FI116169B - Förfarande för administration av kundkonton i samband med Pre-Paid IN-underlag och Pre-Paid mediator - Google Patents

Förfarande för administration av kundkonton i samband med Pre-Paid IN-underlag och Pre-Paid mediator Download PDF

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FI116169B
FI116169B FI20020795A FI20020795A FI116169B FI 116169 B FI116169 B FI 116169B FI 20020795 A FI20020795 A FI 20020795A FI 20020795 A FI20020795 A FI 20020795A FI 116169 B FI116169 B FI 116169B
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1. Ett forfarande for att sköta kundkonton i samband med ett Pre-Paid-underlag (8), vid vilket forfarande 5. tillämpningama (3) kommunicerar med Pre-Paid-underlaget (8), kännetecknat av att - tillämpningama (3) anordnas att kommunicera med en mellanserver (4) och Pre-Paid-underlaget pä motsvarande sätt (8) med en debiteringsmodul (5), varvid mellanservem (4) och debiteringsmodulen (5) kommunicerar 10 sinsemellan pä ett logiskt fömtbestämt sätt, varvid - de tjänster som kundema använt, faktureringsmodellema och pris-sättningen insamlas och administreras medelst mellanservem (4), och ···’ ·’ - kundens Pre-Paid-konto pä Pre-Paid-underlaget (8) eller i ett system • · · • · · ' ·' ‘ bakom detta debiteras medelst debiteringsmodulen (5). • « • · · • · *··.* 15 2. Forfarande i enlighet med patentkrav 1, kännetecknat av att medelst mellan- • · • · · ’· ' · servem (4) insamlas priset pa samt andra uppgifter om de tjänster som kundema * · ’· · * ‘ använt och dessa uppgifter formedlas till debiteringsmodulen (5). » * » '· 3. Forfarande i enlighet med patentkrav 1 eller 2, kännetecknat av att pris- « · uppgiftema bildas enligt olika debiteringsprinciper (t.ex. content+access, content •.!. ‘ 20 inch access). • ( !*. 4. Forfarande i enlighet med patentkrav 1, 2, eller 3, kännetecknat av att medelst ; ’''; mellanservem (4) administreras ätkomsten av tjänstema, som användaren använt, • · » (Delivery control). 12 116169
5. Förfarande i enlighet med patentkrav 1, 2, 3, eller 4, kännetecknat av att tili Pre-Paid-underlaget förmedlas en tjänstekod med hjälp av B-numret for det samtal som bildats av debiteringsmodulen.
6. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat 5 av att mellanservrama (4) hindrar att tjänstema leveras tili användaren, sävida dennas Pre-Paid-konto är tomt eller sävida priset pä tjänsten är större än medlen pä Pre-Paid-kontot.
7. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat av att debiteringsmodulen (5) (PCN) förmedlar tili Pre-Paid tjänsteunderlaget (8) 10 frän användarens Pre-Paid-konto det verkliga penningmässiga beloppet eller ett annat vederlagsmässigt belopp för den tjänst användaren beställt.
8. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat av att debiteringsmodulen (5) förmedlar den debiterbara informationen tili Pre-Paid-tjänsteunderlaget (8) medelst ett INAP-protokoll. 15 9. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat *·* * av att debiteringsmodulen (5) förmedlar den debiterbara informationen tili Pre- • Paid-tjänsteunderlaget (8) medelst ett CAP-protokoll. * · * # • · » i i ’· " 10. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat • ♦ *··*’ av att en nod (7) konverterar den frän mellanservrama (4) erhällna pris- eller 20 prissättningsinformationen tili samtal. ' ‘ 11. Förfarande i enlighet med nägot av de föregäende patentkraven, kännetecknat •.:.' av att samtalsinformationen innehäller ätminstone ett B-nummer samt en tids- '...: bestämning. • · • » I It
12. En Pre-Paid-mediator (7) för att sköta kundkonton i samband med ett Pre-Paid-25 underlag (8), vilken mediator (7) uppvisar 13 116169 - debiteringsorgan (5) för kommunikation med Pre-Paid-underlaget (8), och - ätminstone en mellanserver (4) för kommunikation med tillämpningama (SMS, GPRS, MMS), kännetecknad av att 5. en dataöverföringsgränsyta i riktningen för tillämpningama är bildad för att vara logiskt kongruent, varvid mellanservrama (4) kan göras modulära, - mellanservrama (4) innehäller organ för att insamla och/eller administrera de tjänster som kimdema använt i fräga om pris- och dylika uppgifter, och - debiteringsorganen (5) innehäller organ för debitering av kundens Pre-
10 Paid-konto pä Pre-Paid-underlaget.
13. Mediator i enlighet med patentkrav 12, kännetecknad av att mellanservrama inte är i direkt kontakt med Pre-Paid-tjänsteunderlaget (8). I t t • · · * · > I 1 • t • · • I
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FI20020795A FI116169B (sv) 2002-04-24 2002-04-24 Förfarande för administration av kundkonton i samband med Pre-Paid IN-underlag och Pre-Paid mediator
PCT/FI2003/000324 WO2003091918A1 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Method for controlling subscriber accounts in connection with a pre-paid in platform, and a pre-paid mediator
US10/512,048 US20050182711A1 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Method for controlling subscriber accounts in connection with a pre-paid in platform, and a pre-paid mediator
EP03722624A EP1497768A1 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Method for controlling subscriber accounts in connection with a pre-paid in platform, and a pre-paid mediator
AU2003236236A AU2003236236B8 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Method for controlling subscriber accounts in connection with a pre-paid IN platform, and a pre-paid mediator
CA002482419A CA2482419A1 (en) 2002-04-24 2003-04-23 Method for controlling subscriber accounts in connection with a pre-paid in platform, and a pre-paid mediator
NO20044647A NO20044647L (no) 2002-04-24 2004-10-27 Fremgangsmate for a kontrollere brukerkonti i forbindelse med en forhandsbetalt IN-plattform, og en forhandsbetalt mediator

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