JP3765980B2 - Method and apparatus for controlling traffic charge using prepaid card in mobile communication system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for charging a traffic amount using a prepaid card in a mobile communication system, and more specifically, by notifying a prepaid card number from a mobile device in a mobile communication system, and the like according to the charge of the prepaid card. It is related with the communication amount charge method and apparatus which make a management apparatus accumulate the communication amount of this as a communication amount which the said mobile device can use.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) type mobile communication system, a service that enables the use of a cellular phone (mobile device) for the number of calls corresponding to the price of a prepaid card purchased by a user is provided. In such a service, when the number of the prepaid card is notified from the mobile phone, the call frequency corresponding to the prepaid card fee managed by the number is accumulated in the management device as the call frequency usable by the mobile phone. (Charged). Then, as long as the call frequency accumulated in the management device is not zero, a call can be made from the mobile phone, and each time the call ends, the frequency corresponding to the call is subtracted from the call frequency accumulated in the management device. The
[0003]
As described above, when the number of the prepaid card is notified from the mobile phone, the user may not be notified of the regular number due to, for example, an input error of the number to the mobile phone. In this case, it is determined that the number is not a regular number, and guidance for prompting the correct number to be input is transmitted to the mobile phone. And the user who heard this guidance again confirmed the prepaid card purchased in the mobile phone, entered the correct number, and when the number was notified, it corresponded to the price of the prepaid card as described above The call frequency is accumulated in the management device as the available call frequency of the mobile phone.
[0004]
However, it is conceivable that an unauthorized user who does not actually purchase a prepaid card tries to notify various numbers that are inferred from the number of a prepaid card that has been used. Considering this, for example, in the case of a conventional system, when a wrong number is continuously notified a predetermined number of times, the connection with the mobile phone is forcibly disconnected as a charge error. . In addition, for mobile phones in which such a charge error has occurred a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period, Predetermined period Access related to the cumulative number of calls from the mobile phone is not accepted (hereinafter, this operation is referred to as charge regulation as necessary).
[0005]
By the forced disconnection and charge regulation as described above, it becomes possible to prevent access related to the accumulation of the number of calls from the mobile phone by unauthorized users.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional system, the condition for charge regulation is a certain condition that there are a predetermined number of charge errors during a predetermined period, and the condition that causes a charge error is also a number that is erroneously repeated a predetermined number of times. Is a certain condition that is input. For this reason, if the certain condition is known to an unauthorized user, it is possible to repeatedly attempt unauthorized access until immediately before the condition for charge regulation is satisfied. When unauthorized access from the mobile phone related to the accumulation of the call frequency increases in this way, the processing load related to the accumulation of the call frequency increases due to the unauthorized access. May be affected.
[0007]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for charging a traffic amount using a prepaid card in a mobile communication system that can make unauthorized access related to the accumulation of traffic such as the number of calls as difficult as possible. is there.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention According to By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the amount of communication corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the amount of communication usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid is not valid In a traffic charge control method using a prepaid card in which a predetermined process is performed instead of the process for accumulating the traffic when the card number notification mode satisfies a predetermined condition, Based on the number of times that the ineffective prepaid card number notification made is satisfied the predetermined condition, the predetermined condition for the mobile device is changed.
[0009]
In such a charge amount control method using a prepaid card, if the mode of notification of an invalid prepaid card number made by a mobile device connected to the mobile communication system satisfies a predetermined condition, the prepaid card charge is determined according to the prepaid card fee. The communication amount is not accumulated in the management device, and a predetermined process is performed. Then, the predetermined condition is changed based on the number of times that the mode of notification of the number of the prepaid card that is not valid made from such a mobile device satisfies the predetermined condition. Therefore, as the number of valid prepaid card number notifications satisfying a predetermined condition is larger, that is, as the number of requests that can be regarded as invalid is larger, the prepaid card number notification mode is not valid. The predetermined condition can be changed so as to easily satisfy the predetermined condition.
[0010]
The amount of communication is not particularly limited as long as it represents the amount of communication that the mobile device can perform via the mobile communication system, and any amount of information such as the number of calls, call duration, number of packets, etc. A combination of these may be used.
[0011]
Further, the mode of notification of the invalid prepaid card number represents the way of notification depending on the number of notifications of the invalid prepaid card number, and the cumulative number, frequency (number of times within a predetermined period) Expressed in combination.
