KR19990016540A - How to bill in a private exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

end. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

How to process billing at a private branch exchange.

I. Technical Problems to be Solved by the Invention

A method of distinguishing a call type in a private branch exchange and a differential charge according to the date and time.

All. The point of the solution of the invention

A billing method of a private branch exchange is a billing process for checking whether a call terminated at the end of a call is a billing call and a billing process for setting a billing data in a differential manner by distinguishing a billing type in case of a billing result, A billing amount calculation step of calculating a billing amount of a call signal of a differentiated frequency in accordance with the billing method; and a step of storing the calculated billing amount in an billing table.

la. Important Uses of the Invention

How to bill in a private exchange.

Description

How to bill in a private exchange

The present invention relates to a billing method for a private branch exchange, and more particularly, to a private billing method according to a call forming time in a private branch exchange.

Generally, there is a billing method according to talk time and a billing method according to frequency. However, users are disadvantaged because the charging is performed uniformly according to the call number at a place where a hotel or a hotel or a private exchange is installed.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for performing differentiated billing according to a time period during which a call is made in a private branch exchange.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a billing method for a private branch exchange, the billing method comprising: a billing check process for checking whether a call is terminated at the end of a call; And a billing amount calculation step of calculating a billing amount of a frequency call classified as a differential according to the billing process, and a step of storing the calculated billing amount in an billing table And a billing processing method in an exchange.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a connection diagram of a computer for inputting billing data to a private branch exchange and a private branch exchange to which the present invention is applied; FIG.

Figures 2A and 2B are control flow diagrams for storing data for billing in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a control flowchart for performing frequency billing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a print control of the billing table according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

5 illustrates a table of events according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a day / night selection table according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 illustrates a table of out-of-band calls according to an embodiment of the present invention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

1 is a connection diagram of a computer for inputting billing data to a private branch exchange and a private branch exchange to which the present invention is applied.

The control unit 111 controls the overall operation of the private branch exchange, in particular, to settle the differential billing history according to the time zone according to the present invention. Under the control of the control unit 111, the switch unit 112 performs a switching operation required when a call is made and a tone is generated. The subscriber unit 113 has a plurality of extension subscribers and outputs a hook-on signal to the control unit 111 when a hook-on operation is detected from the extension subscriber. Also, when an extension subscriber is called via a trunk line or an extension line, And outputs a ring signal to the called extension subscriber. The tone generator 115 generates a certain tone tone under the control of the controller 111 and outputs it to the subscriber unit 113. The memory unit 116 includes a program memory (not shown) having an overall program for controlling the operation of the PBX, a data memory (not shown) for storing data generated during the program execution and charging data according to the present invention ). The DTMF generation unit 117 generates and outputs a DTMF (Dual Tone Multifrequency) tone for output to the trunk line under the control of the control unit 111. The DTMF reception unit 118 receives and analyzes the DTMF tone received from the trunk line, And outputs the digitized signal to the controller 111. The trunk line unit 119 is connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) through the trunk line, and terminates the call by closing the trunk line at the end of the call by controlling the control unit 111. The trunk line unit 120 is connected to the PSTN And is a connection device for connecting a computer or a printer or the like connected to the outside. The printer 121 prints the corresponding data on the original when the print request is made from the private branch exchange or the computer. The computer 200 is used when inputting or outputting data for operation of the private branch exchange or maintenance.

2 is a control flowchart for storing data for billing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

In step 210, the computer 200 checks whether a read request signal of a table is inputted from the PABX. If it is determined that the read request signal of the table is inputted, the process proceeds to step 240. If the request is not inputted, the process proceeds to step 212 to check whether the read request signal of the main / night selection table is inputted. If the read request signal of the main / night selection table is input as a result of the check, the process proceeds to step 230, and if the main / night selection table is not input, The controller 200 proceeds to step 250 if the reading of the frequency table is input and proceeds to step 216 if the reading of the frequency table is not input and checks whether the reading of the frequency table is input. The computer 200 proceeds to step 218 when the read call of the frequency table is input and proceeds to step 260 when the read call of the frequency time table is not input.

