WO2008089644A1 - Procédé de traitement de facturation, élément de réseau de services et système de facturation - Google Patents

Procédé de traitement de facturation, élément de réseau de services et système de facturation Download PDF

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WO2008089644A1
WO2008089644A1 PCT/CN2007/071338 CN2007071338W WO2008089644A1 WO 2008089644 A1 WO2008089644 A1 WO 2008089644A1 CN 2007071338 W CN2007071338 W CN 2007071338W WO 2008089644 A1 WO2008089644 A1 WO 2008089644A1
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Jinwu Cao
Xiujuan Liu
Jianjun Ding
Chao Shi
Guanghu Yu
Sheng Wang
Jing Ye
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  • the present invention relates to the field of charging technologies for communication systems, and in particular, to a charging processing method, a service network element, and a charging system. Background of the invention
  • OCS Online Charging System
  • the user can start the business first, and then pay the accumulated fee for the business in a period of time.
  • the offline charging system (OFCS) generally charges the user for the service, and the offline charging system performs the pricing according to the bill generated by the service network element, and periodically outputs the bill; The bill pays the corresponding business fee.
  • Service network elements can be switches, value-added service platforms such as Short Message Center (SMSC), Short Message Gateway (SMG), and so on.
  • SMSC Short Message Center
  • SMG Short Message Gateway
  • the above services may include call services and value-added services, which are services other than call services provided by operators, such as short message service, Internet access, and streaming media services.
  • the operator usually uses the networking mode as shown in Figure 1 to perform charging processing for the user to use the value-added service.
  • Figure 1 shows the online charging system by the intelligent network.
  • the intelligent network mainly includes a Prepaid Data Service Control Point (PDSCP), a Service Control Point (SCP), and a Service Management Point (SMP).
  • PDSCP Prepaid Data Service Control Point
  • SCP Service Control Point
  • SMP Service Management Point
  • the value-added service platform distinguishes the pre-paid user and the post-paid user according to the number segment. Thereafter, for the pre-paid user, the value-added service platform sends the authentication request message to the intelligent network, and the home PDSCP corresponding to the user in the intelligent network.
  • the SCP performs authentication and deduction processing on the prepaid user, and returns an authentication request response message to the value-added service platform. If the authentication deduction is successful, the value-added service platform allows the prepaid user to use the value-added service. Otherwise, the value-added service platform prohibits the user from using the value-added service.
  • the value-added service used by the value-added service platform for the user informs the user by recording the bill, and the user pays the bill according to the bill within the prescribed time limit.
  • the SMSC and SMG shown in Figure 1 are currently widely used SMS value-added service platforms.
  • prepaid users and postpaid users are distinguished by the operator by configuring a number segment of the mobile number used by the user. For example, all mobile numbers with China Mobile's configuration number segment 139 are post-paid users, and all mobile numbers corresponding to 138 or 135 are prepaid users. In this way, the operator's billing system can distinguish between the prepaid subscriber and the postpaid subscriber according to the subscriber's number segment, and then controls the subscriber to use the service according to the corresponding processing.
  • the value added service platform After the prepaid user is converted to the postpaid user, when the postpaid user requests to use the value added service, the value added service platform still gives the judgment result of the user as the prepaid user according to the user number segment, and then notifies the user on the intelligent network platform.
  • the original attribution is processed by the user for the authentication deduction.
  • the user data On the home PDSCP of the intelligent network, the user data is deleted after the user changes the payment method. Therefore, the attribution returns the authentication loss to the value-added service platform. The response message of the defeat.
  • the value-added service platform will prohibit the post-paid user from using the value-added service according to the received response message of the authentication failure, thereby causing inconvenience to the user.
  • the value-added service platform When the post-paid user is converted into a pre-paid user, when the pre-paid user requests to use the value-added service, the value-added service platform still gives the judgment result of the user as the post-paid user according to the user number segment, and the prepaid user is not In the case of a deduction, the user is allowed to use the value-added service first, and then the user is notified by the CDR. However, due to the incompleteness of the agreement established by the operator, the value-added service platform may not be able to give the CDRs in this case, or cause the prepaid users to use the overdraft. In this way, the user can pay for the value-added service that he has already used, thereby causing the operator to lose.
  • the user who changes the payment method is a discrete user without changing the number.
  • the existing technology is aimed at how to conduct reasonable billing for discrete users to carry out business, and corresponding measures are taken to avoid the occurrence of billing errors.
  • the prior art is to synchronize the correspondence between the user number segment and the payment mode in the service network element and the offline charging system.
  • the service network element and the offline charging system perform corresponding services on the user according to the stored correspondence. Billing processing.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system in the prior art.
  • the camping system synchronizes the correspondence between the subscriber number segment and the payment method to the message service network element and the offline charging system.
  • the message service network element such as the SMSC and the offline charging system are stored in a complete manner.
  • the camping system updates the user number stored in the online charging system according to the end user who pays by the prepaid method, that is, the prepaid user's overhead household, and the end user corresponding to the user number stored in the online charging system adopts Prepaid method.
  • the message service network element After receiving the service request, the message service network element determines the user number segment where the user number is located, and determines the payment method of the terminal user according to the correspondence between the stored user number segment and the payment method. If the end user adopts the post-paid method, that is, the end user is post-paid. The user service entity directly processes the service request of the terminal user, and then generates a bill according to the service usage of the terminal user. If the terminal user adopts the prepaid mode, that is, the terminal user is a prepaid user, the message service network element sends an authentication and charging request to the online charging system corresponding to the user number segment where the user number is located; for example, online charging of the intelligent network After receiving the authentication and charging request, the system performs authentication and accounting for the terminal user.
  • the cost of the service is deducted from the account balance of the terminal user, and then the message service is sent to the message service.
  • the network element returns the authentication and charging result.
  • the message service network element processes the service request according to the received authentication and charging result.
  • the message service network element generates a bill according to the service usage.
  • the authentication and charging results may include information such as whether the authentication and deduction are successful, whether the account is valid, and whether the balance is sufficient.
  • the billing system can include a plurality of online billing systems
  • the user number is divided into a plurality of segments, a user number segment corresponding to an online billing system, and a user number segment corresponding to the online billing system.
  • the message type service network element stores a correspondence between the user number segment and the online charging system.
  • the message service network element determines that the terminal user that initiates the service request uses the prepaid mode, and sends an authentication and charging request to the online charging system according to the stored user number segment and the online charging system.
  • the communication system usually includes a plurality of message service network elements
  • the CDRs generated by the message service service network elements are collected by the CDR collection unit, and then the CDR collection unit reports the collected CDRs to the offline charging system.
  • the offline charging system determines the bill of the end user in the post-paid mode according to the corresponding relationship between the stored user number segment and the payment method, and approves the bill of the end user of the post-paid method, and outputs the bill. Billing, the end user pays the business fee based on the bill.
  • the correspondence between the complete user number segment and the payment method needs to be stored in the message service network element and the offline charging system, and the storage overhead is relatively large, although for the entire segment, such as the 10,000 segment, In the 100,000-segment segment, only limited storage overhead is required, but for the scatter-number segment, the storage overhead is very large, which inevitably reduces the processing performance of the message-type service network element and the offline charging system, and greatly increases the charging system. Maintenance costs.
  • the message service network element after receiving the service request initiated by the terminal user, the message service network element needs to determine, according to the stored correspondence, whether the payment mode of the terminal user is a prepaid mode or a postpaid mode.
  • the offline charging system also needs to determine the bill of the end user in the post-paid mode according to the stored correspondence, which greatly increases the processing load of the message service network element and the offline charging system, and seriously affects the message class. Processing performance of service network elements and offline charging systems.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging processing method, including:
  • the service network element After receiving the service request of the terminal user, the service network element requests the online charging system to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user.
  • the payment method is determined by the online charging system according to the stored information.
  • a billing processing system comprising: a service network element and an online charging system, wherein
  • the service network element is configured to receive a service request of the terminal user, requesting an online charging system to enter Line authentication and billing;
  • the online charging system is configured to receive a request for authentication and charging, determine a payment method of the terminal user according to the stored information, and provide a payment mode of the terminal user to the service network element.
  • a service network element device includes: an authentication unit, configured to request an online charging system to perform authentication and charging according to a service request of an end user, and receive an end user provided by an online charging system Payment methods.
  • An online charging processing device comprising: a storage unit and an authentication processing unit, wherein the authentication processing unit is configured to determine a payment method of the terminal user according to the information stored in the storage unit, and provide the terminal user to the service network element Payment method.
  • An online charging system comprising: an online charging processing device, configured to determine a payment method of an end user according to the stored information, and provide a payment mode of the terminal user to the service network element.
  • An offline charging processing device comprising: an offline charging processing unit, configured to process a bill of a terminal user of a post-paid method according to a payment mode indication in the received bill; or, for receiving All the bills are processed.
  • the service network element after receiving the service request of the terminal user, requests the online charging system to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user, and the online charging system determines the payment of the terminal user according to the stored information. And providing the service network element with the payment mode of the service network element, so that the service network element does not need to store the correspondence between the user number segment and the payment mode as in the prior art, thereby reducing the storage overhead of the service network element, and The service network element does not need to determine whether the payment method of the end user that initiates the service request is the prepaid mode or the postpaid mode, which greatly improves the processing performance of the service network element and reduces the maintenance cost of the charging system.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a networking structure of an existing charging process for a user using a value-added service
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging system in the prior art
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram of a first structure of a service network element in the embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4B is a second schematic diagram of a service network element in the embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an online charging processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of charging processing according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a networking diagram showing a charging process for a user to use a value-added service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a first preferred embodiment of a charging processing method for a value-added service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a message interaction diagram between the value-added service platform and the authentication center corresponding to FIG. 8;
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a second preferred embodiment of a charging processing method for a value-added service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of message interaction between a value-added service platform and an authentication center corresponding to FIG. 10;
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an example of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Mode for carrying out the invention
  • the service network element after receiving the service request of the terminal user, requests the online charging system to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user, and the online charging system is based on The stored information determines the payment method of the end user, and provides the payment mode of the end user to the service network element. Further, the service network element is processed according to the payment method of the end user provided by the online charging system. For example, the service network element adds a payment method to the CDR generated by the terminal user according to the payment method of the terminal user provided by the online charging system. Instructions. The service network element can report all the generated CDRs to the CDR collection unit.
