IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012

H04M 15/00 - Definition fr

Definition statement

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:

Examples of places where the subject matter of this class is covered when specially adapted, used for a particular purpose, or incorporated in a larger system:

Accounting or billing specially adapted for wireless communication networks

H04W 4/24

Usage measurements specially adapted for wireless communication networks

H04W 4/26

Informative references

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