WO2009079945A1 - Procédé et système de facturation - Google Patents

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WO2009079945A1
WO2009079945A1 PCT/CN2008/072848 CN2008072848W WO2009079945A1 WO 2009079945 A1 WO2009079945 A1 WO 2009079945A1 CN 2008072848 W CN2008072848 W CN 2008072848W WO 2009079945 A1 WO2009079945 A1 WO 2009079945A1
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  • the invention relates to a Chinese patent application filed on December 21, 2007, the Chinese Patent Office, the application number is 200710301507.0, and the invention name is "home location register, intelligent charging trigger method and billing processing system". Priority is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
  • the embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a charging method and system. Background technique
  • the charging of the mobile subscriber's call service can be implemented in the following two ways: an intelligent network (IN, Intelligent Network) implementation and a business operation support system (BOSS, Billing and Operation Support System) implementation.
  • the intelligent network implementation method can perform real-time charging for the call charges generated by the intelligent network prepaid users; the BOSS implementation mode can fully utilize the cost management advantage of the BOSS system, and conveniently manage the users and services, but the BOSS system can only The bills generated by BOSS users are subject to quasi-real time billing.
  • the BOSS method cannot implement real-time charging of the call service of the prepaid user roaming in the home country roaming, and the charging method based on the intelligent network cannot support the international roaming service of the prepaid user.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging triggering method, which includes:
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a home location register, including: a receiving unit, a determining unit, and a user information sending unit;
  • a receiving unit configured to receive a request sent by a serving MSC to update user location information
  • a determining unit configured to: after the receiving unit receives the request, determine, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, whether the user information sent to the serving MSC includes the smart subscription information of the prepaid user, and obtains the determination result;
  • a user information sending unit configured to send, according to the determining result obtained by the determining unit, the smart contract information to the serving MSC, if the determining result is that the user information sent to the serving MSC includes the smart subscription information, User information; or, if the result of the determination is that the user information sent to the serving MSC does not include the smart subscription information, the user information that does not include the smart subscription information is sent to the serving MSC.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging triggering method, which includes:
  • the HLR receives a request from the home country to send a BOSS user location information sent by the MSC;
  • the HLR determines, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, the smart subscription information of the BOSS user that is sent to the serving MSC, and sends the BOSS user information to the serving MSC.
  • the serving MSC After receiving the BOSS user information, the serving MSC triggers the call service of the BOSS user to the SCP set between the service MSC and the BOSS and corresponding to the smart subscription information, and is recorded by the SCP. Call information of the BOSS user.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging processing system, including: an HLR, a home country non-owned charging area service MSC, a BOSS, and an SCP and BOSS user disposed between the serving MSC and the BOSS;
  • the determination result is obtained; if the result of the determination is that the user information sent to the serving MSC includes the smart subscription information, the service MSC is sent with the smart information. User information of the subscription information; or, if the determination result is that the user information delivered to the serving MSC does not include the smart subscription information, the user information that does not include the smart subscription information is sent to the serving MSC;
  • the serving MSC is configured to receive the BOSS user information, and trigger a call service of the BOSS user to the SCP;
  • the SCP is used to record the current call information of the prepaid user.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides an intelligent charging triggering method, which includes:
  • the HLR receives a request from the non-home country service MSC to update the pre-paid user location information of the intelligent network;
  • the HLR determines, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, that the prepaid subscriber information sent to the non-home country serving MSC does not include the smart subscription information of the prepaid subscriber, and the prepaid subscriber information that does not include the smart subscription information And sending, by the serving MSC, the call information of the prepaid user after receiving the user information.
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides a charging processing system, including: an HLR, a non-home country service MSC, and an intelligent network prepaid user;
  • the HLR receives a request from the serving MSC to update the user location information; the serving MSC is the non-home country serving MSC, the user is the prepaid user; after receiving the request, according to the advance
  • the smart charging triggering policy is set to determine whether the user information sent to the serving MSC includes the smart subscription information of the prepaid user, and the determination result is obtained; if the determining result is that the user information delivered to the serving MSC includes the smart information
  • the subscription information is sent to the service MSC to send the user information including the smart subscription information. Or, if the result of the determination is that the user information sent to the serving MSC does not include the smart subscription information, the service MSC does not include the smart subscription.
  • User information of the information
  • the non-home country service MSC configured to send a request update user to the HLR
  • the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention can implement the pair of pre-paid users roaming in the home country in the BOSS system by adding the smart subscription information to the user information sent to the serving MSC.
  • the real-time charging of the pre-paid user; for the pre-paid user in the intelligent network, the international roaming service of the pre-paid user can be realized.
  • FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for triggering intelligent charging in an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an HLR according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another intelligent charging triggering method in the embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a BOSS user in a home country according to the first embodiment of the present invention
  • Flow chart of the cost monitoring of the roaming place
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of real-time monitoring of a call service of a BOSS user after the BOSS user returns to the home charging area according to the second embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart of intelligent charging triggering of a BOSS user at a home location according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the charging process of the BOSS user returning to the home charging area in the fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 9 is a flow chart of intelligent charging triggering of a BOSS user in a home charging area in the fifth embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a charging flow diagram of a BOSS user returning to a home charging area in the sixth embodiment
  • FIG. 11 is a flow chart of a smart charging triggering method for a prepaid user in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a prepaid user opening an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing a domestic roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a prepaid user opening an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing a domestic roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a prepaid user opening an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing a domestic roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a prepaid user opening an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing a domestic roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 14 is a flow chart of a prepaid user conducting an international roaming service in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a flow chart of recharging a prepaid user of an intelligent network according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 16 is another schematic structural diagram of a charging processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
  • the HLR plays a very important role in the development of user services. For example, in the process of charging the call service carried out by the user, the serving MSC sends a request for updating the location of the user to the HLR, and the HLR sends the user information to the serving MSC, after which the serving MSC can according to the received user information. Perform corresponding charging processing on the call service of the user.
  • the HLR will locally store the user's The smart subscription information is sent to the serving MSC.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent charging triggering method, which improves the capability of the HLR, that is, in the case that the user's smart subscription information is stored locally, the HLR does not directly update the user's location information when updating the user's location information.
  • the smart subscription information is sent to the serving MSC, and the smart subscription triggering policy can be determined according to the preset smart charging triggering policy.
  • FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a smart charging triggering method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the process may include the following steps:
  • Step 101 The HLR receives a request from the service MSC to request to update the user location information.
  • Step 102 The HLR determines the service to the service according to the preset smart charging triggering policy. Whether the user information that is sent by the MSC needs to include the user's smart subscription information, and if necessary, deliver the user information including the smart subscription information to the serving MSC; otherwise, the user information that does not include the smart subscription information is sent to the serving MSC.
  • the smart charging triggering policy may include:
  • the smart subscription information needs to be sent to the serving MSC; wherein, the BOSS sends the smart subscription information to the serving MSC through the SCP; or, if the BOSS If the location of the user is the home country charging area, the smart subscription information does not need to be sent to the serving MSC.
  • the smart contract information needs to be sent to the serving MSC; or, if the intelligent network prepaid user roams to the non-home country, The service MSC sends the smart subscription information.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an HLR according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the HLR may include: a receiving unit 201, a determining unit 202, and a user information sending unit 203;
  • the receiving unit 201 is configured to receive a request from the serving MSC to request to update user location information
  • the determining unit 202 is configured to: after the receiving unit 201 receives the request, determine, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, whether the user subscription information sent to the serving MSC needs to include the smart subscription information of the prepaid user, Determine the result;
  • the user information sending unit 203 is configured to send the smart information to the serving MSC according to the determining result obtained by the determining unit 202, if the determining result is that the user information sent to the serving MSC needs to include the smart subscription information.
  • the HLR shown in FIG. 2 may further include:
  • the attribute setting unit 204 is configured to set the locally stored user attribute to be intelligent according to the determination result that is determined by the determining unit 202, if the result of the determination is that the user information sent to the serving MSC needs to include the smart subscription information. Signing user; or, If the result of the determination is that the user information sent to the serving MSC does not need to include the smart subscription information, the locally stored user attribute is set as the non-smart subscription user.
  • the above-mentioned HLR and intelligent charging triggering method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can improve the charging scheme of the BOSS user based on the BOSS and the charging scheme of the prepaid subscriber based on the intelligent network.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a billing processing system in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 may include: a BOSS 301, a home country non-home charging area service MSC 302, an HLR 303, and an SCP 304 disposed between the BOSS system and the serving MSC.
  • the HLR can be the HLR shown in Figure 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the smart charging triggering method. The process can include the following steps:
  • Step 401 The HLR 303 receives a request from the home country non-home charging area service MSC 302 to update the BOSS user location information.
  • Step 402 The HLR 303 determines, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, the smart subscription information that needs to be included in the BOSS user information that is sent to the serving MSC 302, and sends the BOSS user information to the serving MSC 302. After receiving the BOSS user information, the serving MSC 302 triggers the call service of the BOSS user to the SCP 304 that is set between the service MSC 302 and the BOSS 301 and corresponds to the smart subscription information. The call information of the BOSS user is recorded by the SCP 304.
  • the method flow shown in FIG. 4 can enable real-time charging of the call service carried out by the BOSS user in the BOSS when the BOSS user roams to the non-home charging area of the home country, thereby ensuring the interests of the operator. Further elaboration.
  • Embodiment 1 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 1:
  • FIG. 5 is a flow chart of monitoring the cost of a BOSS user roaming in a home country according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the process can include the following steps:
  • Step 501 The BOSS user roams to the non-home charging area of the home country, and the serving MSC of the home country non-home charging area sends a request for updating the location of the BOSS user to the HLR.
  • the HLR compares the location of the non-home charging area and If the location of the home charging area determines that the user has roamed outside the home charging area, the BOSS user information including the smart subscription information of the BOSS user needs to be sent to the serving MSC according to the preset intelligent charging triggering policy, and the BOSS is sent to the serving MSC.
  • the user information is sent to the serving MSC, and the locally stored BOSS user attribute is set as a smart subscription user.
  • the HLR may compare the MSC identity (MSCID) of the serving MSC/VLR that receives the sending location update request with the MSCID of the home charging zone MSC. After determining that the two MSCIDs are different, the BOSS user may be determined to be Belong to the home billing area.
