CN1933407A

CN1933407A - Business control equipment, roaming charging system and charging method

Info

Publication number: CN1933407A
Application number: CN 200610127878
Authority: CN
Inventors: 荣传湘
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2006-09-27
Filing date: 2006-09-27
Publication date: 2007-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 2026-09-27
Also published as: CN100591018C

Abstract

A charging method of roaming includes querying current geographical position data of mobile terminal as well as carrying out charging on service of multimedia message and deducting the payment according to data of geographical position and content of multimedia message when service request information of multimedia message sent by user at mobile terminal is received and then sending out received multimedia message. The multiple charging system of roaming for realizing said method is also disclosed.

Description

Business control device, roam charge system and roam charging method

Technical field

The present invention relates to multimedia messaging service, MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service, MMS) billing technology, especially a kind of business control device, roam charge system and roam charging method.

Background technology

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) be at existing GSM (Global System of Mobile communication, global system for mobile communications) a kind of mobile pocket data business that grows up on the basis, it introduces the functional entity of packet switching in the GSM digital mobile communication network, can finish the transfer of data of carrying out with packet mode.For colourful data service is provided to the user, at present, many telecom operations commercial city has made up the GPRS network of oneself.In the various data services that utilize GPRS network to provide, MMS is SMS service (Short MessageService, SMS), pictorial information (Picture Message, PM) or strengthen messaging service (EnhancedMessage Service, further developing EMS) is for the service of personal multi-media mobile communication provides complete end-to-end solution.On Content of Communication, (Multimedia Messaging MM) is not limited to text message to Multimedia Message, can also comprise more rich data such as image, audio frequency, video; On function, MMS contained terminal-to-terminal service, terminal to use, the multimedia message communication of VAS application-to-terminal service.Therefore, MMS has not only realized between the terminal, the information transmission between terminal and the application, also realized the diversity of content, can realize the most perfect multimedia short message service, be a kind of of highest standard in the present short message technology, provide very big facility to the user, become the user at present and used the most frequent a kind of short message service.

Because a variety of causes, (Mobile Station, MS) user roams through regular meeting portable terminal.When the pre-payment mobile phone users uses MMS under roaming state, prior art is carried out roam charge by the roam charge system of MMS shown in Figure 1 to MMS, its concrete charging method is as follows: MMS user agent A (MMS User Agent) sends to transmit leg multimedia messaging service, MMS center (Multimedia Messaging Service Center by the MM that MS sends by the MM1 interface with the user, MMSC), i.e. MMS Relay/Server among Fig. 1; MMSC passes through the MM5 interface from attaching position register (Home Location Register, HLR) obtain the MS user's who sends MM CAMEL-Subscription-Information and current position information and storage in, by the MM4 interface this MM is sent to recipient MMSC then, i.e. ' Foreign ' MMS Relay/Server among Fig. 1; After recipient MMSC sends to recipient's portable terminal by recipient's MMS user agent B with MM, return MM to recipient MMSC and send successful information; Recipient MMSC transmits MM to transmit leg MMSC and sends successful information; Transmit leg MMSC is recorded in positional information, the number information of user A and the number information of user B at the current place of user A in the ticket after the message that obtains the successful transmission MM that recipient MMSC returns; Charge system (the Billing System among Fig. 1) is regularly gathered the ticket that transmit leg MMSC goes up storage, and according to the positional information of the user A that writes down in the ticket user A is carried out roam charge.

When adopting roam charge of the prior art system that pre-payment MMS is carried out roam charge, there are following shortcomings and deficiencies:

1) there is not the real time billing interface between charge system of the prior art and the MMSC, can not carry out real time billing to pre-payment MMS, roam charge to MMS exists hysteresis quality, this just can't be avoided part MS user malice to use MM and the situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing, may bring loss to MMS operator economically, simultaneously, also be not easy to MS user and know remaining sum on its account in real time;

2) need to revise MMSC, the signaling interface of exploitation and HLR to obtain the current location information of pre-payment mobile phone users, has increased the complexity of MMSC on MMSC;

3) in the prior art, MMSC is mainly used in storage and handles the MM of turnover MMSC, and finish and on network, send MM, for the MMS that pre-payment MS user is sent charges, when MS sent MM at every turn, MMSC needed to obtain to HLR by signaling this MS user's current location information, this will influence the operating efficiency of MMSC, reduce its service behaviour, and increased the time delay of recipient MS reception MM, brought very big inconvenience for MS user.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem to be solved by this invention is, can't carry out the shortcomings and deficiencies that real time roaming charges to MMS at charge system in the prior art, the invention provides business control device, roam charge system and roam charging method, have these shortcomings and deficiencies in the prior art to overcome.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, a kind of roam charging method provided by the invention comprises:

Step 1 when receiving the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, is inquired about the current geographical location information of this mobile phone users, according to the content of this geographical location information and Multimedia Message, multimedia messaging service, MMS is chargeed and deducts fees; Step 2 sends described Multimedia Message.