First, a description will be given of a case where the call is read from the table. In step 210, the computer 200 accesses the memory table 116 through the external connection unit 120 and displays the read table on the monitor. In step 242, And receives the data for the month and the day according to the input signal of FIG. The computer 200 designates the received data as a holiday and changes the data. Also, the computer 200 checks whether there is a different date registration according to the key signal inputted by the user. The computer 200 proceeds to step 266 if there is no other date selection and proceeds to step 242 if there is another date selection. FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a calendar table inputted through the above process. 5, Y is a holiday and N is a weekday. In step 212, the computer 200 reads the day / night selection table stored in the memory unit 116 of the private branch exchange and displays the day / night selection table on the monitor. If the displayed day of week is selected in step 232, the computer 200 proceeds to step 243 to receive the night start time and the night end time and to change the data. The computer 200 proceeds to step 236 where it checks whether a data signal of another day of the week is inputted according to the key signal inputted by the user. The computer 200 proceeds to step 234 when data signals of other days are input, and proceeds to step 266 when no other day of the week signal is input. An example of the day / night selection table inputted through the above process is shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the program proceeds from step 241 to step 250, the computer 200 reads the frequency table from the memory unit 116 of the PBX and displays the read data on the monitor. The computer 200 selects the call type in step 252 and proceeds to step 254 to enter the frequency rate according to the selected call. Here, the type of effect refers to city calls, long distance calls, and international calls, and charging data according to the call type is entered at the 1-degree pay rate. The computer 200 proceeds to step 256 and determines whether another call is selected according to the key signal input by the user. If another call is selected, the computer 200 proceeds to step 252 and repeats the above-described procedure. If no call is input, the computer 200 proceeds to step 266. [

In step 216, the computer 200 selects a call type according to a key input from the user. When the call is selected, the computer 200 proceeds to step 220 and reads the corresponding table. Here, the table according to the call selection includes a city call frequency time table, a long distance frequency time table and an international call frequency time table, and a table storing a one degree time according to a long distance call is shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a table according to a long distance call will be described as an example. The computer 200 selects the out-of-area call in step 218, reads the table from the memory unit 116 of the private switchboard in step 220, and displays the table on the monitor in step 222. [ The computer 200 selects a code in step 224 and receives and changes the time data corresponding to the selected code in step 266 according to the key input of the user. Here, the code refers to an area code or a country code. Therefore, 02 is entered in Seoul and 051 is entered in Busan. The code corresponding to the country code and the city code may be stored in the same manner. The computer 200 proceeds to step 264 and checks whether a data signal of a different code is inputted according to the key signal inputted by the user. If another code is input as a result of the check, the process proceeds to step 266 where the process is repeated to input data. If no other code is input, the process proceeds to step 266. When the controller 200 proceeds from step 236, step 246, step 256, and step 264 to step 266, the computer 200 displays a message asking whether to save the data on the monitor. When the computer 200 requests to store the data, the computer 200 stores the data in a corresponding area of the read- If not, the input data is ignored through the steps described above and the process proceeds to step 270. If the controller 200 determines in step 268 to step 270 that the data registration is requested, the computer 200 proceeds to step 210 to request registration of another data. .

3 is a control flowchart for performing frequency billing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

The controller 111 performs a call mode at step 310 and checks whether a call is terminated at step 312. [ If the call is terminated, the controller 111 proceeds to step 314 where it checks whether the call is a charge call. Here, the billing term is collectively referred to as a call made through the CO line except for the extension call of the PBX. The controller 111 proceeds to step 316 when it is determined that the call is a charge call, and ends the call if the call is not a charge call. In step 316, the controller 111 classifies the call type. Here, the classification of the call type means that the call proceeded at step 310 is classified to charge according to the table of FIG. Therefore, first of all, it decides city calls, long distance calls and international calls. The discrimination method can be classified according to the number of times of inputting "0" of the dialed number. In the case of out-of-area call, the "0" key is dialed once in the first place. In case of international call, the "0" key is dialed twice. In case of the local call, "0" have. Also, it refers to checking whether the call is a night call according to the time when the call is formed, and checking whether the call is a call performed on a holiday. The controller 111 calculates a charge for the talk time according to the result of the check. Here, the billing based on the talk time will be described with reference to FIG. First, if the call is weekday week and dialed into Seoul, the first degree time is 40 seconds. Accordingly, when the time of the user's call is 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the controller 111 multiplies 60 by 360 for the time of the call, adds the 30 seconds, and divides the time by the 1 degree time. This can be expressed by the following equation (1).

