JPS61146059A - Charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute rationally charging by registering a share ratio of a call rate at every subscriber, and sharing and charging the call rate to both a calling subscriber and a called subscriber by the share ratio of the calling subscriber and the called subscriber, when setting a call. CONSTITUTION:In main storage devices 4, 7 of switchboards 01, 02, share registering information a1, a8 for showing a fact that a share charging has been registered in subscriber information areas 41, 71 corresponding to subscribers 1, 8, and desired share ratios b1, b8 are stored in advance. When a calling subscriber 1 is connected to a called subscriber 8, a charging exponent (c) is stored in a call control information area 42, and when the registration of the share registering information a1, a8 is confirmed, the share ratios b1, b8 are transmitted and received mutually, a call rate share ratio b0 is determined by b1 and b8, and charging is executed to both the calling subscriber and the called subscriber, based on (c) and b0 with respect to a call time (t).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a billing system that allows call charges to be shared between a calling subscriber and a called subscriber in an automatic exchange equipped with a billing function.

Subscribers who make calls using the public telecommunications network are charged a predetermined call fee based on the distance between the calling subscriber and the called subscriber, or the duration of the call.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional billing systems for this type of automatic exchange typically charge calling subscribers all at once.

That is, the originating exchange analyzes the called subscriber number sent by the calling subscriber, extracts a predetermined charging index based on the distance between the calling subscriber and the called subscriber, and Based on the billing index, a call charge for the set call is registered to the calling subscriber in proportion to the duration of the call after the subscriber answers the call. The registered call charges are billed to each subscriber every predetermined period.

In some cases, it may also be considered to charge the called subscriber all at once.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As is clear from the above explanation, in conventional billing systems, calling subscribers are usually billed all at once. In some cases, it is also being considered to charge the called subscriber all at once.

Such lump-sum billing for calling subscribers is employed on the premise that calls are placed to meet the needs of calling subscribers. However, it is not uncommon for the called subscriber to take care of business first, and it is not always appropriate to make the calling subscriber unilaterally pay the entire call charge.

[Means for solving problems]

The above-mentioned problem is that, in an automatic exchange equipped with a billing function for subscribers, a sharing ratio of call charges is registered for each subscriber in advance, and the sharing ratio registered with the calling subscriber at the time of call setup; Calculating the billing sharing ratio for the established call based on the sharing ratio registered in the called subscriber;
The problem is solved by the present invention, which is characterized in that charges are divided between the calling subscriber and the called subscriber based on the calculated sharing ratio.

[Effect]

That is, according to the present invention, when a call is set up, the sharing ratio of charging for the established call is calculated based on the sharing ratio registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the called subscriber, and the calculated sharing ratio Based on this, the call charges for the established call will be divided and charged to the originating and terminating re-subscribers.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the processing process in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, in the main storage device 4 of the exchange 01, in the subscriber information area 41 corresponding to the accommodated subscriber 1, there is shared registration information a1 indicating that shared billing is registered, and a desired sharing ratio. b1 is stored in advance. Similarly, in the main storage device 7 of the exchange 02, the allocation registration information a8 and the allocation ratio b8 are stored in advance in the subscriber information area 71 corresponding to the accommodated subscriber 8.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, when subscriber 1 makes a call and selects the telephone number of called subscriber 8, the central control unit 3 of originating exchange 01 receives the called Step SIO and 5ll) to analyze the subscriber number and determine the charging index C; call control information area 42 corresponding to the i-set call;
Store in.

