JP4336899B2 - Mobile terminal device, billing management program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for managing communication charges of a mobile terminal device, and more particularly to a charging management system and the like that allow a user of a mobile terminal device to perform charging processing without performing an extra operation.

Portable terminal devices that are equipped with wireless communication functions such as mobile phone terminals and that are carried by users are widely used. When a portable terminal device is used for both business use and private use, the fee settlement tends to be a complicated task.
Patent Document 1 discloses a telephone transfer billing system for performing fee settlement in the above case. In this system, a contractor (for example, a worker) of a mobile device uses the mobile device to connect to the telephone transfer billing system using a special number. Next, the contractor of the mobile device inputs the ID number and the password to be authenticated. When the authentication is successful, the contractor of the mobile device inputs the transfer destination telephone number. When this telephone number is registered, the telephone transfer billing system transfers the telephone number to the telephone having the telephone number and measures and stores the call time. The telecommunications carrier charges the call charge for the stored call time to the contractor of the transfer service (for example, the company where the worker works) to perform the billing process.

JP 2002-354157 A

  In the system of Patent Document 1, the contractor of the mobile device has to call a special number different from the actual number of the called party, and input the ID number and the personal identification number for each call. There was a problem that became complicated.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a billing management system and the like that can perform billing processing without extra operation by the user of the portable terminal device.

The mobile terminal device of the present invention is charging information including at least one of a packet amount and a call amount, which is information serving as a basis for determining a person who bears a charge for communication performed using a carrier communication network. Charging information generating means for generating a registration information storage means for storing registration information that is a destination of a registered communication partner predetermined as a communication partner to be charged by a person other than the user , and charging information as charging information Charging information transmitting means for transmitting to the acquisition server via the communication network , and the charging information generating means generates the charging information when the destination transmitted by the mobile terminal device is included in the registration information (billing) Claims 1 to 6).

According to the mobile terminal device, since the charging information generating means can generate the charging information, the user of the mobile terminal device does not perform a special operation such as starting a call by designating a special number. Billing information can be generated simply by performing a normal operation. Furthermore, since the billing information is generated only when the communication partner is the registered communication partner, the data size of the billing information transmitted to the billing information acquisition server can be reduced.

In the portable terminal device, the charging information transmitting means may have a wireless communication function and transmit the charging information to the charging information acquisition server via a wireless communication compatible terminal connected to the communication network. ).
In this way, charging information can be transmitted via a communication network other than the carrier communication network, so that no fee is charged for transmitting the charging information.

In the portable terminal device, the wireless communication function may be an infrared communication function.
In this way, infrared communication can be realized with a simple structure as compared with other wireless communication systems, so that a portable terminal device can be manufactured at low cost.

The mobile terminal device may include software acquisition means for acquiring charging information generation software, and the charging information generation means may be realized by the CPU of the mobile terminal device executing the charging information generation software (claim). Item 4).
In this way, the billing information generation software can be easily distributed to the mobile terminal device.

The portable terminal device includes a registration information storage unit that stores registration information that is a destination of a registered communication partner that is predetermined as a communication partner that should be borne by a person other than the user. Billing information may be generated when the destination transmitted by the terminal device is included in the registration information (claim 5).
In this way, the billing information is generated only when the communication partner is the registered communication partner, so the data size of the billing information transmitted to the billing information acquisition server can be reduced.

In the portable terminal device, the registration information may include a registration URL that is a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a registered communication partner and a registered telephone number that is a telephone number of the registered communication partner (claim 5 ).
In this way, it is possible to cope with telephone calls and data communication using HTTP or a similar communication protocol, which is a typical service form provided by a communication carrier.

In the portable terminal device, the billing information is based on the amount of packets transmitted / received between the registered communication partner and the portable terminal device (for example, the number of packets transmitted / received) and the telephone call made between the registered communication partner and the portable terminal device. The call volume (for example, call time) of the call may be included (claim 6 ).
In this way, it is possible to cope with telephone calls and data communication using HTTP or a similar communication protocol, which is a typical service form provided by a communication carrier.