((Talk time × 3600) + (Call minutes × 60) + Second call time ÷ 1 Frequency time

If the time calculated in Equation (1) remains the remaining time, that is, dividing the 2 minutes and 30 seconds by 40 seconds, which is the number of times of one call, the time of 3 degrees and 30 seconds remain. In this case, the frequency time is calculated as a 4-degree time using the remaining rounding. The controller 111 accumulates the calculated frequency in step 318 in the billing table. Table 1 also shows the billing table.

Extension number City Hall City Hall International call 2100 10 300 20 600 30 900 2111 20 600 30 900 100 3000 2112 15 450 12 360 80 2400 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

The frequency and the call rate are charged and accumulated in the billing table as shown in Table 1 above.

FIG. 4 is a control flowchart for printing the billing table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG.

The computer 200 maintains the standby state in step 410. If a read request signal of the charging table is inputted from the user in step 412, the computer 200 proceeds to step 414 to read the billing table stored in the memory unit 116 of the private branch exchange, Display. In step 418, the computer 200 checks whether a print request signal is input from the user. If the print request signal is input as a result of the check, the computer 200 proceeds to step 420 and displays a message asking whether to print the entire billing table And if the user wants to print the entire table, the process goes to step 424 and selects data to be printed if the total print request is not received. The computer 200 selects data to be printed according to the user's key input in step 422, and then proceeds to step 424 to control the printer 121 to print and terminate.

It is possible to calculate the call charge per user by previously inputting the data according to the billing in the private branch exchange and accumulating the billing data in the billing table in response to the registered billing data at the end of the call of the extension subscriber through the above process.

Claims (7)

A billing method of a private branch exchange, the billing method comprising: a billing call inspecting step of checking whether a call is terminated at the end of a call; a billing step of setting billing data in a differential manner by distinguishing a billing form in case of a billing result; A billing amount calculation step of calculating a billing amount of a frequency call classified in a different frequency according to the billing process; and storing the calculated billing amount in an billing table. The method according to claim 1, wherein the charging division process comprises: a call type checking process for checking a form of a call according to an international call, an out-of-area call, and a local call within a billing cycle; And a night call checking process for checking whether the holiday classified call is a night call. A method for printing a billing record of a private branch exchange from a computer, the method comprising the steps of: reading a billing table from a memory unit of a private branch exchange when a billing table is requested and displaying the billing table on a monitor of the computer; And printing a billing table read out when a print request is made as a result of the checking. The method according to claim 3, further comprising: checking whether data to be printed is full data when a print request is made in the billing table; selecting data to be printed if the check result is not an all data print request; And printing the selected data at the end of the selection of the billing process. A method of charging a private branch exchange connected to a computer, the method comprising the steps of: reading a presentation table from a memory unit of the private branch exchange when a demand for reading a table is requested from a computer and displaying the same on a display unit; And storing the selected holidays in the memory table of the read private branch exchange by registering the selected holiday in the table, and storing the registered table in the memory area of the read private branch exchange. The method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising the steps of: reading a day / night selection table from a memory unit of the private branch exchange when a day and night selection table is requested to be read from a computer; The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: inputting a night time and a night end time on a day selected in accordance with a week day selection process; registering the night time data of the inputted day on the day and night selection table, And storing the data in the memory area. The method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the steps of: reading a frequency table from the memory of the private branch exchange when the frequency table is requested to be read from a computer and displaying the frequency table in a display unit; Inputting an amount to a call selected in the call selection process; registering the inputted amount in a frequency table and storing the registered table in a memory area of the read private switchboard; Wherein the method further comprises the steps of: