Prepaid short messaging
    1.
    发明申请
    Prepaid short messaging 有权
    预付短信

    公开(公告)号:US20080318604A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-25

    申请号:US12222861

    申请日:2008-08-18

    IPC分类号: H04Q7/20

    摘要: A prepaid messaging solution which uses open networking standards (e.g., TCP/IP) and which supports pre-payment of enhanced Internet messaging services. The disclosed prepaid architectures and methods accurately determine if a subscriber has sufficient account balance to deliver a complete short message, prior to delivery of the message. The short message may be prevented from being delivered (either at the source end or at the destination end) if insufficient funds are in the subscriber's account. A prepaid tariff engine is preferably extensible over a TCP/IP network, and supports remote interaction with the SMSC and web chat servers for the purpose of applying a real-time billing charge for each message. A service provider may create subscriber classes of service that define and uniquely identify subscriber rate and/or tariffing plans used to apply real-time billing charges for sending or receiving of messages. The prepaid short message tariff engine determines the appropriate message billing based upon, e.g., flat rate per message, message count (e.g., 10 messages @ $5.00), character count (e.g., $0.01/char.), Time of Day, Day of Week (i.e., peak & non-peak hours), type of message, and/or mobile location (i.e., network point code). The prepaid short messaging service preferably supports Internet web page access to subscriber's relating to their short messaging account balances and status maintained in the prepaid short messaging database of the prepaid messaging server.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用开放网络标准(例如TCP / IP)并且支持增强型互联网消息传递服务的预付费的预付费消息解决方案。 所披露的预付费架构和方法在交付消息之前准确地确定订户是否具有足够的帐户余额来递送完整的短消息。 如果订户的帐户中没有足够的资金,则可以防止短消息被传送(源端或目的地端)。 预付费率引擎优选通过TCP / IP网络是可扩展的,并且支持与SMSC和网络聊天服务器的远程交互,以便为每个消息应用实时计费费用。 服务提供商可以创建用户等级的服务,其定义并唯一地标识用于应用实时计费费用以发送或接收消息的用户速率和/或费率计划。 预付短信费率引擎基于例如每消息的统一费率,消息计数(例如,10个消息@ $ 5.00),字符数(例如,0.01美元/个字符),一天中的一天,星期几来确定适当的消息计费 (即峰值和非高峰时段),消息类型和/或移动位置(即网络点代码)。 预付费短消息服务优选地支持对与短消息账户余额有关的用户的因特网网页访问以及在预付费消息服务器的预付费短消息数据库中维护的状态。

    Method for providing virtual private network services
    3.
    发明申请
    Method for providing virtual private network services 有权
    提供虚拟专用网服务的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070206744A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-06

    申请号:US10568567

    申请日:2004-08-13

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00

    摘要: The present invention discloses a method for providing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service. The method comprises the steps of: after receiving a call request from a user terminal, a Service Control Point (SCP) judging whether the user terminal has applied for a prepaid service at the same time, if so, initiating a VPN service logic, invoking a prepaid service logic by the VPN service logic, and deducting fee from a prepaid account corresponding to the user terminal while providing the VPN service to the user terminal. With the present invention, a VPN service can be provided for a prepaid service user, which not only brings convenience for prepaid service users, but also prompts expansion of VPN service, thus bringing great interests for the operators.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种提供虚拟专用网(VPN)业务的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:在从用户终端接收到呼叫请求之后,业务控制点(SCP)判断用户终端是否同时申请了预付费业务,如果是这样,发起VPN业务逻辑,调用 由VPN服务逻辑提供的预付费服务逻辑,并且从用户终端对应的预付​​帐户中扣除费用,同时向用户终端提供VPN服务。 通过本发明,可以为预付费业务用户提供VPN业务,不仅为预付费业务用户带来便利,而且还促使VPN业务扩展,为运营商带来极大的兴趣。

    Method and system for communications routing
    5.
    发明申请
    Method and system for communications routing 审中-公开
    通信路由的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050281199A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-22

    申请号:US11159556

    申请日:2005-06-22

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08 G06F11/00 H04Q3/66

    摘要: A method and system for communications routing provides an improved range of service quality and cost options. The method includes receiving at a host computer system an indication that a user has placed a telephone call. Next the host computer system receives from a routing database operatively connected to the host computer system both QoS criteria and cost criteria. The QoS criteria and cost criteria are then matched with empirical QoS data and least-cost routing data, respectively. A call route is then determined based on the matched QoS criteria and cost criteria with empirical QoS data and least-cost routing data, respectively. The routing database is then updated based on whether the determined call route provided an acceptable QoS.

