Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080243655 | IMPLEMENTING RATING TIMER CONTROL IN A PRE-BILLER TO SUPPORT ONLINE AND OFFLINE CHARGING - The present invention provides a method of processing information associated with off-line billed communications in a communications network. The method includes providing at least one charging data record to a rating engine. The charging data record(s) include information associated with at least one off-line communication and are provided in response to receiving the charging data record(s). The rating engine determines costs of the off-line communication(s) at a time determined based on at least one time control category associated with the charging data record(s). The method also includes modifying the charging data record(s) to include information indicative of the cost(s) of the off-line communication(s) determined by the rating engine. | 10-02-2008 |
20090310292 | NOTEBOOK COMPUTER - Disclosed is a notebook computer including a display unit and a mainframe unit. The display unit includes: a display screen; a first frame, the display screen is mounted in the first frame; a first circuit module configured to connect with the display screen electrically, wherein the first circuit module is mounted in the first frame; M first connection mechanisms mounted on a side of the first frame. The mainframe unit includes: a second circuit module for processing data interchanged between the display unit and the mainframe unit; a second frame, wherein the second circuit module is mounted in the second frame; M second connection mechanisms mounted on a side of the second frame; wherein the M second connection mechanisms are configured to connect with the M first connection mechanisms in inserting way, and to detach from the M first connection mechanisms in pulling way. The display unit and the mainframe unit according to the present invention can be removed from each other, so that the portability of the notebook computer is enhanced. | 12-17-2009 |
20110003579 | ONLINE CHARGING FOR SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES IN IMS NETWORKS - IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing online charging for supplementary services for a session. The IMS network includes an application server operable to provide at least one supplementary service for a session. When the supplementary service is to be provided, the session is routed to the application server. The application server then provides the supplementary service and also provides charging for the service. To provide charging, the application server generates one or more charging request messages for the supplementary service, and transmits the charging request message for the supplementary service to an online charging system (OCS) of the IMS network. The OCS processes the charging request message accordingly to provide charging for the supplementary service in addition to the session. | 01-06-2011 |
20110035336 | RATING CHANGE FOR A PREPAID SESSION BASED ON MOVEMENT OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for dynamically changing the rating for a prepaid session based on movement of a mobile device. During a session involving a mobile device, the communication network monitors location information for the mobile device to determine if the mobile device moves from the first zone to a second zone (i.e., a home zone to a non-home zone). Responsive to a determination that the mobile device has moved zones, the communication network identifies updated location information for the mobile device. The communication network then processes the updated location information for the mobile device to determine an updated rating the session, and applies the updated rating for prepaid charging for the session. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040663 | CENTRALIZED CHARGING SYSTEMS FOR OFFLINE CHARGING AND ONLINE CHARGING - Centralized charging systems and methods are disclosed for providing offline charging and online charging for a plurality of network elements. The centralized charging system is implemented in a communication network between the network elements and offline/online charging systems. A network element interface of the centralized charging system receives charging request messages from CTFs in the network elements. An accounting data forwarding function processes charging data in the charging request messages to determine if offline or online charging is invoked for the services. For offline charging, the accounting data forwarding function generates offline accounting request messages that include the charging data. For online charging, the accounting data forwarding function generates online accounting request messages that include the charging data. The charging system interface then transmits the offline accounting request messages to the offline charging system, and transmits the online accounting request messages to the online charging system. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040845 | MESSAGE RESTRICTION FOR DIAMETER SERVERS - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing a message restriction process used to control the transmission of Diameter messages. The communication network includes a Diameter server operable to serve a plurality of Diameter clients. The Diameter server detects a triggering event for initiating the message restriction process, such as detecting an overload condition. The Diameter server then generates control information that defines the Diameter messages that the Diameter clients are authorized to transmit during the message restriction process. The Diameter server generates a message restriction instruction that includes the control information, and transmits the message restriction instruction to one or more of the Diameter clients to initiate the message restriction process based on the control information. | 02-17-2011 |
