JPH0753326Y2 - TV and telephone billing devices - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a television and telephone billing device for billing televisions and telephones used in in-house telephone facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and dormitories.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Television and telephone billing devices of this type are
By paying in advance with a prepaid card or coins, charges are made according to the usage time of the TV and telephone. These billing devices are widely and commonly used. In addition, in the telephone facilities on campus such as hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, and dormitories,
Charges for a plurality of telephones are managed by a billing device provided in a PBX (private telephone exchange).

[0003]

However, in the conventional television and telephone billing device in the in-house telephone facility, the television 1
One charging device is installed for each car. Further, in the case of a telephone, several fee input devices are provided in the charging device of the telephone equipment on the premises. Therefore, there is a problem of high cost, inconvenience, and complexity of charge collection management because these charge input devices have to be individually installed. Especially in hospitals, since the phone used will be different from before due to the movement of patients, it was a complicated task to identify the phone to be used by moving the patient when billing for the telephone (telephone number). .

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and reduces the cost by simultaneously charging one TV and one telephone in a local telephone facility with one charging device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a television and telephone billing device with improved usability and reduced charge collection management.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve the above problems, a television and telephone billing device according to the present invention is a television and telephone billing device for billing televisions and telephones used in a local telephone facility. Telephone billing from private line
It detects the billing pulse, which is information, and converts it to send the billing signal.
Input via the billing signal converter and PBX
A telephone for detecting and transmitting the billing signal,
Use prepaid card frequency with signal input
It is characterized in that a prepaid card timer for subtracting in accordance with the above is provided, and the usage fee for the use of a telephone or the use of a telephone connected to the prepaid card timer is charged at the same time by the prepaid card timer. .

[0006]

The billing pulse, which is billing information from the subscriber line, is detected by the billing signal converter and converted into a billing signal passing through the PBX. The billing signal that has passed through the PBX having the outside line connection function as the in-house telephone equipment is input to the telephone. The telephone detects this billing signal and sends it to the prepaid card timer. The prepaid card timer detects this billing signal and charges the telephone or the television by the prepaid card. It charges TVs and telephones with a single device, reduces costs, improves usability, and facilitates charge collection management.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the present invention. First, the configuration will be described. 1 is a subscriber line, 2 is a billing signal conversion device that detects a billing pulse which is billing information from the subscriber line 1 and converts it into a billing signal, and 3 is an external telephone connection function as a private telephone facility. The PBX 4 has a telephone having a function of detecting a billing signal and sending the billing signal for the telephone to a prepaid card timer described later. A prepaid card 5 for detecting the billing signal and billing the telephone or the television by a prepaid card. A timer, 6 is a television receiver.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the overall block diagram shown in FIG. First, in order to use the television 6 and the telephone 4, the prepaid card 61 having a remaining frequency must be inserted into the prepaid card timer 5. The control is performed by inserting the prepaid card 61 into the prepaid card timer 5 by the card interface unit 55, reading the information in the prepaid card 61 by the card reader in the card control unit 53, and the prepaid card timer 5
The remaining frequency is stored in the internal memory.

Next, for charging the television 6, when the prepaid card 61 having the remaining frequency is mounted in the prepaid card timer 5, the SW in the power control unit 56 is turned on.
In this state, the TV power supply 62 is supplied to the TV 6. Then, in order to confirm the usage state of the television 6, the television billing control unit 54 detects the difference between the currents flowing when the television 6 is used and when it is not used, and informs the CPU 51 of the usage state of the television 6, and the CPU 51 uses the information to inform the television 51 of the usage state. If 6 is in use,
A timer for monitoring the usage time is operated, and whenever the timer overflows, subtraction is performed from the remaining frequency stored in the memory in advance. When the remaining frequency is exhausted, the power control unit 56 is controlled and the internal SW is turned on.
By turning the FF off, the television power supply 62 is cut off, and the television 6 cannot be used. At the same time, the card writer in the card control section 53 writes information with no remaining frequency to the prepaid card 61, and the card interface section 55 causes the prepaid card. The prepaid card 61 is ejected from inside the timer 5.

On the other hand, since the telephone 4 is charged only for the call charge at the time of making an outside line, the charging is performed using the charging pulse from the subscriber line 1. First, when an external call is made from the telephone 4, a charging pulse is sent from the subscriber line 1 as charging information. This charging pulse is detected by the charging detection unit 24. When the CPU 26 detects the billing signal, the tone inserting unit 23 inserts an audible sound of, for example, 3000 Hz generated by the tone generating unit 25 into the telephone line, and transmits the billing signal to the telephone 4 via the PBX 3. Further, since the tone insertion is performed only for the four directions of the telephone set, the 2W / 4W conversion unit 21 converts the voice direction into the separated 4W.

Then, the billing signal transmitted to the telephone set 4 via the PBX 3 is detected by the tone detecting section 44, and this information is transmitted to the CPU 45. When the CPU 45 detects this billing signal, the CPU 45 transmits the billing signal to the CPU 51 via the billing signal transmitting unit 46 and the billing signal receiving unit 52 in the prepaid card timer 5. The CPU 51 starts billing the telephone 4 when the billing signal is detected. The timing of actual charging is carried out by a timer provided in the prepaid card timer 5. The timer is started when the CPU 51 detects the charging signal, and the timer cycle has a benefit for the call. For the purpose of raising, detect the charging pulse from the subscriber line 1,
The cycle is set to be shorter than the converted charging signal interval.

