Systems for enabling subscriber monitoring of telecommunications network usage and service plans
First Claim
1. A method of accessing live charging information in a telecommunications network, comprising:
- receiving in a mobile application server a request message from a user equipment via a stateless interface;
identifying a relevant charging system and a relevant policy management system based on information included in the received request message;
generating a charging request message and a policy request message based on the information included in the received request message;
sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system for processing via a stateful interface;
sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system;
receiving in the mobile application server a charging response message from the identified charging system in response to sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system;
receiving in the mobile application server a policy response message from the identified policy management system in response to sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system;
generating in the mobile application server a response message based on charging information included in the received charging response message and policy information included in the received policy response message; and
sending from the mobile application server the generated response message to the user equipment.
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Abstract
Methods, servers and systems for directly accessing and modifying charging information maintained within a telecommunications operator'"'"'s business and operating systems'"'"' infrastructure from user equipment. A mobile application server may receive a charging request from a user equipment, identify a relevant charging system based on the received request, send a charging request to the identified charging system for processing, receive a first response message including charging information from the identified charging system, generate a second response message based on the charging information included in the first response message, and send the generated second response message to the user equipment. The received charging request may include various types of information, including information for transferring cost or billing information from a first billing category to a second billing category.
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A method of accessing live charging information in a telecommunications network, comprising:
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receiving in a mobile application server a request message from a user equipment via a stateless interface; identifying a relevant charging system and a relevant policy management system based on information included in the received request message; generating a charging request message and a policy request message based on the information included in the received request message; sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system for processing via a stateful interface; sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system; receiving in the mobile application server a charging response message from the identified charging system in response to sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system; receiving in the mobile application server a policy response message from the identified policy management system in response to sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system; generating in the mobile application server a response message based on charging information included in the received charging response message and policy information included in the received policy response message; and sending from the mobile application server the generated response message to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing device, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising; receiving a request message from a user equipment via a stateless interface; identifying a relevant charging system and a relevant policy management system based on the information included in the received request message; generating a charging request message and a policy request message based on the information included in the received request message; sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system for processing via a stateful interface; sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system; receiving a charging response message from the identified charging system in response to sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system; receiving a policy response message from the identified policy management system in response to sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system; generating a response message based on charging information included in the received charging response message and policy information included in the received policy response message; and sending the generated response message to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor of a mobile application server to perform operations for accessing live charging information in a telecommunications network, the operations comprising:
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receiving a request message from a user equipment via a stateless interface; identifying a relevant charging system and a relevant policy management system based on information included in the received request message; generating a charging request message and a policy request message based on the information included in the received request message; sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system for processing via a stateful interface; sending the generated policy request message to the identified policy management system; receiving a charging response message from the identified charging system in response to sending the generated charging request message to the identified charging system; generating a response message based on charging information included in the received charging response message and policy information included in the received policy response message; and sending the generated response message to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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