Patent ID: 8565722
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A home network which tracks data usage in real time by a wireless mobile communication device while roaming in a GSM network that is separate from the home network, the home network comprising: a Home Location Register (HLR) having a processing system configured to receive location information indicative of the location of the wireless mobile communication device in the GSM network; an Online Charging System (OCS) having a processing system configured to request the location information from the Home Location Register; a Subscriber Profile Registry (SPR) having a processing system configured to receive the location information from the Home Location Register; a Policy Charging and Rules Function (PCRF) node having a processing system configured to receive the location information from the Subscriber Profile Registry; and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) having a processing system configured to receive the location information from the Policy Charging and Rules Function node; wherein: the processing system in the Home Location Register is configured to direct the Subscriber Profile Registry to deliver the location information to the Policy Charging and Rules Function node, the processing system in the Online Charging System (OCS) is configured to receive the location information from the Gateway GPRS Support Node through a Gy interface, the location information includes a Mobile Country Code (MCC) indicative of the country in which the mobile communication device is roaming, and a Mobile Network Code (MNC) indicative of the operator of the GSM network.