Furthermore, the central control device 3 refers to the subscriber information area 41 corresponding to the calling subscriber 1 and analyzes whether or not allocation registration information a1 is stored (step 512). Step 51
3) The central control device 3 requests to analyze whether the called subscriber 8 has registered shared charging or not, and sends charging information d1 including the determined charging index C1 and the sharing ratio bl extracted from the subscriber information area 41. create it (step 314) and send it to the destination exchange 02 together with the called subscriber number (step 515);
As a result of the analysis in step 312, if the sharing registration information a1 is not stored, the central control unit 3 shifts to normal lump-sum billing processing for the calling subscriber (step 51).
3) In the destination exchange 02, when the central control bag R6 receives the called subscriber number and billing information d1 from the originating exchange 01 via the channel network 5 (step 520), With reference to the corresponding subscriber information area 71, it is analyzed whether or not the assignment registration information a8 is stored (step 521). When confirming that the allocation registration information a8 is stored (step 522), the central control device 6 stores the allocation ratio b1 included in the received billing information d1 and the allocation ratio b8 stored in the subscriber information area 71. is extracted (step 523), and the call sharing ratio bo to be set is calculated, for example, by the arithmetic mean (bO-(bl+b8)+2) (step 524). After calculating the sharing ratio bo, the central controller 6 stores the charging index C and the sharing ratio bO in the call control information area 72 corresponding to the established call (step 525), and the called subscriber 8 is registered for sharing charging. Step 526), the originating exchange 0
1 (step 527). Note that step S21
As a result of the analysis in Step 326), if the sharing registration information a8 is not stored, the central control device 6 creates billing information d8 including information indicating that the called subscriber 8 is not registered for sharing billing. ,.

It is returned to the originating exchange 01 (step 527).

In the originating exchange O1, when the central control unit 3 receives the billing information d8 from the destination exchange 02 via the route network 2 (step 516), it analyzes whether the called subscriber 8 has registered shared billing. (step 517); if it is found that the sharing charge has been registered, the sharing ratio bo is extracted from the charging information d8 and stored in the call control information area 42 (step 818);
Incidentally, if it is determined that the called subscriber 8 is not registered for shared billing as a result of the check in step S17, the process shifts to normal lump-sum billing processing for the calling subscriber. Thereafter, when the called subscriber 8 answers,
The central controller 3 of the originating exchange 01 starts calculating the call time t, and starts charging the calling subscriber 1 based on the charging index C and the sharing ratio bO stored in the call control information area 42. (Step 519). Similarly, destination exchange 0
The central controller 6 of No. 2 also starts calculating the call time t, and starts charging the called subscriber 8 based on the charging index C and the sharing ratio bo stored in the call control information area 72 (step 328 ).

As is clear from the above explanation, according to this embodiment, if both the calling subscriber 1 and the called subscriber 8 have registered sharing charges, the sharing ratio b1 registered by the calling subscriber l and the According to the sharing ratio bo calculated from the sharing ratio b8 registered by the call subscriber 8, billing processing is performed in a separate manner.

Note that this embodiment is only one embodiment of the present invention, and for example, the method of calculating the sharing ratio S is based on the sharing ratio b of the calling subscriber l.
1 and the sharing ratio b8 of the called subscriber 8, but by having the calling subscriber l and the called subscriber 8 register the permissible range of the sharing ratio, Setting the sharing ratio within a common tolerance range, etc.
Although many other modifications may be considered, the effects of the present invention remain the same in any case. It goes without saying that the accommodating exchanges for the calling subscriber 1 and the called subscriber 8 are not limited to those shown.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in the automatic switching system, the calling charges for the call are distributed to both calling and receiving subscribers based on the sharing ratio calculated by the sharing ratio registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the called subscriber. Charges will be divided and charges will be divided, allowing for reasonable billing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a billing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the processing process in FIG. 1. In the figure, 01 is the originating exchange, 02 is the destination exchange, l
is a calling subscriber, 2 and 5 are communication path networks, 3 and 6 are central control units, 4 and 7 are main storage units, 8 is a called subscriber, 41 and 71 are subscriber information @ areas, 42 and 72 is the call control information area, al and a8 are the assignment registration information, bl
, b8 and bo represent the sharing ratio, C represents the charging index, and t represents the call time. 1st area

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an automatic exchange equipped with a billing function for subscribers, the sharing ratio of call charges is registered for each subscriber in advance, and when a call is set up, the sharing ratio registered for the calling subscriber and the called subscriber are The billing method is characterized in that a billing sharing ratio for the established call is calculated based on the registered sharing ratio, and the calling subscriber and the called subscriber are divided and charged based on the calculated sharing ratio. method.