Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Online charging for multi-user agent instances served by different telephony application servers
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Application No.: US16393713Application Date: 2019-04-24
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Publication No.: US10972294B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Saqib Badar
- Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L12/14
- IPC: H04L12/14 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
Techniques for allowing access based online charging in cases of multiple user agents (multi-UAs) scenarios where the instances are registered to different telephony application servers (TASs) are discussed herein. For example, a user device may support a native number and multiple virtual numbers linked via a user account. When servicing a call, the user device may determine a served number to service the call from. If the served number is not the native number but a virtual number, the native-line server may handle the call session, but the online charging session will be handled by the virtual-line server. The native-line server may use session initiation protocol (SIP) information to send updated information for charging parameters to the virtual-line server including network access transfer for accuracy in online charging logic.
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