CN101227302A - Charging method, control apparatus, charging device and charging system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an accounting method, a control device, an accounting device and an accounting system, wherein the accounting method comprises: accepting an accounting mode switching requests, wherein the accounting mode switching request carries a new accounting mode which is requested to be switched in, and accounting services according to the new accounting mode and practical used service resources under the new accounting mode. The invention can realize the switches between the accounting modes and thereby the services can be flexibly accounted.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communication technology, especially a kind of charging method, control device, message accounting and charge system.
Background technology
Along with the continuous upgrading of wireless network, operator can provide more and more rich data business to the user.Operator can only carry out real time billing to speech, can not satisfy the demand that the client enjoys multimedia service abundant, multiple class but at present.Realize the real time billing that multiple business is merged, compare more complicated than the traditional voice charging.
Billing function in the legacy network often based on the vertically parallel development of dissimilar business system such as speech, data, content of multimedia, causes charge between business isolated.For example: online charging and offline charging adopt diverse mechanism to handle respectively.Along with continuing to bring out of novel business, for satisfying complete charging demand, may there be the overlapping investment construction of charge system, cost height, efficient are low, and the charging ability of each system is different, is difficult to accomplish information sharing and bundling each other.
Summary of the invention
Embodiment of the invention technical problem to be solved is: the charging method that the dissimilar charging way of a kind of flexible support is provided.
According to first aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of charging method that provides comprises:
Receive the charging way handoff request, the new charging way that the request of carrying in this charging way handoff request switches to;
According to the actual service resources that uses under described new charging way and this new charging way, described business is chargeed.
According to second aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of control device that provides comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
First monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, handle the described professional service resources that uses according to various charging way monitoring, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way.
According to the 3rd aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of message accounting that provides comprises:
First transceiver module is used to receive service request, and the issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources of corresponding use under the various charging ways that receive according to described transceiver module and the various charging way, computing service expense;
Comparison module is used for the size of the functional expenses number under the various charging ways that more described accounting module calculates;
First accounting module is used for according to the comparative result of described comparison module and sets in advance, and chooses one of functional expenses under the various charging ways described business is chargeed.
According to the 4th aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of charge system that provides comprises message accounting and control device, and described control device comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
First monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and described Service Processing Module handle described when professional, monitor described Service Processing Module according to various charging ways and handle the described professional service resources that uses, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Described message accounting comprises:
First transceiver module is used to receive the service request that described Service Processing Module sends, and to the described first monitoring module issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under various charging ways that described monitoring module reports and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources of corresponding use under the various charging ways that receive according to described first transceiver module and the various charging way, computing service expense;
Comparison module is used for the size of the functional expenses number under the various charging ways that more described accounting module calculates;
First accounting module is used for according to the comparative result of described comparison module and sets in advance, and chooses one of functional expenses under the various charging ways described business is chargeed.
According to the 5th aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of control device that provides comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
Second monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and according to the charging way handoff request that receives, when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, in the different periods, monitor described Service Processing Module and handle the described professional service resources that uses according to corresponding charging way, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way.
According to the 6th aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of message accounting that provides comprises:
Second transceiver module is used to receive service request, and the issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under interior charging way of different time sections and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources according to corresponding use under charging way in the described second transceiver module different time sections and the various charging way, calculates the functional expenses in each time period;
Summation module, the functional expenses in each time period that is used for described computing module is calculated are sued for peace;
Second accounting module is used for according to the summed result that described summation module obtains described business being chargeed.
According to the 7th aspect of the embodiment of the invention, a kind of charge system that provides comprises message accounting and control device, and described control device comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
Second monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and according to the charging way handoff request that receives, when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, in the different periods, handle the described professional service resources that uses according to corresponding charging way monitoring, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Described message accounting comprises:
Second transceiver module is used to receive the service request that described Service Processing Module is transmitted, and to the described second monitoring module issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under interior charging way of different time sections and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources according to corresponding use under charging way in the described second transceiver module different time sections and the various charging way, calculates the functional expenses in each time period;
Summation module, the functional expenses in each time period that is used for described computing module is calculated are sued for peace;
Second accounting module is used for according to the summed result that described summation module obtains described business being chargeed.
