US Patent No: 7,747,240

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Method of charging in a communications network

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Abstract

In a communications network, use of network resources is measured locally at customer terminals, for example by counting the number of packets sent and received. The resulting data may be aggregated and sent to a network accounting object. Accounting data may subsequently be passed between network subdomains.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYLONDON, EN1371

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Briscoe, Robert J Suffolk, GB 37 163
Rizzo, Michael Suffolk, GB 15 140

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7,319,673 Communications network 18 1999
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AIP ACQUISITION LLC (3)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
HEADWATER PARTNERS I, LLC (20)
8,355,337 Network based service profile management with user preference, adaptive policy, network neutrality, and user privacy 0 2009
8,331,901 Device assisted ambient services 0 2009
8,326,958 Service activation tracking system 0 2009
8,321,526 Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multi-account 2009
8,270,310 Verifiable device assisted service policy implementation 0 2009
8,270,952 Open development system for access service providers 0 2009
8,250,207 Network based ambient services 0 2009
8,229,812 Open transaction central billing system 0 2009
8,089,898 Verifiable device assisted service policy implementation 0 2009
8,406,748 Adaptive ambient services 0 2010
8,402,111 Device assisted services install 0 2010
8,391,834 Security techniques for device assisted services 0 2010
8,346,225 Quality of service for device assisted services 0 2010
8,275,830 Device assisted CDR creation, aggregation, mediation and billing 7 2010
8,340,634 Enhanced roaming services and converged carrier networks with device assisted services and a proxy 0 2010
8,351,898 Verifiable device assisted service usage billing with integrated accounting, mediation accounting, and multi-account 0 2011
8,437,271 Verifiable and accurate service usage monitoring for intermediate networking devices 0 2012
8,396,458 Automated device provisioning and activation 0 2012
8,385,916 Automated device provisioning and activation 0 2012
8,406,733 Automated device provisioning and activation 0 2012
 
HEADWATER PARTNERS I (1)
8,023,425 Verifiable service billing for intermediate networking devices 23 2009
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,441,989 Open transaction central billing system 0 2012

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