  • the offline charging system After receiving the CDRs reported by the CDR collection unit, the offline charging system processes only the CDRs of the post-paid end users according to the corresponding indications in the CDRs.
  • the service network element can also report the CDRs of the end-users in the post-paid mode to the CDR collection unit. After receiving the CDRs reported by the CDR collection unit, the offline charging system processes all the CDRs received.
  • the charging processing system includes at least: a service network element and an online charging system, where the service network element is used to receive the service of the terminal user.
  • the request requesting the online charging system for authentication and charging; the online charging system is configured to receive the request for authentication and charging, determine the payment method of the terminal user according to the stored information, and provide the payment mode of the terminal user to the service network element.
  • the charging processing system in the embodiment of the present invention may include one or more service network elements.
  • the charging system in the embodiment of the present invention may include multiple online charging systems, one user number segment corresponding to an online charging system, and a corresponding between the user number segment and the online charging system.
  • the service network element further stores a correspondence between the user number segment and the online charging system.
  • the service network element determines an online charging system corresponding to the user number segment where the user number is located according to the correspondence between the stored user number segment and the online charging system, and requests the online charging system to perform authentication and charging.
  • the online charging system determines that the payment method of the terminal user is the pre-paid mode, it is further used for authenticating and charging the terminal user in the pre-paid mode, and providing the authentication and charging result to the service network element, and according to the service usage amount, The cost of the business is deducted from the account balance of the end user.
  • the usage of the service may be determined according to the type of the message service provided when the service network element requests the authentication and charging, or may be the service network element when the end user service usage of the prepaid mode ends. Provided to the online billing system.
  • the service network element is further configured to process the service request of the terminal user in the prepaid mode according to the authentication and charging result provided by the online charging system, and use the service of the terminal user in the prepaid mode.
  • the CDR is generated according to the service usage of the service; when the charging mode of the terminal user is the post-paid mode, the service network element is further used to process the service request of the end-paid end user, and the post-paid mode
  • the end user service is used, the CDR is generated based on the service usage of the service.
  • the billing method of the end user whether in the prepaid or postpaid mode, the service network element needs to generate a bill according to the service usage of the current service, and store the bill for subsequent billing processing, such as billing. Check, cost settlement, etc.
  • the payment method determined by the online charging system is a prepaid method or a post-paid method
  • the payment method may be included in the authentication and charging result, that is, the online charging system will be the end user of the post-paid method.
  • the performed authentication and charging result is set to fail, and the post-paid mode is carried in the authentication and charging result.
  • the billing processing system which is based on the service network element and the online billing system, may further include a billing system, configured to provide the online billing system with the contract information of the end user, where the subscription information includes at least the payment method of the end user.
  • the billing system may only provide the subscription information of the end user in the prepaid manner to the online charging system; and may also provide the online charging system with the subscription information of the end user in the prepaid manner, and further provide the postal payment method to the online charging system.
  • the subscription information of the end user, the subscription information of the end user of the post-paid method may only include the correspondence between the user number and the post-paid. In this way, the online charging system can determine, based on the stored information, whether the payment method of the end user initiating the service request is a prepaid method.
  • the service network element is further configured to add a payment mode indication to the CDR generated by the terminal user according to the payment method of the end user provided by the online charging system, and the specific processing may be: adding in the CDR generated by the end user in the post-paid mode Post-paid instructions, or in advance payment
  • the pre-paid indication is added to the CDR generated by the end user of the mode, or the payment mode indication corresponding to the payment mode of the end user is added to the CDRs generated by all the end users.
  • the billing processing system based on the service network element and the online charging system may further include a bill collecting unit and an offline billing system.
  • the service network element is further configured to report all the generated CDRs to the CDR collection unit, and the CDR collection unit is configured to report the CDRs generated by the service network element to the offline charging system, and the offline charging system is used for The CDR of the end user in the post-paid mode is processed according to the payment mode indication in the received CDR; or the service network element is further used to report the CDR of the generated post-paid mode to the CDR collection unit, and the CDR
  • the collecting unit is configured to report the collected bills generated by the service network element to the offline charging system, and the offline charging system is configured to process all the received bills.
  • the offline charging system may store at least the user number of the end user in the post-paid mode, for example, the user number of the end user storing the post-paid method in the offline charging system, or the offline charging system stores The correspondence between all the user numbers and the payment method, so that the offline charging system can determine, according to the stored information, whether the payment method of the terminal user corresponding to the CDR is a post-paid method.
  • the billing processing system based on the service network element and the online billing system may further include a billing system, a bill collecting unit, and an offline billing system, and the respective functions are the same as those described above, and are not described again.
  • the service network element in the embodiment of the present invention includes at least an authentication unit, configured to request an online charging system to perform authentication and charging according to a service request of the terminal user, and receive an payment method of the terminal user provided by the online charging system, or The charging method and authentication charging result of the end user.
  • the service network element includes an authentication unit and a service processing unit, where the authentication unit further The payment method for providing the end user to the service processing unit, or the charging mode and the authentication charging result of the terminal user, and the corresponding processing may be completed by the first authentication unit or the second authentication unit included in the authentication unit;
  • the service processing unit is configured to process the service request of the terminal user in the prepaid mode according to the authentication and charging result provided by the authentication unit, and when the terminal user service usage in the prepaid mode ends, The bill is generated according to the service usage of the service, and the non-message service that is not charged according to the number of times is processed by the online processing unit included in the service processing unit, and the service processing unit is further used for the online charging system.
  • the service processing unit is configured to process the service request of the end-user of the post-paid mode, and when the end-user service of the post-paid mode is used, according to the service Business usage generates a bill, which can be processed by the business processing unit. Including off-line processing unit is completed.
  • the service network element may further include: indicating an additional unit and a CDR storage unit
  • FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of a second structure of the service network element in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4B.
  • the authentication unit is further configured to provide a payment mode to the terminal user by indicating the additional unit
  • the process may be performed by a prompting unit included in the authentication unit
  • the service processing unit is further configured to provide the generated additional unit with the generated bill.
  • the processing may be performed by the bill sending unit included in the service processing unit; the indicating additional unit is configured to add a payment mode indication to the received bill according to the payment method of the end user provided by the authentication unit, and add the payment mode indication.
  • the specific processing for instructing the additional unit to add the payment mode indication in the CDR may be: adding a post-paid indication to the CDR generated by the end-user of the post-paid mode, or adding a pre-paid to the CDR generated by the end-user of the pre-paid method Instruct, or add a payment method indication corresponding to the end user's payment method to the bills generated by all end users.
  • the service network element may further include: a bill reporting unit, and FIG. 4C is a third structural diagram of the service network element in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the CDR reporting unit is configured to report the CDRs of all the CDRs stored in the CDR storage unit or the end user of the post-paid mode to the CDR collection unit to the CDR collection unit.
  • the online charging processing apparatus includes at least a storage unit and an authentication processing unit, where the authentication processing unit is configured to store according to the storage unit.
  • the information determines the payment method of the end user, and provides the payment method of the end user to the service network element.
  • the authentication processing unit is further configured to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user in the prepaid mode, and provide the authentication and charging result to the service network element, and the process may be authenticated.
  • the first authentication processing unit included in the processing unit is completed.
  • the online charging processing device further includes: an online charging unit, configured to deduct the cost of the current service from the account balance of the end user of the prepaid method according to the service usage of the current service.
  • the usage of the service may be determined according to the type of the message type service at the time of authentication and charging, or may be provided by the service network element when the end user service of the prepaid mode ends.
  • the offline charging processing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention includes at least an offline charging processing unit, configured to process, according to the payment mode indication in the received bill, the bill of the end user in the post-paid mode; or, All the orders received are processed.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a charging process according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the specific process of the charging process in this embodiment includes the following steps:
  • Step 601 The camping system provides the online charging system with the contract information of the terminal user, where the subscription information includes at least the payment method of the terminal user.
  • the billing system may only provide the subscription information of the end user in the prepaid manner to the online charging system; and may also provide the online charging system with the subscription information of the end user in the prepaid manner, and further provide the postal payment method to the online charging system.
  • the subscription information of the end user, the subscription information of the end user of the post-paid method may only include the correspondence between the user number and the post-paid.
  • the billing system updates the online billing system by providing the end user's subscription information to the online billing system in time. Information.
  • Step 602 to step 603 The service network element receives the service request sent by the terminal user, and then sends an authentication and charging request to the online charging system, requesting the online charging system to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user. If there are multiple online charging systems, the service network element may determine an online charging system corresponding to the user number segment where the user number is located according to the correspondence between the stored user number segment and the online charging system, and perform online charging to the online charging system. The system sends an authentication and charging request.
  • Step 606 After receiving the payment mode provided by the online charging system, the service network element performs corresponding processing on the service request initiated by the terminal user. If the charging mode of the terminal user is the post-paid mode, the service network element uses the post-paid mode terminal. The user-initiated service request is processed. When the end-user service is used in the post-paid mode, the service network element generates a bill according to the service usage of the service. If the billing mode of the end user is the pre-paid mode, the service network element is based on The authentication and charging result provided by the online charging system processes the service request initiated by the terminal user in the prepaid mode. When the terminal user service usage in the prepaid mode ends, the CDR is generated according to the service usage of the current service.
  • the service network element further adds a payment mode indication to the CDRs generated by the terminal user according to the payment method of the end user provided by the online charging system, and the specific processing may be: adding post-paid payment to the CDR generated by the end user of the post-paid mode Instruct, or add a prepaid order to the bill generated by the end user of the prepaid method, or A payment mode indication corresponding to the payment method of the end user is added to the CDRs generated by all the end users.
  • the service for charging according to the number of times such as the message class
  • the service network element does not need to report the usage of the service to the online charging system.
  • the service network element data service that performs charging according to data traffic. Since the online charging system determines that the payment method of the end user is the prepaid method, the usage of the current service of the terminal user cannot be determined. Therefore, the service of the end user in the prepaid mode is used.
  • the service network element needs to report the usage of the service to the online charging system, and the online charging system deducts the cost of the current service from the account balance of the end user in the prepaid mode.
  • Steps 607 to 609 The service network element reports all the generated CDRs to the CDR collection unit, and the CDR collection unit reports the CDRs generated by the service network element to the offline charging system, and the offline charging system receives the CDRs.
