Patent ID: 7120419

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a mobile switching center that supports a prepaid mobile communication device on a communication session; wherein the mobile switching center connects the prepaid mobile communication device with an intelligent peripheral component to provide a service to the prepaid mobile communication device during the communication session; and wherein the mobile switching center receives a service identification associated with the service from the intelligent peripheral component; and wherein the mobile switching center generates one or more triggered operations to a prepaid service node to send the service identification to the prepaid service node; and wherein the mobile switching center compiles a list of a plurality of service identifications received during the communication session from one or more service nodes that provided services to the prepaid mobile communication device; and wherein the mobile switching center later sends the list of the plurality of service identifications to the prepaid service node to facilitate calculation of an amount to bill the prepaid mobile communication device for use of the services associated with the plurality of service identifications.