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Patent US6205210 - Method for improved automatic message accounting in telephony - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for improved automatic message accounting in telephony systems and the like, wherein actual call routing set-up is stored at the time of a call being answered by a called subscriber station; and the data conveying the actual call routing set-up is packaged in a data field of a message for upstream...http://www.google.com/patents/US6205210?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6205210 - Method for improved automatic message accounting in telephonyAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6205210 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/743,486Publication dateMar 20, 2001Filing dateNov 4, 1996Priority dateNov 4, 1996Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2219580A1Publication number08743486, 743486, US 6205210 B1, US 6205210B1, US-B1-6205210, US6205210 B1, US6205210B1InventorsGordon L. Rainey, Allan MelnykOriginal AssigneeNortel Networks LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (11), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (21), Classifications (5), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for improved automatic message accounting in telephonyUS 6205210 B1Abstract A method for improved automatic message accounting in telephony systems and the like, wherein actual call routing set-up is stored at the time of a call being answered by a called subscriber station; and the data conveying the actual call routing set-up is packaged in a data field of a message for upstream transmission through the actual call routes.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present invention is related to commonly assigned, previously filed application by MARTINEZ et al. for ENHANCED EFFICIENT TELEPHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY, Ser. No. 08/534,668, filed Sep. 27, 1995, and which is incorporated herein by reference.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It has been realized, that the only time all the information for accounting and toll rating is most conveniently available is at the time of call set-up. The present method has, therefore, been devised to capture the call set-up information and make it available for centralized automatic message accounting (CAMA) or local automatic message accounting (LAMA), where the local exchange carrier (LEC) or the inter-exchange carrier (IXC) keeps the primary record of calls. To achieve the objective, new switch call processing logic and common channel signalling are used. The call processing logic captures the call set-up data, and the common channel signalling returns it (including new destination information) to the upstream AMA recording points for inclusion in the record of the call. This allows current downstream billing processes to be used in call rating. In addition, �real time� billing applications, when implemented, will be able to take advantage of this capability to provide accurate billing information in real time.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 of the drawings shows the set-up of the standard telephone connection between a calling party 10 served by EO-1 in LATA 1 and in called party 11 served by EO-2 in LATA 2. The EO-1 of the calling party and the IXC TDM switch have all the data necessary for the automatic message accounting AMA record, i.e. the calling party 10 number, the called party 11 number, the date, the time of connect, and the time of disconnect. These are stored in the primary LAMA record of EO-1. From the calling party 10 NPA(1)-NXX(1) and the called party 11 NPA(2)-NXX(2), the calling-(V,H) and the called-(V,H) coordinates are determined and the �distance� is calculated, whereby the �distance band�, call duration, TOD (time of day), DOY (day of year), call rate, etc. are determined by downstream billing systems. As may be seen, had the called party 11 number NPA(2)-NXX(2) been �ported� to a third end-office, in a different rate centre, the information stored in the primary LAMA record of EO-1 would be wrong or incomplete.
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Classification379/114.28, 379/126International ClassificationH04M15/00Cooperative ClassificationH04M15/00European ClassificationH04M15/00Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionMay 12, 2009FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20090320Mar 20, 2009LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesSep 29, 2008REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedAug 20, 2004FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Aug 30, 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED, CANADAFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:011195/0706Effective date: 20000830Owner name: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED WORLD TRADE CENTER OF MONTOwner name: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED,CANADAFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:11195/706Dec 23, 1999ASAssignmentOwner name: NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, CANADAFree format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED;REEL/FRAME:010567/0001Effective date: 19990429Owner name: NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION WORLD TRADE CENTER OFMar 18, 1997ASAssignmentOwner name: BELL-NORTHERN RESEARCH, LTD., CANADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:RAINEY, GORDON L.;MELNYK, ALLAN;REEL/FRAME:008415/0364Effective date: 19970121Owner name: NORTHERN TELECOM LIMITED, CANADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:BELL-NORTHERN RESEARCH, LTD.;REEL/FRAME:008415/0362Effective date: 19970127RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google