  • MSCID MSC identity
  • the smart charging triggering policy that can be used may be: if the location of the BOSS user is the non-home charging area of the home country, the smart subscription information needs to be sent to the serving MSC. That is, in the case that the BOSS user roams to the non-home charging area of the home country, since the existing charging scheme based on the BOSS in this case still has the defect that it is difficult to perform real-time charging, in this case, the BOSS user can be The call service carried out by the non-home charging area of the home country is triggered to the corresponding SCP, and the SCP monitors the call service of the BOSS user in real time for real-time charging; therefore, in the specific implementation, the smart subscription information of the BOSS user needs to be Issued to the non-home charging area service MSC.
  • the existing BOSS-based charging scheme is more perfect for the BOSS user in the home charging area. Therefore, the BOSS user's calling service may not be needed.
  • the smart subscription information of the BOSS user is not sent to the home charging area service MSC, but the charging scheme of the existing BOSS can be used to call the BOSS user in the charging area of the home country.
  • the operation of setting the locally stored user attribute to the smart subscription user may be a modification of the previously saved user attribute, such as modifying the previously saved user attribute to be a non-smart subscription user to a smart subscription user.
  • Step 502 The BOSS user initiates a call in the non-home charging area of the home country, and the serving MSC triggers the current call to the intelligent network SCP corresponding to the smart subscription information according to the received user information including the smart subscription information of the prepaid user. .
  • Step 503 The SCP monitors the current call. After the BOSS user hangs up, the SCP generates a call CDR to record the call information.
  • the above call information may include any one or any combination of the following: call duration, call location, service type, and the like.
  • the functions of monitoring the call and generating the call CDR of the SCP required in the embodiment of the present invention may be provided by the existing SCP.
  • Step 504 The home billing area bill collector collects the call bills accumulated on the SCP.
  • the home billing zone bill collector can periodically collect call bills on the SCP, and the periodic duration can be set to five minutes.
  • Step 505 After the home billing zone bill collector performs pre-processing on the collected call bills, the pre-processed call bills are transmitted to the BOSS BILLING system for pricing.
  • Step 506 The Billing system performs a batch processing on the received call bill, deducts the corresponding credit amount from the prepaid user account, and then updates the user account information.
  • the execution of the above steps 501 to 506 enables the BOSS system to use the SCP to monitor the real-time charging of the BOSS users in the BOSS system by using the SCP to monitor the real-time charging of the pre-paid users in the home country.
  • step 506 it can also be set, if the Billing system determines that the BOSS user account balance is lower than the preset account minimum amount, the BOSS user can be reminded to recharge by SMS or the like.
  • the network resources provided by the two operators are usually used. Therefore, the two operators will press Proportionally share the fees paid by BOSS users for conducting call services in non-home charging areas. Therefore, starting from the following step 407, it is possible to settle the fees that can be charged by each of the two operators through the settlement center.
  • Step 507 The bill splicer of the roaming area of the home country of the BOSS user is used to extract the service bill generated by the serving MSC from the non-home billing area service MSC, and after the pre-processed service bill is pre-processed, Transfer to the settlement center of BOSS.
  • step 507 the function of the non-home charging area service MSC to generate a service bill is one of the functions it has.
  • Step 508 After the settlement period expires, the settlement center transmits the settlement list generated by the business bill to the home billing area bill collector.
  • Step 509 After the home billing area bill collector pre-processes the billing list, the pre-processed billing list is transmitted to the BOS S system. The process ends.
  • Embodiment 2 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 1:
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of real-time monitoring of the call service of the BOSS user after the BOSS user returns to the home charging area.
  • the process may include the following steps: Step 601: The BOSS user is from the non-home charging area of the home country.
  • the home charging area service MSC sends a request for updating the user location to the HLR; the HLR determines, according to the MSCID of the current serving MSC, that the location of the BOSS user is the home charging area, according to the preset intelligent charging triggering policy.
  • the BOSS user information sent to the serving MSC does not need to include the smart subscription information of the BOSS user, and the BOSS user attribute is set as a non-smart subscription user.
  • the smart charging triggering policy that can be used may be: if the location of the BOSS user is the home country charging area, the smart subscription information does not need to be sent to the serving MSC.
  • the billing of the BOSS subscriber can be done by the home charging area service MSC.
  • the operation of setting the user attribute by the HLR may be: If the user attribute originally saved locally is a smart subscription user, the HLR modifies the previously saved user attribute to be a non-smart user.
  • Step 602 The BOSS user initiates a call in the home charging area, and the home charging area service
  • the MSC connects to the call; after the BOSS user hangs up, the home charging area service MSC generates a service bill.
  • Step 603 The home billing area bill collector periodically collects the service bills accumulated on the home billing area service MSC.
  • Step 604 After the pre-processing of the CDRs of the set by the home billing area, the pre-processed service bills are transmitted to the BILLING system of the BOSS, and the billing system performs the price processing.
  • Step 605 The BOSS updates the user account balance according to the rating information.
  • the above steps 602 to 605 can be implemented based on the existing BOSS billing process for the BOSS user.
  • a CDMA mobile communication system and a GSM mobile communication system are taken as an example to illustrate a scheme for real-time charging of a prepaid user by using the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention in two mobile communication systems.
  • Embodiment 3 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 3
  • the communication system for the prepaid subscriber access is a CDMA system.
  • FIG. 7 is a smart charging triggering process of the BOSS user in the home location in the third embodiment. The process includes the following steps:
  • Step 701 The BOSS user starts up in the non-home charging area of the home country, initiates a registration process; the home country non-home charging area service MSCa determines that the BOSS user enters its service area, and the service MSCa sends a registration notification to the local VLR (REGNOT, Registration Notification) INVOKE) message, requesting the VLR's service item list and authorization information from the VLR.
  • the parameters carried in the registration notification message can be seen in Table 1, where the MSCID carrying the service MSCa; the carried TRANSCAP (Tmnsaction Capability) parameter indicates that the service MSCa can handle the TRIGADDRLIST (Trigger Address List parameter) parameter.
  • the WINCAP WIN Capability parameter indicates that the serving MSC has WIN capabilities.
  • the SSP can be set in the above service MSCa.
  • the MSCID in Table 1 is the service MSC identity
  • the MSID is the service MS identity
  • QUALCODE is the qualification information requirement type.
  • Step 702 The serving VLR determines that the information of the BOSS user is not locally available, and forwards the received REGNOT message to the HLR that records all information of the BOSS user.
  • Steps 703 to 704 the HLR determines that the BOSS user can be authorized, and according to the MSCID of the serving MSCa of the current location of the BOSS user, determines that the BOSS user roams in the non-home charging area of the home country, and the HLR will locally save the BOS S user.
  • the attribute is set to the smart subscription user, and the user information including the smart subscription information of the BOSS user is sent to the serving MSCa according to the preset smart charging triggering policy.
  • the method for the HLR to send the user information of the smart subscription information of the BOSS user to the serving MSCA may be: configuring a smart subscription information list (Trigaddr List) of the BOSS user, and passing the smart subscription information list through the Regnot message. It is carried to the serving VLR, which then returns the Regnot message to the serving MSCa.
  • Trigaddr List smart subscription information list
  • the above Trigaddr List parameter can be used to activate the intelligent subscription information such as Origination—Attempt—Authentized, O— Answer, O—Disconnect, Calling—Routing—Address—Available, T—An Answer, and T—Disconnect.
  • the service MSCa can trigger the call service of the BOSS user to the corresponding SCP according to the received smart subscription information, and the call service of the BOSS user is monitored by the SCP/SSP in real time, and will not be described again.
  • Embodiment 4 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 4:
  • FIG. 8 is a charging flow of a BOSS user returning to a home charging area in the fourth embodiment.
  • the process can include the following steps:
  • Step 801 The BOSS user starts in the home charging area, and initiates a registration process.
  • the home charging area service MSCb initiates a REGNOT message to the HLR to request to update the user location.
  • the REGNOT message carries the MSCID of the service MSCb, and the service MSCb can support the intelligence. Information such as signing information lists.
  • Step 802 The service VLR determines that the information of the BOSS user is not on the VLR, and forwards the received REGNOT message to the HLR that records all information of the BOSS user.
  • Steps 803 to 804 the HLR determines that the BOSS user can be authorized, and determines that the BOSS user is in the home charging area according to the MSCID of the serving MSCb of the current location of the BOSS user.
  • the HLR modifies the locally saved BOSS user attribute to the non-smart subscription user, and returns a response message of the REGNOT message to the serving MSCb through the serving VLR according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, and the response message is sent to the service.
  • the BOSS user information of the MSCb, the BOSS user information does not include the smart subscription information of the BOSS user.
  • the serving MSCb can perform the real-time monitoring of the call service carried out by the BOSS user in the home charging area, and the subsequent process can be similar to the existing one, and will not be described again.
  • Embodiment 5 is a diagrammatic representation of Embodiment 5:
  • the communication system for the BOSS user access is the GSM system.
  • FIG. 9 is a smart charging triggering process of the BOSS user in the home charging area in the fifth embodiment. The process includes the following steps:
  • Step 901 The BOSS user roams to the non-home charging area of the home country outside the home charging area, and the non-home charging area service MSC of the home country detects that the BOSS user accesses the service area of the serving MSC, and sends the service area to the local service VLR.
  • Location update ( MAP — UPDATE — LOCATION — AREA ) message.
  • Step 902 The local service VLR detects that the BOSS user does not register the information, and forwards the location update MAP_UPDATE_LOCATION message to the HLR of the BOSS user home.
  • Steps 903 to 904 the HLR stores the address information of the visited VLR (P_VLR, previous VLR) of the BOSS user, and sends a cancellation registration (MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION) message to the P-VLR; after receiving the cancellation registration message, the P_VLR is locally The registration information of the BOSS user is deleted in the database.
  • Step 905 After receiving the response message of canceling registration returned by the P-VLR, the HLR sends the user information to the local service VLR.
  • the HLR according to the preset smart charging trigger policy, according to the current location of the prepaid user is the attribution of the home country.
  • the charging area configures the smart subscription information (0-CSI) of the prepaid user in the user information returned to the VLR, and sets the attribute of the locally saved prepaid user as the smart subscription user.
  • Steps 906 to 908 After the local service VLR successfully registers the BOSS user information, the response message is returned to the HLR.
  • the HLR returns the response message of the BOS S user location update success to the non-home charging area service MSC through the local service VLR.