In the said method, described step 1 is specially: after the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives described multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message, judge according to stored user information in the attaching position register of described portable terminal whether described mobile phone users is the prepaid user, be, then inquire about the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, service control point charges and deducts fees multimedia messaging service, MMS according to the content of this geographical location information and Multimedia Message; Otherwise, end operation.

In the said method, before the described step 1, also carry out the operation of the described geographical location information of storage.Wherein, store described geographical location information and comprise: when portable terminal is attached to access zone network, send activation PDP Context solicited message to visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node; Described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node obtains described portable terminal ownership place Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange address of node information according to IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity of carrying in the described activation PDP Context solicited message and service access point name information, and sends establishment PDP Context solicited message to this Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node; Described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node is stored in the geographical location information of described mobile phone users in the attaching position register of described portable terminal.Accordingly, described step 1 is specially: after the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point then, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request; Described service control point according to predefined charging rate, is determined the expense of described multimedia service according to the content of described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, and deducts this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

In addition, described step 1 is specially: after the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request; Described service control point obtains the geographical location information of described mobile phone users from described attaching position register, content according to described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of described multimedia service, and deduct this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

When described Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node sends to described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node with described geographical location information, also this geographical location information is sent to service control point; Described service control point is stored in this geographical location information in the address information storage device.Accordingly, described step 1 is specially: after the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request; Described service control point is inquired about the geographical location information of described mobile phone users from described address information storage device, content according to described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of described multimedia service, and deduct this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

In addition, when described Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node sends to described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node with described geographical location information, also this geographical location information is sent to the multimedia messaging service, MMS center; Described multimedia messaging service, MMS center is stored in this this geographical location information in the address information storage device.Accordingly, described step 1 is specially: after the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, the IP address information of the described portable terminal of inquiry from described address information storage device, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point then, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request; Described service control point according to predefined charging rate, is determined the expense of described multimedia service according to the content of described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, and deducts this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

Described step 2 is specially: after described multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the charging result information of the described expense of successful deduction that service control point sends, according to the recipient's who carries in the described multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message number information described Multimedia Message is sent to recipient's portable terminal.

After the described step 2, also comprise: described multimedia messaging service, MMS center according to whether receiving the object information that receives described Multimedia Message that described recipient's portable terminal returns, generating sends object information and sends to service control point; Described service control point judges whether described Multimedia Message successfully sends, and is, sends to charge to described multimedia messaging service, MMS center and confirms object information; Otherwise, the expense of this multimedia service from account's deduction of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence covered on this account.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, first kind of roam charge system provided by the invention, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, described multimedia service center is connected with described attaching position register, be used for after receiving the multimedia service solicited message, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, and send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to described service control point.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, second kind of roam charge system provided by the invention, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, described service control point is connected with described attaching position register, be used for behind the billing information request that receives the transmission of described multimedia service center, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, and this multimedia service chargeed, deduct fees, and carry out the expense covering.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, a kind of business control device that geographical location information provides function that has provided by the invention, comprise service control point, this service control point also connects an address information storage device that is used for memory mobile terminal user's geographical location information.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the third roam charge system provided by the invention, comprise the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, with the business control device that geographical location information provides function that has that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, this business control device comprises the geographical location information that is used to obtain mobile phone users, and this multimedia service chargeed, deduct fees, and the service control point that carries out expense covering, this service control point also connects an address information storage device that is used for memory mobile terminal user's geographical location information.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the 4th kind of roam charge system provided by the invention, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, with the address information storage device of the geographical location information that is connected with described ownership place Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node, be used to store described mobile phone users.Based on technique scheme, the present invention has following beneficial technical effects:

1) the present invention has set up the roam charge system based on mobile intelligent network, when MMSC receives the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, can obtain the current geographical location information of this MS in real time, realized real time billing to pre-payment MMS, situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user with regard to having avoided MS user's malice to use MM for this;

2) in second, third and the 4th kind of roam charge system provided by the invention, MMSC need not to carry out Signalling exchange with HLR, therefore, need on MMSC, not develop signaling interface with HLR, the complexity of having avoided prior art that MMSC is transformed, and avoided the compatibility test between the HLR of MMSC and different manufacturer production, having reduced the MMSC house of correction needs cost, has avoided the compatibility test of MMSC and HLR to invest;

3) when MS roams into new network, the geographical location information of store M S in this access zone network, afterwards, when MS initiates the MMS solicited message in this access zone network, can be directly carry out roam charge according to the geographical location information of this MS of storage, need not to require MS when each MMS of use, all to inquire about its geographical location information, compared with prior art, improve the operating efficiency of roam charge system, reduced to send the time delay of MM, made things convenient for MS user.

Below by drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the roam charge system of prior art MMS.

Fig. 2 is the basic flow sheet of roam charging method of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment one of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment one of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment two of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment two of the present invention.

Fig. 7 has a structural representation that geographical location information provides the business control device embodiment of function for of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment three of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment three of the present invention.

Figure 10 is the signaling diagram of roam charge system embodiment three of the present invention.

Figure 11 is the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment four of the present invention.

Figure 12 is the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment four of the present invention.

