JPS6019867B2 - Split billing method for call charges - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention provides a split billing method for calling charges, and more specifically,
Of the total call charges to telephone subscribers, a portion is charged to the calling subscriber and the rest is charged to the called subscriber.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the conventional Kenkin system, in which 1 is the originating subscriber, 2 is the originating subscriber accommodating exchange, 3 is the relay exchanger, and 4 is the terminating side subscriber registration exchanger. (the exchange to which the subscriber on the called party originally belongs, for example, the exchange in which the telephone before being transferred or moved is accommodated); 6 is the subscriber on the called side, 7 is the section between the subscriber registration exchange on the calling side 2 and the subscriber registration exchange on the called side 4, and 8 is the area between the subscriber registration exchange on the called side 4 and the incoming call. The section with the subscriber accommodating exchange 5 on the calling side, 9 is the total section between the subscriber accommodating exchange 3 on the originating side and the subscriber accommodating exchange 5 on the called side when a call is made, and 10 is a charging meter for the subscriber on the originating side.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the conventional real-time and automatic switching system, the money-grabbing system starts from the money-grabbing area to which the originating subscriber replacement machine 2 belongs, to the money-grabbing area to which the receiving-side subscriber replacement machine 5 belongs. This is a system in which money is given to the calling subscriber all at once according to the distance to the money transfer area (determined by the number selected by the receiving subscriber 6).

For this reason, the subscriber on the receiving side receives a call from a mobile subscriber such as an automatic telephone or a ship's telephone, or by a forwarding service, etc., to an exchange housed in another Ikeshiro exchange far away from the originally accommodated station. If you do so, there are the following problems.
That is, in FIG. 1, the total section 3 between the originating subscriber accommodating exchange 2 and the terminating subscriber accommodating exchange 5 is divided into two, and the total section 3 between the originating subscriber accommodating exchange 2 and the terminating subscriber accommodating exchange 5 is divided into two. When considered separately, there are two sections: section 7 with exchange 4 that is registered (registered), and section 8 with exchange loom 5 and exchange machine 4 to which the called party currently belongs at the time of the call as a result of movement. , if the subscriber 6 on the receiving side moves and the interval 8 is extended, the interval 8
The entire charge for the section 9 including the extension section 8 will be charged to the originating subscriber, and the charge for the extended section 8 will increase to the originating subscriber, resulting in an unexpectedly high charge.

That is, when calling a mobile subscriber, the calling subscriber cannot predict how much money will be charged. The present invention solves this drawback by providing a predictable rate to the calling subscriber at all times, without charging the calling subscriber unexpectedly high charges when the calling subscriber moves or transfers the call, resulting in higher call charges. The purpose is to do so.

This purpose, according to the present invention, is to provide a subscriber location information memory in the subscriber's registered exchange for storing the subscriber's current location information, and to Calculate the charge for a call to the subscriber at the current location based on the location of the calling subscriber and the current location information of the subscriber stored above, and then make the call charge for the connection in parentheses. The call fee is divided into a portion that does not exceed the call charge from the subscriber to the exchange where the subscriber is registered, and the remaining portion, and the former is paid to the calling subscriber and the latter is paid to the called subscriber.

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, and numerals 1 to 9 indicate the same elements as in FIG. 1.

Note that 10' is a billing meter for the subscriber on the calling side, and 11 is a billing meter for the subscriber on the receiving side. To operate this, the calling subscriber 1 dials the subscriber number corresponding to the called subscriber 6.

This subscriber number is sent to the subscriber registration exchange 4 on the called side (
Section 7) Make an outgoing connection. The charge for section 7 up to this point is determined by the station numbers of the originating station 2 and the terminating subscriber registration exchange, as in the past. When the called subscriber moves and is connected to another exchange 5, the called subscriber registration switch 4 sends the called subscriber tracking to the called party via the new switch 5. Connecting. In this case, the charge for the section 8 from the subscriber registration switchboard 4 on the called side to the exchange 5 currently accommodated is determined by the address of the subscriber registration switch 4 on the called side and the station number of the switch 5. After this, the response signal is received by exchange 4 and exchange 5, and according to the talk time of both parties, section 7
For section 8, money is charged to the money meter 101 of the calling subscriber 1, and for section 8, money is charged to the money meter 11 of the receiving subscriber 6. The operating method of the transfer meter is based on the conventional technology. In this way, call charges are divided between the calling and terminating subscribers. FIG. 3 is another principle diagram of the present invention. 1
11 (excluding 9) are the same as those in FIG.
shall be carried out over a distance of

In such a case, instead of using the sum of the section 7 toll and section 8 toll as a deposit, it is also possible to use the toll for section 12 instead, by following the procedure below. The originating/outgoing connection is made from the originating subscriber accommodating exchange 2 to the relay exchange fabrication machine 3, but the charge is not immediately determined upon making the call, and the originating subscriber accommodating exchange information is sent to the terminating side registration exchange 4 and the connection is made. .

