WO2008058484A1 - Charging method, charging system and its apparatus - Google Patents

Charging method, charging system and its apparatus Download PDF

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WO2008058484A1
WO2008058484A1 PCT/CN2007/071040 CN2007071040W WO2008058484A1 WO 2008058484 A1 WO2008058484 A1 WO 2008058484A1 CN 2007071040 W CN2007071040 W CN 2007071040W WO 2008058484 A1 WO2008058484 A1 WO 2008058484A1
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    • HELECTRICITY
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  • Billing system, billing method and device thereof The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on November 13, 2006 and November 24, 2006, and the application numbers are 200610138758.7 and 200610145263.7, respectively.
  • the present invention relates to the field of telecommunications, and more particularly to a method, a billing system and a device for implementing unified fee management in a telecommunications billing technology.
  • telecommunications subscribers are involved in the use of telecommunications services, and telecommunications billing is the main line throughout the telecommunications development. It is not only directly related to the development of telecommunications companies, but also reflects the service level of telecom enterprises to the vast number of telecommunications users. With the continuous development of telecommunications technology, the continuous updating and growth of telecommunications services and the transformation of telecommunications business methods have put forward higher requirements for telecommunications billing. There are currently two types of payment methods for telecom users: real-time payment for prepaid users and quasi-real-time payment for post-paid users.
  • the charging system of the telecommunication network can be implemented in two ways: through the intelligent network and the mobile data service management platform, the real-time charging of the telecommunication users and the quasi-real-time charging of the telecommunication users are realized through the offline charging system.
  • another billing system can realize real-time billing processing of prepaid users and quasi-real-time billing processing of post-paid users.
  • the real-time charging of the charging system is implemented by the intelligent network service control point (SCP) and the data service management platform (MDSP) on the network side: a switching device (MSC/SSP) of the circuit domain is connected to the SCP, and is implemented by the SCP.
  • SCP intelligent network service control point
  • MDSP data service management platform
  • the GPRS service support node (SGSN) of the packet domain is connected to the MDSP through the SCP, and the bearer flow rate of the packet domain is implemented by the interface between the SGSN and the SCP, and the content charging is implemented by the MDSP;
  • Real-time billing is implemented by a quasi-real-time billing system (Hotbilling). Hotbilling collects bills from the MSC of the circuit domain, the billing gateway (CG) of the packet domain, and the MDSP of the service network, and then charges the user.
  • Hotbilling collects bills from the MSC of the circuit domain, the billing gateway (CG) of the packet domain, and the MDSP of the service network, and then charges the user.
  • Quasi-real-time billing includes the following steps: Step a: The user uses the circuit domain service or the packet domain service.
  • Step b After the user completes the service, the related device, for example, the MSC of the circuit domain service, the CG and the MDSP of the packet domain service generate a user bill.
  • the related device for example, the MSC of the circuit domain service, the CG and the MDSP of the packet domain service generate a user bill.
  • Step c The quasi-real-time billing system collects the bill from the related device and performs billing for the user.
  • Real-time billing includes the following steps:
  • Step a The user uses the circuit domain service or the packet domain service.
  • Step b In the process of using the service by the user, related devices such as the MSC of the circuit domain service and the SGSN/SSP, MDSP and SCP of the packet domain service perform real-time interaction.
  • the MSC and SGSN/SSP report the user's usage status such as traffic and duration in real time, and the SCP performs the pricing, deduction and reservation operations.
  • the MDSP appends the content according to the user's service usage, and then the SCP deducts the fee.
  • Step c After the user ends, the related device reports the usage of the user to the SCP, and the MDSP directly reports the usage fee, and the SCP performs a deduction and returns a deduction confirmation message to the related device.
  • the real-time billing account balance is stored by the intelligent network SCP, and the quasi-real-time billing account balance is stored by the HOTBILLING database, and the real-time billing account balance is stored separately from the quasi-real-time billing account balance, and is not associated with each other. If the user subscribes to the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service at the same time, when the quota of one of the accounts is insufficient, another account with sufficient balance cannot be shared, and thus the user cannot use the service corresponding to the account with insufficient credit.
  • the real-time billing recharge system and the quasi-real-time billing payment system are independent of each other, wherein the real-time billing, that is, the prepaid recharge process is as follows:
  • Step a The user recharges the real-time billing account through the real-time billing recharge system
  • Step b The real-time charging and recharging system transmits the refill amount information to the intelligent network SCP;
  • Step c Update the user account information in the SCP database of the intelligent network.
  • the quasi-real-time billing and post-paid billing process is as follows:
  • Step a The user inputs the payment account and the payment amount through the quasi-real-time bill payment system;
  • Step b The quasi-real-time bill payment system transmits the account and amount information of the payment to
  • Step c HOTBILLING authenticates the paid account
  • Step d HOTBILLING recharges and changes the account information of the user account according to the payment account, the amount, and the like.
  • the real-time charging refill system and the quasi-real-time billing payment system are independent of each other, and the user cannot recharge the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system uniformly, which brings inconvenience to the user.
  • the present invention provides a method, a billing system and a device capable of realizing cost management, and uniformly managing the fees of a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system.
  • a method for sharing a fee balance, between a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system comprising:
  • the account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system are uniformly stored and managed; the fees of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user are deducted from the uniformly managed account balance.
  • a charging system for sharing a fee balance comprising:
  • Real-time billing system including:
  • a balance management unit configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing account and the real-time billing account; and deduct the corresponding fee from the balance according to the received deduction request;
  • the rating unit is configured to perform a cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit;
  • An interface unit configured to transfer information between a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a quasi-real-time billing system, including:
  • a rating unit configured to perform a cost calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a quasi-real-time charging service fee used by the user, and perform real-time charging to the real-time charging system through an interface unit in the real-time charging system.
  • the system's balance management unit sends a deduction request.
  • a charging system for sharing a fee balance comprising:
  • a balance management unit configured to uniformly store and manage a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance; and deduct a corresponding fee from the balance according to the received deduction request;
  • the real-time charging system including the rating unit, is configured to perform a cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit;
  • the quasi-real-time billing system includes a rating unit for performing cost calculation on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user, obtaining a fee generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service, and sending a deduction request to the balance management unit.
  • a charging device comprising:
  • An interface unit configured to receive a debit request sent from a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance, and according to the real-time billing system
  • the deduction request sent by the quasi-real-time billing system deducts the cost of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
  • a method for charging a charging system comprising:
  • the account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system are uniformly stored and managed; and the recharge amount is stored in the unified managed account balance according to the received recharge amount and the request to change the balance.
  • a billing system comprising:
  • a balance management unit configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing system account and the real-time billing system account; change the uniformly managed account balance according to the received balance change request; and the recharge system is configured to receive the included Recharging the account of the user and the refilling request of the refill amount, and requesting the balance management unit to change the uniformly managed account balance according to the refill request.
  • the invention integrates the real-time billing system account and the quasi-real-time billing system account balance information based on the embodiment of the fee balance sharing, so that the balance of the account between the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system can be shared, and the user is solved.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is based on the charging system of the real-time charging system and the payment system of the quasi-real-time charging system, which enables the user to perform unified charging for the real-time charging system and the quasi-real-time charging system, and real-time charging.
  • the system and the quasi-real-time billing system enjoy the same preferential ability, which increases the convenience of the billing system.
  • the present invention implements unified management of the fees of the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system.
  • FIG. 1 is a structure of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of mapping the quasi-real-time charging system account information of FIG. 1 to a real-time charging system according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a first preferred embodiment of the billing system of FIG. 1 for charging;
  • FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the first preferred embodiment of the quasi-real-time billing service deduction in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second preferred embodiment of the quasi-real-time charging service deduction in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a user inquiry account balance based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention;
  • FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a charging apparatus based on charging account balance sharing according to the present invention applied to a charging system;
  • FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of charging of a charging system in FIG. 9 according to the present invention
  • FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of charging of a charging system in FIG. 10 according to the present invention
  • Figure 13 is a structural view showing a first embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention.
  • Figure 14 is a structural view showing a second embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention.
  • the embodiment of the invention provides a billing system, method and device for realizing unified management of expenses, and the unified management of the fee includes operations of cost balance sharing and billing recharging.
  • the detailed management of the cost of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
  • FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention.
  • the billing system includes a real-time billing system 10, a quasi-real-time billing system 20, an operation support system 30, a customer service system 40, a service billing point 50, and a bill collecting system 60.
  • the real-time charging system 10 includes a pre-processing unit 11, a rating unit 12, a balance management unit 13, and an interface unit 14, wherein the interface unit 14 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 50.
  • the pre-processing unit 11 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 12 is configured to perform the rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, and the user's use.
  • the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service fee deduction, the balance management unit 13 is configured to store and manage the user real-time billing account balance information and the quasi-real-time billing account balance information.
  • the quasi-real-time billing system 20 includes a rating unit 21, a balance management unit 22, and a billing processing unit 23, wherein the rating unit 21 is configured to perform pricing and fees on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
  • the balance management unit 22 is configured to temporarily store the user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information
  • the billing processing unit 23 is configured to process the account generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service and the real-time billing service.
  • the operational support system 30 interacts with the customer service system 40 through the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network.
  • the service charging point 50 is a point for generating a charging when a value-added service is used in a telecommunication network, for example, an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
  • the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging request message is sent to the real-time charging system 10, and the pre-processing unit 11 of the real-time charging system 10
  • the service used by the user is authenticated, and after the authentication is passed, the rating unit 12 is used to perform the rating and cost calculation on the service used by the user, and the fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service is obtained, and the balance management unit is obtained from the balance management unit.
  • the deduction of the balance of 13 is completed, and the real-time online charging for the prepaid user is completed; if the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 50 records the bill of the user using the service, and then the bill is set.
  • the system 60 collects the bill from the service billing point 50, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and the bidding unit 21 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20 performs the rating and cost calculation. And sending a chargeback request to the balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system through the interface unit 14 of the real-time billing system 10, and deducting the corresponding amount in the balance management unit 13.
  • the fee is finally obtained by the account processing unit 23 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20 from the balance management unit of the real-time billing system to obtain the bill list of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service, and complete the service for the telecommunications user. Bill processing.
  • the balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system 10 not only stores and manages the user real-time billing system account information but also stores information of the user's quasi-real-time billing system account. Therefore, when the user's quasi-real-time billing system account information changes, the real-time billing system account information is also changed accordingly.
  • FIG. 2 a flowchart for mapping real-time billing system account information to a real-time billing system, The mapping process includes:
  • Step 201 The user's quasi-real-time billing system account information is changed
  • Step 202 The quasi-real-time charging system writes the message of the account information change to the notification table between the quasi-real-time charging system and the real-time charging system;
  • Step 203 The real-time charging system interface program scans the notification table, and finds that the account information is changed, or the quasi-real-time charging system message notifies the real-time charging system that the account information is changed;
  • Step 204 The real-time billing system interface program obtains valid account information, balance book information, special account book information, and balance data information from the quasi-real-time billing system database;
  • Step 205 The real-time charging system interface program clears the balance data information in the quasi-real-time charging system database
  • Step 206 The real-time charging system interface program obtains the group information of the user, the user ordering service agreement information, and the like;
  • Step 207 The real-time charging system calls the conversion program to convert the obtained account related information into a format required by the real-time charging system;
  • Step 208 The corresponding account information is changed in the real-time charging system database, and the balance data is stored in the real-time charging system database.
  • the charging process includes:
  • Step 301 The user starts to use the telecommunication service
  • Step 302 The service billing point determines whether the user is a prepaid user or a postpaid user, if it is a prepaid user, step 303 is performed, and if it is a postpaid user, step 312 is performed;
  • Step 303 The service charging point sends a real-time charging request message to the real-time charging system.
  • Step 305 After the fee reservation is successful, the real-time charging system sends a message of the real-time charging request response to the service charging point;
  • Step 306 The service charging point performs real-time cost monitoring on the service used by the user according to the content of the message returned by the real-time charging system, thereby avoiding the user's arrears;
  • Step 307 After the user uses the service, the service charging point reports the real-time meter to the real-time charging system again. Fee request message;
  • Step 308 The real-time charging system reverses the cost of the service used by the user, and deducts the fee in real time, and then records the used bill;
  • Step 309 The real-time charging system returns a response message of the real-time charging request to the service charging point;
  • Step 311 The quasi-real-time billing system performs corresponding accounting processing according to the bill of the real-time billing system.
  • the real-time billing process ends.
  • Step 312 The service charging point records the service usage of the user in the charging period, and generates a bill corresponding to the service;
  • Step 313 The service billing point transmits the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system.