  • the billing mode in the bill is used to process the bill of the end user in the post-paid mode; or the service network element reports the bill of the end-user in the post-paid mode to the bill collecting unit, and the bill collecting unit reports the bill to the offline billing system.
  • the collected bills generated by the service network element, and the offline billing system is used to process all the received bills.
  • the offline charging system may store at least the user number of the end user in the post-paid mode, for example, the user number of the end user storing the post-paid method in the offline charging system, or the offline charging system stores The correspondence between all the user numbers and the payment method, so that the offline charging system can determine, according to the stored information, whether the payment method of the terminal user corresponding to the CDR is a post-paid method.
  • the online charging system can store the correspondence between all the user numbers and the payment method.
  • the online charging system determines the specific processing method of the payment method of the terminal user according to the stored information:
  • the correspondence determines the payment method of the end user.
  • the online charging system may also store only the user number of the terminal user in the prepaid manner.
  • the specific processing of the online charging system to determine the payment method of the terminal user according to the stored information is: The online charging system determines whether to store There is a user number of the terminal user. If yes, it is determined that the charging mode of the terminal user is a prepaid user; otherwise, the charging mode of the terminal user is determined to be a post-paid user. Since the end user subscription situation changes, when the end user switches between the prepaid mode and the postpaid mode, there is an effective time.
  • the online charging system may store some redundant data during the effective time, for example, with the online meter.
  • the end user corresponding to the user number stored in the fee system has applied for the prepaid method but has not yet taken effect, or the end user corresponding to the user number stored in the online charging system has switched to the postpaid mode, therefore, the online meter
  • the fee system determines that the end user's knowledge is stored, and if so, determines that the end user's charging method is a post-paid user; otherwise, determines that the end user's charging method is a pre-paid user.
  • the specific processing of determining whether the user number of the stored terminal user has a special identifier may be: the special identifier is an identifier indicating that the prepaid method of the user number has not been successfully applied, and the user of the stored terminal user is determined. Whether the number has the special identifier, and if yes, determining that the charging mode of the terminal user is a post-paid user; otherwise, determining that the charging mode of the terminal user is a pre-paid user; or, the special identifier is used to indicate that the user number is prepaid. The mode is changed to the identifier of the post-paid mode, and the user number of the stored terminal user is determined to have the special identifier. If yes, the charging mode of the terminal user is determined to be a post-paid user.
  • the charging mode of the terminal user is determined to be prepaid. Fee user.
  • the solution can be applied to various services, such as message services, voice services, and data services.
  • the foregoing provides the foregoing solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention by taking the service network element as the value-added service platform and the online charging system as the intelligent network.
  • the online charging system includes an authentication center, where the authentication center is used to determine the payment method of the terminal user, and provides the payment method to the value-added service platform.
  • the embodiment of the present invention sends a value-added service request to the authentication center through the value-added service platform, and requests the authentication center to determine the user type corresponding to the value-added service request; the authentication center returns a response message to the value-added service platform, and the value-added service platform is based on the authentication center.
  • the returned response message performs corresponding value-added service processing on the value-added service request.
  • user types include: prepaid users, postpaid users.
  • the value-added service platform no longer needs to distinguish between the pre-paid user and the post-paid user according to the original number segment configuration, but the newly added authentication center in the networking network correctly distinguishes the pre-paid user and the post-paid user who use the value-added service. In this way, there is no problem that the user fails to authenticate or fails to charge the value-added service used by the user because the user changes the payment method, thereby providing the user with better value-added service.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of networking for performing charging processing on a user using a value-added service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the value-added service used by the user is the short message service
  • SMSC and SMG are the value-added service platforms for processing the value-added service of the short message.
  • the interface used by the existing value-added service platform to the pre-paid authentication intelligent network platform is a proprietary protocol of the operator.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is adapted to the existing networking environment, based on the existing value-added service platform and the pre-paid authentication intelligent network.
  • the platform when setting up the authentication center, enables the external interface protocol of the authentication center to support the authentication and deduction agreement of the existing value-added service platform.
  • the embodiment of the present invention saves the pre-paid user data in the authentication center, and when the authentication center receives the authentication request message, according to the user carried in the authentication request message The number, find the relevant content in the prepaid user database, and judge whether the user is a prepaid user according to the search result.
  • the first is to synchronize the prepaid user data in the subscription information of the end user of the camping system to the intelligent network to the authentication center in real time. There are three cases:
  • the SMP in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform When the SMP in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform is opened, the SMP in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform synchronizes the newly added prepaid user data to the authentication center.
  • the payment method corresponding to the mobile number is prepaid
  • the SMP when the SMP is opened, that is, when the user has not activated the mobile number, the prepaid user data corresponding to the mobile number is synchronized to the SMP.
  • the user data includes the mobile number and the corresponding user-owned PDSCP and SCP information in the intelligent network.
  • the SMP in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform synchronizes the prepaid user data in the authentication center.
  • the SMP in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform synchronizes the prepaid subscriber data to the authentication center.
  • the SMP does not synchronize the prepaid user data to the authentication center when the account is opened, but the prepaid user is used when the user uses the corresponding mobile number to conduct the service.
  • the data is synchronized to the authentication center.
  • the second is to synchronize the prepaid user data from the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform by the authentication center.
  • the prepaid subscriber data of the authentication center and the prepaid subscriber data in the prepaid authentication intelligent network platform are not in real time synchronization with respect to the first method.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the processing of the first preferred embodiment of the method for processing the value-added service in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user using the value-added service is a post-paid user.
  • the process shown in Figure 8 includes the following steps:
  • Step 801 The post-paid user sends a request for using the value-added service to the value-added service platform, and the mobile phone number used by the user is carried in the authentication request message.
  • Step 802 The value-added service platform sends the user's authentication request message to the authentication center.
  • Step 803 The authentication center searches for the user data in the saved prepaid user database, and fails to find the corresponding user data.
  • Step 804 The authentication center determines that the user who uses the value-added service is not a pre-paid user, and returns an authentication response message that the user does not exist to the value-added service platform.
  • the authentication center returns the authentication response message that the user does not exist as a response message to the value-added service platform.
  • Step 805 After receiving the authentication response message returned by the authentication center, the value-added service platform determines that the user is a post-paid user.
  • Step 806 The value-added service platform processes the post-paid value-added service of the user.
  • This step is a prior art, that is, the value-added service platform records the bill of the post-paid user using the value-added service according to the existing method of processing the post-paid user.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the processing of the second preferred embodiment of the charging processing method of the value-added service in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the user using the value-added service is a pre-paid user.
  • the process shown in Figure 10 includes the following steps:
  • Step 1001 The prepaid user sends a request for using the value added service to the value added service platform.
  • Step 1002 After receiving the request message of the user, the value added service platform sends an authentication request message to the authentication center.
  • Step 1003 After receiving the authentication request message sent by the value-added service platform, the authentication center searches for the related content in the pre-paid user database according to the mobile number carried in the message.
  • Step 1004 The authentication center finds related information of the user in the prepaid user database, and determines that the user who uses the value-added service is a pre-paid user.
  • Step 1005 The authentication center sends an authentication request message to the PDSCP to which the user belongs according to the saved user-owned PDSCP information.
  • Step 1006 After receiving the authentication request message, the PDSCP performs related batch price processing according to the value-added service fee used by the user.
  • Step 1007 The PDSCP sends a user authentication deduction request to the SCP.
  • Step 1008 After receiving the authentication deduction request sent by the PDSCP, the SCP performs an authentication deduction process on the prepaid user according to the PDSCP pricing fee. If the amount stored in the user account is sufficient, the SCP returns an authentication deduction to the PDSCP. The fee success message; otherwise, the SCP returns an authentication deduction failure message to the PDSCP.
  • the above steps 1006 to 1008 are a method for the existing intelligent network to perform the authentication deduction for the prepaid user to use the value-added service.
  • Step 1009 After receiving the authentication request response message returned by the SCP, the PDSCP feeds the authentication request response message to the authentication center.
  • the authentication request response message includes: an authentication deduction success message or an authentication deduction failure message in step 1008.
  • Step 1010 After receiving the authentication request response message returned by the PDSCP, the authentication center records the authentication request log, and returns the authentication request response message to the value-added service platform.
  • recording the authentication request log is an optional step. If there is no relevant user terminal information in the replenishment message, the authentication request log needs to be recorded.
  • the authentication center returns the authentication deduction result returned by the SCP forwarded by the PDSCP, that is, the authentication request response message, as a response message to the value-added service platform.
  • Step 1011 The value-added service platform responds to the received authentication request response message.
  • the authentication request response message is an authentication deduction success message
  • the value-added service platform allows the pre-paid user to use the value-added service; otherwise, the value-added service platform prohibits the prepaid service. Fee users use value-added services.
  • the authentication center needs to record the authentication request log returned by the intelligent network platform, mainly considering that when the prepaid user subscribes to a value-added service, such as downloading a picture, according to the existing pre-paid mechanism, before the user has obtained the picture, The intelligent network has previously deducted the cost of this value-added service from the user account before the user can download the picture. However, sometimes the download may be unsuccessful. At this time, the user has already paid for this part of the value-added service. Therefore, the value-added service platform needs to send a replenishment message to the intelligent network platform, requesting that the user's advance payment be returned to the user. .
  • the replenishment message sent by some value-added service platforms does not carry the mobile number of the user, and may only carry a serial number of the value-added service that processes the user at that time. Therefore, when the intelligent network platform receives this replenishment message, it only knows which user to replenish the corresponding fee based on the serial number.
  • the mobile number of the prepaid subscriber using the value-added service is recorded by recording each authentication request log in the authentication center. In this way, when the prepaid authentication intelligent network processes the replenishment message, the mobile number corresponding to the replenishment message can be known from the authentication center, thereby refilling the user's advance payment into the user account.
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an example of a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • an online charging system includes an authentication center, and a service network element is a value-added service platform, where
  • the value-added service platform is configured to send the value-added service request to the authentication center, request to determine the user type corresponding to the value-added service request, and perform value-added service processing on the value-added service request according to the response message returned by the authentication center;
  • the authentication center is configured to receive the value-added service request from the value-added service platform, determine the user type corresponding to the received value-added service request, and return a corresponding response message to the value-added service platform.
  • the value-added service platform the embodiment of the present invention further provides a value-added service platform, which is applied to a system for providing value-added services.