[0012]
The predetermined process is not particularly limited as long as it is a process for an act regarded as illegal. For example, This Including a process for disconnecting the mobile station from the mobile communication system, This It is also possible to include a process for restricting a request for causing the management device to accumulate a communication amount corresponding to the prepaid card fee from the mobile device.
[0013]
Further, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention According to By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the amount of communication corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the communication amount usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid is not valid. Charge amount by prepaid card that provides guidance to the mobile device and disconnects the mobile device from the mobile communication system when the card number notification mode satisfies a predetermined condition In the control method, the content of the guidance to be provided to the mobile device is changed based on the number of times that the mode of notification of the invalid prepaid card number made from the mobile device satisfies the predetermined condition. Is done.
[0014]
In such a traffic charge control method using a prepaid card, the content of the guidance to be provided to the mobile device is based on the number of times that the prepaid card number notification mode that is invalid from the mobile device satisfies a predetermined condition. Changed. Therefore, the greater the number of times that the prepaid card number notification mode that is not valid satisfies the predetermined condition is larger, that is, the greater the number of requests that can be regarded as invalid, the more the number of valid prepaid card numbers input. Guidance that prompts the user directly can be provided to the mobile device.
[0015]
The predetermined conditions mentioned above are , Transfer The first reference number corresponding to the allowable limit of the number of notifications of the prepaid card number that is not valid in one connection to the mobile communication system of the motivation and the number of notifications of the invalid prepaid card number are the first reference number. It can be determined based on at least one of the second reference times corresponding to an allowable limit in a predetermined period of the number of times the mobile device is connected to the mobile communication system.
[0016]
Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention According to By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the amount of communication corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the amount of communication usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid is not valid In a traffic charge control apparatus using a prepaid card that performs a predetermined process instead of the process for accumulating the traffic when the mode of card number notification satisfies a predetermined condition, The ineffective prepaid card notification mode made is configured to include condition changing means for changing the predetermined condition for the mobile device based on the number of times the predetermined condition is satisfied.
[0017]
Furthermore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention According to By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the amount of communication corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the communication amount usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid is not valid. Charge amount by prepaid card that provides guidance to the mobile device and disconnects the mobile device from the mobile communication system when the card number notification mode satisfies a predetermined condition Guidance changing means for changing the content of guidance to be provided to the mobile device based on the number of times that the mode of notification of the invalid prepaid card number made from the mobile device satisfies the predetermined condition in the control device It is comprised so that it may have.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0019]
A mobile communication system to which a traffic charge control method using a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied is configured as shown in FIG. 1, for example.
[0020]
In FIG. 1, a base station 21 that performs radio communication with a mobile phone 10 (mobile device) is connected to a subscriber exchange (MLS) 22, and the mobile phone 10 includes a base station 21, a subscriber exchange 22, and a public network ( It is possible to communicate with another communication terminal (not shown) via a not-shown. In the mobile communication network, a service control device (MSCP) 23, a mobile device service order management device 24, and a card service control device (MCSCP) 25 are provided so as to be able to communicate with each other together with the subscriber exchange 22.
[0021]
The service control device 23 manages communication services contracted by each user. A communication service using a prepaid card is managed using a service management table as shown in FIG. In this service management table, a mobile device type indicating the type of mobile phone so as to correspond to a mobile device number (MSN) such as a telephone number for identifying each mobile phone with a contract for using a prepaid card. In addition, the remaining number representing the number of calls allowed at the present time and the expiration date of the remaining number are described.
[0022]
The mobile device service order management apparatus 24 manages the application from the user of the communication service for the mobile phone, and manages the usage status of the communication service for each applied mobile phone.
[0023]
The card service control device 25 manages the issued prepaid cards, manages the history of accesses related to the accumulation (charge) of the call frequency using each prepaid card (hereinafter referred to as charge access if necessary), and is regarded as illegal. Management of whether or not the mobile phone that is considered to have been charged access has been illegally accessed and whether or not charge regulation has been made. The prepaid card is managed using a card management table as shown in FIG. In this card management table, the frequency, expiration date, and usage status (unused, used) are described so as to correspond to the prepaid card number for specifying the issued prepaid card. The charge access history is managed using a charge access history management table as shown in FIG. In this charge access history management table, the date and time when the charge access was made, the mobile device number (MSN) that identifies the mobile phone that made the charge access, the prepaid card number used for the charge access, and the charge access allowed Information (OK / NG) indicating whether it has been rejected or rejected is described.