  • Step 314 The quasi-real-time billing system uses the rating unit dialog of the system to perform the rating and the cost calculation;
  • Step 315 At the end of the billing period, the quasi-real-time billing system initiates a message of deduction request to the real-time billing system;
  • Step 316 Deducting the relevant fee from the account balance of the real-time charging system according to the usage fee that needs to be deducted in the deduction request message sent by the quasi-real-time charging system;
  • Step 317 The real-time charging system returns a charging response message to the quasi-real-time charging system.
  • Step 318 The quasi-real-time charging system completes the accounting processing of the quasi-real-time charging service usage.
  • the quasi-real-time billing process ends.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a first preferred embodiment of a quasi-real-time charging service deduction based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention.
  • the deduction process includes:
  • Step 401 The quasi-real-time charging system forms a deduction charge file according to the service condition of the user;
  • Step 402 The quasi-real-time charging system transmits the deduction charge file to the real-time charging system through a file transfer protocol;
  • Step 403 The real-time charging system pre-processing unit authenticates the debit charge file;
  • Step 404 The real-time charging system calls the balance management unit to perform deduction of the service usage fee;
  • Step 405 The real-time charging system applies the quasi-real-time charging The system returns a processing receipt file.
  • a flowchart of a second preferred embodiment of a quasi-real-time charging service deduction based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention includes: Step 501: The quasi-real-time charging system performs the rating according to the service condition of the user, and calculates the fee for the user to use the service;
  • Step 502 The quasi-real-time charging system sends the message with the user using the service fee to the real-time charging system through the interface unit of the real-time charging system;
  • Step 503 The real-time charging system calls the balance management unit to perform deduction of the fee according to the information of the fee in the message;
  • Step 504 After the deduction is completed, the interface unit is notified of the current deduction of the fee by the quasi-real time billing system.
  • a flow chart for querying an account balance based on a user account balance account sharing, the query process includes:
  • Step 601 The user sends a balance inquiry request to the quasi-real-time charging system
  • Step 602 The quasi-real-time billing system sends a balance inquiry request to the real-time billing system;
  • Step 605 The quasi-real time charging system returns the balance information to the user.
  • FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention.
  • the billing system includes a real-time billing system 100, a quasi-real-time billing system 200, an operation support system 300, a customer service system 400, a service billing point 500, a bill collection system 600, and a balance management unit 700.
  • the real-time charging system 100 includes a pre-processing unit 110, a rating unit 120, and an interface unit 140, where the interface unit 140 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 500, the pre-processing The unit 110 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 120 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user.
  • the quasi-real-time billing system 200 includes a rating unit 210 and a billing processing unit 230, wherein the rating unit 210 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
  • the service processing unit 230 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service.
  • the balance management unit 700 is connected to the real-time billing system 100 and the quasi-real-time billing system 200 for uniformly storing and managing user real-time billing account balance information and quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and performing real-time billing by users. Deduction of business and quasi-real-time billing business expenses Except.
  • the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a prepaid user
  • the real-time charging system 100 is initiated to the real-time charging system 100, and the real-time charging system 100 uses the user.
  • the service performs authentication and pricing, and the balance management unit 700 deducts the real-time charging service used by the user to complete real-time online charging for the prepaid user.
  • the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a post-paid user
  • the service billing point 500 records the bills used by the user, and then the bill collecting system 600 collects the bills from the service billing point 500, and delivers the bills to the quasi-real-time billing system 200.
  • the quasi-real-time billing system 200 dialog box performs the rating and cost calculation, deducts the corresponding fee from the account balance in the balance management unit 700, and completes the bill processing of the service used by the telecommunications user by the quasi-real-time billing system 200.
  • the real-time billing service fee and the quasi-real-time billing service fee in the billing system are uniformly deducted and inquired from the balance management unit 700.
  • FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 are only preferred embodiments. In practical applications, the pre-processing unit in the real-time billing system and the billing processing unit in the quasi-real-time billing system may be optional units.
  • FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a charging apparatus based on charging account balance sharing according to the present invention applied to a charging system.
  • the billing system includes a real-time billing system 81, a quasi-real-time billing system 82, an operation support system 83, a customer service system 84, a service billing point 85, a bill collecting system 86, and a billing device 80.
  • the real-time charging system 81 includes a pre-processing unit 811, a rating unit 812, and an interface unit 814.
  • the interface unit 814 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 85.
  • the unit 811 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 812 is configured to perform the rating and the cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user.
  • the quasi-real-time billing system 82 includes a rating unit 821 and a billing processing unit 823, wherein the rating unit 821 is used for rating and calculating the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
  • the processing unit 823 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service.
  • the charging device 80 includes an interface unit 801 and a balance management unit 802.
  • the charging device 80 receives the debiting request sent by the real-time charging system 81 and the quasi-real-time charging system 82 through the interface unit 801, where the balance management unit 802 is configured to uniformly store and manage the user real-time charging account balance information and The quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and the deduction of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service fee by the user according to the deduction request received by the interface unit 801.
  • the balance management unit 802 is configured to uniformly store and manage the user real-time charging account balance information and The quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and the deduction of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service fee by the user according to the deduction request received by the interface unit 801.
  • the service charging point 85 determines that the user is a prepaid user
  • the real-time charging system 81 is initiated to the real-time charging system 81, and the real-time charging system 81 uses the user.
  • the service is authenticated and approved, and the debit request is sent to the balance management unit 802 through the interface unit 801 of the charging device 80, and the real-time charging service used by the user is deducted, and the real-time online charging for the prepaid user is completed.
  • the service billing point 85 determines that the user is a post-paid user
  • the service billing point 85 records the bill of the user using the service
  • the bill collecting system 86 collects the bill from the service billing point 85
  • the bill is sent to the quasi-real-time billing system 82, and the quasi-real-time billing system 82 dialog box performs the pricing and cost calculation
  • the billing unit 801 of the billing device 80 sends the deduction request to the balance management unit 802.
  • the real-time charging service used by the user performs deduction, and then the deduction is sent to the accounting processing unit 823 of the quasi-real-time charging system 82 to complete the billing process for the service used by the telecommunication user.
  • the billing method provided by the foregoing embodiment, the system and the device thereof organically combine the account balance information of the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system, so that the balance between the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system can be shared. It solves the problem that the user cannot use the business when one account balance is insufficient and the other account has a balance.
  • FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention.
  • the billing system includes a real-time billing system 10, a quasi-real-time billing system 20, an operation support system 30, a customer service system 40, a service billing point 50, a bill collecting system 60, a refill system 70, and a refill access system 80.
  • the real-time billing system 10 includes a pre-processing unit 11, a rating unit 12, a balance management unit 13, and an interface unit 14.
  • the interface unit 14 is configured to receive the real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 50, and obtain the user's quasi-real-time charging account information and balance information from the quasi-real-time charging system 20.
  • the pre-processing unit 11 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user.
  • the rating unit 12 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user.
  • the balance management unit 13 is configured to store and manage the user real-time charging account balance information and the quasi-real-time charging account balance information, and the deduction of the real-time charging service and the quasi-real-time charging service fee used by the user.
  • the quasi-real-time billing system 20 includes a rating unit 21, a balance management unit 22, a billing processing unit 23, and a pre-processing unit 24.
  • the rating unit 21 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user.
  • Balance management unit 22 is used for temporarily storing the user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information.
  • the accounting processing unit 23 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service.
  • the pre-processing unit 24 authenticates the recharged user account, that is,
  • the operational support system 30 interacts with the quasi-real-time billing system 20 and the customer service system 40, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network.
  • the service charging point 50 is a point for generating a charging when a value-added service is used in a telecommunication network, for example, an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
  • the refill access system 80 is a system for users to access when charging, such as an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a short message service (SMS) system, a wireless application (WAP) system, and an unstructured supplementary data service (USSD) ) and the business hall payment system.
  • the refill system 70 is connected to the quasi-real-time billing system and is responsible for the management of the recharge card and the control of the recharge process.
  • the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 10 is initiated to the real-time charging system 10, and the real-time charging system 10 uses the user.
  • the service performs operations such as authentication, pricing, reservation, and deduction, and completes real-time online charging for prepaid users.
  • the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 50 records the user's use.
  • the bill of the service then the bill collecting system 60 collects the bill from the service billing point 50, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and the quasi-real-time billing system 20 dialog box is batched.
  • the price and cost calculations are deducted from the real-time billing system 10 balance management unit 13, and the billing process for the services used by the telecommunications subscriber is completed by the quasi-real-time billing system 20.
  • the user needs to recharge the account to continue using the related business.
  • the user accesses the refill system 70 through the refill access system 80 to recharge the user account, and the recharge system 70 sends the recharge amount and the like to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, which is processed by the pre-processing unit 24 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20.
  • the recharged user performs authentication, that is, determines the validity of the recharged user account. After the authentication is passed, the balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system 10 is requested to modify the balance of the user account and notify the balance of the quasi-real-time billing system 20.
  • the management unit 22 modifies the account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system, and the charged amount is available for the user to use the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service.
  • the following describes the process of user recharge in the above billing system. Referring to FIG. 10, it is a recharging flowchart of the charging system of the present invention in FIG. 9.
  • the specific recharging process includes:
  • Step 1001 The user sends a refill request to the recharge system through the recharge access system, and provides the account of the recharged user and the amount of recharge. For example, if the user recharges through the recharge card, he or she will lose to the recharge system. Enter the account and password of the recharge card.
  • Step 1002 The recharge system authenticates the recharge card information provided by the user, determines whether the recharge card is valid, and if the recharge card is valid, deducts the balance on the recharge card.
  • Step 1003 The recharge system sends a refill request message to the quasi-real-time billing system, including the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
  • Step 1004 The quasi-real-time charging system queries the information of the recharged user, and the pre-processing unit authenticates the account of the recharged user to determine the legality and validity of the account.
  • Step 1005 The quasi-real-time billing system calculates the recharge discount according to the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
  • Step 1006 The balance management unit of the quasi-real-time billing system creates a balance book, and records the amount of the recharge generated in the balance book.
  • Step 1007 The quasi-real-time charging system sends the balance account and the balance information to the real-time charging system through the interface unit of the real-time charging system.
  • Step 1008 The real-time charging system changes the balance information in the balance management unit of the real-time charging system according to the balance account and the balance information sent by the quasi-real-time charging system.
  • Step 1009 The real-time charging system returns a message of the change result to the near real-time charging system.
  • Step 1010 The quasi-real-time charging system returns a refill response message to the recharge system.
  • Step 1011 The recharge system returns a recharge response message to the recharge access system.
  • FIG. 11 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention.
  • the billing system includes a real-time billing system 100, a quasi-real-time billing system 200, an operation support system 300, a customer service system 400, a service billing point 500, a bill collecting system 600, a refill system 700, and a refill system 800.
  • the real-time charging system 100 includes a pre-processing unit 110, a rating unit 120, a balance management unit 130, and an interface unit 140, wherein the interface unit 140 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 500.
  • the pre-processing unit 110 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user
  • the rating unit 120 It is used for rating and calculating the real-time charging service used by the user
  • the balance management unit 130 is configured to store and manage the real-time charging account balance information of the user and the quasi-real-time charging account balance information, and the user's use. Deduction of real-time billing services and quasi-real-time billing service charges.
  • the quasi-real time billing system 200 includes a rating The unit 210, the balance management unit 220, and the account processing unit 230, wherein the rating unit 210 is configured to perform rating and fee calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user, and the balance management unit 220 is configured to temporarily
  • the user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information is stored, and the billing processing unit 230 is configured to process the bill generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service and the real-time billing service.
  • the refill system 700 is responsible for the management of the recharge card and the control of the recharge process, and the refill system 700 is used to determine the validity of the recharged user account.
  • the operational support system 300 interacts with the quasi-real-time billing system 200 and the customer service system 400, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network.
  • the service charging point 500 is a point for generating a charging when using a value-added service in a telecommunication network, such as an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
  • the refill access system 800 is a system for users to access when charging, such as an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a short message service (SMS) system, a wireless application (WAP) system, and an unstructured supplementary data service (USSD) ) System and business hall payment system.
  • IVR interactive voice response
  • SMS short message service
  • WAP wireless application
  • USB unstructured supplementary data service
  • the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 100 is initiated to the real-time charging system 100, and the real-time charging system 100 uses the user.
  • the service performs operations such as authentication, rating, reservation, and deduction, and completes real-time online charging for prepaid users.
  • the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 500 records the user's use.
  • the bill of the service then the bill collecting system 600 collects the bill from the service billing point 500, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 200, and the quasi-real-time billing system 200 dialog box is batched.
  • the price and fee calculations are deducted from the real-time billing system 100 balance management unit 130, and the billing process for the services used by the telecommunications subscriber is completed by the near real-time billing system 200.
  • the refill system 700 directly charges the amount into the balance management unit 130 in the real-time billing system 100, and the charged amount is available for the user to use the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing. business.
  • FIG. 12 it is a recharging flowchart of the billing system of the present invention in FIG. 11.
  • the specific recharging process includes:
  • Step 1201 The user sends a refill request to the recharge system through the recharge access system, and provides the account of the recharged user and the amount of recharge. For example, if the user recharges through the recharge card, the account and password of the recharge card are input to the recharge system.
  • Step 1202 The recharge system provides the user with the recharge card information authentication, and determines whether the recharge card has Effect, if the recharge card is valid, the balance on the recharge card is deducted.
  • Step 1203 The recharge system queries the information of the recharged user, authenticates the account of the recharged user, and determines the legality and validity of the account.
  • Step 1204 The recharge system calculates the recharge offer according to the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
  • Step 1205 The recharge system sends a message of the balance change request to the real-time billing system according to the recharge amount and the recharge offer information.
  • Step 1206 The real-time billing system updates the balance information in the balance management unit, and notifies the balance management unit of the quasi-real time billing system to update the balance information.
  • Step 1207 The real-time billing system returns the balance update result to the recharge system.
  • Step 1208 The recharge system returns a recharge response message to the recharge access system.
  • the refilling device 5 includes an interface unit 51, a refill flow processing unit 52, and a refill card management unit 53.
  • the interface unit 51 is configured to interact with an interface of an interactive voice response (IVR) unit, other self-service unit, an online charging system/offline charging system, an operation support system, and the like.
  • the recharge card management unit 53 obtains information such as an account number, a password, and a recharge amount of the recharge card input by the user through the interface unit 51, and authenticates the recharge card according to the information of the recharge card, and recharges the card according to the recharge amount. The amount is deducted.
  • the refilling process processing unit 52 controls the refill card management unit 53 to perform authentication, deduction, and the like on the refill card.
  • the refilling device 6 includes an interface unit 61, a refilling process processing unit 62, a recharge card management unit 63, a recharge discount calculation unit 64, and a customer profile storage unit 65.
  • the interface unit 61 is configured to interact with an interface of a peripheral system such as an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit, other self-service unit, an online charging system/offline charging system, and an operation support system.
  • the customer profile storage unit 65 is configured to save customer profile information.
  • the recharge card management unit 63 obtains information such as an account number, a password, and a recharge amount of the recharge card input by the user through the interface unit 61, and authenticates the recharge card according to the information of the recharge card, and recharges the card according to the recharge amount. The amount is deducted.
  • the top-up discount calculation unit 64 performs a preferential calculation on the amount of the top-up card management unit 63 based on the user information stored in the customer file storage unit 65, and transmits the discount calculation result to the billing system through the interface unit 61.
  • the refilling process processing unit 62 is configured to control the refill card management unit 63 to perform authentication and deduction of the refill card, and control the refill concession calculation unit 64 to perform recharge concession calculation.
  • the charging system and the recharging method provided by the embodiments of the present invention organically combine the recharging system of the real-time charging system and the payment system of the quasi-real-time charging system, so the user can be a real-time charging system and a quasi-real-time charging system.
  • the unified recharge is performed, and the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system enjoy the same preferential ability, which increases the convenience of the use of the billing system.

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Abstract

A charging system includes a real time charging system (10), a quasi-real-time charging system (20), a transport operation supported system (30), a customer service system (40), a service charging point (50) and a calls ticket gathering system (60). The real time charging system (10) includes a preprocessing unit (11), a markup marshalling unit (12), a balance management unit (13) and an interface unit (14). The quasi-real-time charging system (20) includes a markup marshalling unit (21), a balance management unit (22), and an account processing unit (23). A charging method and its apparatus are also disclosed.

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计费系统、 计费方法及其装置 本申请要求于 2006年 11月 13 日和 2006年 11月 24日提交中国专利局、 申请号分别为 200610138758.7和 200610145263.7、 发明名称分别为"实现余额 共享的计费系统、 装置及方法" 和 "计费系统及其充值方法" 的中国专利申请 的优先权, 其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。  Billing system, billing method and device thereof The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on November 13, 2006 and November 24, 2006, and the application numbers are 200610138758.7 and 200610145263.7, respectively. The priority of the Chinese Patent Application, the "Billing System, Apparatus and Method" and "Billing System and Recharge Method" thereof, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
技术领域 Technical field
本发明涉及电信领域,尤其是一种电信计费的技术中实现费用统一管理的 方法、 计费系统及装置。  The present invention relates to the field of telecommunications, and more particularly to a method, a billing system and a device for implementing unified fee management in a telecommunications billing technology.
背景技术 Background technique
在电信领域, 电信用户在使用电信业务时涉及到业务的使用费用问题, 电 信计费是贯穿整个电信发展的主线。 它不仅直接关系到电信企业的发展,也体 现了电信企业对广大电信用户的服务水平。 随着电信技术的不断发展, 电信业 务的不断更新和增长以及电信经营方式的转变, 对电信计费提出了更高的要 求。 目前电信用户的付费方式有两种: 对于预付费用户的实时付费和后付费用 户的准实时付费。为了达到此业务需求,电信网络的计费系统有两种实现方式: 通过智能网和移动数据业务管理平台配合完成电信用户的实时计费和通过离 线计费系统实现电信用户的准实时计费。  In the field of telecommunications, telecommunications subscribers are involved in the use of telecommunications services, and telecommunications billing is the main line throughout the telecommunications development. It is not only directly related to the development of telecommunications companies, but also reflects the service level of telecom enterprises to the vast number of telecommunications users. With the continuous development of telecommunications technology, the continuous updating and growth of telecommunications services and the transformation of telecommunications business methods have put forward higher requirements for telecommunications billing. There are currently two types of payment methods for telecom users: real-time payment for prepaid users and quasi-real-time payment for post-paid users. In order to meet this service requirement, the charging system of the telecommunication network can be implemented in two ways: through the intelligent network and the mobile data service management platform, the real-time charging of the telecommunication users and the quasi-real-time charging of the telecommunication users are realized through the offline charging system.
目前有一种计费系统, 由准实时计费系统统一处理所有的计费操作。这种 计费系统部件单一, 成本较低, 但是实时性较差, 扣费周期长, 无法实现对业 务的实时计费, 存在较高的欠费风险。  Currently, there is a billing system in which all billing operations are uniformly handled by a quasi-real time billing system. The billing system has a single component and low cost, but the real-time performance is poor, the deduction period is long, real-time billing for the business cannot be realized, and there is a high risk of arrears.
目前有另一种计费系统可以实现预付费用户的实时计费处理和后付费用 户的准实时计费处理。所述计费系统的实时计费由网络侧的智能网业务控制点 (SCP)和数据业务管理平台 (MDSP)实现: 电路域的交换设备 (MSC/SSP)与所述 SCP相连, 由 SCP实现电路域业务的实时计费, 分组域的 GPRS业务支持节 点 (SGSN)通过 SCP与 MDSP相连, 分组域的承载流量计费由 SGSN和 SCP 之间的接口实现, 内容计费则由 MDSP 实现; 准实时计费由准实时计费系统 (Hotbilling)实现, Hotbilling从电路域的 MSC , 分组域的计费网关 (CG)以及业 务网络的 MDSP釆集话单, 然后对用户进行计费。  At present, another billing system can realize real-time billing processing of prepaid users and quasi-real-time billing processing of post-paid users. The real-time charging of the charging system is implemented by the intelligent network service control point (SCP) and the data service management platform (MDSP) on the network side: a switching device (MSC/SSP) of the circuit domain is connected to the SCP, and is implemented by the SCP. Real-time charging of the circuit domain service, the GPRS service support node (SGSN) of the packet domain is connected to the MDSP through the SCP, and the bearer flow rate of the packet domain is implemented by the interface between the SGSN and the SCP, and the content charging is implemented by the MDSP; Real-time billing is implemented by a quasi-real-time billing system (Hotbilling). Hotbilling collects bills from the MSC of the circuit domain, the billing gateway (CG) of the packet domain, and the MDSP of the service network, and then charges the user.
准实时计费包括以下步骤: 步骤 a: 用户使用电路域业务或分组域业务。 Quasi-real-time billing includes the following steps: Step a: The user uses the circuit domain service or the packet domain service.
步骤 b: 用户使用业务完毕后,相关设备例如电路域业务的 MSC, 分组域 业务的 CG和 MDSP产生用户话单。  Step b: After the user completes the service, the related device, for example, the MSC of the circuit domain service, the CG and the MDSP of the packet domain service generate a user bill.
步骤 c: 准实时计费系统从所述相关设备釆集话单, 并为用户进行计费。 实时计费包括以下步骤: Step c: The quasi-real-time billing system collects the bill from the related device and performs billing for the user. Real-time billing includes the following steps:
步骤 a: 用户使用电路域业务或分组域业务。  Step a: The user uses the circuit domain service or the packet domain service.
步骤 b: 在用户使用业务过程中,相关设备例如电路域业务的 MSC和分组 域业务的 SGSN/SSP、 MDSP与 SCP进行实时交互。 MSC、 SGSN/SSP将用户的 使用情况如流量、 时长等实时上报, SCP进行批价、 扣费和预留操作; MDSP 根据用户业务使用情况对内容进行批价, 然后由 SCP进行扣费。  Step b: In the process of using the service by the user, related devices such as the MSC of the circuit domain service and the SGSN/SSP, MDSP and SCP of the packet domain service perform real-time interaction. The MSC and SGSN/SSP report the user's usage status such as traffic and duration in real time, and the SCP performs the pricing, deduction and reservation operations. The MDSP appends the content according to the user's service usage, and then the SCP deducts the fee.
步骤 c: 用户使用结束后, 所述相关设备向 SCP上报用户使用情况, MDSP 直接上报使用费用, SCP进行扣费并向所述相关设备返回扣费确认消息。  Step c: After the user ends, the related device reports the usage of the user to the SCP, and the MDSP directly reports the usage fee, and the SCP performs a deduction and returns a deduction confirmation message to the related device.
在所述计费系统中, 由智能网 SCP存放实时计费账户余额, 由 HOTBILLING数据库存放准实时计费账户余额,实时计费账户余额与准实时计 费账户余额分开存放, 互相没有关联。如果用户同时订购了实时计费业务和准 实时计费业务, 则当其中一个账户的额度不够时, 不能共享另一个余额充足的 账户, 因此会导致用户无法使用额度不够的账户所对应的业务。  In the charging system, the real-time billing account balance is stored by the intelligent network SCP, and the quasi-real-time billing account balance is stored by the HOTBILLING database, and the real-time billing account balance is stored separately from the quasi-real-time billing account balance, and is not associated with each other. If the user subscribes to the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service at the same time, when the quota of one of the accounts is insufficient, another account with sufficient balance cannot be shared, and thus the user cannot use the service corresponding to the account with insufficient credit.
在所述计费系统中, 实时计费充值系统和准实时计费缴费系统相互独立, 其中实时计费即预付费充值流程如下:  In the billing system, the real-time billing recharge system and the quasi-real-time billing payment system are independent of each other, wherein the real-time billing, that is, the prepaid recharge process is as follows:
步骤 a: 用户通过实时计费充值系统向实时计费账户充值;  Step a: The user recharges the real-time billing account through the real-time billing recharge system;
步骤 b: 实时计费充值系统把充值金额信息传送给智能网 SCP;  Step b: The real-time charging and recharging system transmits the refill amount information to the intelligent network SCP;
步骤 c: 更新智能网 SCP数据库中用户账户信息。  Step c: Update the user account information in the SCP database of the intelligent network.
准实时计费即后付费缴费流程如下:  The quasi-real-time billing and post-paid billing process is as follows:
步骤 a: 用户通过准实时计费缴费系统输入缴费账户和缴费金额; 步骤 b : 准实时计费缴费系统把缴费的账户和金额信息传送到 Step a: The user inputs the payment account and the payment amount through the quasi-real-time bill payment system; Step b: The quasi-real-time bill payment system transmits the account and amount information of the payment to
HOTBILLING; HOTBILLING;
步骤 c: HOTBILLING对缴费的账户进行鉴权;  Step c: HOTBILLING authenticates the paid account;
步骤 d: HOTBILLING根据缴费账户、 金额等进行充值并更改用户账户的 账户信息。 上述计费系统的, 实时计费充值系统和准实时计费缴费系统相互独立, 用 户不能统一为实时计费系统和准实时计费系统进行充值, 给用户使用带来不 便。 Step d: HOTBILLING recharges and changes the account information of the user account according to the payment account, the amount, and the like. In the above charging system, the real-time charging refill system and the quasi-real-time billing payment system are independent of each other, and the user cannot recharge the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system uniformly, which brings inconvenience to the user.
发明内容 Summary of the invention
本发明在于提供一种能够实现费用统一管理的方法、计费系统及装置, 以 对实时计费系统和准实时计费系统的费用进行统一管理。  The present invention provides a method, a billing system and a device capable of realizing cost management, and uniformly managing the fees of a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system.
