Patent ID: 8180321

Claim:
A method for processing a call in a telecommunications network, comprising: receiving a request for a call associated with a prepaid mobile subscriber in a telecommunications network; receiving a signal indicative of a trigger detection point associated with the call, said trigger detection point being configured to control processing of the call if a control signal associated with the call is not received; transmitting a unique call identifier associated with said call to a processor associated with the call; receiving a signal indicative of an arming of said trigger detection point; storing a first time value of said arming of said trigger detection point in a memory; receiving a signal indicative of a disconnection of the call; storing a second time value of said disconnection in said memory; transmitting said unique call identifier, said first time value, and said second time value to said processor; said processor previously calculating a first charge for the call; and said processor calculating a second charge for the call, said second charge being based on said first time value and said second time value, and further comprising said first processor associating the first charge with the second charge to provide a total charge for the call, the total charge being based on the first charge and the second charge.