  • the non-home charging area service MSC can use the BOSS user information including the smart subscription information to trigger the subsequent call of the BOSS user to the corresponding SCP, and the SCP monitors the call service of the BOSS user.
  • FIG. 10 is a charging flow of a BOSS user returning to the home charging area in the sixth embodiment.
  • the process can include the following steps:
  • Step 1001 The BOSS user returns to the home charging area, and the home charging area service MSC detects that the BOSS user accesses the service area of the serving MSC, and sends a location update message MAP_UPDATE_LOCATION_AREA to the current serving VLR.
  • Step 1002 The current serving VLR detects that the BOSS user information is not registered on the VLR, and forwards the MAP UPDATE LOCATION message to the HLR to which the BOSS user belongs. Steps 1003 to 1004, the HLR stores the address information of the visited VLR (P_VLR, previous VLR) of the BOSS user, and sends a MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION message to the P-VLR; after receiving the cancellation registration message, the P-VLR receives the cancellation registration message.
  • the registration information of the BOSS user is deleted from the local database.
  • Step 1005 After receiving the confirmation information of the canceled registration returned by the P-VLR, the HLR sends the user information to the current serving VLR.
  • the HLR determines that the current location of the BOSS user is the home charging area according to the preset smart charging triggering policy.
  • the user information sent to the current serving VLR does not include the smart user subscription information of the BOSS user.
  • Steps 1006 to 1008 after the current serving VLR successfully registers the BOSS user information returned by the HLR, and returns a response message to the HLR; the HLR returns the response message that the BOSS user location update succeeds to the home charging area service MSC through the current serving VLR, and the response message
  • the BOSS user information is carried in the BOSS user information, and the smart user subscription information of the BOSS user is not included in the BOSS user information.
  • the charging area service MSC can monitor the call service of the BOSS user, and details are not described herein.
  • the HLR and the charging related technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention can perform quasi-real-time calculation on the call charge generated by the BOSS user in the non-home charging area of the home country. Fees, on the one hand, on the user side, will not change the user experience when BOSS users conduct business, on the other hand, it can effectively prevent BOSS users from losing large amounts of overdraft in non-home charging area to the operator.
  • the billing of the BOSS user in the home country roaming place can be quasi-real time, if the BOSS user wants to handle the retiring service, the business can be handled in time without paying a certain insurance premium, in one After the settlement period is over, the network withdrawal service can be completed and the user satisfaction can be improved.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a smart charging triggering method for a prepaid user according to an embodiment of the present invention. Diagram, the process can include the following steps:
  • Step 1101 The HLR receives a request from the non-home country service MSC to update the location information of the smart network prepaid user.
  • Step 1102 The HLR determines, according to the preset smart charging triggering policy, that the smart network prepaid subscriber information delivered to the non-home country serving MSC does not need to include the smart subscription information of the prepaid subscriber, and the smart subscription is not included.
  • the prepaid subscriber information of the information is sent to the serving MSC; after receiving the user information, the serving MSC records the call information of the prepaid subscriber.
  • the HLR in order to realize the international roaming service of the prepaid subscribers in the intelligent network, when the prepaid subscriber roams to the non-home country, that is, the international roaming place, the HLR sends the service to the non-home country serving MSC.
  • the user information of the smart subscription information of the prepaid user so as to avoid the process of signaling interaction between the intelligent network sides provided by the operators of the two countries, and the charging of the prepaid user in the international roaming place may be by the non-tributing country.
  • the serving MSC processes the prepaid subscriber as a postpaid subscriber, and implements the international roaming service of the prepaid subscriber.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a prepaid user opening an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the process may include the following steps:
  • Steps 1201 to 1202 the prepaid user pays an international roaming deposit in the business office of the home country, and the amount of the deposit needs to be no less than the account amount threshold corresponding to the preset international roaming authority.
  • the home country BOSS sends a recharge notice to the pre-paid user's home SCP, and the prepaid user's account is filled in the prepaid user account; after the home SCP receives the notification from the home country BOSS, it returns a successful response to the BOSS.
  • Steps 1203 to 1204 the home country BOSS sends a command to open the international roaming permission of the prepaid user to the HLR where the prepaid user is located; after receiving the command, the HLR sets the roaming permission of the locally stored prepaid user to the international roaming, The BOSS system returns a successful response to the opening of the international roaming authority.
  • the HLR may modify the roaming right of the original prepaid user from the domestic roaming to the international roaming. At this point, the international roaming service of prepaid users was successfully opened.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing a domestic roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the process may include the following steps:
  • Step 1301 The prepaid user roams to a roaming place in the home country, and the home country service MSC sends a registration notification to the HLR, requesting to update the user location.
  • Step 1302 After receiving the registration notification, the HLR is located in the MSCID of the MSC, and may determine that the prepaid user roams in the home country, and then returns the prepaid user to the home country serving MSC according to the preset smart charging trigger policy. Prepaid user information for smart subscription information.
  • the smart charging triggering policy that can be used may be: If the smart network prepaid user roams in the home country, the smart subscription information needs to be sent to the serving MSC.
  • Step 1303 After receiving the prepaid user information sent by the HLR, the home service MSC triggers the call to the SCP corresponding to the smart subscription information when the prepaid user initiates the call service.
  • Step 1304 The SCP monitors the current call of the prepaid subscriber, records the current call information of the prepaid subscriber after the prepaid subscriber hangs up, and deducts the corresponding call charge from the account of the prepaid subscriber. Further, the SCP compares whether the current prepaid user account balance is lower than the account amount threshold corresponding to the international roaming authority, and if so, notifies the HLR to stop the international roaming permission of the prepaid user; otherwise, the process may be ended.
  • Step 1305 After receiving the notification sent by the SCP to stop the international roaming permission of the prepaid user, the HLR modifies the roaming permission of the locally stored prepaid user to the domestic roaming.
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a prepaid user performing an international roaming service according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the process may include the following steps:
  • Step 1401 The prepaid subscriber roams to the non-home country, and the non-home country service MSC detects that the prepaid subscriber accesses the service area of the MSC, where the prepaid subscriber is located.
  • the HLR sends a registration notice.
  • Step 1402 After receiving the registration notification sent by the non-home country service MSC, the HLR may determine, according to the MSCID of the MSC, that the prepaid user roams abroad; the HLR further determines the prepaid according to the roaming permission of the locally stored prepaid user. If the user has the international roaming right, step 1403 is performed. If the roaming right of the prepaid user locally saved by the HLR is domestic roaming, step 1404 is performed, and the HLR returns a registration response message rejecting the prepaid user registration to the non-home country serving MSC.
  • Step 1403 The HLR does not include the smart subscription information of the prepaid user in the user information delivered to the non-home country service MSC in the case that the prepaid fee user roams abroad when the prepaid fee user roams abroad.
  • the smart charging triggering policy that can be used may be: If the intelligent network prepaid subscriber roams to the non-home country, the smart subscription information does not need to be sent to the serving MSC.
  • the non-home country service MSC After the first-time service MSC receives the user information returned by the HLR, the non-home country service MSC does not trigger the SCP service control process when the pre-paid user performs the call service, but records the pre-payment locally after the pre-paid user hangs up.
  • the current call information of the user transmits the current call information to the settlement center of the BOSS system between the two countries. After the settlement center performs the price processing on the call, the bill after the price is transmitted to the home SCP.
  • the SCP deducts the corresponding credit from the prepaid user account.
  • Step 1406 The SCP compares the account value of the prepaid user account with the international roaming authority. If the former is less than the latter, step 1407 is performed.
  • Step 1407 The SCP sends a notification to the HLR requesting to stop the international roaming permission of the prepaid user. After receiving the notification, the HLR modifies the locally stored prepaid user roaming right to be domestic roaming.
  • FIG. 15 is a flowchart of recharging a prepaid user of an intelligent network according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the process may include the following steps:
  • Step 1501 The recharger may be the prepaid user himself or another person, and the recharger recharges the prepaid user account in the home country.
  • the recharger can call the recharge access number provided by the operator, and the call is triggered by the home country service MSC to the SCP to trigger a recharge process involving the recharger, the home country service MSC, the SCP, and the HLR.
  • Step 1502 The SCP prompts whether to recharge the machine. If yes, step 1504 may be directly performed; otherwise, the mobile phone number corresponding to the recharge account is prompted to be returned to the recharge by the home country service MSC, and step 1503 is performed.
  • Step 1503 The recharger inputs the mobile phone number corresponding to the recharge account, and the mobile phone number is brought to the SCP by the home country service MSC, and step 1504 is performed.
  • Steps 1504 to 1505 the SCP prompts the refiller to input the recharge card number through the home country service MSC; the recharger brings the recharge card number to the SCP through the home country service MSC.
  • Step 1506 The SCP recharges the prepaid user account, and compares whether the account balance is not less than the account amount threshold corresponding to the preset international roaming authority. If yes, step 1507 is performed; otherwise, step 1509 is performed.
  • Steps 1507 to 1508 the SCP notifies the HLR to activate the international roaming permission of the prepaid user; after receiving the notification of the SCP, the HLR sets the roaming permission of the locally stored prepaid user to the international roaming, and returns a response message of the recharging success to the SCP.
  • Step 1509 The SCP returns a response message for recharging success to the serving MSC of the home country, and the process ends.
  • the embodiment of the present invention further provides a billing processing system.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of the system.
  • the charging processing system may include: the foregoing HLR, the non-subscribing country service MSC, and the intelligent network prepaid subscriber, and may further include the foregoing home country BOSS, the home country MSC, and the home country SCP.
  • the smart charging triggering method and related technical solution provided by the international roaming service of the prepaid user of the intelligent network, in terms of the user attribute of the prepaid user, although the prepaid user is a smart subscription user,
  • the prepaid subscribers roam abroad through the HLR, Sending the user information of the smart subscription information that does not include the prepaid user to the non-home country service MSC, so that the non-home country service MSC may not trigger the SCP service control process of the prepaid user, but locally to the prepaid user.
  • the call service performs billing processing, that is, when the prepaid subscriber roams abroad, the prepaid subscriber is treated as a postpaid subscriber, so that the prepaid subscriber conducts the call service abroad.
  • the charging scheme provided by the embodiment of the present invention can ensure that the prepaid subscribers can perform the international roaming service, and does not need to perform any modification for the intelligent network of the two countries, and the implementation cost is low, and the operator can quickly realize the intelligent network prepaid.