In the embodiment of the invention, in using professional process, use professional before or use and initiate the charging way handoff request when professional, request is switched charging way, control device is according to the charging way handoff request, monitor the service resources that uses under the corresponding charging way and report message accounting, set in advance by the message accounting basis, service resources according to corresponding use under various charging ways of using in the Business Processing process and the various charging way, business is chargeed, can realize the switching between the charging way, thereby realize professional flexible charging.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of application scenarios Convergence Billing System structural representation of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of a kind of charging method embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of a kind of charging method embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of a kind of control device embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of a kind of message accounting embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of a kind of charge system embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of a kind of control device embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of a kind of message accounting embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is the structural representation of a kind of charge system embodiment of the present invention.
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As shown in Figure 1, be a kind of Convergence Billing System structural representation of the embodiment of the invention, it can realize " content-based charging " function.This Convergence Billing System can be used as the concrete application scenarios of each execution mode of the present invention, but each execution mode of the present invention is not limited to be applied in this scene.
This Convergence Billing System comprises Online Charging System (Online Charging System, OCS), based on charging policy functional entity (the Charging Rules Function of business data flow, CRF), traffic plane function entity (Traffic Plane Function, TPF) with application server (ApplicationServer, AF).
This OCS is a system that the real time billing function is arranged, and real time billing comprises pre paid functionality.(Customized Applications for Mobilenetwork Enhanced Logic, CAMEL) intelligent network is the part of OCS to mobile network higher-order logic customization application program.
This TPF is used to carry out packet filtering function, check the contents attribute of user's up-downgoing packet, its can be arranged on the gateway general grouping service wireless (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) support node (Gateway GPRS Supporting Node, GGSN) in.TPF connects OCS by the Gy interface, connects CRF by the Gx interface.TPF is with OCS when interconnected, and the attribute of the data that TPF can pass on according to the user is to the OCS report content amount relevant with application.
(service control point SCP) is provided with business data flow quota control (Credit Control, CC) node that is used for wholesale price for this TPF and service control point.The CC node is mainly used in the amount requirement of the different content that receives the TPF transmission, and requires content-based relative worth own to be converted to the receptible amount requirement of SCP this amount.In addition, the amount resource of content-based different charge strategy can also be managed and distribute to the CC node.
This CRF is mainly used in the charging policy among the configuration TPF.For example: (MultimediaMessage Service, MMS) stream is pressed flow or time-based charging at multimedia.CRF connects AF by Rx interface.Except the manual configuration filtering rule, can dynamically be indivedual business configuration filtering rules also by AF.
After the TPF entity received a business data flow, according to the charging policy of this business data flow correspondence, (Credit Control Request was CCR) to OCS, so that OCS charges to this business to determine to trigger the credit request of flow/time charge.
In realizing process of the present invention, the inventor finds that there are the following problems in the existing at least Convergence Billing System:
According to existing C RF,, can only charge according to a kind of charging way at a session.Yet, along with carrying out and maturing of mobile Internet, the business that transmits by wireless medium is just towards diversified development, the Internet billing solution of a new generation is received and dispatched for the user inevitable requirement network system on mobile system applied business is made and being distinguished and record, and single charging method can not satisfy the charging needs of mobile Internet.
In the embodiment of the invention, the user can send the charging way handoff request of request switching fee charging mode in using professional process, also can be before business begins or send the charging way handoff request during professional beginning.In other words, network side is before the user provides business, when business is provided or provide in the professional process, can receive the charging way handoff request that user terminal sends, the new charging way information that the request of wherein carrying switches to adopts the charging way that sets in advance with new charging way the service resources that uses in the Business Processing process to be chargeed then.
In one embodiment, when the user sent the charging way handoff request before business begins or during professional beginning, network side can adopt following different mode that business is chargeed according to setting in advance:
For example: the service resources of actual use under the new charging way that switches to according to the last request of user and this new charging way, charge to this business.
