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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Venkataramaiah Ravishankar, Cary, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Venkataramaiah Ravishankar, Cary, NC (US);
Peter J. Marsico, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Tekelec, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing variable rate prepaid telecommunication services utilizing a weighting function are disclosed. The method includes intercepting a signaling message that includes an available credit value associated with a prepaid communications session. A credit adjustment factor based on at least one call parameter associated with the prepaid communications session is determined. The method also includes applying the credit adjustment factor to the available credit value to generate an adjusted available credit value. The signaling message is modified to include the adjusted available credit value.