[0024]
Further, the status of unauthorized access and whether or not charge regulation has been performed is managed using an unauthorized access management table as shown in FIG. In this unauthorized access management table, a mobile device number (MSN) that identifies a mobile phone that is considered to have performed unauthorized access, the number of times a charge error occurred per day (number of charge NG / day), and charge regulation are made. Information about whether or not there is a charge error (cumulative charge NG count), charge regulation cumulative count (charge regulation count cumulative), reference count α and reference count β as described later.
[0025]
In the mobile communication system as described above, when a user applies for a communication service using a prepaid card, the mobile device number (MSN) of the mobile phone 10 used for the communication service is managed by mobile device service order management. Input from the device 24. This information is transferred from the mobile device service order management device 24 to the service control device 23. Based on this information, the service control device 23 registers the mobile device number (MSN) and the mobile device type in the service management table (see FIG. 2), and the initial value (for example, 0) and the expiration date of the remaining frequency. The initial value (for example, 0) is registered. As a result, the user can receive a communication service using a prepaid card using the mobile phone 10 registered as described above.
[0026]
Next, a process for accumulating (charging) the call frequency will be described.
[0027]
The user performs a call operation by inputting a special number from the mobile phone 10. This special number is transferred to the service control device 23 via the base station 21 and the subscriber exchange 22 ((1) in FIG. 1). When the service control device 23 receives the special number, the service control device 23 determines whether or not the mobile phone 10 specified by the transmission number (mobile device number) is registered in the service management table (see FIG. 2). If the mobile phone 10 is not registered in this service management table, the service control device 23 instructs the subscriber exchange 22 to disconnect, assuming that the mobile phone 10 is not a mobile phone that can receive a communication service using a prepaid card. Then, the disconnection signal is transmitted from the subscriber exchange 22 to the mobile phone 10 via the base station 21 ((2) in FIG. 1). Then, communication based on the transmission from the mobile phone 10 is disconnected.
[0028]
On the other hand, when the mobile phone 10 is registered in the service management table, the mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone that can receive a communication service using a prepaid card. The number of remaining times and the expiration date corresponding to the mobile phone 10 are searched for, and the information about the remaining number and the expiration date is transferred to the card service control device 25 together with the mobile device number (MSN) for identifying the mobile phone 10. ((3) in FIG. 1).
[0029]
In this way, the card service control device 25 that has received the notification of the remaining frequency and the expiration date from the service control device 23 performs processing in accordance with the procedure shown in FIGS.
[0030]
In FIG. 4, the card service control device 25 is connected to the service control device 23 as described above (S1), and obtains information on the remaining number and expiration date of the mobile phone 10 (S2). 3 (c)), it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 10 is charged (S3). When charge regulation is not made (NO in S3), the card service control device 25 prompts the mobile phone 10 connected to the mobile communication system to input a prepaid card number by sending a special number as described above. The subscriber switch 22 is instructed to output the guidance (S4). Thereafter, the card service control device 25 enters a waiting state for a prepaid card number from the mobile phone 10 (S5).
[0031]
A guidance prompting entry of a prepaid card number is transferred from the subscriber exchange 22 to the mobile phone 10 via the base station 21. When the user listens to the guidance and performs an input operation of the prepaid card number described in the prepaid card purchased by the user, the prepaid card number is transmitted from the mobile phone 10. Then, the prepaid card number is transferred to the card service control device 25 via the base station 21 and the subscriber exchange 22 ((4) in FIG. 1).
[0032]
When receiving the prepaid card number (YES in S5), the card service control device 25 refers to the card management table (see FIG. 3A) and registers whether or not the prepaid card number is registered. If so, it is checked whether or not the prepaid card is unused (S6). If the prepaid card number is registered in the card management table and the prepaid card is unused, the communication frequency can be accumulated (NO in S7), and the prepaid card number is registered in the card management table. The frequency and the expiration date corresponding to the prepaid card number are added (accumulated) to the remaining frequency and the expiration date notified from the service control device 23 as described above (S8). Then, history information (date / time, mobile device number, prepaid card number, charge OK) related to the current charge access is registered in the charge access history management table (see FIG. 3B) (S9).