The billing management program of the present invention is performed using a carrier communication network on a computer built in a portable terminal device carried by a user and having a communication means connected to a carrier communication network provided by a carrier. A billing information generation function for generating billing information including at least one of a packet amount and a call amount, which is information serving as a basis for determining a person who bears a charge for communication, and managing the billing information A charging information transmission function for transmitting the charging information to the charging information acquisition server via the communication network , and the charging information generation function is a registered communication partner that is predetermined as a communication partner to be charged by a person other than the user. The registration information that is the destination is referred to and billing information is generated when the destination transmitted by the mobile terminal device is included in the registration information (claim 7).

According to the above billing management program, billing information is generated by the mobile terminal device. Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal device does not perform a special operation such as starting a call by specifying a special number as usual. Billing information can be generated simply by operating. Furthermore, since the billing information is generated only when the communication partner is the registered communication partner, the data size of the billing information transmitted to the billing information acquisition server can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, since the billing information is generated by the mobile terminal device, the user of the mobile terminal device can perform a normal operation without performing a special operation such as starting a call by designating a special number. Accounting information can be generated simply by doing so.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the charge management system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall view showing the configuration of the charge management system 1.
The billing management system 1 obtains billing information from the portable terminal 10 and the portable terminal 10 that the user carries and uses for data communication with the service providing site 2 and a call with the call destination 3, and uses the billing information. Infrared communication compatible terminal 30 to be transferred to the acquisition server 50, managed by ASP (Application Service Provider), provides application information for acquiring charging information (hereinafter referred to as “charging application”) to the mobile terminal 10, and supports infrared communication And a billing information acquisition server 30 that acquires billing information from the mobile terminal 10 via the terminal 30.
Both the portable terminal 10 and the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 have an infrared communication function, and can communicate with each other by infrared rays. The portable terminal 10 and the billing information acquisition server 50 can communicate with each other via the carrier communication network 4 provided by the carrier. The infrared communication compatible terminal 30 and the billing information acquisition server 50 can communicate with each other via an intranet 5 (an example of a communication network) of a company that has introduced the billing management system 1 (hereinafter referred to as “introducing company”). .

  The mobile terminal 10 has a user contract with a telecommunications carrier in the name of the individual, and is used by the user as an individual, as well as the business of the introducing company where the user works. Also used for. The fee paid to the telecommunications carrier for personal use is borne by the user, and the fee for business use is borne by the introducing company. Whether the mobile terminal 10 is used for personal use or business use is determined based on the destination (for example, URL or telephone number) of the communication partner. The billing information is information that is the basis for such determination.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the mobile terminal 10 (an example of a mobile terminal device).
The mobile terminal 10 is a terminal device carried by a user such as a mobile phone terminal, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal, a smartphone, etc., and includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, an infrared communication unit 14, and billing information. A generation unit 15 and an application acquisition unit 16 are provided. Each of these means is realized when a CPU (not shown) of the mobile terminal 10 executes a computer program such as an operating system, a device driver, and application software.
The control unit 11 performs basic operation control of the entire mobile terminal 10 such as task management and memory management.
The communication means 13 performs data communication between the service providing site 2 and the billing information acquisition server 50 and telephone communication with the call destination 3 via the carrier communication network 4 provided by the carrier.
The infrared communication means 14 performs data communication with the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 by, for example, IrDA (InfraRed Data Association) type infrared communication.
The application acquisition unit 16 acquires a charging application and registration information from the charging information acquisition server 50 via the communication unit 13.
The charging information generation unit 15 is realized by the CPU executing the charging application acquired by the application acquisition unit 16. When the mobile terminal 10 performs data communication with the registration site, the packet amount is determined based on the registration partner. When a call is made with the destination, the call volume is acquired and stored in the storage portion 12. The billing information generating unit 15 transmits the billing information to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 via the infrared communication unit 14.
Here, the registration site is a site that is determined in advance for each mobile terminal 10 as a fee for communication between the site and the mobile terminal 10 is paid by the introducing company, and the registration destination is the destination. This is a destination predetermined for each mobile terminal 10 that the introducing company pays for a telephone call between the mobile terminal 10 and the mobile terminal 10. These are examples of registered communication partners.