Again for example: the service resources that uses under the charging way that sets in advance according to network side and this charging way that sets in advance, calculate the functional expenses under this charging way.Simultaneously, also, calculate the functional expenses under the various new charging ways respectively according to the service resources that uses under the various new charging way of user request and the corresponding charging way.And according to setting in advance, the less or bigger functional expenses of number are chargeed to this business in the expense result of calculation that employing calculates.
In another example, the content of charging way handoff request be adopt in the preceding very first time section of request when business begins the charging way that sets in advance, after second time period in adopt new charging way, after the 3rd time period in the new charging way of employing charge.Then network side calculates the expense in this very first time section according to the service resources that uses under the charging way that sets in advance and this charging way; According to the service resources that uses under the new charging way that adopts in second time period and this new charging way, calculate the expense in this second time period; According to the service resources that uses under the new charging way that adopts in the 3rd time period and this new charging way, calculate the expense in the 3rd time period; And this business is chargeed according to the expense sum in very first time section, second time period and the 3rd time period.
In another example, above-mentioned different charging way is carried out certain combination.
In above-mentioned each object lesson, the charging way that sets in advance can be the charging way of chargeing according to time or flow with new charging way, but is not limited to this two kinds of charging ways.
In another embodiment, when the user sent the charging way handoff request in using professional process, network side can adopt following different mode that business is chargeed according to setting in advance:
For example: the service resources of actual use under the new charging way that switches to according to the last request of user and this new charging way, charge to this business.Because other charging way that adopts before the new charging way of the last request in this business is different with the new charging way of this last time request, adopt new charging way and other charging way of the last request inequality to the functional expenses possibility that the service resources that uses under other charging way calculates, this just need be according to the new charging way of the last time request and other charging way to the functional expenses difference that the service resources that uses under other charging way calculates, and carries out the corresponding cost covering or mends and detain.
Again for example: the service resources that uses under the charging way that sets in advance according to network side and this charging way, calculate the functional expenses under this charging way that sets in advance.Simultaneously, also, calculate the functional expenses under the various new charging ways respectively according to the service resources that uses under the various new charging way of user request and the corresponding charging way.And, adopt the less or bigger functional expenses of number that calculate that this business is chargeed according to setting in advance and expense result of calculation.Identical with preceding a kind of charging method, because the charging way that adopts during final charging the and other charging way are different to the expense the possibility of result that the service resources of corresponding use under other charging way calculates, equally need be according to the new charging way of the last time request and other charging way to the functional expenses difference that the service resources that uses under the corresponding charging way calculates, carry out the corresponding cost covering or mend and detain;
In another example, the content of charging way handoff request be adopt in the preceding very first time section when business begins the charging way that sets in advance, after second time period in adopt new charging way, after the 3rd time period in adopt another kind newly charging way charge.Then network side can calculate the expense in this very first time section according to the service resources that uses under the charging way that sets in advance and this charging way in preceding very first time section; After second time period in according to the service resources that uses under new charging way and this new charging way, calculate interior expense of this second time period; After the 3rd time period in the service resources that uses under new charging way and the new charging way of this another kind according to another kind, calculate the expense in the 3rd time period; And this business is chargeed according to the expense sum in very first time section, second time period and the 3rd time period.
In above-mentioned each object lesson, the charging way that sets in advance and new charging way can be the charging ways of chargeing or chargeing according to flow by the time, but are not limited to this two kinds of charging ways.
In another embodiment, the user is before business begins, during perhaps professional the beginning, when promptly sending service request, send the charging way handoff request to the network controls device, request switches to new charging way with the charging way that sets in advance, the new charging way that the request of carrying in this charging way handoff request switches to.Control device receives above-mentioned charging way handoff request, and this charging way handoff request is transmitted to message accounting.Message accounting is revised as new charging way with the charging way that sets in advance.Afterwards, when the service request that message accounting is initiated terminal was handled, message accounting can issue the corresponding business resource according to this new charging way,, as the charging way that sets in advance the business of user's request was chargeed with this new charging way.