本发明实施例提出以下技术方案:  The embodiments of the present invention propose the following technical solutions:
一种费用余额共享的方法, 用于实时计费系统与准实时计费系统之间, 所 述方法包括:  A method for sharing a fee balance, between a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system, the method comprising:
统一存放和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余额; 将用户所使用的实时计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用从统一管理的账 户余额中扣除。  The account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system are uniformly stored and managed; the fees of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user are deducted from the uniformly managed account balance.
一种费用余额共享的计费系统, 所述计费系统包括:  A charging system for sharing a fee balance, the charging system comprising:
实时计费系统, 包括:  Real-time billing system, including:
余额管理单元,用于统一存放和管理用户准实时计费账户和实时计费账户 的余额; 根据接收的扣费请求从所述余额中扣除相应费用;  a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing account and the real-time billing account; and deduct the corresponding fee from the balance according to the received deduction request;
批价单元, 用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行费用计算,得到用户使 用实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元发送扣费请求;  The rating unit is configured to perform a cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit;
接口单元, 用于在实时计费系统和准实时计费系统间传递信息; 准实时计费系统, 包括:  An interface unit, configured to transfer information between a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a quasi-real-time billing system, including:
批价单元, 用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行费用计算,得到用户 所使用的准实时计费业务费用,并通过所述实时计费系统中的接口单元向所述 实时计费系统的余额管理单元发送扣费请求。  a rating unit, configured to perform a cost calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a quasi-real-time charging service fee used by the user, and perform real-time charging to the real-time charging system through an interface unit in the real-time charging system. The system's balance management unit sends a deduction request.
一种费用余额共享的计费系统, 所述计费系统包括:  A charging system for sharing a fee balance, the charging system comprising:
余额管理单元, 用于统一存放管理实时计费账户和准实时计费账户余额; 根据接收的扣费请求从所述余额中扣除相应费用;  a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance; and deduct a corresponding fee from the balance according to the received deduction request;
实时计费系统,包括批价单元用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行费用 计算,得到用户使用实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元发送扣 费请求; 准实时计费系统 ,包括批价单元用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行 费用计算,得到用户使用准实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元 发送扣费请求。 The real-time charging system, including the rating unit, is configured to perform a cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit; The quasi-real-time billing system includes a rating unit for performing cost calculation on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user, obtaining a fee generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service, and sending a deduction request to the balance management unit.
一种计费装置, 所述计费装置包括:  A charging device, the charging device comprising:
接口单元, 用于接收从实时计费系统和准实时计费系统发送的扣费请求; 余额管理单元, 用于统一存放实时计费账户和准实时计费账户余额, 并根 据从实时计费系统和准实时计费系统发送的扣费请求扣除用户所使用的实时 计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用。  An interface unit, configured to receive a debit request sent from a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance, and according to the real-time billing system The deduction request sent by the quasi-real-time billing system deducts the cost of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
一种计费系统充值费用的方法, 所述方法包括:  A method for charging a charging system, the method comprising:
统一存储和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余额; 根据接收到的充值金额和更改余额的请求,将所述充值金额存储在所述统 一管理的账户余额中。  The account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system are uniformly stored and managed; and the recharge amount is stored in the unified managed account balance according to the received recharge amount and the request to change the balance.
一种计费系统, 所述计费系统包括:  A billing system, the billing system comprising:
余额管理单元,用于统一存放和管理用户准实时计费系统账户和实时计费 系统账户的余额; 根据接收到的余额更改请求更改所述统一管理的账户余额; 充值系统, 用于接收包含被充值用户的账户和充值金额的充值请求, 并根 据所述充值请求, 请求所述余额管理单元更改所述统一管理的账户余额。  a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing system account and the real-time billing system account; change the uniformly managed account balance according to the received balance change request; and the recharge system is configured to receive the included Recharging the account of the user and the refilling request of the refill amount, and requesting the balance management unit to change the uniformly managed account balance according to the refill request.
本发明基于费用余额共享的实施例有机地融合了实时计费系统账户和准 实时计费系统账户余额信息,使实时计费系统和准实时计费系统之间账户的余 额可以共享,解决了用户在一个账户余额不足而另一账户存有余额时却不能使 用业务的问题。  The invention integrates the real-time billing system account and the quasi-real-time billing system account balance information based on the embodiment of the fee balance sharing, so that the balance of the account between the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system can be shared, and the user is solved. The problem of not being able to use the business when one account balance is insufficient and the other account has a balance.
本发明基于计费充值的实施例通过融合实时计费系统的充值系统和准实 时计费系统的缴费系统,能使用户为实时计费系统和准实时计费系统进行统一 充值,且实时计费系统和准实时计费系统享有相同的优惠能力, 增加了计费系 统使用的方便性。  The embodiment of the present invention is based on the charging system of the real-time charging system and the payment system of the quasi-real-time charging system, which enables the user to perform unified charging for the real-time charging system and the quasi-real-time charging system, and real-time charging. The system and the quasi-real-time billing system enjoy the same preferential ability, which increases the convenience of the billing system.
综上所述,本发明实现了对实时计费系统和准实时计费系统的费用进行统 一管理。  In summary, the present invention implements unified management of the fees of the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system.
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图 1 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费系统第一较佳实施例的结构 图; 1 is a structure of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention; Figure
图 2为本发明图 1中准实时计费系统账户信息映射至实时计费系统的实施 例流程图;  2 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of mapping the quasi-real-time charging system account information of FIG. 1 to a real-time charging system according to the present invention;
图 3为本发明图 1中计费系统进行计费的第一较佳实施例流程图; 图 4为本发明图 1中为准实时计费业务扣费的第一较佳实施例流程图; 图 5为本发明图 1中为准实时计费业务扣费的第二较佳实施例流程图; 图 6 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的用户查询账户余额的实施例流程 图;  3 is a flow chart of a first preferred embodiment of the billing system of FIG. 1 for charging; FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the first preferred embodiment of the quasi-real-time billing service deduction in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a second preferred embodiment of the quasi-real-time charging service deduction in FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a user inquiry account balance based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention;
图 7 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费系统第二较佳实施例的结构 图;  7 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention;
图 8 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费装置实施例应用于计费系统 的结构图;  8 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a charging apparatus based on charging account balance sharing according to the present invention applied to a charging system;
图 9为本发明基于计费充值的计费系统第一较佳实施例的结构图; 图 10为本发明图 9中计费系统充值的流程图;  9 is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention; FIG. 10 is a flowchart of charging of a charging system in FIG. 9 according to the present invention;
图 11为本发明基于计费充值的计费系统第二较佳实施例的结构图; 图 12为本发明图 10中计费系统充值的流程图;  11 is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention; FIG. 12 is a flowchart of charging of a charging system in FIG. 10 according to the present invention;
图 13为本发明充值装置第一实施例的结构图;  Figure 13 is a structural view showing a first embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention;
图 14为本发明充值装置第二实施例的结构图。  Figure 14 is a structural view showing a second embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention.
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本发明实施例提供了一种实现费用统一管理的计费系统、 方法及装置, 该 费用统一管理包括费用余额共享和计费充值两方面的操作。为使本发明更加清 楚明了, 以下结合实施方式和附图对本发明的费用统一管理进行详细描述。  The embodiment of the invention provides a billing system, method and device for realizing unified management of expenses, and the unified management of the fee includes operations of cost balance sharing and billing recharging. In order to make the present invention clearer, the detailed management of the cost of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.
以下是基于费用余额共享的说明。  The following is a description based on cost balance sharing.
请参照图 1 , 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费系统第一较佳实施例 的结构图。 所述计费系统包括实时计费系统 10、 准实时计费系统 20、 运营支 撑系统 30、 客服系统 40、 业务计费点 50以及话单釆集系统 60。 所述实时计 费系统 10包括预处理单元 11、 批价单元 12、 余额管理单元 13以及接口单元 14, 其中, 所述接口单元 14用于接收从业务计费点 50发送的实时计费请求消 息,以及从准实时计费系统 20中取得用户准实时计费账户信息及余额信息等, 所述预处理单元 11用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行鉴权, 所述批价单 元 12用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行批价以及费用计算, 以及用户所 使用的实时计费业务和准实时计费业务费用的扣除, 所述余额管理单元 13用 于存放和管理用户实时计费账户余额信息以及准实时计费账户余额信息。所述 准实时计费系统 20包括批价单元 21、余额管理单元 22以及账务处理单元 23 , 其中, 所述批价单元 21用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行批价以及费 用计算, 所述余额管理单元 22用于暂存用户准实时计费账户余额信息, 所述 账务处理单元 23用于处理用户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费业务所产生的 账务。 Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention. The billing system includes a real-time billing system 10, a quasi-real-time billing system 20, an operation support system 30, a customer service system 40, a service billing point 50, and a bill collecting system 60. The real-time charging system 10 includes a pre-processing unit 11, a rating unit 12, a balance management unit 13, and an interface unit 14, wherein the interface unit 14 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 50. And obtaining quasi-real-time billing account information and balance information from the quasi-real-time billing system 20, The pre-processing unit 11 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 12 is configured to perform the rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, and the user's use. The real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service fee deduction, the balance management unit 13 is configured to store and manage the user real-time billing account balance information and the quasi-real-time billing account balance information. The quasi-real-time billing system 20 includes a rating unit 21, a balance management unit 22, and a billing processing unit 23, wherein the rating unit 21 is configured to perform pricing and fees on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user. The balance management unit 22 is configured to temporarily store the user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and the billing processing unit 23 is configured to process the account generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service and the real-time billing service.
所述运营支撑系统 30通过准实时计费系统 20与客服系统 40交互, 负责 电信网络的运营和维护管理等。 所述业务计费点 50为电信网络中使用增值业 务时需要产生计费的点,例如: 智能网、数据业务管理平台、 内容计费网关等。  The operational support system 30 interacts with the customer service system 40 through the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network. The service charging point 50 is a point for generating a charging when a value-added service is used in a telecommunication network, for example, an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
当用户使用电信业务时,如果所述业务计费点 50判断用户为预付费用户, 则向所述实时计费系统 10发起实时计费请求消息,所述实时计费系统 10的预 处理单元 11对用户所使用的业务进行鉴权,鉴权通过后请求批价单元 12对用 户所使用的业务进行批价和费用计算得到用户使用实时计费业务所产生的费 用, 并从所述余额管理单元 13的余额中进行扣除, 完成对预付费用户的实时 在线计费; 如果业务计费点 50 判断用户为后付费用户, 所述业务计费点 50 记录用户使用业务的话单 ,然后话单釆集系统 60从业务计费点 50上釆集话单 , 并把所述话单输送到准实时计费系统 20 , 所述准实时计费系统 20的批价单元 21对话单进行批价和费用计算, 并通过实时计费系统 10的接口单元 14向实 时计费系统的余额管理单元 13发送扣费请求,并在余额管理单元 13中扣除相 应的费用,最后由准实时计费系统 20的账务处理单元 23从实时计费系统的余 额管理单元得到用户使用实时计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用清单,完成对 电信用户所使用业务的账单处理。  When the user uses the telecommunication service, if the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging request message is sent to the real-time charging system 10, and the pre-processing unit 11 of the real-time charging system 10 The service used by the user is authenticated, and after the authentication is passed, the rating unit 12 is used to perform the rating and cost calculation on the service used by the user, and the fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service is obtained, and the balance management unit is obtained from the balance management unit. The deduction of the balance of 13 is completed, and the real-time online charging for the prepaid user is completed; if the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 50 records the bill of the user using the service, and then the bill is set. The system 60 collects the bill from the service billing point 50, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and the bidding unit 21 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20 performs the rating and cost calculation. And sending a chargeback request to the balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system through the interface unit 14 of the real-time billing system 10, and deducting the corresponding amount in the balance management unit 13. The fee is finally obtained by the account processing unit 23 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20 from the balance management unit of the real-time billing system to obtain the bill list of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service, and complete the service for the telecommunications user. Bill processing.
