CN103905215A - Convergent charging method of integrated services under convergent networks and rule engine device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for integrated service integration charging under a converged network and a rule engine device. The charging parameter charges the received integrated service to obtain the actual expenditure of the integrated service. The present invention can carry out cross-network billing for cross-network bundled services among operators such as telecommunications, radio and television, and e-commerce, especially digital home services, according to the preset billing parameters of integrated services under the converged network, and the calculation method of the present invention is simple , thus promoting the development of integrated services under the converged network to a certain extent.

Description

A method for integrated service converged billing under converged network and a rule engine device

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of digital home and communication, in particular to a method for integrated service integrated charging under an integrated network and a rule engine device. the

Background technique

Digital home service is a modern new service form that uses the home fusion network and smart terminal as the carrier, connects the network virtual society and the real life environment, and provides families with comprehensive services such as cultural entertainment, living consumption, and social welfare. The digital home service industry is an emerging strategic industry that integrates networking, informatization, intelligence and service, and is an important part of the modern service industry. In recent years, with the acceleration of digital home network technology innovation and infrastructure transformation of triple play, 4G integration, and triple-screen integration, each network operator conducts business calculations based on its own business scope and according to different billing models. However, unified billing for multi-format services under the converged network cannot be realized, thus limiting the development of digital home services. the

Contents of the invention

In view of the above analysis, the present invention aims to provide a method and a rule engine device for integrated service integrated charging under a converged network, so as to solve the problem that integrated service integrated charging under a converged network cannot be realized in the prior art. the

The present invention is mainly realized by the following technical solutions:

A method for integrated service fusion billing under a converged network, comprising:

The setting module pre-sets the charging parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer according to the charging rules;

The charging module charges the received integrated service according to the charging parameters, and obtains the actual expenditure of the integrated service. the

Preferably, the integrated services are digital home-oriented services, including services between domestic and foreign telecommunications, Internet, and radio and television operators. the

Preferably, the charging parameters include the content identification field and/or application content description field, charging type field and usage field of each service application in the integrated service. the

The present invention also provides a cross-network service fusion charging rule engine, including:

The setting module is used to pre-set the charging parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer according to the charging rules;

The billing module is used to charge the received comprehensive service according to the charging parameters set by the setting module, so as to obtain the actual expenditure of the comprehensive service. the

Preferably, the integrated services are digital home-oriented services, including services between domestic and foreign telecommunications, Internet, and radio and television operators. the

Preferably, the charging parameters include the content identification field and/or application content description field, charging type field and usage field of each service application in the integrated service. the

The present invention can carry out cross-network billing for cross-network bundled services among operators such as telecommunications, radio and television, and e-commerce, especially digital home services, according to the preset billing parameters of integrated services under the converged network, and the calculation method of the present invention is simple , thus promoting the development of integrated services under the converged network to a certain extent. the

Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. the

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the comprehensive service fusion billing method under the fusion network of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the cross-network service fusion charging engine of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the hierarchical framework of the integrated service converged charging method under the converged network of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another cross-network service convergence charging engine according to an embodiment of the present invention. the

Detailed ways

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the accompanying drawings constitute a part of the application and are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the principle of the present invention. For the sake of clarity and simplicity, detailed descriptions of known functions and constructions in the devices described herein will be omitted when it may obscure the subject matter of the present invention. the

The integrated service integrated charging method under the integrated network of the embodiment of the present invention, referring to Figure 1, includes:

S101. The setting module pre-sets the charging parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer according to the charging rules;

S102. The charging module charges the received integrated service according to the charging parameters, and obtains the actual expenditure of the integrated service. the

The comprehensive service in the embodiment of the present invention is a digital home-oriented service, including services between domestic and foreign telecommunications, Internet and radio and television operators, especially digital home services, such as digital TV, video on demand, broadband communication, data voice, online shopping , interactive games, smart home, life payment and digital books and other services. the

The charging parameter in the embodiment of the present invention is the application layer description information used by the user, which can be extended through negotiation between the operator and the content service provider. the

The charging parameters in the embodiment of the present invention include the content identification field and/or application content description field, charging type field and usage field of each service application in the integrated service. the

The content identification field and the application content description field in the integrated service in the embodiment of the present invention are used to indicate the specific service used by the user. the

