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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129488 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR INTER-CARRIER ROAMING COST CONTAINMENT Methods, systems, and computer readable media for enabling location-based policy in a mobile communication network are disclosed. According to one method, a first Diameter signaling message is received at a Diameter agent. Subscriber identification information and roami... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHARGING STATUS INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBER OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE A method for providing charging status information to a subscriber of a communication service includes: receiving an accounting request (ACR) from a network element (NE) at a charging collection function (CCF) subsystem, the ACR associated with communication service pro... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129489 | UNLIMITED MEDIA ACCESS OVER WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE Methods, systems, and apparatus are presented for providing unlimited access to media content, such as music. A media server environment can be provided, which maintains an instance of each subscriber account and a central archive of media content. Further, selected med... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108201 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE A method for performing a telecommunication service, including identifying, on a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) and by a processor, the telecommunication service, selecting, on the SDP and by the processor, the telecommunication service, and executing, on the SDP and b... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083242 | METHOD FOR PROVISIONING OF A NETWORK ACCESS FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE The invention refers to a method for provisioning of a network access for a mobile communication device (10) having at least one communication interface. A mobile communication device (10) comprising a secure payment application (15) in a secure env... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083243 | Communication Network Signaling Short message service (SMS) message processing is described. An SMS message is addressed in a short message entity (SME) device. The SMS message is addressed without providing any message content for the SMS message. The SMS message is sent to an SMS center, and rated b... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120046010 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GLOBAL ROAMING A system and method of mobile communication roaming where a subscriber's home network and a roaming network used by the subscriber do not have a roaming agreement. The roaming network sends a “Send Authentication/Parameters” request to the home network via an intell... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046011 | System and Method for Providing Prepaid Billing For Instant Messaging Users A system and method for providing prepaid billing for users of an instant messaging system. A method includes determining whether a prepaid account balance associated with an IM client request satisfies a pre-determined criteria, establishing a regular IM session if the... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040638 | System and Method for Message-Based Interactive Services A method and system for providing message-based interactive services includes receiving a short code message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service desired by the mobile subscriber from an interactive service device, routing the short code message for processing... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034900 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DIAMETER ROUTING WITH NUMBER PORTABILITY CORRECTION Methods, systems, and computer readable media for DIAMETER routing with portability correction are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing number portability correction for DIAMETER signaling involving a su... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028602 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RATING The present application relates to a computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for telecommunications rating. The computer-implemented method for telecommunications rating may comprise: receiving an event from a source system for a service, where... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028601 | ACCOUNT AND ASSET LOADER TOOL A system that enables reconciliation of accounts between a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and a mobile host operator (MHO) includes an asset loader server that receives data that defines a user event. The asset loader server generates a wholesale bill associated... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021719 | System and Method for Real Time Self-Provisioning for a Mobile Communication Device A system and method of provisioning services for a mobile communication device are disclosed. A provisioning request including provisioning information and specifying a provisioning operation and a first communication service is prepared on the mobile communication devi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015628 | Call Cost Indication Systems And Methods Systems and method provide a call cost indication indicative of a cost of receiving an incoming call by a mobile phone. A cost indication server receives a cost request from a cost requestor prior to setting up the incoming call and retrieves, based upon the cost reques... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015627 | REVERSE CHARGE CALLING IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for use in a communication network for performing reverse charge calling. The apparatus comprises a reverse charging element operable for: receiving a request from a first subscriber to... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF CHARGING DETAIL RECORDS A charging detail record transmission capability is provided herein. A mobile gateway (MG) generates charging detail records (CDRs) intended for delivery to a charging gateway function (CGF). The CDRs are propagated toward both a first and second charging data function ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110319055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTING AND USING AN ORIGINATION IDENTIFIER IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL ENVIRONMENT A IP telephony service allows customers to form user groups. Each user group can include multiple members, each of whom have their own telephony device. A group identifier, which could be a telephone number, is assigned to each user group. As a result, a single telephon... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319054 | SESSION BINDING USING SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) receiving a plurality of related service requests from different devices. The PCRN may establish a Session Bin... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING CALL BACK SERVICE The present invention relates to a system and method for achieving a Call Back service. The system includes a callback center and an online charging system (OCS) module. The method includes: the callback center receiving a callback request in which a calling party and a... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306317 | Method and System for Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) Rating and Billing The advances disclosed herewith delimit an improved method and system for smoothly rating and billing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Implemented as part of a computer program product, the solution seeking the protection of Letters Patent, represents a comprehensive... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110294463 | MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK OPERATOR Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provid... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110294462 | CHARGING OF A SHORT MESSAGE TRANSMISSION The invention relates to charging of a short message transmission in a telecommunications network. The invention provides a mechanism for refunding the subscriber for an already charged short message in the event of a failure during the delivery of that short message. T... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110294464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK SERVICE IN A DISTRIBUTED FASHION TO A MOBILE DEVICE Systems and methods for operating a mobile virtual network are disclosed. A mobile virtual network operator is disclosed as an entity that provides a mobile networking service to a user, the mobile networking service being provided using a physical mobile network provid... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286588 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED INTERNET TELEPHONE SERVICE AND TERMINAL USING THE SAME Provided are a method for providing a personalized internet phone, and a terminal using the same. The method includes operations: (S10) of a user (20) using a terminal capable of internet connection to connect to a personalized internet phone service web s... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110281551 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Providing Service Credit to Customer Accounts in a Wireless Communications Service Network Systems, methods, and computer program products use combinations of international mobile equipment identity (IMEI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and account information to determine if a customer is eligible for service credit in near real-time. The ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281552 | OPERATIONS METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES The present invention is directed to an improved operations method for a wireless communication system. The improved business method, operations method, network and system of the present invention includes the steps of delivering cellular services to the mass market, re... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281553 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION-DEPENDENT BILLING FOR SERVICES A method for location-dependent billing for a services that are available to a mobile terminal, a local communication connection is set up to a fixably installed external location tag with a corresponding wireless interface between the fixably installed tag and the mobi... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110276442 | System and Methods for User-Centric Mobile Device-Based Data Communications Cost Monitoring and Control Systems and methods for providing user-centric device-based data communications cost monitoring and controls. In an embodiment, the method operates by sending a registration request associated with a subscriber session, determining current data usage associated with the... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275345 | OFFLINE CHARGING FOR SESSIONS OVER A 3GPP NETWORK AND A WLAN ACCESS NETWORK Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing offline charging in a 3GPP network for sessions over a wireless local area network (WLAN) access network. A AAA server in the 3GPP network provides offline charging messages for a session to an offline charg... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269421 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PROVISIONING A system and method for dynamic provisioning is provided. In an embodiment, a provisioning engine receives data representing a device profile, a device state and a network state, and to the extent that the device profile, device state and network state are not consisten... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263220 | Regional Zone Based Mobile Charging Network node and method in a telecommunication network, the network node receiving from a calling terminal a request to set up a call with a called terminal. The network node retrieves call set up information from a stored connection table and utilizes the retrieved dat... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256843 | System and Method for Message-Based Access A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250865 | RESOURCE AND UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES Methods and systems for resource and utilization management of telecommunications devices within an enterprise, where the enterprise contracts for telecommunications service from one or more service providers, comprising components configured to receive quantity data co... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244827 | FEE CHARGING SYSTEM, FEE CHARGING METHOD, SERVICE SERVER, SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM The present invention relates to a billing system, a billing method, a service server, a service providing method, and a storage medium. The billing system according to the present invention allows an end-point terminal to use a service although billing authentication i... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110230164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ROAMING-SPECIFIC COST SAVING USAGE PATTERNS Apparatus located at a first mobile telephony network, said network comprising a detector for detecting at least one of roaming registration signals and session management signals of roaming mobile telephony users of said first mobile telephony network who are roaming a... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223882 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHARGING OF ALWAYS-ON CONNECTIONS The generation of charging data and charging traffic is reduced during idle periods of an always-on connection. During the detection of idle periods on the always-on connection special data like ICMP messages, keep alive messages and polling messages is ignored and not ... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110217948 | Operation Of A Terminal Which Can Be Used With An Account In A Mobile Network Which Provides Communication Services A method for operating a terminal which can be used with a credit account with an account statement and/or with a subscriber's account with subsequent rendering of accounts with an account statement and which can be used in a mobile network which provides communication ... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217949 | PREPAID BILLING SOLUTIONS FOR PUSH-TO-TALK IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Advanced group services for use in a mobile phone network include a prepaid billing solution. In the mobile phone network, a real-time exchange interfaces to at least one mobile switching center to provide the advanced group services therein. Both the real-time exchange... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110207430 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE CONSUMPTION OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE The invention relates to a method for optimizing the consumption of telecommunications services in user groups. The method allows analyzing in real time the effectiveness of the multiple attributes of the commercial products associated with telecommunication services of... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110207432 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING CONTROL The present invention provides a method for charging control in a Flow Based Charging (FBC) system, which includes the steps of: a Charging Rule Function (CRF) receives a charging rule request message from a Traffic Plane Function (TPF), the CRF sends a charging rule to... | 08/25/2011 |
