KR100623116B1 - System for notifying of discount charge area in a mobile communication system and method for notifying of discount charging area using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rate discount zone notification system in a mobile communication system and a method of notifying a rate discount zone using the same. In a mobile communication system for granting a discounted call rate to a mobile communication subscriber located in a specific area, the exchange performs call processing and additional service processing of the mobile communication subscriber, and the charge discount area notification processing unit works in conjunction with the exchange to provide a mobile communication subscriber. Prints a message to the region that the discount rate applies to. The discount rate notification method searches for a subscriber registration discount area using the calling area information included in the calling signal as the outgoing signal provided from the mobile communication terminal and searches whether the calling area information is included in the searched discount area. At this time, if the calling area is not a registered discount area, send a message that it is not a discount area or connect a call with the called party without sending a message, and if the calling area is a registered discount area, send a message indicating that it is a discount area. , Connect the call with the called party. As a result, by informing the mobile subscribers in real time whether the call is currently used or not, the mobile communication network can provide a discount system in addition to the uniform system based on a uniform time, day of the week, or a specific day.

Mobile Communications, Discounts, Extras, Fees, Notification, Billing, DTMF, Services

Description

System for notifying of discount charge area in a mobile communication system and method for notifying of discount charging area using the same}

1 is a view for explaining the transmission state in the Hansol PCS building to which the discount / surcharge is applied in the conventional mobile communication system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for describing a call state of a Hansol PCS building in which a discount / charge rate is not applied in a conventional mobile communication system.

3 is a block diagram of a fare discount zone notification system in a mobile communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an information table of a discount / charge area of a mobile communication subscriber stored in a subscriber database.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of notifying a fare discount area according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a check of a discount information area when there is a mobile subscriber in accordance with the present invention.

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10: mobile communication terminal 20: base station

30 base station controller 40 switchboard

50: discount notification processing unit 500: hardware processing unit

600: software processing unit 510: repeater

520: internal bus 530: signal message processing unit

540: voice guidance unit 550: tone / DTMF transceiver

610: call processing unit 620: subscriber control unit

630: subscriber database unit

The present invention relates to a system for notifying a discount rate region in a mobile communication system and a method for notifying a rate discount region using the same. The present invention relates to a fare discount zone notification system for notifying and a fare discount zone notification method using the same.

In general, tariff related processing in a mobile communication system is based on the concept of a discount or a premium based on a fare policy for each time, day of the week and a specific day.

In recent years, as mobile phone penetration has expanded, mobile phone users tend to use a lot of fixed areas in offices, schools, and homes, as well as in the past.

Conventionally, at the moment when the subscriber transmits that the area he / she sends is an area where discounts / surcharges are applied correctly, it cannot be known, and only the fee information charged by postpay can be seen.

In addition, the mobile subscriber may determine that all call origination is used in a discount / charge area, but may not be the case. In this case, the subscriber has no choice but to request a detailed call specification table from the mobile communication company and determine the result, and thus, the mobile communication subscriber complains about the mobile call charges charged for post-payment.

In addition, in a mobile communication environment using wireless radio waves, radio waves from other base stations are often used instead of the base stations in the area selected by the subscriber according to the radio wave environment even if they are transmitted from the same area.

Therefore, even if a subscriber originates a call at a point considered to be a discount / surcharge area, the subscriber may use a radio wave of a base station other than the selected base station because of this reason, and thus the additional charge is not paid because the discount rate is not applied. .

1 is a diagram illustrating an outgoing state of a Hansol PCS building to which a discount / surcharge is applied in a conventional mobile communication system, and FIG. 2 is a diagram of an outgoing state of a Hansol PCS building to which a discount / surcharge is not applied in a conventional mobile communication system. Shows.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the mobile subscriber selects a portion of his discounted area, for example, Seocho-dong area, and the base station that handles the wireless communication in the Seocho-dong area is A, B, C. Since it is three base stations, the calling subscriber can use any one of A, B, and C base stations, and thus can receive a discount on the call charge when the mobile telephone is sent.

However, if the calling subscriber who selects the rate discount area makes the call at the same point as the Hansol PCS building, ideally, as shown in FIG. You can receive a discount of, but because the radio of the D base station is better than the radio of the C base station, as shown in FIG. do.

Therefore, although the user thinks that the area to which the rate discount benefit is applied, the wireless call is made, but there is a problem in that an additional call fee is not generated because the rate discount benefit is not actually applied.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication subscriber with a charge in a mobile communication for real time notification of whether or not a call currently used is a discount / charge area. It is to provide a discount area notification system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of driving the above-described discounted area notification system.

