WO2013168093A3 - Billing method for consumption services - Google Patents

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WO2013168093A3
WO2013168093A3 PCT/IB2013/053666 IB2013053666W WO2013168093A3 WO 2013168093 A3 WO2013168093 A3 WO 2013168093A3 IB 2013053666 W IB2013053666 W IB 2013053666W WO 2013168093 A3 WO2013168093 A3 WO 2013168093A3
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service
service provider
funds
funding account
billing method
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Edward Bartlett
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Digitata Limited
DE BEER, Deon
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/22—Payment schemes or models
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/14—Payment architectures specially adapted for billing systems
    • G06Q20/145—Payments according to the detected use or quantity

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Abstract

The invention provides for a billing method for consumption service which includes the reservation by a service provider of a predetermined amount of funds for a predetermined period against a funding account associated with a consumer in respect of usage of a service offered by the service provider, the service provider allowing the consumer use of the service for the period or to the value of the reserved funds, whichever event occurs first; and upon the occurrence of such event deduction of an amount equal to the consumed value from the associated funding account, and optionally for the provision of an automatic or manual further reservation of a further predetermined amount of funds for a further predetermined period against the funding account in respect of usage of the service offered by the service provider.
PCT/IB2013/053666 2012-05-07 2013-05-07 Billing method for consumption services WO2013168093A2 (en)

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ZA2013/07891A ZA201307891B (en) 2012-05-07 2013-09-13 Billing method for consumption services

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ZA2012/03274 2012-05-07
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US6282274B1 (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-08-28 Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Selectable billing options for a single communications account
US20040247100A1 (en) * 2001-10-08 2004-12-09 Harri Hakala System and method for charging in a communications network and a communications network charging server
US20050009500A1 (en) * 2003-06-24 2005-01-13 Openwave Systems Inc. System and method for extending billing services to applications on a carrier's network
US20090204520A1 (en) * 2006-07-05 2009-08-13 Stefan Karlsson Method and system for enabling charging of non-charging controlled services

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US6282274B1 (en) * 1999-07-09 2001-08-28 Telcordia Technologies, Inc. Selectable billing options for a single communications account
US20040247100A1 (en) * 2001-10-08 2004-12-09 Harri Hakala System and method for charging in a communications network and a communications network charging server
US20050009500A1 (en) * 2003-06-24 2005-01-13 Openwave Systems Inc. System and method for extending billing services to applications on a carrier's network
US20090204520A1 (en) * 2006-07-05 2009-08-13 Stefan Karlsson Method and system for enabling charging of non-charging controlled services

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