CN101309332B - Charging method and system - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a charging method and a system; the method includes that the charging parameters of the user are acquired; the charging strategy related to the current service and the reference time zone adopted by the charging strategy are determined according to the charging parameters; the reference time zone is obtained and the local time of the reference time zone is calculated; the user is charged according to the charging parameters, the charging strategy related to the current service and the local time of the reference time zone. Based on the charging method and the system, the charging mode is enabled to be reasonable and abundant; the localization experience of the end user is satisfied; the charging method and the system provides a competitive service charging mode for the operator.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communication technology, be specifically related to a kind of charging method and system.
Background technology
The characteristic of current telecommunication service is more and more abundanter, and the user distribution of communication network is striden the time zone roaming in a plurality of time zones or through regular meeting, need adopt flexile charging way to user's charging.But in existing charge system, generally be that the time of fixing employing charge node location charges, charging way is single, can't satisfy the demand of above-mentioned multiple charging.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of charging method and system so that charging way is more reasonable, abundant, it is more accurate to charge.
A kind of charging method that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
Obtain user's billing parameter;
Determine and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter;
Obtain described benchmark time zone and calculate the local zone time in described benchmark time zone;
According to described billing parameter, described user is chargeed with the local zone time in this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted.
A kind of charge system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises:
The billing parameter acquiring unit is used to obtain user's billing parameter;
Determining unit is used for determining and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter;
The local zone time acquiring unit, the local zone time that is used to obtain described benchmark time zone and calculates described benchmark time zone;
Charging processing unit is used for according to described billing parameter, with the local zone time in this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted described user is chargeed.
The technical scheme that provides by the above embodiment of the invention as can be seen, the embodiment of the invention is chargeed based on the different regions time to telecommunication service, by obtaining user's billing parameter; Determine and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that charging policy and charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter; Obtain described benchmark time zone and calculate the local zone time in described benchmark time zone; According to described billing parameter, described user is chargeed with this professional relevant charging policy and the local zone time in described benchmark time zone.Thereby enriched existing charging way, the charging that is distributed in a plurality of time zones or strides the subscribers to telecommunication network of time zone roaming is more become reasonable, not only satisfy end user's localization and experienced, and provide competitive service billing mode for operator.
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Fig. 1 is a kind of realization flow figure of embodiment of the invention charging method;
Fig. 2 is the another kind of realization flow figure of embodiment of the invention charging method;
Fig. 3 is a kind of structured flowchart of embodiment of the invention charge system;
Fig. 4 is the another kind of structured flowchart of embodiment of the invention charge system.
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In order to make those skilled in the art person understand the scheme of the embodiment of the invention better, the embodiment of the invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with drawings and embodiments.
The embodiment of the invention is chargeed based on the different regions time to telecommunication service, obtains user's billing parameter; Determine and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that charging policy and charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter; Obtain described benchmark time zone and calculate the local zone time in described benchmark time zone; According to described billing parameter, described user is chargeed with this professional relevant charging policy and the local zone time in described benchmark time zone.Wherein, described benchmark time zone according to application need can be: user visiting ground, user ascription area can certainly be predefined other areas.Like this, can provide multiple charging way, to satisfy the various charging demand of operator based on different zone times.
Below respectively to describe based on the local zone time on user visiting ground with based on the charging way of the local zone time of user ascription area.
With reference to Fig. 1, be a kind of realization flow of embodiment of the invention charging method, mainly may further comprise the steps:
Such as, can obtain user's billing parameter according to real time billing message of receiving or user's conversation ticket or other requests of chargeing of receiving, described billing parameter can comprise: time, type of service, calling number, called number, caller conversation ground, incoming call ground, time, duration, type of service, quality of service, access style etc.;
In this embodiment, determine that the result is: the benchmark time zone of this charging is user visiting ground;
In actual applications, can provide configuration interface, dispose the benchmark time zone that charging policy and each charging policy adopted of different business by this configuration interface;
Concrete charging processing procedure and prior art are similar, generally include: wholesale price (such as rate decision, preferential calculating, discount calculating etc.), credit (resource is used, a plurality of account gives out money according to a certain proportion such as giving, currency translation, the calculating of user's cumulative amount etc.) etc.