In addition, if the user sends the charging way handoff request to control device before business begins or during professional beginning, request is chargeed according to new charging way, control device can not be transmitted to message accounting with this charging way handoff request, but the new charging way that switches to according to charging way that sets in advance and request is simultaneously monitored this professional service resources that uses simultaneously.
As shown in Figure 2, be the flow chart of a charging method embodiment of the present invention.Among this embodiment, receive after service request that user terminal sends is transmitted to message accounting with the charging way handoff request and with service request the execution following steps at control device:
The business of this request can be the service request of all kinds, for example: conference call business, data download service, intelligent network business (for example: call center, phone hot line, Televoting), multimedia service etc.Above-mentioned business only is for example, and can not be considered as is restriction to present embodiment.
Step 103 after control device receives service resources, is managed business according to service request, and under the new charging way that the charging way that sets in advance and user request switches to, the service resources that uses in the process that monitoring is managed business.
For convenience of description, what hypothesis set in advance among this embodiment is to charge according to the time at this professional charging way, new charging way is for to charge according to flow, then in this step 103, control device is monitored according to duration or flow service resources in the process of managing business simultaneously.
If in once complete Business Processing process, message accounting is repeatedly to control device issuing service resource, and the charging way that basis sets in advance after the service resources that at every turn issues is finished using, that is: the charging result under the charging way of chargeing according to the time is deducted fees, then when service ending, if final decision adopts the charging way of chargeing according to flow to charge, then owing to the functional expenses that go out according to flow that consumes in this business and Time Calculation vary in size, after deducting the fee from user account for the last time, need according to this functional expenses difference that under the charging way of chargeing and the charging way of chargeing, calculates with to cover the corresponding amount of money or to mend the corresponding amount of money of button to user account from user account from the expense of user account deduction according to the time according to flow.
The functional expenses that calculate under the charging way of chargeing according to the time are during greater than the functional expenses that calculate under the charging way of chargeing according to flow, the difference of these functional expenses that calculate under these functional expenses that calculate under the charging way computing time and the charge on traffic mode, and cover the amount of money of this difference to user account.The functional expenses that calculate under the charging way of chargeing according to the time are during less than the functional expenses that calculate under the charging way of chargeing according to flow, the difference of these functional expenses that calculate under these functional expenses that calculate under the charging way that calculating is chargeed according to flow and the charging way of chargeing according to the time, and mend the amount of money of this difference of button from user account.
If the user initiates the charging way handoff request to control device in using professional process, in then embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, step 103 should be mutually: after control device receives service resources, manage business according to service request, and under various charging ways, comprise the charging way that sets in advance in the message accounting and the various charging ways of other support, service resources is monitored.
More specifically in the example, the charging way of message accounting support comprises charging way of chargeing according to the time and the charging way of chargeing according to flow, what wherein set in advance is to charge according to the time at this professional charging way, then in this step 103, control device is monitored according to duration or flow service resources in the process of managing business simultaneously.Between step 103 and the step 104, also comprise: control device is in the process of managing business, receive the charging way handoff request that the user sends, request switches to the charging way of chargeing according to flow with charging way, carries the new charging way of chargeing according to flow in this charging way handoff request.If in the process of Business Processing, the user has proposed repeatedly charging way handoff request, then in the step 104, when the resource of the use of managing business reaches the service resources that issues, perhaps, when receiving the winding-up request of user terminal transmission, control device sends report information to message accounting, wherein carries the actual service resources information of using under the new charging way that the last request of user switches to; In the step 105, the service resources of actual use charges under the new charging way that message accounting switches to according to this request the last time and this charging way.Equally, if in once complete Business Processing process, message accounting is repeatedly to control device issuing service resource, and the charging result that obtains according to the charging way that sets in advance after the service resources that at every turn issues is finished using is deducted fees, then when service ending, if the charging way that final decision is adopted is different with the charging way that sets in advance, then also need according to this functional expenses difference that under two kinds of charging ways, calculates and the expense of having deducted from user account, cover the corresponding amount of money or mend the corresponding amount of money of button from user account to user account.
