SE516205C2 - Procedure and apparatus for call charging a telephone subscription - Google Patents
Procedure and apparatus for call charging a telephone subscriptionInfo
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- SE516205C2 SE516205C2 SE9700801A SE9700801A SE516205C2 SE 516205 C2 SE516205 C2 SE 516205C2 SE 9700801 A SE9700801 A SE 9700801A SE 9700801 A SE9700801 A SE 9700801A SE 516205 C2 SE516205 C2 SE 516205C2
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- call
- counter memory
- telephone
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
- H04M15/8083—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions or volume discounts
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
- H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
- H04M2215/0184—Details of billing arrangements involving reduced rates or discounts, e.g. time-of-day reductions, volume discounts, cell discounts, group billing, frequent calling destination(s) or user history list
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Abstract
Description
20 25 516 205 2 kelt på basis av vilka telefonnummer som är de oftast anropade numren såsom be- stämmes medelst en samtalsaktivitetslo gg. 20 25 516 205 2 simply on the basis of which telephone numbers are the most frequently called numbers as determined by means of a call activity log.
Härigenom kommer en abonnent inte att i förväg behöva specificera vilka anropade telefonnummer som ska vara föremål för speciell eller rabatterad debitering och följaktligen kommer inte operatörerna att behöva manuellt lagra några dylika num- mer i ett minne. Administreringen av speciell eller rabatterad debitering kommer således att bli enklare ur teleoperatörernas synpunkt.As a result, a subscriber will not have to specify in advance which called telephone numbers are to be subject to special or discounted charging, and consequently the operators will not have to manually store any such numbers in a memory. The administration of special or discounted billing will thus be easier from the telecom operators' point of view.
FIGURBESKRIVNING Uppfinningen beskrives närmare nedan under hänvisning till bifogade ritning, på vilken den enda figuren schematiskt visar en utföringsforrn av en anordning enligt uppfinningen.DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES The invention is described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which the single figure schematically shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention.
FÖREDRAGNA UTFÖRINGSFORMER Ritningen visar schematiskt en utföringsform av en anordning enligt uppfinningen för möjliggörande av speciell eller rabatterad samtalsdebitering av samtal från ett abonnemang. På ritningen representeras abonnemanget av en enda telefonapparat l.PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawing schematically shows an embodiment of a device according to the invention for enabling special or discounted call debiting of calls from a subscription. In the drawing, the subscription is represented by a single telephone set 1.
Det är emellertid underförstått att fler än en telefonapparat kan vara associerade med abonnemanget.However, it is understood that more than one telephone may be associated with the subscription.
Vid den visade utföringsforrnen är telefonapparaten l ansluten till ett samtalsräk- narrninne 2 som i sin tur är anslutet till ett debiteringscentrum 3.In the embodiment shown, the telephone set 1 is connected to a call counter memory 2 which in turn is connected to a charging center 3.
Samtalsräknarminnet 2 kan vara beläget i exempelvis en telefonväxel (icke visad).The call counter memory 2 can be located in, for example, a telephone exchange (not shown).
Ett utgående samtal från telefonabonnemanget, dvs telefonapparaten 1 vid den visa- de utföringsforrnen, kontrolleras enligt uppfinningen av samtalsräknarminnet 2 med avseende på huruvida samtalet är det första samtalet till ett specifikt land och/eller 10 15 20 25 516 205 3 a non a specifikt område och/eller specifikt telefonnummer eller ej. Om så är fallet görs en registrering av samtalet i samtalsräknarminnet 2. Om ett dylikt samtal redan gjorts, räknas den motsvarande registreringen i samtalsräknarminnet 2 upp med 1, dvs mot- svarande registreringar summeras.An outgoing call from the telephone subscription, i.e. the telephone set 1 in the embodiment shown, is checked according to the invention by the call counter memory 2 with regard to whether the call is the first call to a specific country and / or a specific area. and / or specific telephone number or not. If this is the case, a registration of the call is made in the call counter memory 2. If such a call has already been made, the corresponding registration in the call counter memory 2 is counted up by 1, ie corresponding registrations are summed.
