350 results about "Online charging system" patented technology

Computer implemented gaming methods are provided that include the identifying a plurality of securities to participate in a race; computing odds at an open of the race for at least one type of bet for each of the plurality of the identified securities; publishing using at least one computing device details of the race; generating a visualization of the race, the visualization comprising a plurality of participants each representing an identified security; determining a price of each of the plurality of securities at a start of the race and at least once during a running of the race; and updating the visualization of the race to reflect a change in the price of at least one of the securities in the race.

The method comprises the steps of:

• • the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) receiving (Step 1) user's subscription information, in order to determine an initial policy;
  • the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) applying Step 2) the initial rules;
  • the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) triggering (Step 3) the Extended Online Charging System (EOCS) for the user's service/network resource usage;
  • the Extended Online Charging System (EOCS) rating and charging (step 4) the user, in real time;
  • the Extended Online Charging System (EOCS) triggering (Step 5) a change of policy in the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF);
  • the Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) determining (Step 6) new rules for the new policy;
  • the Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) receiving (Step 7) the new rules and applying them.

The invention provides an integrating charging system, which comprises a service control point (SCP) which is used for triggering online charging of voice service; a content charging gateway (CCG) which is used for triggering online charging according to content distinguishing flow; an integrative service management platform (ISMP) which is used for triggering online charging of mobile increment data service; an online charging section (OCS) which is used for receiving the online charging request triggered by the service control point, the content charging gateway and the integrative service management platform, and carrying out real-time charging to the present prepayment account for the prepayment users who are carrying out the online charging; a quasi real-time charging section (Hotbilling) which is used for getting a phone bill in a specific network equipment by a specific time interval and carrying out fee deduction and charging in the relevant account for the prepayment users and postpaid users who are carrying out the quasi real-time charging; a sharing information database (SID) which is used for preserving and managing the user data, the product data, the account data and the tariff data universally and carrying out data sharing by the online charging section and the quasi real-time charging section.

The present invention provides a charging system and charging method. An online charging system and an offline charging system are interconnected via a shared data center to make up a dual-engine structure, which is able to implement online charging, offline charging, account sharing, switching between prepaid and postpaid modes, and binding of voice and data services. With the invention, an operator can possess more flexible charging and control capabilities, lower the cost of arrearage, and have stronger competitiveness.

Embodiments are directed to managing a prepaid server-arbitrated group communication session within a wireless communications system. A server receives, from a session originator, a request to setup a prepaid group communication session with at least one session target, the prepaid group communication session requiring each session participant to have an available prepaid account balance above a threshold level. The server sends a query to an online charging system to determine whether at least the session originator has a prepaid account with an available balance at least equal to the threshold level. The server initiates setup of the requested prepaid group communication session without waiting to receive a response to the query, thereby reducing latency associated with set-up of the prepaid group communication session.

The invention discloses a D2D communication charging method and a system. The method comprises the following steps: a terminal with end-to-end (D2D) communication capability sends a D2D communication request to a base station (eNodeB); the eNodeB acquires corresponding D2D communication charging information in allusion to the D2D communication request and reports the charging information to an online charging system (OCS) or off-line charging system (OFCS); and the OCS or OFCS carries out D2D communication charging processing according to the charging information. According to the invention, D2D communication charging can be realized.

The present invention discloses a method for realizing a USSD function by a CDMA intelligent network business based on an OCS, which comprises the following procedure: a CDMA user sends a call request to the CDMA intelligent network, sends a relevant access code, and activates the intelligent business of the control point of the user attributing business through the subscription information; the CDMA user sends the call request to the CDMA Intelligent Network, sends a relevant access code, and activates the intelligent business of a control point of the user attributing business through the subscription information; the unstructured user data centre deals with the intelligent business through user online charging system and sends the relevant settlement results through the short message. Compared with the prior art, the method realizes a user account management function and an international roaming recall function in the CDMA network by the way of the OCS.

