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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2002
Stephane Morin, Pierrefonds, CA;
Susan Anctil, Dorval, CA;
Joseph Gang Yan, Montreal, CA;
Patricia Fernandez, Montreal, CA;
Teresa Marchut-wierzbica, Dorval, CA;
Stephane Morin, Pierrefonds, CA;
Susan Anctil, Dorval, CA;
Joseph Gang Yan, Montreal, CA;
Patricia Fernandez, Montreal, CA;
Teresa Marchut-Wierzbica, Dorval, CA;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A home Message Center (MC) in a telecommunications network is capable of receiving a short message, the short message being originated by an A-subscriber and destined to a B-subscriber, and determines that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. A PrePaid Charging Service Control Point (PPC SCP) is connected to the home MC and is responsible of prepaid accounting for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. The home MC sends to a PPC SCP an indication for notifying the PPC SCP that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber, and based on the indication, the PPC SCP charges a prepaid account of the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber for the short message.