JP2000295376A - Charge free service system, portable telephone and charge free service method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charge free service system, a portable telephone and a charge free service method which make the prescribed number of talk times within a prescribed term and also mobile communication expense within prescribed time free. SOLUTION: This system has an identification managing means 12 which holds and manages portable telephone subscriber data 12a identifying to the effect that a portable telephone subscriber is an object of once a day free talk service that makes the prescribed number of talk times within a prescribed terms and also talk within prescribed time free, the number of service use times managing means 14 which stores data of the number of use times of the once a day free talk service, a memory managing means 16 which periodically clears the number of service use times data 14a of the means 14, a charging fee managing means 18 which sends charge information 18a to a charge processing side and a talk managing means 20 which gives a charge information transmission inhibition instruction 20a inhibiting the transmission of the information 18a to the charge processing side when the corresponding talk is identified as the once a day free talk service.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication fee charging technology, and more particularly, to a charge free service system and a mobile phone for freeing a mobile communication fee within a predetermined number of times within a predetermined period and within a predetermined time. And free charge service method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, in the market for mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, various rate plans are provided in consideration of the convenience of mobile subscribers. As a rate plan, for example, NT
There are rate discount plans such as "Plan A", "Plan B", and "Donicho @ Sat / Sun / Night (trademark)" applied to T and NTT mobile communication networks. On the other hand, they are familiar with names such as "call back (to call a certain place such as home on the way back, for example," Kaerukoru (trademark) ")" and "Good night call (to call a certain person before going to bed)." As described above, it is considered that mobile subscribers (mobile phone subscribers) often make once-a-day calls to fixed parties even if they do not have a discount plan.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a conventional free charge service. In the conventional charge-free service, as shown in FIG. 4, a call termination process (step S42) is executed at the end of the mobile communication, a charge for the mobile communication at this time is calculated, and the charge information is sent to the charge processing unit. It has been sent (step S43).

[0004]

However, the prior art has the following problems. The first problem is
Since a minimum fixed charge is applied to a mobile phone call (mobile communication) for a short time such as 10 seconds or 20 seconds, the image that a mobile phone call (mobile communication) is expensive is not lost. . The reason is that on the mobile communication infrastructure side,
This is because, for example, fee processing (calculation) is performed per fixed time, such as 20 yen per minute. And the second
The problem is that mobile phone calls (mobile communications) are expensive, so mobile subscribers who do not use mobile phones in particular cannot be expected to join or even mobile subscribers Don't use it much.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a free service charge for freeing a mobile communication cost within a predetermined number of times and a predetermined time within a predetermined period. It is to provide a free service system and a mobile phone and a free charge service method.

[0006]

The gist of the first aspect of the present invention is to provide a free charge service for providing a free charge service for making a mobile communication fee free within a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined period and within a predetermined time. A mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charge free service for freeing a mobile communication cost within a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time and a predetermined time within the predetermined time. Identification management means for holding and managing; service use number management means for detecting use of the charge free service and storing data relating to the use number of the charge free service; and storing the service use number data at least once a day. A charge having a memory management means for clearing the number of times and a function of calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication and sending the charge information to the charge processing side. Money management means, referring to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data to determine whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service; Mobile communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charge rate management means for prohibiting transmission of the charge information relating to the mobile communication to the charge processing side when identified as a target. It resides in a free charge service system. The gist of claim 2 of the present invention is a billing free service system for providing a billing free service for freeing a mobile communication cost within a predetermined number of communication times within a predetermined time period and within a predetermined time period. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charge free service for freeing mobile communication costs within a predetermined number of times and within a predetermined time within A service management means for detecting use of the charge-free service and storing data relating to the use count of the charge-free service; a memory management means for periodically clearing the service count data; A billing charge management means having a function of calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of communication and transmitting charge information to a charge processing side; And whether the mobile communication is the charge-free service by referring to the data and the service use count data. And a charge communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command to the charge charge management means to prohibit transmission of the charge information for the mobile communication to a processing side. According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charge-free service system for providing a charge-free service for freeing mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the charge-free service system is provided only once a day. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charging free service for freeing mobile communication costs for a predetermined time; Service usage count management means for detecting usage and storing data relating to the usage count of the charge-free service; memory management means for clearing the service usage count data at least once a day; Billing charge management means having a function of calculating a charge for mobile communication and transmitting the charge information to a charge processing side, the mobile subscriber data and the service use Referring to the numerical data, it is determined whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and when the mobile communication is identified as being a target of the charge-free service, the mobile communication to the charge processing side is determined. The charge free service system comprises a mobile communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command to the charge charge management means to prohibit the transmission of the charge information for mobile communication. The gist of claim 4 of the present invention is a billing free service system for providing a billing free service for freeing a mobile communication fee for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the billing service is provided only once a day. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charging free service for freeing mobile communication costs for a predetermined time; Service usage count management means for detecting use and storing data relating to the usage count of the charge-free service; memory management means for periodically clearing the service usage count data; Billing charge management means having a function of calculating a charge for communication and sending charge information to a charge processing side; the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data And referring to the mobile communication to determine whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service. If the mobile communication is identified as being the target of the charge-free service, the mobile communication to the charge processing side And a mobile communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charge rate management means to prohibit the transmission of the charge information. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone comprising the free charge service system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. The gist of claim 6 of the present invention is a billing free service method for providing a billing free service for freeing a mobile communication cost within a predetermined time and a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined period, An identification management step of retaining and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charge free service for freeing mobile communication costs within a predetermined number of communications and within a predetermined time within ,
A service use number management step of detecting the use of the charge free service and storing data relating to the use number of the charge free service; a memory management step of clearing the service use number data at least once a day; A billing charge management step having a function of calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication and transmitting the charge information to the charge processing side, and referring to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data, Identifying whether or not the communication is the charge-free service, and identifying the charge information for the mobile communication to the charge processing side when identifying that the mobile communication is a target of the charge-free service. And a mobile communication management step of giving a charge information transmission prohibition command to prohibit transmission to the charging rate management step. That resides in free of charge for service method. The gist of claim 7 of the present invention is a billing free service method for providing a billing free service for freeing a mobile communication cost within a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined period and within a predetermined time, An identification management step of retaining and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charge free service for freeing mobile communication costs within a predetermined number of communications and within a predetermined time within A service use number management step of detecting the use of the charge free service and storing data relating to the use number of the charge free service; a memory management step of periodically clearing the service use number data; A billing charge management step having a function of calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of communication and sending charge information to a charge processing side; And referring to the service usage count data to determine whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service. If the mobile communication is identified as being a target of the charge-free service, the charge processing is performed. A charge communication management step of giving a charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charge charge management step to prohibit transmission of the charge information relating to the mobile communication to the mobile terminal. The gist of claim 8 of the present invention is a charge-free service method for providing a charge-free service for freeing mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the charge-free service method is provided only once a day. An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service for freeing mobile communication costs for a predetermined time; A service use number management step of detecting use and storing data relating to the use number of the charge free service; a memory management step of clearing the service use number data at least once a day; A billing charge management step having a function of calculating a charge for mobile communication and transmitting the charge information to a charge processing side, the mobile subscriber data and the number of times the service is used Data to identify whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and if the mobile communication is identified as being the target of the charge-free service, the charge to the charge processing side. And a mobile communication management step of giving a charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charging charge management step to prohibit transmission of the charge information for mobile communication. The gist of claim 9 of the present invention is a billing free service method for providing a billing free service for freeing a mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the billing service is provided only once a day. An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service for freeing mobile communication costs for a predetermined time; A service use frequency management step of detecting use and storing data relating to the number of times of use of the charge free service; a memory management step of periodically clearing the service use frequency data; A charging fee management step having a function of calculating a communication fee and transmitting the fee information to the fee processing side, and referring to the mobile subscriber data and the service use frequency data. And whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and when the mobile communication is identified as a target of the charge-free service, the mobile communication to the charge processing side is performed. And a mobile communication management step of giving the charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charge rate management step to prohibit the transmission of the charge information.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The features of the embodiment described below are as follows.