[0033]
After that, the usage status item corresponding to the prepaid card number in the card management table (see FIG. 3A) is changed from unused to used.
[0034]
The card service control device 25 notifies the mobile device service order management device 24 of the new frequency and expiration date obtained by the addition (accumulation) (S10, (6) in FIG. 1). Then, the new frequency and expiration date are further notified from the mobile device service order management device 24 to the service control device 23 ((7) in FIG. 1). The service control device 23 that has received the new frequency and expiration date updates the remaining frequency and the expiration date corresponding to the mobile device number in the service management table (see FIG. 2) to the new frequency and expiration date that have been received.
[0035]
The card service control device 25 that has notified the service control device 23 of the new frequency and expiration date as described above instructs the subscriber switch 22 to output the frequency charge completion guidance, and then instructs disconnection (S11, S12). ). Then, the frequency charge completion guidance is transmitted from the subscriber exchange 22 to the mobile phone 10 via the base station 21, and thereafter the communication path with the mobile phone 10 is disconnected.
[0036]
As described above, the user who has heard the frequency charge completion guidance from the mobile phone 10 can know that the call frequency corresponding to the prepaid card charge has been accumulated. Thereafter, each time a call based on a call from the mobile phone 10 is made, the service control device 23 makes the mobile phone 10 (mobile device) in the service management table (see FIG. 2) based on an instruction from the subscriber exchange 22. The call frequency is subtracted from the remaining frequency corresponding to (specified by the number).
[0037]
As a result of checking the prepaid card number in the process of the card service control device 25 described above (S6), if the prepaid card number specifies an unregistered or used prepaid card (YES in S7), The card service control device 25 continues the processing according to the procedure shown in FIG.
[0038]
In FIG. 5, a predetermined counter N is incremented by +1 (S13), and it is determined whether or not the counter N value has reached the reference number α (S14). The counter N value corresponds to the number of repeated notifications of the prepaid number in one connection. If the value does not reach the reference number α, the process returns to the process shown in FIG. The subscriber switch 22 is instructed to output guidance for re-inputting the number (S4). Thus, the guidance for re-inputting the prepaid card number is output from the mobile phone 10 to the mobile phone 10 in the same manner as described above. When the user who hears this guidance performs the input operation of the prepaid card number again and the prepaid card number is transferred to the card service control device 25, the card service control device 25 checks the prepaid card number again (S6). ), If the prepaid card number is not unregistered and is an unused prepaid card (NO in S7), the number of calls to the mobile phone 10 and the like according to the same processing (S8 to S12) as described above Is accumulated.
[0039]
On the other hand, if this re-input prepaid card number is also unregistered or that of a used prepaid card, the counter N value is incremented by the above-described processing (S13, S14), and the counter N value is used as a reference. It is determined whether or not the number α has been reached.
[0040]
Here, it is assumed that the prepaid card number is illegally notified. In this case, the card service control device 25 performs the processing (S4 to S7, S13 to S14) as described above, and the prepaid card number is repeatedly notified from the mobile phone 10 in the process. When the counter N value corresponding to the number of repetitions reaches the reference number α (YES in S14), history information (date / time, mobile device number, prepaid card number, charge NG) regarding the current charge access (illegal access). Is registered in the charge access history management table (see FIG. 3B) (S15).
[0041]
Further, it is determined whether or not the mobile station number (MSN) of the mobile phone 10 that performs the charge access is registered in the unauthorized access management table (see FIG. 3C) (S16). If the mobile station number (MSN) is not registered (NO in S16), the mobile station number of the mobile phone 10 that has performed the charge access that is considered to be unauthorized this time is registered in the unauthorized access management table (S17). The items of charge NG count / day, charge regulation status, charge NG count accumulation, charge regulation count accumulation, reference count α, reference count β are set to initial values (S18).
[0042]
In this way, when the registration (S17, S18) of the mobile device number of the mobile phone 10 that has performed charge access considered to be unauthorized is completed (S17, S18), or the mobile device number has already been managed by unauthorized access. When registered in the table (YES in S16), the value of each item of charge NG count / day and charge NG count corresponding to the mobile device number in the unauthorized access management table is incremented by +1 (S19). That is, the number of charge accesses per day that are regarded as illegal and the cumulative number thereof are increased by one. Then, the counter N is reset to 0 (S20).
[0043]
Thereafter, the card service control device 25 continues the processing according to the procedure shown in FIG.