Embodiment

The present invention carries out the system and method that real time roaming charges for a kind of to pre-payment MS Client-initiated MMS, its core concept is: set up the roam charge system based on mobile intelligent network, after roaming takes place and is attached to new access zone network in MS, store the current geographical location information of this MS, when receiving this MS initiation MMS request, inquire about its geographical location information, and this MMS is chargeed and deducts fees according to the MM content in this geographical location information and the MMS request.

Figure 2 shows that the basic flow sheet of roam charging method of the present invention, it may further comprise the steps:

Step 1, when receiving the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, inquire about the current geographical location information of this MS user, according to the MM content in this geographical location information and the MMS solicited message, the predefined charging rate of foundation is determined the expense of this MMS, and deducts this expense from MS user's account.

Step 2 sends to recipient MS according to the recipient's who carries in the MMS solicited message number information with MM.

When receiving the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, obtain the current geographical location information of this MS user in real time, realized the real time roaming of MMS is chargeed, thereby avoided MS user's malice to use MM and the situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user.

Figure 3 shows that the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment one of the present invention, this system comprises SCP (the Service Control Point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, service control point) 1, be arranged on the ownership place HLR2 of the transmit leg MS in the core network, ownership place SGSN (Serving GPRSSupporting Node, Serving GPRS Support Node) 3, ownership place is by GGSN (Gateway GPRSSupporting Node, Gateway GPRS Support Node) with SSP (Service Switch Point, the GGSN/SSP4 of stack formation Service Switching Point) and visit ground SGSN5, be arranged on WAP (the Wireless Application Protocol in the IP data network, WAP (wireless application protocol)) GW (Gateway, gateway) 5 and MMSC7, ownership place HLR2, ownership place SGSN3, homing GGSN/SSP4, WAP GW6, MMSC7 and SCP1 communicate to connect successively, visit ground SGSN5 and homing GGSN/SSP4 communicate to connect, and MMSC7 also communicates to connect with ownership place HLR2.Wherein, ownership place HLR2 is used to store the user profile of whole ownership place MS, for example: the number of MS (for example: IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity, IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity) with MSISDN (the international identity number of travelling carriage)) and class of subscriber is (for example: the prepaid user), and each ownership place MS user's associated dynamic data message, comprise: the geographical location information at the current place of MS user, that is: the IP address information of the SGSN at this current place of MS user, distribute to user's supplementary service etc.; MMSC7 is used for when receiving the MMS solicited message, from ownership place HLR2, obtain the geographical location information at the current place of MS user that sends MMS, send the billing information request that MMS is chargeed to SCP1, by and SCP1 between Signalling exchange realize charging to MMS, and transmit MM.

After roaming takes place and is attached to new network in MS, SGSN5 in access zone network sends and activates PDP (Packet Data Protocol, packet data protocol) context request message carries IMSI, MSISDN, APN (service access point title), the QoS information such as (service quality) of MS in this activation PDP Context solicited message.SGSN5 in the access zone network searches in the belonging area network address of GGSN/SSP4 accordingly according to activating the IMSI that carries in the PDP Context request message and APN information from the ownership place HLR2 of MS, and, carry the IP address information of IMSI, MSISDN and the visit ground SGSN5 of MS in this establishment PDP Context request message to homing GGSN/SSP4 transmission establishment PDP Context request message.Homing GGSN/SSP4 indication visit ground SGSN5 divides the Radio Resource that is used in the signaling connection to MS.Visit ground SGSN5 after the MS distributing radio resource, the geographical location information that this MS is current, that is: the IP address information of visit ground SGSN5 sends to HLR2, so that the HLR2 storage.Afterwards, when MS initiates the MM request, can charge to MMS by Fig. 4 or flow process shown in Figure 6.

Figure 4 shows that the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment one of the present invention, this embodiment can realize that it may further comprise the steps based on system shown in Figure 3:

Step 401, when MS initiates the MMS request, by visit ground SGSN5, homing GGSN/SSP4 and WAPGW6 this MMS solicited message is sent to MS user MMSC7 successively, carry the IMSI of this calling party MS, IMSI and the MM of callee MS in this MMS solicited message.

Step 402, MMSC7 inquires about the MS user's who stores among the HLR2 CAMEL-Subscription-Information successively by WAPGW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and ownership place SGSN3, judge that in view of the above whether calling party MS user is the prepaid user, is execution in step 403; Otherwise, execution in step 409.

Step 403, MMSC7 is by the MM5 interface on it, inquire about the current geographical location information of storing among the HLR2 of MS user by WAP GW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and ownership place SGSN3 successively, that is: the IP address information of the visit at current place ground SGSN5, and send the billing information request that MMS is chargeed to SCP1, carry MS user's IMSI, MM and the current geographical location information of this MS user in this billing information request.

Step 404, SCP1 is according to MM content of carrying in the billing information request and the current geographical position of transmit leg MS user, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of this MMS, and, return the charging result information of deducting the MMS expense to MMSC7 then from the corresponding expense of account's deduction of transmit leg MS user's IMSI correspondence.