20110059732 | SELECTIVE CALL FORWARDING BASED ON THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for selectively applying call forwarding between a mobile device and a fixed line device based on the location of the mobile device. A communication network includes a call control function that receives a call attempt to a mobile directory number. Responsive to the call attempt, the call control function identifies a location of the mobile device, and determines whether to apply call forwarding based on the location of the mobile device. If call forwarding is applied, then the call control function forwards the call attempt to the fixed line device instead of the mobile device. A similar process is performed for a call attempt to the fixed line device for forwarding the call to the mobile device. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066530 | ONLINE CHARGING ARCHITECTURE IN LTE/EPC COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for performing online charging in LTE/EPC communication networks. In an LTE/EPC communication network, one or more LTE network elements connect to an Online Charging System (OCS) over an enhanced interface. The LTE network element that is serving a session for a mobile device triggers on a charging event, and generates a credit request message (e.g., Diameter CCR). The LTE network element identifies access information for the session indicating the type of access for the mobile device to the LTE/EPC communication network, and inserts the access information in the credit request message. Through the enhanced interface, the LTE network element is able to transmit the credit request message to the OCS with the access information. The access information may then be used in the OCS to determine a more accurate charging rate for the session. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078061 | CHARGING FOR OPERATOR-ASSISTED SESSIONS IN IMS NETWORKS - IMS networks and methods are disclosed for charging for operator-assisted sessions. To perform the charging, an operator assistance application server (AS) acts as an interface between an operator system (legacy or IMS) and charging systems for the IMS network. When an operator-assisted session is initiated in the IMS network, the operator assistance AS receives a session initiation message in SIP, and transmits the session initiation message to the operator system to allow the operator system to collect charging information from an end user. The operator assistance AS then receives a service request message from the operator system that includes the collected charging information, and detects a charging event. The operator assistance AS generates a Diameter charging request message, maps the charging information from the service request message to the Diameter charging request message, and transmits the Diameter charging request message to a charging system to charge for the operator-assisted session. | 03-31-2011 |
20110161248 | ONLINE CHARGING CORRELATION IN IMS NETWORKS - Online charging systems (OCS) and methods are disclosed for correlating online charging requests for a session over an IMS network. The OCS stores online charging requests that are received from a network element serving the session in the IMS network. When a new online charging request is received from another network element, the OCS determines whether the new online charging request relates to the same session as any previously-stored online charging requests. If so, the OCS correlates the online charging requests for the session, and determines a new charging rate for the session based on correlated online charging requests and correlation charging rate rules that are stored in the OCS. The OCS then uses the new charging rate to grant new credit quotas for the session. | 06-30-2011 |
20110170455 | ONLINE CHARGING FOR SESSIONS THAT ARE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN NETWORK DOMAINS - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for providing online charging for a session of a dual mode device that is transferred (seamless handover) from a first network domain to a second network domain. For the session involving the dual mode device, a handover application server or another network element generates a handover charging identifier that may be used in the first network domain and the second network domain. The handover application server then distributes the handover charging identifier to network elements in the second network domain and the first network domain. The network elements in the first network domain and the second network domain insert the handover charging identifier and other context information in online charging requests that are transmitted to an online charging system. The online charging system is then able to correlate online charging requests from both the first network domain and the second network domain. | 07-14-2011 |