[0044]
In FIG. 6, the value of the number of charge NG / day is a predetermined value β from the reference number β registered in the unauthorized access management table. _o (For example, 1) times smaller (β-β _o ) Is determined (S21). If the value of the number of charge NG / day is smaller than the number of times (β−βo) (NO in S21), the prepaid card number input operation is repeated α times this time (see N ≧ α: S14). As a response to the charge access, the card service control device 25 sends an instruction to output the guidance (2) to forcibly disconnect the connection of the mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication system and an instruction to forcibly disconnect it to the subscriber switch 22. (S22, S28). As a result, the forced disconnection guidance (2) is output from the mobile phone 10, and the connection of the mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication system is disconnected ((5) in FIG. 1).
[0045]
On the other hand, the value of the number of charge NG / day indicating the number of times of the day when the charge access that is regarded as illegal occurs is the number of times (β−β _o ) (YES in S21), it is further determined whether or not the value of the charge NG count / day has reached the reference count β (S23). If the value of the number of charges NG / day reaches the reference number β (YES in S23), it corresponds to the mobile device number that identifies the mobile phone 10 in the unauthorized access management table (see FIG. 3C). A value indicating a state in which charge restriction is performed is registered in the item of charge restriction state (S24). Then, the value of the charge regulation number accumulation indicating the charge regulation accumulation number is incremented by +1 (S25).
[0046]
Thereafter, the reference times α and β are updated based on the incremented value of the accumulated charge NG times and the accumulated value of the charge regulation times (S26).
[0047]
The value of the charge NG count accumulation is the cumulative number of times that a charge access that is regarded as unauthorized is performed, and the charge regulation count cumulative value is the number of times charge regulation is performed. Therefore, the larger the charge NG count accumulation value and the charge regulation count accumulation value, the more charge access that is regarded as unauthorized by the mobile phone 10 is. Therefore, in order to more strongly suppress charge access to be made from the mobile phone 10 having a larger value of the charge NG count accumulation value or charge regulation count accumulation value in the future, values of the reference counts α and β are smaller values. Changed to In this way, by setting the reference number α to a smaller value, it is possible to consider that it is an unauthorized charge access with a smaller number of prepaid card number input attempts (see S14). By setting the value to a smaller value, charge regulation is performed in a state where the number of charge accesses that are considered to be illegal per day is smaller (see S23). As a result, the charge access that is regarded as unauthorized is reduced, and the processing in the mobile communication system, in particular, the processing load on the card service control device 25 can be reduced.
[0048]
Note that a method for determining the values of the reference times α and β based on the accumulated value of the charge NG number and the accumulated charge regulation number is arbitrarily determined by a communication carrier of the mobile communication system. This determination method may be fixedly determined, or may be changed randomly in time. Further, either one of the reference times α and β may be changed without changing the values at the same time.
[0049]
When the values of the reference times α and β for the charge-regulated mobile phone are updated in the fraud management table as described above, the card service control device 25 determines based on the values of the reference times α and β. An instruction to output forced disconnection guidance (3) corresponding to the given rank and an instruction to disconnect the mobile phone 10 from the mobile communication system are given to the subscriber switch 22 (S27, S28). In response to these instructions, the subscriber exchange 22 transmits guidance (3) corresponding to the rank to the mobile phone 10 via the base station 21 ((5) in FIG. 1).
[0050]
The rank determined based on the values of the reference times α and β is determined such that, for example, the smaller the value, the higher the rank. In other words, as described above, a higher rank is determined for the mobile phone 10 that has performed more charge accesses that are regarded as illegal. For example, the forced disconnect message (3) corresponding to a higher rank is determined to have a content that prompts the input of the regular prepaid card number more directly. As a result, it becomes possible to more strongly urge the user of the mobile phone 10 who has a relatively large number of charge accesses that are regarded as unauthorized to input a regular prepaid card number.
[0051]
In the determination of whether or not the value of the charge NG count / day has reached the reference count β (S23), if it is determined that the value has not reached the reference count β, that is, the charge NG count / The value of the day is the number of times (β-β _o ) If the reference number β has not been reached, the charge restriction process (S24) and the charge restriction number accumulation process (S25) are not performed, and the reference numbers α and β are changed (S26). Each process of forced guidance output instruction (S27) and forced disconnection (S28) is performed.