  • the value-added service platform includes: a request sending module and a value-added service processing module; wherein, the request sending module is configured to send the value-added service request to the authentication center, and request to determine the user type corresponding to the value-added service request;
  • the value-added service processing module is configured to receive a response message returned by the authentication center, and perform value-added service processing on the value-added service request according to the response message.
  • the authentication center includes: a request receiving module, a user data storage module, a judging module, and a processing module;
  • the user data storage module is configured to store prepaid user data
  • a request receiving module configured to receive a value-added service request from the value-added service platform, and transmit the value-added service request information to the determining module;
  • a judging module configured to determine, by the prepaid user data, a user type corresponding to the received value-added service request, and obtain a judgment result and transmit the result to the processing module;
  • FIG. 7 can be used as a structural schematic diagram of the system provided by the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the system can further include:
  • the SCP is configured to receive an authentication deduction request from the authentication center, perform an authentication deduction process, and return a corresponding authentication deduction response message to the authentication center according to the authentication deduction processing result.
  • the pre-paid user data is stored in the authentication center.
  • the authentication center determines whether the user who uses the value-added service is a pre-paid user.
  • the post-paid user data may also be saved in the authentication center. Whether the user who uses the value-added service is judged by the authentication center is a post-paid user. The essence of these two approaches is the same.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides the foregoing method for how to perform charging processing on value-added services.
  • the task of distinguishing the user type from the value-added service platform is forwarded to the authentication center for processing, and the authentication center returns a response message to the value-added service platform, and the value-added service platform further responds to the value-added service requested by the user according to the response message.
  • the charging scheme for how to handle the value-added service according to the embodiment of the present invention is based on the existing networking environment, and does not need to upgrade the value-added service platform and the intelligent network, thereby ensuring the stability of the operator's existing network equipment. Sex, improve the competitiveness of operators.
  • the service network element after receiving the service request of the terminal user, the service network element requests the online charging system to perform authentication and charging on the terminal user, and the online charging system according to the stored information. Determining the payment method of the end user, and providing the service network element with the payment method of the end user, so that the service network element does not need to store the correspondence between the user number segment and the payment method as in the prior art, and the service network element is reduced.
  • the storage overhead, and the service network element does not need to determine whether the payment method of the end user that initiates the service request is a prepaid mode or a postpaid mode, which greatly improves the processing performance of the service network element and reduces the maintenance cost of the charging system. .
  • the CDRs reported by the service network element to the CDR collection unit include the corresponding payment mode indication, or the CDRs reported by the service network element to the CDR collection unit are only the CDRs of the end user in the post-paid mode, so that the offline charging is performed.
  • the system does not need to store the correspondence between the user number segment and the payment method as in the prior art, which reduces the storage overhead of the offline charging system, improves the processing performance of the offline charging system, and reduces the charging system. Maintenance costs.
  • the system overhead required in the charging process can be reduced, the maintenance cost of the charging system is reduced, and the charging system has good economics.
  • the correspondence between the user number segment and the payment method is not required to be set. Therefore, for the terminal user, after having a user number, the user can set the desired payment at will. Way, without like in the prior art, if The end user wants to change the payment method, and the user number must be replaced, which greatly facilitates the user's use. It is within the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and the modifications of the invention.

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计费处理方法、 业务网元及计费系统 技术领域
本发明涉及通信系统的计费技术领域，尤其涉及一种计费处理方法、 业务网元及计费系统。 发明背景
目前， 电信运营商为用户主要提供两种付费方式： 预付费与后付 费。
预付费方式下， 用户需要预先在自己的预付费帐户内存入一定数 量的金额作为预支付的费用。 预付费方式下， 通常由在线计费系统
( Online Charging System, OCS )对预付费用户开展业外的费用进行 计费， 且将用户开展业务的费用实时从预付费帐户里扣除。 如果用户 的预付费帐户中的费用不足， 那么需要该用户对帐户进行充值后， 才 能继续使用业务。
后付费方式下， 用户可先开展业务， 之后再对一段时间内开展业 务的累计费用付费。 后付费方式下， 通常由离线计费系统 （Offline Charging System, OFCS )对用户开展业务的费用进行计费， 离线计 费系统根据业务网元生成的话单进行批价， 定期输出账单； 用户根据 该账单支付相应的业务费用。 业务网元可为交换机、 增值业务平台如 短消息中心 （SMSC ) 、 短消息网关 （SMG ) 等。
上述业务可包括呼叫业务及增值业务，增值业务是运营商提供的 除呼叫业务之外的其他业务， 如短信业务、 上网、 流媒体业务等。
