JPH02112368A - Card system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To remove anxiety that a call is interrupted since coins are exhausted on the way of calling and to demand a necessary cost when a card is used for business with precise charging by using the card, executing the management of the charge, etc., and processing even tabulatotalization by the card. CONSTITUTION:In a terminal 10, a data reading means 14 is provided to read data concerning the name of a company, the owner of the card as a storing medium and the name of a contracting company from the storing medium. Further, call set information sending means 11, 16 and 21 are provided to write the respective names which are described in advance, the code number of the card and the number of a person to be called to call set information and to send the information to an exchange as a call originating station. Then, a card writing means 14 is provided to write time information, with which a call is started, a call time, the charge, the number of the person to be called and the name of the person to be called to the card. Thus, the precise charging of respective users can be easily executed in a card system and the system not to need labor for the confirmation of the person can be realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card system using a card as a storage medium, and particularly to a card system convenient for use in I5DN.

[Conventional technology]

When people go out, they often use public telephones to contact their work or home. Public telephones used to use currency to make calls, except for special callers.

For this reason, the following problems occurred.

(b) In order to use public telephones, it was necessary to prepare small change, which went against the transition to a card-based society where currency was not directly used.

(b) Currency itself must be used in common by all people, and it must be clear whether it is used for oneself or for a third party, such as for work-related reasons. There was no way to differentiate.

Recently, prepaid cards have appeared as gift certificates other than currency. I S D N (Integrated
Services Digital! Network
The introduction of the comprehensive digital network (service integrated digital network) means that society will become deeply involved in communications, including telephone and non-telephone communications, and the amount that individuals will pay for communications when they are out and about will likely increase in the future. is expected. In this sense, allowing card payments for telephone calls, etc. is essential for a card society.

Although it is possible to solve the above-mentioned problem (a) by using cards in this way, it is difficult to solve the problem shown in (b). In other words, public telephones are telephones that are used by an unspecified number of people, and each person who uses them is billed individually. Specifically, the amount remaining on the card is simply charged based on the number of times the phone is used. It is gradually decreasing.

Therefore, even if you claim that the remaining usage on your card decreased because you used it for business at your company, for example,
There is no way to clarify this. Of course, even if you prepare two cards for personal and business purposes and use them separately, you cannot prove that the card prepared for business purposes was not used for personal purposes.

One possible solution to this problem would be to accumulate detailed charges for individual users, but public telephones exist all over the country, and users can communicate from anywhere.

Therefore, selection of a place to accumulate detailed charges becomes a problem.

For example, if a public telephone reception station is used, public telephone reception stations scattered throughout the country will communicate for the purpose of aggregation, and the amount of communication for this will affect normal exchange processing. This point can be solved by establishing a new management station to provide this service, but doing so would require building a large-scale network nationwide. Economic efficiency becomes an issue.

In addition, in order to manage detailed billing for individual users, it is necessary to verify the identity of the user, but if this was attempted to be resolved manually, an extra dial operation would be required to specify the contracted station, which would be cumbersome. Become.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system that allows detailed billing of individual users to be performed easily and that does not require time and effort to verify the user's identity.

[Means to solve the problem]

The card system of the present invention includes (a) a terminal, (b) an exchange as a calling station, (c) an exchange to which a called party subscribes, and (
d) It consists of a switchboard that acts as a contract office for making deferred payment contracts for telephone charges, and each of these parts has the following functions.

(b) The terminal includes (i) a data reading means for reading out data regarding the telephone company name, the name of the owner of the card as the storage medium, and the contract bureau name from the storage medium; and (11) the stage name and card password described above. call setting information sending means for writing the number and called party number into call setting information and sending it to an exchange serving as a calling station; (iii) time information at which the call was started;
Card writing means for writing call time, charge, called party number, and called party name on the card.

(b) The exchange serving as the originating station has (1) an inquiry means for inquiring the validity of the card holder from the contracting exchange, and <ii) disconnecting the call when the validity of the card holder is denied. and (c) sending means for sending information on the time when the call was started, the duration of the call, the charge, the number of the called party, and the name of the called party to the terminal side.

