| US 7,590,228 B2 | ||
| General charging method | ||
| Zhijian Lu, Shenzhen (China); Xin Zhang, Shenzhen (China); Xiaozheng Guo, Shenzhen (China); Qingchen Chu, Shenzhen (China); and Youkun Chen, Shenzhen (China) | ||
| Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Bantain (China) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 08, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/979,772. | ||
| Application 11/979772 is a continuation of application No. 10/558620, granted, now 7,313,230, previously published as PCT/CN2003/001161, filed on Dec. 31, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 03138392 (CN), filed on May 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0065571 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 379—114.01 [379/114.03; 379/114.06; 379/114.09; 379/114.2; 705/34] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A general charging method comprising establishing a charging strategy and performing the charging according to the charging
strategy, wherein:
the charging strategy comprises at least one priority each of which comprises at least one time period, and each of the at
least one time period is provided with at least one rate segment in each of which there is at least one rate, wherein different
time periods, rate segments and rates are combined to form different levels of priorities, each of which is set high or low
as required; and
performing the charging comprises:
matching with a corresponding charging strategy upon the time a subscriber uses a service and/or the subscriber's current
resource;
searching for a corresponding priority to determine a charging mode; and
performing the charging according to the charging mode.
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