[0052]
The reference number β is a reference for determining whether or not the frequency of charge access (charge NG number / day) that is regarded as illegal as described above is such that charge regulation is required. From this reference number β _o Times smaller (β-β _o ) Serves as a reference for determining that the frequency of charge access that is regarded as fraud is approaching such a state where charge control is to be performed. Therefore, when the frequency of charge access (number of charge NG / day) regarded as illegal reaches the standard (β−βo), the standard values α and β are set to smaller values as described above. As a result of the change, the condition (see S14 and S23) under which charge regulation is performed earlier for unauthorized charge access thereafter is satisfied.
[0053]
By appropriately setting the value of the predetermined value βo, it is possible to effectively prevent the act of avoiding charge regulation by making charge access (number of charge NG / day) regarded as illegal every day to the limit of the reference number β. I will be able to.
[0054]
As described above, when a call with a special number is made to accumulate the call frequency from the mobile phone 10 specified by the mobile device number in which the charge-controlled information is set in the unauthorized access management table (in FIG. 1) (1)) The card service control device 25 refers to the unauthorized access management table (see FIG. 3 (c)) and determines that charge regulation is applied to the mobile phone 10 (in S3 in FIG. 4). YES), an instruction to output a predetermined forced disconnection guidance (1) and an instruction to forcibly disconnect the connection of the mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication system are given to the subscriber switch 22 (S29, S30). As a result, the forced disconnection guidance (1) is transmitted to the mobile phone 10, and the connection of the mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication system is forcibly disconnected.
[0055]
The system described above realizes a communication service using the mobile phone 10 that can be used as long as there is a remaining number registered in the service control device 23 and an expiration date. Furthermore, a service that can clear the call frequency of the normal mobile phone 10 with the call frequency corresponding to the prepaid card fee is conceivable. Even in such a service, unauthorized charge access can be suppressed by the same procedure as described above.
[0056]
In the mobile communication system, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a fee system 28 is provided in a mobile communication network in which a subscriber exchange 22, a service control device 23, and a card service control device 25 are provided. In this example as well, the mobile device service order management device 24 shown in FIG. 1 is provided, but is omitted in FIG. 7 (and the fee system 28 is omitted in FIG. 1).
[0057]
In such a mobile communication system, the service control device 23 simply manages the mobile device number and the terminal type of the mobile phone 10 that receives the call frequency clearing service using the prepaid card in the mobile communication system.
[0058]
In such a mobile communication system, when a call is made from a mobile phone 10 using a special number indicating a request for clearing a call charge by a prepaid card ( FIG. In (1)), the service control device 23 determines whether or not the mobile phone 10 is a mobile phone that can receive the service. If it is determined that the mobile phone 10 is not such a mobile phone, the connection of the mobile phone 10 to the mobile communication system is forcibly disconnected ( FIG. (2)).
[0059]
On the other hand, if it is determined that the mobile phone 10 is such a mobile phone, the service control device 23 is connected to the card service control device 25, and the mobile device number of the requested mobile phone 10 is the card service control. The device 25 is notified ( FIG. (3)). In the card service control device 25, processing is performed according to a procedure substantially similar to the procedure shown in FIGS. As a result, when the prepaid card number is input from the mobile phone 10 that is prompted to input the prepaid card number ( FIG. (4) in FIG. 7), the prepaid card number is checked, and if the prepaid card number is registered as that of an unused prepaid card, the call system of the prepaid card is notified to the charge system (in FIG. 7). (6)). Then, in the fee system 28, the notified call frequency is subtracted from the usage frequency of the mobile phone 10. That is, the call frequency of the mobile phone 10 is settled at the call frequency corresponding to the prepaid card fee. The above processing corresponds to the processing from S1 to S12 shown in FIG.
[0060]
On the other hand, if the prepaid card number input from the mobile phone 10 represents an unregistered or used prepaid card, processing for charge access that is regarded as illegal is executed according to the procedure shown in FIGS. The As a result, as in the case described above, it is possible to more strongly suppress charge access that is regarded as unauthorized.
[0061]
In each of the above examples, the call frequency is accumulated using a prepaid card. However, the number of packets used for data communication may be accumulated. Further, another communication amount (for example, time) may be accumulated.
[0062]
In each of the above examples, the card service control device 25 corresponds to a traffic charge control device, and the service control device 23 corresponds to a management device. Further, the processing at S26 shown in FIG. 6 corresponds to the condition changing means, and the processing at S27 shown in FIG. 6 corresponds to the guidance changing means.