所述实时计费系统 10的余额管理单元 13里不仅用于存放和管理用户实时 计费系统账户信息且用于存放用户准实时计费系统账户的信息。因此当用户准 实时计费系统账户信息发生变更时,实时计费系统账户信息也随之做相应的变 更。 请参阅图 2, 为准实时计费系统账户信息映射至实时计费系统的流程图, 所述映射过程包括: The balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system 10 not only stores and manages the user real-time billing system account information but also stores information of the user's quasi-real-time billing system account. Therefore, when the user's quasi-real-time billing system account information changes, the real-time billing system account information is also changed accordingly. Referring to FIG. 2, a flowchart for mapping real-time billing system account information to a real-time billing system, The mapping process includes:
步骤 201: 用户的准实时计费系统账户信息发生变更;  Step 201: The user's quasi-real-time billing system account information is changed;
步骤 202: 准实时计费系统把账户信息变更的消息写入到准实时计费系统 与实时计费系统之间的通知表中;  Step 202: The quasi-real-time charging system writes the message of the account information change to the notification table between the quasi-real-time charging system and the real-time charging system;
步骤 203: 实时计费系统接口程序扫描通知表, 发现有账户信息变更, 或 者准实时计费系统消息通知实时计费系统有账户信息变更;  Step 203: The real-time charging system interface program scans the notification table, and finds that the account information is changed, or the quasi-real-time charging system message notifies the real-time charging system that the account information is changed;
步骤 204: 实时计费系统接口程序从准实时计费系统数据库中取得有效账 户信息、 余额账本信息、 专款账本信息以及余额数据信息;  Step 204: The real-time billing system interface program obtains valid account information, balance book information, special account book information, and balance data information from the quasi-real-time billing system database;
步骤 205: 实时计费系统接口程序清空准实时计费系统数据库中余额数据 信息;  Step 205: The real-time charging system interface program clears the balance data information in the quasi-real-time charging system database;
步骤 206: 实时计费系统接口程序取得用户所属组信息、 用户定购业务协 议信息等;  Step 206: The real-time charging system interface program obtains the group information of the user, the user ordering service agreement information, and the like;
步骤 207: 实时计费系统调用转换程序把上述取得的账户相关信息转换成 实时计费系统所需的格式;  Step 207: The real-time charging system calls the conversion program to convert the obtained account related information into a format required by the real-time charging system;
步骤 208: 实时计费系统数据库中进行相应的账户信息的变更, 余额数据 存入到实时计费系统数据库中。  Step 208: The corresponding account information is changed in the real-time charging system database, and the balance data is stored in the real-time charging system database.
请参阅图 3 , 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费系统进行计费的流程 图, 所述计费过程包括:  Referring to FIG. 3, a flow chart of charging according to a charging system in which a charging account balance is shared according to the present invention is provided. The charging process includes:
步骤 301 : 用户开始使用电信业务;  Step 301: The user starts to use the telecommunication service;
步骤 302: 业务计费点判断用户为预付费用户还是为后付费用户, 如果为 预付费用户则进行步骤 303 , 如果为后付费用户则进行步骤 312;  Step 302: The service billing point determines whether the user is a prepaid user or a postpaid user, if it is a prepaid user, step 303 is performed, and if it is a postpaid user, step 312 is performed;
步骤 303: 业务计费点向实时计费系统发送实时计费请求的消息; 步骤 304: 实时计费系统利用自身系统的预处理单元以及批价单元对所述 计费请求进行鉴权和批价;  Step 303: The service charging point sends a real-time charging request message to the real-time charging system. Step 304: The real-time charging system uses the pre-processing unit of the system and the rating unit to authenticate and rate the charging request. ;
步骤 305: 费用预留成功后, 实时计费系统向业务计费点发送实时计费请 求应答的消息;  Step 305: After the fee reservation is successful, the real-time charging system sends a message of the real-time charging request response to the service charging point;
步骤 306: 业务计费点根据实时计费系统返回的消息内容对用户所使用的 业务进行实时费用监控, 避免用户欠费;  Step 306: The service charging point performs real-time cost monitoring on the service used by the user according to the content of the message returned by the real-time charging system, thereby avoiding the user's arrears;
步骤 307: 用户使用业务后, 业务计费点向实时计费系统再次上报实时计 费请求消息; Step 307: After the user uses the service, the service charging point reports the real-time meter to the real-time charging system again. Fee request message;
步骤 308: 实时计费系统对用户本次使用的业务情况进行费用的反算, 并 对费用进行实时扣除, 然后记录使用的话单;  Step 308: The real-time charging system reverses the cost of the service used by the user, and deducts the fee in real time, and then records the used bill;
步骤 309: 实时计费系统向业务计费点返回实时计费请求的应答消息; 步骤 310: 实时计费系统把实时话单传送给准实时计费系统;  Step 309: The real-time charging system returns a response message of the real-time charging request to the service charging point; Step 310: The real-time charging system transmits the real-time bill to the quasi-real-time charging system;
步骤 311 : 准实时计费系统根据实时计费系统的话单进行相应账务处理。 实时计费流程结束。  Step 311: The quasi-real-time billing system performs corresponding accounting processing according to the bill of the real-time billing system. The real-time billing process ends.
步骤 312: 业务计费点记录用户计费周期内业务使用情况, 并产生对应业 务的话单;  Step 312: The service charging point records the service usage of the user in the charging period, and generates a bill corresponding to the service;
步骤 313: 业务计费点把所述话单传送给准实时计费系统;  Step 313: The service billing point transmits the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system.
步骤 314: 准实时计费系统利用自身系统的批价单元对话单进行批价以及 费用计算;  Step 314: The quasi-real-time billing system uses the rating unit dialog of the system to perform the rating and the cost calculation;
步骤 315: 在计费周期期末, 准实时计费系统向实时计费系统发起扣费请 求的消息;  Step 315: At the end of the billing period, the quasi-real-time billing system initiates a message of deduction request to the real-time billing system;
步骤 316: 根据准实时计费系统发送的扣费请求消息中需要扣除的使用费 用, 从实时计费系统账户余额中扣除相关费用;  Step 316: Deducting the relevant fee from the account balance of the real-time charging system according to the usage fee that needs to be deducted in the deduction request message sent by the quasi-real-time charging system;
步骤 317: 实时计费系统向准实时计费系统返回计费响应的消息; 步骤 318: 准实时计费系统完成准实时计费业务使用情况的账务处理。 准实时计费流程结束。  Step 317: The real-time charging system returns a charging response message to the quasi-real-time charging system. Step 318: The quasi-real-time charging system completes the accounting processing of the quasi-real-time charging service usage. The quasi-real-time billing process ends.
请继续参阅图 4, 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的准实时计费业务扣费 的第一较佳实施方式的流程图, 所述扣费过程包括:  Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a flowchart of a first preferred embodiment of a quasi-real-time charging service deduction based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention. The deduction process includes:
步骤 401: 准实时计费系统根据用户使用业务情况形成扣费文件; 步骤 402: 准实时计费系统通过文件传输协议把所述扣费文件传送给实时 计费系统;  Step 401: The quasi-real-time charging system forms a deduction charge file according to the service condition of the user; Step 402: The quasi-real-time charging system transmits the deduction charge file to the real-time charging system through a file transfer protocol;
步骤 403: 实时计费系统预处理单元对所述扣费文件进行鉴权; 步骤 404: 实时计费系统调用余额管理单元进行业务使用费的扣除; 步骤 405: 实时计费系统向准实时计费系统返回处理情况回执文件。 请参阅图 5 , 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的准实时计费业务扣费的第 二较佳实施方式的流程图所述扣费过程包括: 步骤 501: 准实时计费系统根据用户使用业务情况, 进行批价并计算出用 户使用业务的费用; Step 403: The real-time charging system pre-processing unit authenticates the debit charge file; Step 404: The real-time charging system calls the balance management unit to perform deduction of the service usage fee; Step 405: The real-time charging system applies the quasi-real-time charging The system returns a processing receipt file. Referring to FIG. 5, a flowchart of a second preferred embodiment of a quasi-real-time charging service deduction based on a billing account balance sharing according to the present invention includes: Step 501: The quasi-real-time charging system performs the rating according to the service condition of the user, and calculates the fee for the user to use the service;
步骤 502: 准实时计费系统将带有用户使用业务费用的消息通过实时计费 系统的接口单元发送给实时计费系统;  Step 502: The quasi-real-time charging system sends the message with the user using the service fee to the real-time charging system through the interface unit of the real-time charging system;
步骤 503: 实时计费系统根据消息中费用的信息调用余额管理单元进行费 用的扣除;  Step 503: The real-time charging system calls the balance management unit to perform deduction of the fee according to the information of the fee in the message;
步骤 504: 扣除完成后通过接口单元告知准实时计费系统本次费用扣除的 情况。  Step 504: After the deduction is completed, the interface unit is notified of the current deduction of the fee by the quasi-real time billing system.
请参阅图 6, 为基于计费账户余额共享的用户查询账户余额的流程图, 所 述查询过程包括:  Referring to FIG. 6, a flow chart for querying an account balance based on a user account balance account sharing, the query process includes:
步骤 601 用户向准实时计费系统发出余额查询请求;  Step 601: The user sends a balance inquiry request to the quasi-real-time charging system;
步骤 602 准实时计费系统向实时计费系统发送余额查询请求; 步骤 603 实时计费系统余额管理单元查询用户的账户余额信息; 步骤 604 实时计费系统通过接口单元将查询到的余额信息返回给准实时 计费系统;  Step 602: The quasi-real-time billing system sends a balance inquiry request to the real-time billing system; Step 603: the real-time billing system balance management unit queries the user's account balance information; Step 604: The real-time billing system returns the checked balance information to the real-time billing system through the interface unit. Quasi-real-time billing system;
步骤 605: 准实时计费系统将所述余额信息返回给用户。  Step 605: The quasi-real time charging system returns the balance information to the user.
请参阅图 7 , 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费系统第二较佳实施例 的结构图。 所述计费系统包括实时计费系统 100、 准实时计费系统 200、 运营 支撑系统 300、 客服系统 400、 业务计费点 500、 话单釆集系统 600 以及余额 管理单元 700。 所述实时计费系统 100包括预处理单元 110、 批价单元 120以 及接口单元 140, 其中, 所述接口单元 140用于接收从业务计费点 500发送的 实时计费请求消息,所述预处理单元 110用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进 行鉴权,所述批价单元 120用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行批价以及费 用计算。 所述准实时计费系统 200包括批价单元 210以及账务处理单元 230, 其中,所述批价单元 210用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行批价以及费 用计算,所述账务处理单元 230用于处理用户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费 业务所产生的账务。所述余额管理单元 700与实时计费系统 100和准实时计费 系统 200相连,用于统一存放和管理用户实时计费账户余额信息以及准实时计 费账户余额信息,以及进行用户使用实时计费业务和准实时计费业务费用的扣 除。 Please refer to FIG. 7, which is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on billing account balance sharing according to the present invention. The billing system includes a real-time billing system 100, a quasi-real-time billing system 200, an operation support system 300, a customer service system 400, a service billing point 500, a bill collection system 600, and a balance management unit 700. The real-time charging system 100 includes a pre-processing unit 110, a rating unit 120, and an interface unit 140, where the interface unit 140 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 500, the pre-processing The unit 110 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 120 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user. The quasi-real-time billing system 200 includes a rating unit 210 and a billing processing unit 230, wherein the rating unit 210 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user. The service processing unit 230 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service. The balance management unit 700 is connected to the real-time billing system 100 and the quasi-real-time billing system 200 for uniformly storing and managing user real-time billing account balance information and quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and performing real-time billing by users. Deduction of business and quasi-real-time billing business expenses Except.
当用户使用电信业务时, 如果所述业务计费点 500 判断用户为预付费用 户, 则向所述实时计费系统 100发起实时计费请求消息, 所述实时计费系统 100对用户所使用的业务进行鉴权和批价, 再由余额管理单元 700对用户使用 的实时计费业务进行扣费, 完成对预付费用户的实时在线计费; 如果业务计费 点 500判断用户为后付费用户,所述业务计费点 500记录用户使用业务的话单, 然后话单釆集系统 600从业务计费点 500上釆集话单,并把所述话单输送到准 实时计费系统 200 , 所述准实时计费系统 200对话单进行批价和费用计算, 从 所述余额管理单元 700 中账户余额扣除相应费用, 并由准实时计费系统 200 完成对电信用户所使用业务的账单处理。  When the user uses the telecommunication service, if the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 100 is initiated to the real-time charging system 100, and the real-time charging system 100 uses the user. The service performs authentication and pricing, and the balance management unit 700 deducts the real-time charging service used by the user to complete real-time online charging for the prepaid user. If the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a post-paid user, The service billing point 500 records the bills used by the user, and then the bill collecting system 600 collects the bills from the service billing point 500, and delivers the bills to the quasi-real-time billing system 200. The quasi-real-time billing system 200 dialog box performs the rating and cost calculation, deducts the corresponding fee from the account balance in the balance management unit 700, and completes the bill processing of the service used by the telecommunications user by the quasi-real-time billing system 200.
与本发明计费系统第一较佳实施例相比,所述计费系统中实时计费业务费 用和准实时计费业务费用都统一从余额管理单元 700中进行扣除和查询。  Compared with the first preferred embodiment of the billing system of the present invention, the real-time billing service fee and the quasi-real-time billing service fee in the billing system are uniformly deducted and inquired from the balance management unit 700.
