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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:

Openet Telecom Ltd., Dublin, IE;

Inventors:

Bart Lehane, Dublin, IE;

Alan McNamee, Dublin, IE;

Andrew D'Souza, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Cameron Ross Dunne, Kildare, IE;

Assignee:

OPENET TELECOM LTD., Dublin, IE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/26 (2009.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/26 (2013.01); H04M 15/65 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/765 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for telecommunications operators to enable group based dynamic policy controls for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers, who are typically not managed in an Online Charging System (OCS), but rather in an Charging System or a Billing System. Examples of policy controls that may be enabled by this invention include tracking spending for post-paid subscribers, managing subscriber usage across fixed-line and mobile networks, and so on. This is achieved by introducing a new component called the Enhanced Charging System (ECS) and creating a new reference point and interface between the Policy Management System and the ECS.


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