When MMSC receives the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, obtain the current geographical location information of this MS user in real time, combine the real time billing that has realized pre-payment MMS with SCP, thereby avoided MS user's malice to use MM and the situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user.

Step 405 after MMSC7 receives charging result information, sends to recipient MS according to the recipient's who carries in the MMS solicited message number information with MM.

Step 406 after MMSC7 receives the object information that receives MM that recipient MS returns, sends the report information that successfully sends MM to SCP1, initiates MCP simultaneously and charges and confirm request.

Step 407, SCP1 returns to charge to MMSC7 and confirms the result.

Step 408 after MMSC7 receives the charging affirmation result of SCP1 transmission, is returned the reading report that recipient MS has received MM by WAPGW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and visit ground SGSN5 to transmit leg MS successively.

Step 409 finishes.

Figure 5 shows that the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment two of the present invention, this system comprises the SCP1 that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, be arranged on the ownership place HLR2 of the transmit leg MS in the core network, ownership place SGSN3, GGSN/SSP4 and visit ground SGSN5 that ownership place is made of GGSN and SSP stack, be arranged on WAPGW5 and MMSC7 in the IP data network, ownership place HLR2, ownership place SGSN3, homing GGSN/SSP4, WAP GW6, MMSC7 and SCP1 communicate to connect successively, visit ground SGSN5 and homing GGSN/SSP4 communicate to connect, and SCP1 also communicates to connect with ownership place HLR2.Wherein, ownership place HLR2 is used to store the user profile of whole ownership place MS and each ownership place MS user's associated dynamic data message, comprising: the geographical location information at the current place of ownership place MS user; SCP1 is the center of mobile intelligent net, be used to carry out service logic, to carry out specific business, be used for when the billing information request that MMS is chargeed that receives that MMSC7 sends, from ownership place HLR2, obtain the current geographical location information of MS user that sends MMS,, MMS is chargeed and deducts fees according to predefined charging rate according to this geographical location information and MM content, and when MM sends failure, carry out the expense covering.

In this roam charge system provided by the invention, obtain MS user's geographical location information by SCP, and realize charging with the MM content in view of the above to MMS, MMSC need not to carry out Signalling exchange with HLR, therefore, need not develop the signaling interface with HLR on MMSC, the complexity of having avoided prior art that MMSC is transformed, and avoided the compatibility test between the HLR of MMSC and different manufacturer production, having reduced the MMSC house of correction needs cost, has avoided the compatibility test of MMSC and HLR to invest.

Figure 6 shows that the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment two of the present invention, this embodiment can realize that it may further comprise the steps based on system shown in Figure 5:

Step 601 when MS initiates the MMS request, sends to MMSC7 by visit ground SGSN5, homing GGSN/SSP4 and WAPGW6 with this MMS solicited message successively, carries the IMSI of this calling party MS, IMSI and the MM of callee MS in this MMS solicited message.

Step 602, MMSC7 inquires about the MS user's who stores among the HLR2 CAMEL-Subscription-Information successively by WAP GW6, GGSN/SSP4 and ownership place SGSN3, judge that in view of the above whether calling party MS user is the prepaid user, is execution in step 603; Otherwise, execution in step 612.

Step 603, MMSC7 sends the billing information request that MMS is chargeed to SCP1, carries MS user's IMSI and MM in this billing information request.

Step 604, SCP1 inquires about the current geographical location information of transmit leg MS user by MAP (Mobile Application Part, MAP) agreement from HLR2, that is: the IP address information of visit ground SGSN5.

Step 605, SCP1 is according to the MM content of carrying in current geographical position of transmit leg MS user and the billing information request, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of this MMS, and, return the charging result information of deducting the MMS expense to MMSC7 then from the corresponding expense of account's deduction of transmit leg MS user's IMSI correspondence.

When SCP receives the billing information request of MMSC transmission, from HLR, obtain in real time the current geographical location information of transmit leg MS user, realized real time billing to pre-payment MMS, situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user with regard to having avoided MS user's malice to use MM for this; And, because SCP is used to carry out service logic, be mainly used to do signaling control, therefore, when MS initiated the MMS request in this access zone network, the geographical location information that is obtained this MS by SCP from HLR carried out roam charge, can therefore not reduce the operating efficiency of roam charge system, avoided increasing the time delay that sends MM, made things convenient for MS user.

Step 606 after MMSC7 receives charging result information, sends to recipient MS according to the recipient's who carries in the MMS solicited message number information with MM.

Step 607, MMSC7 receives the object information of MM according to whether receive success that recipient MS returns in the time of predesignating, generate the transmission object information that whether successfully sends MM, send this transmission object information to SCP1 then, initiate MCP (being that message channel is joined in a common effort view) charging simultaneously and confirm request.

Step 608, SCP1 judges that according to sending object information whether MM successfully sends to recipient MS, is execution in step 609; Otherwise, execution in step 611.

Step 609, SCP1 returns to charge to MMSC7 and confirms the result.

Step 610 after MMSC7 receives the charging affirmation result of SCP1 transmission, is returned the reading report that recipient MS has received MM by WAPGW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and visit ground SGSN5 to transmit leg MS successively, and execution in step 612 then.