可以理解, 图 1和图 7所示仅为较佳实施例, 在实际应用中, 实时计费系 统中的预处理单元和准实时计费系统中的账务处理单元可以是非必选单元。  It can be understood that FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 are only preferred embodiments. In practical applications, the pre-processing unit in the real-time billing system and the billing processing unit in the quasi-real-time billing system may be optional units.
请参阅图 8, 为本发明基于计费账户余额共享的计费装置实施例应用于计 费系统的结构图。 所述计费系统包括实时计费系统 81、 准实时计费系统 82、 运营支撑系统 83、 客服系统 84、 业务计费点 85、 话单釆集系统 86 以及计费 装置 80。 所述实时计费系统 81包括预处理单元 811、 批价单元 812以及接口 单元 814, 其中, 所述接口单元 814用于接收从业务计费点 85发送的实时计 费请求消息, 所述预处理单元 811 用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行鉴 权,所述批价单元 812用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行批价以及费用计 算。 所述准实时计费系统 82包括批价单元 821以及账务处理单元 823 , 其中, 所述批价单元 821 用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行批价以及费用计 算,所述账务处理单元 823用于处理用户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费业务 所产生的账务。 所述计费装置 80包括接口单元 801和余额管理单元 802。 所 述计费装置 80通过接口单元 801接收从实时计费系统 81和准实时计费系统 82发送的扣费请求, 所述余额管理单元 802用于统一存放和管理用户实时计 费账户余额信息以及准实时计费账户余额信息,以及根据接口单元 801接收的 扣费请求进行用户使用实时计费业务和准实时计费业务费用的扣除。 当用户使用电信业务时, 如果所述业务计费点 85判断用户为预付费用户, 则 向所述实时计费系统 81发起实时计费请求消息,所述实时计费系统 81对用户 所使用的业务进行鉴权和批价, 通过计费装置 80的接口单元 801将扣费请求 发送至余额管理单元 802, 对用户使用的实时计费业务进行扣费, 完成对预付 费用户的实时在线计费; 如果业务计费点 85判断用户为后付费用户, 所述业 务计费点 85记录用户使用业务的话单, 然后话单釆集系统 86从业务计费点 85上釆集话单, 并把所述话单输送到准实时计费系统 82 , 所述准实时计费系 统 82对话单进行批价和费用计算,通过计费装置 80的接口单元 801将扣费请 求发送至余额管理单元 802 , 对用户使用的实时计费业务进行扣费, 再将扣费 情况发送至准实时计费系统 82的账务处理单元 823 , 完成对电信用户所使用 业务的账单处理。 Please refer to FIG. 8, which is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a charging apparatus based on charging account balance sharing according to the present invention applied to a charging system. The billing system includes a real-time billing system 81, a quasi-real-time billing system 82, an operation support system 83, a customer service system 84, a service billing point 85, a bill collecting system 86, and a billing device 80. The real-time charging system 81 includes a pre-processing unit 811, a rating unit 812, and an interface unit 814. The interface unit 814 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 85. The unit 811 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 812 is configured to perform the rating and the cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user. The quasi-real-time billing system 82 includes a rating unit 821 and a billing processing unit 823, wherein the rating unit 821 is used for rating and calculating the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user. The processing unit 823 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service. The charging device 80 includes an interface unit 801 and a balance management unit 802. The charging device 80 receives the debiting request sent by the real-time charging system 81 and the quasi-real-time charging system 82 through the interface unit 801, where the balance management unit 802 is configured to uniformly store and manage the user real-time charging account balance information and The quasi-real-time billing account balance information, and the deduction of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service fee by the user according to the deduction request received by the interface unit 801. When the user uses the telecommunication service, if the service charging point 85 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 81 is initiated to the real-time charging system 81, and the real-time charging system 81 uses the user. The service is authenticated and approved, and the debit request is sent to the balance management unit 802 through the interface unit 801 of the charging device 80, and the real-time charging service used by the user is deducted, and the real-time online charging for the prepaid user is completed. If the service billing point 85 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service billing point 85 records the bill of the user using the service, and then the bill collecting system 86 collects the bill from the service billing point 85, and The bill is sent to the quasi-real-time billing system 82, and the quasi-real-time billing system 82 dialog box performs the pricing and cost calculation, and the billing unit 801 of the billing device 80 sends the deduction request to the balance management unit 802. The real-time charging service used by the user performs deduction, and then the deduction is sent to the accounting processing unit 823 of the quasi-real-time charging system 82 to complete the billing process for the service used by the telecommunication user.
通过上述实施例提供的计费方法及其系统、装置,有机地融合了实时计费 系统和准实时计费系统账户余额信息,使实时计费系统和准实时计费系统之间 余额可以共享,解决了用户一个账户余额不足而另一账户有余额时不能使用业 务的问题。  The billing method provided by the foregoing embodiment, the system and the device thereof organically combine the account balance information of the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system, so that the balance between the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system can be shared. It solves the problem that the user cannot use the business when one account balance is insufficient and the other account has a balance.
以下是基于费用充值的费用统一管理说明。  The following is a unified management description for fees based on fee recharge.
请参照图 9 , 为本发明基于计费充值的计费系统第一较佳实施例的结构 图。 所述计费系统包括实时计费系统 10、 准实时计费系统 20、 运营支撑系统 30、 客服系统 40、 业务计费点 50、 话单釆集系统 60以及充值系统 70和充值 接入系统 80。 所述实时计费系统 10包括预处理单元 11、 批价单元 12、 余额 管理单元 13以及接口单元 14。 其中, 所述接口单元 14用于接收从业务计费 点 50发送的实时计费请求消息,以及从准实时计费系统 20中取得用户准实时 计费账户信息及余额信息等。 所述预处理单元 11用于对用户所使用的实时计 费业务进行鉴权。 所述批价单元 12用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行批 价以及费用计算。 所述余额管理单元 13用于存放和管理用户实时计费账户余 额信息以及准实时计费账户余额信息,以及用户所使用的实时计费业务和准实 时计费业务费用的扣除。 所述准实时计费系统 20包括批价单元 21、 余额管理 单元 22、 账务处理单元 23以及预处理单元 24。 其中, 所述批价单元 21用于 对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行批价以及费用计算。 所述余额管理单元 22用于暂存用户准实时计费账户余额信息。 所述账务处理单元 23用于处理用 户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费业务所产生的账务。 所述预处理单元 24对 被充值用户账户进行鉴权, 即判断被充值用户账户的有效性。 Please refer to FIG. 9, which is a structural diagram of a first preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention. The billing system includes a real-time billing system 10, a quasi-real-time billing system 20, an operation support system 30, a customer service system 40, a service billing point 50, a bill collecting system 60, a refill system 70, and a refill access system 80. . The real-time billing system 10 includes a pre-processing unit 11, a rating unit 12, a balance management unit 13, and an interface unit 14. The interface unit 14 is configured to receive the real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 50, and obtain the user's quasi-real-time charging account information and balance information from the quasi-real-time charging system 20. The pre-processing unit 11 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user. The rating unit 12 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user. The balance management unit 13 is configured to store and manage the user real-time charging account balance information and the quasi-real-time charging account balance information, and the deduction of the real-time charging service and the quasi-real-time charging service fee used by the user. The quasi-real-time billing system 20 includes a rating unit 21, a balance management unit 22, a billing processing unit 23, and a pre-processing unit 24. The rating unit 21 is configured to perform rating and cost calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user. Balance management unit 22 is used for temporarily storing the user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information. The accounting processing unit 23 is configured to process accounts generated by the user using the quasi-real-time charging service and the real-time charging service. The pre-processing unit 24 authenticates the recharged user account, that is, determines the validity of the recharged user account.
所述运营支撑系统 30与准实时计费系统 20与客服系统 40交互, 负责电 信网络的运营和维护管理等。 所述业务计费点 50为电信网络中使用增值业务 时需要产生计费的点, 例如: 智能网、 数据业务管理平台、 内容计费网关等。  The operational support system 30 interacts with the quasi-real-time billing system 20 and the customer service system 40, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network. The service charging point 50 is a point for generating a charging when a value-added service is used in a telecommunication network, for example, an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
所述充值接入系统 80为用户进行充值时接入的系统, 例如交互式语音应 答 (IVR)系统、 短消息业务 (SMS)系统、 无线应用(WAP)系统、 非结构化补充数 据业务 (USSD)以及营业厅缴费系统等。 所述充值系统 70与准实时计费系统相 连, 负责充值卡的管理以及充值流程的控制。  The refill access system 80 is a system for users to access when charging, such as an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a short message service (SMS) system, a wireless application (WAP) system, and an unstructured supplementary data service (USSD) ) and the business hall payment system. The refill system 70 is connected to the quasi-real-time billing system and is responsible for the management of the recharge card and the control of the recharge process.
当用户使用电信业务时,如果所述业务计费点 50判断用户为预付费用户, 则向所述实时计费系统 10发起实时计费请求消息,所述实时计费系统 10对用 户所使用的业务进行鉴权、 批价、 预留、 扣费等操作, 完成对预付费用户的实 时在线计费; 如果业务计费点 50判断用户为后付费用户, 所述业务计费点 50 记录用户使用业务的话单,然后话单釆集系统 60从业务计费点 50上釆集话单, 并把所述话单输送到准实时计费系统 20 , 所述准实时计费系统 20对话单进行 批价和费用计算,从实时计费系统 10余额管理单元 13中扣除费用, 并由准实 时计费系统 20完成对电信用户所使用业务的账单处理。  When the user uses the telecommunication service, if the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 10 is initiated to the real-time charging system 10, and the real-time charging system 10 uses the user. The service performs operations such as authentication, pricing, reservation, and deduction, and completes real-time online charging for prepaid users. If the service charging point 50 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 50 records the user's use. The bill of the service, then the bill collecting system 60 collects the bill from the service billing point 50, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, and the quasi-real-time billing system 20 dialog box is batched. The price and cost calculations are deducted from the real-time billing system 10 balance management unit 13, and the billing process for the services used by the telecommunications subscriber is completed by the quasi-real-time billing system 20.
当用户账户余额不足时, 用户需要给账户进行充值才能继续使用相关业 务。用户通过充值接入系统 80接入充值系统 70给用户账户进行充值, 充值系 统 70再将充值金额等信息发送至准实时计费系统 20 中, 由准实时计费系统 20的预处理单元 24对被充值用户进行鉴权,即判断被充值用户账户的有效性, 鉴权通过后,请求实时计费系统 10的余额管理单元 13相应修改用户账户的余 额 ,并通知准实时计费系统 20的余额管理单元 22修改准实时计费系统中账户 余额, 所述被充入的金额可供用户使用实时计费业务和准实时计费业务。 下面 举例说明上述计费系统中用户充值的过程。 请参阅图 10, 为图 9中本发明计 费系统的充值流程图, 具体充值过程包括:  When the user account balance is insufficient, the user needs to recharge the account to continue using the related business. The user accesses the refill system 70 through the refill access system 80 to recharge the user account, and the recharge system 70 sends the recharge amount and the like to the quasi-real-time billing system 20, which is processed by the pre-processing unit 24 of the quasi-real-time billing system 20. The recharged user performs authentication, that is, determines the validity of the recharged user account. After the authentication is passed, the balance management unit 13 of the real-time billing system 10 is requested to modify the balance of the user account and notify the balance of the quasi-real-time billing system 20. The management unit 22 modifies the account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system, and the charged amount is available for the user to use the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service. The following describes the process of user recharge in the above billing system. Referring to FIG. 10, it is a recharging flowchart of the charging system of the present invention in FIG. 9. The specific recharging process includes:
步骤 1001 : 用户通过充值接入系统向充值系统发送充值请求, 提供被充 值用户的账户和充值的金额。例如用户通过充值卡进行充值, 则向充值系统输 入充值卡的账户和密码。 Step 1001: The user sends a refill request to the recharge system through the recharge access system, and provides the account of the recharged user and the amount of recharge. For example, if the user recharges through the recharge card, he or she will lose to the recharge system. Enter the account and password of the recharge card.
步骤 1002: 充值系统对用户提供的充值卡信息鉴权, 判断充值卡是否有 效, 如果充值卡有效, 则扣除充值卡上的余额。  Step 1002: The recharge system authenticates the recharge card information provided by the user, determines whether the recharge card is valid, and if the recharge card is valid, deducts the balance on the recharge card.
步骤 1003 : 充值系统向准实时计费系统发送充值请求消息, 包括被充值 用户的账户、 充值卡的账号和充值金额等信息。  Step 1003: The recharge system sends a refill request message to the quasi-real-time billing system, including the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
步骤 1004: 准实时计费系统查询被充值用户的信息, 预处理单元对被充 值用户的账户进行鉴权, 判断账户的合法性以及有效性。  Step 1004: The quasi-real-time charging system queries the information of the recharged user, and the pre-processing unit authenticates the account of the recharged user to determine the legality and validity of the account.
