WO2012000213A1 - Method and system for pre-paid charging and multimedia message service center - Google Patents

Method and system for pre-paid charging and multimedia message service center Download PDF

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WO2012000213A1
WO2012000213A1 PCT/CN2010/076008 CN2010076008W WO2012000213A1 WO 2012000213 A1 WO2012000213 A1 WO 2012000213A1 CN 2010076008 W CN2010076008 W CN 2010076008W WO 2012000213 A1 WO2012000213 A1 WO 2012000213A1
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  • the present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly to a prepaid charging method, system, and multimedia message service center.
  • Multimedia Messaging Service is a kind of multimedia content that can be transferred between mobile phones and mobile phones, between Service Providers (SPs) and mobile phones, and between other applications such as mobile phones and network service servers.
  • the multimedia message service is divided according to the operator and the area where the user belongs, and the multimedia message service center (MMSC) to which the user belongs is provided with the multimedia message service for the user.
  • SPs Service Providers
  • MMSC multimedia message service center
  • a service provider is a direct provider of mobile Internet application services and is responsible for developing and providing services suitable for mobile phone users based on user requirements.
  • the SP has a telecom carrier access channel to provide services for users, and is a service provider that has telecommunications access resources.
  • Pre-Paid Service (PPS) in multimedia message communication refers to the charging method that the user must pay in advance before using the service and the fee is actually deducted after the user successfully uses the service.
  • OCS Online Charging System
  • SCP Service Control Point
  • SCP Service Control Point
  • the billing user is a prepaid user
  • OCS online charging system
  • the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system (OCS) is in an abnormal state, it directly ends the current multimedia message service, which is similar to the processing flow of the authentication failure. The above processing methods directly affect the user's use of multimedia services. Summary of the invention
  • the present invention provides a prepaid charging method, including: after receiving a request for a multimedia message to be sent by a prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, Transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving party, where the multimedia message center generates a temporary charging CDR for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message, and after the online charging system returns to a normal state, acquiring the temporary Charging the bill, and deducting the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message.
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and after the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generates a temporary replenishment bill; after the online charging system returns to a normal state, the acquiring And the temporary replenishment bill is replenished and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is performed.
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is set. When the reply is not received within the time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and after receiving the authentication request, the authentication platform sends the authentication request to the online charging system.
  • the service control point sends an authentication deduction request, and the authentication platform notifies the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in the process of receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time.
  • Abnormal state can also have the following characteristics: After the multimedia message service center learns that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is not within the set time.
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform receives
  • the replenishment request is sent to the service control point of the online charging system, and the authentication platform receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and notifies the The online charging system described in the multimedia message service center is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider;
  • the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
  • the present invention further provides a prepaid charging system, including: the system includes a multimedia message service center and an online charging system;
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the multimedia message to the receiver, and for the prepaid The sending party sends the multimedia message to generate a temporary charging bill;
  • the online charging system is configured to acquire the temporary charging bill after returning to the normal state, and deduct the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender.
  • the multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate a temporary replenishment bill; the online charging system further sets After the normal state is restored, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to, when receiving the prepaid sender, requesting the multimedia After the request for sending the body message, sending an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time, the online charging system is known
  • the receiving party After receiving the multimedia message, the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or not within the set time.
  • the reply it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid billing system further includes an authentication platform
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and after learning that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, The right platform sends a replenishment request; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state;
  • the authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the authentication request sent by the multimedia message service center, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system; and receive the multimedia message service center to send After the replenishment request, sending the replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system; and notifying the multimedia message when receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time
  • the online charging system described in the service center is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider;
  • the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
  • the present invention provides a multimedia message service center, where the multimedia message service center is configured to know that the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message to be sent. Transmitting the multimedia message to the receiver, and generating a temporary charging bill for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message, so that the online charging system acquires the temporary after returning to a normal state. Charging the bill, and deducting the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message.
  • the multimedia message service center is further configured to learn that the receiver receives the multimedia cancellation After the information fails, when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, the temporary replenishment bill is generated; after the online charging system returns to the normal state, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the prepaid bill is obtained.
  • the charge sender sends a deduction for the operation of the multimedia message to make a payment.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, and receiving the request for the abnormality Responding to the message or not receiving the reply within the set time, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, sending the message to the service control point of the online charging system
  • the replenishment request when receiving the response message containing the cause of the abnormality or not receiving the reply within the set time, is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and after learning that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, The right platform sends a replenishment request; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider;
  • the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
  • the multimedia message service center ensures that the multimedia service of the user runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, after the online charging system returns to the normal state, It can correctly bill the use of this multimedia service, improving the performance of the system and the user experience.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a prepaid charging method in an embodiment
  • 2 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method in a point-to-point multimedia non-forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a first embodiment
  • 3 is a flowchart of a method for implementing prepaid charging in a point-to-point multimedia forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a second embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of implementing a prepaid charging method in an SP multimedia service flow in a third embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method using an authentication platform in a point-to-point multimedia non-forwarding service process of a prepaid user in a fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method by using an authentication platform in a point-to-point multimedia forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a fifth embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method for implementing a prepaid fee using an authentication platform in an SP multimedia service flow in a sixth embodiment.
  • the present invention provides a prepaid billing system that includes a multimedia messaging service center and an online billing system.
  • the multimedia message service center records the temporary charging bills while ensuring that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and the online charging system is restored to the normal state, and then the bill is used. Billing.
  • the functional implementation of this prepaid billing system is as follows:
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the multimedia message to the receiver, and sending the multimedia message to the prepaid sender
  • the operation of the multimedia message generates a temporary charging bill.
  • the online charging system is configured to: after the normal state is restored, obtain the temporary charging bill and deduct the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid user.
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within the set time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the service center when the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the multimedia message
  • the multimedia message After the service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it records the temporary replenishment bills, so that the online billing system returns to the normal state and then uses the bill to replenish the bill to ensure the billing accuracy of the online billing system.
  • the function realization scheme of this prepaid billing system is as follows:
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to generate a temporary replenishment bill when the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the online charging system is further configured to, after returning to the normal state, acquire the temporary replenishment bill and replenish the deduction of the operation of the prepaid fee user to send the multimedia message.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the failure of the receiving party to receive the multimedia message, send a replenishment request to a service control point of the online charging system, and receive a response message including an abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within a certain period of time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the foregoing prepaid billing system may further include an authentication platform.
  • This authentication platform is a unified business data management platform, which is set to complete the authentication of various services, and the names are different among operators.
  • the implementation scheme of the online charging system is abnormal:
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and send the authentication platform to indicate that the online charging system is After the message of the abnormal state, it is learned that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the authentication request sent by the multimedia message service center, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receive a response message including the abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging service center is notified that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the implementation scheme is as follows:
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to send a replenishment request to the authentication platform after the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message.
  • the authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the replenishment request sent by the multimedia message service center, send the replenishment request to a service control point of the online charging system, And when the response message containing the abnormal cause is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging service center is notified that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid sender in the prepaid billing system is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
  • the present invention provides a multimedia message service center, where the multimedia message service center is configured to send to the receiver when the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message transmission. And generating, by the prepaid sender, the temporary charging bill for the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender, so that the online charging system acquires the temporary charging bill after returning to a normal state, and The operation of transmitting the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is deducted.
  • the multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate a temporary replenishment bill; After the fee system returns to the normal state, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receive the inclusion If the response message of the abnormal cause or the reply is not received within the set time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the service to the online charging system is obtained.
  • the control point sends a replenishment request, and when the response message containing the cause of the abnormality is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and knowing that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message And sending a replenishment request to the authentication platform; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; and the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
  • the function of the multimedia message service center is the same as that of the multimedia message service center in the above system embodiment, and details are not described herein.
  • the multimedia message service center ensures that the multimedia service of the user runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, after the online charging system returns to the normal state, It can correctly bill the use of this multimedia service, improving the performance of the system and the user experience.
  • the prepaid charging method includes: Step 101: After receiving a request for a multimedia message to be sent by a prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends a message to the receiver when the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message center is configured to generate a temporary charging bill for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message.
  • the method for the multimedia message service center to know that the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message is one of the following methods:
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or at the set time. When the reply is not received, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center After receiving the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the authentication request.
