JP4851373B2 - Charging agent method, charging agent system, mobile phone terminal for charging agent, and mobile phone terminal receiving charging agent - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to charging of mobile phone terminals, and in particular, mobile phones exceeding the set usage upper limit amount by substituting charging of mobile phone terminals for which the upper limit usage amount has been set by other mobile phone terminals. The present invention relates to a billing proxy method, a billing proxy system, a billing proxy mobile phone terminal, and a mobile phone terminal that receives a billing proxy.

  In recent years, mobile phones have become widespread, and children such as elementary school students and junior high school students own mobile phones. However, the child does not pay the mobile phone usage fee himself, so there was a problem that without using anything, the mobile phone could be used without limit. Therefore, each mobile phone provider provides a service that sets a monthly usage upper limit for the usage fee of the mobile phone and regulates the use of the mobile phone exceeding the upper usage limit. Here, the usage fee includes all fees paid to the operator such as packet communication fee, basic fee, and other service fees in addition to the telephone fee.

Note that, as a document describing the technology prior to the present invention, there is, for example, Patent Document 1. In Patent Document 1, when the total amount of billing due to telephone calls reaches a pre-registered maximum billing amount, only calls to pre-registered phone numbers are permitted, and calls to other phone numbers are permitted. The technology that regulates outgoing calls is described.
JP 2002-190880 A

  The use of the above-mentioned mobile phone usage fee is set, and the use of the mobile phone exceeding the usage upper limit is regulated, so that the use of the child's mobile phone can be restricted. However, with the conventional service, when the usage limit is exceeded, it is not possible to make a call to a phone number other than a special phone number such as 110, so even if you need to contact urgently , There is a problem that the mobile phone can not be used.

  With the technique described in Patent Document 1, even after reaching the upper limit billing amount, it is possible to make a call to a telephone number that is previously registered for permission to be sent to a mobile phone. However, with the technique described in Patent Document 1, even when it is necessary to make an emergency call to a telephone number that is not registered in advance, it is not possible to make a call to that telephone number. The technique described in Patent Document 1 is a technique for controlling permission / non-permission of telephone calls based on the maximum charge amount with a mobile phone, and is not a technique for controlling permission / non-permission of telephone calls on the business side. Therefore, it cannot be applied when the use of mobile phones is restricted by the service on the business side.

  In the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved, and a usage upper limit of the usage fee is set for the mobile phone. Even when the usage fee reaches the upper usage limit, the mobile phone can be used when necessary. The purpose is to provide technology that makes it possible to make a phone call.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is characterized in that another mobile phone terminal bears a usage fee exceeding the usage upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal for which the usage upper limit amount is set. That is, a mobile phone terminal that performs billing generates billing proxy information including the billing proxy amount and passes it to the mobile phone terminal that receives the billing proxy. The billing center system manages the billing of telephone terminals. The billing center system performs subtraction processing and addition processing of the upper limit of the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal that receives the billing proxy within the range of the billing proxy amount, It is characterized in that processing for adding a usage fee for a cellular phone terminal that performs billing is performed.

  Specifically, the present invention provides a first mobile phone terminal that performs billing for other mobile phone terminals, a second mobile phone terminal that performs billing proxy, and a billing that manages the billing of each mobile phone terminal. A billing proxy method in the center system, wherein the first mobile phone terminal includes at least information specifying the first mobile phone terminal, information specifying the second mobile phone terminal, and the amount of billing to perform A process of generating charging agent information including a certain charging agent amount, a process of transferring the charging agent information generated by the first mobile phone terminal to the second mobile phone terminal, and a second mobile phone terminal of , A process of receiving charging agent information from the first mobile phone terminal, a process of registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system by the second mobile phone terminal, and the charging center system specified by the charging agent information Billing agency Within the range of the amount, the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information is subtracted or the upper limit amount of usage is added, and the usage fee of the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information is calculated. And a process of performing addition.

  As a result, even a mobile phone terminal for which a usage upper limit is set can be used in excess of the set usage upper limit within the range of the amount allowed for the mobile phone terminal acting for charging. In addition, since the charging agent information generated by the mobile phone terminal that performs charging can be held in the mobile phone terminal that receives the charging agent, the charging center information is stored in the charging center system only when necessary. After registration, the mobile phone terminal can be used in excess of the maximum usage amount. When it is not necessary, it is not necessary to register charging agent information in the charging center system. At this time, it is not necessary to perform extra charging for the mobile phone terminal acting as a charging agent.

  The present invention also provides a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for other mobile phone terminals, a second mobile phone terminal that performs charging for charging, and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal. Charging agent request information including at least information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal and a charging agent request amount that is an amount for requesting an agent for charging. A generating process, a process in which the second mobile phone terminal transmits the billing proxy request information generated to the first mobile phone terminal, and a process in which the first mobile phone terminal receives the charging proxy request information. , The first mobile phone terminal includes at least information for identifying the first mobile phone terminal and information for specifying the second mobile phone terminal, and further includes a billing proxy request amount specified by the billing proxy request information. Billing money on behalf of A process of generating billing proxy information including as a billing proxy amount, a process in which the first mobile phone terminal passes the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal, and a second mobile phone terminal , A process of receiving charging agent information from the first mobile phone terminal, a process of registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system by the second mobile phone terminal, and the charging center system specified by the charging agent information Within the range of the charging agent amount, the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information is subtracted or the upper limit amount is added, and the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information is added. And a process of adding a usage fee.

  As a result, the flow from the charging agent request to the charging agent information registration can be automated by a series of processing of information devices.

