Patent ID: 8862742
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a charging orchestration in a telecommunications environment, said method comprising: receiving, by a service broker operating on one or more microprocessors, a charging event from a telecommunications network; inspecting, by the service broker, a plurality of parameters of the charging event, a plurality of charging rules and information associated with a subscriber that issues the charging event, wherein the plurality of charging rules are stored in a file and define how to perform charging orchestration; determining an amount to be charged for the charging event and which charging services to activate in response to the charging event; and deducting the amount from a plurality of charging accounts, wherein a portion of the amount is deducted from each said charging account by invoking a different said charging service; wherein the service broker further includes one or more Orchestration Logic Processors (OLPs) that obtain orchestration logic and process the orchestration logic in order to determine which applications to invoke in a particular order; and wherein said charging event includes a sponsor code for prepaid call services, and when the charging event is received, a portion of the amount determined for said charging event is deducted from the subscriber's account using one charging service and another portion is deducted from an account of a sponsor associated with the sponsor code by invoking a different charging service.