Further, since the billing signal is detected only by the audible sound of 3000 Hz sent to the four directions of the telephone,
By using the band-pass filter 43 having the frequency characteristic of separating the voice direction in the telephone 4 by the 2W / 4W converter 41 and passing the frequency signal of 3000 Hz,
The billing signal of 000 Hz is taken out, and the tone detecting section 44 detects the billing signal. On the other hand, the charging signal is cut by using the notch filter 42 having a frequency characteristic of cutting the frequency signal of 3000 Hz so that the telephone 4 does not hear the audible sound of 3000 Hz which is the charging signal, and the 2W / 4W conversion unit is again provided. It is returned to 2W by 47 so that connection with a general telephone circuit can be performed.

FIG. 3 is a front panel view of the prepaid card timer according to the present invention. In the figure, 70 is a prepaid card timer front panel, 71 is a TV LED that lights up when the television 6 is in use, and 72 is a phone LED that lights up while the telephone is in use. Reference numeral 73 is a 7SEG LED remaining frequency indicator indicating the remaining frequency of the prepaid card 61. Reference numeral 74 is a speaker that generates a tone when the prepaid card 61 is ejected, 75 is a card insertion slot that is an inlet / outlet of the prepaid card 61, and 76 is a card that lights when the prepaid card 61 is inside the prepaid card timer 4. IN LED. Reference numeral 77 is a power LED that lights up when the power is turned on.
78 is an E used when taking out the prepaid card 61
This is the JECT button.

FIG. 4 is a rear panel view of the prepaid card timer according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 80 denotes a prepaid card timer rear panel. Reference numeral 81 is a TV power cord, 82 is a telephone connection cord, and these cords are connected inside the prepaid card timer 4 to prevent direct connection. Reference numeral 84 is a fuse, 85 is a power switch, and 86 is an AC100V power cord.

FIG. 5 is a panel diagram of a telephone according to the present invention. In the figure, 91 is a handset, 92 is a reset button for resetting the one-touch dial, 93 is a registration button for registering the one-touch dial, 94 is a one-touch dial button for one-touch dial, and 95 is for dial. Dial button, 96 is AC100V power cord, 97 is P
BX connection code, 98 is a prepaid card timer connection code, and 99 is an incoming call indicator that blinks when an incoming call arrives.

[0016]

As described above, the billing device for television and telephone according to the present invention is provided with the billing information from the subscriber line.
Detects billing pulse, which is a report, converts it and sends billing signal
Input via the PBX and the billing signal conversion device
A telephone for detecting and transmitting the billing signal;
Enter the number and use the frequency of the prepaid card
A prepaid card timer that subtracts accordingly is provided, and the prepaid card timer is configured to charge the usage fee for the use of a telephone set or the use of a television connected to the prepaid card timer at the same time. Charges can be made for telephone calls, improving ease of use and reducing equipment costs. In addition, since the prepaid card can be used to pay the fee, there is no settlement process after the use of the television and telephone, and the work of the administrator is reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a television and telephone charge accounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a billing signal converter according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a block diagram of a telephone and a prepaid card timer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a front panel of a prepaid card timer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a rear panel of a prepaid card timer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a panel of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 subscriber line 2 billing signal converter 3 PBX 4 telephone 5 prepaid card timer 6 television 21 2W / 4W converter 22 notch filter 23 tone inserter 24 billing detector 25 tone generator 26 CPU 27 2W / 4W converter 41 2W / 4W conversion unit 42 notch filter 43 bandpass filter 44 tone detection unit 45 CPU 46 billing signal transmission unit 47 2W / 4W conversion unit 51 CPU 52 billing signal reception unit 53 card control unit 54 TV billing control unit 55 card interface unit 56 power supply Control unit 61 Prepaid card 62 TV power supply 70 Prepaid card timer front panel 71 TV LED 72 Telephone LED 73 Remaining frequency indicator 74 Speaker 75 Card insertion slot 76 Card IN LED 77 Power supply LED 78 EJEC Button 80 Prepaid card timer Rear panel 81 TV power cord 82 Telephone connection cord 84 Fuse 85 Power switch 86 AC100V power cord 91 Handset 92 Reset button 93 Registration button 94 One-touch dial button 95 Dial button 96 AC100V power cord 97 PBX connection code 98 Prepaid card timer Connection code 99 Incoming call indicator

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A television / telephone billing device for billing a television / telephone used in a local telephone facility detects a billing balus which is telephone billing information from a subscriber line.
Then, a billing signal conversion device for converting and transmitting the billing signal, and detecting and transmitting the billing signal input via the PBX.
Enter the billing signal and the telephone that will issue the
A television characterized in that a prepaid card timer for subtracting the number according to use is provided, and the prepaid card timer charges the usage fee for the use of a telephone or a television connected to the prepaid card timer at the same time. And telephone billing device.