I samtalsräknarminnet 2 förs således en samtalsaktivitetslogg och denna logg uppda- teras varje gång ett samtal görs.A call activity log is thus kept in the call counter memory 2 and this log is updated every time a call is made.
Enligt uppfinningen används denna samtalsaktivitetslogg som underlag för speciell eller rabatterad samtalsdebitering. Enligt avtal med teleoperatören kan exempelvis de fem eller tio eller flera telefonnummer som oftast upprings i enlighet med vad som bestämmes med hjälp av samtalsaktivitetsloggen vara föremål för rabatterad debitering.According to the invention, this call activity log is used as a basis for special or discounted call debiting. According to an agreement with the telecom operator, for example, the five or ten or fl your telephone numbers that are usually dialed in accordance with what is determined with the help of the call activity log can be subject to a discounted charge.
För åstadkommande härav kan exempelvis sarntalsräknarminnet 2 innefatta organ som är anordnade att sortera samtalsaktivitetsloggen med avseende på samtalsaktivi- teten i riktning mot ett specifikt land, område eller telefonnummer, varefier del av loggen i samtalsräknarrninnet 2, exempelvis de fem eller tio oftast uppringda tele- fonnumren, överförs till debiteringscentrumet 3 vid förutbestämda tidpunkter, ex- empelvis var tredje månad, för vidare behandling. Såsom ett alternativ kan givetvis hela loggen överföras till debiteringscentrumet 3 för att sorteras i enlighet med någ- ra förutbestämda kriterier.To achieve this, the call counter memory 2 may comprise means arranged to sort the call activity log with respect to the call activity in the direction of a specific country, area or telephone number, whether part of the log in the call counter memory 2, for example the five or ten most frequently dialed telephone numbers. , is transferred to the debit center 3 at predetermined times, for example every three months, for further processing. As an alternative, the entire log can of course be transferred to the debit center 3 to be sorted in accordance with some predetermined criteria.
Enligt uppfinningen behöver sâledes inte abonnentema informera teleoperatörema i förväg om vilka telefonnummer som skall vara föremål för rabatterad debitering.According to the invention, the subscribers thus do not have to inform the telecom operators in advance about which telephone numbers are to be subject to a discounted charge.
Följaktligen behöver inte operatörerna programmera några telefonnummer i telefon- växeln. I stället kan ett enkelt avtal träffas mellan teleoperatörerna och abonnenter- na, exempelvis att samtal till ett visst land och/eller område och/eller telefonnummer :oss a skall vara föremål för rabatterad debitering, exempelvis om antalet samtal överskri- der ett förutbestämt antal under en förutbestämd tidsperiod.Consequently, the operators do not have to program any telephone numbers in the PBX. Instead, a simple agreement can be made between the telecom operators and the subscribers, for example that calls to a certain country and / or area and / or telephone number: us a must be subject to a discounted charge, for example if the number of calls exceeds a predetermined number during a predetermined period of time.
Härigenom kommer teleoperatörernas administrering av rabatterad samtalsdebite- ring att förenklas högst avsevärt. Detta kan sedan leda till lägre avgifter för de abonnenter som begär dylik service.This will greatly simplify the telecom operators' administration of discounted call charges. This can then lead to lower fees for the subscribers who request such service.
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SE9700801A SE516205C2 (en) | 1997-03-06 | 1997-03-06 | Procedure and apparatus for call charging a telephone subscription |
AU64853/98A AU6485398A (en) | 1997-03-06 | 1998-03-04 | Call charging method and apparatus |
PCT/SE1998/000390 WO1998039911A1 (en) | 1997-03-06 | 1998-03-04 | Call charging method and apparatus |
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