Step 611, SCP1 covers the expense of this MMS business from account's deduction of transmit leg MS user's IMSI correspondence on this account.

Step 612 finishes.

Figure 7 shows that the structural representation that geographical location information provides the business control device embodiment of function that has of the present invention, this business control device comprises interconnective SCP1 and address information storage device 8.Wherein, address information storage device 8 is used for the geographical location information at the current place of MS user, store home ground; SCP1 is the center of mobile intelligent net, be used to carry out service logic, to carry out specific business, be used for when the billing information request that MMS is chargeed that receives that MMSC sends, from address information storage device 8, obtain the MS user's who sends MMS geographical location information,, MMS is chargeed and deducts fees according to predefined charge information according to this geographical location information and MM content, and when MM sends failure, carry out the expense covering.

Figure 8 shows that the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment three of the present invention, this system comprises SCP1 and the address information storage device 8 that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, be arranged on the ownership place HLR2 of the transmit leg MS in the core network, ownership place SGSN3, GGSN/SSP4 and visit ground SGSN5 that ownership place is made of GGSN and SSP, and be arranged on WAP GW6 and MMSC7 in the IP data network, ownership place HLR2, ownership place SGSN3, homing GGSN/SSP4, WAP GW6, MMSC7 and SCP1 communicate to connect successively, visit ground SGSN5 and homing GGSN/SSP4 communicate to connect, SCP1 is connected with address information storage device 8, the two can be for being wholely set, perhaps address information storage device 8 is arranged among the SCP1, when SCP1 and address information storage device 8 were wholely set, the two promptly constituted the business control device that geographical location information provides function that has shown in Figure 7.Wherein, address information storage device 8 is used for the geographical location information at the current place of MS user, store home ground; SCP1 is the center of mobile intelligent net, be used to carry out service logic, to carry out specific business, be used for when the billing information request that MMS is chargeed that receives that MMSC7 sends, from address information storage device 8, obtain the MS user's who sends MMS geographical location information,, MMS is chargeed and deducts fees according to predefined charge information according to this geographical location information and MM content, and when MM sends failure, carry out the expense covering.

In this roam charge system provided by the invention, from the address information storage device that connects or be wholely set, obtain MS user's geographical location information and realize charging in view of the above by SCP MMS, MMSC need not to carry out Signalling exchange with HLR, therefore, need on MMSC, not develop signaling interface with HLR, the complexity of having avoided prior art that MMSC is transformed, and avoided the compatibility test between the HLR of MMSC and different manufacturer production, having reduced the MMSC house of correction needs cost, has avoided the compatibility test investment of MMSC and HLR.

Figure 9 shows that the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment three of the present invention, this embodiment can realize that it may further comprise the steps based on system shown in Figure 8:

Step 901, after roaming takes place and is attached to new network in MS, SGSN5 in access zone network sends and activates the PDP Context request message, and request connects, and carries IMSI, MSISDN, the information such as APN, QoS of MS in this activation PDP Context request message; This activates the PDP Context request message and can send by Activate PDP Context Request signaling.

Step 902, SGSN5 in the access zone network is according to activating the IMSI and the APN information of carrying in the PDP Context request message, from the ownership place HLR2 of MS, search the address of corresponding GGSN/SSP4 in the belonging area network, and, carry the IP address information of IMSI, MSISDN and the visit ground SGSN5 of MS in this establishment PDP Context request message to homing GGSN/SSP4 transmission establishment PDP Context request message; This is created the PDP Context request message and can realize by Create PDP Context Request signaling.

Step 903, homing GGSN/SSP4 by ownership place SGSN3 inquiry HLR2, judges that whether this MS user is the prepaid user, is execution in step 904 according to creating the IMSI that carries in the PDP Context request message; Otherwise, execution in step 920.

Step 904, homing GGSN/SSP4 indication visit ground SGSN5 divides the Radio Resource that is used in the signaling connection to MS; Simultaneously, the operation to SCP1 initiation request GPRS data processing reports IDP information, carries the IP address information of MS user's IMSI, MSISDN and visit ground SGSN5 in this IDP information, and this operation can be by the realization of Initial DP GPRS signaling.

Step 905, visit ground SGSN5 is to the MS distributing radio resource; Simultaneously, SCP1 issues the response of GPRS event request to homing GGSN/SSP4, and this issues the response of GPRS event request and can realize by Request Report GPRS Event signaling.

Step 906, SCP1 obtains the IP address information of MS user's IMSI, MSISDN and visit ground SGSN5 from IDP information, and be stored in the address information storage device 9, issue the indication information that continues the GPRS data processing to homing GGSN/SSP4 then, this indication information can be realized by the continueGPRS signaling, after GGSN/SSP4 receives this message, just can continue the process that this MS handles by GPRS core network access data network.

Step 907, homing GGSN/SSP4 returns to visit ground SGSN5 and creates PDP Context request responding message, returns this response message and can realize by Create PDP Context Response signaling.

Step 908, visit ground SGSN5 returns to MS and activates PDP Context request responding message, this returns activation PDP Context request responding message and can realize by Active PDP Context Accept signaling, after MS receives this response message, just can carry out gprs service.