According to one feature for realizing the above object of the present invention, the fare discount area notification system in mobile communication,

A base station communicating with the mobile terminal in a wireless section; A base station controller controlling the base station; A switch for call processing and supplementary service processing of a mobile subscriber; And information about the N discounted areas to which the discount for the mobile communication subscriber is applied, and determines that the origination area of the call currently used by the mobile communication terminal belongs to one of the N discounted areas in association with the exchange. And a discount notification processing unit for outputting, in real time, a discount area information to which the originating area of the current call belongs to the mobile communication terminal through a message.

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In addition, a method of notifying a discount rate zone in a mobile communication according to one aspect for realizing another object of the present invention is directed to a method of driving a mobile communication system for granting a discounted call rate to a mobile communication subscriber located in a specific region. In

(I) searching for N discount areas set for a mobile communication subscriber of the mobile communication terminal when an outgoing signal provided from the mobile communication terminal is introduced; (Ii) checking whether or not the originating region included in the call origination is included in the N discount regions searched in step (iii); (Iii) in step (ii), if the originating region is not included in the N discount regions, sending a message to the mobile terminal that the subscriber is not a discount region notification subscriber and then connecting a call with a called party; (Iii) retrieving discounted area information when the originating area is included in the N discounted areas in step (ii); And (iii) sending the discounted area information retrieved in step (iii) to the mobile communication terminal through a message and connecting a call with the called party.

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According to such a system for notifying a discounted area in a mobile communication system and a method of notifying a discounted area using the same, a structure of an existing communication network or a related interworking standard is provided by notifying a subscriber in real time whether a current call is an area to which a discount / charge is applied. Even without changing the cost, the mobile communication network may provide a discount / charge system in addition to the uniform time / day / specific day fee system.

Then, embodiments will be described so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a discount rate notification system in mobile communication according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the discount rate notification system in a mobile communication according to an embodiment of the present invention selectively or simultaneously supports a service of an Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) system or a service of a CDMA system to a subscriber through a mobile communication network. A mobile communication terminal 10 enabling communication, a base station 20 performing communication using the protocol defined in IS-95 in a wireless section together with the mobile communication terminal 10, a wireless link and a wired link. And a base station controller 30 which performs a hand-off function for maintaining the continuity of the call even when the mobile subscriber is moving, and establishes a communication path of the mobile subscriber, and connects with other communication networks. Exchange 40 which performs the service, a home location register (not shown) that receives subscriber information and exchanges signals with the exchange, and discounts currently used for the subscriber / Include discounts notification processing unit (50) whether the area being increased to apply informed in real time.

In general, the mobile communication switch 40 may include call processing and additional service processing of a mobile communication personal subscriber, personal communication application protocol processing, handover control between a base station controller (BSC), and a personal communication exchange (PCX). It is in charge of handover control, interworking between mobile networks, network synchronization, self-operation maintenance, visitor registration, location update, billing processing, and wire channel management.

Then, the discount notification processing unit 50, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described in detail.

The discount notification processing unit 50 according to the present invention is a hardware processing unit 500 which transmits various tones and voice announcements to the user in conjunction with the switch 40 and performs DTMF transmission / reception processing, and the hardware processing unit ( 500 and a software processor 600 which interoperate with each other through an interprocessor communication (IPC) to perform control processing for various calls received from the hardware processor 500 and provide a service provider with a result of processing subscriber information. ).

In more detail, the hardware processor 500 includes a repeater 510, an internal bus 520, a signal message processor 530, a voice guide 540, and a tone / DTMF transceiver 550.

At this time, the repeater 510 interworks with the exchange, and the signal message processing unit 530 is responsible for signal processing with the switch 40, preferably CCS No. 7 signal processing via the internal bus 520, and voice guidance. The unit 540 transmits various voice announcements to the mobile communication subscriber via the internal bus 520, and the tone / DTMF transmission / reception unit 550 provides various tones to the mobile communication subscriber, and also performs DTMF transmission / reception. Process.

In addition, the software processor 600 includes a call processor 610, a subscriber controller 620, and a subscriber database unit 630. The software processor 600 interoperates with the hardware processor 500 and an internal processor-to-processor (IPC) interface. Control processing for various calls received from the terminal 500, and provide the service provider with the processing result of the mobile communication subscriber information.

In more detail, the call processing unit 610 receives a service request for discount notification processing from the repeater 510 and the signal message processing unit 530, and requests an inquiry and a search for a discount / surcharge area for the received calling number. It is in charge of control processing for various calls received from the mobile communication subscriber and outputs outgoing area information.