  • the deduction request after receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time, notifying the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center When the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center records the temporary replenishment CDR after the online charging system is in an abnormal state, so that the online charging system returns to the normal state and then uses the CDR to replenish the payment. Billing accuracy of the online billing system.
  • the multimedia message service center is configured to generate a temporary replenishment bill when the online charging system is in an abnormal state after the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and obtains a temporary replenishment bill; The provisional replenishment bill replenishes the deduction of the operation of the prepaid user to send the multimedia message.
  • the method for the multimedia message service center to know that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state is one of the following methods: 1.
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the multimedia message, and receives a response message including an abnormal reason or fails to receive within a set time. Upon reply, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform after receiving the multimedia message, and the authentication platform sends the replenishment to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the replenishment request.
  • the request after receiving the response message including the cause of the abnormality or not receiving the reply within the set time, notifying the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
  • the first embodiment is applicable to the process of the point-to-point MMS non-forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user. As shown in Figure 2, the following steps are included:
  • Step 201 The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender.
  • Step 202 the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user. When the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary bill is generated.
  • the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user
  • the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the response within the set time, and the OCS system is in an abnormal state ( For example, if the OCS cannot establish a link, the MMSC generates a temporary bill, and proceeds to step 203 according to the successful debit process.
  • the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
  • the MMSC After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and the SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message. Recording the relevant debit bill, returning the authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the MMSC, and the MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful, and if the deduction is successful, and proceeds to step 203, if the deduction fails, the deduction is recorded. The bill is lost, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted.
  • Step 203 The MMSC sends the receiver to the receiver according to the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specification protocol.
  • the message is sent, according to the obtaining confirmation message returned by the receiver, whether the receiving party receives the multimedia message successfully. If the receiving is successful, step 204 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 205 is performed.
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • Step 204 The MMSC records the success of the CDR.
  • the successful CDR includes the content of the temporary charging CDR, and the information about the successful SCP deduction.
  • the MMSC also notifies the sender of the success message.
  • Step 205 After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
  • the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the SCP after receiving the multimedia message, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and generates Temporary replenishment bills.
  • the second embodiment is applicable to the process of the point-to-point MMS forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user. As shown in Figure 3, the following steps are included:
  • Step 301 The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender.
  • Step 302 the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user.
  • a temporary bill is generated.
  • the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user
  • the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the response within the set time, and the OCS system is in an abnormal state ( For example, if the OCS cannot establish a link, the MMSC generates a temporary bill, and proceeds to step 303 according to the successful debit process.
  • the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
  • the MMSC After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and the SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message. Recording the relevant debit bill, returning the authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the MMSC, and the MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful, and if the deduction is successful, and proceeds to step 303, if the deduction fails, the deduction is recorded. The bill is lost, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted.
  • Step 303 The MMSC forwards the MMS message to the receiving multimedia center MMSC B according to the route of the receiving party, and then sends the message directly, and does not need the prepaid deduction fee. After the MMSC B completes the delivery, the MMSC B sends the message to the MMSC B.
  • the sender MMS A sends a forward delivery report, carrying the message delivery status, and the MMSC A determines whether the recipient user receives the multimedia information successfully, and determines whether the receiver receives the multimedia message successfully according to the acquisition confirmation message returned by the receiver.
  • Step 304 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 305 is performed.
  • Step 304 The MMSC records the success of the CDR.
  • the successful CDR includes the content of the temporary billing CDR, and the SCP debiting success information.
  • the MMSC also sends a delivery report notification to the sender to receive the success message.
  • Step 305 After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
  • the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the SCP after receiving the multimedia message, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and generates Temporary replenishment bills.
  • the third embodiment is applicable to the process of SP point-to-point MMS forwarding service.
  • the flow in the third embodiment is basically the same as that in the first embodiment, except that the prepaid sender is SP in the third embodiment, and the prepaid sender is mobile in the first embodiment. terminal.
  • the fourth embodiment is applicable to the process of using external authentication in the point-to-point MMS non-forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user.
  • the specific embodiment is different from the specific implementation in that the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform in the specific embodiment, and the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate with each other in the first embodiment.
  • Step 501 The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender.
  • Step 502 The MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user. When the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary bill is generated. Specifically, when the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is set.
  • the MMSC OCS system When the reply is not received within the fixed time, the MMSC OCS system is notified by the authentication response that the system is in an abnormal state (for example, the OCS cannot establish a link). The MMSC learns that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, generates a temporary charging bill, and succeeds in deducting the charge. The flow continues to step 503.
  • the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
  • the MMSC After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication deduction request to the SCP after receiving the request.
  • the SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message, records the relevant debit bill, returns an authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform notifies the MMSC of the result. .
  • the MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful. If the deduction is successful, and continues to step 503, if the deduction fails, the debit failure bill is recorded, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted.
  • Step 503 The MMSC sends a message to the receiver according to the 3GPP specification protocol, and determines whether the receiver receives the multimedia message successfully according to the obtaining confirmation message returned by the receiver. If the receiving is successful, step 504 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 505 is performed.
  • Step 504 The MMSC records the success of the CDR.
  • the successful CDR includes the content of the temporary billing CDR, and the SCP debiting success information.
  • the MMSC also notifies the sender of the success message.
  • Step 505 After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
  • the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the authentication platform after receiving the multimedia message, and the authentication platform sends a replenishment request message to the SCP, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or within the set time.
  • the reply is not received, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and the MMSC is notified that the OCS system is in an abnormal state.
  • a temporary replenishment bill is generated.
  • Embodiment 5 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 5:
  • the fifth embodiment is applicable to the point-to-point MMS forwarding service used by the prepaid mobile terminal user.
  • the specific embodiment of FIG. 6 is different from the specific implementation of the second embodiment.
  • the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform, and in the second embodiment, the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate.
  • the specific process of the specific MMSC and the SCP through the authentication platform is the same as that in the specific embodiment 4, and the description is not repeated here.
  • the sixth embodiment is applicable to the process of using external authentication in the point-to-point MMS forwarding service of the SP.
  • the specific embodiment of FIG. 7 is different from the third embodiment in that the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform in the specific embodiment, and the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate with each other in the third embodiment.
  • the specific process of the MMSC and the SCP through the authentication platform is the same as that in the specific embodiment 4, and the description is not repeated here.
  • the multimedia message service center ensures that the user's multimedia service runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, in the online charging system. After the normal state is restored, the use of the multimedia service can still be correctly charged, thereby improving the performance of the system and the user experience.
  • the MMSC records the temporary charging bill and the temporary replenishment bill. After the OSC system returns to the normal state, the MMSC system is restored from the MMSC. After the temporary billing bill and the temporary replenishment bill are obtained, the sender is deducted according to the temporary billing bill, because the receiver does not successfully receive the multimedia message, and then supplements the sender according to the temporary replenishment bill. To ensure accurate billing for this business process.
  • the sending direction MMSC requests to send a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC system is in an abnormal state. After the MMSC generates the temporary charging bill, and the multimedia message is sent to the receiving party, the OSC system returns to normal, and the receiving party successfully receives. The OSC system learns the temporary billing CDRs from the MMSC, and deducts the sender's bill to ensure accurate billing for this business process.
  • the sending direction MMSC requests to send a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC system is in a normal state.
  • the charging party deducts the fee
  • the MMSC sends a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC performs an abnormal state, and the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and the MMSC fails.
  • the OSC system returns to the normal state.
  • the MMSC learns the temporary replenishment bill, because the receiver has not successfully received the multimedia message, the sender is replenished according to the temporary replenishment bill. Accurate billing for business processes. It is a matter of course that the invention may be embodied in various other forms and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
  • the prepaid charging method and system and the multimedia message service center provided by the invention ensure that the multimedia message service center smoothly performs the multimedia service of the user when the online charging system is in an abnormal state by enhancing the function of the multimedia message service center, and records After the online billing system returns to the normal state, the temporary bill can still be correctly charged for the use of the multimedia service, which improves the performance of the system and the user experience.