步骤 1005: 准实时计费系统根据被充值用户的账户、 充值卡的账号和充 值金额计算充值优惠。  Step 1005: The quasi-real-time billing system calculates the recharge discount according to the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
步骤 1006: 准实时计费系统的余额管理单元创建余额账本, 并将充值产 生的金额记录在所述余额账本中。  Step 1006: The balance management unit of the quasi-real-time billing system creates a balance book, and records the amount of the recharge generated in the balance book.
步骤 1007: 准实时计费系统将余额账户、 余额信息通过实时计费系统的 接口单元发送给实时计费系统。  Step 1007: The quasi-real-time charging system sends the balance account and the balance information to the real-time charging system through the interface unit of the real-time charging system.
步骤 1008: 实时计费系统根据准实时计费系统发送的余额账户、 余额信 息更改实时计费系统的余额管理单元中的余额信息。  Step 1008: The real-time charging system changes the balance information in the balance management unit of the real-time charging system according to the balance account and the balance information sent by the quasi-real-time charging system.
步骤 1009: 实时计费系统向准实时计费系统返回更改结果的消息。  Step 1009: The real-time charging system returns a message of the change result to the near real-time charging system.
步骤 1010: 准实时计费系统向充值系统返回充值响应消息。  Step 1010: The quasi-real-time charging system returns a refill response message to the recharge system.
步骤 1011 : 充值系统向充值接入系统返回充值响应消息。  Step 1011: The recharge system returns a recharge response message to the recharge access system.
请参阅图 11 , 为本发明基于计费充值的计费系统第二较佳实施例的结构 图。 所述计费系统包括实时计费系统 100、 准实时计费系统 200、 运营支撑系 统 300、 客服系统 400、 业务计费点 500、 话单釆集系统 600以及充值系统 700 和充值接入系统 800。 所述实时计费系统 100包括预处理单元 110、 批价单元 120、 余额管理单元 130以及接口单元 140, 其中, 所述接口单元 140用于接 收从业务计费点 500发送的实时计费请求消息, 以及从准实时计费系统 200 中取得用户准实时计费账户信息及余额信息等,所述预处理单元 110用于对用 户所使用的实时计费业务进行鉴权,所述批价单元 120用于对用户所使用的实 时计费业务进行批价以及费用计算,所述余额管理单元 130用于存放和管理用 户实时计费账户余额信息以及准实时计费账户余额信息,以及用户所使用的实 时计费业务和准实时计费业务费用的扣除。所述准实时计费系统 200包括批价 单元 210、余额管理单元 220以及账务处理单元 230,其中, 所述批价单元 210 用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行批价以及费用计算,所述余额管理单 元 220用于暂存用户准实时计费账户余额信息,所述账务处理单元 230用于处 理用户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费业务所产生的账务。 所述充值系统 700 负责充值卡的管理以及充值流程的控制 ,所述充值系统 700用于判断被充值用 户账户的有效性。 Please refer to FIG. 11, which is a structural diagram of a second preferred embodiment of a charging system based on charging and charging according to the present invention. The billing system includes a real-time billing system 100, a quasi-real-time billing system 200, an operation support system 300, a customer service system 400, a service billing point 500, a bill collecting system 600, a refill system 700, and a refill system 800. . The real-time charging system 100 includes a pre-processing unit 110, a rating unit 120, a balance management unit 130, and an interface unit 140, wherein the interface unit 140 is configured to receive a real-time charging request message sent from the service charging point 500. And obtaining the user real-time charging account information and the balance information from the quasi-real-time charging system 200, and the pre-processing unit 110 is configured to authenticate the real-time charging service used by the user, and the rating unit 120 It is used for rating and calculating the real-time charging service used by the user, and the balance management unit 130 is configured to store and manage the real-time charging account balance information of the user and the quasi-real-time charging account balance information, and the user's use. Deduction of real-time billing services and quasi-real-time billing service charges. The quasi-real time billing system 200 includes a rating The unit 210, the balance management unit 220, and the account processing unit 230, wherein the rating unit 210 is configured to perform rating and fee calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user, and the balance management unit 220 is configured to temporarily The user's quasi-real-time billing account balance information is stored, and the billing processing unit 230 is configured to process the bill generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service and the real-time billing service. The refill system 700 is responsible for the management of the recharge card and the control of the recharge process, and the refill system 700 is used to determine the validity of the recharged user account.
所述运营支撑系统 300与准实时计费系统 200与客服系统 400交互,负责 电信网络的运营和维护管理等。所述业务计费点 500为电信网络中使用增值业 务时需要产生计费的点, 例如智能网、 数据业务管理平台、 内容计费网关等。  The operational support system 300 interacts with the quasi-real-time billing system 200 and the customer service system 400, and is responsible for the operation and maintenance management of the telecommunications network. The service charging point 500 is a point for generating a charging when using a value-added service in a telecommunication network, such as an intelligent network, a data service management platform, a content charging gateway, and the like.
所述充值接入系统 800为用户进行充值时接入的系统,例如交互式语音应 答 (IVR)系统、 短消息业务 (SMS)系统、 无线应用(WAP)系统、 非结构化补充数 据业务 (USSD)系统以及营业厅缴费系统等。  The refill access system 800 is a system for users to access when charging, such as an interactive voice response (IVR) system, a short message service (SMS) system, a wireless application (WAP) system, and an unstructured supplementary data service (USSD) ) System and business hall payment system.
当用户使用电信业务时, 如果所述业务计费点 500 判断用户为预付费用 户, 则向所述实时计费系统 100发起实时计费请求消息, 所述实时计费系统 100对用户所使用的业务进行鉴权、 批价、 预留、 扣费等操作, 完成对预付费 用户的实时在线计费; 如果业务计费点 500判断用户为后付费用户, 所述业务 计费点 500记录用户使用业务的话单, 然后话单釆集系统 600从业务计费点 500上釆集话单, 并把所述话单输送到准实时计费系统 200 , 所述准实时计费 系统 200对话单进行批价和费用计算, 从实时计费系统 100余额管理单元 130 中扣除费用, 并由准实时计费系统 200 完成对电信用户所使用业务的账单处 理。  When the user uses the telecommunication service, if the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a prepaid user, the real-time charging system 100 is initiated to the real-time charging system 100, and the real-time charging system 100 uses the user. The service performs operations such as authentication, rating, reservation, and deduction, and completes real-time online charging for prepaid users. If the service charging point 500 determines that the user is a post-paid user, the service charging point 500 records the user's use. The bill of the service, then the bill collecting system 600 collects the bill from the service billing point 500, and delivers the bill to the quasi-real-time billing system 200, and the quasi-real-time billing system 200 dialog box is batched. The price and fee calculations are deducted from the real-time billing system 100 balance management unit 130, and the billing process for the services used by the telecommunications subscriber is completed by the near real-time billing system 200.
在上述计费系统中, 所述充值系统 700直接将金额充入实时计费系统 100 中的余额管理单元 130中,所述被充入的金额可供用户使用实时计费业务和准 实时计费业务。 请参阅图 12, 为图 11中本发明计费系统的充值流程图, 具体 充值过程包括:  In the above charging system, the refill system 700 directly charges the amount into the balance management unit 130 in the real-time billing system 100, and the charged amount is available for the user to use the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing. business. Referring to FIG. 12, it is a recharging flowchart of the billing system of the present invention in FIG. 11. The specific recharging process includes:
步骤 1201 : 用户通过充值接入系统向充值系统发送充值请求, 提供被充 值用户的账户和充值的金额。例如用户通过充值卡进行充值, 则向充值系统输 入充值卡的账号和密码。  Step 1201: The user sends a refill request to the recharge system through the recharge access system, and provides the account of the recharged user and the amount of recharge. For example, if the user recharges through the recharge card, the account and password of the recharge card are input to the recharge system.
步骤 1202: 充值系统对用户提供得充值卡信息鉴权, 判断充值卡是否有 效, 如果充值卡有效, 则扣除充值卡上的余额。 Step 1202: The recharge system provides the user with the recharge card information authentication, and determines whether the recharge card has Effect, if the recharge card is valid, the balance on the recharge card is deducted.
步骤 1203 : 充值系统查询被充值用户的信息, 对被充值用户的账户进行 鉴权, 判断账户的合法性以及有效性。  Step 1203: The recharge system queries the information of the recharged user, authenticates the account of the recharged user, and determines the legality and validity of the account.
步骤 1204: 充值系统根据被充值用户的账户、 充值卡的账号和充值金额 计算充值优惠。  Step 1204: The recharge system calculates the recharge offer according to the account of the recharged user, the account of the recharge card, and the recharge amount.
步骤 1205: 充值系统根据充值金额和充值优惠信息, 向实时计费系统发 送余额更改请求的消息。  Step 1205: The recharge system sends a message of the balance change request to the real-time billing system according to the recharge amount and the recharge offer information.
步骤 1206: 实时计费系统更新余额管理单元中的余额信息, 并通知准实 时计费系统的余额管理单元更新余额信息。  Step 1206: The real-time billing system updates the balance information in the balance management unit, and notifies the balance management unit of the quasi-real time billing system to update the balance information.
步骤 1207: 实时计费系统向充值系统返回余额更新结果。  Step 1207: The real-time billing system returns the balance update result to the recharge system.
步骤 1208: 充值系统向充值接入系统返回充值响应消息。  Step 1208: The recharge system returns a recharge response message to the recharge access system.
请参阅图 13 , 为本发明充值装置第一实施例的结构图。 所述充值装置 5 包括接口单元 51 , 充值流程处理单元 52以及充值卡管理单元 53。 所述接口单 元 51用于与交互语音响应(IVR, Interactive Voice Response)单元、 其它自助服 务单元、 在线计费系统 /离线计费系统、 运营支撑系统等周边系统的接口进行 交互。所述充值卡管理单元 53通过接口单元 51获得用户所输入的充值卡的信 息如帐号、 密码以及充值金额, 并根据所述充值卡的信息对充值卡进行鉴权, 根据充值金额对充值卡上的金额进行扣除。 所述充值流程处理单元 52控制所 述充值卡管理单元 53对充值卡进行鉴权及扣费等。  Please refer to FIG. 13, which is a structural diagram of a first embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention. The refilling device 5 includes an interface unit 51, a refill flow processing unit 52, and a refill card management unit 53. The interface unit 51 is configured to interact with an interface of an interactive voice response (IVR) unit, other self-service unit, an online charging system/offline charging system, an operation support system, and the like. The recharge card management unit 53 obtains information such as an account number, a password, and a recharge amount of the recharge card input by the user through the interface unit 51, and authenticates the recharge card according to the information of the recharge card, and recharges the card according to the recharge amount. The amount is deducted. The refilling process processing unit 52 controls the refill card management unit 53 to perform authentication, deduction, and the like on the refill card.
请参阅图 14, 为本发明充值装置第二实施例的结构图。 所述充值装置 6 包括接口单元 61 , 充值流程处理单元 62 , 充值卡管理单元 63 , 充值优惠计算 单元 64以及客户档案存储单元 65。所述接口单元 61用于与交互语音响应 (IVR, Interactive Voice Response)单元、 其它自助服务单元、 在线计费系统 /离线计费 系统、 运营支撑系统等周边系统的接口进行交互。 所述客户档案存储单元 65 用于保存客户档案信息。所述充值卡管理单元 63通过接口单元 61获得用户所 输入的充值卡的信息如帐号、 密码以及充值金额, 并根据所述充值卡的信息对 充值卡进行鉴权,根据充值金额对充值卡上的金额进行扣除。 所述充值优惠计 算单元 64根据客户档案存储单元 65存储的用户信息, 对充值卡管理单元 63 充值的金额进行优惠计算, 并将优惠计算结果通过接口单元 61发送给计费系 统。所述充值流程处理单元 62用于控制所述充值卡管理单元 63对充值卡进行 鉴权及扣费, 及控制所述充值优惠计算单元 64进行充值优惠计算。 Please refer to FIG. 14, which is a structural diagram of a second embodiment of the recharging device of the present invention. The refilling device 6 includes an interface unit 61, a refilling process processing unit 62, a recharge card management unit 63, a recharge discount calculation unit 64, and a customer profile storage unit 65. The interface unit 61 is configured to interact with an interface of a peripheral system such as an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) unit, other self-service unit, an online charging system/offline charging system, and an operation support system. The customer profile storage unit 65 is configured to save customer profile information. The recharge card management unit 63 obtains information such as an account number, a password, and a recharge amount of the recharge card input by the user through the interface unit 61, and authenticates the recharge card according to the information of the recharge card, and recharges the card according to the recharge amount. The amount is deducted. The top-up discount calculation unit 64 performs a preferential calculation on the amount of the top-up card management unit 63 based on the user information stored in the customer file storage unit 65, and transmits the discount calculation result to the billing system through the interface unit 61. System. The refilling process processing unit 62 is configured to control the refill card management unit 63 to perform authentication and deduction of the refill card, and control the refill concession calculation unit 64 to perform recharge concession calculation.