(c) The exchange to which the called party subscribes includes (1) an owner name sending means that converts the called party number into the card owner's name and sends it to the exchanger serving as the originating station;

(d) The exchange serving as the contracting station has (i> verification means for verifying the validity of the card holder, (11) return means for sending the verification result back to the exchange serving as the originating station, and (iii)
) Aggregation means for aggregating charges.

Then, by using the card, identification and detailed billing are possible.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of one interface terminal as a terminal in the card system of this embodiment. The I interface terminal 10 includes a terminal side CPU (central processing unit) 11.

The terminal side CPU 1.1 connects to the main storage device (
MM) 13, card league writer 14, keyboard 1
5, LAP-D handler 16, tone generator 1
7, connected to a line circuit 18 and an audio reproduction device 19. Here, the L A P-D handler 16 is connected to the S/T interface 21 via a 16 Kbps D channel 24 as a control channel. The S/T interface 21 is connected to the line circuit 18 and the tone generator 17 via a 64 Kbps B channel, and is also connected to the I5DN exchange of the originating station, the terminating station, or the contracting station, which will be described later. Line circuit 18 is connected to handset 22 .

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the originating station I5DN exchange. This originating station I5DN exchange 30 is connected to the I interface terminal 10 having the configuration shown in FIG.

The originating station I5DN exchange 30 includes a CPU 31.

The CPU 31 connects to the main memory (MM) 3 through the bus 32.
3, input/output device 34, speech path control (SPC) 3
5 and a common line signaling device (CC3U) 36. Here, the communication path control 35 is connected to a network (NW) 38. The network 38 is connected to the I-interface terminal 10 via a line control processor (LCP) 39, and
It is connected to other stations via a trunk control processor (TCP) 41 and an outgoing trunk (OCT) 42. The common line signaling device 36 is also connected to a network 38, and is configured to send signals to other stations as well as signals arriving from other stations to the network 38.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the terminating station I5DN switch. This terminating station I5DN exchange 50 has almost the same configuration as the originating station I5DN exchange 30 shown in FIG. However, in the case of this terminating station I5DN exchange 50, a magnetic disk 51 is newly added to the bus 32. This magnetic disk 51 is adapted to store a subscriber number and its owner core.

Finally, FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a contract layer 15DN switch that accepts user contracts. This contract layer I5DN exchange 60 has almost the same configuration as the originating station I5DN exchange 30 shown in FIG.

However, the contract layer I5DN exchange 60 is equipped with a magnetic disk 51 as shown in FIG. The magnetic disk 51 is configured to store the identification number and password of the subscriber receiving the service provided by this card system, as well as the fee frequency. Contract layer l5DN exchange 60
In addition to the outgoing trunk 42, the incoming trunk 61 is connected to the trunk control processor 41 of the computer. The incoming trunk 61 is used for receiving data sent from other stations.

The contract layer I5DN switch 60 has the configuration shown in FIG.
In addition to the interface terminal 10, a general-purpose computer 70
are connected. A general-purpose computer 70 is used to read detailed charges from the card, total them, and print out the results.

The operation of the card system configured as described above will be explained below.

Those who wish to receive services such as detailed billing for each user using this card system apply for the service to the telephone company that has jurisdiction over this system. When a telephone company receives an application for service, and before starting service to the user, the telephone company transmits the contract from the input/output device 34, such as a typewriter, in the central office exchange 60 (Fig. 4), which is the exchange that accepted the contract. Enter the identification number and PIN for each person. Here, the identification number is a number given to each subscriber by a telephone company, and the PIN is a number declared by the subscriber. Contract Bureau l5DN
The CPU 31 of the exchange 60 receives and receives these data via the bus 32, and stores them in a detailed charge deferred payment card table provided in the magnetic disk 51.

The telephone company then issues the card to the subscriber.

