Split Billing Mediation Platform for Telecommunication CDR Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional telecommunications billing systems are inadequate for handling scenarios where a single user has multiple electronic devices with different usage types, such as telematics and infotainment, which require separate billing across multiple systems.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables split billing for a user across multiple billing systems by using unique IMSI/MSISDN pairs for each device type, allowing mediation platforms to route call detail records (CDRs) to the appropriate billing systems based on access point names (APNs) and service type identifiers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single billing system is used for all user devices, then billing system complexity is reduced, but the ability to accurately bill different service types to different parties deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the billing system into multiple independent billing systems, each responsible for specific service types (e.g., telematics billing system for vehicle telemetry services, infotainment billing system for media streaming services). This segmentation allows each billing system to specialize in particular service categories while maintaining overall billing accuracy across diverse service types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mediation platform as an intermediary component that receives service usage data from multiple sources, determines the appropriate billing system for each service type, and routes data accordingly. This mediator resolves the conflict by intelligently distributing billing responsibilities without requiring end users to manually coordinate payments between different billing systems.
2Measurement precision
If multiple billing systems are used for different service types, then billing accuracy for different parties is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mediation platform is designed with multi-functionality, serving as a universal interface that handles data collection, service type identification, billing system selection, and data routing for multiple different service types and billing systems. This universal mediator reduces overall system complexity by consolidating coordination functions in a single component rather than requiring complex point-to-point integration between multiple billing systems.
3Device complexity
If manual coordination is required between parties, then billing system simplicity is maintained, but operational efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service billing where the mediation platform automatically performs service type identification, billing system selection, and data routing without requiring manual intervention from end users or financial coordinators. Each billing system independently generates and sends bills to the appropriate party based on service usage data automatically routed by the mediation platform, eliminating manual coordination while maintaining system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed system provides a facility for split billing for a single user on multiple billing systems. The disclosed system activates the user on each respective billing system using a unique pairing, such as an international mobile subscriber identity that identifies the user, and a mobile station international subscriber directory number that identifies a particular user device. As device data is routed through a telecommunication network via each access point name (APN), the network generates call detail records (CDRs), which include an indication of the APN used. The CDRs are routed to a mediation platform that uses the received APN information to route each CDR to the appropriate target billing system and to the appropriate service types.