Step 909, when MS initiates the MMS request, by visit ground SGSN5, homing GGSN/SSP4, WAP GW6 this MMS solicited message is sent to MS user MMSC7 successively, carry the IMSI of this calling party MS, IMSI and the MM of callee MS in this MMS solicited message; The transmission of this MMS solicited message can realize by MM Submit signaling.

Step 910, MMSC7 inquires about the MS user's who stores among the HLR2 CAMEL-Subscription-Information successively by WAP GW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and ownership place SGSN3, judge that in view of the above whether calling party MS user is the prepaid user, is execution in step 911; Otherwise, execution in step 919.

Step 911, MMSC7 sends the billing information request that MMS is chargeed to SCP1, carries MS user's IMSI and MM in this billing information request; The transmission of this billing information request can realize by Charging Request signaling.

Step 912, SCP1 inquires about MM transmit leg MS user's IMSI corresponding geographical location information from address information storage device 8, that is: the IP address information of visit ground SGSN5, according to this geographical location information and MM content, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of this this MMS, and deduct corresponding expense, return the charging result information of deducting the MMS expense to MMSC7 then from the account of IMSI correspondence; Returning charging result information can realize by Charging Response signaling.

When SCP receives the billing information request of MMSC transmission, from the address information storage device, obtain in real time the current geographical location information of this MS, reach the MM content in view of the above and realized real time billing pre-payment MMS, avoided MS user's malice to use MM and the situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user; And, need not to require MS when using MMS, all to inquire about its geographical location information at every turn, the geographical location information that is obtained this MS by SCP from the address information storage device that connects or be wholely set carries out roam charge, very convenient, compared with prior art, improved the operating efficiency of roam charge system, reduced to send the time delay of MM, made things convenient for the MS user side MS user.

Step 913 after MMSC7 receives charging result information, sends to recipient MS according to the recipient's who carries in the MMS solicited message number information with MM; This operation that sends MM can realize by the MMSubmit signaling.

Step 914, MMSC7 generates the transmission object information that whether successfully sends MM according to whether receive the object information that success that recipient MS returns receives MM in the time of predesignating, and sends this transmissions object information and charges the affirmation solicited message to SCP1 then; This charges and confirms that request can realize by Confirm Request signaling.

Step 915, SCP1 judges that according to sending object information whether MM successfully sends to recipient MS, is execution in step 916; Otherwise, execution in step 918.

Step 916, SCP1 returns to charge to MMSC7 and confirms the result, and this charges and confirms that the result can realize by Confirm Response signaling.

Step 917, after MMSC7 receives the charging affirmation result of SCP1 transmission, return the reading report that recipient MS has received MM by WAPGW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and visit ground SGSN5 to transmit leg MS successively, this reading report can realize that execution in step 919 then by Read Report signaling.

Step 918, SCP1 covers this MMS expense from account's deduction of transmit leg MS user's IMSI correspondence on this account.

Step 919 finishes.

Figure 9 shows that the signaling diagram of realizing associative operation in the flow process shown in Figure 8.

Figure 11 is the structural representation of roam charge system embodiment four of the present invention, this system comprises the SCP1 that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, be arranged on the ownership place HLR2 of the transmit leg MS in the core network, ownership place SGSN3, the GGSN/SSP4 that ownership place is made of GGSN and SSP stack, address information storage device 8 and visit ground SGSN5, and be arranged on WAPGW5 in the IP data network, MMSC7, ownership place HLR2, ownership place SGSN3, homing GGSN/SSP4, WAP GW6, MMSC7 and SCP1 communicate to connect successively, visit ground SGSN5 and homing GGSN/SSP4 communicate to connect, address information storage device 8 is connected with homing GGSN/SSP4 and WAPGW5 respectively, the two can be for being wholely set, and perhaps address information storage device 8 is arranged among the SCP1; In addition, address information storage device 8 also can be arranged in the IP data network.Wherein, address information storage device 8 is used for the geographical location information at the current place of MS user, store home ground; Homing GGSN/SSP4 is used to provide the GPRS IN service to trigger, when receiving the MMS solicited message, from address information storage device 8, obtain the geographical location information of the MS that sends MMS, this geographical location information is sent to WAP GW6 with the MMS solicited message.

In this roam charge system provided by the invention, set up and be used to the address information storage device of the IP address of SGSN with storing visit, from the address information storage device that connects or be wholely set, obtain MS user's geographical location information by GGSN/SSP, make SCP realize charging with the MM content in view of the above to MMS, make that MMSC need not to carry out Signalling exchange with HLR, therefore, need on MMSC, not develop signaling interface with HLR, the complexity of having avoided prior art that MMSC is transformed, and avoided the compatibility test between the HLR of MMSC and different manufacturer production, having reduced the MMSC house of correction needs cost, has avoided the compatibility test investment of MMSC and HLR.