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A method and system for pre-paid charging and a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) are provided. The method includes that: after receiving the request for requiring to transmit the multimedia message by the pre-paid transmitter and knowing that an Online Charging System (OCS) is in the abnormal state, an MMSC transmits a multimedia message to a receiver (101); the MMSC generates a temporary charging bill for the operation that the pre-paid transmitter transmits the multimedia message (102); and after recovering the normal state, the OCS obtains the temporary charging bill and deducts fee for the operation that the pre-paid transmitter transmits the multimedia message (103). By enhancing the function of the MMSC, the present invention enables the MMSC to ensure the multimedia service of the user to carry out smoothly and to record the temporary charging bill when the OCS is in the abnormal state, and after the OCS recovers the normal state, still to charge correctly for the use of the current multimedia service, so as to improve the capability of the system and the experience of the user.

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一种预付费计费方法、 系统及多媒体消息服务中心  Prepaid billing method, system and multimedia message service center
技术领域 Technical field
本发明涉及一种无线通信系统， 尤其涉及一种预付费计费方法、 系统及 多媒体消息服务中心。  The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly to a prepaid charging method, system, and multimedia message service center.
背景技术 Background technique
多媒体消息业务（ Multimedia Messaging Service, 简称 MMS )是一种能 够在手机和手机之间、 业务提供商 ( Service Provider, 简称 SP )和手机之间 以及手机和网络业务服务器等其他应用之间传送多媒体内容的消息服务。 多 媒体消息业务按照用户归属的运营商及所在的区域进行划分， 由用户归属的 多媒体消息服务中心（ Multimedia Message Service Center , 简称 MMSC )为 用户提供多媒体消息业务。  Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a kind of multimedia content that can be transferred between mobile phones and mobile phones, between Service Providers (SPs) and mobile phones, and between other applications such as mobile phones and network service servers. Message service. The multimedia message service is divided according to the operator and the area where the user belongs, and the multimedia message service center (MMSC) to which the user belongs is provided with the multimedia message service for the user.
业务提供商是指移动互联网应用服务的直接提供者， 负责根据用户的要 求开发和提供适合手机用户使用的服务。 通常 SP具有电信运营商接入通道， 为用户提供服务， 为拥有电信接入资源的服务提供商。  A service provider is a direct provider of mobile Internet application services and is responsible for developing and providing services suitable for mobile phone users based on user requirements. Usually, the SP has a telecom carrier access channel to provide services for users, and is a service provider that has telecommunications access resources.
多媒体消息通信中的预付费业务（Pre-Paid Service, 简称 PPS )是指用户 在使用业务之前必须预先支付费用并且此费用在用户成功使用业务之后再给 予实际的扣除的计费方式。在线计费系统（ Online Charging System,简称 OCS ) 用于实现计费功能， 在线计费系统中服务控制点 （ Service Control Point , 简 称 SCP )主要负责预付费、 实时在线等各种方式的具体计费。  Pre-Paid Service (PPS) in multimedia message communication refers to the charging method that the user must pay in advance before using the service and the fee is actually deducted after the user successfully uses the service. The Online Charging System (OCS) is used to implement the billing function. The Service Control Point (SCP) in the online billing system is mainly responsible for the specific billing of various modes such as prepaid and real-time online. .
在多媒体消息业务中， 如果计费的用户为预付费用户， 需要及时到 OCS 系统进行计费和用户资费鉴权， 对于余额不足的预付费用户， 立刻终止提供 多媒体消息业务。 由于在线计费系统（OCS )是一个非常复杂且重要的系统， 和其进行业务交互的网元非常多， 因而经常成为瓶颈， 可能会出现业务阻塞、 系统异常的情况。 在已有技术中， 多媒体消息服务中心获知在线计费系统 ( OCS )处于异常状态时， 便直接结束当前多媒体消息业务， 类似于鉴权失 败的处理流程。 上述处理方式直接影响用户对多媒体业务的使用。 发明内容 In the multimedia message service, if the billing user is a prepaid user, it is necessary to timely perform charging and user fee authentication to the OCS system, and immediately terminate the provision of the multimedia message service for the prepaid user with insufficient balance. Since the online charging system (OCS) is a very complicated and important system, and there are many network elements that interact with the service, it often becomes a bottleneck, and business congestion and system abnormalities may occur. In the prior art, when the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system (OCS) is in an abnormal state, it directly ends the current multimedia message service, which is similar to the processing flow of the authentication failure. The above processing methods directly affect the user's use of multimedia services. Summary of the invention
本发明的目的在于提供一种预付费计费方法、 系统及多媒体消息服务中 心， 保证用户的多媒体业务顺利进行的同时提高系统性能。 为了解决上述技术问题， 本发明提供了一种预付费计费方法， 包括： 多 媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消息， 所述多 媒体消息中心针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计 费话单， 所述在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对 所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  It is an object of the present invention to provide a prepaid charging method, system and multimedia message service center to ensure smooth performance of a user's multimedia service while improving system performance. In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a prepaid charging method, including: after receiving a request for a multimedia message to be sent by a prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, Transmitting the multimedia message to the receiving party, where the multimedia message center generates a temporary charging CDR for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message, and after the online charging system returns to a normal state, acquiring the temporary Charging the bill, and deducting the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message.
上述方法还可以具有以下特点：  The above method can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 所述在线计费 系统恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送 所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  The multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and after the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generates a temporary replenishment bill; after the online charging system returns to a normal state, the acquiring And the temporary replenishment bill is replenished and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is performed.
上述方法还可以具有以下特点：  The above method can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送 的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态为：  After receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常 原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常 状态； 或  After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is set. When the reply is not received within the time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求， 所述鉴权平台收到所述鉴权请求后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 所述鉴权平台收到包含异 常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复后， 通知所述多媒体消息服务 中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。 上述方法还可以具有以下特点： 所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态为： After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and after receiving the authentication request, the authentication platform sends the authentication request to the online charging system. The service control point sends an authentication deduction request, and the authentication platform notifies the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in the process of receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time. Abnormal state. The above method can also have the following characteristics: After the multimedia message service center learns that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应 消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态； 或 所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求， 所述鉴权平台收到所述补款请求后向所述在线计 费系统的服务控制点发送该补款请求， 所述鉴权平台收到包含异常原因的响 应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复后， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在 线计费系统处于异常状态。  After the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is not within the set time. Upon receiving the reply, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or the multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform receives After the replenishment request, the replenishment request is sent to the service control point of the online charging system, and the authentication platform receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and notifies the The online charging system described in the multimedia message service center is in an abnormal state.
上述方法还可以具有以下特点：  The above method can also have the following characteristics:
所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心 是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
为了解决上述技术问题， 本发明还提供一种预付费计费系统， 包括： 所 述系统包括多媒体消息服务中心和在线计费系统；  In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention further provides a prepaid charging system, including: the system includes a multimedia message service center and an online charging system;
所述多媒体消息服务中心设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体 消息发送的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述 多媒体消息， 并针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时 计费话单；  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the multimedia message to the receiver, and for the prepaid The sending party sends the multimedia message to generate a temporary charging bill;
所述在线计费系统设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  The online charging system is configured to acquire the temporary charging bill after returning to the normal state, and deduct the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender.
上述预付费计费系统还可以具有以下特点：  The above prepaid billing system can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心还设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消 息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 所述在线计费系统还设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话 单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  The multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate a temporary replenishment bill; the online charging system further sets After the normal state is restored, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
上述预付费计费系统还可以具有以下特点：  The above prepaid billing system can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后，向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费 系统处于异常状态； 或， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息 或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。 The multimedia message service center is configured to, when receiving the prepaid sender, requesting the multimedia After the request for sending the body message, sending an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time, the online charging system is known After receiving the multimedia message, the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or not within the set time. When the reply is received, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
上述预付费计费系统还可以具有以下特点：  The above prepaid billing system can also have the following characteristics:
所述预付费计费系统还包括鉴权平台；  The prepaid billing system further includes an authentication platform;
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求； 获知所述接收方接收所述 多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求； 以及在收到鉴权平台处发送 的表明所述在线计费系统处于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计费系统处 于异常状态；  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and after learning that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, The right platform sends a replenishment request; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state;
所述鉴权平台设置为，收到所述多媒体消息服务中心发送的鉴权请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求； 收到所述多媒体消息 服务中心发送的补款请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送此补款 请求； 以及在收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  The authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the authentication request sent by the multimedia message service center, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system; and receive the multimedia message service center to send After the replenishment request, sending the replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system; and notifying the multimedia message when receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time The online charging system described in the service center is in an abnormal state.
