	US 12,015,734 B2
	Policy information to policy control and confirmation to session management
Weihua Qiao, Herndon, VA (US); Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, VA (US); Kyungmin Park, Vienna, VA (US); Peyman Talebi Fard, Vienna, VA (US); and Jayshree Bharatia, Plano, TX (US)
Assigned to Ofinno, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed by Ofinno, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed on May 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/200,482.
Application 18/200,482 is a continuation of application No. 17/340,796, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,659,097.
Application 17/340,796 is a continuation of application No. 16/564,236, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,039,018, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/730,850, filed on Sep. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300257 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)

CPC H04M 15/66 (2013.01) [H04M 15/64 (2013.01); H04M 15/65 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a charging function (CHF) from a policy control function (PCF), a first request for charging policy information for a packet data unit (PDU) session of a wireless device;

sending, by the CHF to the PCF, a message comprising the charging policy information, wherein the charging policy information indicates a charging method comprising one or more of: online charging, offline charging, or converged charging;

receiving, by the CHF from a session management function (SMF), a second request to establish a charging session, wherein the second request comprises the charging method; and

sending, by the CHF to the SMF, a confirmation for the charging method.