  • the SCP monitors the balance of the prepaid user account, and when the balance is less than the preset threshold, the HLR can be notified to stop the international roaming permission of the prepaid user, thereby minimizing the prepaid user's excessive consumption due to international roaming. The loss caused by the operator.
  • the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention can improve the HLR, so that the HLR can determine whether to send the smart subscription information of the prepaid user to the serving MSC according to the intelligent charging and starting strategy, so that the smart meter can be controlled by the serving MSC.
  • the HLR provided by the implementation of the present invention is applied to the intelligent charging triggering method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.
  • the BOSS user can be roamed when the BOSS user roams in the non-home charging area of the home country.
  • the call service performs real-time charging, and can be set to the non-home charging area of the home country, and the HLR needs to send the smart subscription information of the BOSS user to the serving MSC, and the serving MSC triggers the call service of the BOSS user to On the corresponding SCP, the SCP is used to monitor the call service of the BOSS user.
  • the HLR can be set when the prepaid user roams to the non-home country.
  • the smart subscription information of the prepaid subscriber is not sent to the non-home country service MSC.
  • the prepaid subscriber can actually be treated as a postpaid subscriber, and the non-home country service MSC prepays
  • the charging service of the fee-paying user performs charging processing, so that the pre-paid users of the intelligent network can implement the international roaming service.
  • the invention can be implemented by hardware, or can be realized by means of software plus necessary general hardware platform.
  • the technical solution of the present invention can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non- Volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.), including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform various embodiments of the present invention Said method.

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一种计费方法及系统 本申请要求于 2007年 12月 21 日提交中国专利局、 申请号为 200710301507.0、 发明名称为"归属位置寄存器、 智能计费触发方 法及计费处理系统"的中国专利申请的优先权， 其全部内容通过引 用结合在本申请中。 技术领域
本发明实施例涉及移动通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种计费方法及 系统。 背景技术
目前， 移动用户的呼叫业务的计费可通过以下两种方式实现： 智能网 （ IN , Intelligent Network ) 实现方式和业务运营支撑系统 (BOSS , Billing and Operation Support System)实现方式。 其中， 智 能网实现方式能够对智能网预付费用户产生的话费进行实时性计 费； BOSS实现方式能够充分发挥 BOSS系统的资费管理优势， 方 便地对用户和业务进行管理，但 BOSS系统只能对 BOSS用户产生 的话费进行准实时计费。
在实现本发明的过程中， 发明人发现现有技术至少存在以下问 题：
现有技术中， BOSS 方式无法实现在归属国漫游地漫游的预付 费用户的呼叫业务的实时计费， 而基于智能网实现的计费方式不能 支持预付费用户的国际漫游业务。 发明内容
本发明实施例提供一种智能计费触发方法， 包括：
接收服务移动交换中心 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的 请求；
根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的 用户信息中是否包含用户的智能签约信息， 若确定结果为是， 则 向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息。
本发明实施例提供一种归属位置寄存器， 包括： 接收单元、 确定 单元、 用户信息下发单元； 其中，
接收单元， 用于接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的 请求；
确定单元， 用于在接收单元收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智 能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含预付 费用户的智能签约信息， 得出确定结果；
用户信息下发单元， 用于根据确定单元得出的所述确定结果， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智能签约信 息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息； 或， 若所 述确定结果为向服务 MSC 下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信 息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信息的用户信息。
本发明实施例提供一种智能计费触发方法， 包括：
HLR 接收归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC 发送的要求更新 BOSS用户位置信息的请求；
HLR 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向所述服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中包含 BOSS用户的智能签约信息， 且将所述 BOSS用户信息下发给所述服务 MSC, 由所述服务 MSC 在接收到所述 BOSS用户信息后，将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到 设置于所述服务 MSC与所述 BOSS之间的且与所述智能签约信息 相对应的 SCP上， 由该 SCP记录所述 BOSS用户的呼叫信息。
本发明实施例提供一种计费处理系统， 包括： HLR、 归属国非归 属计费区服务 MSC、 BOSS, 设置于所述服务 MSC与 BOSS之间的 SCP、 BOSS用户； 其中，
所述 HLR,接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的请求； 在收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务
MSC 下发的用户信息中是否包含预付费用户的智能签约信息， 得出 确定结果； 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智 能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信 息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信息的用户信息；
所述服务 MSC, 用于接收所述 BOSS用户信息， 将 BOSS用 户的呼叫业务触发到所述 SCP上；
所述 SCP, 用于记录预付费用户的本次呼叫信息。
本发明实施例提供一种智能计费触发方法， 包括：
HLR接收非归属国服务 MSC发送的要求更新智能网预付费用 户位置信息的请求；
HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向非归属国服 务 MSC下发的预付费用户信息中不包含预付费用户的智能签约信 息， 且将不包含所述智能签约信息的预付费用户信息下发给所述 服务 MSC; 由所述服务 MSC在接收到所述用户信息后，记录预付 费用户的呼叫信息。
本发明实施例提供一种计费处理系统， 包括： HLR、 非归属 国服务 MSC、 智能网预付费用户； 其中，
所述 HLR,接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的请 求； 所述服务 MSC为所述非归属国服务 MSC, 所述用户为所述预 付费用户； 在收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策 略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含预付费用户的智 能签约信息， 得出确定结果； 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发 的用户信息中包含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签 约信息的用户信息； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用 户信息中不包含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签 约信息的用户信息；
所述非归属国服务 MSC,用于向所述 HLR发送要求更新用户 位置信息的请求， 以及用于接收所述 HLR下发的不包含所述智能 签约信息的预付费用户信息， 记录预付费用户的呼叫信息。
与现有技术相比， 本发明实施例提供的技术方案通过在向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中添加智能签约信息，对于 BOSS系统中的在 归属国漫游地漫游的预付费用户， 可实现对该预付费用户的实时 计费； 对于智能网中的预付费用户， 可实现该预付费用户的国际 漫游业务。 附图说明
图 1是本发明实施例中智能计费触发方法的流程图；
图 2是本发明实施例中 HLR的结构示意图；
图 3是本发明实施例中计费处理系统的一个结构示意图； 图 4是本发明实施例中另一智能计费触发方法流程图； 图 5是本发明实施例一中对 BOSS用户在归属国漫游地的费用监 控流程图；
图 6 是本发明实施例二中 BOSS 用户重返归属计费区后对该 BOSS用户的呼叫业务进行实时监控的流程图；
图 7是本发明实施例三中 BOSS用户出归属地的智能计费触发流 程图；
图 8是本实施例四中对返回归属计费区的 BOSS用户的计费流程 图；
图 9是本实施例五中 BOSS用户出归属计费区的智能计费触发流 程图；
图 10是本实施例六中对返回归属计费区的 BOSS用户的计费流 程图；
图 11是本发明实施例中对预付费用户的智能计费触发方法流程 图；
图 12 是本发明实施例中预付费用户开通国际漫游业务的流程 图； 图 13 是本发明实施例中预付费用户开展国内漫游业务的流程 图；
图 14 是本发明实施例中预付费用户开展国际漫游业务的流程 图；
图 15是本发明实施例中智能网预付费用户的充值流程图； 图 16是本发明实施例中计费处理系统的另一个结构示意图。 具体实施方式
下面将结合附图对本发明实施例提供的技术方案作进一步详细 描述。
HLR作为核心网侧存储用户签约信息的网元， 对用户业务的开 展发挥着非常重要的作用。如在对用户开展的呼叫业务进行计费的过 程中， 服务 MSC会向 HLR发送更新用户位置的请求， 由 HLR将用 户信息下发给服务 MSC,之后服务 MSC才能够根据收到的用户信息， 对用户的呼叫业务进行相应的计费处理。 而通常， 对于智能计费的情 况， HLR在收到服务 MSC的要求更新用户位置的请求后， 不论该用 户所在位置在何处， 为实现智能计费， HLR 均会将本地存储的该用 户的智能签约信息下发给服务 MSC。
