said module comprising;
connections for interconnecting said application interfaces and said platform adapter interfaces;
said module configured to maintain a routing indication associating each of said application interfaces with at least one of said IN platform adapters;
said module further configured to route said at least one external application function call to one of said platform adapters based on said routing indication.
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Abstract
The art of present discloses a method and system for enabling mobile network operators to collect charging information from various other network elements; and indeed, is intended to exploit the resiliency of open network architecture and lessen the requisite dependency on proprietary network elements services and billing systems. The Open Charging (OC) middleware platform and gateway system interacts with proprietary network elements and effectually creates a unifying, enabling layer in mobile networks. Indeed, the art is directed at permitting mobile subscriber access to, among others, third party content and services with the simplicity and convenience of such charges appearing on either mobile phone bill, or decremented from said mobile subscriber'"'"'s pre-paid account.
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13 Claims
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1. A module in a gateway system having:
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a plurality of application interfaces for connecting to a respective plurality of external applications via at least one network;
each said external application distinct from a plurality of subscribers and configured to provide at least one external application function call relating to at least one of said plurality of subscribers to its respective application interface;a plurality of intelligent network (IN) platform adapters for connecting to a respective plurality of IN platforms;
each of said IN platforms configured to respond to at least one of said external application function calls;
said module comprising;connections for interconnecting said application interfaces and said platform adapter interfaces; said module configured to maintain a routing indication associating each of said application interfaces with at least one of said IN platform adapters; said module further configured to route said at least one external application function call to one of said platform adapters based on said routing indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. The gateway system of 1 further comprising a subscriber information caching mechanism for writing subscriber account information to a cache for subsequent forwarding to an IN platform interface designated by said routing indication.
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