  Further, the present invention is the above charging agent method, wherein in the process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the charging agent information, the charging agent information is converted into a two-dimensional barcode and the first mobile phone terminal In the process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information displayed on the screen, the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal is received by the camera built in the second mobile phone terminal. Charging proxy information is acquired by converting the obtained two-dimensional barcode image.

  As a result, the billing agent (user of the mobile phone terminal that performs billing proxy) and the payee agent (user of the mobile phone terminal that receives billing proxy) exchange the billing proxy information face-to-face, It is possible to prevent fictitious proxy requests by email alone.

  Further, the present invention is the above-mentioned charging agent method, wherein the first mobile phone terminal generates a falsification preventing code for preventing falsification of charging agent information, and the generated falsification preventing code is used as the charging agent information. It has the process to incorporate in. Thereby, falsification of the billing proxy information can be prevented.

  According to the present invention, a usage upper limit of the usage fee is set for the mobile phone terminal, and even when the usage fee reaches the usage upper limit, the mobile phone terminal can be used when necessary. be able to. For example, even if there is a usage limit for a mobile phone terminal that a child has, the child's mobile phone terminal can be used by paying the usage fee at the father's mobile phone terminal when necessary. It can be used beyond the set usage limit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the concept of the present invention. In the two mobile phone terminals 100 shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone terminal 100a is not set with an upper limit of monthly usage fee (hereinafter referred to as the upper usage fee). It is assumed that the usage upper limit is set for. The billing center system 200 is a computer system that manages billing at the telephone carrier. The billing center system 200 includes a billing database 202 that manages billing data for each contract mobile phone terminal 100.

  The charging center system 200 confirms the remaining usage fee obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the usage upper limit amount of the cellular phone terminal 100b in the accounting database 202, and transmits a remaining usage fee notification to the cellular phone terminal 100b.

  The user of the mobile phone terminal 100b who sees the notice of the remaining usage fee requests the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a to perform an accounting service. The user of the mobile phone terminal 100a approves the proxy for charging. The mobile phone terminal 100a generates charging agent data 120 including information specifying the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs charging, information specifying the mobile phone terminal 100b that receives charging, information on the amount of money, etc. Delivered to the mobile phone terminal 100b. The mobile phone terminal 100 b transmits the received charging proxy data 120 to the charging center system 200.

  The charging center system 200 that has received the charging agent data 120 adds the charging agent amount to the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs the charging agent in the charging database 202 by the charging agent process, and receives the charging agent. The charge agent amount is added to the upper limit amount of use of the terminal 100b.

  As a result, the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b can use the mobile phone terminal 100b exceeding the set usage upper limit.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of charging proxy data. The charging agent data 120 includes information such as a charging agent data code, a charging agent telephone number, a charged agent telephone number, a charging agent amount, and a falsification preventing code. The charging proxy data code is identification information of the charging proxy data 120. The billing proxy telephone number is the phone number of the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs billing proxy, and corresponds to the information that specifies the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs the above-mentioned billing proxy. The to-be-charged proxy telephone number is the phone number of the mobile phone terminal 100b that receives the proxy for accounting, and corresponds to information that identifies the mobile phone terminal 100b that receives the proxy for accounting. The billing surrogate amount is a billing fee. The falsification prevention code is a check code such as a checksum for preventing falsification of the billing proxy data 120.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the accounting database. The charging database 202 is a database that records charging information of each mobile phone terminal 100. The accounting database 202 has information such as name, telephone number, usage fee, usage upper limit, remaining usage fee, and the like. The name is a name of the user of the mobile phone terminal 100 or the like. The telephone number is the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100. The usage fee is a fee generated by using the mobile phone terminal 100 until then. The use upper limit amount is a use upper limit amount in a certain period unit (for example, one month unit) set in the mobile phone terminal 100. The remaining usage fee is obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the usage upper limit when the usage upper limit is set.

  Here, for the cellular phone terminal 100 for which the usage upper limit is set, the usage upper limit is paid every month, and the surplus (remaining usage fee) is carried over to the next month. For example, if the usage upper limit is set to 10,000 yen and the remaining usage fee for a certain month is 3,000 yen, the usage upper limit for the next month is 13,000 yen.

  FIG. 3A shows the charging database 202a before the charging proxy process. Here, for example, Fujihiko, who uses the mobile phone terminal 100 with the telephone number “090-XXXX-TTTT”, has left the usage fee to be 500 yen, and asks Mr. Fujio to charge for the charge. FUJI ○ MAN will be charged for 5,000 yen.

  The mobile phone terminal 100 of Mr. Fuji ○ generates charge agent data 120 indicating that a fee of 5,000 yen is charged from the mobile phone terminal 100 of Fuji ○ Man to the mobile phone terminal 100 of Fuji ○ Hiko. , Hand over to the mobile phone terminal 100 of Mr. Fujihiko. The mobile phone terminal 100 of Mr. Fujihiko sends the received billing proxy data 120 to the billing center system 200.

  The charging center system 200 that has received the charging proxy data 120 performs charging proxy processing. In the charging proxy process, 5,000 yen is added to the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100 for the telephone number “090-XXXX-YYYY” for charging, and the telephone number “090-XXXX-TTTT” for receiving the charging proxy 5,000 yen is added to the usage upper limit of the mobile phone terminal 100. In addition, the remaining usage fee is obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the upper limit usage amount of the mobile phone terminal 100 of the telephone number “090-XXXX-TTTT” that receives the charge.

