Patent application EP17168060A (EP), filed 2017-04-25
Publication number: EP3396935A1
Title: TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING TARIFF INFORMATION IN REAL-TIME
Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication server (310) for providing tariff information (304) for a first communication device (110) for calling a second communication device (120), the communication server (310) comprising: a client interface (311) with a first communication device (110); a network interface (312) with a communication network (320); a processor (313), configured to: receive a client request (301) for tariff information (304) via the client interface (311), wherein the client request (301) comprises an identity (ID) of the second communication device (120), transmit a network request (302) for providing the tariff information (304) via the network interface (312) to the communication network (320), the network request (302) comprising the ID of the second communication device (120), receive a network response (303) to the network request (302) via the network interface (312), the network response (303) comprising the tariff information (304), wherein the tariff information (304) indicates a tariff for the first communication device (110) for calling the second communication device (120), and transmit the tariff information (304) via the client interface (311) to the first communication device (110).
IPC codes: H04M  15/    00            A I
H04M  15/    28            A I
H04W   4/    24            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A communication server (310) for providing tariff information (304) for a first communication device (110) for calling a second communication device (120), the communication server (310) comprising:
number: 2
text: The communication server (310) of claim 1,
wherein the processor (313) is configured to transmit the tariff information (304) to the first communication device (110) before a communication establishment is initiated between the first communication device (110) and the second communication device (120).
number: 3
text: The communication server (310) of claim 1 or 2,
wherein the tariff information (304) indicates if calling the second communication device (120) is a freecall (150) for the first communication device (110) or included in a flatrate of a tariff plan (213) for the first communication device (110).
number: 4
text: The communication server (310) of one of the preceding claims,
wherein the network request (302) comprises a first network request (302a) directed to a porting database (220) and a second network request (302b) directed to a customer relationship management (CRM) system (210).
number: 5
text: The communication server (310) of claim 4,
wherein the first network request (302a) is configured to request registry information of the second communication device (120); and
wherein the second network request (302b) is configured to request the tariff information (304) for the first communication device (110) based on the registry information of the second communication device (120).
number: 6
text: The communication server (310) of claim 4 or 5,
wherein the network response (303) comprises a first network response (303a) to the first network request (302a), the first network response (303a) comprising a service provider ID associated with the ID of the second communication device (120).
number: 7
text: The communication server (310) of claim 6,
wherein the first network response (303a) further comprises at least one of the following information elements: a service provider type, in particular wireless or wireline, a location routing number (LRN), an SS7 destination point code, a service type, an alternative service provider ID, a billing ID, an end user location and type.
number: 8
text: The communication server (310) of claim 6 or 7,
wherein the second network request (302b) comprises an ID of the first communication device (110) and the service provider ID associated with the ID of the second communication device (120).
number: 9
text: The communication server (310) of claim 8,
wherein the ID of the first communication device (110) is stored in a lookup table of the communication server (310) and/or comprised in the client request (301).
number: 10
text: The communication server (310) of claim 8 or 9,
wherein the ID of the first communication device (110) and/or the ID of the second communication device (120) are one of the following: a telephone number, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), a mobile subscriber ISDN (MSISDN) number, a Session Initiation Protocol Unitform Resource Identifier (SIP URI), a MAC address or an IP address.
number: 11
text: The communication server (310) of one of claims 4 to 10,
wherein the network response (303) comprises a second network response (303b) to the second network request (302b), the second network response (303b) comprising the tariff information (304).
number: 12
text: A communication device (110) providing tariff information (304) for calling at least one second communication device (120), the communication device (110) comprising:
number: 13
text: The communication device (110) of claim 12,
wherein the processor (403) is configured to display the tariff information (304) on the display (402) before initiating a communication establishment with the at least one second communication device (120).
number: 14
text: The communication device (110) of claim 12 or 13, comprising:
number: 15
text: A method (500) for providing tariff information of a first communication device for calling a second communication device, the method (500) comprising:
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-10-31
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: EP2541885A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: WO2010000826A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: WO2010000826
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: EP2541885
ref_type: patent
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-10-31)