上述预付费计费系统还可以具有以下特点：  The above prepaid billing system can also have the following characteristics:
所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心 是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
为了解决上述技术问题， 本发明提供了一种多媒体消息服务中心， 所述 多媒体消息服务中心设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送 的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消 息 ,并针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计费话单； 以便所述在线计费系统在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所 述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a multimedia message service center, where the multimedia message service center is configured to know that the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message to be sent. Transmitting the multimedia message to the receiver, and generating a temporary charging bill for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message, so that the online charging system acquires the temporary after returning to a normal state. Charging the bill, and deducting the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message.
上述多媒体消息服务中心可以具有以下特点：  The above multimedia message service center can have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心还设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消 息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 以 便所述在线计费系统在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单， 并对所述 预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。 The multimedia message service center is further configured to learn that the receiver receives the multimedia cancellation After the information fails, when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, the temporary replenishment bill is generated; after the online charging system returns to the normal state, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the prepaid bill is obtained. The charge sender sends a deduction for the operation of the multimedia message to make a payment.
上述多媒体消息服务中心还可以具有以下特点：  The above multimedia message service center can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后，向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费 系统处于异常状态； 或， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息 或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。  The multimedia message service center is configured to send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, and receiving the request for the abnormality Responding to the message or not receiving the reply within the set time, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, sending the message to the service control point of the online charging system The replenishment request, when receiving the response message containing the cause of the abnormality or not receiving the reply within the set time, is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
上述多媒体消息服务中心还可以具有以下特点：  The above multimedia message service center can also have the following characteristics:
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求； 获知所述接收方接收所述 多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求； 以及在收到鉴权平台处发送 的表明所述在线计费系统处于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计费系统处 于异常状态。  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and after learning that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, The right platform sends a replenishment request; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
上述多媒体消息服务中心还可以具有以下特点：  The above multimedia message service center can also have the following characteristics:
所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心 是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
本发明通过增强多媒体消息服务中心的功能， 使多媒体消息服务中心在 在线计费系统处于异常状态时保证用户的多媒体业务顺利进行， 并记录临时 话单， 在在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 仍能对本次多媒体业务的使用进行 正确计费， 提高了系统的性能和用户的体验。 附图概述  By enhancing the function of the multimedia message service center, the multimedia message service center ensures that the multimedia service of the user runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, after the online charging system returns to the normal state, It can correctly bill the use of this multimedia service, improving the performance of the system and the user experience. BRIEF abstract
图 1是实施例中预付费计费方法的流程图；  1 is a flow chart of a prepaid charging method in an embodiment;
图 2是具体实施例一中预付费用户点对点多媒体非前转业务流程中实现 预付费计费方法的流程图； 图 3是具体实施例二中预付费用户点对点多媒体前转业务流程中实现预 付费计费方法的流程图； 2 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method in a point-to-point multimedia non-forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a first embodiment; 3 is a flowchart of a method for implementing prepaid charging in a point-to-point multimedia forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a second embodiment;
图 4是具体实施例三中 SP多媒体业务流程中实现预付费计费方法的流程 图；  4 is a flow chart of implementing a prepaid charging method in an SP multimedia service flow in a third embodiment;
图 5是具体实施例四中预付费用户点对点多媒体非前转业务流程中使用 鉴权平台实现预付费计费方法的流程图；  5 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method using an authentication platform in a point-to-point multimedia non-forwarding service process of a prepaid user in a fourth embodiment;
图 6是具体实施例五中预付费用户点对点多媒体前转业务流程中使用鉴 权平台实现预付费计费方法的流程图；  6 is a flowchart of a method for implementing a prepaid charging method by using an authentication platform in a point-to-point multimedia forwarding service flow of a prepaid user in a fifth embodiment;
图 7是具体实施例六中 SP多媒体业务流程中使用鉴权平台实现预付费计 费方法的流程图。  7 is a flow chart of a method for implementing a prepaid fee using an authentication platform in an SP multimedia service flow in a sixth embodiment.
本发明的较佳实施方式 Preferred embodiment of the invention
本发明提供了一种预付费计费系统 , 该预付费计费系统包括多媒体消息 服务中心和在线计费系统。  The present invention provides a prepaid billing system that includes a multimedia messaging service center and an online billing system.
上述预付费计费系统中多媒体消息服务中心在获知在线计费系统处于异 常状态后保证多媒体业务的继续执行的同时记录临时计费话单， 使在线计费 系统恢复正常状态后使用此话单进行计费。 此预付费计费系统的功能实现方 案如下：  In the above-mentioned prepaid charging system, the multimedia message service center records the temporary charging bills while ensuring that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and the online charging system is restored to the normal state, and then the bill is used. Billing. The functional implementation of this prepaid billing system is as follows:
多媒体消息服务中心设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息 发送的请求后获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体 消息 , 并针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计费话 单。 在线计费系统设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单并对 所述预付费用户发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the multimedia message to the receiver, and sending the multimedia message to the prepaid sender The operation of the multimedia message generates a temporary charging bill. The online charging system is configured to: after the normal state is restored, obtain the temporary charging bill and deduct the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid user.
具体地， 多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息 发送的请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到 包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统 处于异常状态。  Specifically, after receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within the set time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
上述预付费计费系统中接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败时， 多媒体消息 服务中心在获知在线计费系统处于异常状态后， 记录临时补款话单， 使在线 计费系统恢复正常状态后使用此话单进行补款， 保证在线计费系统的计费准 确度。 此预付费计费系统的功能实现方案如下： In the above prepaid charging system, when the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the multimedia message After the service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it records the temporary replenishment bills, so that the online billing system returns to the normal state and then uses the bill to replenish the bill to ensure the billing accuracy of the online billing system. The function realization scheme of this prepaid billing system is as follows:
多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失 败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单。 在线计 费系统还设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单并对所述预付 费用户发送所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  The multimedia message service center is configured to generate a temporary replenishment bill when the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state. The online charging system is further configured to, after returning to the normal state, acquire the temporary replenishment bill and replenish the deduction of the operation of the prepaid fee user to send the multimedia message.
具体地， 多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒 体消息失败后向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异 常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异 常状态。  Specifically, the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the failure of the receiving party to receive the multimedia message, send a replenishment request to a service control point of the online charging system, and receive a response message including an abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within a certain period of time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
上述预付费计费系统中还可以包括鉴权平台。 此鉴权平台是一个统一的 业务数据管理平台， 其设置为完成对各种业务的鉴权， 在各运营商中的名称 有所不同。  The foregoing prepaid billing system may further include an authentication platform. This authentication platform is a unified business data management platform, which is set to complete the authentication of various services, and the names are different among operators.
多媒体消息服务中心收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求 后获知在线计费系统处于异常状态的实现方案如下：  After the multimedia message service center receives the request from the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, the implementation scheme of the online charging system is abnormal:
多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消 息发送的请求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求； 在收到鉴权平台处发送的表明 所述在线计费系统处于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常 状态。 鉴权平台设置为， 收到所述多媒体消息服务中心发送的鉴权请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 在收到包含异常原因 的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所 述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and send the authentication platform to indicate that the online charging system is After the message of the abnormal state, it is learned that the online charging system is in an abnormal state. The authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the authentication request sent by the multimedia message service center, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receive a response message including the abnormal reason or When the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging service center is notified that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后获知所 述在线计费系统处于异常状态的实现方案如下：  The multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state. The implementation scheme is as follows:
多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失 败后向鉴权平台发送补款请求。 鉴权平台设置为， 收到所述多媒体消息服务 中心发送的补款请求后，向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送此补款请求， 并在收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 通知所述 多媒体消息服务中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。 The multimedia message service center is configured to send a replenishment request to the authentication platform after the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message. The authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the replenishment request sent by the multimedia message service center, send the replenishment request to a service control point of the online charging system, And when the response message containing the abnormal cause is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging service center is notified that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
本预付费计费系统中预付费发送方是移动终端或服务提供商； 多媒体消 息服务中心是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender in the prepaid billing system is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
本发明提供了一种多媒体消息服务中心， 所述多媒体消息服务中心设置 为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 获知在线计费 系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消息， 并针对所述预付费发 送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计费话单； 以便所述在线计费系统 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所 述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  The present invention provides a multimedia message service center, where the multimedia message service center is configured to send to the receiver when the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message transmission. And generating, by the prepaid sender, the temporary charging bill for the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender, so that the online charging system acquires the temporary charging bill after returning to a normal state, and The operation of transmitting the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is deducted.
