US 12,068,868 B2
Charging processing method and system, and related device
Xiaoqian Chai, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/502,009.
Application 17/502,009 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/100259, filed on Jul. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910656808.8 (CN), filed on Jul. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0045874 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 12/14 (2024.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 12/1403 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0055 (2013.01); H04M 15/64 (2013.01); H04M 15/65 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging method, performed by a charging trigger device, wherein the method comprises:
determining that a charging processing device for a user service transitioned from “unavailable” to “available”; and
sending a first charging request message for the user service to the available charging processing device, wherein the first charging request message comprises at least one of first charging data or first information of the user service; wherein
the first charging data comprises charging data that is not sent or charging data that is not processed because a charging processing device for the user service was unavailable, wherein the charging data that is not sent is charging data that is not sent by the charging trigger device to any charging processing device, and the charging data that is not processed is charging data for which the charging trigger device does not receive a charging processing result from a charging processing device; and
the first information indicates that a reason for reporting the first charging request message is that a charging processing device for the user service transitioned to “available”.