IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012
H04M 15/00 - Definition
This main group covers:
Metering, rating, charging, accounting, billing, invoicing and recording detailed data;
Administration, specification of accounts or notifications, e.g. special plans, group accounts, card based account or advice of charge and account limits;
VoIP billing, called party billing, calling party billing or and third party billing;
Arrangements for providing free calls or reduced rates, billing when roaming, least cost routing, bidding for cheapest communication price or dynamic tariffing;
Billing fraud detection;
Generation of statistics on called or calling numbers;
Payment of added value services which are charged to the telecommunications operator bill.
References relevant to classification in this main group
This main group does not cover:
Accounting or billing specially adapted for wireless communication networks | H04W 4/24 |
Usage measurements specially adapted for wireless communication networks | H04W 4/26 |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Charging packet based aspects | H04L 12/14 |
Data processing specially adapted to commerce, e.g. billing | G06Q 30/04 |