This card contains a telephone company identification code to prove that the card is a genuine card issued by the telephone company, a contracting station L5DN area number for specifying the station to which the calling station L5DN exchange 30 makes an inquiry, and An identification number is written on it. By issuing this card, preparations for the service are completed.

When using the service, the card user goes off-hook from the nearest public telephone. Then, the issued card is transferred to the card league of 1 interface terminal 10 (Fig. 1).
Insert it into the writer 14. When the terminal side CPU II recognizes the insertion of the card, it controls the voice reproduction device 19 and outputs a message prompting the user to input the password and called party number from the handset 22 in sequence. The calling party, as a user, uses the keyboard 15 to manually enter the personal identification number and then dial the called party number. The terminal side CPU 11 inputs the telephone company identification code recorded on the card, in addition to data indicating the type of telephone, that is, in this case, it is a public telephone with a post-paid card with detailed charges, and called party number information.
The contract station 15DN station number and the contractor identification number are all included in the call setting information. The call setting information thus created is then transmitted to the originating station rsDN exchange 30 via the LAP-D handler 16, which is a D channel protocol handler, and the S/T interface 21.

The transmission route of the call setting information at this time will be explained in detail: ・From the terminal side CPU 11 of the I interface terminal to the line control processor 39 of the originating station via the bus 12, LAP-D handler 16, and S/T interface 21.
From there, it is supplied to the CPU 31 in the originating station I5DN exchange 30 via the network 38, common line signal bag @36, and bus 32, respectively.

When the calling station I5DN exchange 30 receives this call setting information, the CPU 31 reads the telephone type from the call setting information. If the phone is a public phone with a deferred payment card with details, the validity of the card is checked based on the telephone company identification code received earlier. As a result, if the PIN number is issued by the telephone company, the validity of the PIN number is checked with the subscriber. That is, the information is sent together with the previously received subscriber identification number to the contract station via the common line signaling device 36, and an inquiry is made as to whether the subscriber is the principal.

To specifically explain the transmission route of the inquiry information at this time, the CPU 31 of the originating station fsDN exchange 30, the bus 3
2. Passing through the common line signaling device 36 in order, it reaches the contract office 15DN exchange 60 shown in FIG. 4, and the common line signaling device 13
6 to the CP of this contract station l5DN exchange via bus 32.
It will be supplied to U31.

When the contract office I5DN exchange 60 receives the inquiry information, it determines whether the password numbers match using the contract number existing in the detailed charge deferred payment card table registered in the magnetic disk 51 at the time of contract as a key. If the passwords match, it is assumed that the card holder is the subscriber himself, and telephone usage permission information is sent back to the originating station I5DN exchange 30 via the common line signaling device 36 as inquiry result information. If the passwords do not match, telephone use disallowance information is similarly sent back to the originating station I5DN exchange 30 as inquiry result information.

Specifically, the transmission route of the inquiry result information at this time is from the CPU 31 of the contract station 15DN exchange to the bus 32.
, common line signaling device 36 in order, and reaches the originating station l5DN exchange 30 shown in FIG.
from the CPU of this originating station l5DN exchange via bus 32.
31.

In parallel with the processing of such inquiries, the originating station l5DN
Switch 30 performs the called party connection. This is because real-time performance deteriorates if the called party is connected after the inquiry process is completed. In other words, by performing parallel processing and determining whether to connect or disconnect by determining the result of the inquiry at the final stage of connecting the called party and the calling party, real-time performance due to the time required for query processing is achieved. can suppress the decline in The call setup information, including the called party number, is sent to the calling station.
The signal is sent from the 5DN exchange 30 to the destination station 15DN exchange 50 via the common line signaling device 36.

Specifically, the transmission route of this call setup information is as follows:
The CPU 31 of the 5DN exchange passes through the bus 32 and the common line signaling device 36 in order to reach the destination station 15DN exchange 50 shown in FIG. will be supplied.