  FIG. 3B shows the charging database 202b after the charging proxy process. The billing database 202a before the billing proxy process becomes the billing database 202b after the billing proxy process by the above billing proxy process.

  Here, as an example of charging agent management of the charging center system 200, an example of charging to the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100 that performs charging, and addition to the upper limit amount of usage of the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives the charging agent is shown. However, other billing agency management may be performed.

  For example, although the process is somewhat complicated, it is possible to use the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives a surrogate for charging exceeding the set use upper limit until the charge surrogate amount shown in the charging surrogate data 120 is reached. The mobile phone terminal 100 that performs the charge agent may be charged only for the amount used exceeding the usage upper limit amount set in. As a specific example, when the billing proxy amount is 5,000 yen, the mobile phone terminal 100 receiving the billing proxy with the usage upper limit amount set to 10,000 yen per month is 13,000 in the month. If the usage fee is Yen, only 3,000 Yen exceeding the upper limit of usage will be charged to the mobile phone terminal 100 acting for charging.

  Further, for example, instead of adding the charge agent amount shown in the charge agent data 120 to the use upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives the charge agent, the charge agent is calculated from the use fee of the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives the charge agent. The charge agent amount shown in the data 120 may be subtracted. As a specific example, when the charge agent amount is 5,000 yen, in FIG. 3, the use upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives the charge agent is added from 10,000 yen to 15,000 yen. Instead, the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100 that receives the charge may be subtracted from 9,500 yen to 4,500 yen.

  Hereinafter, more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a billing agency system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the billing agency system shown in FIG. 4, it is assumed that each mobile phone terminal 100 and billing center system 200 can communicate via communication network 300. It is assumed that a usage upper limit is set for the mobile phone terminal 100b.

  Here, the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b creates a billing proxy request notification at the mobile phone terminal 100b, sends it to the mobile phone terminal 100a, and receives the billing proxy request of the mobile phone terminal 100a. The user creates charging proxy data 120 on the mobile phone terminal 100a and delivers it to the mobile phone terminal 100b, and the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b sends the received charging proxy data to the charging center system 200 for registration procedures. Shall be performed.

  The mobile phone terminal 100b that receives the billing proxy can hold the billing proxy data 120 generated by the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs the billing proxy. If the charging agent data 120 is stored in advance, the charging agent data 120 is registered in the charging center system 200 if necessary, and the charging agent data 120 is registered in the charging center system 200 if not required. The determination that the mobile phone terminal 100b is not performed can be made.

  The mobile phone terminal 100a and the mobile phone terminal 100b are each provided with a billing proxy function 110. The billing proxy function 110 is realized by application software or the like, and can be activated from the menu screen of each mobile phone terminal 100 or the like.

  The charging proxy function 110 of the mobile phone terminal 100a includes a charging proxy data generation processing unit 111, a user authentication processing unit 112, and a charging proxy data transfer processing unit 113.

  The billing proxy data generation processing unit 111 is means for generating billing proxy data 120. For example, it accepts the input of information such as the chargeable agent telephone number and the charge agent amount, and adds other necessary information (charge agent phone number, charge agent data code, falsification prevention code, etc.), and the charge agent as shown in FIG. Data 120 is generated. When there is a billing proxy request notification from the mobile phone terminal 100b, necessary information may be acquired from the notification.

  The user authentication processing unit 112 performs user authentication of the mobile phone terminal 100a that performs charging. User authentication includes authentication using a personal identification number and biometric authentication such as fingerprint authentication. The biometric authentication has a higher security level than the authentication by the password, and the security level can be further increased by performing a plurality of authentications.

  The charging agent data transfer processing unit 113 is a means for transferring the generated charging agent data 120 to another mobile phone terminal 100. The generated billing proxy data 120 can be transferred to another mobile phone terminal 100 by infrared communication, mail attachment, or the like. Here, it is assumed that the billing proxy data 120 is delivered to another mobile phone terminal 100 by displaying the generated two-dimensional barcode of the billing proxy data 120 on the screen.

  The charging agent function 110 of the mobile phone terminal 100b includes a charging agent request processing unit 114, a charging agent data reception processing unit 115, and a charging agent data registration processing unit 116.

  The billing proxy request processing unit 114 is a means for generating a billing proxy request notification. For example, it accepts input of information such as the telephone number of the billing agent request destination and the billing agent request amount, and adds other necessary information to generate a billing agent request notification.

  The charging proxy data reception processing unit 115 is means for receiving charging proxy data 120 generated by another mobile phone terminal 100. The generated billing proxy data 120 can be received from another mobile phone terminal 100 by e-mail or infrared communication. Here, it is assumed that billing proxy data 120 generated by another mobile phone terminal 100 is received by photographing a two-dimensional barcode with a built-in camera. The received billing proxy data 120 is stored in a memory (not shown) of the mobile phone terminal 100b.

  The charging proxy data registration processing unit 116 sends the generated charging proxy data to the charging center system 200.

  The charging center system 200 includes a charging proxy processing unit 201 and a charging database 202. The charging agent processing unit 201 receives the charging agent data 120 from the mobile phone terminal 100b, and performs the charging agent processing as described with reference to FIG. The charging database 202 is a database that records charging information of each mobile phone terminal 100 as shown in FIG. 3, for example.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a billing proxy request notification generation process by the mobile phone terminal. When the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b selects the charging agent function 110 from the menu screen of the mobile phone terminal 100b, the mobile phone terminal 100b activates the charging agent function 110 (step S10). Further, when the selection of the charging proxy request from the charging proxy menu by the user is accepted (step S11), an input screen for information necessary for the charging proxy request is displayed (step S12).

  When an input of information by the user is accepted (step S13), a billing proxy request code is generated by adding other necessary information to the input information (step S14). For example, the telephone number of the billing agent request partner (phone number of the mobile phone terminal 100a) and the charge agent request amount are entered by the user, and the telephone number of the billing agent request source is obtained from the own mobile phone terminal 100b. The data code is prepared according to a predetermined rule (for example, the order of creation, random, etc.), and a billing proxy request notification is generated (step S15). The generated billing proxy request notification is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 100a that is the billing proxy request partner (step S16). The billing proxy request notification is transmitted by e-mail, SMS (short message service), or the like, for example.

  The charging agent request may be made verbally by the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b to the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a.

  FIG. 6 is a charging proxy data generation process flowchart (1) by the mobile phone terminal. When the mobile phone terminal 100a receives the billing proxy request notification from the mobile phone terminal 100b (step S20), the mobile phone terminal 100a activates the billing proxy function 110 (step S21). The received billing proxy request notification is analyzed (step S22), and the contents of the billing proxy request notification are displayed on the screen (step S23).

  If the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a who has seen the contents of the billing proxy request notification does not accept the billing proxy (step S24), the process is terminated. At this time, a notification that the charge agent cannot be accepted may be automatically returned to the mobile phone terminal 100b.

  When the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a who has seen the contents of the billing proxy request notification takes over the billing proxy (step S24), user authentication is performed (step S25). A user of the mobile phone terminal 100a inputs a personal identification number and biometric information in accordance with an instruction from the mobile phone terminal 100a. If the user authentication has failed (step S26), a message to that effect is displayed and the process ends. User authentication may be performed again.

  If the user authentication is successful (step S26), information necessary for generating the billing proxy data 120 is extracted from the billing proxy request notification (step S27), and other necessary information is added to the extracted information. Billing proxy data 120 is generated (step S28). For example, in the charging agent data 120 shown in FIG. 2, the charging agent data code, the charged agent telephone number (phone number of the charging agent request source: the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100b), and the charging agent amount (charging agent request amount) Extracted from the billing proxy request notification, the billing proxy phone number is acquired from the mobile phone terminal 100a, and billing proxy data 120 is generated.

  A falsification preventing code for the generated charging agent data 120 is generated (step S29), and the generated falsification preventing code is added to the charging agent data 120 (step S30). The billing proxy data 120 generated by such a procedure is held in a memory (not shown) of the mobile phone terminal 100a.

  In FIG. 6, the billing proxy data 120 is generated based on the billing proxy request notification. However, the billing proxy data 120 does not necessarily have to be generated from the billing proxy request notification. For example, when a billing proxy request is received verbally, it is necessary to generate billing proxy data 120 from where there is no billing proxy request notification. FIG. 7 shows an example of the processing.

  FIG. 7 is a charging proxy data generation process flowchart (2) performed by the mobile phone terminal. When the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a selects the charging proxy function 110 from the menu screen of the mobile phone terminal 100a, the mobile phone terminal 100a activates the charging proxy function 110 (step S40). Further, the selection of charging proxy data generation from the charging proxy menu by the user is accepted (step S41).

  Here, user authentication is performed (step S42). A user of the mobile phone terminal 100a inputs a personal identification number and biometric information in accordance with an instruction from the mobile phone terminal 100a. If user authentication has failed (step S43), a message to that effect is displayed and the process ends. User authentication may be performed again.

  If the user authentication is successful (step S43), an input screen for information necessary for generating the billing proxy data 120 is displayed (step S44). When an input of information by the user is accepted (step S45), billing proxy data 120 is generated by adding other necessary information to the input information (step S46). For example, in the billing proxy data 120 shown in FIG. 2, the user is requested to input a billing proxy phone number (phone number of the mobile phone terminal 100b) and a billing proxy amount, and the billing proxy phone number is acquired from the mobile phone terminal 100a. The charging agent data code is prepared according to a predetermined rule (for example, the order of creation, random, etc.), and the charging agent data 120 is generated.

  A falsification preventing code for the generated charging agent data 120 is generated (step S47), and the generated falsification preventing code is added to the charging agent data 120 (step S48). The billing proxy data 120 generated by such a procedure is held in a memory (not shown) of the mobile phone terminal 100a.

  The billing proxy data 120 generated by the mobile phone terminal 100a is transferred to the mobile phone terminal 100b. For example, e-mail or the like can be used for delivery of the billing proxy data 120. Here, an example of delivery of the billing proxy data 120 using a two-dimensional barcode will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. The delivery of the billing proxy data 120 between the mobile phone terminals 100 directly using the two-dimensional barcode is more effective in security than the delivery using e-mail or the like because the delivery partner can be directly confirmed.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of charging proxy data delivery processing by the mobile phone terminal. When the user of the mobile phone terminal 100a selects the charging agent function 110 from the menu screen of the mobile phone terminal 100a, the mobile phone terminal 100a activates the charging agent function 110 (step S50). Further, when the user receives selection of charging proxy data from the charging proxy menu (step S51), a two-dimensional barcode of the stored charging proxy data 120 is generated (step S52). The generated two-dimensional barcode is displayed on the screen (step S53).

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart of charging proxy data reception processing by the mobile phone terminal. When the user of the mobile phone terminal 100b selects the charging agent function 110 from the menu screen of the mobile phone terminal 100b, the mobile phone terminal 100b activates the charging agent function 110 (step S60). Further, when the user accepts selection of charging proxy data from the charging proxy menu (step S61), the camera built in the mobile phone terminal 100b is activated (step S62).