对于增值业务， 现阶段， 运营商通常采用如图 1所示的组网方式 对用户使用增值业务进行计费处理。图 1中在线计费系统由智能网实 现， 智能网主要包括预付费数据业务控制点（PDSCP ) 、 业务控制点 ( SCP ) 和业务管理点 （SMP ) 。 当用户使用增值业务， 增值业务平 台根据号段区分预付费用户和后付费用户， 之后， 对于预付费用户， 增值业务平台通过向智能网发送鉴权请求消息， 由智能网中用户对应 的归属 PDSCP和 SCP对预付费用户做鉴权扣费处理， 并向增值业务 平台返回鉴权请求响应消息。 若鉴权扣费成功， 增值业务平台允许预 付费用户使用增值业务，否则，增值业务平台禁止用户使用增值业务。 对于后付费用户，由增值业务平台对用户使用的增值业务通过记录话 单方式告知用户， 用户在规定期限内按话单缴费。 图 1所示的 SMSC 和 SMG是目前被广泛使用的短信增值业务平台。
通常，预付费用户和后付费用户由运营商通过配置给用户使用的 移动号码的号段来区分。如中国移动配置号段为 139的所有移动号码 对应的用户为后付费用户，号段为 138或 135的所有移动号码对应的 用户为预付费用户。 这样， 运营商的计费系统只要根据用户的号段就 能够区分预付费用户和后付费用户，之后按照相应的处理控制用户使 用业务。
为适应用户需求的转变，运营商允许用户在不更换移动号码的情 况下更改付费方式。 付费方式转换后， 运营商能够对用户的呼叫业务 根据该用户转换后的付费方式进行相应的扣费处理。但是对于增值业 务， 目前运营商在这方面给予的支持还不够完善， 具体表现在：
预付费用户转变为后付费用户后， 当该后付费用户请求使用增值 业务， 增值业务平台根据该用户号段， 仍给出该用户为预付费用户的 判断结果，于是通知智能网平台上该用户原先的归属对该用户做鉴权 扣费处理， 而在智能网的归属 PDSCP上， 该用户数据在该用户做付 费方式更改后， 已被删除， 因此， 该归属向增值业务平台返回鉴权失 败的响应消息。 增值业务平台根据接收到的鉴权失败的响应消息， 将 禁止该后付费用户使用增值业务， 从而给用户带来不便。
当后付费用户转变为预付费用户， 当该预付费用户请求使用增值 业务， 增值业务平台根据该用户号段， 仍给出该用户为后付费用户的 判断结果， 并在未对该预付费用户先扣费的情况下， 允许该用户先使 用增值业务， 之后通过话单方式通知用户付费。 但是， 由于运营商先 前制定的协议不够完善，可能导致增值业务平台不能给出这种情况下 的话单， 或者造成预付费用户使用透支的情况。 这样， 用户可以无需 为自己已使用的增值业务付费， 从而造成运营商损失。
可称在不换号的前提下， 更改付费方式的用户为离散用户。 现有 技术针对如何对离散用户开展业务进行合理计费， 给出相应的措施， 以避免出现计费出错的现象发生。现有技术主要是在业务网元以及离 线计费系统中同步用户号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系，业务网元 及离线计费系统根据存储的对应关系，对用户开展的业务进行相应的 计费处理。
参见图 2, 图 2是现有技术中计费系统的结构示意图。 图 2中， 营帐系统将用户号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系同步至消息类业 务网元和离线计费系统，如 SMSC等消息类业务网元以及离线计费系 统中均存储有完整的用户号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系。营帐系 统根据采用预付费方式付费的终端用户、 即预付费用户的开销户情 况， 对在线计费系统中存储的用户号码进行更新， 与在线计费系统中 存储的用户号码相对应的终端用户采用预付费方式。
消息类业务网元收到业务请求后， 确定用户号码所在用户号码 段，根据存储的用户号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系确定终端用户 的付费方式。 如果终端用户采用后付费方式、 即终端用户是后付费用 户， 则消息类业务网元直接对终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 然后根 据该终端用户的业务使用情况生成话单。如果终端用户采用预付费方 式、 即终端用户是预付费用户， 则消息类业务网元向对应于用户号码 所在用户号码段的在线计费系统发送鉴权计费请求；如智能网的在线 计费系统收到鉴权计费请求后， 对终端用户进行鉴权计费， 预付费方 式的终端用户的账户余额充足时，从终端用户的账户余额中扣除本次 业务的费用， 然后向消息类业务网元返回鉴权计费结果； 消息类业务 网元根据收到的鉴权计费结果对业务请求进行处理； 业务使用结束 时， 消息类业务网元根据业务使用量生成话单。 鉴权计费结果中可包 括鉴权和扣费是否成功、账户是否有效的状态、余额是否充足等信息。 消息类业务网元处理业务请求时，无论是终端用户的付费方式是预付 费方式还是后付费方式， 均需要对终端用户生成话单， 以用于后续账 单的核对及费用结算等。
由于计费系统中可包括多个在线计费系统， 因此， 将用户号码划 分成多段， 一个用户号码段与一个在线计费系统相对应， 用户号码段 与在线计费系统之间——对应。消息类业务网元中存储有用户号码段 与在线计费系统之间的对应关系。消息类业务网元确定发起业务请求 的终端用户采用预付费方式后，根据存储的用户号码段与在线计费系 费系统， 向该在线计费系统发送鉴权计费请求。
由于通信系统中通常包括多个消息类业务网元， 因此通过话单采 集单元对各消息类业务网元生成的话单进行采集，然后话单采集单元 向离线计费系统上报采集到的话单。 离线计费系统根据存储的用户号 码段与付费方式之间的对应关系，在收到的话单中确定出后付费方式 的终端用户的话单， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话单进行批价， 输出 账单， 终端用户根据该账单支付业务费用。
现有技术中， 消息类业务网元和离线计费系统中均需要存储有完 整的用户号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系， 存储开销比较大， 虽然 对于整号段， 如万号段、 十万号段， 只需要有限的存储开销， 但对于 散号段， 存储开销是非常巨大的， 这必然会降低消息类业务网元和离 线计费系统的处理性能， 并且大大增加计费系统的维护成本。
另外， 在计费过程的相关处理中， 消息类业务网元收到终端用户 发起的每一个业务请求后，都需要根据存储的对应关系确定该终端用 户的付费方式是预付费方式还是后付费方式， 离线计费系统也需要根 据存储的对应关系在收到的话单中确定出后付费方式的终端用户的 话单， 大大增加了消息类业务网元和离线计费系统的处理负荷， 严重 影响消息类业务网元和离线计费系统的处理性能。
综上所述， 现有技术中， 对离散用户开展业务的计费处理中， 需 要付出非常大的系统开销，才能够实现对离散用户的合理计费，因此， 现有技术中， 计费系统的经济性非常不好。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供一种计费处理方法， 包括：
业务网元收到终端用户的业务请求后， 请求在线计费系统对该终端 用户进行鉴权计费；
接收在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付费方式， 所述付费方式由所 述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出。
一种计费处理系统， 其特征在于， 该系统包括： 业务网元和在线计 费系统， 其中，
所述业务网元用于接收终端用户的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进 行鉴权计费；
所述在线计费系统用于接收鉴权计费的请求， 根据存储的信息确定 终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。
一种业务网元装置， 其特征在于， 该装置包括： 鉴权单元， 用于根 据终端用户的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进行鉴权计费， 并接收在线 计费系统提供的终端用户的付费方式。
一种在线计费处理装置， 该装置包括： 存储单元和鉴权处理单元， 所述鉴权处理单元用于根据存储单元中存储的信息确定终端用户的付 费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。
一种在线计费系统， 该在线计费系统包括： 在线计费处理装置， 用 于根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用 户的付费方式。
一种离线计费处理装置， 该装置包括： 离线计费处理单元， 用于根 据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话单进行 处理； 或者， 用于对收到的全部话单进行处理。
本发明各实施例提供的方案中， 业务网元收到终端用户的业务请求 后， 请求在线计费系统对该终端用户进行鉴权计费， 在线计费系统根据 存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付 费方式， 使得业务网元中无需像现有技术那样对用户号码段与付费方式 之间的对应关系进行存储， 降低了业务网元的存储开销， 并且业务网元 也无需再对发起业务请求的终端用户的付费方式是预付费方式还是后 付费方式进行确定， 大大提高了业务网元的处理性能， 降低了计费系统 的维护成本。 附图简要说明
图 1 是现有对用户使用增值业务进行计费处理的组网结构示意 图；
图 2是现有技术中计费系统的结构示意图；
图 3是本发明实施例中计费处理系统结构示意图；
图 4A是本发明实施例中业务网元的第一种结构示意图； 图 4B是本发明实施例中业务网元的第二种结构示意图； 图 4C是本发明实施例中业务网元的第三种结构示意图； 图 5是本发明实施例中在线计费处理装置结构示意图； 图 6是本发明实施例中计费处理流程图；
图 7是本发明实施例对用户使用增值业务进行计费处理的组网示 意图；
图 8是本发明实施例中增值业务的计费处理方法的第一较佳实施 例的处理流程图；
图 9是与图 8对应的增值业务平台和鉴权中心之间的消息交互示 意图；
图 10是本发明实施例中增值业务的计费处理方法的第二较佳实 施例的处理流程图；
图 11是与图 10对应的增值业务平台和鉴权中心之间的消息交互 示意图；
图 12是本发明实施例中计费系统的实例结构示意图。 实施本发明的方式
本发明实施例提供的方案中， 业务网元收到终端用户的业务请求 后， 请求在线计费系统对该终端用户进行鉴权计费， 在线计费系统根据 存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付 费方式。 进一步地， 业务网元根据在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付费 方式进行处理， 例如， 业务网元根据在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付 费方式， 在对终端用户生成的话单中增加付费方式指示。 业务网元可以 向话单采集单元上报生成的全部话单； 离线计费系统收到话单采集单元 上报的话单后， 根据话单中的相应指示只对后付费方式的终端用户的话 单进行处理； 业务网元也可以仅向话单采集单元上报后付费方式的终端 用户的话单， 离线计费系统收到话单采集单元上报的话单后， 对收到的 全部话单进行处理。
图 3为本发明实施例中计费处理系统结构示意图， 如图 3所示， 该 计费处理系统至少包括： 业务网元和在线计费系统， 其中， 业务网元用 于接收终端用户的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进行鉴权计费； 在线计 费系统用于接收鉴权计费的请求， 根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费 方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。 本发明实施例中的计费 处理系统中可以包括一个或多个业务网元。 本发明实施例中的计费系统 可以包括多个在线计费系统， 一个用户号码段与一个在线计费系统相对 应， 用户号码段与在线计费系统之间——对应。 业务网元中进一步存储 有用户号码段与在线计费系统之间的对应关系。 业务网元根据存储的用 户号码段与在线计费系统之间的对应关系确定与用户号码所在用户号 码段相对应的在线计费系统， 请求该在线计费系统进行鉴权计费。
在线计费系统确定出终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式时， 进一步 用于对预付费方式的终端用户进行鉴权计费， 向业务网元提供鉴权计费 结果， 并根据业务使用量从终端用户的账户余额中扣除本次业务的费 用。 该业务使用量可根据业务网元请求鉴权计费时提供的消息类业务的 类型确定， 也可是预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 由业务网元 向在线计费系统提供的。 终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式时， 业务网 元进一步用于根据在线计费系统提供的鉴权计费结果对预付费方式的 终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束 时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单； 终端用户的计费方式为后付 费方式时， 业务网元进一步用于对后付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进 行处理， 后付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务 使用量生成话单。 终端用户的计费方式无论是预付费方式还是后付费方 式， 业务网元均需要根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单， 并存储该话 单， 以用于后续的计费处理， 如账单核对、 费用结算等。 实际应用中， 无论在线计费系统确定出的付费方式是预付费方式还是后付费方式， 均 可以将付费方式包含在鉴权计费结果中， 即在线计费系统将对后付费方 式的终端用户进行的鉴权计费结果设置为失败， 并将后付费方式携带在 该鉴权计费结果中。