    摘要翻译: 用于通信路由的方法和系统提供了改进的服务质量和成本选择范围。 该方法包括在主计算机系统处接收用户已经发出电话呼叫的指示。 接下来,主计算机系统从可操作地连接到主计算机系统的路由数据库接收QoS准则和成本标准。 然后将QoS标准和成本标准分别与经验QoS数据和最低成本路由数据相匹配。 然后基于匹配的QoS标准和具有经验QoS数据和最低成本路由数据的成本标准来确定呼叫路由。 然后基于所确定的呼叫路由是否提供可接受的QoS来更新路由数据库。

    Prepaid and postpaid subscriber telephony platform
    7.
    发明申请
    Prepaid and postpaid subscriber telephony platform 审中-公开
    预付费和后付费用户电话平台

    公开(公告)号:US20040151292A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-05

    申请号:US10356406

    申请日:2003-01-31

    发明人: David J. Larsen

    IPC分类号: H04M015/00

    摘要: A platform is disposed between a subscriber and a telephony switch such as a Class 5 switch. The platform receives indications of calls placed to and by a subscriber and identifies a service type of each of the calls. The platform validates the subscriber as an active customer based on automatic number identification. The platform determines if the subscriber is eligible to receive or place a call, and/or employ calling features, by looking-up in a local platform database an account status of the customer. For a prepaid customer this includes establishing whether the subscriber has sufficient funds in a prepaid account to pay tolls related to a call. The platform routes an eligible call to or from the subscriber through the switch and a telephony signal system, creates a call detail record and updates subscriber information in the database upon completion of the call.

    摘要翻译: 在订户和电话交换机之间设置一个平台,例如5类交换机。 该平台接收用户发出的呼叫的指示,并识别每个呼叫的服务类型。 该平台基于自动号码识别验证用户作为活跃客户。 平台通过在本地平台数据库中查找客户的帐户状态来确定用户是否有资格接收或发起呼叫和/或使用呼叫特征。 对于预付费客户,这包括确定用户在预付帐户中是否有足够的资金支付与呼叫相关的费用。 平台通过交换机和电话信号系统将符合条件的呼叫路由到订户或通过电话信号系统,在呼叫完成时创建呼叫详细记录并更新数据库中的订户信息。

    Charging method and system for prepaid service
    10.
    发明申请
    Charging method and system for prepaid service 审中-公开
    预付费服务的收费方式和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120057507A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-08

    申请号:US13257927

    申请日:2010-04-09

    IPC分类号: H04L12/16

    摘要: The present invention discloses a charging method and system for a prepaid service. The charging method comprises the following steps that: a VPN charging management module presets different VPN package charging levels in the prepaid service, receives a calling request from a user terminal, and determines whether there is at least one VPN valid user in a calling terminal and a called terminal and determines whether this calling belongs to the preset different VPN package charging levels; and a VPN charging module charges the calling terminal or the called terminal which is a VPN valid user for this calling according to the VPN package charging level to which the calling terminal or the called terminal belongs, and ends this calling if the amount of the user terminal account is insufficient. The present invention realizes the flexible VPN charging in the prepaid service, not only enables a user to enjoy more flexible charging and save charges conveniently, but also it is favourable for the service promotion of operators, without changing the existing service framework structure and development interface, and saves the development costs of operators by synchronizing to multiple systems by a synchronization module.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种预付费服务的收费方法和系统。 收费方法包括以下步骤:VPN计费管理模块预先设定预付费业务中的不同VPN包计费等级,接收用户终端的呼叫请求,确定主叫终端是否至少有一个VPN有效用户, 一个被叫终端,并确定这个呼叫是否属于预设的不同VPN包的计费级别; 并且VPN计费模块根据主叫终端或被叫终端所属的VPN包的计费等级对作为该呼叫的VPN有效用户的主叫终端或被叫终端进行收费,如果该用户的数量 终端账号不足。 本发明实现了预付费业务中的灵活VPN收费,不仅使用户能够方便地享受更灵活的收费和节省费用,而且有利于运营商的业务推广,而不改变现有的业务框架结构和开发接口 ,并通过同步模块同步到多个系统来节省运营商的开发成本。