The present invention provides a ubiquitous solution for providing charge-related voice service such as voice announcement and interactive voice response in an IP multimedia subsystem. In particularly, an online charging system (10) detects the subscriber account profile of a user terminal (51) to determine whether there is an event for providing an end user with voice announcement or interactive voice response (S203). If there is such voice announcement event or interactive voice response event, the online charging system (10) will enter “redirection state” and send an instruction (S204) to an online charging client (20) for instructing the online charging client (20) to redirect the user terminal to a first server (30) for providing voice announcement or interactive voice response such that the first server (30) provides the user terminal (51) with voice announcement or interactive voice response. The online charging client (20) may comprise network gateway, session initiation protocol application server or media resource function controller, etc.

The embodiment of the invention relates to a charging and bandwidth controlling method, entities and a system. The method comprises the following steps of: when a user enters a session activation state, receiving order query request information sent by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) entity and carrying the user number of the user through an online charging system (OCS) entity; acquiring the information of a product ordered by the user and associated policy information according to the user number, and sending order query response information carrying the policy information to the PCRF entity, so that the PCRF entity makes a policy and charging control (PCC) decision according to the policy information; and when user quota application information sent by an execution node is received, performing pricing according to the information of the product ordered by the user, performing quota reservation, and sending user quota response information carrying the user reserved quota to the execution node, so that the execution node executes bandwidth control for the user according to the user reserved quota. By adopting the method, the entities and the system, information exchange between the OCS entity and the PCRF entity is realized, and the consistency of charging and bandwidth control is ensured.

The invention discloses a charging control method and device. The embodiment of the invention provides a conversation control method which comprises the following steps that: a first conversation with a business network element is set up according to the business request of the business network element; a second conversation with an online charging system (OCS) is set up, wherein the second conversation is used for transferring the messages of the first conversation between the business network element and the OCS, so that the business of the first conversation is charged; if any fault of the OCS is detected, the second conversation is disconnected, and the business network element is authorized to continue the business of the first conversation according to preset configuration; and if the fault of the OCS is detected to be recovered, the second conversation is set up again, and different messages are sent to the OCS in the second conversation according to the received message type of the first conversation. According to the invention, because a conversation control device is adopted, when the OCS fails to work, the conversation business is not suspended suddenly or charged offline without being monitored, so that the reliability and the continuity of the conversation business of users are ensured, and the problem of potential user losses caused by the loss of the monitoring to the conversation business of the users is solved.

the invention discloses a risk control method of point-to-point short message owing fee and a system thereof, which at least comprises a home location register (HLR), a short message service center (SMSC), a short message real-time monitoring system (RMS) and an online charging system (OCS); in the RMS, an owing fee risk control module is provided and connected with the HLR and the OCS which generates target users necessary to be monitored at regular time, namely the users whose credit level is lower than credit control threshold, and the target users are transmitted to the RMS in the form of document. As to the users on whom owing fee risk control needs to be carried out, the RMS asks the HLR for inquiring status first before delivering short messages and then asks the OCS for fee deduction. The owing fee risk control method and the system thereof of the invention realize the owing fee control of short message service to users with potential owing fee risk, thus satisfying the service requirements of mobile communication network operators.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for reporting flow and a device thereof. The method comprises a step of receiving the first flow information of a user by a policy and charging enforcement and function (PCEF), and a step of sending second flow information to an online charging system (OCS) according to the first flow information such that the OCS carries out online flow charging on the user according to the second flow information. According to the method for reporting flow and the device of the embodiment of the invention, through a policy and charging rules and function (PCRF), according to the user first flow information sent by the PCEF, the sending second flow information is sent to the OCS, the OCS carries out online flow charging on the user according to the second flow information, the processing burden of the interface of the OCS for direct information exchange with the PCEF can be reduced effectively, and the problem of OCS and PCRF flow accumulation inconsistency caused by that the PCEF sends the user flow information to the OCS and the PCRF at the same time can be effectively avoided at the same time.

Disclosed are a charging method, a network device and a system, for use in recovering an online charging function in time when an OCS is faulty, thereby reducing risks of user account overdraft, and improving user experience. The method in an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a PCEF entity performs online charging on a UE; when it is known that an online charging system (OCS) is unavailable, the PCEF entity switches the UE from online charging to offline charging, and starts an offline timer; and if the PCEF entity knows, before the offline timer times out, that the OCS is recovered to be available, the PCEF entity switches the UE from the offline charging to the online charging. In the solution, after users are switched to offline charging, an online charging function is recovered in time when an OCS is available, thereby reducing possible risks of user account overdraft during an offline charging process; and the solution can avoid deactivating users, thereby improving user experience.