基于业务网元和在线计费系统所组成的计费处理系统可以进一步 包括营帐系统， 用于向在线计费系统提供终端用户的签约信息， 该签约 信息中至少包括终端用户的付费方式。 营帐系统可以只向在线计费系统 提供预付费方式的终端用户的签约信息； 也可以向在线计费系统提供预 付费方式的终端用户的签约信息的同时， 进一步向在线计费系统提供后 付费方式的终端用户的签约信息， 后付费方式的终端用户的签约信息中 可以只包含用户号码与后付费之间的对应关系。 这样， 在线计费系统能 够根据存储的信息确定出发起业务请求的终端用户的付费方式是否为 预付费方式。
业务网元进一步用于根据在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付费方 式， 在对终端用户生成的话单中增加付费方式指示， 具体处理可为： 在 对后付费方式的终端用户生成的话单中增加后付费指示， 或在对预付费 方式的终端用户生成的话单中增加预付费指示， 或在对所有终端用户生 成的话单中增加与终端用户的付费方式相对应的付费方式指示。 基于业 务网元和在线计费系统所组成的计费处理系统可以进一步包括话单采 集单元和离线计费系统。 其中， 业务网元进一步用于向话单采集单元上 报生成的全部话单， 话单采集单元用于向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由业务网元生成的话单， 离线计费系统用于根据收到的话单中的付费方 式指示， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话单进行处理； 或者， 业务网元进 一步用于向话单采集单元上报生成的后付费方式的终端用户的话单， 话 单采集单元用于向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由业务网元生成的话 单， 离线计费系统用于对收到的全部话单进行处理。
另外， 如果话单采集单元从业务网元中采集到的话单与现有技术中 没有任何区别， 即话单采集单元采集到的话单是对所有终端用户生成的 话单， 并且话单中没有付费方式指示， 此时离线计费系统中可以至少存 储有后付费方式的终端用户的用户号码， 例如， 离线计费系统中存储有 后付费方式的终端用户的用户号码， 或离线计费系统中存储有所有用户 号码与付费方式之间的对应关系， 这样， 离线计费系统能够根据存储的 信息确定出对应于话单的终端用户的付费方式是否为后付费方式。
基于业务网元和在线计费系统所组成的计费处理系统可以进一步 包括营帐系统、 话单采集单元和离线计费系统， 各自的作用与以上描述 相同， 不再赘述。
本发明实施例中的业务网元至少包括鉴权单元， 用于根据终端用户 的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进行鉴权计费， 并接收在线计费系统提 供的终端用户的付费方式、 或终端用户的计费方式和鉴权计费结果。
图 4A为本发明实施例中业务网元的第一种结构示意图，如图 4A所 示， 该业务网元包括鉴权单元和业务处理单元， 其中， 鉴权单元进一步 用于向业务处理单元提供终端用户的付费方式、 或终端用户的计费方式 和鉴权计费结果， 相应处理可由鉴权单元中包括的第一鉴权单元或第二 鉴权单元完成； 终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式时， 业务处理单元用 于根据鉴权单元提供的鉴权计费结果对预付费方式的终端用户的业务 请求进行处理， 预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务 的业务使用量生成话单， 对于不是按照次数进行计费的非消息类业务， 该处理可由业务处理单元中包括的在线处理单元完成， 业务处理单元进 一步用于向在线计费系统上报业务使用量； 终端用户的付费方式为后付 费方式时， 业务处理单元用于对后付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行 处理， 后付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务使 用量生成话单， 该处理可由业务处理单元中包括的离线处理单元完成。
基于图 4A所示的业务网元的结构， 该业务网元可以进一步包括： 指示附加单元和话单存储单元，图 4B为本发明实施例中业务网元的第二 种结构示意图， 如图 4B所示， 其中， 鉴权单元进一步用于向指示附加 单元提供终端用户的付费方式， 该处理可由鉴权单元中包括的提示单元 完成； 业务处理单元进一步用于向指示附加单元提供生成的话单， 该处 理可由业务处理单元中包括的话单发送单元完成； 指示附加单元用于根 据鉴权单元提供的终端用户的付费方式， 在收到的话单中增加付费方式 指示， 并将增加了付费方式指示的话单存储于话单存储单元。 指示附加 单元在话单中增加付费方式指示的具体处理可为： 在对后付费方式的终 端用户生成的话单中增加后付费指示， 或在对预付费方式的终端用户生 成的话单中增加预付费指示， 或在对所有终端用户生成的话单中增加与 终端用户的付费方式相对应的付费方式指示。
基于图 4B所示的业务网元的结构， 该业务网元可以进一步包括： 话单上报单元， 图 4C为本发明实施例中业务网元的第三种结构示意图， 如图 4C所示， 话单上报单元用于向离线计费系统向话单采集单元上报 话单存储单元中存储的全部话单、 或后付费方式的终端用户的话单。
图 5为本发明实施例中在线计费处理装置结构示意图，如图 5所示， 在线计费处理装置至少包括存储单元和鉴权处理单元， 其中， 鉴权处理 单元用于根据存储单元中存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业 务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。 确定出终端用户的付费方式为预付费 方式时， 鉴权处理单元进一步用于对预付费方式的终端用户进行鉴权计 费， 并向业务网元提供鉴权计费结果， 该处理可由鉴权处理单元中包括 的第一鉴权处理单元完成。 在线计费处理装置中进一步包括： 在线计费 单元， 用于根据本次业务的业务使用量从预付费方式的终端用户的账户 余额中扣除本次业务的费用。 该业务使用量可根据鉴权计费时的消息类 业务的类型确定， 也可是预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 由业 务网元提供的。
本发明实施例中的离线计费处理装置至少包括离线计费处理单元， 用于根据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话 单进行处理； 或者， 用于对收到的全部话单进行处理。
图 6为本发明实施例中计费处理流程图， 如图 6所示， 本实施例中 计费处理的具体过程包括以下步骤：
步骤 601 : 营帐系统向在线计费系统提供终端用户的签约信息， 该 签约信息中至少包括终端用户的付费方式。 营帐系统可以只向在线计费 系统提供预付费方式的终端用户的签约信息； 也可以向在线计费系统提 供预付费方式的终端用户的签约信息的同时， 进一步向在线计费系统提 供后付费方式的终端用户的签约信息， 后付费方式的终端用户的签约信 息中可以只包含用户号码与后付费之间的对应关系。 营帐系统通过及时 向在线计费系统提供终端用户的签约信息来更新在线计费系统中存储 的信息。
步骤 602~步骤 603: 业务网元接收终端用户发送的业务请求， 然后 向在线计费系统发送鉴权计费请求， 请求在线计费系统对终端用户进行 鉴权计费。 如果存在多个在线计费系统， 业务网元可以根据存储的用户 号码段与在线计费系统之间的对应关系确定与用户号码所在用户号码 段相对应的在线计费系统， 向该在线计费系统发送鉴权计费请求。
步骤 604~步骤 605: 在线计费系统收到鉴权计费请求后， 根据存储 的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方 式。 在线计费系统确定出终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式时， 可进一 步对预付费方式的终端用户进行鉴权计费， 并向业务网元提供鉴权计费 结果。 无论在线计费系统确定出的付费方式是预付费方式还是后付费方 式， 均可以将付费方式包含在鉴权计费结果中， 即在线计费系统将对后 付费方式的终端用户进行的鉴权计费结果设置为失败， 并将后付费方式 携带在该鉴权计费结果中。
步骤 606: 业务网元收到在线计费系统提供的付费方式后， 对终端 用户发起的业务请求进行相应处理， 如果终端用户的计费方式为后付费 方式， 业务网元对后付费方式的终端用户发起的业务请求进行处理， 后 付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 业务网元根据本次业务的业务使 用量生成话单； 如果终端用户的计费方式为预付费方式， 业务网元根据 在线计费系统提供的鉴权计费结果对预付费方式的终端用户发起的业 务请求进行处理， 预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业 务的业务使用量生成话单。 业务网元进一步根据在线计费系统提供的终 端用户的付费方式， 在对终端用户生成的话单中增加付费方式指示， 具 体处理可为： 在对后付费方式的终端用户生成的话单中增加后付费指 示， 或在对预付费方式的终端用户生成的话单中增加预付费指示， 或在 对所有终端用户生成的话单中增加与终端用户的付费方式相对应的付 费方式指示。
在线计费系统确定终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式后， 对于消息 类等按照次数进行计费的业务， 就会直接从终端用户的账户余额中扣除 本次业务的费用， 这样， 预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 业务 网元无需向在线计费系统上报本次业务的使用量； 对于其他不是按照次 数进行计费的非消息类业务， 例如， 按照通话时间长度进行计费的语音 业务， 按照数据流量进行计费的数据业务， 由于在线计费系统确定终端 用户的付费方式为预付费方式后， 无法确定终端用户本次业务的使用 量， 因此， 预付费方式的终端用户业务使用结束时， 业务网元需要向在 线计费系统上报本次业务的使用量 , 在线计费系统从预付费方式的终端 用户的账户余额中扣除本次业务的费用。
步骤 607~步骤 609:业务网元向话单采集单元上报生成的全部话单， 话单采集单元向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由业务网元生成的话单， 离线计费系统根据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终端 用户的话单进行处理； 或者， 业务网元向话单采集单元上报后付费方式 的终端用户的话单， 话单采集单元向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由业 务网元生成的话单， 离线计费系统用于对收到的全部话单进行处理。
另外， 如果话单采集单元从业务网元中采集到的话单与现有技术中 没有任何区别， 即话单采集单元采集到的话单是对所有终端用户生成的 话单， 并且话单中没有付费方式指示， 此时离线计费系统中可以至少存 储有后付费方式的终端用户的用户号码， 例如， 离线计费系统中存储有 后付费方式的终端用户的用户号码， 或离线计费系统中存储有所有用户 号码与付费方式之间的对应关系， 这样， 离线计费系统能够根据存储的 信息确定出对应于话单的终端用户的付费方式是否为后付费方式。 以上描述中， 在线计费系统中可以存储所有用户号码与付费方式之 间的对应关系， 这样， 在线计费系统根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付 费方式的具体处理为： 在线计费系统根据存储的对应关系确定出终端用 户的付费方式。 另外， 在线计费系统中也可以只存储有预付费方式的终 端用户的用户号码， 这样， 在线计费系统根据存储的信息确定终端用户 的付费方式的具体处理为： 在线计费系统判断是否存储有终端用户的用 户号码， 如果是， 则确定终端用户的计费方式为预付费用户； 否则， 确 定终端用户的计费方式为后付费用户。 由于终端用户签约情况会发生变 化， 终端用户在预付费方式和后付费方式之间转换时， 存在一个生效时 间， 在线计费系统在生效时间内可能会存储一些冗余数据， 例如， 与在 线计费系统中存储的用户号码相对应的终端用户虽然已申请预付费方 式但还未生效， 或与在线计费系统中存储的用户号码相对应的终端用户 已经转换至后付费方式， 因此， 在线计费系统在确定存储有终端用户的 识， 如果是， 则确定终端用户的计费方式为后付费用户； 否则， 确定终 端用户的计费方式为预付费用户。 结合前面描述的一些情况， 判断存储 的终端用户的用户号码是否具有特殊标识的具体处理可为： 特殊标识为 标示该用户号码的预付费方式还未申请成功的标识， 判断存储的终端用 户的用户号码是否具有该特殊标识， 如果是， 则确定终端用户的计费方 式为后付费用户， 否则， 确定终端用户的计费方式为预付费用户； 或者， 特殊标识为用于标示用户号码由预付费方式转换为后付费方式的标识， 判断存储的终端用户的用户号码是否具有该特殊标识， 如果是， 则确定 终端用户的计费方式为后付费用户， 否则， 确定终端用户的计费方式为 预付费用户。 供的方案可以适用于各种业务， 如消息类业务、语音业务、数据业务等。 下面以业务网元为增值业务平台、 在线计费系统为智能网为例， 说 明本发明实施例提供的上述方案。