The charging type field in the embodiment of the present invention includes periodic charging for each business (according to fixed periods such as year, month, and day), real-time charging, cumulative charging, one-time charging, basic discounts (free, discount, Minus fixed value, unit price discount, total price discount, etc.), segmented discounts, multi-discount combination iterative discounts, etc. the

The use field in the embodiment of the present invention records the user's specific usage of each service. the

The present invention performs cross-network billing for cross-network bundled services among operators such as telecommunications, radio and television, and e-commerce, especially digital home services, according to the charging parameters of integrated services under the preset integrated network, and the calculation method of the present invention is simple , thus promoting the development of integrated services under the converged network to a certain extent. the

The present invention also provides a cross-network service fusion charging rule engine device, referring to Fig. 2, the device includes an interconnected setting module and a charging module:

The setting module is used to pre-set the charging parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer according to the charging rules;

The billing module is used to charge the received comprehensive service according to the charging parameters set by the setting module, so as to obtain the actual expenditure of the comprehensive service. the

The integrated service of the present invention is a digital home-oriented service, including domestic and foreign telecommunications, Internet and broadcasting and television operators. the

The charging parameters in the embodiment of the present invention include the content identification field and/or application content description field, charging type field and usage field of each service application in the integrated service. the

Moreover, the contents included in the content identification field, application content description field, charging type field, and use field in the engine device of the embodiment of the present invention are the same as the corresponding contents of the above-mentioned charging method. For details, please refer to the relevant charging method above. Examples are not repeated here. the

Only the present invention is described in detail below with a specific example:

According to the setting of the setting module, the billing module charges the received integrated service according to the charging parameters, and obtains the actual expenditure of the integrated service. the

For example, the billing module of the present invention can obtain the unified billing of the integrated service through the calculation of the billing parameters, and perform preferential calculation on the basis of the unified billing, so as to obtain the actual expenditure of the integrated service. the

The unified billing of the present invention is the sum of the fixed fee and the variable fee of the comprehensive service, and the comprehensive discount is the actual expenditure obtained after discounting the unified billing according to different conditions. the

Moreover, the charge type of the present invention can also be set as fixed charge, variable charge or other types according to actual needs, and the present invention will be described in detail below only with respect to different charge types. the

The fixed fee of the present invention is a fee calculated according to one or more of the transaction content, transaction cycle and transaction volume, and the variable fee of the present invention is based on one or more of the transaction content, actual use time, and transaction volume. The cost can be calculated in various ways. the

The embodiment of the present invention also provides another integrated service integrated billing method flow under the integrated network, which specifically includes:

The setting module pre-sets the billing parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer according to the billing rules;

The billing module matches the billing and/or discount rules for the received integrated service according to the billing parameters, schedules and executes the corresponding converged billing method to perform billing and discount successively, and finally obtains the actual expenditure of the integrated service. the

The billing methods and preferential methods involved in the converged billing method are shown in Figure 3, specifically,

In the general service fee calculation method of the present invention, the simplified relationship between the fee, the rate and the amount of usage is:

F=Q×R+C

Among them, F indicates the service usage fee, V indicates the variable fee, C indicates the fixed fee, Q indicates the service usage amount, R indicates the rate, that is, the unit fee, and the billing unit is month, time, point, M, etc. the

Converged billing methods include the periodic billing method of charging fees according to the billing cycle and the real-time billing method of charging according to the real-time consumption of users. billing method. the

The periodical billing method of the present invention, that is, the calculation method for fixedly collecting the service usage fee according to the billing cycle is:

F(t)=Cu×Q(t)

Among them, F(t) represents the service usage fee charged during the t period, Cu represents the fixed rate, that is, the fixed fee charged per unit cycle, and Q(t) represents the number of cycles included in the t period, such as the number of months and years. the

Assuming a time period of t, the start time is Ts and the end time is Te,

Q(t)=Q(Ts,Te)

When a fixed fee is charged on a monthly basis, it must be handled differently depending on whether the period t is a whole month or a non-full month. For an integer month, Q(t) is an integer, and if it is less than a whole month, different rules will be followed according to the start and end time of the period t. For example, if it is less than half a month No billing, half-month billing for less than half a month, no billing for less than one month, full month billing for less than one month, daily billing for less than one month, and 15-day offset to calculate Q(t ). the

The service fee is charged annually, usually for one year, Q(t)=1, F(t)=Cu. the

For monthly subscription service, the billing cycle corresponding to instant settlement and monthly settlement is different. Instant settlement needs to be billed immediately according to the user's order period (generally spanning months or even spanning years); monthly settlement is carried out on a specified date every month. Billing processing. the

The one-time service usage billing method of the present invention is:

F(t)=R(t)×Q(t)

Among them, F(t) represents the service usage fee collected at time t, R(t) represents the single service usage fee or service unit price at time t, such as R(t) has nothing to do with t, R(t)=R, and R is a constant , Q(t) represents the number of service transactions at time t. If R(t) is related to t, the price is divided into periods, and the time-segmented preferential method proposed in the present invention is adopted according to the unit price preferential strategy of different periods.