Further, if before business begins or during professional beginning, control device receives the charging way handoff request that the user sends, and request switches to new charging way with the charging way that sets in advance, and control device can report message accounting with new charging way.Accordingly, in the step 102, message accounting issues the charging way and new charging way corresponding service resource that sets in advance to control device, but follow-up flow process refer step 104-106 handles.
In the various embodiments described above, user terminal specifically can send the charging way handoff request to control device by management devices.In addition, also can carry the charging way that sets in advance in the charging way handoff request.
Provide an embodiment who in the conference call business, changes charging way below.As shown in Figure 3, be the flow chart of another charging method embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment is an example with the conference call business, but obviously is not limited to the conference call business.It may further comprise the steps:
Step 202, control device is transmitted to message accounting with this conference call request.
The charging way information of the conference call request correspondence that sets in advance is obtained in the conference call request that step 203, message accounting receiving control device send, and issues the service resources that sets in advance to control device according to this charging way.
For example: charging way is for chargeing according to the time., with the charging way corresponding service resource of chargeing according to the time be the duration of call, for example: 15 minutes.Again for example; Charging way is for to charge according to data traffic, and then service resources herein can be data traffic.For example: 15M.
Particularly, callee's terminal user identification according to carrying in the conference call request is routed to callee's terminal with this conference call, and when callee's terminal off-hook, in the service resources scope that issues, the professional service resources that uses of this conference call is monitored.
Chargeing according to the time with the charging way in the step 203 is example, and control device is monitored processing to this conference call request after receiving the duration of call that message accounting issues.Callee's terminal user identification according to carrying in the conference call request is routed to callee's terminal with this conference call, and when callee's terminal off-hook, in 15 minutes duration of call scope, the professional duration that uses of this conference call is monitored.
Example above continuing, when the speech data flow is less, terminal sends the charging way handoff request to management devices, carries the charging way of chargeing according to the time that sets in advance in this charging way handoff request, switches to the new charging way of chargeing according to data traffic with request.
In a preferred embodiment, the thresholding of systemic presupposition unit's speech data flow, when unit speech data flow during less than this thresholding, terminal promptly sends the charging way handoff request from the trend management devices, or management devices prompt terminal initiation charging way handoff request, also can directly initiate the charging way handoff request by management devices to control device.
In the execution mode that has, can not need management devices, but terminal directly sends the charging way handoff request to control device.
Promptly for the example of front, after control device receives the charging way handoff request of management devices forwarding, be recorded in the actual duration of call according to user terminal under the charging way of time-based charging, and in the beginning monitor subsequent Business Processing process, the real data flow that on user terminal under the charging way of chargeing, uses according to data traffic.
When step 209, the control device business on terminal uses the service resources that issues, report the report information that carries professional use resource information and charging way handover information to message accounting.This business is used the old service resource after resource information comprises old service resource and the actual switching of using before the switching of actual use of user terminal.Comprise the new charging way after the switching in this charging way handover information, wherein
Promptly for the example of front, when the duration of call of control device on the process user terminal reaches the duration of call of 15 minutes of issuing, report to message accounting to carry the professional report information that uses resource information and charging way handover information.Business uses resource information to be the actual duration of call information of user terminal and the real data flow information on the user terminal.Comprise the new charging way of chargeing according to data traffic after the switching in this charging way handover information.。
Example for the front, message accounting is according to the functional expenses of actual duration of call calculating under the charging way of chargeing according to the time of user terminal, calculate the functional expenses under the charging way of chargeing according to flow according to the real data flow on the user terminal, and, the conference call business is chargeed the two summation.
In the process that step 215, control device are monitored the conference call business, judge whether to receive the charging way handoff request information that the user sends by terminal, if do not receive execution in step 216; Otherwise, execution in step 217.
Step 216 with the charging way of chargeing according to data traffic, is carried out follow-up flow process according to the flow process of prior art.
