Patent ID: 9338306
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of processing charging information for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication between at least one M2M device and an M2M service provider, wherein the service provider is a provider of a plurality of services, the method comprising: creating a charging record for recording usage information of the plurality of services of the service provider, wherein the step of creating the charging record comprises setting at least one of: a volume-based limit for publishing the charging record and a time-based limit for publishing the charging record; for each of the plurality of services, accumulating usage information for the service, wherein usage of the service by the at least one M2M device is aggregated; for each of the plurality of services, storing the accumulated usage information for the service in the charging record; based on information contained in the charging record, determining whether at least one of the volume-based limit and the time based limit has been reached or exceeded; and as a result of determining that at least one of the volume-based limit and the time based limit has been reached or exceeded, publishing the charging record.