The general billing method of cumulative amount of the present invention is:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; C</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Sigma;</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; i</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}}^{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; no</span>}}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; V</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; C</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Sigma;</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; i</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}}^{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; no</span>}}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; R</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>$

Wherein, F(t) represents the service usage fee collected during t period, and generally t is a billing cycle, usually a month. the

C(t) represents the fixed fee charged during the t period

The t period is subdivided into t1 to tn periods;

F(ti) indicates the service usage fee charged during the ti period, Q(ti) indicates the cumulative usage of the service during the ti period, which is an increment, and R(ti) indicates the unit price of the unit usage service during the ti period;

If C(t) is 0, the cost and usage amount of time period t are:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Sigma;</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; i</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}}^{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; no</span>}}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; R</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; ;</span>$

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Sigma;</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; i</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}}^{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; no</span>}}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; ;</span>$

When C(t) is not 0, it is generally a fixed fee package, that is, a guaranteed fee, that is, a fixed fee is charged, and a certain amount of service Q ₀ is enjoyed. If the usage exceeds the specified amount, a fee will be charged at a certain rate. The billing method for service usage during the t period is:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; t</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}}<span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span>{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Sigma;</span>}}_{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; i</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}}^{\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; no</span>}}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; ti</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>$

Rates may be different or the same at different times. n=1, means single rate, single metering. n>1, means that different grades are billed according to different rates, and the billing skipping system, the division of time periods is determined by the skipping threshold, and the factors that determine the threshold include time, cumulative usage, cumulative costs, etc. There are time thresholds, Different rates are used in different time periods, and the time-segmented discount method proposed later in the present invention is adopted; there is a cumulative amount threshold, and the accumulated usage determines different rates or fixed fees, and the cumulative amount segmented preferential method proposed in the present invention is adopted; there is The accumulative fee threshold value adopts the cost segment preferential method proposed later in the present invention. the

The fusion billing preferential calculation method of the present invention includes:

The basic discount is a commonly used discount calculation method, such as free, discount, fixed value reduction, rate/unit price discount, total price discount, etc. After calculating the fee F(t) for a certain period of time or a certain service usage according to the rate/unit price, it is necessary to consider calculating the post-discount fee according to different preferential methods. the

Service usage fee after basic discount:

Fd(t)=Db(Dt,Dq,Ff,Fq,Fc) 

Among them, Db(Dt, Dq, Ff, Fq, Fc) is the basic preferential method, expressed by Db

Dt is a preferential method, and the data type can be 3 characters or 1 integer

Dq is the discount amount, different discount methods correspond to different discount amount meanings

Ff is the pre-discount fee, which means the service usage fee F(t) calculated according to the various billing methods of integrated billing mentioned in the previous billing method

Fq is the service usage before the discount, which means the usage Q(t) mentioned in the previous billing method

Fc is the fixed fee before the discount, which means the fixed fee C ₀ mentioned in the previous billing method

The concept description and value of the preferential method Dt are shown in Table 1 below:

Table 1 Concept description table of preferential methods

Discount name The meaning of preferential amount Code of discount Discount value free 0 'FT0' 0 Discount Discount Rate 'FT1' 1 Unit price (rate) discount Preferential unit price 'FT2' 2 minus fixed value Discount amount 'FT3' 3 Total price discount absolute total price 'FT4' 4 Absolute unit price discount absolute unit price 'FT5' 5

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ff</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fc</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; |</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FT</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ff</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&times;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; |</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FT</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FQ</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&times;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fc</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; |</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FT</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ff</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; -</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 3</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; |</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FT</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 3</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dt</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 4</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; |</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FT</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 4</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&prime;</span>\\ <span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span>\end{array}\right.$

Preferential fee Df(t)＝F(t)-Fd(t)

Use Df to represent Df(t), Ff to represent F(t), Fd to represent Fd(t)