  When the user of the cellular phone terminal 100b captures the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the cellular phone terminal 100a with the activated built-in camera, an image of the two-dimensional barcode captured by the camera is acquired (step S63). ), Analyzing the acquired two-dimensional barcode image to generate the billing proxy data 120 (step S64). The generated billing proxy data 120 is held in a memory (not shown) of the mobile phone terminal 100b.

  Thereafter, the stored charging agent data 120 is sent to the charging center system 200 according to the selection of charging agent data registration from the charging agent menu by the user.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a billing proxy process by the billing center system. When charging center system 200 receives charging agent data 120 from mobile phone terminal 100b (step S70), it extracts a falsification preventing code from accepted charging agent data 120 and uses the falsification preventing code to charge charging data 120. Is checked (step S71). If the billing proxy data 120 has been falsified (step S72), the billing proxy processing is terminated and the process proceeds to error processing.

  If the charging agent data 120 has not been tampered (step S72), the charging agent telephone number and the charging agent amount are extracted from the charging agent data 120, and are specified by the extracted charging agent telephone number in the charging database 202. The extracted billing proxy amount is added to the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100a (step S73). Further, the chargeable agent telephone number and the charge agent amount are extracted from the charge agent data 120, and are extracted in the charge database 202 as the use upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100b designated by the extracted chargeable agent phone number. The surrogate usage fee is calculated by subtracting the usage fee from the usage upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100b specified by the extracted surrogate proxy telephone number (step S75).

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of the charging agent system will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following example, billing agency is performed between father A, grandmother B, and child C. The telephone number of each person's mobile phone terminal 100 is
Father A: 090-1111-1111
Grandmother B: 090-2222-3333
Child C: 090-1111-2222
Suppose that The child C's mobile phone terminal 100 is set with an upper limit of 10,000 yen per month as a measure to prevent overuse. Child C cannot make a call or send an e-mail with his / her mobile phone terminal 100 when the monthly usage fee is 10,000 yen. In FIG. 11 to FIG. 15, dashed boxes indicate user actions.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram (1) for explaining a specific implementation example. Here, the usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C is 9,500 yen, and the usage upper limit is reached at another 500 yen, and the outgoing call from the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C is stopped. Shall.

  The billing center system 200 confirms that the usage fee of the child C's mobile phone terminal 100C is 9,500 yen, and the remaining usage limit amount to 10,000 yen is 500 yen, and the child C's mobile phone terminal 100C. The remaining usage fee notice (500 yen) is transmitted to the mail (step S100).

  The mobile phone terminal 100C displays the remaining usage fee notification received from the charging center system 200 on the screen (step S101). The child C who knows that the remaining usage fee is 500 yen needs to use the mobile phone terminal 100C after that, and therefore makes a request for a charging agent.

  Child C selects a billing proxy function from the menu of mobile phone terminal 100C (step S102). The mobile phone terminal 100C activates the charging proxy function (step S103). The child C further selects a billing proxy request from the billing proxy function menu (step S104). Thereafter, the telephone number of the billing agent request partner and the billing agent request amount are input according to the billing agent request input screen (steps S105 and S106). Here, the telephone number “090-1111-1111” of the mobile phone terminal 100A of father A is input as the telephone number of the billing proxy request partner, and “5,000 (yen)” is input as the billing proxy request amount. And

  The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C generates a billing proxy data code (step S107). Here, it is assumed that “0002” is generated as the charging proxy data code. A billing proxy request notification is generated consisting of the telephone number of the billing proxy request source, the billing proxy request amount, and the billing proxy data code (step S108). The contents of the billing proxy request notification are the phone number “090-11112222” (phone number of the child C mobile phone terminal 100C), the billing proxy request amount “5,000 (yen)”, the billing proxy request source The data code is “0002”. The generated billing proxy request notification is transmitted to mobile phone terminal 100A of father A using SMS (Short Message Service) (step S109).

  FIG. 12 is a diagram (2) for explaining a specific implementation example. The father A who received the billing proxy request notification from the child C decided to respond to the billing proxy request from the child C.

  The mobile phone terminal 100A of the father A who has received the billing proxy request notification from the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C activates the billing proxy function (step S110), and analyzes the received billing proxy request notification (step S111). The contents are displayed on the screen and the father A is asked whether he / she wants to execute the billing proxy (step S112). Here, the father A selects execution of the billing proxy from the child C (step S113).

  When father A selects execution of billing agency, a password input screen is displayed on the screen of father A's mobile phone terminal 100A. When the father A inputs the personal identification number (step S114), the cellular phone terminal 100A of the father A receives the charge agent request source telephone number, the charge agent request amount, and the charge agent data code of the charge agent request notification, respectively. Billing proxy data 120 is generated with the number, the billing proxy amount, and the billing proxy data code, and the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100A as the billing proxy phone number (step S115). The contents of the billing proxy data 120 are billing proxy data code “0002”, billing proxy telephone number “090-1111-1111” (phone number of father A's mobile phone terminal 100A), and billing proxy telephone number “090-1111-”. 2222 "(the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C) and the billing proxy amount" 5,000 (yen) ".

  Furthermore, father A's mobile phone terminal 100A generates a falsification prevention code (for example, checksum) of the generated billing proxy data 120 (step S116), and adds the generated falsification prevention code to the billing proxy data 120. (Step S117).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram (3) for explaining a specific implementation example. In order to ensure delivery of the billing proxy data 120 to the child C, the father A delivers the billing proxy data 120 based on the screen display of the mobile phone terminal 100A and the camera input of the mobile phone terminal 100C.

