KR20000025826A - Method for providing real-time billing information service using short message service in radio communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method is to inform a mobile telephone of a subscriber of billing information in real-time using short message service, when a billing amount above an amount specified beforehand by the subscriber is occurred. CONSTITUTION: A method for providing a real-time billing information service comprises the steps of: registering a subscriber for the billing information service according the subscriber's request and storing billing amounts specified by the subscriber; comparing the stored billing amount with an actual total amount having been charged, when the registered subscriber attempts to originate a call; and informing the subscriber's mobile telephone of the billing information using a short message service, according to the result of comparison.

Description

Real-time billing information service method using short message service in wireless communication network

The present invention relates to a billing information service method for providing billing information to a subscriber terminal in real time in a wireless communication network. Particularly, if a billing amount of a desired amount is designated in advance from a subscriber, a billing message service is provided when a billing amount of the amount or more occurs. It relates to a billing information service method for notifying a subscriber's terminal in real time using a Short Message Service.

In the past, the total amount used in the previous month was summed up to charge the subscriber in the form of a bill in the month, or the subscriber directly went to the service provider's branch to check the billing amount. .

Therefore, there is a problem that a mobile communication subscriber can not provide a method for realizing the call amount in real time.

Therefore, at the request of a mobile subscriber, an additional service is required to notify the subscriber's terminal in real time by using a short message service when a charge over a specified amount occurs.

The present invention devised to meet the above requirements, the subscriber designates in advance the amount desired by the subscriber, the billing information is retrieved every time a call is sent, and the short message service when the data of the billing information is more than the specified amount (Short It is an object of the present invention to provide a billing information service method of notifying billing information to a subscriber's terminal in real time using a message service.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a charging information service registration procedure according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a procedure for canceling a billing information service according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a charging information service processing procedure according to the present invention;

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: mobile station

110: base station transceiver system

120: base station controller

130: mobile switching center

140: Visitor Location Register

150: Home Location Register

160: Short Message Center

170: short message server

180: Mediation Device

190: Billing Data Distribution System

200: billing processing and storage device

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a billing information service method applied to a wireless communication system, the first step of storing the billing information such as the billing amount desired by the subscriber while registering to the billing information service at the subscriber's request ; A second step of comparing the specified and stored billed amount and the actual billed total amount data when the registered subscriber attempts to call; And a third step of notifying billing information to the terminal of the subscriber using a short message service according to the comparison result of the second step.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a mobile communication system to which the present invention is applied.

First, the mobile communication terminal (MS) 100 may receive a short message transmitted from the short message center 160 through the mobile communication switch 103 and the base station / base station controllers 110 and 120. It is a divisional multiple access (CDMA) terminal.

The base station (BTS) 110 communicates with the mobile communication terminal 100 using a wireless section under the control of the base station controller 120. The base station controller (BSC) 120 performs a matching function between the base station 110 and the mobile communication exchange (MSC) 130 and controls the base station 110.

The mobile communication exchange (MSC) 130 performs an exchange function for processing a water-receiving request to the mobile communication terminal 100, performs a network interworking function with another mobile communication exchange, the visitor location register 140 and Information search for the subscriber is performed by the home location register 150, and when the short message is received from the short message center 160, the mobile communication is performed through the base station controller 120 and the base station 110. Performs a function of delivering a short message to the terminal 100.

The visitor location register (VLR) 140 temporarily stores and manages information of all mobile subscribers in the area of the mobile communication exchange 130. The home location register (HLR) 150 is a database that stores and manages data of mobile subscribers, and performs location registration and deletion of subscribers, subscriber information lookup function, and the like.

Short message center 160 serves to create a short message (Short Message), to store the short message, to manage the schedule, and to route to the final destination (MSC). In addition, the short message server 170 performs a central function of a short message service (SMS) system that provides subscriber management and various additional services.

The mediation device 180 collects billing data from the mobile communication exchange 130 and transmits the billing data to the billing data distribution device 190. The billing data distribution system 190 regenerates the data received from the billing mediation device 180 in a billing standard format and transmits the data to the billing processing and storage device 200. In addition, the billing processing and storage device 200 processes the data received from the billing data distribution device 190 to calculate the total billing for each subscriber, and stores the billing information.

On the other hand, the present invention is to notify the billing information to the terminal of the subscriber by using a short message service (real time) when the charge occurs over the amount specified by the mobile subscriber in the mobile communication system as described above Regarding the charging information service, it will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a charging information service registration procedure according to the present invention.

First, when receiving a special number (for example, * 22) signifying the dialed billing information service registration from the mobile communication terminal 100 (201), the corresponding mobile communication exchange 130, the corresponding mobile communication terminal 100 A billing information service registration request is made to the registered home location register 150 (201). Then, the home location register 150 is a procedure for registering the billing information service, and provides the information to send the appropriate announcement to the corresponding mobile communication switch 130 to obtain the billing number to be specified (203).

Then, the mobile communication exchange 130 sends out a suitable announcement (for example, "press the number of bills to be specified and press an asterisk") to the mobile communication terminal 100 (204), from the mobile communication terminal 100 The desired billed amount is input (205), and the desired billed amount is notified to the home location register (150) (206). Accordingly, after registering the billing information service, the home location register 150 notifies the short message center 160 that the billing information service is registered with the designated billing amount (207).

Then, the short message center 160 notifies this information to the short message server 170 again (208), and the short message server 170 adds this information to the database of the mobile subscriber and stores it. Later, the billing information service registration is completed, the short message center 160 is notified (209), and the short message center 160 notifies this to the home location register 150 again (210).