The storage unit 12 is constituted by a RAM, for example, and stores billing information 20, authentication information 21, and registration information 22.
The registration information 22 includes a registration URL 22a and a registration telephone number 22b. The registration URL 22a is a list of URLs of sites that are registered for use by the user of the mobile terminal 10 for business purposes. The registered telephone number 22b is a list of telephone numbers of telephone numbers registered for use by the user of the mobile terminal 10 for his / her duties.
The billing information 20 includes a packet amount 20a and a call amount 20b. The packet amount 20 a is information indicating the total number of packets transmitted and received between the registered site and the mobile terminal 10. The call volume 20 b is information indicating the total call time of a call made between the registered call destination and the mobile terminal 10. The billing information 20 is transmitted to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 every month, for example, and is initialized to 0 immediately after being transmitted.
The authentication information 21 includes a user ID 21a and individual identification information 21b. The user ID 21a is information for uniquely identifying the user of the mobile terminal 10 on the billing management system 1, and is a character string assigned in advance so as to be unique for each user, for example. The individual identification information 21b is information for uniquely identifying the mobile terminal 10 on the charge management system 1, and is, for example, a serial number set when the mobile terminal 10 is manufactured.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 (wireless communication compatible terminal).
The infrared communication compatible terminal 30 is a personal computer, for example, and includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, an infrared communication unit 34, an accounting information transfer unit 35, and an authentication unit 36. Each of these means is realized when a CPU (not shown) of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 executes a computer program such as an operating system, a device driver, and application software.
The control unit 31 performs basic operation control of the entire infrared communication compatible terminal 30 such as task management and memory management.
The communication means 33 communicates with the billing information acquisition server 50 via, for example, the intranet 5.
The infrared communication means 34 performs data communication with the mobile terminal 10 by, for example, IrDA infrared communication. The infrared communication unit 34 is an example of a wireless communication unit. As the wireless communication means, other methods such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) can be used.
The billing information transfer unit 35 acquires billing information from the portable terminal 10 via the infrared communication unit 34 and stores it in the storage unit 32. The accounting information transfer unit 35 transmits the accounting information read from the storage 32 to the accounting information acquisition server 50 via the communication unit 33 in response to a transmission request from the accounting information acquisition server 50.
The authentication means 36 authenticates the portable terminal 10 with reference to the user information database 62 stored in the charging information acquisition server 50 when there is a request for transferring charging information from the portable terminal 10.
The storage unit 32 is configured by a RAM, for example, and stores billing information 40 received from the mobile terminal 10.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the billing information acquisition server 50.
The billing information acquisition server 50 is a server computer, for example, and includes a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication unit 53, an application distribution unit 54, a billing information acquisition unit 55, and a billing processing unit 56.
The control unit 51 performs basic operation control of the accounting information acquisition server 50 as a whole, such as task management and memory management.
The communication unit 53 communicates with the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 via the intranet 5 and with the portable terminal 10 via the business operator communication network 4, for example.
The application distribution unit 54 transmits the charging application and registration information to the mobile terminal 10 in response to a distribution request from the mobile terminal 10.
The accounting information acquisition means 55 requests the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 to transmit accounting information, receives the accounting information transmitted in response thereto, and registers it in the accounting information database 63 of the storage unit 52.
The billing processing means 56 refers to the billing information database 63 and performs processing for returning charges generated for the amount of use of the mobile terminal 10 by the user for business. This process is performed once a month, for example.

