Patent ID: 6052450
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for processing data to produce a bill for usage of a communications network, said method comprising:i) receiving event data from the communications network, the event data concerning a plurality of network usage events attributable to a user over a period of time;ii) providing a set of schemas applicable to respective communications services available to users by means of the network, each schema comprising at least one rule, or an identifier for at least one rule, for use in processing received event data in respect of that service;iii) providing user specific information which identifies a set of services selected from the available communications services for use by that user;iv) selecting from the set of schemas, in accordance with the user specific information, a plurality of schemas applicable to the event data received, said selected schemas defining an ordered set of rules for processing the event data for that user; andv) applying the selected schemas to the event data to process the event data for bill production.