优选地， 所述多媒体消息服务中心还设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述 多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款 话单； 以便所述在线计费系统在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  Preferably, the multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate a temporary replenishment bill; After the fee system returns to the normal state, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
优选地， 所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求 进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权 扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获 知在线计费系统处于异常状态； 或， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失 败后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因 的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时，获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。  Preferably, the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receive the inclusion If the response message of the abnormal cause or the reply is not received within the set time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the service to the online charging system is obtained. The control point sends a replenishment request, and when the response message containing the cause of the abnormality is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
优选地， 所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求 进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求； 获知所述接收方 接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求； 以及在收到鉴权平 台处发送的表明所述在线计费系统处于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计 费系统处于异常状态。  Preferably, the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and knowing that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message And sending a replenishment request to the authentication platform; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
优选地， 所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息 服务中心是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。 上述多媒体消息 服务中心与上述系统实施例中的多媒体消息服务中心的功能相同， 在此不赘 述。 本发明通过增强多媒体消息服务中心的功能， 使多媒体消息服务中心在 在线计费系统处于异常状态时保证用户的多媒体业务顺利进行， 并记录临时 话单， 在在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 仍能对本次多媒体业务的使用进行 正确计费， 提高了系统的性能和用户的体验。 Preferably, the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; and the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs. The function of the multimedia message service center is the same as that of the multimedia message service center in the above system embodiment, and details are not described herein. By enhancing the function of the multimedia message service center, the multimedia message service center ensures that the multimedia service of the user runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, after the online charging system returns to the normal state, It can correctly bill the use of this multimedia service, improving the performance of the system and the user experience.
如图 1 所示， 预付费计费方法包括： 步骤 101、 多媒体消息服务中心在 收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后获知在线计费系统处于 异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消息； 步骤 102、 所述多媒体消息中 心针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计费话单； 步 骤 103、 所述在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单并对所 述预付费用户发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  As shown in FIG. 1 , the prepaid charging method includes: Step 101: After receiving a request for a multimedia message to be sent by a prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends a message to the receiver when the online charging system is in an abnormal state. The multimedia message center is configured to generate a temporary charging bill for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message. Step 103: After the online charging system returns to a normal state, obtain the Temporarily charging the bill and deducting the operation of the prepaid user to send the multimedia message.
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后获知在线计费系统处于异常状态的方法是以下方法之一：  The method for the multimedia message service center to know that the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message is one of the following methods:
一， 多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的 响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。  After receiving the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or at the set time. When the reply is not received, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
二， 多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求， 所述鉴权平台收到后向所述在线计费系统的服务 控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未 收到回复后，通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  After receiving the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the authentication request. The deduction request, after receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time, notifying the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败时， 多媒体消息服务中心在获知在线计 费系统处于异常状态后， 记录临时补款话单， 使在线计费系统恢复正常状态 后使用此话单进行补款， 保证在线计费系统的计费准确度。 具体包括： 多媒 体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后获知所述在线计 费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 所述在线计费系统恢复正常状 态后， 获取所述临时补款话单并对所述预付费用户发送所述多媒体消息的操 作的扣费进行补款。  When the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center records the temporary replenishment CDR after the online charging system is in an abnormal state, so that the online charging system returns to the normal state and then uses the CDR to replenish the payment. Billing accuracy of the online billing system. Specifically, the multimedia message service center is configured to generate a temporary replenishment bill when the online charging system is in an abnormal state after the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and obtains a temporary replenishment bill; The provisional replenishment bill replenishes the deduction of the operation of the prepaid user to send the multimedia message.
多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后获知所 述在线计费系统处于异常状态的方法是以下方法之一： 一， 多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后向 所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消 息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。 The method for the multimedia message service center to know that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state is one of the following methods: 1. The multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the multimedia message, and receives a response message including an abnormal reason or fails to receive within a set time. Upon reply, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
二， 多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后向 鉴权平台发送补款请求， 所述鉴权平台收到后向所述在线计费系统的服务控 制点发送此补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到 回复后， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  2. The multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform after receiving the multimedia message, and the authentication platform sends the replenishment to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the replenishment request. The request, after receiving the response message including the cause of the abnormality or not receiving the reply within the set time, notifying the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
下面以具体实施例详细说明本发明。  The invention will now be described in detail by way of specific examples.
具体实施例一：  Embodiment 1
具体实施例一适用于预付费移动终端用户的点对点彩信非前转业务的流 程。 如图 2所示包括以下步骤：  The first embodiment is applicable to the process of the point-to-point MMS non-forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user. As shown in Figure 2, the following steps are included:
步骤 201 ,预付费移动终端向 MMSC发送彩信请求消息， MMSC进行本 地检查以后 （地址分析、 路由检查、 黑白名单等） ， 向发送方返回响应； 步骤 202, MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 判断 OCS系统处于 异常状态时， 生成临时计费话单。  Step 201: The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender. Step 202, the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user. When the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary bill is generated.
具体的， MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 向 SCP发送鉴权扣费 请求，收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时，获知 OCS 系统处于异常状态（例如 OCS无法建立链接的情况 ) , MMSC生成临时计费 话单， 并且按照扣费成功的流程继续执行步骤 203。  Specifically, when the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the response within the set time, and the OCS system is in an abnormal state ( For example, if the OCS cannot establish a link, the MMSC generates a temporary bill, and proceeds to step 203 according to the successful debit process.
MMSC判断发送方用户不是预付费用户时， 执行后付费流程， 具体流程 此处不具体描述。  When the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
本步骤中， OCS系统处于正常状态时执行以下流程： MMSC判断发送方 用户是预付费用户后， 向 SCP发送鉴权扣费请求， SCP根据扣费请求消息中 彩信费用对预付费用户进行扣费， 记录相关扣费话单， 向 MMSC返回带有操 作结果的鉴权扣费请求应答消息， MMSC判断扣费是否成功，如果扣费成功， 并继续执行步骤 203 , 如果扣费失败， 记录此扣费失败话单， 并记录相应错 误内容， 流程中止。  In this step, when the OCS system is in a normal state, the following process is performed: After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and the SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message. Recording the relevant debit bill, returning the authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the MMSC, and the MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful, and if the deduction is successful, and proceeds to step 203, if the deduction fails, the deduction is recorded. The bill is lost, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted.
步骤 203 , MMSC根据第三代合作伙伴计划 （ 3GPP )规范协议向接收方 下发消息， 根据接收方返回的获取确认消息判断接收方接收多媒体消息是否 成功， 接收成功时， 执行步骤 204, 接收失败时， 执行步骤 205。 Step 203: The MMSC sends the receiver to the receiver according to the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specification protocol. The message is sent, according to the obtaining confirmation message returned by the receiver, whether the receiving party receives the multimedia message successfully. If the receiving is successful, step 204 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 205 is performed.
步骤 204, MMSC记录成功话单， 此成功话单中包括临时计费话单的内 容， 还包括 SCP扣费成功的信息。 MMSC还向发送方通知接收成功消息。  Step 204: The MMSC records the success of the CDR. The successful CDR includes the content of the temporary charging CDR, and the information about the successful SCP deduction. The MMSC also notifies the sender of the success message.
步骤 205, MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后， 确定 OCS系统处 于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单。  Step 205: After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
具体地， MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后向 SCP发送补款请求 消息， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在 线计费系统处于异常状态， 生成临时补款话单。  Specifically, the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the SCP after receiving the multimedia message, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and generates Temporary replenishment bills.
