KR101006004B1 - System and method for billing designation number of mobile communication network, and storage media having program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a designated number charging system and method for a mobile communication network, and a recording medium storing the program. The disclosed designated number charging system performs a call setup and release function of a mobile communication terminal, and according to a call processing, a calling terminal telephone. A mobile switching center that generates billing data including a number, a receiving terminal telephone number, a call duration, and a designated number charging information, and stores information on the mobile terminal and subscriber, location information, and user authentication information for the designated number charging service. A home location register including an additional service field and a service guidance voice when the mobile communication terminal is connected to the service through the assigned additional service phone number, and provide authentication information input through the mobile communication terminal and user authentication information of the home location register. Charge the designated number to the mobile switching center according to the result of user authentication comparing The billing center that receives the billing data from the mobile switching center and performs the billing processing, but charges the call charge to the designated number based on the designated number billing information. It includes, there is an advantage that the convenience of use that does not need to settle the call charge separately when borrowing the terminal of another person for reasons such as the use of the micro ground of the terminal or the battery is exhausted.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING DESIGNATION NUMBER OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, AND STORAGE MEDIA HAVING PROGRAM THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system including a designated number charging system according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for charging a designated number of a mobile communication network according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to charging a designated number of a mobile communication network, and more particularly, to store a designated number charging system and method of a mobile communication network that charges a designated number without charging a call charge to a calling terminal according to a user's request, and stores the program thereof. It relates to a recording medium.

The charging method of a mobile communication network according to the prior art is divided into a method of charging a corresponding call charge to a calling terminal that generates a call and a method of charging a corresponding call charge to a receiving terminal.                         

The outgoing terminal billing method is a general billing processing method, and most of the calls correspond to it. The incoming terminal billing method is an exceptional billing method similar to the toll-free call in a wired communication network. It must be numbered.

Such toll-free services are mainly used for business calls, counseling phones, etc. of companies, but can be provided toll-free services only if the contracted phone number applied for service is a receiving terminal.

In other words, according to the related art, when the receiving terminal is not a toll-free telephone number, it can be seen that there is no exceptional charging method except that the call charge is charged to the calling terminal.

Therefore, if the user does not have a terminal or the battery is exhausted and wants to borrow a terminal of another person, there is a troublesome problem of asking for an understanding of the call charge burden or roughly estimating the call charge.

The present invention has been proposed to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new billing processing method of a mobile communication network that bills a designated number without charging a call charge to a calling terminal according to a user's request.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention for realizing such an object, a designated number charging system of a mobile communication network performs a call setup and release function of a mobile communication terminal, and according to a call processing, a calling terminal telephone number, a receiving terminal telephone number, and a call A mobile switching center for generating charging data including time and designated number charging information, and an additional service field in which information on the mobile communication terminal and subscriber, location information, and user authentication information for the designated number charging service are stored. When the mobile communication terminal is serviced through the home location register and the assigned additional service phone number, the mobile terminal provides a service guide voice, and compares the authentication information input through the mobile communication terminal with the user authentication information of the home location register. Connection of the designated number billing number to the mobile switching center according to the user authentication result A requesting answering server and a billing center for receiving the billing data from the mobile switching center and performing billing processing, but billing the corresponding call charge to a designated number based on the designated number billing information; Include.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for charging a designated number of a mobile communication network includes a first step of selectively providing a call path for a designated number charged call dialed through a mobile communication terminal according to a result of user authentication through the mobile communication terminal; And a second step of generating charging data including the calling terminal telephone number, the receiving terminal telephone number, the call time, the designated number charging information for the designated number charging call processing, the designated number charging information included in the charging data, and And a third step of charging the call charge calculated on the basis of the call time to the designated number.

There may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. This embodiment allows for a better understanding of the objects, features and advantages of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication system including a designated number charging system according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 are within the range of an arbitrary base station 103, and the information of the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 is controlled by the base station 103 and the base station controller 104 that controls them. Is transmitted to the mobile switching center 105, and the information transmitted from the mobile switching center 105 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 via the base station controller 104 and the base station 103.

A base station transceiver (BTS) connects the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 to the base station controller 104, a digital channel unit (DCU) and a time / frequency controller (TCU). : Timing / Frequency Control Unit, Radio Frequency Unit (RFU), and Global Positioning System (GPS). The base station 103 wirelessly communicates with the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 and performs a wired / wireless conversion function of performing communication with the base station controller 104 by wire.