Charging free service (free once-a-day (mobile communication) service) as a rate plan to acquire "Return Call" and "Good Night Call" members without making any changes to the fee processing system ) Can be realized. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram for explaining a charge free service system 100 and a mobile phone 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a free charge service system 100 provides a free charge service (mobile call once a day) for making a call (mobile communication) for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) only once a day. Mobile phone 2) having a function of providing
00, which can be used in a state of being embedded in the service management unit 12, identification management means 12, service use frequency management means 14, memory management means 16, charging fee management means 18, mobile communication management means 2.
0 is provided. The mobile phone 200 is provided with a transmission / reception unit 30 for controlling mobile communication (transmission and reception) and a transmission / reception antenna 32 for transmitting and receiving mobile radio waves, and is similar to the related art, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The identification management means 12 provides a free call (mobile communication) for a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined period and within a predetermined time period, specifically, a call (mobile communication) once a day within 30 seconds. Holding mobile subscriber data 12a for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of the free charge service.
Has a function to manage. The service usage count management means 14 has a memory (subscriber memory) for each mobile subscriber that manages “once a day”, detects the use of the charge free service, and controls the number of times the charge free service is used. It has a function of storing such data (service use frequency data) 14a. The memory management unit 16 has a function of periodically (for example, once a day) clearing the service usage count data 14a. The charging fee management means 18
At the end of the call (mobile communication), the transmission / reception means 3 transmits the charge information 18a required for the used mobile communication (mobile communication).
0 and a function of sending the data to the charge processing side via the transmission / reception antenna 32. The mobile communication management means 20 stores the mobile subscriber data 12a and the service usage data 14
With reference to a, it is determined whether or not the used mobile communication (mobile communication) is a charge-free service, and the mobile communication (mobile communication) at this time is a target of the charge-free service. Has been provided, the charge information management unit 18 is provided with a charge information transmission prohibition command 20a for prohibiting the transmission of the charge information 18a for the mobile communication (mobile communication) at this time to the charge processing side. I have.

Next, the operation of the free charge service system (free charge service method) will be described. The identification management means 12 (identification management means step) holding the mobile subscriber data 12a (subscriber to be served) for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of the charge free service is provided by the charge free service (one step). Free call once a day (mobile communication service)
The mobile subscriber data 12a is identified as to whether or not the subscriber is a mobile subscriber who receives the data. Generally, the charge plan is stored in customer management data on the charge system side. The fact that the charge free service is used, that is, the data (service use count data) 14a relating to the number of times the charge free service is used is the service use count management unit 14
(Service use frequency management step). In the present embodiment, when a predetermined short-time call is used for the first time in a day, the use status (call time, call time, call count, etc.) is sent to the service use count management means 14 (service use count management step). It is memorized.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a charge free service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The memory management unit 16 that clears the service usage count data 14a once a day in the service usage management unit 14 (service usage management process) sets the service usage management unit 14 (service usage management process) at the same time every day. clear. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the memory management process (memory management means 16) is started at 4:00 am every day (every 4:00 AM) (step S21), and the memory (subscription) of the service usage frequency management means 14 is started. (The user memory) is cleared (step S22).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a charge free service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. End call processing at the end of a call (mobile communication) (step S
32), the mobile communication management means 20 (mobile communication management step) refers to the mobile subscriber data 12a and the service usage count data 14a, and charges the used mobile communication (mobile communication). Whether it is a free service, that is, whether it is a plan S rate plan (step S3
3) Whether the call time does not exceed 30 seconds (step S)
34) and call once a day (whether the counter S relating to the number of times of use of the plan S is 0) (step S35), and the charge plan of the plan S (Yes in step S33). When the time does not exceed 30 seconds (Yes in step S34) and the call is once a day (Yes in step S35 (S = 0)), the value of the counter S is set to 1 (S = 1). When the mobile communication (mobile communication) at this time is identified as a target of the charge free service, the charge information 18a relating to the mobile communication (mobile communication) at this time is sent to the charge processing side. A charge information transmission prohibition command 20a for prohibiting transmission is given to the charging fee management means 18 (charging fee management step), and the process is terminated (step S36).