Upon receiving the call setting information, the terminating station I5DN exchange 50 inquires of the called party's terminal as to whether or not the call can be received. As a result, if the answer is OK, the owner's name stored in the database on the magnetic disk 51 is read out from the calling display and the called party number in order to make a telephone number inquiry at that station. Then, this is sent to the originating station SDN exchange 30 via the common line signaling device 36 along with the connectability information. If the called terminal cannot receive the call, only the connection failure information is sent to the calling station l5DN.
It is sent to the exchange 30.

Here, the control information transmission routes explained so far will be collectively explained. First, the transmission route of the inquiry information inquiring whether or not the called terminal can receive the call is from the receiving station l5DN switch 5.
0, the CPU 31, the bus 32, the common line signal device 36, the network 38, and the line control processor 39 are in this order, and from there the 1 interface terminal 10
and its S/T interface 21, LAP-D
The terminal side CPU 1 via the handler 16 and the bus 12, respectively.
Reach 1. On the other hand, the transmission route for the inquiry result information is: (1) at the interface terminal 10, from the CPU II on the terminal side to the bus 12, the LAP-D handler 16,
It is sent in the order of S/T interface 21. Incoming station l5
In the DN exchange 50, the line control processor 39
, net '7-ri 38, common line signal device 36, bus 32
are sent in this order and reach the CPU 31.

The transmission path of the information for reading the owner name within the receiving station I5DN exchange 50 consists of an outgoing path from the CPU 31 to the magnetic disk 51 via the bus 32, and a return path from the magnetic disk 51 to the CPU 31 via the bus 32. Ru.

The originating station l5DN exchange 30 is the contracting station l5DN exchange 6
0 and the destination station I5DN. Based on the above two inquiry results returned from the exchange 50, it is determined whether or not the connection is possible. There are two conditions for connection: (i) the calling party is the person who made the contract, and (ii) the called terminal is in a connection-ready state. Only when these two conditions are met, the I5DN switch connects the calling party and the called party.

At this time, the connection path is as shown in FIG. becomes. On the terminating station I5DN exchange 50 side shown in FIG. A connection path is formed in this order through the network 38, the line control processor 39, and the (1) interface terminal IO connected to the receiving station I5DN exchange 50.

If the originating station I5DN exchange 30 determines that connection is not possible, the CPU 31 in the originating station I5DN exchange 30 instructs the originating side 1 interface terminal 10 to send out a reorder sound as disconnection information.

When this interface terminal 10 shown in FIG. 2 receives the disconnection information, the terminal side CPU 11 shown in FIG. 1 instructs the tone generator 17 to send out a reorder sound. Based on this, the tone generator 17 sends a reorder tone to the calling party. The route through which the disconnection information is transmitted is from the CPU 31 in the originating station SDN switch 30 to its bus 32, common line signaling device 36, network 38,
The line control processor 39 is then supplied to the ■ interface terminal 10 connected to the originating station I5DN exchange 30, and the terminal side via the S/T interface 21, LAP-D handler 16, and bus 12 in this order. CPtJllll: It becomes the shape to reach.

Next, the case where the call ends will be explained. For example, when the calling party performs an on-footer, the originating station I5DN exchange 30 sends disconnection information to the destination station I5DN exchange 50 via the common line signaling device 36.

At the same time, the communication path of the exchange is disconnected and the connection information set for each call is deleted. In addition, using the D channel 24, the interface terminal 10 as a calling terminal receives information from the calling station l5DN exchange 30 side (i) start date, month, day, hour, and minute, (ii > usage time, (iii > charge, (
iv) Send the called party's name, (v) the called number. In the I interface terminal 10, the terminal side CPU II supplies these data to the card league writer 14 and writes them to the card. This means that the card has memorized the detailed billing information.

Furthermore, if the originating station I5DN exchange 30 sends the rate frequency to the contract layer I5DN exchange 60 via the common line signaling device 36, the contract layer I5DN exchange 60 accumulates the rate frequency and registers it in the detailed charge deferred payment card table. Calculate.