本实施例中， 在线计费系统中包括鉴权中心， 该鉴权中心用于判断 终端用户的付费方式， 且将付费方式提供给增值业务平台。
本发明实施例通过增值业务平台将增值业务请求发送到鉴权中心， 请求鉴权中心判断该增值业务请求对应的用户类型； 鉴权中心向增值业 务平台返回响应消息， 增值业务平台根据鉴权中心返回的响应消息， 对 该增值业务请求进行相应的增值业务处理。 其中， 用户类型包括： 预付 费用户、 后付费用户。 这样， 增值业务平台不再需要根据原始的号段配 置区分预付费用户和后付费用户， 而是由组网中新增加的鉴权中心来正 确区分使用增值业务的预付费用户和后付费用户， 这样， 就不会因为用 户更改付费方式而导致鉴权失败或者无法对用户使用的增值业务进行 计费的问题， 进而为用户提供较好的增值业务服务。
图 7是本发明实施例对用户使用增值业务进行计费处理的组网示意 图。 其中， 设用户使用的增值业务是短信业务， SMSC与 SMG为处理 短信增值业务的增值业务平台。 现有增值业务平台到预付费鉴权智能网 平台所采用的接口为运营商的私有协议， 本发明实施例为适应现有组网 环境， 基于现有的增值业务平台和预付费鉴权智能网平台， 在设置鉴权 中心时， 使鉴权中心的对外接口协议支持现有增值业务平台的鉴权扣费 协议。
为实现由鉴权中心区分预付费用户和后付费用户， 本发明实施例通 过在鉴权中心保存预付费用户数据， 当鉴权中心收到鉴权请求消息， 根 据鉴权请求消息中携带的用户号码， 在预付费用户数据库中查找相关内 容， 并根据查找结果来判断该用户是否是预付费用户。 在鉴权中心保存预付费用户数据的方法有两种：
第一种是将营帐系统提供给智能网的终端用户的签约信息中预付 费用户数据实时同步到鉴权中心， 有以下三种情况：
1、 当预付费鉴权智能网平台中的 SMP开户时， 预付费鉴权智能网 平台中的 SMP将新增预付费用户数据同步到鉴权中心。
该情况 1中， 若配置该移动号码对应的付费方式是预付费， 那么在 SMP开户时， 即用户尚未激活该移动号码时， 就将该移动号码对应的预 付费用户数据同步到 SMP。用户数据包括移动号码和在智能网中对应的 用户归属 PDSCP和 SCP信息。
2、 当预付费鉴权智能网平台中的 SMP销户时， 预付费鉴权智能网 平台中的 SMP将该预付费用户数据同步在鉴权中心删除。
3、 当预付费用户被激活时， 预付费鉴权智能网平台中的 SMP将该 预付费用户数据同步到鉴权中心。
该情况 3与上述情况 1相对照， 情况 3中， SMP在开户时并没有将 预付费用户数据同步到鉴权中心， 而是当用户使用对应的移动号码开展 业务时， 再将该预付费用户数据同步到鉴权中心。
第二种是由鉴权中心定时从预付费鉴权智能网平台同步预付费用 户数据。 该第二种方法相对第一种方法而言， 鉴权中心的预付费用户数 据与预付费鉴权智能网平台中的预付费用户数据并非是实时同步。
图 8所示是本发明实施例中增值业务的计费处理方法的第一较佳实 施例的处理流程图， 该图中， 设使用增值业务的用户为后付费用户。 图 8所示流程包括以下步骤：
步骤 801、 后付费用户向增值业务平台发送使用增值业务的请求消 该鉴权请求消息中携带用户使用的移动号码。 步骤 802、 增值业务平台将用户的鉴权请求消息发送给鉴权中心。 步骤 803、鉴权中心在保存的预付费用户数据库中查找该用户数据， 并且未能查找到相应的用户数据。
步骤 804、 鉴权中心判断出该使用增值业务的用户并非是预付费用 户， 向增值业务平台返回该用户不存在的鉴权响应消息。
该步骤中， 鉴权中心将用户不存在的鉴权响应消息作为响应消息返 回增值业务平台。
步骤 805、 增值业务平台接收到鉴权中心返回的鉴权响应消息后， 确定该用户为后付费用户。
步骤 806、 增值业务平台处理该用户的后付费增值业务。
该步骤为现有技术， 即增值业务平台按照现有处理后付费用户的方 法， 记录该后付费用户使用增值业务的话单。
与图 8对应的增值业务平台和鉴权中心之间的消息交互如图 9 所 示。
图 10所示是本发明实施例中增值业务的计费处理方法的第二较佳 实施例的处理流程图， 该图中， 设使用增值业务的用户为预付费用户。 图 10所示流程包括以下步骤：
步骤 1001、预付费用户向增值业务平台发送使用增值业务的请求消 步骤 1002、 增值业务平台接收到用户的请求消息后， 向鉴权中心发 送鉴权请求消息。
步骤 1003、 鉴权中心接收到增值业务平台发送的鉴权请求消息后， 根据该消息中携带的移动号码， 在预付费用户数据库中查找相关内容。
步骤 1004、鉴权中心在预付费用户数据库中查找到该用户的相关信 息， 判断该请求使用增值业务的用户为预付费用户。 步骤 1005、 鉴权中心根据保存的用户归属 PDSCP信息， 向用户归 属的 PDSCP发送鉴权请求消息。
步骤 1006、 PDSCP接收到鉴权请求消息后， 根据用户请求使用的 增值业务费用， 进行相关批价处理。
步骤 1007、 PDSCP向 SCP发送用户鉴权扣费请求。
步骤 1008、 SCP接收到 PDSCP发送的鉴权扣费请求后，根据 PDSCP 的批价费用对预付费用户进行鉴权扣费处理， 若用户帐户中存储的金额 足够， 则 SCP向 PDSCP返回鉴权扣费成功消息； 否则， SCP向 PDSCP 返回鉴权扣费失败消息。
上述步骤 1006至步骤 1008为现有智能网对预付费用户使用增值业 务进行鉴权扣费的方式。
步骤 1009、 PDSCP接收到 SCP返回的鉴权请求响应消息后， 将鉴 权请求响应消息反馈鉴权中心。
该步骤中， 鉴权请求响应消息包括： 步骤 1008 中的鉴权扣费成功 消息或鉴权扣费失败消息。
步骤 1010、 鉴权中心接收到 PDSCP返回的鉴权请求响应消息后， 记录鉴权请求日志， 并将鉴权请求响应消息返回增值业务平台。
该步骤中， 记录鉴权请求日志是可选步骤， 如果补款消息中没有相 关用户终端信息， 则需要记录鉴权请求日志。 鉴权中心将通过 PDSCP 转发的 SCP返回的鉴权扣费结果， 即鉴权请求响应消息， 作为响应消息 返回增值业务平台。
步骤 1011、 增值业务平台根据接收到的鉴权请求响应消息， 当鉴权 请求响应消息为鉴权扣费成功消息， 增值业务平台允许该预付费用户使 用增值业务； 否则， 增值业务平台禁止该预付费用户使用增值业务。
对步骤 1010中鉴权中心记录鉴权请求日志的做法作进一步说明。 鉴权中心需要记录智能网平台返回的鉴权请求日志， 主要是考虑到 当预付费用户订制了某增值业务， 如下载图片， 那么根据现有预付费机 制， 在用户还未获得该图片之前， 智能网已经预先将这一增值业务的费 用在用户帐户中扣除， 之后用户才能够下载图片。 但有时， 可能出现下 载不成功的情况， 而此时， 用户已经为这部分增值业务付费， 因此， 增 值业务平台需要向智能网平台发送补款消息， 要求将用户预支的这笔款 项归还给用户。 而由于有些增值业务平台发送的补款消息中不携带用户 的移动号码， 可能仅仅携带一个当时处理用户的该项增值业务的一个序 列号。 因此， 当智能网平台接收到这一补款消息， 仅根据序列号， 并不 知道将对应的费用补给哪个用户。 鉴于此， 本发明给出的上述第二较佳 实施例中， 通过在鉴权中心记录每次鉴权请求日志， 记录使用增值业务 预付费用户的移动号码。 这样， 当预付费鉴权智能网处理补款消息时， 能够从鉴权中心获知该补款消息对应的移动号码， 从而将该用户预支的 款项重新充入用户帐户。
与图 10对应的增值业务平台和鉴权中心之间的消息交互如图 11所 示。
参见图 12, 图 12是本发明实施例中计费系统的实例结构示意图， 该系统中， 在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 业务网元为增值业务平台， 其 中，
增值业务平台， 用于将增值业务请求发送到鉴权中心， 请求判断该 增值业务请求对应的用户类型， 并根据鉴权中心返回的响应消息对该增 值业务请求进行增值业务处理；
鉴权中心， 用于接收来自增值业务平台的增值业务请求， 确定接收 到的增值业务请求所对应的用户类型， 向增值业务平台返回相应的响应 消息。 增值业务平台， 本发明实施例还提供一种增值业务平台， 应用于提 供增值业务的系统。
增值业务平台， 包括： 请求发送模块和增值业务处理模块； 其中， 请求发送模块， 用于将增值业务请求发送到鉴权中心， 请求 判断该增值业务请求对应的用户类型；
所述增值业务处理模块， 用于接收鉴权中心返回的响应消息， 根据 所述响应消息对该增值业务请求进行增值业务处理。
鉴权中心， 包括： 请求接收模块， 用户数据存储模块、 判断模块和 处理模块；
其中， 用户数据存储模块， 用于存储预付费用户数据；
请求接收模块， 用于接收来自增值业务平台的增值业务请求， 将该 增值业务请求信息传送给判断模块；
判断模块， 用于所述预付费用户数据判断接收到的增值业务请求所 对应的用户类型， 获得判断结果传送给处理模块；
处理模块， 用于根据判断结果向增值业务平台返回相应的响应消 参见上述图 7, 图 7可以作为本发明实施例提供的该系统的结构示 意图。 该系统进一步可包括：
SCP, 用于接收来自鉴权中心的鉴权扣费请求， 进行鉴权扣费处理， 根据鉴权扣费处理结果向鉴权中心返回相应的鉴权扣费响应消息。
本发明实施例中主要采用在鉴权中心保存预付费用户数据的做法， 由鉴权中心判断使用增值业务的用户是否是预付费用户， 实际应用中， 也可在鉴权中心保存后付费用户数据， 由鉴权中心判断使用增值业务的 用户是否是后付费用户。 这两种做法的实质是一致的。
本发明实施例的提供上述关于如何对增值业务进行计费处理的方 案中， 将原先由增值业务平台区分用户类型的任务交给鉴权中心处理， 由鉴权中心向增值业务平台返回响应消息， 增值业务平台再根据该响应 消息对用户请求使用的增值业务做相应的处理，以提供增值业务。另夕卜， 本发明实施例给出的关于如何处理增值业务的计费方案基于现有组网 环境， 不需要对增值业务平台和智能网做升级， 因此， 能够保证运营商 现网设备的稳定性， 提高运营商的竟争力。
综上所述， 本发明各实施例提供的方案中， 业务网元收到终端用户 的业务请求后， 请求在线计费系统对该终端用户进行鉴权计费， 在线计 费系统根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终 端用户的付费方式， 使得业务网元中无需像现有技术那样对用户号码段 与付费方式之间的对应关系进行存储， 降低了业务网元的存储开销， 并 且业务网元也无需再对发起业务请求的终端用户的付费方式是预付费 方式还是后付费方式进行确定， 大大提高了业务网元的处理性能， 降低 了计费系统的维护成本。
另外， 业务网元向话单采集单元上报的话单中包含有相应的付费方 式指示， 或者业务网元向话单采集单元上报的话单仅为后付费方式的终 端用户的话单， 这样， 离线计费系统都不需要再像现有技术那样对用户 号码段与付费方式之间的对应关系进行存储， 降低了离线计费系统的存 储开销，提高了离线计费系统的处理性能，降低了计费系统的维护成本。
综上所述， 根据本发明各实施例提供的方案， 能够降低计费处理中 所需的系统开销， 降低了计费系统的维护成本， 使得计费系统具有良好 的经济性。
此外， 本发明各实施例提供的方案中， 均不需要设置用户号码段与 付费方式之间的对应关系， 因此， 对于终端用户而言， 拥有一个用户号 码后， 可随意设置自己所希望的付费方式， 而无需像现有技术中， 如果 终端用户希望改变付费方式， 必须更换用户号码， 极大程度地方便了用 户的使用。 离本发明的精神和范围。 这样， 倘若本发明的这些修改和变型属于本发 明权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内， 则本发明也意图包含这些改动和 变型在内。

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1、 一种计费处理方法， 其特征在于， 该方法包括：
业务网元收到终端用户的业务请求后， 请求在线计费系统对该终端 用户进行鉴权计费；
接收在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付费方式， 所述付费方式由所 述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出。
2、 根据权利要求 1 所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述付费方式由所 述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出具体为： 所述付费方式由所述 在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定为预付费方式之后， 进一步包括： 在线计费系统将终端用户的付费方式， 通过鉴权计费结果提供给业 务网元， 且根据业务使用量从预付费方式的终端用户的账户余额中扣除 本次业务的费用；