Step 218, end session call business flow process.In above-mentioned flow process shown in Figure 3, corresponding with step 209, if the duration of call of control device on user terminal receives the terminated call service request of the end session call business that the user sends by terminal when not reaching the conversation of 15 minutes of issuing as yet, then report and carry the professional report information that uses resource information and charging way handover information to message accounting, comprise the new charging way after the switching in this charging way handover information, that is: charge according to data traffic; Actual duration of call information that wherein business is used resource information to be specially to be respectively user terminal and the real data flow information on the user terminal; By step 210 and step 211, message accounting is according to the conference call business being chargeed according to the actual duration of call information of user terminal under the charging way of time-based charging and according to the real data flow information on the user terminal under the charging way of data traffic charging according to the actual duration of call information of user terminal under the charging way of time-based charging and according to the real data flow information on the user terminal under the charging way of data traffic charging, and after terminal use's the corresponding expense of account's deduction, finish this conference call operation flow.
In charging method embodiment shown in Figure 3, the user initiates the charging way handoff request in the Business Processing process, in addition, the user also can or initiate in the service request before initiating service request, initiate the charging way handoff request to management devices, adopt the charging way that sets in advance in the preceding very first time section of request when business begins, after second time period in adopt new charging way, after time period in adopt another kind of new charging way to charge, after then control device charging way handoff request that management devices is transmitted is transmitted to message accounting, message accounting can be in very first time section, issue the corresponding business resource to control respectively in second time period and time period afterwards, calculate functional expenses in each time period according to the real resource of charging way in each time period and corresponding use respectively, and this business is chargeed according to all functional expenses sums that calculate.If this business finished in above-mentioned each time period, then calculate the expense and the summation of the actual service resources that uses under actual each charging way that adopts and the corresponding charging way, according to summed result this business is chargeed.If in the process of Business Processing, the user has proposed the charging way handoff request once more, then can carry out respective handling with reference to the charging method of the above embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 4, be the structural representation of a control device embodiment of the present invention, the control device of this embodiment comprises:
As shown in Figure 5, be the structural representation of a message accounting embodiment of the present invention, the message accounting of this embodiment comprises:
In addition, message accounting embodiment illustrated in fig. 5 can also comprise:
The module 25 of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to first accounting module 24, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
Further, this module 25 of deducting fees can comprise:
The unit 252 of deducting fees, be used for charging result according to first accounting module 24, deduct the corresponding service expense from the user account that uses described business, and, mend the expense of detaining or covering described difference to user account from user account according to the difference that computing unit 251 calculates.
The charge system of each embodiment provided by the invention comprises control device 1a and message accounting 2a.As shown in Figure 6, be the structural representation of a charge system embodiment of the present invention, among this embodiment, control device 1a adopts the control device of embodiment shown in Figure 4, and message accounting 2a adopts the message accounting of arbitrary embodiment shown in Figure 5.
As shown in Figure 7, be the structural representation of another control device embodiment of the present invention, the control device of this embodiment comprises:
As shown in Figure 8, be the structural representation of another message accounting embodiment of the present invention, the message accounting of this embodiment comprises:
In addition, message accounting shown in Figure 8 can also comprise:
The module 25 of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to second accounting module 28, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
As shown in Figure 9, be the structural representation of another charge system embodiment of the present invention, the control device among this embodiment adopts the control device of embodiment shown in Figure 7, and message accounting can adopt the message accounting of arbitrary embodiment shown in Figure 8.
Further, Fig. 6 and charge system embodiment illustrated in fig. 9 can also comprise management devices 3, are connected with control device, are used for the charging way handoff request of the business that receiving terminal sends and are transmitted to control device; Control device judges whether carrying out described business on the terminal, if, then this new charging way of record and the time-consuming handoff request of will chargeing send to control device, if not, then the charging way handoff request directly is transmitted to message accounting, the charging way of the described business that the request message accounting will set in advance is revised as new charging way.
In the various embodiments described above of the present invention, message accounting specifically can be SCP or OCS; Control device specifically can be GGSN or all purpose communication gateway (Common Communications Gateway, CCG) or content safety gateway (Content Security Gateway, CSG) or mobile data management bench (Mobile Data Service Platform, MDSP); Management devices 3 specifically can be (the Customer Care Center of Customer Service Center, CCC) or CRM system (Customerrelationship management, CRM) or SMAP (Service ManagementAccess Point, SMAP).