20120064858 | NOTIFICATION OF CHARGING RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN REGIONS OF A MOBILE NETWORK TO CONTROL BANDWIDTH USAGE IN THE REGIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed that notify end users of mobile devices of charging rate adjustments within a mobile network. A rate notification system receives bandwidth usage data for the mobile network, and identifies a region within the mobile network having a bandwidth usage that exceeds a threshold. The bandwidth usage is processed per media type (i.e., voice calls, text messages, etc) based on the bandwidth usage data. The rate notification system then identifies a mobile device located within the region, and identifies one or more contacts of the end user of the mobile device. The rate notification system then identifies an adjusted charging rate per contact per media type for this end user, and provides the adjusted charging rates to the end user of the mobile device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066070 | MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED IN TEXT/MULTIMEDIA MESSAGES - Message filtering systems and associated methods are disclosed for filtering advertisements that are inserted in a text/multimedia message by an originating network. The message filtering system includes a criteria database that stores filter criteria defined for a user of a mobile device. The filter criteria are defined to filter advertisements on a per message basis based on the content of the advertisement and/or the source of the advertisement. The message filtering system further includes a message processor that receives a Mobile Terminated (MT) text/multimedia message from an originating network that is destined for the mobile device. The message processor identifies an advertisement inserted in the text/multimedia message by the originating network, and identifies the filter criteria defined for the user of the mobile device as stored in the criteria database. The message processor then filters the identified advertisement in the text/multimedia message based on the filter criteria. | 03-15-2012 |
20120088469 | FRONT-END CHARGING SYSTEM THAT GENERATES CHARGING DATA PER ENTITY HAVING A REVENUE SHARE - Charging systems and methods are disclosed for determining the share of call revenue for multiple entities. One embodiment comprises a charging controller that is coupled to a mobile network and an online charging system. The charging controller receives charging data for a call in the mobile network, and processes the charging data and charging rules to identify entities that have a share in revenue for the call. The charging controller generates a charging request message indicating the entities having a revenue share in the call, and transmits the charging request message to the online charging system to cause the online charging system to determine the revenue share for each of the entities. | 04-12-2012 |
20120176746 | Portable Terminal and Control Method Thereof, Portable Device and Control Method Thereof - A portable terminal is provided, which comprises: a master device and a slave device, the master device includes a master detection unit, a master notification unit and a master control unit, and the slave device includes a slave detection unit, a slave notification unit and a slave control unit; the master detection unit and the slave detection unit are used to detect whether the second interface of the slave device is connected to the first interface of the master device, respectively; when the second interface is connected to the first interface, the master notification unit is used to transmit a first notification instruction to the master device, the slave notification unit is used to transmit the first notification instruction to the slave device; and the master control unit and the slave control unit are used to control the first hardware system and the second hardware system to compose a third hardware system, respectively, after the master device and the slave device connect with each other according to the first notification instruction, and the first OS and/or the second OS run(s) on the third hardware system. The master device and the slave device of the portable terminal in the present application may compose a hybrid system architecture to cooperate or separate as two different device to operate individually. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185794 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Buttons on Taskbar - A method and an apparatus for managing buttons on a taskbar are disclosed. The method is applied to the system with a first window and a second window, wherein, the first window is corresponding to a first button on the taskbar and has a first application program identifier, and the second window is corresponding to a second button on the taskbar and has a second application program identifier. The method comprises: a management command is received (S | 07-19-2012 |
20130117092 | LOYALTY AWARDS FOR DATA USAGE THROUGH TEMPORARY QoS UPGRADES - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing temporary QoS upgrades as loyalty awards. In one embodiment, an Online Charging System (OCS) stores account information for end users that access data services provided by a packet core network. The OCS receives a request involving a data service of an end user from the packet core network. In response to the request, the OCS determines that the end user qualifies for a loyalty award based on the account information for the end user. The OCS then grants a temporary QoS upgrade for the end user as the loyalty award, and transmits an indication of the temporary QoS upgrade to the packet core network. Based on the indication of the temporary QoS upgrade, the packet core network is able to enforce the temporary QoS upgrade as the end user accesses one or more data services. | 05-09-2013 |
