Patents by Inventor Joseph Gang Yan

Joseph Gang Yan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Real time charging of delivery and receipt of short message service in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 7027799
    Abstract: A home Message Center (MC) in a telecommunications network is capable of receiving a short message, the short message being originated by an A-subscriber and destined to a B-subscriber, and determines that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. A PrePaid Charging Service Control Point (PPC SCP) is connected to the home MC and is responsible of prepaid accounting for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. The home MC sends to a PPC SCP an indication for notifying the PPC SCP that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber, and based on the indication, the PPC SCP charges a prepaid account of the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber for the short message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stephane Morin, Susan Anctil, Joseph Gang Yan, Patricia Fernandez, Teresa Marchut-Wierzbica
  • Real time charging of delivery and receipt of short message service in a telecommunications network
    Publication number: 20030216147
    Abstract: A home Message Center (MC) in a telecommunications network is capable of receiving a short message, the short message being originated by an A-subscriber and destined to a B-subscriber, and determines that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. A PrePaid Charging Service Control Point (PPC SCP) is connected to the home MC and is responsible of prepaid accounting for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber. The home MC sends to a PPC SCP an indication for notifying the PPC SCP that prepaid charging is applicable for the short message for the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber, and based on the indication, the PPC SCP charges a prepaid account of the at least one of the A-subscriber and the B-subscriber for the short message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ) signed
    Inventors: Stephane Morin, Susan Anctil, Joseph Gang Yan, Patricia Fernandez, Teresa Marchut-Wierzbica