The storage unit 52 is configured by, for example, a hard disk device, and stores application data 60, a registration information database 61, a user information database 62, and a billing information database 63.
The application data 60 is distribution data including an executable file of the billing application and data such as a library necessary for execution.
The registration information database 61 is a database in which a registration URL and a registration telephone number are associated with a user ID and registered.
The user information database 62 is a database in which a user ID and individual identification information of the mobile terminal 10 used by the user are registered in association with each other.
The charging information database 63 is a database in which the user ID and the charging information received from the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 are registered in association with each other.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charging management system 1 when the mobile terminal 10 acquires a charging application from the charging information acquisition server 50.
The application acquisition unit 16 of the portable terminal 10 transmits an application download request to the billing information acquisition server 50 via the communication unit 13 (S101). This download request includes the user ID 21a and the individual identification information 21b read from the storage unit 12. This communication is performed using HTTP as a communication protocol for the upper layer.
The application distribution means 54 of the billing information acquisition server 50 acquires the user ID and individual identification information transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 (S102). The application distribution means 54 collates the received user ID with a user ID registered in advance in the user information database 62. If these match, the received individual identification information is associated with the user ID in the user information database. 62 (S103).
When the registration is normally performed, the application distribution unit 54 uses the application data 60 read from the storage unit 52 and the registration URL and the registered telephone number extracted from the registration information database using the user ID acquired in S102 as a key. 10 (S104).
The mobile terminal 10 installs the billing application using the received application data and stores the registration information in the storage unit 12 (S105).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the billing management system 1 when the user receives a service provision from the service providing site 2 using the mobile terminal 10.
The billing information generating means 15 of the portable terminal 10 transmits a service request to the service providing site 2 via the communication means 13 (S111). At this time, the billing information generating unit 15 acquires the packet amount required for the service request and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 12 (S112).
The service providing site 2 returns a response to the service request in S111 to the mobile terminal 10 (S113). The billing information acquisition unit 15 of the mobile terminal 10 acquires the packet amount of the response in S113 and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 12 (S114).
The billing information acquisition unit 35 determines whether the site that received the service is a registered site (S115). In this determination, if the URL of the site accessed for receiving the service is included in the registered URL 22a stored in the storage unit 12 in advance, it is determined that the site is a registered site. Judge that it is not a registered site. If the accessed site is not a registered site (No in S115), the process ends without adding the packet amount.
If the accessed site is a registered site (Yes in S115), the billing information generating means 15 receives the packet amount required for the service request acquired in S112 and the response acquired in S114. Is added to the packet amount 20a stored in the storage unit 12 to update the value of the packet amount 20a.
This series of operations is performed every time a service request / response is made, and the amount of packets is accumulated.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the billing management system 1 when the user makes a call with the callee 3 using the mobile terminal 10.
The portable terminal 10 calls the telephone number of the call destination in a state where the billing information generating means 15 is activated and starts a call (S121).
When the call is finished (S122), the billing information generating means 15 looks at the telephone number called in S121 and determines whether or not the call destination 3 is a registered partner (S123). This determination is made when it is determined that there is a telephone number that matches the registered telephone number 22b stored in the storage unit 12 in advance, and that the other party 3 is a registered other party. It is determined that it is not the other party. If the destination 3 is not a registered partner (No in S123), the process ends.
If the calling telephone number is a registered telephone number, the billing information generating means 15 adds the current call time to the call volume 20b stored in the storage unit 12 and updates the call volume 20b. To do.
This series of operations is performed each time during a call, and the call volume is accumulated.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the billing management system 1 when billing information is transmitted from the portable terminal 10 to the billing information acquisition server 50 via the infrared communication compatible terminal 30.
First, the billing information generation means 15 of the portable terminal 10 transmits a billing information transfer request to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 (S131). This billing information transfer request includes the individual identification information 21b read from the storage unit 12.
The authentication means 36 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 attempts authentication in order to confirm whether the portable terminal 10 is a registered terminal (S132). In this authentication, the personal identification information of the mobile terminal 10 transmitted in S131 is acquired, and when it is registered in the user information database 62 of the billing information acquisition server 30, the mobile terminal 10 is properly registered. It is determined that the authentication is successful.
If the authentication is successful, the authentication means 36 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 notifies the mobile terminal 10 that the authentication has been completed (S133), and grants transmission permission of accounting information (packet amount / call charge). When the authentication fails, the authentication unit 36 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 transmits an error screen indicating that the authentication has failed to the mobile terminal 10 and ends the process.
The charging information generation unit 15 of the mobile terminal 10 to which transmission permission is given supports the infrared communication using the charging information 20 (packet amount 20a and call volume 20b) stored in the storage unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10 via the infrared communication unit 14. It transmits to the terminal 30 (S134). The billing information transfer means 35 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 receives the billing information and stores it in the storage unit 32 (S135).
When the accounting information transfer means 35 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 receives the accounting information transfer request from the accounting information acquisition server 50 (S136), it transfers the accounting information to the accounting information acquisition server 50 (S137).
The charging information acquisition means 55 of the charging information acquisition server 50 that has received the charging information stores the received information in the charging information database 63 (S138).