业务网元根据收到的鉴权计费结果中携带的终端用户的付费方式 为预付费方式， 对预付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 该终端 用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元包括： 增值业务平台； 所述在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 接收在线计费系统 根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式后， 该方法进一步包括：
对于预付费用户， 则鉴权中心通知所述在线计费系统中的业务控 制点 SCP对该用户使用的增值业务做鉴权扣费处理，将接收到的 SCP 返回的鉴权扣费响应消息，作为鉴权计费结果返回给所述增值业务平
4、 根据权利要求 1 所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述提供终端用户 的付费方式之后， 进一步包括： 业务网元根据鉴权计费结果中携带的终端用户的付费方式为后付 费方式， 对后付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 该终端用户业 务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单。
5、 根据权利要求 4所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元包括： 增值业务平台； 所述在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 接收在线计费系统 根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式后， 该方法进一步包括：
对于后付费用户， 鉴权计费结果中不携带终端用户的鉴权结果。
6、 根据权利要求 2至 5 中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述 生成话单之后， 进一步包括：
业务网元根据收到的终端用户的付费方式， 在生成的话单中增加付 费方式指示。
7、 根据权利要求 6所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述在对终端用户 生成的话单中增加付费方式指示之后， 进一步包括：
业务网元通过话单采集单元向离线计费系统上报全部话单， 离线计 费系统根据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终端用户的 话单进行处理。
8、 根据权利要求 2至 5 中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述 生成话单之后， 进一步包括：
业务网元通过话单采集单元向离线计费系统上报后付费方式的终 端用户的话单， 离线计费系统对收到的全部话单进行处理； 或，
业务网元通过话单采集单元向离线计费系统上报全部话单， 离线计 费系统根据存储的用户号码与付费方式之间的对应关系， 对后付费方式 的终端用户的话单进行处理。
9、 根据权利要求 1至 5 中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 该方 法进一步包括： 营帐系统向在线计费系统提供终端用户的签约信息， 该签约信息中 至少包括终端用户的付费方式， 在线计费系统对收到的签约信息进行存 储。
10、 根据权利要求 1至 5中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 计费 系统中包括多个在线计费系统时， 所述请求在线计费系统对该终端用户 进行鉴权计费之前， 进一步包括：
业务网元根据存储的用户号码段与在线计费系统之间的对应关系， 确定与用户号码所在用户号码段相对应的在线计费系统。
11、 根据权利要求 1至 5中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述 付费方式由所述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出包括：
所述在线计费系统根据存储的用户号码与付费方式之间的对应关 系确定出终端用户的付费方式； 或者，
判断是否存储有终端用户的用户号码， 如果是， 则确定终端用户的 计费方式为预付费用户；否则，确定终端用户的计费方式为后付费用户。
12、 根据权利要求 11 所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元包 括： 增值业务平台； 所述在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 所述付费方式 由所述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出包括：
所述鉴权中心根据存储的预付费用户数据， 确定终端用户的计费方 式为预付费用户。
13、 根据权利要求 1至 5中任一项所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述 付费方式由所述在线计费系统根据存储的信息而确定出包括： 费方式还未申请成功的标识， 如果是， 则确定终端用户的计费方式为后 付费用户； 否则， 确定终端用户的计费方式为预付费用户。
14、 一种计费处理系统， 其特征在于， 该系统包括： 业务网元和在 线计费系统， 其中，
所述业务网元用于接收终端用户的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进 行鉴权计费；
所述在线计费系统用于接收鉴权计费的请求， 根据存储的信息确定 终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。
15、 根据权利要求 14所述的系统， 其特征在于，
所述在线计费系统进一步用于对预付费方式的终端用户进行鉴权 计费， 并向业务网元提供鉴权计费结果， 并根据业务使用量从预付费方 式的终端用户的账户余额中扣除本次业务的费用， 所述鉴权计费结果中 携带终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式；
所述业务网元进一步用于根据收到的鉴权计费结果中携带的终端 用户的付费方式为预付费方式， 对预付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进 行处理， 该终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成 话单。
16、根据权利要求 15所述的系统，其特征在于，所述业务网元包括： 增值业务平台； 所述在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 所述系统中进一步 包括 SCP,
对于预付费用户，鉴权中心通知所述在线计费系统中的业务控制 点 SCP对该用户使用的增值业务做鉴权扣费处理， 将接收到的 SCP 返回的鉴权扣费响应消息，作为鉴权计费结果返回给所述增值业务平
17、 根据权利要求 14所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元进 一步用于根据鉴权计费结果中携带的终端用户的付费方式为后付费方 式， 对后付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 该终端用户业务使 用结束时， ^^据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单。
18、根据权利要求 17所述的系统，其特征在于，所述业务网元包括： 增值业务平台； 所述在线计费系统包括鉴权中心， 所述系统中，
对于后付费用户， 鉴权计费结果中不携带终端用户的鉴权结果。
19、 根据权利要求 15至 18中任一项所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元进一步用于根据收到的终端用户的付费方式， 在生成 的话单中增加付费方式指示。
20、 根据权利要求 19所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述系统进一步 包括： 话单采集单元和离线计费系统， 其中，
所述业务网元进一步用于向话单采集单元上报生成的全部话单， 所 述话单采集单元用于向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由所述业务网元生 成的话单， 所述离线计费系统用于根据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话单进行处理。
21、 根据权利要求 15至 18中任一项所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述业务网元进一步用于向话单采集单元上报生成的、 后付费方式 的终端用户的话单， 所述话单采集单元用于向离线计费系统上报采集到 的、 由所述业务网元生成的话单， 所述离线计费系统用于对收到的全部 话单进行处理； 或，
所述业务网元进一步用于向话单采集单元上报生成的全部话单； 所 述话单采集单元用于向离线计费系统上报采集到的、 由所述业务网元生 成的话单； 所述离线计费系统用于根据存储的用户号码与付费方式之间 的对应关系， 对后付费方式的终端用户的话单进行处理。
22、 根据权利要求 14至 18中任一项所述的系统， 其特征在于， 该 系统进一步包括： 营帐系统， 用于向在线计费系统提供终端用户的签约 信息， 该签约信息中至少包括终端用户的付费方式。
23、 根据权利要求 14至 18中任一项所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所 述系统包括多个在线计费系统时， 所述业务网元进一步用于收到业务请 求时， 根据存储的用户号码段与在线计费系统之间的对应关系确定与用 户号码所在用户号码段相对应的在线计费系统。
若是预付费用户， 则鉴权中心通知业务控制点 SCP对该用户使 用的增值业务做鉴权扣费处理， 将接收到的 SCP返回的鉴权扣费响 应消息， 作为返回的响应消息。
24、 一种业务网元装置， 其特征在于， 该装置包括： 鉴权单元， 用 于根据终端用户的业务请求， 请求在线计费系统进行鉴权计费， 并接收 在线计费系统提供的终端用户的付费方式。
25、 根据权利要求 24所述的装置， 其特征在于， 该装置进一步包 括业务处理单元， 其中，
所述鉴权单元进一步包括第一鉴权单元， 所述第一鉴权单元用于接 收在线计费系统提供的鉴权计费结果， 向业务处理单元提供预付费方式 的终端用户的付费方式和鉴权计费结果， 所述鉴权计费结果中携带终端 用户的付费方式为预付费方式；
所述业务处理单元包括在线处理单元， 所述在线处理单元用于根据 收到的鉴权计费结果对预付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 该 终端用户业务使用结束时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单。
26、 根据权利要求 24所述的装置， 其特征在于， 该装置进一步包 括业务处理单元， 其中，
所述鉴权单元进一步包括第二鉴权单元， 所述第二鉴权单元用于向 业务处理单元提供后付费方式的终端用户的计费方式；
所述业务处理单元包括离线处理单元， 所述离线处理单元用于对后 付费方式的终端用户的业务请求进行处理， 该终端用户业务使用结束 时， 根据本次业务的业务使用量生成话单。
27、 根据权利要求 25或 26所述的装置， 其特征在于， 该装置进一 步包括： 指示附加单元和话单存储单元， 其中，
所述鉴权单元进一步包括提示单元， 所述提示单元用于向指示附加 单元提供终端用户的付费方式；
所述业务处理单元进一步包括话单发送单元， 所述话单发送单元用 于向指示附加单元提供生成的话单；
所述指示附加单元用于根据收到的终端用户的付费方式， 在收到的 话单中增加付费方式指示， 并将增加了付费方式指示的话单存储于话单 存储单元。
28、 根据权利要求 27 所述的装置， 其特征在于， 该装置进一步包 括： 话单上报单元， 用于上报话单存储单元中存储的全部话单、 或后付 费方式的终端用户的话单。
29、 一种在线计费处理装置， 其特征在于， 该装置包括： 存储单元 和鉴权处理单元， 所述鉴权处理单元用于根据存储单元中存储的信息确 定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。
30、 根据权利要求 29所述的装置， 其特征在于，
所述鉴权处理单元进一步包括第一鉴权处理单元， 所述第一鉴权处 理单元用于对预付费方式的终端用户进行鉴权计费， 并向业务网元提供 鉴权计费结果， 所述鉴权计费结果中携带终端用户的付费方式。
31、 根据权利要求 29或 30所述的装置， 其特征在于， 该装置进一 步包括： 在线计费单元， 用于根据业务使用量从预付费方式的终端用户 的账户余额中扣除本次业务的费用。
32、 根据权利要求 30所述的装置， 其特征在于， 所述存储单元中 存储预付费用户数据， 所述第一鉴权处理单元根据所述存储单元中存储 的所述预付费用户数据， 确定所述终端用户的付费方式为预付费方式。
33、 一种在线计费系统， 其特征在于， 该在线计费系统包括： 在线 计费处理装置， 用于根据存储的信息确定终端用户的付费方式， 并向业 务网元提供终端用户的付费方式。
34、 一种离线计费处理装置， 其特征在于， 该装置包括： 离线计费 处理单元， 用于根据收到的话单中的付费方式指示， 对后付费方式的终 端用户的话单进行处理； 或者， 用于对收到的全部话单进行处理。
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