本发明实施例给出一种智能计费触发方法， 对 HLR的能力作出 改进， 即对于本地存储有用户的智能签约信息的情况下， HLR 并不 会在更新用户位置信息时， 直接将用户的智能签约信息下发给服务 MSC, 而是可根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 来确定是否下发该 用户的智能签约信息。
参见图 1 , 图 1是本发明实施例中智能计费触发方法的流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 101、 HLR接收服务 MSC发来的要求更新用户位置信息 的请求。
步骤 102、 HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否需要包含用户的智能签约信息， 若需要， 则向服务 MSC 下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息； 否则， 向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信息的用户信息。
本发明实施例中， 智能计费触发策略可包括：
若用户为 BOSS用户，且 BOSS用户所在位置为归属国非归属计 费区，则需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息； 其中， BOSS通过 SCP 将智能签约信息下发给服务 MSC ； 或， 若 BOSS用户所在位置为归 属国归属计费区， 则不需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息；
若用户为智能网预付费用户，则若智能网预付费用户归属国内漫 游， 则需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息； 或， 则若智能网预付费 用户漫游到非归属国， 则不需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息。
相应地， 参见图 2, 图 2是本发明实施例中 HLR的结构示意图， 该 HLR可包括： 接收单元 201、 确定单元 202、 用户信息下发单元 203; 其中，
接收单元 201 , 用于接收服务 MSC发来的要求更新用户位置信 息的请求；
确定单元 202, 用于在接收单元 201收到所述请求后， 根据预先 设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否 需要包含预付费用户的智能签约信息， 得出确定结果；
用户信息下发单元 203 ,用于根据确定单元 202得出的所述确 定结果， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中需要包 含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信 息； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不需要 包含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信息的用 户信息。
本发明实施例中， 图 2所示 HLR进一步可包括：
属性设置单元 204 ,用于根据确定单元 202得出的所述确定结 果， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中需要包含智 能签约信息， 则将本地存储的用户属性设置为智能签约用户； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不需要包含智能 签约信息， 则将本地存储的用户属性设置为非智能签约用户。
利用本发明实施例提供的上述 HLR及智能计费触发方法， 可对 基于 BOSS实现的 BOSS用户的计费方案，以及对基于智能网实现的 预付费用户的计费方案作出改进。
对于基于 BOSS实现 BOSS用户计费的情况，为使 BOSS系统能 够对漫游到归属国非归属计费区的 BOSS 用户开展的呼叫业务进行 实时监控， 可在 BOSS 系统的 Billing系统与核心网侧的交换装置， 如归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC, 或包含 VLR的归属国非归属计费 区服务 MSC之间设置 SCP。 参见图 3 , 图 3是本发明实施例中计费 处理系统的一个结构示意图。 图 3 所示计费处理系统可包括： BOSS301、归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC302、 HLR303、设置于 BOSS 系统与服务 MSC之间的 SCP304。其中， HLR可以是图 2所示 HLR。 参见图 3所示计费处理系统，本发明实施例给出一种智能计费触发方 法， 参见图 4, 图 4是该智能计费触发方法的流程图。 该流程可包括 以下步骤：
步骤 401、 HLR303接收归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC302发 来的要求更新 BOSS用户位置信息的请求。
步骤 402、 HLR303根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定 向所述服务 MSC302下发的 BOSS用户信息中需要包含 BOSS用 户的智能签约信息， 且将所述 BOSS 用户信息下发给所述服务 MSC302 , 由所述服务 MSC302在接收到所述 BOSS用户信息后， 将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到设置于所述服务 MSC302与所述 BOSS301 之间的且与所述智能签约信息相对应的 SCP304上， 由 该 SCP304记录所述 BOSS用户的呼叫信息。
图 4所示方法流程可使得在 BOSS中， 当 BOSS用户漫游到归属 国非归属计费区的情况下，也能够对 BOSS用户开展的呼叫业务进行 实时计费， 保证运营商的利益。 进一步阐述。
实施例一：
参见图 5, 图 5是本发明实施例一中对 BOSS用户在归属国漫游 地的费用监控流程图。 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 501、 BOSS用户漫游到归属国非归属计费区， 归属国非 归属计费区服务 MSC向 HLR发送更新 BOSS用户位置的请求； HLR 收到该请求后， 通过比较非归属计费区位置和归属计费区位置确 定用户已经漫游到归属计费区外， 则根据预设的智能计费触发策 略， 确定需要向服务 MSC下发包含 BOSS用户的智能签约信息的 BOSS用户信息， 且将该 BOSS用户信息下发给服务 MSC , 且将本 地存储的 BOSS用户属性设置为智能签约用户。
该步骤 501中， HLR可将接收到发送位置更新请求的服务 MSC/VLR的 MSC标识（MSCID ) , 与归属计费区 MSC的 MSCID作 比较， 在判定两个 MSCID不同后， 可确定 BOSS用户在归属计费区 外。
本实施例一中， 可釆用的智能计费触发策略可以是： 若 BOSS 用户所在位置为归属国非归属计费区， 则需要向服务 MSC下发智 能签约信息。 即对于 BOSS用户漫游到归属国非归属计费区的情 况， 由于现有基于 BOSS对该情况下的计费方案尚存在难以进行实 时计费的缺陷， 因此， 该情况下， 可将 BOSS用户在归属国非归属 计费区开展的呼叫业务触发到对应的 SCP上， 由该 SCP实时监控 BOSS用户的呼叫业务， 进行实时计费； 因此， 在具体实现时， 需 要将 BOSS用户的智能签约信息下发给非归属计费区服务 MSC。
反之， 如果 BOSS用户在归属国归属计费区， 则由于现有基于 BOSS的计费方案中对 BOSS用户在归属计费区内的计费方案较为 完善， 因此， 可不需要将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到 SCP上， 即 可不需要将 BOSS用户的智能签约信息下发给归属计费区服务 MSC , 而是可沿用现有 BOSS的计费方案， 对 BOSS用户在归属国 归属计费区的呼叫业务进行准实时监控； 本发明实施例中， HLR将本地存储的用户属性设置为智能签 约用户的操作可以是对原先保存的用户属性的修改， 如将原先保 存的用户属性是非智能签约用户修改为智能签约用户。
步骤 502、 BOSS用户在归属国非归属计费区发起呼叫， 服务 MSC根据接收到的包含预付费用户的智能签约信息的用户信息， 触发本次呼叫到与智能签约信息相对应的智能网 SCP上。
步骤 503、 SCP监控本次呼叫， 在 BOSS用户挂机后， SCP产生 呼叫话单， 记录本次呼叫信息。
上述呼叫信息可包括以下任意一项或任意组合： 呼叫时长， 呼叫位置， 业务类型等。 本发明实施例中需要用到的 SCP的监控呼 叫、 产生呼叫话单等功能可以是现有 SCP所具备。
步骤 504、 归属计费区话单釆集器釆集积压在 SCP上的呼叫话 单。
该步骤 504中， 归属计费区话单釆集器可以定期釆集 SCP上的 呼叫话单， 该定期时长通常可设置为五分钟。
步骤 505、 归属计费区话单釆集器对釆集到的呼叫话单进行预 处理后， 将预处理后的呼叫话单传送到 BOSS的 BILLING系统进行 批价。
步骤 506、 Billing系统对接收到的呼叫话单进行批价处理， 从 该预付费用户账户中扣除相应的话费金额， 之后更新用户账户信 息。
上述步骤 501至 506的执行， 可使 BOSS系统能够利用 SCP实时 监控预付费用户在归属国漫游地开展的业务， 可实现对 BOSS系统 中的 BOSS用户的实时计费。
该步骤 506之后， 还可设置， 如果 Billing系统确定该 BOSS用户 账户余额低于预设的账户最低额度， 则可通过短信等方式， 提醒 BOSS用户充值。
由于 BOSS用户在归属国非归属计费区开展呼叫业务时， 通常 会使用到两个运营商所提供的网络资源， 因此， 两个运营商会按 比例分享 BOSS用户在非归属计费区开展呼叫业务所支付的费用。 因此， 从以下步骤 407开始， 可实现通过结算中心结算两个运营商 各自可收取的费用。
步骤 507、 BOSS用户所在归属国漫游地计费区的话单釆集器 从非归属计费区服务 MSC上提取该服务 MSC产生的业务话单， 将 釆集到的业务话单经过预处理后， 传送给 BOSS的结算中心。
该步骤 507中， 非归属计费区服务 MSC产生业务话单的功能是 其所具有的功能之一。
步骤 508、 结算周期过后， 结算中心将根据业务话单产生的结 算清单传送到归属计费区话单釆集器。
步骤 509、 归属计费区话单釆集器预处理结算清单后， 将经过 预处理的结算清单传送到 BOS S系统。 该流程结束。
实施例二：
本实施例二中， 设 BOSS用户从归属国非归属计费区返回归属 计费区。 参见图 6 , 图 6是 BOSS用户重返归属计费区后对该 BOSS 用户的呼叫业务进行实时监控的流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤： 步骤 601、 BOSS用户从归属国非归属计费区返回归属计费区， 归属计费区服务 MSC向 HLR发送更新用户位置的请求； HLR根据 当前服务 MSC的 MSCID, 确定 BOSS用户所在位置是归属计费区， 则根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 M S C下发的 BOSS用户信息中不需要包含该 BOSS用户的智能签约信息，且设置 BOSS用户属性为非智能签约用户。
本实施例二中， 可釆用的智能计费触发策略可以是： 若 BOSS 用户所在位置为归属国归属计费区， 则不需要向服务 MSC下发智 能签约信息。 BOSS用户的计费可由归属计费区服务 MSC来完成。
HLR设置用户属性的操作可以是： 若原先保存在本地的用户 属性是智能签约用户， 则 HLR修改原先保存的用户属性为非智能 用户。
步骤 602、 BOSS用户在归属计费区发起呼叫， 归属计费区服 务 MSC接通呼叫； BOSS用户挂机后， 归属计费区服务 MSC产生业 务话单。
步骤 603、 归属计费区话单釆集器定期釆集堆积在归属计费区 服务 MSC上的业务话单。
步骤 604、 归属计费区话单釆集器对釆集的话单进行预处理 后， 将经过预处理的业务话单传送到 BOSS的 BILLING系统， 由 Billing系统进行批价处理。
步骤 605、 BOSS根据批价信息更新用户账户余额。
上述步骤 602至步骤 605可基于现有 BOSS对 BOSS用户的计费 流程实现。
下面以 CDMA移动通信系统与 GSM移动通信系统为例， 分别 说明两个移动通信系统中， 利用本发明实施例提供的技术方案， 实现预付费用户的实时计费的方案。
实施例三：
本实施例三及后续实施例四中， 设预付费用户接入的通信系 统是 CDMA系统。 参见图 7 , 图 7是本实施例三中 BOSS用户出归属 地的智能计费触发流程。 该流程包括以下步骤：
步骤 701、 BOSS用户在归属国非归属计费区开机， 发起登记 流程； 归属国非归属计费区服务 MSCa确定 BOSS用户进入其服务 区， 该服务 MSCa向当地 VLR发送注册通知 (REGNOT, Registration Notification INVOKE)消息， 向 VLR请求该 BOSS用户的服务项目清 单和授权信息。 该注册通知消息中携带的参数可参见表 1 , 其中携 带该服务 MSCa的 MSCID； 所携带的 TRANSCAP(Tmnsaction Capability) 参 数 说 明 该 服 务 MSCa 能 够 处 理 TRIGADDRLIST(Trigger Address List parameter) 参 数 。 WINCAP(WIN Capability parameter)参数指明服务 MSC具有 WIN能 力。
上述服务 MSCa中可设置 SSP。
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MSCID Serving MSC 4.2.1 R
MSCID.
MSID Served MS MSID. * 4.2.2 R
ESN Served MS ESN. 4.2.3 R
TRANSCAP System's transaction 4.2.4 R
capability.
WINCAP System's WIN 4.2.5 R
capability.
QUALCODE Type of qualification 4.2.6 R
information required.