Db means Db(Dt, Dq, FfFq, Fc)

Get: Df=Ff-Fd or Df=Ff-Db

Note: Gift discounts, including gift points, gift coupons, and gift specific resources, do not change the service usage fee Ff before the discount, which will not be discussed here. the

The simple conditional preferential method of the present invention is as follows: the conditional preferential is the preferential condition that satisfies certain conditions of time, cumulative amount and cost. the

Simple condition discounts, if certain conditions are met, a certain preferential method can be adopted. Fee calculation method after simple conditions are met:

Fd=(Db|Dc)

Among them, Db represents the basic discount, and Dc represents the preferential condition. the

Simple condition discounts are divided into basic time discounts, basic cumulative volume discounts and basic fee discounts. the

(1) Basic time discounts, when a certain time condition is met, a certain preferential method is adopted. The cost calculation method after the simple time condition is satisfied:

Fd=(Db|Dct)

Dct

=Tday∪Tclock∪Tweek∪Tmday∪Tmonth∪Tfest∪Tstarttoend∪Tcuryear∪T

curmonth∪Tcurday

The meaning of each part of the time conditions is shown in Table 2 below:

Table 2 The specific corresponding relationship represented by the basic time discount table

If any time condition is met, the preferential condition is established. And the time condition can be extended. the

The calculation method of the pure period discount determined by the start and end time is:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fd</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Torder</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&SubsetEqual;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ts</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Te</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ]</span>$

Among them, Torder represents the order/transaction period, and the transaction at a certain point of time can be considered to be the same as the start and end time of the transaction. If the trading period falls into the preferential period, Te], then the preferential conditions are established. The time-segmented discount described later is based on this formula to derive the cost calculation formula after the segmented discount. (2) Basic accumulative volume discounts, if a certain accumulative usage condition is met, a certain preferential method will be adopted. The calculation method of the fee after meeting the simple cumulative amount condition discount:

Fd=(Db|Dcq)

Among them, Db represents the basic discount function, Dcq represents the cumulative discount condition, Dcq=(ΣQ≥Qthreshod RETURN TRUE). the

Fd=(Db|ΣQ≥Qthreshod) 

Among them, ΣQ is the cumulative usage, and Qthreshod is the threshold (minimum value) that meets the preferential conditions. The accumulative nature may be accumulative for the current month, accumulative for the current year or unlimited accumulative. The current accumulation is generally the cumulative usage of the current order, regardless of the historical accumulation. If the time accumulation is considered, such as the current day, current month, current year accumulation or unlimited accumulation, etc., the usage accumulation conditions of different time ranges shall be followed. SetScope represents the data set scope of the cumulative fee determined by the cumulative nature, user attributes and transaction data, which can be represented by Qsum(Sumtype, Userinfo, Orderinfo) Σ _SetScope Q, then

Qsum(Sumtype,Userinfo,Orderinfo)=Σ _SetScope Q

Fd＝Db|Qsum≥Qthreshold

(3) Preferential basic fee, which meets certain accumulative fee conditions and adopts a certain preferential method. Fee calculation method after meeting simple fee conditions:

Fd=(Db|Dcf)

Among them, Db represents the basic discount function, Dcf represents the fee discount condition, Dcf=(ΣF≥Fthreshod RETURN TRUE). the

Fd=(Db|ΣF≥Fthreshod) 

Among them, ΣF is the cumulative fee, and Fthreshod is the cumulative fee threshold (minimum value) that meets the preferential conditions. The cumulative nature (Sumtype) may be cumulative in the current month, cumulative in the current year, or unlimited cumulative. The current accumulation is generally the cumulative cost of the current order, regardless of historical accumulation. If time accumulation is considered, such as current day, current month, current year accumulation or unlimited accumulation, etc., the cost accumulation conditions of different time ranges shall be followed. SetScope represents the data set scope of the cumulative fee determined by the cumulative nature, user attributes and transaction data, which can be represented by Fsum (Sumtype, Userinfo, Orderinfo) Σ _SetScope F then

Fsum(Sumtype,Userinfo,Orderinfo)=Σ _SetScope F

Fd＝Db|Fsum≥Fthreshold

The segmented preferential method of the present invention specifically includes:

The multi-condition or segmented preferential method is to adopt different preferential methods when different conditions are met. The period division is determined by the jump threshold or the start and end value of the segment. According to the different determining factors of the segment, the segmented discount method (Thresholdtype) is divided into time-segmented discounts, cumulative amount-based discounts, and fee-based discounts. the

