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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1998
Steppen Aman Yi, Lisle, IL (US);
Daniel J. McDonald, Cary, IL (US);
Larry Michael Peterson, West Dundee, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of sending ( ) a service utilization message in a communication system ( ) includes the steps of forming ( through ) a service utilization message and sending ( ) the service utilization message via a service port ( ). The service utilization message includes a header, a service controller packet, and a service manager packet. The header includes a block source field ( ), a block destination field ( ), a block length field ( ), and a block command type field ( ). The service controller packet includes a block opcode field ( ) and a controller packet ( ). The service manager packet includes a manager packet ( ) and a block sequence number field ( ). The service utilization messages assist with call billing and call logging for communication systems ( ). A service utilization linking message is similarly formed ( through ) and sent ( ).