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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2005
Ojas Thakor Choksi, Herndon, VA (US);
Ojas Thakor Choksi, Herndon, VA (US);
Nextel Communications Company L.P., Reston, VA (US);
Abstract
An inter-working network includes a plurality of interfaces for facilitating communications with a plurality of dispatch networks, a signaling controller, a media gateway and a system for facilitating the monetization of inter-carrier dispatch communications. The signaling controller and media gateway generate dispatch call records for dispatch sessions facilitated through the inter-working network. The system includes a billing accumulator and a settlement entity. The billing accumulator is interfaced with the inter-working network and includes logic to receive and store the dispatch call data records from the inter-working architecture. The settlement entity is interfaced with the billing accumulator, and includes settlement logic for converting each stored dispatch call data record to a billing record for each of at least two of the dispatch networks.