具体实施例二：  Specific embodiment 2:
具体实施例二适用于预付费移动终端用户的点对点彩信前转业务的流 程。 如图 3所示包括以下步骤：  The second embodiment is applicable to the process of the point-to-point MMS forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user. As shown in Figure 3, the following steps are included:
步骤 301 ,预付费移动终端向 MMSC发送彩信请求消息， MMSC进行本 地检查以后 （地址分析、 路由检查、 黑白名单等） ， 向发送方返回响应； 步骤 302, MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 判断 OCS系统处于 异常状态时， 生成临时计费话单。  Step 301: The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender. Step 302, the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user. When the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary bill is generated.
具体地， MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 向 SCP发送鉴权扣费 请求，收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时，获知 OCS 系统处于异常状态（例如 OCS无法建立链接的情况 ) , MMSC生成临时计费 话单， 并且按照扣费成功的流程继续执行步骤 303。  Specifically, when the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the response within the set time, and the OCS system is in an abnormal state ( For example, if the OCS cannot establish a link, the MMSC generates a temporary bill, and proceeds to step 303 according to the successful debit process.
MMSC判断发送方用户不是预付费用户时， 执行后付费流程， 具体流程 此处不具体描述。  When the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
本步骤中， OCS系统处于正常状态时执行以下流程： MMSC判断发送方 用户是预付费用户后， 向 SCP发送鉴权扣费请求， SCP根据扣费请求消息中 彩信费用对预付费用户进行扣费， 记录相关扣费话单， 向 MMSC返回带有操 作结果的鉴权扣费请求应答消息， MMSC判断扣费是否成功，如果扣费成功， 并继续执行步骤 303 , 如果扣费失败， 记录此扣费失败话单， 并记录相应错 误内容， 流程中止。 步骤 303 , MMSC根据接收方用户的路由， 进行彩信前转到接收方多媒 体中心 MMSC B收到前转彩信消息以后，直接下发消息，不需要预付费扣费， MMSC B完成下发以后， 向发送方彩信中心 MMSC A发送前转投递报告，携 带消息下发状态， MMSC A判断接收方用户接收多媒体信息是否成功， 根据 接收方返回的获取确认消息判断接收方接收多媒体消息是否成功， 接收成功 时， 执行步骤 304, 接收失败时， 执行步骤 305。 In this step, when the OCS system is in a normal state, the following process is performed: After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication deduction request to the SCP, and the SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message. Recording the relevant debit bill, returning the authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the MMSC, and the MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful, and if the deduction is successful, and proceeds to step 303, if the deduction fails, the deduction is recorded. The bill is lost, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted. Step 303: The MMSC forwards the MMS message to the receiving multimedia center MMSC B according to the route of the receiving party, and then sends the message directly, and does not need the prepaid deduction fee. After the MMSC B completes the delivery, the MMSC B sends the message to the MMSC B. The sender MMS A sends a forward delivery report, carrying the message delivery status, and the MMSC A determines whether the recipient user receives the multimedia information successfully, and determines whether the receiver receives the multimedia message successfully according to the acquisition confirmation message returned by the receiver. Step 304 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 305 is performed.
步骤 304, MMSC记录成功话单， 此成功话单中包括临时计费话单的内 容，还包括 SCP扣费成功的信息。 MMSC还向发送方下发投递报告通知接收 成功消息。  Step 304: The MMSC records the success of the CDR. The successful CDR includes the content of the temporary billing CDR, and the SCP debiting success information. The MMSC also sends a delivery report notification to the sender to receive the success message.
步骤 305, MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后， 确定 OCS系统处 于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单。  Step 305: After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
具体地， MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后向 SCP发送补款请求 消息， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在 线计费系统处于异常状态， 生成临时补款话单。  Specifically, the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the SCP after receiving the multimedia message, and receives the response message including the abnormal reason or does not receive the reply within the set time, and learns that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and generates Temporary replenishment bills.
具体实施例三：  Specific embodiment 3:
具体实施例三适用于 SP点对点彩信前转业务的流程。如图 4所示本具体 实施例三中的流程与具体实施例一中流程基本相同， 不同之处是具体实施例 三中预付费发送方为 SP, 具体实施例一中预付费发送方为移动终端。  The third embodiment is applicable to the process of SP point-to-point MMS forwarding service. The flow in the third embodiment is basically the same as that in the first embodiment, except that the prepaid sender is SP in the third embodiment, and the prepaid sender is mobile in the first embodiment. terminal.
具体实施例四：  Specific Embodiment 4:
具体实施例四适用于预付费移动终端用户的点对点彩信非前转业务中使 用外部鉴权的流程。 此具体实施例与具体实施一的不同之处在于， 此具体实 施例中 MMSC与 SCP通信时需经由鉴权平台， 而具体实施例一中 MMSC与 SCP可直接通信。  The fourth embodiment is applicable to the process of using external authentication in the point-to-point MMS non-forwarding service of the prepaid mobile terminal user. The specific embodiment is different from the specific implementation in that the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform in the specific embodiment, and the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate with each other in the first embodiment.
如图 5所示包括以下步骤：  As shown in Figure 5, the following steps are included:
步骤 501 ,预付费移动终端向 MMSC发送彩信请求消息， MMSC进行本 地检查以后 （地址分析、 路由检查、 黑白名单等） ， 向发送方返回响应； 步骤 502, MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 判断 OCS系统处于 异常状态时， 生成临时计费话单。 具体地， MMSC判断发送方用户是预付费用户时， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权 请求， 鉴权平台收到后向 SCP发送此鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响 应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 通过鉴权响应通知 MMSC OCS系统 处于异常状态 （例如 OCS无法建立链接的情况） ， MMSC获知 OCS系统处 于异常状态，生成临时计费话单，并且按照扣费成功的流程继续执行步骤 503。 Step 501: The prepaid mobile terminal sends a multimedia message request message to the MMSC, and the MMSC performs a local check (address analysis, route check, black and white list, etc.), and returns a response to the sender. Step 502: The MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user. When the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary bill is generated. Specifically, when the MMSC determines that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication deduction request to the SCP, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is set. When the reply is not received within the fixed time, the MMSC OCS system is notified by the authentication response that the system is in an abnormal state (for example, the OCS cannot establish a link). The MMSC learns that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, generates a temporary charging bill, and succeeds in deducting the charge. The flow continues to step 503.
MMSC判断发送方用户不是预付费用户时， 执行后付费流程， 具体流程 此处不具体描述。  When the MMSC determines that the sender user is not a prepaid user, the MMSC performs a post-paid payment process, and the specific process is not specifically described herein.
本步骤中， OCS系统处于正常状态时执行以下流程： MMSC判断发送方 用户是预付费用户后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求， 鉴权平台收到后向 SCP发 送此鉴权扣费请求， SCP根据扣费请求消息中彩信费用对预付费用户进行扣 费， 记录相关扣费话单， 向鉴权平台返回带有操作结果的鉴权扣费请求应答 消息， 鉴权平台将此结果通知至 MMSC。 MMSC判断扣费是否成功， 如果扣 费成功， 并继续执行步骤 503 , 如果扣费失败， 记录此扣费失败话单， 并记 录相应错误内容， 流程中止。  In this step, when the OCS system is in a normal state, the following process is performed: After determining that the sender user is a prepaid user, the MMSC sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the authentication deduction request to the SCP after receiving the request. The SCP deducts the prepaid user according to the MMS fee in the deduction request message, records the relevant debit bill, returns an authentication deduction request response message with the operation result to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform notifies the MMSC of the result. . The MMSC determines whether the deduction is successful. If the deduction is successful, and continues to step 503, if the deduction fails, the debit failure bill is recorded, and the corresponding error content is recorded, and the process is aborted.
步骤 503 , MMSC根据 3GPP规范协议向接收方下发消息， 根据接收方 返回的获取确认消息判断接收方接收多媒体消息是否成功， 接收成功时， 执 行步骤 504, 接收失败时， 执行步骤 505。  Step 503: The MMSC sends a message to the receiver according to the 3GPP specification protocol, and determines whether the receiver receives the multimedia message successfully according to the obtaining confirmation message returned by the receiver. If the receiving is successful, step 504 is performed, and when the receiving fails, step 505 is performed.