Figure 12 shows that the flow chart of roam charging method embodiment four of the present invention, this embodiment can realize that it may further comprise the steps based on system shown in Figure 11:

Step 1201, after roaming takes place and is attached to new network in MS, SGSN5 in access zone network sends and activates the PDP Context request message, and request connects, and carries IMSI, MSISDN, the information such as APN, QoS of MS in this activation PDP Context request message.

Step 1202, SGSN5 in the access zone network is according to activating the IMSI and the APN information of carrying in the PDP Context request message, from the ownership place HLR2 of MS, search the address of corresponding GGSN/SSP4 in the belonging area network, and send establishment PDP Context request message to homing GGSN/SSP4.

Step 1203, homing GGSN/SSP4 indication visit ground SGSN5 divides the Radio Resource that is used in the signaling connection to MS.

Step 1204, visit ground SGSN5 is to the MS distributing radio resource; Simultaneously, the geographical location information that homing GGSN/SSP4 is current with this MS, that is: the IP address information of visit ground SGSN5 is stored in the address information storage device 8.

Step 1205 when MS initiates the MMS request, sends to WAP GW6 by visit ground SGSN5 and homing GGSN/SSP4 with this MMS solicited message.

Step 1206, WAP GW6 inquires about MS user's geographical location information from address information storage device 8 by the Radius agreement, that is: the IP address information of visit ground SGSN5, and then this geographical location information and MMS solicited message are sent to MMSC7 by the PAP/HTTP agreement, carry the IMSI of this calling party MS, IMSI and the MM of callee MS in the MMS solicited message.

Step 1207, MMSC7 inquires about the MS user's who stores among the HLR2 CAMEL-Subscription-Information successively by WAP GW6, homing GGSN/SSP4 and ownership place SGSN3, judge that in view of the above whether calling party MS user is the prepaid user, is execution in step 1208; Otherwise, execution in step 1211.

Step 1208, MMSC7 sends the billing information request that MMS is chargeed to SCP1, carries MS user's IMSI and the current geographical location information of this MS user in this billing information request.

Step 1209, SCP1 carries out authentication according to the IMSI that carries in the billing information request to MS user, authentication is passed through the back according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of this MMS according to the current geographical position of this MM content and transmit leg MS user, and, return the charging result information of deducting the MMS expense to MMSC7 then from the corresponding expense of the account of IMSI correspondence deduction.

When GGSN/SSP4 receives the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, from location information storage device, obtain in real time the current geographical location information of this MS user, and this geographical location information and MMS solicited message together sent to MMSC, make MMSC combine the real time billing that has realized pre-payment MMS with SCP, situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user with regard to having avoided MS user's malice to use MM for this; And, need not to require MS when each MMS of use, all to inquire about its geographical location information, very convenient, compared with prior art, improved the operating efficiency of roam charge system, reduced to send the time delay of MM, made things convenient for the MS user side MS user.

Step 1210 after MMSC7 receives charging result information, sends to recipient MS according to the recipient's who carries in the MMS solicited message number information with MM.

Step 1211 finishes.

In addition, also address information storage device 8 can be separately positioned on WAP GW6 place, perhaps being arranged on the MMSC7 place is connected with MMSC7, when homing GGSN/SSP4 reports the IP address information breath of visit ground SGSN5 to HLR2, just this IP address information reports WAP GW6 simultaneously, by WAP GW6 the geographical location information of this transmit leg MS is stored in the address information storage device 8 accordingly, perhaps send to MMSC7, the geographical location information of this transmit leg MS is stored in the address information storage device 8 by MMSC7.When this transmit leg MS initiates the MMS request, from address information storage device 8, obtain this transmit leg MS user's geographical location information accordingly by WAP GW6 or MMSC7, WAPGW6 sends to MMSC7 with this geographical location information with the MMS request, generate billing information request by MMSC7 according to this transmit leg MS user's geographical location information and MM content and send to SCP, to charge.

Total beneficial effect that the present invention brought:

1) the present invention has set up the roam charge system based on the MMS of mobile intelligent network, when MMSC receives the MMS solicited message of MS transmission, can obtain the current geographical location information of this MS in real time, realized real time billing to pre-payment MMS, situation of the advanced charge of overdrawing has made things convenient for MMS operator and MS user with regard to having avoided MS user's malice to use MM for this;

2) in the roam charge system of Fig. 5 provided by the invention, Fig. 7 and MMS shown in Figure 10, MMSC need not to carry out Signalling exchange with HLR, therefore, need on MMSC, not develop signaling interface with HLR, the complexity of having avoided prior art that MMSC is transformed, and avoided the compatibility test between the HLR of MMSC and different manufacturer production, having reduced the MMSC house of correction needs cost, has avoided the compatibility test of MMSC and HLR to invest;

3) when MS roams into new network, the geographical location information of store M S in this access zone network, afterwards, when MS initiates the MMS solicited message in this access zone network, can be directly carry out roam charge according to the geographical location information of this MS of storage, need not to require MS when each MMS of use, all to inquire about its geographical location information, compared with prior art, improve the operating efficiency of roam charge system, reduced to send the time delay of MM, made things convenient for MS user;

When 4) adopting the roam charge system of Fig. 5 and MMS shown in Figure 7 to charge, because SCP is used to carry out service logic, be mainly used to do signaling control, therefore, when MS initiated the MMS solicited message in this access zone network, the geographical location information that is obtained this MS by SCP carried out roam charge, can therefore not reduce the operating efficiency of roam charge system, avoided increasing the time delay that sends MM, made things convenient for MS user.