20140120031 | PASSIVE SPIRAL MICROMIXER AND ITS APPLICATIONS - A micro-mixer and use thereof for synthesis of barium sulfate particles is disclosed. The micro-mixer includes feeding tubes, reservoirs, a mixing channel, a buffer reservoir and a sampling tube. The mixing channel is made of hydrophobic materials and processed into a spiral structure, in which baffles are set in interval arrangement at both sides of the channel wall. The types of the baffles include leaning-forward baffles, vertical baffles and leaning-backward baffles. Setting the baffles helps produce local secondary flow in the mixer, which enhances fluids mixing process. The micro-mixer is suitable to rapid reactions or precipitation processes, whose reaction time is much less than mixing time, and has broad application prospects in many fields involving mixing reaction such as pharmaceutical and chemistry industry. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136215 | Information Processing Method And Electronic Apparatus - The present invention provides information processing method and electronic apparatus. The method is applied in an electronic apparatus having voice recognition service, and the method includes: obtaining first voice information; recognizing the first voice information by a first recognition model to obtain a first recognition result; deciding whether the first recognition result conforms to a first preset condition; recognizing the first voice information by a second recognition model different from the first recognition model to obtain a second recognition result when the first recognition result conforms to the first preset condition; and controlling the electronic apparatus to execute a corresponding control instruction based on the second recognition result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140172423 | SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD, DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A speech recognition method, device and electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving a speech input, recognizing the speech input as a wake-up instruction by a wake-up engine, waking up a search engine according to the wake-up instruction, and determining a recognition scope corresponding to the wake-up instruction. The recognition scope corresponding to the wake-up instruction, compared with the entire recognition scope of the recognition engine, is relatively small. Hence, the recognition scope of the recognition engine is narrowed. Compared with the search within a large recognition scope, the precision in searching the target is improved by searching within a relatively small scope. | 06-19-2014 |
20140201633 | PROGRESS ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention discloses a progress adjustment method and an electronic device, the progress adjustment method is applied to an electronic device including a display unit on which data contents corresponding to first data are output in a chronological order, the method comprising displaying a progress bar corresponding to the first data on the display unit, and unit progress of the progress bar being a first unit progress; when obtaining a first input operation, controlling switching of the data contents of the first data with the first unit progress according to the first input operation; obtaining a second sliding operation; and generating a first sub progress bar based on a current progress unit that includes a progress identifier on the progress bar according to the second sliding operation; unit progress of the first sub progress bar being a second unit progress. | 07-17-2014 |
20140295791 | NOTIFICATION OF CHARGING RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN REGIONS OF A MOBILE NETWORK TO CONTROL BANDWIDTH USAGE IN THE REGIONS - Systems and methods are disclosed that notify end users of mobile devices of charging rate adjustments within a mobile network. A rate notification system receives bandwidth usage data for the mobile network, and identifies a region within the mobile network having a bandwidth usage that exceeds a threshold. The bandwidth usage is processed per media type (i.e., voice calls, text messages, etc) based on the bandwidth usage data. The rate notification system then identifies a mobile device located within the region, and identifies one or more contacts of the end user of the mobile device. The rate notification system then identifies an adjusted charging rate per contact per media type for this end user, and provides the adjusted charging rates to the end user of the mobile device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140376412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CHARGING CONTROL TO APPLICATION-LAYER DATA - An objective of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for performing charging control to application-layer data. When a trigger condition is satisfied, a TDF transmits a first credit control request to an OCS, wherein the first credit control request includes a result of inspecting an application or application traffic by the TDF; the OCS determines charging control information for the application or application traffic based on the first credit control request to generate a credit control answer; the OCS transmits the credit control answer to the TDF. Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, the TDF detects an application or application traffic and provides the detection result to the OCS; the OCS determines charging control information to the application or application flow and returns it to the TDF, thereby realizing charging control to the application-layer data and improving the accuracy of the charging system. | 12-25-2014 |
20150058394 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for processing data and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining multimedia data captured by a multimedia capture of an electronic apparatus, obtaining first data captured by a data capture unit of the electronic apparatus, establishing an association relationship between the first data and the multimedia data in terms of time; and generating second data in the case that the process of capturing the multimedia data is completed, wherein the second data includes the association relationship. | 02-26-2015 |