In the embodiment of the invention, the user can be by terminal in using professional process, use professional before or use professional the time, initiate the charging way handoff request, when control device reaches the service resources that issues in the resource of the use of managing business, perhaps, when receiving the winding-up request that finishes described business, report the service resources of corresponding use under the various charging ways that adopt in this business and the various charging way to message accounting, by message accounting according to set in advance and various charging way and corresponding charging way under the service resources of actual use, business is chargeed, realized charging way, for example: the switching between the charging way of chargeing according to data traffic or duration, thus realized professional flexible charging.
It should be noted last that: above embodiment is only in order to illustrating technical scheme of the present invention, but not the present invention is made restrictive sense.Although the present invention is had been described in detail with reference to above-mentioned preferred embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can make amendment or be equal to replacement technical scheme of the present invention, and this modification or be equal to the spirit and scope that replacement does not break away from technical solution of the present invention.
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1. a charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Receive the charging way handoff request, the new charging way that the request of carrying in this charging way handoff request switches to;
According to the actual service resources that uses under described new charging way and this new charging way, described business is chargeed.
2. charging method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this method also comprises:
Receive service request.
3. charging method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this method also comprises:
According to the actual service resources computing service expense of using under the charging way that sets in advance and this charging way that sets in advance;
Being chosen under the charging way that sets in advance one of functional expenses with under new charging way according to default rule charges to described business.
4. charging method according to claim 2, it is characterized in that the new charging way that adopts in the new charging way that adopts in the very first time section that begins when comprising from Business Processing in the described charging way handoff request and this very first time section, second time period afterwards and this second time period;
Described business chargeed is specially:
According to the actual service resources that uses under the new charging way in the described very first time section and this new charging way, calculate the functional expenses in the described very first time section, according to the actual service resources that uses under the new charging way in described second time period and this new charging way, calculate the functional expenses in described second time period, and, described business is chargeed according to functional expenses in the described very first time section that calculates and the functional expenses sum in described second time period.
5. charging method according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this method also comprises:
Charging way and/or described new charging way issuing service resource according to the described business that sets in advance.
6. charging method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, this method also comprises:
Handle described business according to described service request, and, described service resources is monitored respectively according to described charging way that sets in advance and described new charging way;
This method also comprises:
When handling the described professional resource of using and reaching the service resources that issues, perhaps, when receiving the winding-up request, send report information, be included in the actual service resources that uses under the charging way that sets in advance, described new charging way and the actual service resources that uses under this new charging way in this report information.
7. charging method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the step that described business is chargeed is specially:
Adopt the actual service resources that uses under described new charging way and this new charging way, described business is chargeed; Perhaps
According to the actual service resources computing service expense of using under the charging way that sets in advance and this charging way that sets in advance, simultaneously, according to the actual service resources computing service expense of using under described new charging way and this new charging way, and be chosen in one of functional expenses under the charging way that sets in advance and the new charging way according to default rule described business is chargeed; Perhaps
According to the actual service resources that uses under the described charging way that sets in advance and this charging way that sets in advance, calculate the functional expenses under the described charging way that sets in advance, according to the actual service resources that uses under described new charging way and this new charging way, calculate the functional expenses under the described new charging way, and, described business is chargeed according to functional expenses sum under functional expenses under the described charging way that sets in advance that calculates and the described new charging way.
8. according to any described charging method of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that the described charging way that sets in advance is for chargeing according to the time, described new charging way is for to charge according to flow; Perhaps,
The described charging way that sets in advance is for to charge according to flow, and described new charging way is for chargeing according to the time.
9. according to any described charging method of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized in that, after described business is chargeed, also comprise:
Deduct fees according to charging result.
10. charging method according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described deducting fees according to charging result is specially:
If deduct the fee in this business from the user account that uses described business, then, cover corresponding expense or mend the corresponding expense of button from described user account to described user account according to the expense of having deducted in described charging result and this business from the user account that uses described business.
11. a control device is characterized in that, comprising:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
First monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, handle the described professional service resources that uses according to various charging way monitoring, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way.