* * (Qualification
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表 1中的 MSCID 为服务 MSC标识， MSID为服务 MS标识， QUALCODE为资格信息需求类型。
步骤 702、服务 VLR确定本地没有该 BOSS用户的信息，将接收 到的 REGNOT消息转发给记录该 BOSS用户所有信息的 HLR。
步骤 703至 704、 HLR确定可以给该 BOSS用户授权， 且根据 BOSS用户当前所在地的服务 MSCa的 MSCID, 确定该 BOSS用户在 归属国非归属计费区漫游， HLR会将本地保存的 BOS S用户的属性 设置为智能签约用户， 且根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 向 服务 MSCa下发包含 BOSS用户的智能签约信息的用户信息。
具体实现时， 上述 HLR向服务 MSCa下发包含 BOSS用户的智 能签约信息的用户信息的做法可以是： 配置该 BOSS用户的智能签 约信息列表（ Trigaddr List ) ,且将该智能签约信息列表通过 Regnot 消息携带给服务 VLR, 再由服务 VLR将该 Regnot消息返回给服务 MSCa。
上 述 Trigaddr List 参 数 可 指 明 将 Origination— Attempt— Authorized 、 O— Answer 、 O— Disconnect 、 Calling— Routing— Address— Available、 T— Answer和 T— Disconnect等智 能签约信息激活。
如 果 智 能 网 的 SSP 支 持 0— Called— Party— Busy DP 、 O— No— Answer DP , 则可在 Trigaddr List中多配置两个触发器： O— Busy和 O— No— Answer。 步骤 704之后， 服务 MSCa可根据收到的智能签约信息， 将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到相应的 SCP上， 由 SCP/SSP对 BOSS用 户的呼叫业务作实时监控， 不再赘述。
实施例四：
本实施例四中， 设 BOSS用户从归属国非归属计费区返回归属 计费区。 参见图 8, 图 8是本实施例四中对返回归属计费区的 BOSS 用户的计费流程。 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 801、 BOSS用户在归属计费区开机， 发起登记流程； 归 属计费区服务 MSCb向 HLR发起 REGNOT消息， 请求更新用户位 置； 该 REGNOT消息中携带该服务 MSCb的 MSCID, 服务 MSCb能 够支持的智能签约信息列表等信息。
步骤 802、服务 VLR确定该 VLR上没有该 BOSS用户的信息，将 接收到的 REGNOT消息转发给记录该 BOSS用户所有信息的 HLR。
步骤 803至 804、 HLR确定可以给该 BOSS用户授权， 且根据 BOSS用户当前所在地的服务 MSCb的 MSCID, 确定该 BOSS用户在 归属计费区。 HLR会将本地保存的 BOSS用户属性修改为非智能签 约用户， 且根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 通过服务 VLR向 服务 MSCb返回 REGNOT消息的响应消息， 该响应消息中， 携带下 发给服务 MSCb的 BOSS用户信息， 该 BOSS用户信息中不包含该 BOSS用户的智能签约信息。
步骤 804之后， 服务 MSCb可对 BOSS用户在归属计费区开展的 呼叫业务进行准实时监控， 后续流程可与现有类似， 不再赘述。
实施例五：
本实施例五及实施例六中， 设 BOSS用户接入的通信系统是 GSM系统。 参见图 9 , 图 9是本实施例五中 BOSS用户出归属计费区 的智能计费触发流程。 该流程包括以下步骤：
步骤 901、 BOSS用户漫游到归属计费区之外的归属国非归属 计费区， 归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC检测到该 BOSS用户接入该 服务 MSC的服务区 ， 向 本地服务 VLR发送位置更新 ( MAP— UPDATE— LOCATION— AREA ) 消息。
步骤 902、本地服务 VLR检测到本地没有登记该 BOSS用户的信 息 ， 则 向该 BOSS用 户 归属地的 HLR转发该位置更新 MAP— UPDATE— LOCATION消息。
步骤 903至 904、 HLR中保存有该 BOSS用户之前拜访地 VLR(P_VLR, previous VLR)的地址信息， 向该 P— VLR发送取消登 记 （ MAP_CANCEL_LOCATION ) 消息； P_VLR收到该取消登记 消息后， 从本地数据库中删除该 BOSS用户的登记信息。
步骤 905、 HLR收到 P— VLR的返回的取消登记的响应消息后， 向本地服务 VLR发送用户信息； HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发 策略， 根据预付费用户当前所在位置是归属国非归属计费区， 在 向 VLR返回的用户信息中配置该预付费用户的智能签约信息 ( 0— CSI ) , 其将本地保存的预付费用户的属性设置为智能签约用 户。
步骤 906至 908、 本地服务 VLR成功注册 BOSS用户信息后， 向 HLR返回响应消息； HLR将 BOS S用户位置更新成功的响应消息通 过本地服务 VLR返回非归属计费区服务 MSC。
步骤 908之后， 非归属计费区服务 MSC可利用包含智能签约信 息的 BOSS用户信息，将后续该 BOSS用户的呼叫触发到相应的 SCP 上， 由该 SCP监控 BOSS用户的呼叫业务。
实施例六：
参见图 10 , 图 10是本实施例六中对返回归属计费区的 BOSS用 户的计费流程。 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1001、 BOSS用户返回归属计费区， 归属计费区服务 MSC 检测到该 BOSS用户接入该服务 MSC的服务区， 向当前服务 VLR发 送位置更新消息 MAP— UPDATE— LOCATION— AREA。
步骤 1002、 当前服务 VLR检测到该 VLR上没有登记该 BOSS用 户 信 息 ， 则 向 该 BOSS 用 户 归 属 的 HLR 转 发 该 MAP UPDATE LOCATION消息。 步骤 1003至 1004、 HLR中保存有该 BOSS用户之前拜访地 VLR(P_VLR , previous VLR)的地址信息， 向该 P— VLR发送 MAP— CANCEL— LOCATION消息； P— VLR收到该取消登记消息后 , 从本地数据库中删除该 BOSS用户的登记信息。
步骤 1005、 HLR收到 P— VLR的返回的取消登记的确认信息后， 向当前服务 VLR发送用户信息； HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发 策略， 在确定 BOSS用户当前所在位置是归属计费区内时， 向当前 服务 VLR下发的用户信息中不包含该 BOSS用户的智能用户签约信 息。
步骤 1006至 1008、 当前服务 VLR成功注册 HLR返回的 BOSS用 户信息后， 向 HLR返回响应消息； HLR将 BOSS用户位置更新成功 的响应消息通过当前服务 VLR返回归属计费区服务 MSC , 且该响 应消息中携带 BOSS用户信息， 该 BOSS用户信息中不包含该 BOSS 用户的智能用户签约信息。
步骤 1008之后， 计费区服务 MSC可对该 BOSS用户的呼叫业务 进行监控， 不再赘述。
从上述内容可知， 本发明实施例中， 利用本发明实施例给出 的 HLR及计费相关技术方案， 可对 BOSS用户在归属国非归属计 费区内开展呼叫业务产生的话费进行准实时计费， 一方面， 在用 户侧， 并不会改变 BOSS用户开展业务时的用户体验， 另一方面， 可有效防止 BOSS 用户在非归属计费区的大额度的透支而给运营 商带来的损失； 并且， 由于对 BOSS 用户在归属国漫游地的计费 可以是准实时的， 因此， 若 BOSS 用户希望办理退网业务， 则可 及时办理该业务， 而不需交纳一定的保险金， 在一个结算周期结 束后， 才能够办理完该退网业务， 提高用户满意度。
对于基于智能网实现预付费用户计费的情况， 为实现预付费 用户的国际漫游业务， 可利用本发明实施例提供的 HLR, 以及计 费相关方案， 实现智能网预付费用户的国际漫游业务。 参见图 11 , 图 11 是本发明实施例中对预付费用户的智能计费触发方法流程 图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1101、 HLR接收非归属国服务 MSC发来的要求更新智 能网预付费用户位置信息的请求。
步骤 1102、 HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向 非归属国服务 MSC下发的智能网预付费用户信息中不需要包含预 付费用户的智能签约信息， 且将不包含所述智能签约信息的预付 费用户信息下发给所述服务 MSC;由所述服务 MSC在接收到所述 用户信息后， 记录预付费用户的呼叫信息。
图 11所示方法流程中， 为实现智能网中预付费用户的国际漫 游业务， 可在预付费用户漫游到非归属国， 即国际漫游地时， 由 HLR向非归属国服务 MSC下发不包含该预付费用户的智能签约信 息的用户信息， 这样， 即可避免在两国运营商分别提供的智能网 侧进行信令交互的过程， 而预付费用户在国际漫游地的计费可由 非归属国服务 MSC将该预付费用户当作后付费用户处理， 实现预 付费用户的国际漫游业务。
参见图 12, 图 12是本发明实施例中预付费用户开通国际漫游 业务的流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1201至 1202、预付费用户在归属国营业厅交纳国际漫游 保证金， 该保证金的金额需要不少于预先设置的国际漫游权限相 对应的账户金额阔值。 归属国 BOSS 向预付费用户所在归属 SCP 发送充值通知， 将预付费用户所交保证金充入的预付费用户账户 中； 归属 SCP收到归属国 BOSS的通知后， 向 BOSS返回充值成 功的响应。
步骤 1203至 1204、 归属国 BOSS向预付费用户所在 HLR发 送要求开通预付费用户的国际漫游权限的命令； HLR 收到该命令 后， 将本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权限设置为国际漫游， 向 BOSS系统返回国际漫游权限开通成功的响应。
HLR 在设置预付费用户的漫游权限为国际漫游权限时， 可以 是将原先预付费用户的漫游权限由国内漫游修改为国际漫游。 至此， 预付费用户的国际漫游业务成功开通。
参见图 13 , 图 13是本发明实施例中预付费用户开展国内漫游 业务的流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1301、 预付费用户漫游到归属国内的某个漫游地， 归属 国服务 MSC向 HLR发送注册通知， 要求更新用户位置。
步骤 1302、 HLR收到该注册通知后， 居该 MSC的 MSCID, 可确定预付费用户在归属国内漫游， 于是根据预先设置的智能计 费触发策略， 向归属国服务 MSC返回包含该预付费用户的智能签 约信息的预付费用户信息。
本实施例中， 可釆用的智能计费触发策略可以是： 若智能网 预付费用户在归属国内漫游， 则需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约信 息。
步骤 1303、 归属国服务 MSC收到 HLR发来的预付费用户信 息后， 在该预付费用户开展呼叫业务时， 将该呼叫触发到与智能 签约信息相对应的 SCP上。
步骤 1304、 SCP监控该预付费用户的本次呼叫， 在预付费用 户挂机后， 记录预付费用户的本次呼叫信息， 且将相应的话费从 预付费用户的账户中扣除。 进一步， SCP 比较当前预付费用户账 户内余额是否低于国际漫游权限相对应的账户金额阔值， 若是， 则通知 HLR停止该预付费用户的国际漫游权限； 否则， 可结束该 流程。
步骤 1305、 HLR收到 SCP发来的要求停止预付费用户的国际 漫游权限的通知后， 将本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权限修改为 国内漫游。
至此， 智能网预付费用户的国内漫游业务流程结束。
参见图 14, 图 14是本发明实施例中预付费用户开展国际漫游 业务的流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1401、 预付费用户漫游到非归属国， 非归属国服务 MSC 检测到该预付费用户接入该 MSC的服务区， 向该预付费用户所在 的 HLR发送注册通知。