The base station controller 104 (Base Station Controller; BSC) connects the base station 103 to the mobile switching center 105 to coordinate the connection between the plurality of base stations 103, supports the plurality of base stations 103, It serves as a signal processing function for communication between the base station 103 and the mobile switching center 105.

The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) connects a call when a mobile subscriber makes or receives a call. The mobile switching center (MSC) connects to the base station controller 104 to establish a call setup of the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102. It performs a release function, performs various functions related to call processing and supplementary services, and performs interworking with other networks. In addition, the mobile switching center 105 generates billing data according to call processing and transmits the billing data to the billing center 108. The billing data includes a calling terminal number, a receiving terminal telephone number, a call time, a designated number billing information, and the like. do.

The Home Location Register (HLR) is a database that stores permanent information of the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 and subscribers, various additional service information including location information, and designated number charging services. And an additional service field in which user authentication information for a designated number charging service according to the present invention is stored, and interacts with the mobile switching center 105 to perform various functions related to call processing and additional services and to control services. Play a role.

An automatic response server (ARS) is assigned an additional service telephone number for a designated number charging service, and provides a service guide voice when the mobile communication terminals 101 and 102 are connected to a service. The designated number is charged to the mobile switching center 105 according to a user authentication result performed by comparing the authentication information input through the terminals 101 and 102 with the user authentication information registered in the supplementary service information of the home location register 106. Request a call connection.

Billing Center 108 (Billing Center; BC) receives the billing data from the mobile switching center 105 and performs billing processing. For the general billing call, the billing process is charged to the calling terminal, and the designated number billing call For the bill, the corresponding call charge is charged to the designated number.

Usually there can be multiple home location registers 106 in one service network, and one or more mobile switching centers 105 can be connected to one home location register 106, and one mobile switching center ( The base station controller 104 may be connected to the base station controller 104, and the base station controller 103 may be connected to the base station controller 104.

Hereinafter, the designated number charging method according to the present invention performed by the mobile communication system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, a user who wants to receive a designated number billing service subscribes to a designated number billing service through a predetermined subscription process as in a normal supplementary service subscription procedure, and the supplementary service subscription information is an additional service of the home location register 106. It is registered in the information.

Subsequently, when the user who subscribes to the designated number charging service dials the predetermined additional service telephone number using the mobile communication terminal 101, the corresponding dialing signal is exchanged through the base station 103 and the base station controller 104. The mobile switching center 105 provides a communication path between the mobile communication terminal 101 and the answering machine 107. This means that the mobile communication terminal 101 has a service connection to the answering machine 107 (S201).

The answering machine 107 notifies through the guide voice that the mobile communication terminal 101 is currently connected to the designated number charging service, and inputs authentication information to the user in order to proceed with the user authentication process. Request (S202).

As a result, the user inputs unique authentication information set by the server or received from the server during the additional service subscription processor. In this case, as the authentication information used, an ID and / or a password may be used (S203).

When authentication information is input through the mobile communication terminal 101, the answering machine 107 determines whether the user authentication information registered in the additional service information of the home location register 106 matches the authentication information currently input. (S204 to S205).

If the two authentication information does not match in the user authentication process, the authentication is considered to be failed, and informs through the voice guidance that the current authentication has failed (S206).

If the two authentication information is matched in the user authentication process, the authentication is considered to be successful, and a notification voice is informed that the current authentication is successful. In addition, a request for inputting a phone number to be called through the designated number billing service is requested through a guide voice (S207).

When the user who listens to the guidance voice requesting the input of the telephone number dials the telephone number to which he / she wants to talk through the mobile communication terminal 101, the corresponding dialing signal passes through the base station 103 and the base station controller 104. The answering machine 107 is forwarded to the answering machine 107, and the answering server 107 requests the mobile switching center 105 to make a connection between the dialed telephone number and the mobile communication terminal 101, and the call number is assigned to the current number. Notify me. Then, the mobile switching center 105 provides a call path between the mobile communication terminal 101 and a predetermined communication terminal having a corresponding telephone number in accordance with a normal call path connection procedure (S208 to S209).