通过本发明实施例提供的计费系统及其充值方法,有机地融合了实时计费 系统的充值系统和准实时计费系统的缴费系统,因此用户能为实时计费系统和 准实时计费系统进行统一充值,且实时计费系统和准实时计费系统享有相同的 优惠能力, 增加了计费系统使用的方便性。  The charging system and the recharging method provided by the embodiments of the present invention organically combine the recharging system of the real-time charging system and the payment system of the quasi-real-time charging system, so the user can be a real-time charging system and a quasi-real-time charging system. The unified recharge is performed, and the real-time billing system and the quasi-real-time billing system enjoy the same preferential ability, which increases the convenience of the use of the billing system.
以上对本发明所提供的计费系统及其充值方法进行了详细介绍,本文中应 用于帮助理解本发明的方法及其核心思想;同时,对于本领域的一般技术人员, 依据本发明的思想,在具体实施方式及应用范围上均会有改变之处,综上所述, 本说明书内容不应理解为对本发明的限制。  The charging system and the charging method thereof provided by the present invention are described in detail above, and are used herein to help understand the method and core idea of the present invention. Meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, The details of the present invention and the scope of the application are subject to change. In the above description, the content of the specification should not be construed as limiting the invention.

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权 利 要 求 Rights request
1. 一种费用余额共享的方法, 用于实时计费系统与准实时计费系统之间, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括:  A method for sharing a fee balance, which is used between a real-time charging system and a quasi-real-time charging system, wherein the method includes:
统一存放和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余额; 将用户所使用的实时计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用从统一管理的账 户余额中扣除。  The account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system are uniformly stored and managed; the fees of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user are deducted from the uniformly managed account balance.
2. 根据权利要求 1所述的费用余额共享的方法, 其特征在于,  2. The method of sharing a fee balance according to claim 1, wherein:
所述统一存放和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余 额的步骤包括,将准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余额存放在 独立的余额管理单元中, 由所述余额管理单元进行管理;  The step of uniformly storing and managing the account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system includes storing the account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system and the real-time billing system account balance in an independent balance management unit, Managed by the balance management unit;
所述用户所使用的实时计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用从所述独立的 余额管理单元中账户余额中扣除。  The fees for the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user are deducted from the account balance in the independent balance management unit.
3. 根据权利要求 1所述的费用余额共享的方法, 其特征在于,  3. The method of sharing a fee balance according to claim 1, wherein:
所述统一存放和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余 额的步骤包括,将准实时计费系统账户余额数据存入实时计费系统账户所在数 据库中,且实时计费系统账户余额根据准实时计费系统账户余额的变化进行相 应的变更;  The step of uniformly storing and managing the account balance and the real-time billing system account balance in the quasi-real-time billing system includes storing the quasi-real-time billing system account balance data in a database of the real-time billing system account, and the real-time billing system The account balance is changed according to the change of the quasi-real-time billing system account balance;
所述用户所使用的准实时计费业务的费用从实时计费系统账户的余额中 扣除。  The cost of the quasi-real time billing service used by the user is deducted from the balance of the real time billing system account.
4. 根据权利要求 3 所述的费用余额共享的方法, 其特征在于, 所述从实 时计费系统账户的余额中扣除准实时计费业务的步骤包括,准实时计费系统根 据用户所使用的准实时计费业务计算出需要扣除的费用,并通知实时计费系统 从账户余额中进行扣除。  The method for sharing a fee balance according to claim 3, wherein the step of deducting the quasi-real-time charging service from the balance of the real-time charging system account comprises: using the quasi-real-time charging system according to the user The quasi-real-time billing service calculates the fee to be deducted and notifies the real-time billing system to deduct from the account balance.
5. 一种费用余额共享的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述计费系统包括: 实时计费系统, 包括:  A billing system for sharing a fee balance, wherein the billing system comprises: a real-time billing system, comprising:
余额管理单元,用于统一存放和管理用户准实时计费账户和实时计费账户 的余额; 根据接收的扣费请求从所述余额中扣除相应费用;  a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing account and the real-time billing account; and deduct the corresponding fee from the balance according to the received deduction request;
批价单元, 用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行费用计算,得到用户使 用实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元发送扣费请求; 接口单元, 用于在实时计费系统和准实时计费系统间传递信息; 准实时计费系统, 包括: a rating unit, configured to perform a fee calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit; An interface unit, configured to transfer information between a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a quasi-real-time billing system, including:
批价单元, 用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行费用计算,得到用户 所使用的准实时计费业务费用,并通过所述实时计费系统中的接口单元向所述 实时计费系统的余额管理单元发送扣费请求。  a rating unit, configured to perform a cost calculation on the quasi-real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a quasi-real-time charging service fee used by the user, and perform real-time charging to the real-time charging system through an interface unit in the real-time charging system. The system's balance management unit sends a deduction request.
6. 根据权利要求 5 所述的费用余额共享的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述 实时计费系统还包括预处理单元, 用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行鉴 权, 鉴权通过后, 请求实时计费系统的批价单元进行费用计算和扣除。  The charging system of the fee balance sharing according to claim 5, wherein the real-time charging system further comprises a pre-processing unit, configured to perform authentication, authentication, and real-time charging service used by the user. After passing, the rating unit of the real-time billing system is requested to perform cost calculation and deduction.
7. 根据权利要求 5或 6所述的费用余额共享的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述准实时计费系统还包括账务处理单元,根据实时计费系统余额管理单元中 所扣除的用户使用准实时计费业务和实时计费业务所产生的费用,生成相应的 账务。  The charging balance sharing charging system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the quasi-real-time charging system further comprises a accounting processing unit, according to the user deducted in the real-time charging system balance management unit The corresponding account is generated by using the fees generated by the quasi-real-time billing service and the real-time billing service.
8. 一种费用余额共享的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述计费系统包括: 余额管理单元, 用于统一存放管理实时计费账户和准实时计费账户余额; 根据接收的扣费请求从所述余额中扣除相应费用;  A billing system for sharing a fee balance, wherein the billing system comprises: a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance; according to the received deduction request Deducting the corresponding fee from the balance;
实时计费系统,包括批价单元用于对用户所使用的实时计费业务进行费用 计算,得到用户使用实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元发送扣 费请求;  The real-time charging system, including the rating unit, is configured to perform a cost calculation on the real-time charging service used by the user, obtain a fee generated by the user using the real-time charging service, and send a deduction request to the balance management unit;
准实时计费系统 ,包括批价单元用于对用户所使用的准实时计费业务进行 费用计算,得到用户使用准实时计费业务所产生的费用, 向所述余额管理单元 发送扣费请求。  The quasi-real-time billing system includes a rating unit for calculating a fee for the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user, obtaining a fee generated by the user using the quasi-real-time billing service, and sending a deduction request to the balance management unit.
9. 一种计费装置, 其特征在于, 所述计费装置包括:  A charging device, wherein the charging device comprises:
接口单元, 用于接收从实时计费系统和准实时计费系统发送的扣费请求; 余额管理单元, 用于统一存放实时计费账户和准实时计费账户余额, 并根 据从实时计费系统和准实时计费系统发送的扣费请求扣除用户所使用的实时 计费业务和准实时计费业务的费用。  An interface unit, configured to receive a debit request sent from a real-time billing system and a quasi-real-time billing system; a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store a real-time billing account and a quasi-real-time billing account balance, and according to the real-time billing system The deduction request sent by the quasi-real-time billing system deducts the cost of the real-time billing service and the quasi-real-time billing service used by the user.
10. 一种计费系统充值费用的方法, 其特征在于, 所述方法包括: 统一存储和管理准实时计费系统中账户余额与实时计费系统账户余额; 根据接收到的充值金额和更改余额的请求,将所述充值金额存储在所述统 一管理的账户余额中。 A method for charging a charging system, characterized in that: the method comprises: uniformly storing and managing an account balance in a quasi-real-time charging system and a real-time charging system account balance; according to the received recharge amount and the change balance Request to store the recharge amount in the system A managed account balance.
11. 根据权利要求 10所述的计费系统充值的方法, 其特征在于, 所述接收更改余额的请求的步骤包括:实时计费系统接收来自充值系统的 更改余额的请求;  11. The method of charging a charging system according to claim 10, wherein the step of receiving a request to change a balance comprises: receiving, by the real-time charging system, a request for a change balance from the refilling system;
所述将充值金额存储在所述统一管理的账户余额中的步骤包括:所述实时 计费系统根据所述更改余额的请求更新统一管理账户的用户账户余额。  The step of storing the refilled amount in the uniformly managed account balance includes the real-time billing system updating the user account balance of the unified management account according to the request to change the balance.
12. 根据权利要求 11 所述的计费系统充值的方法, 其特征在于, 所述充 值系统向实时计费系统发送更改余额的请求之前, 进一步包括: 充值系统收到 用户发送的包含被充值用户账户的充值请求后,对所述被充值用户的账户进行 鉴权, 并根据所述充值请求计算充值优惠。  12. The method for charging a charging system according to claim 11, wherein before the charging system sends a request for changing the balance to the real-time charging system, the method further includes: the charging system receiving the user including the recharged user sent by the user After the account is refilled, the account of the recharged user is authenticated, and the recharge offer is calculated according to the recharge request.
13. 根据权利要求 10所述的计费系统充值的方法, 其特征在于, 所述接 收更改余额的请求的步骤包括:充值系统向准实时计费系统发送充值请求以触 发所述准实时计费系统,实时计费系统接收来自所述准实时计费系统的更改余 额的请求;  13. The method for charging a charging system according to claim 10, wherein the step of receiving a request to change a balance comprises: the charging system transmitting a charging request to the near real-time charging system to trigger the quasi-real time charging a system, the real-time billing system receiving a request for a change balance from the quasi-real-time billing system;
所述将充值金额存储在所述统一管理的账户余额中的步骤包括:所述实时 计费系统根据所述更改余额的请求更新所述实时计费系统用户账户的余额。  The step of storing the refilled amount in the uniformly managed account balance includes the real-time billing system updating the balance of the real-time billing system user account according to the request to change the balance.
14. 根据权利要求 13 所述的计费系统充值的方法, 其特征在于, 所述准 实时计费系统收到充值系统发送的充值请求后进一步包括:对被充值用户的账 户进行鉴权, 并根据所述充值请求计算充值优惠。  The method for charging a charging system according to claim 13, wherein the quasi-real time charging system further comprises: authenticating an account of the recharged user after receiving the refill request sent by the recharge system, and The refill offer is calculated based on the refill request.
15. 根据权利要求 13 所述的计费系统充值的方法, 其特征在于, 所述准 实时计费系统向实时计费系统发送更改账户余额的请求前还包括:创建用于记 录所述充值金额的余额账本。  The method for charging a charging system according to claim 13, wherein before the quasi-real-time charging system sends the request for changing the account balance to the real-time charging system, the method further includes: creating a charging amount for recording Balance book.
16. 一种计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述计费系统包括:  16. A billing system, wherein the billing system comprises:
余额管理单元,用于统一存放和管理用户准实时计费系统账户和实时计费 系统账户的余额; 根据接收到的余额更改请求更改所述统一管理的账户余额; 充值系统, 用于接收包含被充值用户的账户和充值金额的充值请求, 并根 据所述充值请求, 请求所述余额管理单元更改所述统一管理的账户余额。  a balance management unit, configured to uniformly store and manage balances of the user's quasi-real-time billing system account and the real-time billing system account; change the uniformly managed account balance according to the received balance change request; and the recharge system is configured to receive the included Recharging the account of the user and the refilling request of the refill amount, and requesting the balance management unit to change the uniformly managed account balance according to the refill request.
17. 根据权利要求 16所述的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述计费系统还包 括充值接入系统, 用于用户通过所述充值接入系统向充值系统发送充值请求。 The charging system according to claim 16, wherein the charging system further comprises a refilling access system, configured to send a refill request to the recharge system by the user through the refill access system.
18. 根据权利要求 16所述的计费系统, 其特征在于, 所述计费系统中的 准实时计费系统还包括预处理单元,根据充值系统发送的充值请求对被充值用 户账户进行鉴权, 鉴权通过后, 向所述余额管理单元发送余额更改请求。 The charging system according to claim 16, wherein the quasi-real-time charging system in the charging system further comprises a pre-processing unit that authenticates the recharged user account according to the recharge request sent by the refill system. After the authentication is passed, a balance change request is sent to the balance management unit.
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