The receiving side subscriber registration center 4 determines the exchange in which the called subscriber is currently accommodated, and finally determines the comprehensive billing index in conjunction with the information on the calling side subscriber accommodating exchange in accordance with the following method. , originating subscriber 1 to be forwarded to originating exchange 2
Then, the subscriber registration exchange 4 on the receiving side determines the fraud index for the called party. Thereafter, in response to the called party's response, the originating subscriber accommodating exchange 2 and the called subscriber registration exchange 4 each start charging money. Generally, the method for determining the fraud index of calling and receiving subscribers is Section 12S Section 7
10 interval 8, but (il interval 12 ≧ interval 7,
{i} The charges for section 7 will be billed to the calling subscriber in the evening.
and charge the fee.

[〇} The charges for (section 12) - (section 7) will be charged to the called subscriber.

(ii) If section 12 < section 7 {i} The fee for section 12 will be charged to the originating subscriber.
Ru.

{o} Don't give money to the subscriber on the called side.

Or 'ee The money in section 7 is sent to the calling subscriber.

{o} Don't give money to the subscriber on the called side. In addition to the above, it is also possible to divide the charges corresponding to section 12 between sections 7 and 8 according to an appropriate criterion, and divide the charges between the calling subscriber and the receiving subscriber.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the called subscriber moves or transfers a call, unexpected and excessive charges are not imposed on the calling subscriber.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing connections in an example in which the present invention is implemented in a mobile telephone system, such as a car telephone system.

In the figure, 1 to 11 and 12 indicate the same things as in Fig. 12, and CS2, CS3, CS4, and Cmi indicate various signals other than telephone calls, such as connection signals (dial digits), money fraud information signals, response signals, and other signals. This is a signaling device for transmitting signals, and can be constructed using a known common channel signaling system, and MC is a money-grabbing control device.

The called subscriber 6 is registered in the exchange 4 and
By dialing the station number and subscriber number, a call can be made to the subscriber 6, and the cash meter 11 is installed in the money transfer machine 4.

It is assumed that the called subscriber 6 is a mobile telephone subscriber, for example, a car telephone subscriber.

It is assumed that the user moves from the exchange zone of the registered exchange 4 to the exchange zone Z of the sword machine 5. If the subscriber 6 is in the exchange zone, a connection is created via the exchange 5.

When the subscriber 6 enters the exchange zone Z5, the exchange 5 sends this location information, for example the office number of the exchange 5, to the registration exchange 4 via the signaling devices CS5 and CS4, which is then sent to the registration exchange 4 by the controller C.
The information is then sent to the subscriber location information memory M and stored in area A corresponding to subscriber 6. Subscriber 6 is registered exchange 4
Needless to say, if the switch 4 is located in the exchange zone, information about the switch 4 is stored here. When the called subscriber 6 is located in the exchange zone Z5 and is called by the calling subscriber 1, the calling subscriber 1 dials the calling subscriber 1 and subsequently extends the information from the calling subscriber 1 to the exchange 4, and this dialed digit information is sent to the signaling device CS2. , CS3, CS4, and reaches the control device C of the registered exchange 4, whereby the current location information (information on the exchange 5) of the called subscriber 6 is read out from the subscriber location information memory M, and the above connection is further continued. Based on this information, the call is extended to the called subscriber 6 located in the exchange zone Z. At this time, the number information of the calling subscriber 1 is also sent to the signaling device CS2,
The information is sent to the control device C via CS3 and CS4, and from the control device C, the number and current location information of the called subscriber 6, which has already been revealed, along with the number information of the calling subscriber 1 are sent to the money-grabbing control device MC. It is sent to the divided billing target subscriber identification circuit ID to identify whether or not this called subscriber 6 is a subscriber subject to the above-mentioned split billing scheme.

If this called subscriber 6 is identified as a subscriber subject to split billing, that is, a subscriber who is to bear the increased call charge for the section 8 extended from the registered exchange 4, then the calling subscriber 1's number is The information, the number information of the called subscriber 6, and the current location information are transferred to the location information-Kenkin information conversion circuit CO.
It is transferred to the NV, and in this circuit, under the control of the fraud index division control circuit RI, the fraud index for the charge to be paid by each of the originating subscriber 1 and the terminating subscriber 6 in the above call is determined.

During the call period from when the money-grabbing control device MC receives a response signal from the called subscriber 6 to when it receives a call-end signal, it collects money-grabbing information for the calling subscriber 1 and the called subscriber 6, for example, call frequency, according to the money-grabbing index described above. is calculated.

