Determining communications charging
A system for determining a communication charge comprising a charging equation determiner, an inflection point determiner, and a charge determiner. The charging equation determiner for determining a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs. The inflection point determiner for determining an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database. The charge determiner for determining a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point.
1. A system for determining a communication charge, comprising:
an input interface to:
receive a dynamic input;
a processor to:
normalize the dynamic input;
determine a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs, wherein the dynamic input comprises a normalized input of the normalized set of inputs that is dynamic;
determine an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database, wherein the inflection point is redetermined in the event that the dynamic input changes; and
determine a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point.
2. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the normalized set of inputs are used as look-up indices for determining the charging equation.
3. A system as in claim 2 , wherein the look-up indices look up the charging equation in one of the following: a matrix, a database, or a table.
4. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging equation is determined using one or more linear equations that are determined based on the normalized set of inputs.
5. A system as in claim 4 , wherein the one or more linear equations are determined based at least in part on one or more of the following: a user data, a charging structure data, or a status system data.
6. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the inflection point determiner determines the inflection point by simulating a change in a parameter and determining at what value of the parameter the normalized set of inputs change.
7. A system as in claim 6 , wherein the parameter comprises one or more of the following: time, dollars in an account balance, remaining minute balance, bytes, or call minutes.
8. A system as in claim 6 , wherein in the event that a parameter value of the inflection point exceeds a predefined threshold value, the predefined threshold value is used as the inflection point.
9. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging equation is used to determine authorization for a communication.
10. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging equation is used to determine reauthorization for a communication.
11. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging structure database indicates the inflection point defined by a rate change.
12. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging structure database indicates the inflection point defined by a balance value.
13. A system as in claim 12 , wherein the balance value comprises a time balance value.
14. A system as in claim 12 , wherein the balance value comprises a byte balance value.
15. A system as in claim 1 , wherein the charging structure database indicates the inflection point defined by a balance range.
16. A system as in claim 15 , wherein the balance range has a minimum balance value.
17. A system as in claim 15 , wherein the balance range has a maximum balance value.
18. A method for determining communication charging, comprising:
receiving a dynamic input;
normalizing the dynamic input;
determining, using a processor, a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs, wherein the dynamic input of the normalized input of the set of inputs that is dynamic;
determining an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database, wherein the inflection point is redetermined in the event that the dynamic input changes; and
determining a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point.
19. A computer program product for determining communication charging, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving a dynamic input;
normalizing the dynamic input;
determining, using a processor, a charging equation based at least in part on a normalized set of inputs, wherein the dynamic input of the normalized input of the set of inputs that is dynamic;
determining an inflection point based at least in part on a charging structure database, wherein the inflection point is redetermined in the event that the dynamic input changes; and
determining a communication charge based at least in part on the charging equation and the inflection point.