REVENUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH BILL AND ACCOUNT SUPPRESSION
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Abstract
A revenue management system for telecommunication systems is disclosed. The revenue management system can have multiple integrated modules. The modules can include a revenue generation module, a revenue capture module, a revenue collection module, a revenue intelligence module, and others. The revenue management system can also be configured to simultaneously manage revenue for prepaid, postpaid, now-paid payment models.
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3. A method of billing for services in a revenue management system of a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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creating a bill for a first billing period at a beginning of a second, subsequent billing period;
finalizing the bill for the first billing period;
determining whether to send the bill for the first period to a user; and
in response to determining to not send the bill for the first period to the user, extending the bill for the first billing period into the second billing period. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 6. The method of claim wherein 3, determining whether to send the bill for the first period to the user is based on the user electing to suppress billing.
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13. A system for billing for services in a revenue management system of telecommunications network, the system comprising:
a revenue capture layer communicatively coupled with the telecommunication network supporting the services and adapted to create a bill for a first billing period at a beginning of a second, subsequent billing period, final the bill for the first billing period, determine whether to send the bill for the first period to a user, and in response to determining to not send the bill for the first period to the user, extend the bill for the first billing period into the second billing period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- 16. The system of claim wherein 13, determining whether to send the bill for the first period to the user is based on the user electing to suppress billing.
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23. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instruction which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to bill for services in a revenue management system of telecommunications network by:
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creating a bill for a first billing period at a beginning of a second, subsequent billing period;
finalizing the bill for the first billing period;
determining whether to send the bill for the first period to a user; and
in response to determining to not send the bill for the first period to the user, extending the bill for the first billing period into the second billing period. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 26. The machine-readable medium of claim wherein 23, determining whether to send the bill for the first period to the user is based on the user electing to suppress billing.
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