(1) Time-segmented discounts

Assuming that the number of discount segments (SectionNumber) is n, the discount period consists of n continuous or discrete n pieces [Tsi, Tei) (the default is right continuous, the value type of the segment point is determined by the variable Piecewisepointtype, and the variable description is shown in the table below As shown in 3) time period composition, i ∈ (1, n), each discount period corresponds to a different discount method Dbi, Torder represents the order/transaction period, and the transaction at a certain point of time can be considered to be the same as the start and end time of the transaction, and the transaction period Which preferential period falls in, the preferential method corresponding to the preferential period will be used. The calculation method of the service usage fee after the time segment discount is as follows:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fd</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Torder</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&SubsetEqual;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ts</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Te</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Torder</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&SubsetEqual;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Ts</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Te</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ <span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dbi</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Torder</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&SubsetEqual;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Tsi</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Tei</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ]</span>\end{array}\right.$

Table 3 time segment discount table

(2) The accumulative quantity segment discount

Assuming that the number of usage thresholds (ThresholdNumber) is n, the usage thresholds are (Q1, Q2,...,Qn), and different thresholds have different discounts (Db1, Db2,...,Dbn). Each threshold gear Qi corresponds to a different preferential mode Dbi (default right continuous), i∈(1,n). Which threshold gear can the cumulative amount Qsum exceed at most, then the preferential method corresponding to the threshold gear will be used. The calculation method of the service usage fee after the accumulative discount is as follows:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fb</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 3</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ <span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dbi</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&infin;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; ]</span>\end{array}\right.$

Preferential methods that are smaller than the first threshold can be defined, then:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fb</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 0</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 3</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ <span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dbn</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Qsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Q</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&infin;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\end{array}\right.$

(3) Fee tier discounts

Assume that the number of fee thresholds (ThresholdNumber) is n, and the fee thresholds are (F1, F2,...,Fn), and different threshold levels have different discount methods (Db1, Db2,...,Dbn). Each threshold level Fi corresponds to a different preferential mode Dbi (default right continuous), i∈(1,n). Which threshold level the accumulated fee Fsum can exceed at most, the preferential method corresponding to the threshold level will be used. The calculation method of the service usage fee after the discounted fee is as follows:

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fb</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 1</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; DB</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; fsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 2</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; f</span>}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; 3</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ <span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; .</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Dbi</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fsum</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Element;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; [</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; fn</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; +</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&infin;</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\end{array}\right.$

The calculation method of multiple preferential methods of the present invention includes:

(1) Multi-discount iterative method

A service pricing method consists of a pricing or billing method and multiple preferential methods. The relationship functions of various preferential methods include the following categories:

(a) ADD(a,b): The preferential methods of a and b are valid at the same time, after the preferential treatment of a, the preferential treatment of b will be carried out. a The discounted fee result Fda calculated by the preferential method, b Ff=Fda in Db(Dt,Dq,Ff,Fq,Fc) used in the calculation process of the preferential method, Fdb is calculated. the

Fd=Fdb|Fr=Fda

(b) max(a,b): The larger value of a preference and b preference is the most favorable result. the

Fd=max(Fda,Fdb)

(c) min(a,b): The smaller value of a preference and b preference is the most favorable result. the

Fd=min(Fda,Fdb)

(d) mut(a,b): The preferential methods of a and b are valid at the same time, and the calculation will be performed according to the preferential method with higher priority. The priority is the same, the preferential method a on the left takes priority, and the operation is performed according to the preferential method a. the

mut(add(a,b),c)

$\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fd</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; =</span>\left\{\begin{array}{c}\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; FDA</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; priority</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; a</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; \&Greater\; Equal;</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; priority</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; b</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\\ \mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; Fdb</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; ,</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; priority</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; a</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span><span\; class="notranslate">\; <</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; priority</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; (</span>\mathrm{<span\; class="notranslate">\; b</span>}<span\; class="notranslate">\; )</span>\end{array}\right.$

The preferential expression is a combination of the above four preferential relations. like:

Dexp=add(a,mut(max(b,c),min(d,e))) 

Each pricing method corresponds to a pricing method and a preferential expression composed of multiple preferential methods. To parse a pricing method is to parse a pricing method and a preferential relationship string composed of various preferential methods. For each The return value of the discount relationship function is compared according to the mutual exclusion relationship, and finally the result of the fee discount is obtained. the