步骤 1402、 HLR收到非归属国服务 MSC发来的注册通知后， 根据该 MSC 的 MSCID, 可确定预付费用户漫游到了国外； HLR 进一步根据本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权限， 确定该预付费用 户拥有国际漫游权限， 执行步骤 1403 ; 若 HLR本地保存的预付费 用户的漫游权限是国内漫游， 则执行步骤 1404, HLR向非归属国 服务 MSC返回拒绝该预付费用户登记的注册响应消息。
步骤 1403、 HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 在预付 费用户漫游到国外的情况下， 向非归属国服务 MSC下发的用户信 息中不包含预付费用户的智能签约信息。
本实施例中， 可釆用的智能计费触发策略可以是： 若智能网 预付费用户漫游到非归属国， 则不需要向服务 MSC下发智能签约 信息。
上述步骤 1404至 1405、非归属国服务 MSC收到 HLR返回的 用户信息后， 在预付费用户进行呼叫业务时， 不触发 SCP业务控 制流程， 而是在预付费用户挂机后， 在本地记录预付费用户的本 次呼叫信息， 将本次呼叫信息传送给两国之间的 BOSS 系统的结 算中心， 由结算中心对本次呼叫进行批价处理后， 将批价后的话 单传送给归属 SCP, 由该 SCP将对应的话费从预付费用户账户中 扣除。
步骤 1406、 SCP比较预付费用户账户余额与国际漫游权限相 对应的账户金额阔值， 若前者少于后者， 则执行步骤 1407。
步骤 1407、 SCP向 HLR发送要求停止该预付费用户的国际漫 游权限的通知； HLR 收到该通知后， 修改本地存储的预付费用户 漫游权限为国内漫游。
至此， 在预付费用户拥有国际漫游权限的情况下， 开展国际 漫游业务时， 可通过 HLR向非归属国服务 MSC下发不包含预付 费用户的智能签约信息的用户信息， 从而可制止 SCP业务控制流 程的触发， 使得预付费用户能够在国外开展呼叫业务。 参见图 15 , 图 15是本发明实施例中智能网预付费用户的充值 流程图， 该流程可包括以下步骤：
步骤 1501、 充值者可以是预付费用户本人或其他人， 充值者 在归属国内为预付费用户账户充值。 充值者可拨打运营商提供的 充值接入号码， 该呼叫被归属国服务 MSC触发到 SCP, 触发充值 流程， 该充值流程涉及充值者、 归属国服务 MSC, SCP, HLR。
步骤 1502、 SCP提示是否为本机充值， 若是， 可直接执行步 骤 1504; 否则， 提示输入充值账户对应的手机号码， 通过归属国 服务 MSC将该提示返回充值者， 执行步骤 1503。
步骤 1503、 充值者输入充值账户对应的手机号码， 通过归属 国服务 MSC将该手机号码带给 SCP, 执行步骤 1504。
步骤 1504至 1505、 SCP通过归属国服务 MSC提示充值者输 入充值卡号； 充值者通过归属国服务 MSC将充值卡号带给 SCP。
步骤 1506、 SCP对预付费用户账户进行充值， 且比较账户余 额是否不少于预先设置的国际漫游权限相对应的账户金额阀值， 如果是， 则执行步骤 1507 ; 否则， 执行步骤 1509。
步骤 1507至 1508、 SCP通知 HLR开通预付费用户的国际漫 游权限； HLR收到 SCP的通知后， 将本地存储的预付费用户的漫 游权限设置为国际漫游， 向 SCP返回充值成功的响应消息。
步骤 1509、 SCP向归属国服务 MSC返回充值成功的响应消息， 该流程结束。
本发明实施例还提供一种计费处理系统， 参见图 16 , 图 16是 该系统的结构示意图。 该计费处理系统可包括： 上述 HLR、 非归 属国服务 MSC 以及智能网预付费用户， 还可包括上述归属国 BOSS , 归属国 MSC、 归属国 SCP。
上述本发明实施例为实现智能网预付费用户的国际漫游业务 提供的智能计费触发方法及相关技术方案中， 从预付费用户的用 户属性来讲， 虽然预付费用户为智能签约用户， 但是， 为实现预 付费用户的国际漫游业务，通过 HLR在预付费用户漫游到国外后， 向非归属国服务 MSC下发不包含该预付费用户的智能签约信息的 用户信息， 这样， 非归属国服务 MSC就可不触发该预付费用户的 SCP 业务控制流程， 而是在本地对预付费用户的呼叫业务进行计 费处理， 即当预付费用户漫游到国外后， 将该预付费用户作为后 付费用户处理， 以便该预付费用户在国外开展呼叫业务。 并且， 本发明实施例提供的能够保证预付费用户开展国际漫游业务的计 费方案， 不需要为两国智能网能够对接作任何改造， 实现成本较 低， 且可使运营商快速实现智能网预付费用户的国际漫游业务。 另外， 通过 SCP监控预付费用户账户余额， 在余额少于预设阔值 时， 可通知 HLR停止预付费用户的国际漫游权限， 从而最大程度 地降低预付费用户开展国际漫游时因过度消费而给运营商造成的 损失。
综上所述， 本发明实施例提供的技术方案通过改进 HLR, 使 HLR 能够根据智能计费出发策略来确定是否下发预付费用户的智 能签约信息给服务 MSC,从而可通过服务 MSC控制智能计费流程 的触发。 将本发明实施提供的 HLR应用到本发明实施例提供的智 能计费触发方法中， 对于 BOSS中的 BOSS用户， 为实现该 BOSS 用户在归属国非归属计费区漫游时， 能够对该 BOSS 用户的呼叫 业务进行实时计费， 可设置在该 BOSS 用户在归属国非归属计费 区时， 需要 HLR下发该 BOSS用户的智能签约信息给服务 MSC, 由服务 MSC将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到对应的 SCP上， 由 SCP 实施监控 BOSS用户的呼叫业务； 对于智能网中的预付费用 户， 为实现该预付费用户的国际漫游业务， 可设置在预付费用户 漫游到非归属国时， 要求 HLR不下发该预付费用户的智能签约信 息给非归属国服务 MSC, 相应地， 在非归属国服务 MSC看来， 该 预付费用户实际可作为后付费用户处理， 由该非归属国服务 MSC 对预付费用户的呼叫业务进行计费处理， 使智能网的预付费用户 能够实现国际漫游业务。
通过以上的实施方式的描述，本领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解 到本发明可以通过硬件实现，也可以可借助软件加必要的通用硬件平 台的方式来实现基于这样的理解，本发明的技术方案可以以软件产品 的形式体现出来， 该软件产品可以存储在一个非易失性存储介质（可 以是 CD-ROM, U盘， 移动硬盘等） 中， 包括若干指令用以使得一 台计算机设备（可以是个人计算机， 服务器， 或者网络设备等）执行 本发明各个实施例所述的方法。
总之， 以上所述仅为本发明的较佳实施例而已， 并非用于限定本 发明的保护范围。 凡在本发明的精神和原则之内， 所作的任何修改、 等同替换、 改进等， 均应包含在本发明的保护范围之内。

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权利要求
1、 一种智能计费触发方法， 其特征在于， 包括：
接收服务移动交换中心 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的 请求；
根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的 用户信息中是否包含用户的智能签约信息， 若确定结果为是， 则 向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息。
2、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计费 触发策略包括： 若用户为运营支撑系统 BOSS用户，且 BOSS用户 所在位置为归属国非归属计费区， 则向服务 MSC下发智能签约信 息。
3、 根据权利要求 2所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述确定向服 务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含智能签约信息的步骤包括： 根据服务 MSC标识， 判定用户所在位置为归属国非归属计费 区， 则确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智能签约信息。
4、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计费 触发策略包括： 若用户为 BOSS用户，且 BOSS用户所在位置为归 属国归属计费区， 则不向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息。
5、 根据权利要求 4所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述确定向服 务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含智能签约信息的步骤包括： 根据服务 MSC标识 ,判定用户所在位置为归属国归属计费区， 则确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信息。
6、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计费 触发策略包括： 若用户为智能网预付费用户， 则若智能网预付费 用户在归属国内漫游， 则向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息；
所述确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含智能签约信 息的步骤包括：
根据服务 MSC标识， 判定用户所在位置为归属国漫游地， 则 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智能签约信息。
7、 根据权利要求 1所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计费 触发策略包括： 若用户为智能网预付费用户， 则若智能网预付费 用户漫游到非归属国， 则不向服务 MSC下发智能签约信息；
所述确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含智能签约信 息的步骤包括：
根据服务 MSC标识， 判定用户所在位置为非归属国， 则确定 向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信息。
8、 根据权利要求 2、 3或 6所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定 向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智能签约信息后， 该方法进一 步包括：
将本地存储的用户属性设置为智能签约用户。
9、 根据权利要求 4、 5或 7所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定 向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信息后， 该方法进 一步包括：
将本地存储的用户属性设置为非智能签约用户。
10、 一种归属位置寄存器 HLR, 其特征在于， 包括： 接收单元、 确定单元、 用户信息下发单元； 其中，
接收单元， 用于接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的 请求；
确定单元， 用于在接收单元收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智 能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含预付 费用户的智能签约信息；
用户信息下发单元， 用于在所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发 的用户信息中包含智能签约信息时， 向服务 MSC下发包含智能签 约信息的用户信息。
11、 根据权利要求 10所述的 HLR, 其特征在于， 所述 HLR 进一步包括：
属性设置单元， 用于根据确定单元得出的所述确定结果， 若 所述确定结果为向服务 MSC 下发的用户信息中包含智能签约信 息， 则将本地存储的用户属性设置为智能签约用户； 或， 若所述 确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信息， 则将本地存储的用户属性设置为非智能签约用户。
12、 一种智能计费触发方法， 其特征在于， 包括：
HLR 接收归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC 发送的要求更新 BOSS用户位置信息的请求；
HLR 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向所述服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中包含 BOSS用户的智能签约信息， 且将所述 BOSS用户信息下发给所述服务 MSC, 由所述服务 MSC 在接收到所述 BOSS用户信息后，将 BOSS用户的呼叫业务触发到 设置于所述服务 MSC与所述 BOSS之间的且与所述智能签约信息 相对应的 SCP上， 由该 SCP记录所述 BOSS用户的呼叫信息。
