Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Online charging for multi-user agent instances served by different telephony application servers
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Application No.: US17200565Application Date: 2021-03-12
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Publication No.: US11621860B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Saqib Badar
- Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04L12/14
- IPC: H04L12/14 ; H04L65/1073 ; H04L65/1069 ; H04L65/1046 ; H04L65/1104

Abstract:
Techniques for allowing access based online charging in cases of multiple user agents (multi-UAs) scenarios where the instances are registered to different telephony application servers (TASs) are discussed herein. For example, a user device may support a native number and multiple virtual numbers linked via a user account. When servicing a call, the user device may determine a served number to service the call from. If the served number is not the native number but a virtual number, the native-line server may handle the call session, but the online charging session will be handled by the virtual-line server. The native-line server may use session initiation protocol (SIP) information to send updated information for charging parameters to the virtual-line server, including network access transfer for accuracy in online charging logic.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210203517A1 ONLINE CHARGING FOR MULTI-USER AGENT INSTANCES SERVED BY DIFFERENT TELEPHONY APPLICATION SERVERS Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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