In addition, the subscriber database unit 630 stores information including the discount / premium information for each subscriber for the discount / premium area of the mobile communication subscriber.

4 is an information table for a discount / surcharge area of a mobile subscriber stored in a subscriber database according to the present invention.

The subscriber control unit 620 performs registration, modification and deletion processing of the mobile communication subscriber to the communication provider. At this time, the subscriber controller 620 searches the subscriber database 630 to determine whether the corresponding calling area information exists for the discount / premium area.

In addition, the subscriber controller 620 searches the subscriber database 630 by using the calling number and the calling area information received from the call processor 610, and notifies that the subscriber is not a subscriber, and if there is no subscriber, the first Search for information matching the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regions of the discounted information area, and continue to find information about the 3rd region within the 2nd discounted information area, 3rd discounted information area, and continued to the Nth discounted information area. After the search, the call processor 610 returns the result. In this case, the return result is information corresponding to the first or Nth discount information region or information that does not correspond to the corresponding subscriber's database.

In FIG. 4, the search for the language of the subscriber is also performed, and the call processor may transmit the announcement broadcast in the corresponding language according to the search result. In addition, the discount type can be searched to speed up the search of the subscriber database. That is, the number of discounted areas for each subscriber is determined in advance, and the discounted area is searched by the corresponding type.

The call processing unit that receives the subscriber database search result sends the voice data to the subscriber through the repeater device with the language indication to send the message "It is the first discounted area" when the matched area is matched. To transmit the tone, the corresponding tone is transmitted to the tone / DTMF transceiver.

When the announcement or tone transmission is completed, the call processing unit 610 receives the incoming call so that the caller can make a call with the called party through the switch 40 via the signal message processing unit 530 and the repeater 510. Perform call processing.

The call is then routed through the voicemail system passed through.

If the subscriber database 630 does not exist, the call processing unit 610 permits / disallows a voice message of “not a subscriber” or a call connection with the called party without transmitting such a voice message. can do.

If the subscriber exists in the subscriber database 630 but the calling subscriber's calling region information does not match the discounted region information in the subscriber database, the subscriber does not transmit a voice message "not a discounted region" or transmits such a voice message. Instead, the call processing unit 610 performs the incoming call processing to enable the call to the called party through the switch 40 via the signal message processing unit 530 and the repeater 510.

Hereinafter, the operation of the discount rate notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a discount fee notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, it is checked whether an outgoing signal is introduced from a mobile communication subscriber (step S10), and when an outgoing signal is introduced, the calling party uses the calling number and calling area information included in the incoming outgoing signal. The database is searched (step S20).

Then, it is checked whether or not a mobile communication subscriber exists (step S30), and if a mobile communication subscriber does not exist, a message "not a discount area notification subscriber" is output (step S40).

If there is a subscriber in step S30, it is checked whether or not it is the first to Nth discount information area (step S50).

The check operation of the step S50 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6 as follows.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a check of discounted area information when there is a mobile subscriber in accordance with the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, it is checked whether it is k-th discounted area information (step S510), and if it is k-th discounted area information, it is checked whether it is first area information in k-th discounted area information (step S520). In the case of 1 area information, a message of a corresponding area is output (step S560).

If it is not the first area information in the k-th discount information area in step S520, it is checked whether it is the second area information in the k-th discount area information (step S530), and if it is the second area information, a message indicating that area is output ( Step S560).

If it is not the second area information in the k-th discount area information in step S530, it is checked whether it is the third area information in the k-th discount area information (step S540), and if it is the third area information, a message indicating that area is output ( Step S560).

If it is not the third area information in the k-th discount area information in step S540, the message "No matching information" is output (step S550).

If it is not the k-th discount information area in step S510, it is checked whether or not the k + 1st discount area information.

In the above, the 1 st to N th discounted area information was searched for with reference to FIG. 6.

Then, returning to FIG. 5, the user's language is searched from the database unit 630 of the mobile communication subscriber (step S60), and the discount rate notification message checked in step S50 is output through the searched corresponding language (step S70). ).

Then, after step S40 and step S70, a call connection with the called party is performed (step S80).

In the above-described invention, the user selects a discounted area, and the call rates in the selected area are mainly described as a method of discounting. However, in some cases, the user selects a premium area and calls in the selected premium area. It is obvious that rates may apply in a premium.

