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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Alfonso DE Jesus Perez Martinez, Madrid, ES;
Rodrigo Alvarez Dominguez, Madrid, ES;
Juan Ignacio Perez Andres, Madrid, ES;
Alfonso de Jesus Perez Martinez, Madrid, ES;
Rodrigo Alvarez Dominguez, Madrid, ES;
Juan Ignacio Perez Andres, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A policy and charging control method enables a privileged user of a multiple-user subscription of a telecommunication network to cause a change to a policy or charging applicable to a non-privileged user of the subscription. The method comprises: (i) accessing (s), by a communication terminal of the non-privileged user, an authorization control manager (ACM) function, to request a change of policy or charging applicable to the non-privileged user; (ii) transmitting (s), by the ACM function to a PCRF, the requested change; (iii) notifying (s) a communication terminal of the privileged user, by the PCRF, of the requested change; and (iv) indicating (s), by the communication terminal of the privileged user, to the ACM function, at least one of: (a) whether the requested change is approved, and (b) to which extent the requested change is approved. The invention also relates to network nodes, computer programs, and computer program products.