  First, the father A selects a charging proxy function from the menu of the mobile phone terminal 100A (step S120). The cellular phone terminal 100A activates the charging proxy function (step S121). The father A further selects charging proxy data delivery from the charging proxy function menu (step S122). The father A's mobile phone terminal 100A generates a two-dimensional barcode from the charging agent data 120 to be delivered (step S123), and displays the generated two-dimensional barcode on the screen (step S124).

  Child C selects a billing proxy function from the menu of mobile phone terminal 100C (step S130). The mobile phone terminal 100C activates the charging proxy function (step S131). The child C further selects receipt of charging agent data from the charging agent function menu (step S132). The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C activates the built-in camera (step S133). The child C photographs the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the mobile phone terminal 100A of the father A with the built-in camera of the mobile phone terminal 100C (step S134). The child C's mobile phone terminal 100C analyzes the image of the two-dimensional barcode photographed by the built-in camera (step S135), and generates billing proxy data 120 (step S136). The generated billing proxy data 120 is stored (step S137).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram (4) for explaining a specific implementation example. Child C also requests grandmother B for billing. Actually, the procedure shown in FIGS. 11 to 13 is performed in the same manner as in the case where the father A is requested to perform the charge agent, but those procedures are omitted in FIG.

  Similar to the case of father A, the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C generates a billing proxy request notification (step S140), and transmits the generated billing proxy request notification to the grandmother B's mobile phone terminal 100B (step S141). ). The contents of the billing proxy request notification are the phone number “090-11112222” (phone number of the child C mobile phone terminal 100C), the billing proxy request amount “10,000 (yen)”, the billing proxy request source The data code is “0003”.

  In the mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B in response to the billing proxy request from the child C, billing proxy data 120 is generated (step S142). The contents of the billing proxy data 120 are the billing proxy data code “0003”, the billing proxy phone number “090-2222-3333” (the phone number of the mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B), and the billing proxy phone number “090-1111-”. 2222 "(the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C), the charging proxy amount" 10,000 (yen) ", and the falsification prevention code.

  As in the case of the father A, the charging proxy data 120 is transferred from the mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B to the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C. The mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B generates a two-dimensional barcode from the generated billing proxy data 100 (Step S143), and displays the generated two-dimensional barcode on the screen (Step S144).

  The child C photographs the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B with the built-in camera of the mobile phone terminal 100C (step S145). The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C analyzes the image of the two-dimensional barcode taken by the built-in camera, generates charging proxy data 120, and stores the generated charging proxy data 120 (step S146). Thus, the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C holds the charge agent data 120 for 5,000 yen from the father A and the charge agent data 120 for 10,000 yen from the grandmother B. Become.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram (5) for explaining a specific implementation example. The child C transmits the charging agent data 120 delivered from the father A and the grandmother B to the charging center system 200 from the mobile phone terminal 100C, and can use the mobile phone terminal 100C exceeding the set upper limit amount. To.

  Child C selects a billing proxy function from the menu of mobile phone terminal 100C (step S150). The mobile phone terminal 100C activates the charging proxy function (step S151). The child C further selects charging agent data registration from the charging agent function menu (step S152), and first selects the charging agent data 120 of the father A from the charging agent data 120 held in the mobile phone terminal 100C. (Step S153). The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C transmits the stored charging agent data 120 of the father A to the charging center system 200 (step S154).

  In charging center system 200, falsification check of charging agent data 120 is performed using the falsification prevention code of charging agent data 120 of father A received from mobile phone terminal 100C of child C (step S155). If the charging agent data 120 is not falsified, the charging agent data code “0002” of the charging agent data 120 and the charging agent data code of the charging agent data 120 processed in the past (stored in the charging center system 200) Is checked for duplication (step S156).

  If the charging agent data code is not duplicated, in the charging database 202, the amount specified by the charging agent amount of the charging agent data 120 is added to the usage fee of the charging agent telephone number of the charging agent data 120 (step S157). . In this case, the charging surrogate amount “5,000 (yen)” is added to the usage fee of the telephone number “090-1111-1111” of the cellular phone terminal 100A of the father A.

  In addition, the amount designated by the charge agent amount of the charge agent data 120 is added to the use upper limit amount of the charge agent phone number of the charge agent data 120 (step S158). Here, the charging surrogate amount “5,000 (yen)” is added to the use upper limit amount of the telephone number “090-1111-2222” of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C. Thus, the use upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C becomes 15,000 yen. Since the current usage fee is 9,500 yen, the remaining usage fee for the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C is 5,500 yen. The billing center system 200 transmits a remaining usage fee notification (5,500 yen) to the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C (step S159).

  The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C displays the remaining usage fee notification received from the charging center system 200 on the screen (step S160). Subsequently, the child C selects the billing proxy data 120 of the grandmother B held in the mobile phone terminal 100C (step S161). The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C transmits the stored charging agent data 120 of the grandmother B to the charging center system 200 (step S162).

  In charging center system 200, falsification check and duplication check are similarly performed. If there is no problem with the falsification check and duplication check, the charge database 202 adds the amount specified by the charge agent amount of the charge agent data 120 to the charge of the charge agent telephone number of the charge agent data 120 (step S163). . Here, the billing surrogate amount “10,000 (yen)” is added to the usage fee of the telephone number “090-2222-3333” of the mobile phone terminal 100B of the grandmother B.

