Generating a Single Billing Record for Multiple Sessions in a Network Environment
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a client services packet gateway operable to communicate with a postpaid end user in order to manage a transaction comprising a plurality of communication sessions; and
a session manager element operable to;
receive the plurality of communication sessions;
associate the plurality of communication sessions with the transaction;
extract data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction; and
generate a single billing record after the transaction is completed, the single billing record comprising the extracted data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of communication sessions of a transaction associated with a postpaid end user. The method includes associating the plurality of communication sessions with the transaction and extracting data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction. The method includes generating a single billing record after the transaction is completed, the single billing record comprising the extracted data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a client services packet gateway operable to communicate with a postpaid end user in order to manage a transaction comprising a plurality of communication sessions; and a session manager element operable to; receive the plurality of communication sessions; associate the plurality of communication sessions with the transaction; extract data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction; and generate a single billing record after the transaction is completed, the single billing record comprising the extracted data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of communication sessions of a transaction associated with a postpaid end user; associating the plurality of communication sessions with the transaction; extracting data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction; and generating a single billing record after the transaction is completed, the single billing record comprising the extracted data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of communication sessions of a transaction associated with a postpaid end user; means for associating the plurality of communication sessions with the transaction; means for extracting data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction; and means for generating a single billing record after the transaction is completed, the single billing record comprising the extracted data from the plurality of communication sessions associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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