Charging method, charging device, exchange device and charging system

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a charging method, a charging device, an exchange device and a charging system. The charging method comprises the following steps of: receiving a charge rate change notice which comprises a user identifier and changed rate; updating the current rate corresponding to the user identifier according to the changed rate, and sending out a respective charging notice when an active session is searched out according to the user identifier; and receiving a respective charging response which is generated and returned in response to the respective charging notice, and respectively performing charging according to service usage amounts before and after the rate change in the respective charging response. The embodiment of the invention allows service acceptance operation influencing expenses to be performed in the process of the service session, and can record the service usage amounts before and after the rate change in real time so as to accurately charge services used by users.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to mobile communication technology, in particular to a charging method, a charging device, a switching device and a charging system. Background technique [0002] With the development of mobile communication technology, the mobile communication system provides more and more services to users, and users' requirements on the services provided by operators are also increasing. For example, there is a situation where, during a business session, the user conducts operations such as sub-brand switching, product ordering, adding a family number (Familiarity Number, FN), and joining a Closed User Group (Closed User Group, CUG) through other channels. and other business operations that will affect service charges. [0003] Aiming at the above-mentioned situation where a user makes a service request that affects tariffs during a service session, a strategy of the existing mobile communication system is that the system allows the operation ...

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Problems solved by technology

However, for this solution, when the mobile communication system performs service acceptance operations related to tariffs during the user's business session, the mobile communication system allows the user to perform operations and update data, but the service control point (Service Control Point) in the system Control Point, SCP) will not be notified about the business acceptance operation, so the SCP or the billing system will not be able to give a more accurate rate based on the latest information during the call, and cannot correctly account for the bills that have been provided to the user. service billing

[0004] On the other hand, for the above situation, another strategy of the existing mobile communication system is that the system does not allow the operation

However, according to this solution, when the system performs service acceptance operations related to tariffs during the user's business session, the existing system does not allow the user to operate, which will cause inconvenience to the user and poor user experience

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