Patent ID: 8812382
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: G06Q,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying, by a device comprising a processor and memory combined with the processor, a single communication session for permitting a user to communicate with at least one entity, wherein the single communication session is initiated by an invitation message; establishing a single connection to a network for the single communication session; using, by the device, a first charging method for one part of said single communication session, said one part comprising a first plurality of packets of a first service, wherein said first charging method comprises on-line charging; using, by the device, a second charging method for a different part of the same single communication session, said different part comprising a second plurality of packets of a second service, wherein said second charging method comprises off-line charging, wherein the first charging method and the second charging method are used during the same connection to the network over which the single communication session occurs; categorizing, by the device, packets to the first and second pluralities based on their content; and communicating, by the device, billing information based on the using of the first charging method and the using of the second charging method.