For example, when the mobile communication terminal 101 requests a call with the mobile communication terminal 102, the mobile communication center 101 controls the service area based on the subscriber location information received from the home location register 106. The mobile switching center 105 transmits a paging signal to the mobile communication terminal 102, and when the call request signal is received from the mobile communication terminal 102, the mobile communication terminal 101 and the mobile communication terminal 102 are requested. Connect the call path between). Of course, even when the mobile communication terminal 101 requests a call with a subscriber of the wired communication network, the mobile communication terminal 101 provides a corresponding call path through interworking with the exchange center in the wired communication network.

Here, the mobile switching center 105 generates charging data including the calling terminal telephone number, the receiving terminal telephone number, the calling time, the designated number charging information, etc. according to the call processing, and transmits the charging data to the charging center 108. 108 performs charging processing based on the received charging data.

Looking at the billing process performed by the billing center 108, first checks the billing information of the designated number of the billing data to determine whether the current call is a general billing or designated number billing.

If the current originating call is confirmed as a general billing call, the billing center 108 extracts the phone number of the calling terminal from the billing data, and calculates the call charge based on the talk time of the billing data, and imposes the calculated call charge on the caller, that is, the calling terminal. The billing process is performed.

And, if the occurrence number is confirmed as the designated number billing number, the billing center 108 extracts the designated number from the designated number billing information included in the billing data, and calculates the call charge based on the call time of the billing data to designate the call charge Charge processing to impose on (S210).

In the above description, but limited to one embodiment of the present invention, it is obvious that the technology of the present invention can be easily modified by those skilled in the art. Such modified embodiments should be included in the technical spirit described in the claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention provides a new billing processing method of a mobile communication network that bills a designated number without charging a call charge to a calling terminal in response to a user's request. When renting a terminal, there is an effect that convenience in use does not need to settle a call charge separately.

Claims (10)

In the charging system for performing the charging process according to the provision of the call between the terminals in the mobile communication network, A mobile switching center for performing a call setting and releasing function of a mobile communication terminal and generating charging data including a calling terminal telephone number, a receiving terminal telephone number, a call time, and a designated number charging information according to call processing; A home location register including an additional service field in which information on the mobile terminal and the subscriber, location information, and user authentication information for the designated number charging service are stored; When the mobile communication terminal is connected to the service through the assigned additional service phone number, the mobile terminal provides a service guide voice, and according to a user authentication result comparing the authentication information input through the mobile communication terminal with the user authentication information of the home location register. An automatic response server for requesting connection of a designated number billing number to the mobile switching center; A billing center that receives the billing data from the mobile switching center and performs billing processing, but bills a corresponding call charge to a designated number based on the designated number billing information. Designated number billing system of the mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication information, Designated number billing system of the mobile communication network, characterized in that the information set by the user of the additional service subscription processor for the designated number billing processing. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication information, Designated number billing system of the mobile communication network, characterized in that the information received from the system of the additional service subscription processor for the designated number billing processing. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein the authentication information, Designated number billing system of the mobile communication network, characterized in that it comprises at least one of an ID and password. delete In the charging method for performing the charging process according to the provision of the call between the terminals in the mobile communication network, A first step of selectively providing a call path with respect to a designated number billing number dialed through the mobile communication terminal according to a user authentication result through the mobile communication terminal; A second step of generating charging data including the calling terminal telephone number, the receiving terminal telephone number, the call time, and the designated number charging information for the designated number billing call processing; A third step of charging the call number calculated on the basis of the designated number charging information and the call time included in the charging data to the designated number; Including; The first step is, An eleventh step of requesting to input authentication information in order to proceed with a user authentication process when the mobile communication terminal is connected to a designated number charging service; A twelve step of performing user authentication to determine whether the registered user authentication information and the currently input authentication information match when the authentication information is input through the mobile communication terminal; A thirteenth step of requesting to input a telephone number to call through the designated number charging service selectively according to the user authentication result; A fourteenth step of providing a call path between the mobile communication terminal and the designated number for a designated number billing call dialed through the mobile communication terminal; Designation number charging method of the mobile communication network comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein the authentication information, Designated number charging method of a mobile communication network, characterized in that the information set by the user of the additional service subscription processor for the designated number charging processing. The method of claim 6, wherein the authentication information, Designated number billing method of the mobile communication network, characterized in that the information received from the server of the additional service subscription processor for the designated number billing processing. The method of claim 7 or 8, wherein the authentication information, Designated number charging method of a mobile communication network, characterized in that it comprises at least one of an ID and password. A recording medium storing a charging program for performing the mobile communication network designated number charging method of any one of claims 6 to 8.

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