Next, the effect of the charge management system 1 will be described.
According to the billing management system 1, billing information is generated by the billing information generating means 15 of the portable terminal 1, and the billing information management server 50 can acquire the billing information and use it for billing management.
Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can generate the billing information only by performing a normal operation without performing a special operation such as starting a call by designating a special number.

  In addition, since communication between the mobile terminal 10 and the service providing site 2 or the call destination 3 is performed through a normal route without going through a transfer system or the like, an extra delay for acquiring billing information occurs. And there is no need to make changes to the operator's facilities.

  Since the charging information acquisition server 50 includes the application distribution unit 54, the mobile terminal 10 can easily acquire the charging application.

  The portable terminal 10 includes an infrared communication unit 14 via which the billing information generation unit 15 transmits billing information to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30. For this reason, the billing information can be transmitted without generating a communication fee. Further, since the infrared communication function has a simple structure compared to other wireless communication functions, the mobile terminal 10 can be manufactured at low cost.

  The mobile terminal 10 stores the registration information 22 in the storage unit 12, and the charging information generation means 15 refers to this to update the charging information 20 when the service providing site 2 or the call destination 3 is a registered communication partner. The data size of the billing information transmitted to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 can be reduced.

  The registration information 22 includes a registration URL 22a and a registered telephone number 22b, and the billing information 20 includes a packet amount 22a and a call amount 22b. It is possible to deal with telephone calls and data communication using HTTP or a similar communication protocol.

Next, the configuration and operation of the charge management system 1a according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 9 is an overall view showing the configuration of the charging system 1a.
The basic configuration of the billing management system 1a is the same as that of the billing management system 1 of FIG. 1, except that the billing information is not determined by the mobile terminal 10a but by the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a. This is different from the system 1.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the mobile terminal 10a.
The basic configuration of the mobile terminal 10a is the same as that of the mobile terminal 10 shown in FIG. 2, but the function of the charging information generation means 15a is different from the function of the charging information generation means 15 of FIG. Further, the content of the information stored in the storage unit 12 is different from that of the mobile terminal 10.
When the data communication with the service providing site 2 is terminated, the billing information generating unit 15a associates the URL of the service providing site 2 with the packet amount required for data transmission / reception, and stores the packet amount list 20c in the storage unit 12. Remember as. Further, when the call with the callee 3 is terminated, the billing information generating means 15a associates the telephone number of the callee 3 with the call volume and stores it in the storage unit 12 as a call volume list 20d.
The billing information generating unit 15a does not determine whether or not the service providing site 2 is a registered site and does not determine whether or not the call destination 3 is a registered call destination. Not remembered.

FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a.
The basic configuration of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a is the same as that of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 shown in FIG. 3 except that an extraction means 37 is provided. Further, the function of the charging information transfer unit 35a is different from the function of the charging information transfer unit 35 of FIG.
In addition to the functions of the billing information transfer unit 35, the billing information transfer unit 35a functions to notify the portable terminal 10a and the billing information acquisition server 50a when the authentication of the portable terminal 10a is successful by the authentication unit 36. It has.
The extraction unit 37 extracts data related to data communication with a registered site or a call with a registered partner from the charging information received from the mobile terminal 10a. Then, the total of the extracted packet amount and the call amount is stored in the storage unit 32.
The data contents of the billing information 40 stored in the storage unit 32 are the same as in FIG. 3, but in FIG. 3, the billing information received from the mobile terminal 10 is stored, whereas FIG. Then, what is generated by the extraction means 37 is stored.
Further, the storage unit 32 stores registration information 41 for reference by the extraction unit 37. The data content of the registration information 41 is the same as the registration information 22 of FIG. The registration information 21 is received from the billing information acquisition server 50 when the authentication of the portable terminal 10a by the authentication unit 36 is successful, and is temporarily stored until data extraction by the extraction unit 37 is completed.

FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram of the billing information acquisition server 50a.
The basic configuration of the billing information acquisition server 50a is the same as that of the billing information acquisition server 50a shown in FIG. 4 except that a registration information distribution unit 57 is provided.
The application distribution unit 54a differs from the pointer unit 54 in that the application distribution unit 54a distributes only application data and does not distribute registration information when a request is received from the mobile terminal 10a.
When the registration information distribution unit 57 receives the authentication success notification from the infrared communication compatible terminal 30, the registration information distribution unit 57 transmits registration information corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal 10a to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a. The data content of this registration information is the same as that transmitted by the application distribution means 54 of FIG. 4 to the mobile terminal 10 of FIG.

The operation of the charging management system 1a when the mobile terminal 10a acquires the charging application from the charging information acquisition server 50a is the same as the flowchart of FIG.
However, in S104, only the charging application is transmitted and the registration information is not transmitted, which is different from the charging management system 1.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the billing management system 1a when a user receives service provision from the service providing site 2 using the mobile terminal 10a.
Operations from when the mobile terminal 10a transmits the service request request until the packet amount is acquired (S141 to S144 in FIG. 12) are the same as S111 to S114 in FIG.
The billing information generation means 15a does not determine whether or not the service providing site 2 is a registered site, and does not determine the packet amount required for sending a request to the service providing site 2 and receiving a response from the service providing site 2. The total and the URL of the service providing site 2 are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10a (S145).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the billing management system 1a when the user makes a call with the callee 3 using the mobile terminal 10a.
The operations from the time when the mobile terminal 10a calls the callee 3 to the time when the call is terminated (S151 and S152) are the same as the operations from S121 to S122 in FIG.
The billing information generation means 15a stores the call volume and the telephone number of the callee 3 in the storage unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10a in association with each other without determining whether or not the callee 3 is a registered partner (see FIG. S153).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charging management system 1a when transmitting charging information from the mobile terminal 10a to the charging information acquisition server 50a via the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a.
The operations (S161 and S162) in which the portable terminal 10a transmits a transfer request and the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a performs the authentication process are the same as the operations from S131 to S132 in FIG.
The billing information transfer means 35a of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a notifies the mobile terminal 10 and the billing information acquisition server 50a that the authentication is completed (S163).
The registration information distribution means 57 of the billing information acquisition server 50a transmits the registration URL and registration telephone number list data corresponding to the mobile terminal 10a registered in the registration information data verse to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30 (S164).
The charging information generation unit 15a of the mobile terminal 10a to which the transmission permission is given transmits the charging information (packet amount / call volume) read from the storage unit 12 of the mobile terminal 10a to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a via the infrared communication unit 14. (S165).
The extraction means 37 of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a extracts the matching information from the received billing information in S164 (S166) and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 32 (S167).
When the billing information transfer unit 35a of the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a receives a billing information transfer request from the billing information acquisition server 50 (S168), the billing information extracted in S166 is transferred to the billing information acquisition server 50a (S169).
The charging information acquisition means 55 of the charging information acquisition server 50a that has received the charging information stores the received information in the charging information database 63 (S170).

Next, the effect of the charge management system 1a will be described.
According to the billing management system 1a, billing information is generated by the billing information generating means 15 of the portable terminal 1a, and the billing information management server 50a can acquire the billing information and use it for billing management.
Therefore, the user of the mobile terminal 10a can generate billing information only by performing a normal operation without performing a special operation such as starting a call by specifying a special number.
In addition, since communication between the mobile terminal 10a and the service providing site 2 or the call destination 3 is performed through a normal route without passing through a transfer system or the like, an extra delay for acquiring billing information occurs. And there is no need to make changes to the operator's facilities.
Since the charging information acquisition server 50a includes the application distribution unit 54, the mobile terminal 10a can easily acquire the charging application.
The portable terminal 10a includes infrared communication means 14, via which the billing information generating means 15a transmits billing information to the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a. For this reason, the billing information can be transmitted without generating a communication fee. In addition, since the infrared communication function has a simpler structure than other wireless communication functions, the mobile terminal 10a can be manufactured at low cost.
The infrared communication compatible terminal 30a stores the registration information 41 in the storage unit 32, and the extraction unit 37 refers to this to extract charging information related to communication with the registered communication destination from the charging information received from the mobile terminal 10a. The data size of the billing information transmitted to the billing information acquisition server 50a can be reduced.
The registration information 41 received by the infrared communication compatible terminal 30a from the billing information acquisition server 50 and stored in the storage unit 32 includes a registration URL 41a and a registered telephone number 41b. The billing information 40 includes a packet amount 40a and a call amount. 40b is included, it is possible to deal with telephone calls and data communication using HTTP or a similar communication protocol, which are typical service forms provided by the communication carrier.