  In addition, the amount designated by the charge agent amount of the charge agent data 120 is added to the use upper limit amount of the charge agent phone number of the charge agent data 120 (step S164). Here, the charging surrogate amount “10,000 (yen)” is added to the use upper limit amount of the telephone number “090-1111-2222” of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C. Thus, the use upper limit amount of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C becomes 25,000 yen. Since the current usage fee is 9,500 yen, the remaining usage fee of the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C is 15,500 yen. The billing center system 200 transmits a remaining usage charge notification (15,500 yen) to the mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C (step S165).

  The mobile phone terminal 100C of the child C displays the remaining usage fee notification received from the charging center system 200 on the screen (step S166).

  The features of the above embodiments and examples are listed as follows.

(Appendix 1)
A charging agent method in a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal, a second mobile phone terminal that receives charging, and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal. And
The first mobile phone terminal includes at least information that identifies the first mobile phone terminal, information that identifies the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing surrogate amount that is a surrogate billing amount A process of generating proxy information,
A process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information from the first mobile phone terminal;
The second mobile phone terminal registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system;
The charging center system subtracts the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information or adds the upper limit amount of usage within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. And a process of adding a usage fee for the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging proxy information.

(Appendix 2)
A charging agent method in a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal, a second mobile phone terminal that receives charging, and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal. And
The second mobile phone terminal generating billing proxy request information including at least information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal and a billing proxy request amount that is an amount for requesting a billing proxy;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal transmits the generated billing proxy request information to the first mobile phone terminal;
The first mobile phone terminal receiving the billing proxy request information;
The first mobile phone terminal includes at least information for specifying the first mobile phone terminal and information for specifying the second mobile phone terminal, and further, the charging agent specified by the charging agent request information A process of generating billing agent information including a billing agent amount that is the amount of billing on behalf of the request amount;
A process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information from the first mobile phone terminal;
The second mobile phone terminal registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system;
The charging center system subtracts the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information or adds the upper limit amount of usage within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. And a process of adding a usage fee for the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging proxy information.

(Appendix 3)
The charging agent method described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2,
In the process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the billing proxy information, the billing proxy information is converted into a two-dimensional barcode and displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal;
In the process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information, the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal is photographed with a camera built in the second mobile phone terminal. The charging agent method is characterized in that the charging agent information is obtained by converting the obtained two-dimensional barcode image.

(Appendix 4)
A billing agent method described in any one of items 1 to 3, wherein
The first mobile phone terminal has a process of generating a falsification preventing code for preventing falsification of the charging surrogate information and incorporating the generated falsification preventing code into the charging surrogate information. Method.

(Appendix 5)
A charging agent system comprising: a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal; a second mobile phone terminal that receives a charging agent; and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal There,
The first mobile phone terminal is:
Means for generating billing proxy information including at least information for identifying the first mobile phone terminal, information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing proxy amount that is a billing proxy amount;
Means for delivering the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal,
The second mobile phone terminal is
Means for receiving the charging agent information from the first mobile phone terminal;
Means for registering the received billing agent information in the billing center system;
The billing center system
Within the range of the billing proxy amount specified by the billing proxy information, the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the billing proxy information is subtracted or the maximum usage amount is added. A charging agent system comprising means for adding a usage fee for the identified first mobile phone terminal.

(Appendix 6)
A billing agency system described in appendix 5,
The charging agent information passing means converts the charging agent information into a two-dimensional barcode and displays it on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal;
The means for receiving the billing agent information is obtained by photographing a two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal with a camera built in the second mobile phone terminal, A charging agent system, wherein the charging agent information is obtained by converting a code image.

(Appendix 7)
A mobile terminal that acts as a charge for communication by other mobile terminals,
Means for generating charging agent information including information for specifying the portable terminal, information for specifying another portable terminal for which charging is performed, and a charging agent amount indicating a charging amount for the portable terminal;
Means for transmitting the billing proxy information to the other portable terminal.

(Appendix 8)
In mobile terminals that communicate,
Means for receiving billing proxy information including information identifying the other portable terminal and a billing proxy amount indicating a billing amount for communication by the portable terminal on behalf of the other portable terminal from another portable terminal;
Means for transmitting the billing proxy information received from the other portable terminal to a billing center that manages the billing of each portable phone terminal.

(Appendix 9)
An information processing apparatus having a function of performing charging processing for communication by a portable terminal,
Charging agency information received from the first portable terminal, including information identifying the first portable terminal and information identifying the second portable terminal acting as a proxy for communication by the first portable terminal Means to do,
Means for calculating a usage fee for communication by the first portable terminal and adding a usage fee for the first portable terminal to a usage fee for communication by the second portable terminal. Information processing apparatus.

(Appendix 10)
The information processing apparatus further receives, as the charging proxy information, information indicating a charging amount that the second portable terminal performs,
An information processing apparatus, further comprising: means for setting an upper limit amount of communication by the first mobile terminal based on a charge amount on behalf of the second mobile terminal.