For example, let's say you have a service provider that offers discounts on call charges depending on the call origin region. This is a case where the service provider side can obtain a premium rate with the burden of discount rate.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to variously modify and change the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile communication subscribers are informed in real time whether the current call is an area to which a discount / charge is applied or not, so that even if the structure of the existing communication network or the related interworking standard is not changed, the mobile communication network has a uniform time. In addition to the fee system based on the day of the week and the specific day, a discount / charge system may be provided.

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Claims [1] A system for notifying a discount rate region in a mobile communication system, wherein the system provides a discounted call rate to a mobile communication subscriber located in a specific region by carrying a mobile communication terminal. A base station communicating with the mobile terminal in a wireless section; A base station controller controlling the base station; A switch for call processing and supplementary service processing of a mobile subscriber; And Information on the N discount areas to which the discount for the mobile communication subscriber is applied; and it is determined that the origination area of the call currently used by the mobile communication terminal belongs to one of the N discount areas in association with the exchange. In this case, the discount notification processing unit outputs the discount area information to which the originating area of the current call belongs to the mobile communication terminal through a message in real time. Rate discount area notification system in a mobile communication comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the discount notification processing unit, A hardware processing unit for transmitting various tone and voice announcement broadcasts to a mobile communication subscriber, processing DTMF transmission / reception, and requesting a discount area information service for a call origination area currently used by the mobile communication terminal in association with the switch; And Interworking with the hardware processing unit through inter-processor connections, the controller performs control processing on various calls received from the hardware processing unit, provides a service provider with a result of processing mobile communication subscriber information, and responds to a request from the hardware processing unit. And a software processing unit for providing a discounted area information service for the originating area of the call currently used by the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the hardware processing unit, A repeater interworking with the exchange; An internal bus connected with the repeater; A signal message processing unit in charge of signal processing with the exchange via the internal bus and requesting the software processing unit for a discount area information service for an originating area of a call currently used by the mobile communication terminal; A voice guide unit for transmitting various voice guide broadcasts to a mobile communication subscriber via the internal bus; And And a tone / DTMF transceiver for providing various tone signals to the mobile subscriber and processing DTMF transmission / reception. The method of claim 2, wherein the software processing unit, A subscriber database unit for storing information including subscriber-specific discount information for a discount area of a mobile communication subscriber; A call in charge of the control processing for various calls received by the discount notification processing unit, and providing a discount area information service for the originating area of the call currently used by the mobile communication terminal to the hardware processing unit in response to a request from the hardware processing unit. Processing unit; And And a subscriber control unit which performs registration / modification / deletion processing of a mobile communication subscriber to a communication provider. The method of claim 4, wherein the subscriber control unit, The subscriber database is searched for the calling area information received from the call processing unit to notify the non-subscriber if there is no corresponding mobile communication subscriber, and if it exists, whether it matches the first to third area information in the N discount areas. A discount rate zone notification system for mobile communication, comprising: searching and returning the result to the call processing unit. Claims [1] A method of notifying a rate discount area in a mobile communication, which gives a discounted call rate to a mobile communication subscriber located in a specific area. (I) searching for N discount areas set for a mobile communication subscriber of the mobile communication terminal when an outgoing signal provided from the mobile communication terminal is introduced; (Ii) checking whether or not the originating region included in the call origination is included in the N discount regions searched in step (iii); (Iii) in step (ii), if the originating region is not included in the N discount regions, sending a message to the mobile terminal that the subscriber is not a discount region notification subscriber and then connecting a call with a called party; (Iii) retrieving discounted area information when the originating area is included in the N discounted areas in step (ii); And (Iii) transmitting the discounted area information retrieved in step (iii) to the mobile communication terminal through a message and connecting a call with the called party; Method of notifying the rate discount area in the mobile communication comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein the step (iii) (Iii-1) checking whether or not the k th discount information area is present; (Iii-2) checking whether the location information is the first area information in the case of the k-th discount information area in step (iii-1); (Iii-3) checking whether the second area information is the second area information if the first area information is not the first area information in step (iii-2); (Iii-4) checking whether the third area information is the third area information if the second area information is not the second area information in the step (iii-3); (Iv-5) outputting a message indicating that there is no matching information when the third area information is not included in the step (iv-4); (Iv-6) transmitting the message of the corresponding regional information in the case of the first to third regional information in the above steps (iii-2) to (iv-4); And (Iii-6) checking the k + 1th discount information area if it is not the discount information area in step (iii-1). The method of claim 6, Searching for the language of the user set for the discounted area information searched in the step (v), and outputs a message for the searched discounted area information using the searched user's language, the rate discount in the mobile communication Local notification method.

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