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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2001
Giovanni Benini, Watertown, MA (US);
Andreas Kalkbrenner, München, DE;
Andreas Mayerhofer, Korneuburg, AT;
Rainer Stademann, Berg, DE;
Rudolf Stelzl, Dachau, DE;
Giovanni Benini, Watertown, MA (US);
Andreas Kalkbrenner, München, DE;
Andreas Mayerhofer, Korneuburg, AT;
Rainer Stademann, Berg, DE;
Rudolf Stelzl, Dachau, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
In current telecommunications services, it is usual for the service provider of the initiator (e.g. the caller or the A-side) of the communications connection to determine the price and charge the A-side accordingly. The other subscribers are not usually charged. The A-side service provider pays a compensation amount (balance) to the B-side service provider. This fee charging and payment system is too rigid for modern communications services. The inventive method solves this problem.