On the other hand, the charging fee management means 18 (charging fee management step) terminates the call (mobile communication) (step S3).
2) At the time, the plan is not the rate plan of Plan S (No in Step S33), the call time exceeds 30 seconds (No in Step S34), or a plurality of calls per day (No in Step S35). In this case, the charge information 18a required for the used mobile communication (mobile communication) is transmitted to the charge processing side via the transmission / reception means 30 and the transmission / reception antenna 32, and the process is terminated (step S37).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, without making any changes to the fee processing system,
As a result, attractive free-to-charge services (free once-a-day calling service) can be realized as a rate plan to acquire subscriptions to the "Returning Call" and "Good Night Call" groups, resulting in an increase in mobile subscribers and traffic. This has the effect of being expected to be linked to

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is clear that each embodiment can be appropriately modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Further, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to numbers, positions, shapes, and the like suitable for carrying out the present invention. In each drawing, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention is configured as described above, without making any change to the fee processing system.
As a result, attractive free-to-charge services (free once-a-day calling service) will be realized as a rate plan to acquire the “Returning Call” and “Good Night Call” members, resulting in an increase in mobile subscribers and traffic. This has the effect of being expected to be linked to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram illustrating a free charge service system and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a charge-free service method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a charge-free service method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional charge-free service.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Identification management means 12a ... Mobile subscriber data 14 ... Service use number management means 14a ... Service use number data 16 ... Memory management means 18 ... Charge rate management means 18a ... Charge information 20 ... Mobile communication management means 20a ... Charge Information transmission prohibition command 30 ... Transceiving means 32 ... Transceiving antenna 100 ... Free charge service system 200 ... Mobile phone

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A charge-free service system for providing a charge-free service for freeing a mobile communication fee within a predetermined period of time for a predetermined number of communication times within a predetermined period, comprising: Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charging free service for freeing mobile communication costs within, and using the charging free service. Service use number management means for detecting and storing data relating to the number of use times of the charge free service; memory management means for clearing the service use number data at least once a day; Charging fee management means having a function of calculating a fee for communication and transmitting fee information to a fee processing side; and the mobile subscriber data and Referring to the service use count data to determine whether the mobile communication is the charge-free service or not, and if the mobile communication is identified as being the target of the charge-free service, the charge processing side A charge communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command to the charge charge management means to prohibit transmission of the charge information for the mobile communication. 2. A charge-free service system for providing a charge-free service for freeing a mobile communication fee within a predetermined period of time and a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined period, wherein the predetermined number of communications and the predetermined time within the predetermined period are provided. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a charging free service for freeing mobile communication costs within, and using the charging free service. A service use frequency management means for detecting and storing data relating to the use frequency of the charge-free service; a memory management means for periodically clearing the service use frequency data; Billing fee management means having a function of calculating a fee and sending the fee information to a fee processing side; the mobile subscriber data and the service By referring to the usage count data, it is determined whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and when the mobile communication is identified as the target of the charge-free service, the charge processing side is notified. A charge free service system comprising: a charge communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command to the charge charge management means for prohibiting transmission of the charge information relating to the mobile communication. 3. A free-of-charge service system for providing a free-of-charge service for freeing a mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service, and detecting the use of the free-of-charge service and Service usage count management means for storing data relating to the usage count of the free service; memory management means for clearing the service usage count data at least once a day; calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication. Charge management means having a function of sending charge information to a charge processing side by referring to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data. Identifying whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service and identifying the mobile communication as a target of the charge-free service, the mobile communication to the charge processing side when the mobile communication is identified. A charge free service system, comprising: a mobile communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command for prohibiting transmission of charge information to the charging charge management means. 