[0063]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention described in claims 1 to 10, it can be considered that the number of times that the prepaid card number notification mode that is not valid satisfies the predetermined condition is larger, that is, the number is invalid. The larger the number of requests, the more easily the predetermined condition can be changed so that the prepaid card number notification mode that is not valid satisfies the predetermined condition, or the invalid prepaid card number notification mode is Provide guidance to the mobile device more promptly to input a valid prepaid card number as the number of times that the predetermined condition is satisfied is larger, that is, as the number of requests that can be regarded as fraud is larger. Will be able to. As a result, it becomes possible to make unauthorized access related to the accumulation of communication volume such as the call frequency as difficult as possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mobile communication system to which a traffic charge method using a prepaid card according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a service management table.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a card management table, a charge access history management table, and an unauthorized access management table.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example (part 1) of a processing procedure in the card service control apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example (part 2) of a processing procedure in the card service control apparatus;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example (part 3) of a processing procedure in the card service control apparatus;
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the mobile communication system to which the traffic charge method using the prepaid card according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Mobile phone (mobile device)
21 base station
22 Subscriber switch
23 Service control device
24 Mobile device service order management device
25 Card service control device
28 Fee system

Claims (10)

By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the communication amount corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the communication amount usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid card that is not valid In the traffic charge control method using a prepaid card in which a predetermined process is performed instead of the process for accumulating the traffic when the notification mode of the number satisfies a predetermined condition,
Based on the cumulative number of times the charge access that are considered fraud has been performed from the mobile device, and pair to the mobile unit, the input number of attempts prepaid card number is changed to be regarded as unauthorized charge access with less state A communication charge control method using a prepaid card. The communication charge control method using a prepaid card according to claim 1,
  Charge regulation is performed based on the number of times that charge access deemed to be unauthorized is performed, and charge regulation is performed in a state where the number of times of charge access regarded as unauthorized is less The traffic charge control method using a prepaid card that is changed to In the traffic charge control method by the prepaid card according to claim 2,
  A traffic charge control method using a prepaid card that transmits a guidance according to a rank that is determined based on the cumulative number of times that a charge access that is regarded as fraudulent has been performed and the number of times that charge control is performed. In the traffic charge control method by the prepaid card according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A communication charge control method using a prepaid card including each process for disconnecting a connection of the mobile device to a mobile communication system. The communication charge control method using a prepaid card according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A communication charge control method using a prepaid card, including a process for restricting a request for accumulating a communication amount corresponding to a prepaid card charge from the mobile device to a management device. By notifying the prepaid card number from the mobile device connected to the mobile communication system, the communication amount corresponding to the prepaid card fee is accumulated in the management device as the communication amount usable by the mobile device, and the prepaid card that is not valid In the traffic charge control apparatus using a prepaid card that performs a predetermined process instead of the process for accumulating the traffic when the notification mode of the number satisfies a predetermined condition,
Based on the cumulative number of times the charge access that are considered fraud has been performed from the mobile device, and pair to the mobile unit, the input number of attempts prepaid card number is changed to be regarded as unauthorized charge access with less state A traffic charge control device using a prepaid card having condition changing means. In the traffic charge control apparatus by the prepaid card according to claim 6,
  The condition changing means performs charge regulation based on the number of times that charge access deemed to be unauthorized is performed, and charges in a state where the number of charge accesses deemed unauthorized is less based on the number of times charge regulation is made. A traffic charge control device using a prepaid card that is changed so as to be regulated. In the traffic charge control apparatus by the prepaid card according to claim 7,
  Guidance changing means for transmitting guidance with contents according to the rank determined based on the cumulative number of times charge access deemed to be unauthorized and the number of times charge regulation was made
  A traffic charge control device using a prepaid card having In the traffic charge control apparatus by the prepaid card of any one of Claims 6 thru | or 8 ,
Means for disconnecting the connection of the mobile device to the mobile communication system based on the cumulative number
A traffic charge control device using a prepaid card having The traffic charge control device using a prepaid card according to any one of claims 6 to 9 ,
The predetermined process is a unit that regulates a request for causing the management device to accumulate a communication amount corresponding to a prepaid card fee from the mobile device based on the accumulated number of times.
A traffic charge control device using a prepaid card having

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