(2) Hierarchical preferential method

Preferential levels: From the perspective of preferential objects, preferential methods can match different levels of preferential objects to form different levels of preferential methods, including product-level discounts, user-level discounts, account-level discounts, and customer-level discounts. in,

Product-level discounts, which are discount methods adopted for specific products with product attributes such as combination method and billing method as selection criteria. the

User-level discount is a preferential method for users with a specific service range, based on business attributes such as service type, service scope, order quantity, and order amount as selection criteria. the

Account-level discounts are preferential methods for specific accounts that are selected based on account attributes such as payment method and account type. the

Customer-level discounts, based on customer attributes such as customer type, credit rating, occupation type, age, gender, birthday, etc., as the basis for selection, and a preferential method for specific customers. the

The last three levels of discounts do not define the discounts for a specific product, which is a global discount method. the

The definition of preferential methods does not distinguish between preferential levels, and the priority relationship of different levels of preferential methods is described as follows:

(1) There are four relationships defined among discount methods at the same level: superposition, maximum, minimum, and mutual exclusion, and the preferential order is determined by the preferential expression and priority. For the specific calculation method, see the multi-offer iterative method in the previous section. the

(2) The sequence of discounts among the various discount levels is: the product approval price and product discount must be carried out first, and the product approval price discount result must be calculated, and then according to the preferential order of the customer (C), account (A), and user (U) For accounting discount calculation, the discount expression (Dexp) is also used to describe the preferential sequence and preferential relationship of global discounts such as customers (C), accounts (A), and users (U). the

The cross-network service fusion charging rule engine of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4 for the functional structure diagram, is used to realize the aforementioned integrated service fusion charging method under the regularized fusion network. the

The present invention also provides another converged charging rule engine, specifically shown in Figure 4, the converged charging rule engine is mainly composed of two modules: a setting module and a charging module, wherein:

The setting module is used to pre-set the charging parameters of the comprehensive services under each converged network of the application layer according to the charging rules, which specifically includes functions such as a parameter setting unit and a rule setting unit. Wherein, the parameter setting unit is used to realize the setting of the charging parameters of each business, and the rule setting unit is used to realize the charging parameters of various services according to different conditions to carry out different charging rule settings;

The charging module is used to charge the received comprehensive service according to the charging parameters set by the setting module, and obtain the actual expenditure of the comprehensive service, mainly including a charging rule analysis unit and a rule scheduling execution unit. Among them, the charging rule analysis unit is used to match the corresponding charging parameters and charging rules to the charging basis data of the received integrated service, and the rule scheduling execution unit is used to call the corresponding integrated charging method according to the charging parameters and charging rules , and output billing results such as actual expenses and preferential expenses. the

In summary, the present invention provides an integrated service integrated billing method and a rule engine under the integrated network, which can be used for communication between operators such as telecommunications, radio and television, and e-commerce according to the preset integrated service billing parameters under the integrated network. Cross-network bundled services, especially digital home services, are billed across networks, and the calculation method of the invention is simple and convenient, thereby promoting the development of integrated services under the converged network to a certain extent. the

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention can easily think of changes or Replacement should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the protection scope of the claims. the

Claims (6)

1. A method for integrated service convergence charging under a convergence network is characterized by comprising the following steps:

the setting module sets the charging parameters of the integrated services under each converged network of the application layer in advance according to the charging rules;

and the charging module charges the received comprehensive service according to the charging parameters to obtain the actual expenditure expense of the comprehensive service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated service is a digital home oriented service, including services between home and abroad telecom, Internet and radio and television operators.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the charging parameters comprise a content identification field and/or an application content description field, and a charging type field and a usage field for each service application in the integrated service.

4. An inter-network service convergence charging rule engine, comprising:

the setting module is used for setting the charging parameters of the comprehensive services under each converged network of the application layer in advance according to the charging rules;

and the charging module is used for charging the received comprehensive service according to the charging parameters set by the setting module to obtain the actual expenditure expense of the comprehensive service.

5. The billing rules engine of claim 4, wherein the integrated services are digital home oriented services, including services between home and abroad telecom, Internet and radio and television operators.

6. A charging rules engine according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the charging parameters comprise a content identification field and/or an application content description field, and a charging type field and usage field for each service application in the integrated service.

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