Billing System Using Intermediary Server for Mobile Terminal Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing billing systems fail to charge service fees for content usage on the intended second mobile communication terminal when an end-point terminal uses billing authentication information from a different mobile communication terminal, leading to increased loads on the mobile communication terminal.
Innovation Solution
A billing system and method that connects an end-point terminal to a service server through a first mobile communication terminal, using billing authentication information from a second mobile communication terminal, ensuring that the service fee is charged on the second mobile communication terminal by transmitting and verifying the billing authentication information through a mobile communication network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the end-point terminal uses billing authentication information from another mobile communication terminal to access services, then the service can be accessed while mobile, but the billing charge is incorrectly assigned to the first mobile communication terminal instead of the second
Solution Approach 1:
The service server acts as an intermediary that receives billing authentication information from the end-point terminal, verifies it against the second mobile communication terminal's authentication information, and uses the verified second terminal's identity for billing purposes. This mediator ensures correct billing assignment while maintaining convenient service access.
2Productivity
If the mobile communication terminal collects and transmits billing information to the server, then billing can be processed, but the load on the mobile communication terminal is intensified
Solution Approach 1:
The billing information collection function is extracted from the first mobile communication terminal and transferred to the service server. The service server directly obtains billing authentication information from the end-point terminal and performs billing processing, thereby reducing the load on the mobile communication terminal while maintaining billing processing capability.
3Reliability
If billing authentication information is transmitted through the mobile communication network, then the correct second mobile communication terminal can be charged, but additional network infrastructure is required
Solution Approach 1:
The service server performs multiple functions: it provides content services to the end-point terminal, verifies billing authentication information, and processes billing charges. By consolidating these functions in a single server component, the system achieves reliable billing charge accuracy without requiring additional separate infrastructure for billing processing.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a billing system, method, a service server and end-point terminal respectively which allows the end-point terminal to use billing authentication information of another mobile communication terminal. The billing system comprises: a first mobile communication terminal and at least a second mobile communication terminal with each mobile communication terminal connected in common to a service server through a mobile communication network in which said end-point terminal is connected to said first mobile communication terminal through a first short-range communication network for providing contents to the first end-point terminal that uses the billing authentication information of the second mobile communication terminal and a billing server for performing a billing process if the service server transmits contents to the first end-point terminal upon validation by the service server by comparing the billing authentication information transmitted from the first end-point terminal with billing authentication information received from the second mobile communication terminal to determine if a match exists.