Patent ID: 7305074

Claim:
A method of controlling an operation of a communication system, said system comprising: a first entity for sending a first data object to a terminal device, a second entity for sending a second data object to said terminal device, said second data object having a predetermined association with said first data object, a data transfer entity for transferring data to said terminal device and recording one or more charging relevant parameters associated with the transfer of data to said terminal device, said data transfer entity being adapted to transfer said first data object to said terminal device, and said data transfer entity being part of a communication network, a charging entity for collecting and processing charging information related to the providing of communication services by said communication network, said data transfer entity being adapted for providing recorded charging relevant parameters to said charging entity, said method comprising: controlling said first entity to send said first data object to said terminal device, controlling said data transfer entity to record one or more charging relevant parameters related to the transfer of said first data object to said terminal device, controlling said second entity to output a predetermined message to said data transfer entity subsequent to receiving a request for sending said second data object to said terminal device, and controlling said data transfer entity to make the providing of said one or more charging relevant parameters related to the transfer of said first data object dependent on the receipt of said predetermined message.