步骤 504, MMSC记录成功话单， 此成功话单中包括临时计费话单的内 容， 还包括 SCP扣费成功的信息。 MMSC还向发送方通知接收成功消息。  Step 504: The MMSC records the success of the CDR. The successful CDR includes the content of the temporary billing CDR, and the SCP debiting success information. The MMSC also notifies the sender of the success message.
步骤 505, MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后， 确定 OCS系统处 于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单。  Step 505: After the MMSC learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, it determines that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, and generates a temporary replenishment bill.
具体地， MMSC获知接收方接收多媒体消息失败后向鉴权平台发送补款 请求消息， 鉴权平台收到后向 SCP发送补款请求消息， 收到包含异常原因的 响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态， 通知 MMSC此 OCS系统处于异常状态， MMSC获知 OCS系统处于异常状态 后， 生成临时补款话单。  Specifically, the MMSC learns that the receiving party sends a replenishment request message to the authentication platform after receiving the multimedia message, and the authentication platform sends a replenishment request message to the SCP, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or within the set time. When the reply is not received, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and the MMSC is notified that the OCS system is in an abnormal state. After the MMSC learns that the OCS system is in an abnormal state, a temporary replenishment bill is generated.
具体实施例五：  Embodiment 5:
具体实施例五适用于预付费移动终端用户的点对点彩信前转业务中使用 外部鉴权的流程。 如图 6所示此具体实施例与具体实施二的不同之处在于， 此具体实施例中 MMSC与 SCP通信时需经由鉴权平台， 而具体实施例二中 MMSC与 SCP可直接通信。 具体 MMSC与 SCP通信时经由鉴权平台的具体 流程与具体实施例四中相同， 此处不再重复描述。 具体实施例六： The fifth embodiment is applicable to the point-to-point MMS forwarding service used by the prepaid mobile terminal user. The process of external authentication. The specific embodiment of FIG. 6 is different from the specific implementation of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform, and in the second embodiment, the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate. The specific process of the specific MMSC and the SCP through the authentication platform is the same as that in the specific embodiment 4, and the description is not repeated here. Specific Embodiment 6:
具体实施例六适用于 SP的点对点彩信前转业务中使用外部鉴权的流程。 如图 7 所示此具体实施例与具体实施三的不同之处在于， 此具体实施例中 MMSC与 SCP通信时需经由鉴权平台， 而具体实施例三中 MMSC与 SCP可 直接通信。 具体 MMSC与 SCP通信时经由鉴权平台的具体流程与具体实施 例四中相同， 此处不再重复描述。  The sixth embodiment is applicable to the process of using external authentication in the point-to-point MMS forwarding service of the SP. The specific embodiment of FIG. 7 is different from the third embodiment in that the MMSC communicates with the SCP through the authentication platform in the specific embodiment, and the MMSC and the SCP can directly communicate with each other in the third embodiment. The specific process of the MMSC and the SCP through the authentication platform is the same as that in the specific embodiment 4, and the description is not repeated here.
本预付费计费方法中， 通过增强多媒体消息服务中心的功能， 使多媒体 消息服务中心在在线计费系统处于异常状态时保证用户的多媒体业务顺利进 行， 并记录临时话单， 在在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 仍能对本次多媒体 业务的使用进行正确计费， 提高系统的性能和用户的体验。  In the prepaid charging method, by enhancing the function of the multimedia message service center, the multimedia message service center ensures that the user's multimedia service runs smoothly when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and records the temporary CDR, in the online charging system. After the normal state is restored, the use of the multimedia service can still be correctly charged, thereby improving the performance of the system and the user experience.
例如， OSC系统在发送方向接收方发送多媒体消息的过程中均处于异常 状态且接收方接收失败时， MMSC记录有临时计费话单和临时补款话单， OSC 系统恢复正常状态后， 从 MMSC获知此临时计费话单和临时补款话单， 根据 临时计费话单对发送方进行扣费后， 因为接收方未成功接收到多媒体消息， 再根据临时补款话单对发送方进行补款，从而保证对此业务流程的准确计费。  For example, when the OSC system is in an abnormal state in the process of sending a multimedia message to the receiving party and the receiving party fails to receive the message, the MMSC records the temporary charging bill and the temporary replenishment bill. After the OSC system returns to the normal state, the MMSC system is restored from the MMSC. After the temporary billing bill and the temporary replenishment bill are obtained, the sender is deducted according to the temporary billing bill, because the receiver does not successfully receive the multimedia message, and then supplements the sender according to the temporary replenishment bill. To ensure accurate billing for this business process.
再例如， 发送方向 MMSC请求向接收方发送多媒体消息， OSC 系统处 于异常状态， 待 MMSC生成临时计费话单， 并向接收方下发多媒体消息后， OSC系统恢复正常， 并且接收方成功接收， OSC系统从 MMSC处获知临时 计费话单， 并对此发送方进行扣费， 保证对此业务流程的准确计费。  For example, the sending direction MMSC requests to send a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC system is in an abnormal state. After the MMSC generates the temporary charging bill, and the multimedia message is sent to the receiving party, the OSC system returns to normal, and the receiving party successfully receives. The OSC system learns the temporary billing CDRs from the MMSC, and deducts the sender's bill to ensure accurate billing for this business process.
再例如， 发送方向 MMSC请求向接收方发送多媒体消息， OSC 系统处 于正常状态， 对发送方进行扣费后， MMSC向接收方下发多媒体消息， OSC 进行异常状态， 接收方接收多媒体消息失败， MMSC记录临时补款话单后， OSC系统恢复正常状态，从 MMSC获知临时补款话单后， 因为接收方未成功 接收到多媒体消息， 根据临时补款话单对发送方进行补款， 保证对此业务流 程的准确计费。 当然， 本发明还可有其他多种实施例， 在不背离本发明精神及其实质的 但这些相应的改变和变形都应属于本发明所附的权利要求的保护范围。 For example, the sending direction MMSC requests to send a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC system is in a normal state. After the charging party deducts the fee, the MMSC sends a multimedia message to the receiving party, and the OSC performs an abnormal state, and the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and the MMSC fails. After the temporary replenishment bill is recorded, the OSC system returns to the normal state. After the MMSC learns the temporary replenishment bill, because the receiver has not successfully received the multimedia message, the sender is replenished according to the temporary replenishment bill. Accurate billing for business processes. It is a matter of course that the invention may be embodied in various other forms and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
本领域普通技术人员可以理解上述方法中的全部或部分步骤可通过程序 来指令相关硬件完成， 所述程序可以存储于计算机可读存储介质中， 如只读 存储器、 磁盘或光盘等。 可选地， 上述实施例的全部或部分步骤也可以使用 一个或多个集成电路来实现。 相应地， 上述实施例中的各模块 /单元可以釆用 硬件的形式实现， 也可以釆用软件功能模块的形式实现。 本发明不限制于任 何特定形式的硬件和软件的结合。  One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be accomplished by a program instructing the associated hardware, such as a read-only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software function module. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.
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本发明提供的预付费计费方法及系统和多媒体消息服务中心， 通过增强 多媒体消息服务中心的功能， 使多媒体消息服务中心在在线计费系统处于异 常状态时保证用户的多媒体业务顺利进行， 并记录临时话单， 在在线计费系 统恢复正常状态后， 仍能对本次多媒体业务的使用进行正确计费， 提高了系 统的性能和用户的体验。  The prepaid charging method and system and the multimedia message service center provided by the invention ensure that the multimedia message service center smoothly performs the multimedia service of the user when the online charging system is in an abnormal state by enhancing the function of the multimedia message service center, and records After the online billing system returns to the normal state, the temporary bill can still be correctly charged for the use of the multimedia service, which improves the performance of the system and the user experience.

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权 利 要 求 书 Claim
1、 一种预付费计费方法， 所述方法包括：  A prepaid charging method, the method comprising:
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消息， 所述多媒体消息中心针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成 临时计费话单， 所述在线计费系统恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends the multimedia message to the receiver when the online charging system is in an abnormal state, and the multimedia message center sends the prepaid message. The operation of the multimedia message is generated by the party, and the temporary charging bill is generated. After the online charging system returns to the normal state, the temporary charging bill is acquired, and the multimedia message is sent to the prepaid sender. The deduction is made.
