JPS62196969A - Telephone exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To share the call charge between the calling and called subscribers by designating the charge sharing ratio between both subscribers and then connecting them to each other when said sharing ratio is understood between them. CONSTITUTION:When a calling subscriber A dials the telephone number of a called subscriber B, a CPU 8 registers that the subscriber B is the remote side of the collect call service. Then the CPU 8 connects a subscriber circuit 1a to a talkie trunk 6 and gives guidance through the trunk 6 to say 'Please give the conditions of the sharing ratio for collect call charge in a prescribed code.'. Then the circuit 1a is connected again to a register 5. Thus the subscriber A can send such codes via the circuit 1a that defines a sharing ratio, e.g., 6:4 between both subscribers A and B, indicates that the subscriber A should pay up to Yen5,000 or up to 5min, defines that the subscriber B should bear only an international section or within a mobile exchange section, etc.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a telephone exchange, particularly in the case of a collect call. This invention relates to a telephone exchange that can change payment ratios and automatically connect calls.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional telephone exchanges, there is a billing memory corresponding to the location of the subscriber's accommodation terminal, and the caller's bill is stored in this memory as a value accumulated by the exchange itself or as a charge relayed from another exchange. This was done by accumulating information value. In addition,
Older exchanges had an electromagnetic counter instead of memory for billing, and counted up based on billing information (pulse).

In addition, in conventional exchanges, collect call service can be realized by going through the central office operator, and billing is done by the central office operator specifying the subscriber accommodation terminal on the side where billing information can be stored by operating the console keyboard. It was done by doing this.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In conventional telephone exchanges, when making a collect call, the calling party must ask the station operator to negotiate with the called party, and once the called party accepts the collect call, the called party pays the full cost of the call. The problem was that it had to be done.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it provides a telephone exchange that can automatically connect a call when making a collect call, and that can share the cost of the call between the calling party and the called party. The purpose is to obtain.

[Means for solving problems]

The telephone exchange according to the present invention not only transmits the call charge payment ratio designated by the calling party or the called party to the other party, but also transmits to the other party whether or not the other party has understood the payment ratio, so that both parties can make the payment. When the ratio is agreed upon, the communication circuits of both parties are connected.

[Effect]

In this invention, when making a collect call, the calling party or the called party specifies the call fee payment ratio for the collect call to the other party, and when both parties agree to the payment ratio, the communication circuits of both parties are connected. Collect calls can be made without using an operator, and both the calling party and called party can share the cost of the call.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure shows the configuration of a telephone exchange according to an embodiment of the present invention,
In the figure, 1 is a subscriber circuit that monitors the subscriber's off-footer and on-hook and receives connection requests and release requests to the exchange, and 2 is a subscriber circuit that freely connects any subscriber terminal and a trunk that realizes the exchange service. This is an input network for the purpose of establishing a 1:1 connection (for example, a connection between the subscriber circuit 1a and the talk trunk 6) by operating cross-point relays. 4 is an intra-office trunk (circuit) that connects two subscribers in the same exchange; it sends a ringing signal to the called party who has the calling connection, and a ringing tone to the calling party. is sent, a response is detected from the called party, a call state is established, and the subscriber's on-footer then waits for general detection. 5 is a PB register that receives a PB (button button) signal for exchanging information between the subscriber (caller and called party) and the exchange; 6 is a PB register that allows the above-mentioned signal exchange to occur smoothly and without error. 7 is a voice editing trunk that edits the audio content to be sent, and 8 is a CPU that performs all exchange processing.

Note that the diagram is simplified based on the structure within the local station.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, when caller A takes the telephone off-hook (raises the transceiver), the subscriber circuit 1a issues a calling system to the CPU.
Tell 8. The CPU 8 selects a path of the switch network 2 and transfers the calling party's subscriber circuit 1a to the PB register 5.
Connect to. When the caller A dials the collect call special number upon hearing the dial tone sent from the PB register 5, this is received by the PB register 5, and the CPU 8 knows that it is a collect call service. At this time C
The PU 8 connects the calling party A's subscriber circuit 1a and the PB register 5.
These are associated with the talk trunk 6 and used for collect call settings.

