CA2020626A1 - Radio telecommunication apparatus - Google Patents

Radio telecommunication apparatus

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CA2020626A1
CA2020626A1 CA2020626A CA2020626A CA2020626A1 CA 2020626 A1 CA2020626 A1 CA 2020626A1 CA 2020626 A CA2020626 A CA 2020626A CA 2020626 A CA2020626 A CA 2020626A CA 2020626 A1 CA2020626 A1 CA 2020626A1
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call charge
charge
call
allowable
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CA2020626A
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CA2020626C (en
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Kiyoshi Hattori
Shinya Takahashi
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Toshiba Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/02—Terminal devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
    • H04M15/30—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal the meter or calculation of charges not being controlled from an exchange
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/88—Provision for limiting connection, or expenditure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/0116—Provision for limiting expenditure, e.g. limit on call expenses or account
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/32—Involving wireless systems

Abstract

Abstract of the Disclosure A radio telecommunication apparatus comprises first storage means for obtaining a charge rate from system data received from a base station, and storing the charge rate, first setting means for setting a first allowable call charge for one call, second storage means for storing the first allowable call charge, count means for counting a speech communication time in one call, and obtaining a count value, call charge calculating means for calculating a current call charge from the charge rate stored in the first storage means and the count value, first detecting means for comparing the current call charge calculated by the call charge calcu-lating means with the first allowable call charge, and detecting that the current call charge exceeds the first allowable call charge, and first informing means for informing a user that the current call charge exceeds the first allowable call charge in response to the detection result received from the first detecting means.
CA002020626A 1989-07-07 1990-07-06 Radio telecommunication apparatus Expired - Fee Related CA2020626C (en)

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JP17606789 1989-07-07
JP1-176067 1989-07-07

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CA2020626A1 true CA2020626A1 (en) 1991-01-08
CA2020626C CA2020626C (en) 1994-03-15

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CA002020626A Expired - Fee Related CA2020626C (en) 1989-07-07 1990-07-06 Radio telecommunication apparatus

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CA (1) CA2020626C (en)

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