Then, the home location register 150 to the mobile communication terminal 130 to inform the mobile communication terminal 100 that all the registration process is completed, the appropriate guide information (for example, "billing information service registration is completed" or "confirmation"). Tones ”, etc.) are provided (211). The mobile communication switch 130 provides the guide information indicating that all the registration procedures are completed to the mobile communication terminal 100 with reference to the guide information received from the home location register 150 (212).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for canceling a billing information service according to the present invention, which shows a procedure for canceling a billing information service registered by the procedure shown in FIG.

First, when receiving a special number (for example, * 220) indicating termination of the dialed billing information service from the mobile communication terminal 100 (301), the corresponding mobile communication exchange 130 is the mobile communication terminal 100 Request to cancel the billing information service to the registered home location register 150 (302). Then, the home location register 150, after performing the cancellation procedure to inform the mobile communication terminal 100 that all the termination procedure is completed, the appropriate announcements (for example, "billing information service cancellation to the mobile communication switch 130) Complete "or" confirmation tone ", etc.) (303). The mobile communication switch 130 provides the guide information indicating that all the termination procedures are completed to the mobile communication terminal 100 with reference to the guide information received from the home location register 150 (304).

4 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a charging information service processing procedure according to the present invention.

First, when the mobile communication terminal 100 attempts to make a call (401), the corresponding mobile communication exchange 130 inquires the caller information to the visitor location register 140 (402) real-time billing information service among the caller information (403) If the billing information service is not registered, the billing information service processing is terminated.

On the other hand, if the billing information service is registered request the billing information notification to the short message center (160). Then, the short message center 160 requests it to the short message server 170 again (404). The short message server 170 inquires the billing total amount information of the subscriber with the billing processing and storage device 200 and compares it with the designated billed amount stored in the database DB of the short message server 170. (406).

As a result of the comparison, if the total billing amount is less than the designated billing amount, the billing information service processing is terminated. If the billing total amount is more than the designated billing amount, the short message center 160 notifies the designated billing amount exceeding information ( 407). Then, the short message center 160 creates a short message indicating that the total billing amount is greater than the designated bill amount and transmits the short message to the corresponding mobile communication exchange 130 (408), and the mobile communication exchange 130 The short message is notified again to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 100 (409).

As described above, the present invention has been described using a mobile communication system as an example, but can be easily applied to a wired communication network as well as a wireless communication network. That is, the billing information may be transmitted as packet text information and displayed on a screen display device (LCD) such as a telephone.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary knowledge.

In the present invention as described above, when a mobile communication subscriber designates a predetermined billing amount in advance, when a charge of more than this amount occurs, the mobile communication subscriber notifies the mobile communication terminal in real time by using a short message service. As a result, it is possible to reduce billing damage by ensuring the reliability of billing for mobile communication subscribers and detecting illegal use by piracy subscribers early.

Claims (7)

In the billing information service method applied to a wireless communication system, A first step of storing billing information such as a billing amount desired by the subscriber while registering with the billing information service at the subscriber's request; A second step of comparing the specified and stored billed amount and the actual billed total amount data when the registered subscriber attempts to call; And A third step of notifying billing information to the subscriber's terminal by using a short message service according to the comparison result of the second step; Billing information service method comprising a. The method of claim 1, A fourth step of terminating the charging information service of the subscriber at the request of the subscriber registered in the charging information service; Billing information service method further comprising a. The method of claim 2, The fourth step, A fifth step of the exchange receiving a first special number indicating termination of the dialed billing information service from the terminal; The sixth step of requesting the termination of the billing information service to the home location register to which the terminal is subscribed; The seventh step of providing the home location register to send information to the exchange to inform the terminal that the termination procedure is completed after the termination procedure; And The exchange step notifying the terminal that the termination procedure is completed according to the guide information received from the home location register; Billing information service method, including The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The second step, A ninth step, when the terminal attempts to make a call, the exchange checks the subscriber information by calling the subscriber location register with the visitor location register; A tenth step of receiving a billing information notification from the exchange through the short message center, the short message server inquiring of the billing total amount information of the subscriber through a billing processing and storage device; And An eleventh step of comparing the charged total amount information with the designated charged amount stored in a database of the short message server; Billing information service method comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The third step, A twelfth step of terminating a billing information service process when the total billing amount is less than the designated billing amount, as a result of the comparison in the eleventh step; A thirteenth step of notifying the designated message amount exceeding information to the short message center when the total amount of the charge is greater than the specified amount of charges; And Step 14, the short message center notifying the terminal through the exchange by creating a short message indicating that the total amount of the billing is greater than the designated billed amount; Billing information service method comprising a. The method of claim 5, The first step is, A fifteenth step of receiving a second special number indicating dialed billing information service registration from the terminal, requesting a billing information service registration to a home location register to which the terminal is subscribed; The home location register (16) inquiring a desired billing amount to the terminal through the exchange to register a billing information service, and then notifying the short message center that the billing information service has been registered with the specified billing amount; The short message server, which has been informed of the designated billing amount and billing information service registration through the short message center, stores the designated billing amount and billing information service registration information in the subscriber's database and completes the billing information service registration. A seventeenth step of notifying the short message center; And Step 18, the home location register notified of the completion of the charging information service registration through the short message center notifies the terminal of the completion of the charging information service registration through the exchange; Billing information service method comprising a. In a wireless communication system having a large capacity processor, A first function of storing billing information such as the billing amount desired by the subscriber while registering with the billing information service at the subscriber's request; A second function of comparing the specified and stored amount of billed amount with actual billed amount data when the registered subscriber attempts to make a call; And A third function of notifying billing information to the terminal of the subscriber by using a short message service according to the comparison result in the second function A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.