System, method and computer program product for network record synthesis

Claim 3

The method as recited in claim 1 , and further comprising sending the single record to a Business Support System.

Claim 4

The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the single record is used to bill at least one recipient of the services.

Claim 5

The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of services are received by a single party associated with the single record.

Claim 6

The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein the single party is identified in the record.

Claim 7

The method as recited in claim 1 , and further comprising collecting a plurality of the single records, and generating a distinct record including the collected data of each of the single records, wherein the distinct record represents each of the plurality of single records.

Claim 8

A computer program product embedded into computer readable medium for generating a single record reflecting multiple services for accounting purposes, comprising: (a) computer code for identifying a plurality of services carried out over a network; (b) computer code for collecting data describing the plurality of services; and (c) computer code for generating a single record including the collected data, wherein the single record represents each of the plurality of services; wherein the services include at least two services selected from a group consisting of a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) session, an electronic mail session, a multimedia streaming session, a voice over Internet Protocol (IP) session, a data communication session, an instant messaging session, a peer-to-peer network application session, a file transfer protocol (FTP) session, and a telnet session; wherein the data is collected utilizing an enhancement procedure defined utilizing a graphic user interface by: listing a plurality of available functions to be applied in real-time prior to end-user reporting, allowing a user to choose at least one of a plurality of fields, and allowing the user to choose at least one of the listed functions to be applied to the chosen field in real-time prior to the end-user reporting.

Claim 9

A computer program product embedded into computer readable medium for generating a single record reflecting multiple services for accounting purposes, comprising: (a) computer code for identifying a plurality of services carried out over a network; (b) computer code for collecting data describing the plurality of services; and (c) computer code for generating a single record including the collected data, wherein the single record represents each of the plurality of services; wherein the services include at least two services selected from a group consisting of a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) session, an electronic mail session, a multimedia streaming session, a voice over Internet Protocol (IP) session, a data communication session, an instant messaging session, a peer-to-peer network application session, a file transfer protocol (FTP) session, and a telnet session; wherein the data is collected utilizing an enhancement procedure defined utilizing a graphic user interface by: listing a plurality of available functions to be applied in real-time prior to end-user reporting, allowing a user to choose at least one of a plurality of fields, and allowing the user to choose at least one of the listed functions to be applied to the chosen field in real-time prior to the end-user reporting.

Claim 10

The computer program product as recited in claim 7 , and further comprising computer code for sending the single record to a Business Support System.

Claim 11

The computer program product as recited in claim 7 , wherein the single record is used to bill at least one recipient of the services.

Claim 12

The computer program product as recited in claim 7 , wherein the plurality of services are received by a single party associated with the single record.

Claim 13

The computer program product as recited in claim 10 , wherein the single party is identified in the record.

Claim 14

The computer program product as recited in claim 7 , and further comprising computer code for collecting a plurality of the single records, and computer code for generating a distinct record including the collected data of each of the single records, wherein the distinct record represents each of the plurality of single records.

Claim 17

The system as recited in claim 13 , and further comprising logic for sending the single record to a Business Support System.

Claim 18

The system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the single record is used to bill at least one recipient of the services.

Claim 19

The system as recited in claim 13 , wherein the plurality of services are received by a single party associated with the single record.

Claim 20

The system as recited in claim 16 , wherein the single party is identified in the record.

Claim 21

The system as recited in claim 13 , and further comprising logic for collecting a plurality of the single records, and logic for generating a distinct record including the collected data of each of the single records, wherein the distinct record represents each of the plurality of single records.