At the end of each month, the cardholder goes to the contract bureau, submits the used card, and has a new card issued. The telephone company calculates the charge by applying the received card to the aggregation program of the general-purpose computer 70, and deletes the accumulated frequency registration from the detailed charge deferred payment card table from the input/output device 34 of the contract layer 15DN exchange 60. The fee calculation results will be billed to the cardholder at a later date with details.

In addition, if the cardholder loses the card, the general-purpose computer 70 reads out the cumulative registration of the charge deferred payment card table with details, calculates only the charge, and charges the cardholder for the charge at a later date without details. It will be done.

In the embodiments described above, (1) the terminal-side CPU is used in the interface terminal, but it is also possible to use a personal computer with the same operating system as the interface terminal. By using such a personal computer, you can use its word processor function to write sentences, and (2) use the packet function of the interface terminal to send e-mails. Also,
It is also possible to send the destination number recorded on the card to the 15DN exchange, making it possible to realize a call function service as convenient as that of a private telephone even from a public telephone.

Further, although detailed billing information is provided on the exchange side in the embodiment, it is also possible to provide the detailed billing information on the card side. This eliminates the need to install additional memory in switching equipment at contracted stations across the country. In addition, in this case, there is no need to establish a new communication network or management station to connect and manage services nationwide in order to implement this service, and simply add functions to existing functions. good. To explain this in more detail, detailed billing information can be processed using current data, and inter-office inquiries, results, and notification signals can be sent and received by simply using the current common line signaling device.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Various cards such as credit cards and prepaid cards have been issued, and cards have already become an established part of private life. This is because it is often more convenient in real life and business activities to replace money with another cash voucher called a card. In the present invention, since a card is used to manage fees, etc., there is an effect that consistency with the card society can be achieved. In addition, by imposing the same conditions as home telephones on the use of public telephones, where it is not possible to clearly distinguish or prove whether the telephone is used for personal or work purposes, calls may be interrupted if money runs out midway through. This eliminates the need to worry about the cost of using the service, and in the event that the service is used for business purposes, detailed billing makes it possible to clearly prove its legitimacy and claim the necessary expenses. That is,
Billing is done in detail for each call to clarify the purpose of use, and the other party is made aware not only of the called party's number but also of the called party's name or company name to ensure the legitimacy of using the telephone outside the company. It is not only possible to prove this accurately, but also to make it intuitive.

In addition, since the present invention processes cards in terms of aggregation,
A general-purpose accounting computer can be installed and used regardless of the software or hardware interface of the exchange, making it possible to provide detailed billing services.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. Among them, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an I interface terminal, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the originating station I5DN switch, and FIG. The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminating station I5DN exchange, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the contract layer I5DN exchange. IO...■Interface terminal, Tsuta 1 Figure 1...Terminal side CPU, 3.33...Main storage device, 4...Card league writer, 5...
Keyboard, 6...LAP-D handler, 7...Tone/Generation/Yu, 8...
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CPU, 34... Input/output device 34.6...
・Common line signal device, 8...Network, 9...Line control pro sensor, 1...
...Trunk control processor, 2...
...Outgoing trunk, 0...Destination station l5DN exchange, 1...
Magnetic disk 51. 0... Contract layer l5DN exchange, 1...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Consisting of a terminal, an exchange serving as a calling station, an exchange subscribed to by a called party, and an exchange serving as a contract office that has made a contract for deferred payment of telephone charges. data reading means for reading out data regarding the name, the name of the owner of the card as a storage medium, and the name of the contracting station; as a calling station; and card writing means for writing call start time information, call duration, fee, called party number, and called party name on the card. The exchange includes an inquiry means for inquiring the validity of the card holder from the contract bureau exchange, a disconnection means for disconnecting the call when the validity of the card holder is denied, and a disconnection means for disconnecting the call when the validity of the card holder is denied. and a transmission means for transmitting time information, call duration, charge, called party number, and called party name to the terminal side, and an exchange connected to the called party converts the called party number into the name of the card owner. and an owner name sending means for transmitting the card to the exchange serving as the originating station; A card system comprising a return means and a totaling means for totaling charges.