Here, the CPU 8 connects the subscriber circuit 1a of the calling party A and the talkie trunk 6, causes the trunk 6 to send out "Please dial the number of the other party", and immediately connects the path connector of the switch network 2. The above subscriber circuit 1a
When the calling party A dials the telephone number of the called party B, the CPU 8 registers that the called party B is the other party for the collect call service.

Next, the CPU 8 connects the subscriber circuit 1a to the talkie trunk 6, gives the guidance "Please answer the collect call payment ratio condition using a predetermined code" through the trunk 6, and connects the circuit 1a to the register 5 side again. Therefore, the calling party A, through the subscriber circuit 1a, pays the call charge at a ratio of 4:6 between the calling party and the called party, for example, ¥5.
,000, the calling party pays, etc., and the calling party pays for an additional 5 minutes, the called party pays only for international routes, and the called party pays within the mobile exchange area, etc. You can send the code of classification etc.

During this time, the CPU 8 reconnects the talkie trunk 6 to the caller A side, and sends the message "Please wait for a while" from the trunk 6.
After contacting caller A, the caller A is connected to the local trunk
4 and send out RBT (Ring Bank Tone).

Also, at the same time, connect the called party B side and the trunk 4 within the local office,
Send a calling signal (RG). When the called party B answers, the called party B side is connected to the talkie trunk 6, the content received from the caller is converted into text in the voice editing trunk 7, and sent to the called party B via the talkie trunk 6, and then Called party B side and PB
Connect with register 5. When the called party B accepts the payment ratio conditions from the calling party A and inputs an OK code from the subscriber circuit 1b, both parties A and B are connected to each other via the IOT. In this case, billing is performed according to the payment ratio determined based on the above conditions.

On the other hand, when the called party B is not satisfied with the payment ratio condition from the calling party A and inputs an NG code from the subscriber circuit 1b, the called party B side and the talk trunk 6 are connected. This now allows the called party B to set the payment ratio conditions via the subscriber circuit 1b in the same procedure as the calling party A did. Thereafter, the calling party A side is reconnected from the 10T4 to the 1.-kit trunk 6, and the payment ratio conditions from the called party B are created in the voice editing trunk 7 and are conveyed to the calling party A by voice. When caller A understands this condition and enters an OK code, the two parties are connected to each other via IOT.

At this time, if caller A is not satisfied with the condition and inputs an NG code, the setting of the payment ratio condition is repeated as described above.

As described above, in this embodiment, the calling party or the called party specifies the call charge payment ratio for the collect call to the other party using the PB double signal via the subscriber circuit, and the other party issues an OK message indicating that the other party understands the payment ratio. Since the communication circuits of both parties are connected when the code is input from the PB double signal, the communication circuits can be automatically connected in a collect call without the intervention of an operator, and both parties can share the cost of the call.

In the above embodiment, the existing PB register is used.

Although the talk trunk is used for collect call setting, it may be constructed by combining a dedicated register and a talk trunk as a collect call trunk.

In this case, the effect is that the connection to the switch network becomes simple.

Further, in the above embodiment, the calling party or the called party specifies the payment allocation, payment limit, and payment category using the PB multiplication signal, but this may be done by specifying these by voice, or by voice recognition. By contacting both parties, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained with a simpler operation.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the telephone exchange according to the present invention,
The calling party or the called party specifies the call fee payment ratio to the other party, and when the other party agrees to this, the two parties are connected, so in a collect call, the lines between the two parties can be automatically connected without the intervention of an operator. With,
This has the effect that the calling party and the called party can share the cost of the call.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is an overall configuration diagram of a telephone exchange according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, ■ is a subscriber circuit, 2 is a switch network, 4 is an internal trunk, 5 is a PB register, 6 is a talk trunk, 7 is an audio editing trunk, and 8 is a CPU.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) At a telephone exchange, a payment is made in which the caller or called party specifies the payment rate for the collect call to the other party, and also informs the other party whether or not the other party understands the payment ratio. A telephone exchange characterized in that it is equipped with a ratio transmitting means and a call connection means for connecting a call circuit between a calling party and a called party when both parties agree to the payment ratio.