Patent ID: 9245285
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method in a communication system for providing services from a content provider to one or more user stations dependent on service provision characteristics in a user subscription database, said service provision characteristics comprise at least content provider and service specific provision characteristics, comprising the following steps: a) sending, from a user station, a service request message to said content provider; b) retrieving, by a retrieving device of a collection controller, from said user database content provider and service specific provision characteristics dependent on a content provider and service identification provided by said content provider in response to said service request message, wherein said service provision characteristics comprise first service provision characteristics indicating transmission related provision characteristics and second service provision characteristics indicating charging related provision characteristics; c) setting, by a setting device of said collection controller, a service provision filter on the basis of said retrieved content provider and service specific provision characteristics and transmitting said service provision filter to a service provision control device of said communication system; and d) providing said requested service from said content provider to said user station through said service provision control device in accordance with said content provider and service specific service provision characteristics set in said service provision filter; wherein said first service provision characteristics indicating transmission related provision characteristics include a Quality of Service parameter and said second service provision characteristics indicating charging related provision characteristics include a Subscriber Validity Group, Payment Conditions, Validity Period and Geographical Area.