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Charging for commercial group based messaging

  • US 9,602,677 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2015
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for implementing a network element in a telecommunication network, the apparatus comprising:

  • a processor configured to;

    receive a message for broadcast over the telecommunication network;

    determine a group of target receiver devices for the message;

    broadcast a decryption key over the telecommunication network based on the determined group of target receiver devices;

    encrypt and broadcast the message over the telecommunication network based on the determined group of target receiver devices;

    determine one or more actual receiver devices in the group of target receiver devices that successfully received and decrypted the message; and

    ,generate one or more charging messages based on the determined actual receiver devices of the broadcasted message.

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