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.

Claims

1, a kind of roam charging method wherein, comprising:

Step 1 when receiving the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, is inquired about the current geographical location information of this mobile phone users, according to the content of this geographical location information and Multimedia Message, multimedia messaging service, MMS is chargeed and deducts fees;

Step 2 sends described Multimedia Message.

2, method according to claim 1, wherein, described step 1 is specially:

After the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives described multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message, judge according to stored user information in the attaching position register of described portable terminal whether described mobile phone users is the prepaid user, be, then inquire about the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, service control point charges and deducts fees multimedia messaging service, MMS according to the content of this geographical location information and Multimedia Message; Otherwise, end operation.

3, method according to claim 1 wherein, before the described step 1, is also carried out the operation of the described geographical location information of storage.

4, method according to claim 3, wherein, store described geographical location information and comprise:

When portable terminal is attached to access zone network, send activation PDP Context solicited message to visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node;

Described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node obtains described portable terminal ownership place Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange address of node information according to IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity of carrying in the described activation PDP Context solicited message and service access point name information, and sends establishment PDP Context solicited message to this Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node;

Described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node is stored in the geographical location information of described mobile phone users in the attaching position register of described portable terminal.

5, method according to claim 4, wherein, described step 1 is specially:

After the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point then, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request;

Described service control point according to predefined charging rate, is determined the expense of described multimedia service according to the content of described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, and deducts this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

6, method according to claim 4, wherein, described step 1 is specially:

After the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request;

Described service control point obtains the geographical location information of described mobile phone users from described attaching position register, content according to described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of described multimedia service, and deduct this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

7, method according to claim 4 wherein, when described Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node sends to described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node with described geographical location information, also sends to service control point with this geographical location information; Described service control point is stored in this geographical location information in the address information storage device.

8, method according to claim 7, wherein, described step 1 is specially:

Described service control point is inquired about the geographical location information of described mobile phone users from described address information storage device, content according to described geographical location information and Multimedia Message, according to predefined charging rate, determine the expense of described multimedia service, and deduct this expense from the account of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence.

9, method according to claim 4, wherein, when described Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node sends to described visit ground Serving GPRS Support Node with described geographical location information, also this geographical location information is sent to the multimedia messaging service, MMS center; Described multimedia messaging service, MMS center is stored in this this geographical location information in the address information storage device.

10, method according to claim 9, wherein, described step 1 is specially:

After the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message of portable terminal transmission, the IP address information of the described portable terminal of inquiry from described address information storage device, send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to service control point then, carry described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity, described geographical location information and described Multimedia Message in this billing information request;

11, according to any described method of claim 1 to 10, wherein, described step 2 is specially:

After the multimedia messaging service, MMS center receives the charging result information of the described expense of successful deduction that service control point sends, described Multimedia Message is sent to recipient's portable terminal according to the recipient's who carries in the described multimedia messaging service, MMS solicited message number information.

12, method according to claim 11 wherein, after the described step 2, also comprises:

Described multimedia messaging service, MMS center according to whether receiving the object information that receives described Multimedia Message that described recipient's portable terminal returns, generating sends object information and sends to service control point;

Described service control point judges whether described Multimedia Message successfully sends, and is, sends to charge to described multimedia messaging service, MMS center and confirms object information; Otherwise, the expense of this multimedia service from account's deduction of described IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity correspondence covered on this account.

13, a kind of roam charge system, it is characterized in that, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, described multimedia service center is connected with described attaching position register, be used for after receiving the multimedia service solicited message, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, and send the billing information request that described multimedia service is chargeed to described service control point.

14, a kind of roam charge system, it is characterized in that, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, described service control point is connected with described attaching position register, be used for behind the billing information request that receives the transmission of described multimedia service center, from described attaching position register, obtain the geographical location information of described mobile phone users, and this multimedia service chargeed, deduct fees, and carry out the expense covering.

15, a kind of have a business control device that geographical location information provides function, comprises service control point, it is characterized in that, this service control point also connects an address information storage device that is used for memory mobile terminal user's geographical location information.

16, a kind of roam charge system, it is characterized in that, comprise the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, with the business control device that geographical location information provides function that has that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, this business control device comprises the geographical location information that is used to obtain mobile phone users, and this multimedia service chargeed, deduct fees, and the service control point that carries out expense covering, this service control point also connects an address information storage device that is used for memory mobile terminal user's geographical location information.

17, a kind of roam charge system, it is characterized in that, comprise the service control point that is arranged in the mobile intelligent network, with the attaching position register that is arranged on the portable terminal in the core network, with the multimedia service center that is arranged in the IP data network, with the address information storage device of the geographical location information that is connected with described ownership place Gateway GPRS Support Node/operation exchange node, be used to store described mobile phone users.