Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Synchronizing online and offline charging data
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Application No.: US14712115Application Date: 2015-05-14
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Publication No.: US09602995B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Marc Chiaverini , Javier A. Ferro , Barry F. Hoffner
- Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Basking Ridge
- Main IPC: H04M11/00
- IPC: H04M11/00 ; H04W4/24 ; H04M15/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for synchronizing online and offline charging data are disclosed. In some implementations, a charging trigger machine (CTM) determines that charging data for a mobile user account at an online charging system (OCS) and charging data for the mobile user account at an offline charging system (OFCS) are to be synchronized. The CTM sends a credit control request (CCR) to the OCS. The CTM sends an account charging request (ACR) to the OFCS simultaneously with sending the CCR to the OCS and in response to determining that the charging data at the OCS and the charging data at the OFCS are to be synchronized. The ACR includes an instruction for a service data container (SDC) level trigger to be added to an output charging data record (CDR) created at the OFCS and associated with the mobile user account.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160337832A1 SYNCHRONIZING ONLINE AND OFFLINE CHARGING DATA Public/Granted day:2016-11-17
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