It is a figure for demonstrating the concept of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of charging agency data. It is a figure which shows the example of an accounting database. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the charge proxy system by embodiment of this invention. It is a billing proxy request notification generation process flowchart by a mobile phone terminal. It is a billing proxy data generation process flowchart (1) by a mobile telephone terminal. It is a billing proxy data generation process flowchart (2) by a mobile telephone terminal. It is a billing proxy data delivery process flowchart by a mobile phone terminal. It is a charging proxy data reception process flowchart by a mobile phone terminal. It is a billing proxy processing flowchart by the billing center system. It is FIG. (1) explaining the example of a concrete implementation. It is FIG. (2) explaining the example of a concrete implementation. It is FIG. (3) explaining the example of a concrete implementation. It is FIG. (4) explaining the example of a concrete implementation. It is FIG. (5) explaining the example of a concrete implementation.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile phone terminal 110 Charging proxy function 111 Charging proxy data generation processing part 112 User authentication processing part 113 Charging proxy data delivery processing part 114 Charging proxy request processing part 115 Charging proxy data reception processing part 116 Charging proxy data registration processing part 120 Charging Proxy data 200 Charging center system 201 Charging proxy processing unit 202 Charging database 300 Communication network

Claims (10)

A charging agent method in a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal, a second mobile phone terminal that receives charging, and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal. And
The first mobile phone terminal includes at least information that identifies the first mobile phone terminal, information that identifies the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing surrogate amount that is a surrogate billing amount A process of generating proxy information,
A process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information from the first mobile phone terminal;
The second mobile phone terminal registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system;
The charging center system subtracts the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information or adds the upper limit amount of usage within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. And a process of adding a usage fee for the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging proxy information. A charging agent method in a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal, a second mobile phone terminal that receives charging, and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal. And
The second mobile phone terminal generating billing proxy request information including at least information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal and a billing proxy request amount that is an amount for requesting a billing proxy;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal transmits the generated billing proxy request information to the first mobile phone terminal;
The first mobile phone terminal receiving the billing proxy request information;
The first mobile phone terminal includes at least information for specifying the first mobile phone terminal and information for specifying the second mobile phone terminal, and further, the charging agent specified by the charging agent request information A process of generating billing agent information including a billing agent amount that is the amount of billing on behalf of the request amount;
A process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal;
A process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information from the first mobile phone terminal;
The second mobile phone terminal registering the received charging agent information in the charging center system;
The charging center system subtracts the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information or adds the upper limit amount of usage within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. And a process of adding a usage fee for the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging proxy information. A charging agent method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein
In the process in which the first mobile phone terminal delivers the billing proxy information, the billing proxy information is converted into a two-dimensional barcode and displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal;
In the process in which the second mobile phone terminal receives the billing proxy information, the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal is photographed with a camera built in the second mobile phone terminal. The charging agent method is characterized in that the charging agent information is obtained by converting the obtained two-dimensional barcode image. A charging agent method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The first mobile phone terminal has a process of generating a falsification preventing code for preventing falsification of the charging surrogate information and incorporating the generated falsification preventing code into the charging surrogate information. Method. A charging agent system comprising: a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal; a second mobile phone terminal that receives a charging agent; and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal There,
The first mobile phone terminal is:
Means for generating billing proxy information including at least information for identifying the first mobile phone terminal, information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing proxy amount that is a billing proxy amount;
Means for delivering the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal,
The second mobile phone terminal is
Means for receiving the charging agent information from the first mobile phone terminal;
Means for registering the received billing agent information in the billing center system;
The billing center system
Within the range of the billing proxy amount specified by the billing proxy information, the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the billing proxy information is subtracted or the maximum usage amount is added. A charging agent system comprising means for adding a usage fee for the identified first mobile phone terminal. A billing agency system according to claim 5,
The charging agent information passing means converts the charging agent information into a two-dimensional barcode and displays it on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal;
The means for receiving the billing agent information is obtained by photographing a two-dimensional barcode displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal with a camera built in the second mobile phone terminal, A charging agent system, wherein the charging agent information is obtained by converting a code image. In a charging agent system comprising: a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal; a second mobile phone terminal that receives a charging agent; and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal The first mobile phone terminal,
Means for generating billing proxy information including at least information for identifying the first mobile phone terminal, information for identifying the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing proxy amount that is a billing proxy amount;
Means for delivering the generated billing proxy information to the second mobile phone terminal,
When the second mobile phone terminal transmits the charging agent information to the charging center system, the charging agent system uses the charging agent information within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. Subtracting the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified or adding the upper limit usage amount, and adding the usage fee of the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information Charging agent mobile phone terminal. A mobile phone terminal for billing agency according to claim 7,
The charging agent information passing means converts the charging agent information into a two-dimensional barcode and displays it on the screen of the charging agent mobile phone terminal, and displays the displayed two-dimensional barcode on the second mobile phone. A charging proxy mobile phone terminal, wherein the charging proxy information is transferred by photographing with a camera incorporated in the terminal. In a charging agent system comprising: a first mobile phone terminal that performs charging for another mobile phone terminal; a second mobile phone terminal that receives a charging agent; and a charging center system that manages charging for each mobile phone terminal The second mobile phone terminal,
Information that specifies at least the first mobile phone terminal, information that specifies the second mobile phone terminal, and a billing surrogate amount that is a surrogate billing amount generated by the first mobile phone terminal Means for receiving billing agency information from the first mobile phone terminal;
Means for registering the received billing agent information in the billing center system;
The charging center system subtracts the usage fee of the second mobile phone terminal specified by the charging agent information or adds the upper limit amount of usage within the range of the charging agent amount specified by the charging agent information. A mobile phone terminal that receives the charge agent, wherein the charge for the use of the first mobile phone terminal specified by the charge agent information is added. A mobile phone terminal that receives the billing agent according to claim 9,
The means for receiving the billing proxy information is a mobile phone that receives the billing proxy from the two-dimensional barcode converted from the billing proxy information by the first mobile phone terminal and displayed on the screen of the first mobile phone terminal. A mobile phone terminal receiving a billing agent, wherein the billing agent information is obtained by converting a two-dimensional barcode image obtained by photographing with a camera built in the phone terminal.

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