Charging Of Calls In A Communication Network

Abstract: Methods for computing charges for a call in a communication network are described herein. In one implementation the method includes ascertaining whether a call active state of a call in a time slice of the call is held. Based on the ascertaining a hold duration for the time slice may be determined and an actual interaction duration for the call based on the hold duration may be computed. Further a first call duration parameter indicative of the interaction duration of the call may be provided. Additionally charges for the call are computed based in part on a discounted charge schedule.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

01 September 2011

Publication Number

09/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

COMMUNICATION

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

ALCATEL LUCENT

3 avenue Octave Gréard 75007 Paris France

Inventors

1. PAL Tirthankar

Alcatel-Lucent India Limited Fortune Towers Building No.2 Plot No. 406 Phase-III Udyog Vihar Gurgaon-122016

Specification

As Attached

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	Form-3.pdf	2011-09-16
2	Form-1.pdf	2011-09-16
3	Drawings.pdf	2011-09-16
4	2492-DEL-2011-Form-1-(21-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-21
5	2492-DEL-2011-Correspondence-Others-(21-11-2011).pdf	2011-11-21
6	2492-del-2011-Form-3-(04-09-2012).pdf	2012-09-04
7	2492-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(04-09-2012).pdf	2012-09-04
8	2492-del-2011-Form-3-(20-06-2013).pdf	2013-06-20
9	2492-del-2011-Correspondence-Others-(20-06-2013).pdf	2013-06-20