Online billing system and method

Abstract

The present invention discloses an on-line accounting system, which comprises an account balance management module, an accounting control service point, a tracking module and a trigger module. After receiving account trigger information, the account balance management module divides the current account into more than one accounting unit; after receiving accounting tracking trigger information, the tracking module sends the account trigger information to the account balance management module; meanwhile, accounting cycles are set according to the current accounting units set in the account balance management module, and the timing of one accounting cycle is started; when the timing of a single accounting cycle ends, tracking completion information is sent to the trigger module; after receiving the tracking completion information, the trigger module sends the information triggering user accounting to the accounting control service point; and after receiving the information triggering user accounting, the accounting control service point performs accounting on users. The present invention can real timely acquire the status of user accounts and notify a service-providing device, thus reducing or even avoiding the possibilities of arrearages.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an online charging system, in particular to an online charging system and an online charging method based on tracking charging. Background technique [0002] In the prior art, an online charging system (Online Charging System, OCS) can support charging based on session services, and can also support charging based on event services. Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of an OCS in the prior art. The OCS includes Account Balance Management (ABMF) module, Charging Gateway (CGF) module, Rating Processing (RF) module, common interface layer and charging control service point, among which: [0003] The account balance management module, after receiving the call information from the billing control service point, manages the user account, and can realize functions such as withholding, replenishment, deduction, recharging, and real-time balance inquiry of the user account book; [0004] The billing gateway mod...

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Problems solved by technology

Since the service provider equipment cannot predict the changes in user services and accounts, the service volume it can use is completely determined according to the authorized usage amount issued by the OCS, and determining an appropriate authorized usage amount has a relatively large practical value. difficulty

[0020] If the authorized usage amount issued by OCS is relatively large, the actual balance of the user account will change under the condition of concurrent billing, but OCS does not consider this change in advance when issuing the authorized usage amount, which will easily cause account The amount of arrears is large, which increases the cost of the operator

In order to solve the above problems, a part of the reserved amount or business volume is usually set when managing the user's account, but it is also difficult to reasonably determine the reserved amount or business volume in the user account, and because there is a reserved amount in the user account , the balance in the user account cannot be fully depleted

[0021]If the amount of authorization issued by OCS is relatively small, and the interaction frequency between service provider devices and between service provider devices and OCS is too high, in the case of a certain bandwidth It will increase the interaction load of the service provider equipment and the message load of the service provider network and OCS. In the case of a large number of calls, it is easy to cause congestion and limited user use.

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