When the call ends and an end signal is received, the above money fraud information is transferred to each subscriber's money meter control device M old 10 and MBI.
Through I, it is registered in the money meter 1 0, 1 1.

At this time, the output information of the money meter control device MBIO is sent to the signaling device CS4 for the money-grabbing money-grabbing device 101 of the calling subscriber 1.
, CS3, and CS2, and charge information is registered in the charge meter 10'. The money index division control circuit RI includes:
Information on how to divide call charges between the calling subscriber and the receiving subscriber is stored, and as shown in Figure 2 above, if section 9 = section 70 and section 8, then section 7 and section 8 are The calling charges are divided between the calling and receiving subscribers, respectively, and as shown in Figure 3, section 12 < section 7.
In the case of 10 sections 8, control is performed to divide as described above. Information regarding in what cases and how to divide can be input and stored using an appropriate input device 1/0. In this way, the originating subscriber 1 is never charged more than the call charge for section 7. Although the embodiment described above is for a mobile telephone system, such as a car phone, the invention may also be implemented in the case of call diversion.

In this case, the subscriber accommodated in the exchange 4 in FIG. 4 dials, for example, a 3-digit special number followed by the forwarding destination telephone number, and sends the forwarding destination information as described in connection with FIG. 4. By writing in the area A corresponding to the subscriber in the subscriber location information memory M, the same procedure as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 can be performed. In the above, section 7 (section between the originating exchange and the registered exchange) and section 8 (section between the registration exchange and the exchange in which the terminating subscriber is accommodated)
If the calling charges are to be divided between the calling subscriber and the receiving subscriber, the charge information for the section from the originating exchange ≠ the back unit to the registered exchange (section 7) must be registered in the calling subscriber's charge meter. In addition, the registered exchange calculates the charge information from the sword machine to the called subscriber at the time of the call according to the stored location information or forwarding destination information of the called subscriber at the time of the call, and It is possible to register on the Kenkin Meter using known money tricking techniques, and this will be easily understood.

In this case, the money-grabbing control device MC shown in FIG. 4 becomes unnecessary, and it is also unnecessary to transmit the money-grabbing information from the registering exchange to the originating exchange, thereby simplifying the apparatus. As explained above, in the case of a telephone system in which the called subscriber or the called phone moves (e.g., forwarding, car phone, ship phone, etc.), the present invention can be used when the called subscriber moves far away. However, the charges collected by the originating subscriber are the charges up to the terminating subscriber's key exchange, and the originating subscriber can predict the charges sufficiently. This has the effect of eliminating instability by not having to incur unexpected excessive charges due to the movement of people. In addition, even when the called subscriber has to pay the increased charge for moving farther away due to the convenience of the called subscriber, the present invention has the advantage of dividing the charges and allowing each subscriber to make the call and the called subscriber to pay. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the conventional money-grabbing system, FIG. 2 is a principle diagram of the split charging system of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing connections in an embodiment. 1... Calling side subscriber, 2... Calling side subscriber accommodating exchange, 3... Trunk exchange, 4... Calling side subscriber registration communication mode Okumasa, 5 . . . Called side subscriber accommodating switching pre-emption device, 6... Called side subscriber, 7...
. . . The section between the originating side subscriber registration exchange 2 and the called side subscriber registration exchange 4, 8... The section between the called side subscriber registration exchange 4 and the called side subscriber registration exchange 5, 9... ...
Total distance between the calling side subscriber accommodating exchange 2 and the called side subscriber accommodation exchange≠Okuto 5, 10...Charging meter for the calling side subscriber, 11...Charging for the called side subscriber meter,
12... Calling side subscriber accommodating exchange ≠ Straight section from Okukatsu to terminating side subscriber accommodating exchange, CS2, CS3, C
S4, CS5...Signal device, C...Control device,
M...Subscriber location information memory, MC...Billing control device, ID...Subscriber acquisition circuit subject to split billing, CONV...Location information-money fraud information conversion circuit ,R
I... Charging index division control circuit, M old, o, M old, .・・・
...Billing meter control device, Z5... Exchange zone of exchange 5. 1 person, 2 people, 3 people, 4 mothers

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A subscriber location information memory for storing the current location information of the subscriber is provided in the exchange where the subscriber is registered,
Calculate the charge for a call that arrives at the subscriber at the current location via the subscriber's registered exchange based on the location of the originating subscriber and the current location information of the subscriber stored in the memory. , and the call charge for this connection is divided into a part not exceeding the call charge from the originating subscriber to the exchange in which the subscriber is registered, and the remaining part, the former to the originating subscriber and the latter to the terminating subscriber. A split billing method for calling charges.