4. A free-of-charge service system for providing a free-of-charge service for freeing a mobile communication fee for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day. Identification management means for holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service, and detecting the use of the free-of-charge service and Service use number management means for storing data relating to the number of use times of the free service; memory management means for periodically clearing the service use number data; and a charge for calculating the charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication Charging fee management means having a function of transmitting information to a fee processing side; and the mobile unit with reference to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data. And whether or not the communication is the charge-free service, and when the mobile communication is identified as a target of the charge-free service, the charge information of the mobile communication to the charge processing side to the charge processing side. A charge free service system comprising: mobile communication management means for giving a charge information transmission prohibition command for prohibiting transmission to the charging charge management means. 5. A mobile phone comprising the free charge service system according to claim 1. 6. A charge free service method for providing a charge free service for freeing a mobile communication fee within a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined time and within a predetermined time, comprising: a predetermined number of communications within a predetermined time and a predetermined time; An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service for freeing mobile communication costs within, and using the free-of-charge service. A service use count management step of detecting and storing data relating to the use count of the charge-free service; a memory management step of clearing the service use count data at least once a day; A charging rate management step having a function of calculating a rate for communication and transmitting rate information to a rate processing side; and the mobile subscriber data and the Service usage frequency data to determine whether the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and to the charge processing side when the mobile communication is identified as the target of the charge-free service. Providing a charge information transmission prohibition command for prohibiting transmission of the charge information for the mobile communication to the charging charge management step. 7. A charge-free service method for providing a charge-free service for freeing a mobile communication fee within a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time and within a predetermined time, comprising: An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service for freeing mobile communication costs within, and using the free-of-charge service. A service use count management step of detecting and storing data relating to the use count of the charge free service; a memory management step of periodically clearing the service use count data; A charging rate management step having a function of calculating a rate and transmitting rate information to a rate processing side; and the mobile subscriber data and the service rate. By referring to the number of times data, it is determined whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and when the mobile communication is identified as being a target of the charge-free service, the mobile communication to the charge processing side is performed. A charge communication management step of giving a charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charge charge management step to prohibit transmission of the charge information for mobile communication. 8. A charge free service method for providing a charge free service for freeing a mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day. An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service, and detecting the use of the free-of-charge service and A service usage count management step of storing data relating to the number of times of use of the free service; a memory management step of clearing the service usage count data at least once a day; and calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication. Charge charge management step having a function of sending charge information to the charge processing side by referring to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data. Identifying whether or not the mobile communication is the charge-free service, and if the mobile communication is identified as a target of the charge-free service, the charge information on the mobile communication to the charge processing side when the mobile communication is identified as the target of the charge-free service; And a mobile communication management step of giving a charge information transmission prohibition command for prohibiting the transmission of the mobile communication to the charging charge management step. 9. A charge free service method for providing a charge free service for freeing a mobile communication fee for a predetermined time only once a day, wherein the mobile communication cost for a predetermined time only once a day. An identification management step of holding and managing mobile subscriber data for identifying whether or not the mobile subscriber is a target of a free-of-charge service, and detecting the use of the free-of-charge service and A service use number management step of storing data relating to the number of times of use of the free service; a memory management step of periodically clearing the service use number data; and calculating a charge for the mobile communication at the end of the mobile communication. A charging fee management step having a function of transmitting information to a fee processing side; and the mobile communication with reference to the mobile subscriber data and the service use count data. Identifying whether or not the charge-free service is included, and transmitting the charge information for the mobile communication to the charge processing side when the mobile communication is identified as a target of the charge-free service. A mobile communication management step of giving a forbidden charge information transmission prohibition instruction to the charging charge management step.