13、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计 费触发策略包括： BOSS用户所在位置为归属国非归属计费区， 则 向归属国非归属计费区服务 MSC下发智能签约信息；
确定向所述服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中包含 BOSS用 户的智能签约信息步骤包括：
HLR根据所述服务 MSC标识，判定 BOSS用户所在位置为归 属国非归属计费区。
14、 根据权利要求 13所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向所述 服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中包含所述智能签约信息后， 该 方法进一步包括：
HLR将本地存储的 BOSS用户属性设置为智能签约用户。
15、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法， 其特征在于， HLR接收所 述服务 MSC发送的所述请求后， 该方法进一步包括：
所述 BOSS中的 Billing系统获取所述呼叫信息，对所述 BOSS 用户的本次呼叫进行批价处理， 更新所述 BOSS用户的账户信息。
16、 根据权利要求 15所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述 Billing 系统获取所述呼叫信息的步骤包括：
在归属地话单釆集器从所述 SCP上釆集到所述呼叫信息对应 的呼叫话单， 且由所述归属地话单釆集器对所述呼叫话单作预处 理后， 所述 Billing系统接收所述归属地话单釆集器发送的所述呼 叫话单。
17、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法， 其特征在于， HLR接收所 述服务 MSC发送的所述请求后， 该方法进一步包括：
所述 BOSS中的 Billing系统通过 BOSS的结算中心， 获取由 所述服务 MSC产生的与本次呼叫对应的业务信息。
18、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述智能计 费触发策略包括： BOSS用户所在位置为归属国归属计费区， 则不 向归属国归属计费区服务 MSC下发智能签约信息。
19、 根据权利要求 18所述的方法， 其特征在于， 记录预付费 用户的呼叫信息后， 该方法进一步包括：
所述 BOSS 用户从归属国非归属计费区回到归属国归属计费 区， 归属国归属计费区服务 MSC向 HLR发送要求更新 BOSS用 户位置信息的请求；
HLR 收到该请求后， 根据所述智能计费触发策略， 确定向归 属国归属计费区服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中不包含所述智 能签约信息， 且将不包含所述智能签约信息的 BOSS 用户信息下 发给归属国归属计费区服务 MSC。
20、 根据权利要求 19所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向归属 国归属计费区服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中不包含所述智能 签约信息的步骤包括：
HLR根据归属国归属计费区服务 MSC标识，判定 BOSS用户 所在位置为归属国归属计费区。
21、 根据权利要求 19所述的方法， 其特征在于， 将不包含所 述智能签约信息的 BOSS 用户信息下发给归属国归属计费区服务 MSC后， 该方法进一步包括： 归属国归属计费区服务 MSC在接收到不包含所述智能签约信 息的 BOSS用户信息后， 记录所述 BOSS用户的呼叫信息。
22、 根据权利要求 19所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向归属 国归属计费区服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中不包含所述智能 签约信息后， 该方法进一步包括：
HLR将本地存储的 BOSS用户属性设置为非智能签约用户。
23、 根据权利要求 12所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述呼叫信 息包括以下至少其中之一或任意组合： 呼叫时长、 呼叫位置、 呼 叫类型。
24、 一种计费处理系统， 其特征在于， 包括： HLR、 归属国非归 属计费区服务 MSC、 BOSS , 设置于所述服务 MSC与 BOSS之间的 SCP; 其中，
所述 HLR,接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的请求； 在收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC 下发的用户信息中是否包含预付费用户的智能签约信息， 得出 确定结果； 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中包含智 能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信息的用户信息； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中不包含智能签约信 息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信息的用户信息；
所述服务 MSC , 用于接收 BOSS用户信息， 将 BOSS用户的 呼叫业务触发到所述 SCP上；
所述 SCP, 用于记录预付费用户的本次呼叫信息。
25、 根据权利要求 24所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述 BOSS 中的 Billing系统， 用于获取所述呼叫信息， 对所述 BOSS用户的 本次呼叫进行批价处理， 更新所述 BOSS用户的账户信息。
26、 根据权利要求 24所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述 BOSS 中的 Billing系统， 用于通过 BOSS的结算中心， 获取由服务 MSC 产生的与本次呼叫对应的业务信息。
27、 根据权利要求 24所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述系统进 一步包括：
归属国归属计费区服务 MSC, 用于在所述 BOSS用户从归属 国非归属计费区回到归属国归属计费区后， 向 HLR发送要求更新 BOSS用户位置信息的请求；
所述 HLR,进一步在收到归属国归属计费区服务 MSC发送的 请求后， 得出向所述服务 MSC下发的 BOSS用户信息中不包含该 BOS S用户的智能签约信息的确定结果； 将不包含智能签约信息的 BOSS用户信息下发给归属国归属计费区服务 MSC;
所述归属国归属计费区服务 MSC, 进一步用于在接收到不包 含所述智能签约信息的 BOSS用户信息后，记录所述 BOSS用户的 呼叫信息。
28、 一种智能计费触发方法， 其特征在于， 包括：
HLR接收非归属国服务 MSC发送的要求更新智能网预付费用 户位置信息的请求；
HLR根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向非归属国服 务 MSC下发的预付费用户信息中不包含预付费用户的智能签约信 息， 且将不包含所述智能签约信息的预付费用户信息下发给所述 服务 MSC; 由所述服务 MSC在接收到所述用户信息后，记录预付 费用户的呼叫信息。
29、 根据权利要求 28所述的方法， 其特征在于， HLR将不包 含所述智能签约信息的预付费用户信息下发给所述服务 MSC 之 前， 该方法进一步包括：
HLR接收归属国 BOSS发送的要求开通预付费用户漫游权限 的命令， 根据所述命令， 将本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权限设 置为国际漫游权限；
HLR 根据本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权限为国际漫游权 限， 确定该用户具有国际漫游权限。
30、 根据权利要求 28所述的方法， 其特征在于， 记录预付费 用户的呼叫信息后， 该方法进一步包括： 归属国 BOSS系统获取经过非归属国 BOSS系统批价的预付费 用户的国际漫游话单， 将该话单传送给归属国 SCP, 由该归属国 SCP将该话单对应的话费从该归属国 SCP上存储的预付费用户账 户中扣除。
31、 根据权利要求 28所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向非归 属国服务 MSC下发的智能网预付费用户信息中不包含预付费用户 的智能签约信息后， 该方法进一步包括：
HLR 将本地保存的所述预付费用户属性设置为非智能签约用 户。
32、 根据权利要求 28所述的方法， 其特征在于， 智能计费触 发策略包括： 预付费用户所在位置为归属国漫游地， 则向归属国 漫游地服务 MSC下发智能签约信息。
33、 根据权利要求 32 所述的方法， 其特征在于， 所述服务 M S C记录预付费用户的呼叫信息后， 该方法进一步包括：
所述预付费用户从非归属国返回归属国漫游地， 归属国漫游 地服务 MSC向所述 HLR发送要求更新所述预付费用户位置的请 求；
HLR 收到该请求后， 根据所述智能计费触发策略， 确定向归 属国漫游地服务 MSC下发的预付费用户信息中包含所述智能签约 信息， 且将包含所述智能签约信息的预付费用户信息下发给归属 国漫游地服务 MSC。
34、 根据权利要求 33所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向归属 国漫游地服务 MSC下发的预付费用户信息中包含所述智能签约信 息的步骤包括：
HLR根据归属国漫游地服务 MSC标识，判定预付费用户所在 位置为归属国漫游地。
35、 根据权利要求 33所述的方法， 其特征在于， 将包含所述 智能签约信息的预付费用户信息下发给归属国漫游地服务 MSC 后， 该方法进一步包括： 归属国漫游地服务 MSC在接收到包含所述智能签约信息的预 付费用户信息后， 将该预付费用户的呼叫触发到所述 SCP上， 由 该 SCP记录预付费用户的呼叫信息。
36、 根据权利要求 35所述的方法， 其特征在于， 由该 SCP记 录预付费用户的呼叫信息后， 该方法进一步包括：
SCP将呼叫对应的话费从本地存储的预付费用户账户中扣除。
37、 根据权利要求 36所述的方法， 其特征在于， SCP将话费 从本地存储的预付费用户账户中扣除后， 该方法进一步包括：
SCP 将预先设置的国际漫游账户余额阔值与所述账户内的余 额相比较， 若所述余额阔值大于所述账户内的余额， 则向 HLR发 送停止预付费用户的国际漫游权限的命令；
HLR接收到所述命令后， 将本地存储的预付费用户的漫游权 限由国际漫游修改为归属国内漫游。
38、 根据权利要求 33所述的方法， 其特征在于， 确定向归属 国漫游地服务 MSC下发的预付费用户信息中包含所述智能签约信 息后， 该方法进一步包括：
HLR 将本地保存的所述预付费用户属性修改为智能签约用 户。
39、 一种计费处理系统， 其特征在于， 包括： HLR、 非归属 国服务 MSC; 其中，
所述 HLR,接收服务 MSC发送的要求更新用户位置信息的请 求； 所述服务 MSC为所述非归属国服务 MSC, 所述用户为所述预 付费用户； 收到所述请求后， 根据预先设置的智能计费触发策略， 确定向服务 MSC下发的用户信息中是否包含预付费用户的智能签 约信息， 得出确定结果； 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用 户信息中包含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发包含智能签约信 息的用户信息； 或， 若所述确定结果为向服务 MSC下发的用户信 息中不包含智能签约信息， 则向服务 MSC下发不包含智能签约信 息的用户信息； 所述非归属国服务 MSC,用于向所述 HLR发送要求更新用户 位置信息的请求， 以及用于接收所述 HLR下发的不包含所述智能 签约信息的预付费用户信息， 记录预付费用户的呼叫信息。
40、 根据权利要求 39所述的系统， 其特征在于， 所述系统进 一步包括归属国 BOSS , 用于向所述 HLR发送要求开通预付费用 户漫游权限的命令；
所述 HLR, 进一步用于根据所述命令， 将本地存储的预付费 用户的漫游权限设置为国际漫游权限。
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