2、 如权利要求 1所述的方法， 所述方法还包括：  2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 所述在线计费 系统恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送 所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  The multimedia message service center learns that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and after the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generates a temporary replenishment bill; after the online charging system returns to a normal state, the acquiring And the temporary replenishment bill is replenished and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is performed.
3、 如权利要求 1所述的方法， 其中，  3. The method of claim 1, wherein
所述多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送 的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态为：  After receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, the multimedia message service center knows that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常 原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常 状态； 或  After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system, and receives a response message including the abnormal reason or is set. When the reply is not received within the time, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or
多媒体消息服务中心在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请 求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求， 所述鉴权平台收到所述鉴权请求后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求 , 所述鉴权平台收到包含异 常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复后， 通知所述多媒体消息服务 中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  After receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, the multimedia message service center sends an authentication request to the authentication platform, and after receiving the authentication request, the authentication platform sends the authentication request to the online charging system. The service control point sends an authentication deduction request, and the authentication platform notifies the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in the process of receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time. Abnormal state.
4、 如权利要求 2所述的方法， 其中，  4. The method of claim 2, wherein
所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态为：  After the multimedia message service center learns that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state:
所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应 消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态； 或 所述多媒体消息服务中心获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求， 所述鉴权平台收到所述补款请求后向所述在线计 费系统的服务控制点发送该补款请求， 所述鉴权平台收到包含异常原因的响 应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复后， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在 线计费系统处于异常状态。 After the multimedia message service center learns that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, Sending a replenishment request to a service control point of the online charging system, receiving a response message including an abnormal reason or not receiving a reply within a set time, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or the multimedia message After receiving the failure of the multimedia message, the service center sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform, and the authentication platform sends the replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system. The replenishment request, the authentication platform notifies the multimedia message service center that the online charging system is in an abnormal state after receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time.
5、 如权利要求 1所述的方法， 其中，  5. The method of claim 1, wherein
所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心 是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
6、 一种预付费计费系统， 所述系统包括多媒体消息服务中心和在线计费 系统；  6. A prepaid billing system, the system comprising a multimedia message service center and an online billing system;
所述多媒体消息服务中心设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体 消息发送的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述 多媒体消息， 并针对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时 计费话单；  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request for the multimedia message to be sent by the prepaid sender, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the multimedia message to the receiver, and for the prepaid The sending party sends the multimedia message to generate a temporary charging bill;
所述在线计费系统设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作进行扣费。  The online charging system is configured to acquire the temporary charging bill after returning to the normal state, and deduct the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender.
7、 如权利要求 6所述的预付费计费系统， 其中，  7. The prepaid billing system according to claim 6, wherein
所述多媒体消息服务中心还设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消 息失败后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 所述在线计费系统还设置为， 在恢复正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话 单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。  The multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate a temporary replenishment bill; the online charging system further sets After the normal state is restored, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
8、 如权利要求 7所述的预付费计费系统， 其中，  8. The prepaid billing system according to claim 7, wherein
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后，向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费 系统处于异常状态； 或， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息 或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。 The multimedia message service center is configured to send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, and receiving the request for the abnormality Responding to the message or not receiving the reply within the set time, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, The service control point of the online charging system sends a replenishment request, and when the response message containing the abnormal cause is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
9、 如权利要求 7所述的预付费计费系统，  9. The prepaid billing system of claim 7
所述预付费计费系统还包括鉴权平台；  The prepaid billing system further includes an authentication platform;
所述多媒体消息服务中心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒 体消息发送的请求后， 向鉴权平台发送鉴权请求； 获知所述接收方接收所述 多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权平台发送补款请求； 以及在收到鉴权平台处发送 的表明所述在线计费系统处于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计费系统处 于异常状态；  The multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message, send an authentication request to the authentication platform; and after learning that the receiver fails to receive the multimedia message, The right platform sends a replenishment request; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, it is known that the online charging system is in an abnormal state;
所述鉴权平台设置为，收到所述多媒体消息服务中心发送的鉴权请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求； 收到所述多媒体消息 服务中心发送的补款请求后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送此补款 请求； 以及在收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 通知所述多媒体消息服务中心所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  The authentication platform is configured to: after receiving the authentication request sent by the multimedia message service center, send an authentication deduction request to the service control point of the online charging system; and receive the multimedia message service center to send After the replenishment request, sending the replenishment request to the service control point of the online charging system; and notifying the multimedia message when receiving the response message including the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time The online charging system described in the service center is in an abnormal state.
10、 如权利要求 6所述的预付费计费系统， 其中，  10. The prepaid billing system according to claim 6, wherein
所述预付费发送方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心 是所述预付费发送方归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
11、 一种多媒体消息服务中心， 所述多媒体消息服务中心设置为， 在收 到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 获知在线计费系统处于 异常状态时， 向接收方发送所述多媒体消息， 并针对所述预付费发送方发送 所述多媒体消息的操作生成临时计费话单； 以便所述在线计费系统在恢复正 常状态后， 获取所述临时计费话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒体 消息的操作进行扣费。  11. A multimedia message service center, wherein the multimedia message service center is configured to: after receiving a request for a multimedia message transmission by a prepaid sender, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, sending the a multimedia message, and generating a temporary charging bill for the operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message, so that the online charging system acquires the temporary charging bill after returning to a normal state, and The operation of the prepaid sender to send the multimedia message is charged.
12、如权利要求 11所述的多媒体消息服务中心， 所述多媒体消息服务中 心还设置为， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 获知所述在线计 费系统处于异常状态时， 生成临时补款话单； 以便所述在线计费系统在恢复 正常状态后， 获取所述临时补款话单， 并对所述预付费发送方发送所述多媒 体消息的操作的扣费进行补款。 The multimedia message service center according to claim 11, wherein the multimedia message service center is further configured to: after learning that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message, and learn that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, generate The temporary replenishment bill is obtained; after the online charging system returns to the normal state, the temporary replenishment bill is obtained, and the deduction of the operation of sending the multimedia message by the prepaid sender is replenished.
13、如权利要求 12所述的多媒体消息服务中心， 所述多媒体消息服务中 心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 向所 述在线计费系统的服务控制点发送鉴权扣费请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应 消息或在设定时间内未收到回复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态； 或， 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向所述在线计费系统的服务控 制点发送补款请求， 收到包含异常原因的响应消息或在设定时间内未收到回 复时， 获知在线计费系统处于异常状态。 13. The multimedia message service center according to claim 12, wherein said multimedia message service center is configured to perform service control to said online charging system after receiving a request from said prepaid sender for multimedia message transmission Sending the authentication deduction request, receiving the response message containing the abnormal reason or not receiving the reply within the set time, knowing that the online charging system is in an abnormal state; or, knowing that the receiving party fails to receive the multimedia message Then, the payment request is sent to the service control point of the online charging system, and when the response message containing the abnormal cause is received or the reply is not received within the set time, the online charging system is informed that the online charging system is in an abnormal state.
14、如权利要求 12所述的多媒体消息服务中心， 所述多媒体消息服务中 心是设置为， 在收到预付费发送方要求进行多媒体消息发送的请求后， 向鉴 权平台发送鉴权请求； 获知所述接收方接收所述多媒体消息失败后， 向鉴权 平台发送补款请求； 以及在收到鉴权平台处发送的表明所述在线计费系统处 于异常状态的消息后， 获知所述在线计费系统处于异常状态。  The multimedia message service center according to claim 12, wherein the multimedia message service center is configured to send an authentication request to the authentication platform after receiving the request of the prepaid sender to request the multimedia message to be sent; After receiving the multimedia message, the receiving party sends a replenishment request to the authentication platform; and after receiving the message sent by the authentication platform indicating that the online charging system is in an abnormal state, the online meter is informed The fee system is in an abnormal state.
15、 如权利要求 11所述的多媒体消息服务中心， 其中， 所述预付费发送 方为移动终端或服务提供商； 所述多媒体消息服务中心是所述预付费发送方 归属的多媒体消息服务中心。  The multimedia message service center according to claim 11, wherein the prepaid sender is a mobile terminal or a service provider; and the multimedia message service center is a multimedia message service center to which the prepaid sender belongs.
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