The invention discloses an online charging method and device. The online charging method comprises the step that: when user equipment is allowed to use a certain amount of services through other resources except the original charge and/or use the services freely, a network element of a PCEF (policy and charging enforcement function) entity sends a credit control request to an online charging system, wherein the credit control request contains a certain using amount of information. By using the online charging method and device, online charging can be realized when a third-part service provider or operator allows users to use a certain amount of services through other resources or freely.

The invention relates to the field of communications, which provides a call charging method and a communication system online charging system based on an online charging system for binding a call subscriber and a charging subscriber. The mobile switching center receives the call admission which is initiated by the call subscriber and charged by the charging subscriber; the mobile switching center sends a call subscriber ID, a charging subscriber ID and a called subscriber ID to a business control point of the call subscriber to trigger movement and initiate business; the business point inquires the status and information of the charging subscriber through the online charging system; the mobile switching center constructs call connection between the call subscriber and the called subscriber; the online charging system charges the charging subscriber according to the status and information of the charging subscriber. Under the condition that the money in the self-account of the call subscriber is little, the online charging system can deduct fees from the accounts of the other subscribers, so as to realize long-term communication of the call subscriber; furthermore, one-time access can realize multiple calls, thus meeting the communication needs of the subscriber when the fees in the account is insufficient.

The invention provides an online charging method, an online charging device and an online charging system. The online charging method comprises the following steps of: rating according to a request amount of a user and reserves the rating on an intermediate account; deducting fee from the intermediate account according to the using amount of the user; and initiating a balance change request to a balance management center according to the fee deduction condition of the intermediate account after a user activates the account. Due to the adoption of the online charging method, all dynamic information of related account of the user is imaged to the intermediate account of a CBS by creating the intermediate account in the CBS, and the service under the activation of the user is subjected to reservation and fee deduction processing on the intermediate account, so access frequency of an ABM is reduced, interaction with the ABM during each charging process is avoided, communication links are shortened, and the terminal-to-terminal charging performance is improved.

The embodiment of the invention provides a QoS (Quality of Service) control method, device and system based on a charging system. In the scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, after a service resource reservation request of a PCEF (Policy and Control Executing Function) is received, according to a service identifier of the service, a preset QoS value of the service can be determined directly according to the correspondence of the locally stored service identifiers and the preset QoS value of the service so that the QoS value of the service is determined, and the determined QoS value is directly issued to the PCEF, the QoS value of the service can be determined and issued without the participation of a PCRF (Policy and Control Reporting Function), thus the waste of system resources, caused by a large quantity of interaction actions between the PCRF and the PCEF, because the QoS value provided by the PCRF is finally rejected by an OCS (Online Charging System), is avoided, the time of determining the QoS value of the service is greatly shortened, and the efficiency of determining the QoS value of the service is improved.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method and device for information interaction in the online charging process, and relates to the technical field of electronic information. The information interaction frequency between a CTF device and an OCS can be reduced, and information transmission pressure between the CTF device and the OCS is reduced. The method includes the steps that the CTF device receives CCA messages sent by the OCS and carrying a non-real-time trigger condition; before the CTF sends CCR messages next time, charging information before and after an accident corresponding to the non-real-time trigger condition occurs every time is recorded; the CTF sends the CCR messages to the OCS. The method and device are suitable for the online charging system.

The embodiment of the invention provides a data service charging method, which comprises the steps that PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function) entity receives a charging policy request message sent by a gateway, wherein the charging policy request message comprises a user identity and charging related information; the PCRF entity sends a user authentication request message to an OCS (Online Charge System), wherein the user authentication request message comprises the user identity and the charging related information; the PCRF entity receives a user authentication response message sent by the OCS, wherein the user authentication response message comprises the offline authorization service volume of a user, wherein the offline authorization service volume is a part or all of the paid service volume of the user; the PCRF entity determines a charging mode for the user according to the offline authorization service volume of the user; and the PCRF entity sends a charging policy response message to the gateway, wherein the charging policy response message comprises the charging mode for the user. The embodiment of the invention further provides a device and a system for implementing the data service charging method, and resource consumption on the OCS can be reduced.