12. a message accounting is characterized in that, comprising:
First transceiver module is used to receive service request, and the issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources of corresponding use under the various charging ways that receive according to described transceiver module and the various charging way, computing service expense;
Comparison module is used for the size of the functional expenses number under the various charging ways that more described accounting module calculates;
First accounting module is used for according to the comparative result of described comparison module and sets in advance, and chooses one of functional expenses under the various charging ways described business is chargeed.
13. message accounting according to claim 12 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The module of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to described first accounting module, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
14. message accounting according to claim 13 is characterized in that, the described module of deducting fees comprises:
Computing unit is used to calculate the charging result of first accounting module and the difference that has deducted the fee from described user account;
The unit of deducting fees, be used for charging result according to described first accounting module, deduct the corresponding service expense from the user account that uses described business, and, mend the expense of detaining or covering described difference to described user account from described user account according to the difference that described computing unit calculates.
15. a charge system comprises control device and message accounting, it is characterized in that, described control device comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
First monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and described Service Processing Module handle described when professional, monitor described Service Processing Module according to various charging ways and handle the described professional service resources that uses, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Described message accounting comprises:
First transceiver module is used to receive the service request that described Service Processing Module sends, and to the described first monitoring module issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under various charging ways that described monitoring module reports and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources of corresponding use under the various charging ways that receive according to described first transceiver module and the various charging way, computing service expense;
Comparison module is used for the size of the functional expenses number under the various charging ways that more described accounting module calculates;
First accounting module is used for according to the comparative result of described comparison module and sets in advance, and chooses one of functional expenses under the various charging ways described business is chargeed.
16. charge system according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described message accounting also comprises:
The module of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to described first accounting module, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
17. charge system according to claim 16 is characterized in that, the described module of deducting fees comprises:
Computing unit is used to calculate the charging result of first accounting module and the difference that has deducted the fee from described user account;
The unit of deducting fees, be used for charging result according to described first accounting module, deduct the corresponding service expense from the user account that uses described business, and, mend the expense of detaining or covering described difference to described user account from described user account according to the difference that described computing unit calculates.
18. a control device is characterized in that, comprising:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
Second monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and according to the charging way handoff request that receives, when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, in the different periods, monitor described Service Processing Module and handle the described professional service resources that uses according to corresponding charging way, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way.
19. a message accounting is characterized in that, comprising:
Second transceiver module is used to receive service request, and the issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under interior charging way of different time sections and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources according to corresponding use under charging way in the described second transceiver module different time sections and the various charging way, calculates the functional expenses in each time period;
Summation module, the functional expenses in each time period that is used for described computing module is calculated are sued for peace;
Second accounting module is used for according to the summed result that described summation module obtains described business being chargeed.
20. message accounting according to claim 19 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The module of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to described second accounting module, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
21. a charge system comprises control device and message accounting, it is characterized in that, described control device comprises:
Service Processing Module is used for receiving and transmitting service request, and handles described business according to described service request;
Second monitoring module, be used for when the service resources that receives at described sending down service, indicate described Service Processing Module to handle described business, and according to the charging way handoff request that receives, when described Service Processing Module is handled described business, in the different periods, handle the described professional service resources that uses according to corresponding charging way monitoring, when the service resources that issues is finished using or receive the winding-up request, report the service resources of corresponding use under various charging ways and the various charging way;
Described message accounting comprises:
Second transceiver module is used to receive the service request that described Service Processing Module is transmitted, and to the described second monitoring module issuing service resource, and the service resources that receives corresponding use under interior charging way of different time sections and the various charging way;
Computing module is used for the service resources according to corresponding use under charging way in the described second transceiver module different time sections and the various charging way, calculates the functional expenses in each time period;
Summation module, the functional expenses in each time period that is used for described computing module is calculated are sued for peace;
Second accounting module is used for according to the summed result that described summation module obtains described business being chargeed.
22. charge system according to claim 21 is characterized in that, described message accounting also comprises:
The module of deducting fees is used for the charging result according to described second accounting module, from using the user account deduction corresponding service expense of described business.
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