1 is an overall view of a charge management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of the portable terminal of FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the infrared communication corresponding terminal of FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the accounting information acquisition server of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the charge management system of FIG. 1 at the time of distributing a charge application. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement when the portable terminal of FIG. 1 performs data communication between service provision sites. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the telephone call of the portable terminal of FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of a charging management system when charging information is transmitted from the portable terminal of FIG. 1 to the charging information acquisition server of FIG. 1 via the infrared communication compatible terminal of FIG. It is a whole figure of the charge management system which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of the portable terminal of FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the infrared communication compatible terminal of FIG. 9. It is a functional block diagram of the accounting information acquisition server of FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when the mobile terminal of FIG. 9 performs data communication with a service providing site. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation when the mobile terminal of FIG. 9 makes a telephone call with a callee. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of the charging management system when charging information is transmitted from the mobile terminal of FIG. 9 to the charging information acquisition server of FIG. 9 via the infrared communication compatible terminal of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a Charge management system 2 Service provision site 3 Call destination 4 Service provider communication network 5 Intranet 10, 10a Mobile terminal 13 Communication means 14 Infrared communication means 15, 15a Charge information generation means 16 Application acquisition means 20 Charge information 22 Registration information 30 , 30a Infrared communication compatible terminal 33 Communication means 34 Infrared communication means 35, 35a Charge information transfer means 37 Extraction means 40 Charge information 50, 50a Charge information acquisition server 53 Communication means 54, 54a Application distribution means 55 Charge information acquisition means 56 Charge processing Means 57 Registration information distribution means

Claims (7)

In a mobile terminal device carried by a user with a communication means for connecting to a carrier communication network provided by a carrier,
Billing information generating means for generating billing information including at least one of a packet amount and a call amount, which is information serving as a basis for determining a person who bears a charge for communication performed using the carrier communication network When,
Registration information storage means for storing registration information that is a destination of a registered communication partner predetermined as a communication partner to be borne by a person other than the user for the fee;
Charging information transmitting means for transmitting the charging information via a communication network to a charging information acquisition server that manages the charging information;
The charging information generating means generates the charging information when the destination transmitted by the mobile terminal device is included in the registration information .   2. The accounting information transmitting unit according to claim 1, wherein the accounting information transmission means has a wireless communication function and transmits the accounting information to the accounting information acquisition server via a wireless communication compatible terminal connected to the communication network. Mobile terminal device.   The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication function is an infrared communication function. Software acquisition means for acquiring accounting information generation software is provided,
The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the charging information generation unit is realized by a CPU of the mobile terminal device executing the charging information generation software. 2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the registration information includes a registration URL that is a URL of the registered communication partner and a registered telephone number that is a telephone number of the registered communication partner. The amount of packets and the amount of calls in the billing information are based on the amount of packets transmitted and received between the registered communication partner and the mobile terminal device and the telephone call made between the registered communication partner and the mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is a call volume. In a computer built in a portable terminal device carried by a user with a communication means connected to a carrier communication network provided by a carrier,
A billing information generation function for generating billing information including at least one of a packet amount and a call amount, which is information serving as a basis for determining a person who bears a charge for communication performed using the carrier communication network When,
A billing information transmitting function for transmitting the billing information to a billing information acquisition server that manages the billing information via a communication network ;
The billing information generation function refers to registration information that is a destination of a registered communication partner that is predetermined as a communication partner to which the person other than the user should bear the fee, and the destination transmitted by the mobile terminal device is An accounting management program for generating the accounting information when included in the registration information .

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