Patent ID: 6018726
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G06Q,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A billing system in radio communications comprising:a main unit having a host computer with a database for storing data of various types and a transceiver for radio communications, anda plurality of terminal units for receiving said data of various types, wherebysaid main unit transmits data tagged with a unique data identification code,each of the plurality of terminal units is provided with a utilization status counter for storing data identification codes of data actually processed,said terminal unit calculates an information service fee based on the data identification codes stored in the utilization status counter by referring to fee conversion data which the main unit transmits at regular intervals,said information service fee is sent to a fee conversion adaptor connected to said terminal unit, and a signal provided from the adaptor is used to control an integrating meter which indicates the consumed amount of a utility.