Method and system for real-time tiered rating of communication services
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1. A method for managing real-time billing modes in a communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving a signaling message indicative of a communication session involving a communicative entity;
detecting a transfer from a first billing mode for the communicative entity to a second billing mode for communicative entity; and
responsively sending a message to the communicative entity requesting an approval of the transfer.
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Abstract
A service agent can receive a request to establish a communication session between a communicative entity and another communicative entity. The service agent can access profile information for the communicative entity. Using the profile information the service agent can detect a transition from a first billing mode to a second billing mode, and it can prompt the communicative entity for an authorization to transfer from the first billing mode to the second billing mode.
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1. A method for managing real-time billing modes in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a signaling message indicative of a communication session involving a communicative entity;
detecting a transfer from a first billing mode for the communicative entity to a second billing mode for communicative entity; and
responsively sending a message to the communicative entity requesting an approval of the transfer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for transferring billing modes in a communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to establish a session between a communicative entity and another communicative entity;
determining a number of communication units used so far by the communicative entity;
detecting, based at least in part on the number of communication units used so far by the communicative entity, a transfer from a first billing mode for the communicative entity to a second billing mode for the communicative entity; and
requesting from the communicative entity an authorization for the transfer from the first billing mode to the second billing mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for detecting real-time billing mode changes in a communication system comprising:
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accessing profile information, wherein the profile information defines a first billing mode and a second billing mode for a mobile station, wherein the profile information defines a communication unit, wherein the first billing mode corresponds to a predetermined number of communication units, and wherein the second billing mode corresponds to communication units in excess of the predetermined number of communication units;
determining a current usage of the communicative entity, wherein the current usage is measured in communications units, and wherein the communicative entity is currently in a communication session with another communicative entity detecting a transfer from the first billing mode to the second billing mode when the current usage exceeds the predetermined number of communication units;
suspending the communication session between the communicative entity and the other communicative entity; and
requesting an authorization from the communicative entity to transfer from the first billing mode to the second billing mode. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A service agent, comprising
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data storage;
communicative entity interface logic stored in the data storage and executable by the processor (i) to receive a first request from a communicative entity, and (ii) to send the first request to another communicative entity; and
processing logic stored in the data storage and executable by the processor (i) to access communicative entity profile information stored in a plurality of databases, (ii) to determine a current billing mode for the communicative entity, (iii) to detect a transfer from the current billing mode to an updated billing mode, (iv) to request an authorization from the communicative entity to transfer from the current billing mode to the updated billing mode, and (v) to record the authorization from the communicative entity in one of the plurality of databases. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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