In above-mentioned steps 103, need obtain the local zone time on the described user visiting ground that produces described billing parameter, for this reason, can at first obtain time zone, user visiting ground, calculate the local zone time on user visiting ground then according to described user visiting ground time zone meter.
Can adopt following method to obtain time zone, user visiting ground:
1. to time zone, charge system report of user visit ground, charge system is calculated the local zone time on user visiting ground to business control device according to this time zone meter by the Diameter message interface.
, can expand for this reason, increase the Time-Zone parameter therein, make it carry user visiting ground time-zone information existing Diameter CC (Credit-Control, credit control) interface.
Parameter in the Diameter CC interface after the expansion is as follows:
<Credit-Control-Request>::＝<Diameter?Header：272，REQ，PXY>
<Session-Id>
{Origin-Host}
[GMSC-Address]
[Time-Zone]
Wherein, Xin Zeng Time-Zone parameter-definition such as following table 1:
| Parameter | The AVP code | Type | Attribute | Describe |
| Time-Zone? | ?20324? | ?Unsigned32? | The definition AVP (optional) of operator | Time zone, user visiting ground |
Table 1
2. obtain time zone, user visiting ground according to number analysis.
When the request of chargeing is not by the triggering of Diameter interface but by additive method (as ticket) triggering, perhaps business control device can't obtain user location time-zone information, can not adopt this method when perhaps business control device is not supported top Diameter interface.
Pre-configured customer position information is to the area code mapping table, difference according to user personality, this mapping table can comprise Subscriber Number and area code corresponding relation and/or wireless area and area code corresponding relation and/or IP address and area code corresponding relation, obtains time zone, user visiting ground by this customer position information to the area code mapping table.
When practical application, also can be according to service needed, different mapping tables is set respectively, such as, number analytical tables such as " domestic number first table ", " international number first table ", " wireless area is to the area code mapping table ", " IP is to the area code mapping table " are set respectively are used for number analysis.To fixed-line phone service, obtain user visiting ground area code according to Subscriber Number inquiry " domestic number first table ", " international number first table "; To radiotelephone service, obtain user visiting ground area code according to user position information inquiry " wireless area is to the area code mapping table "; To the IP data service, then can inquire about " IP is to the area code mapping table " according to IP address and obtain user visiting ground area code.Certainly, also these information can be concentrated in the mapping table, to satisfy the needs of different business.
After obtaining user visiting ground area code, again according to the time zone of this area code correspondence, obtain " time zone " information of this area, " time zone " information here not only can comprise the local zone time skew of relative Greenwich Mean Time, the daylight-saving time that can also comprise this area is provided with, according to these information, can calculate the local zone time on user visiting ground.
With reference to Fig. 2, be a kind of realization flow of embodiment of the invention charging method, mainly may further comprise the steps:
Such as, can obtain user's billing parameter according to real time billing message of receiving or user's conversation ticket or other requests of chargeing of receiving, described billing parameter can comprise: time, type of service, calling number, called number, caller conversation ground, incoming call ground, time, duration, type of service, quality of service, access style etc.;
In this embodiment, determine that the result is: the benchmark time zone of this charging is a user ascription area, and charging policy is not have discount;
Can obtain the area code of user's ownership place according to the inquiry of the subscriber's meter in the charge system, the same with above-mentioned the 2nd kind of mode of obtaining time zone, user visiting ground, time-zone information according to this area code acquisition user ascription area according to this time-zone information, can calculate the local zone time of user ascription area.
Step 204 is chargeed to described user according to the local zone time and the described billing parameter of described user ascription area.
The mode that user visiting ground local zone time and user ascription area local zone time charge that the present invention is based on has been described respectively among above-mentioned two embodiment.Certainly, the embodiment of the invention is not limited thereto, and as required, also can charge based on other zone times or charge node location time, also can multiple charging way comprehensively use.The specific implementation process is similar to the above, describes in detail no longer one by one at this.
Need to prove, the embodiment of the invention also not only is confined to above-mentioned these two kinds of charging ways, can also be according to application demand, formulate different charging policy, the local zone time that also is based on user visiting ground such as the local zone time of determining to be based on user ascription area according to user's signatory mode charges; , that is to say based on a plurality of benchmark time zone at a business, the charging policy of every business is specified its benchmark time zone.
Further describe the charging method of the embodiment of the invention below for example.
Example 1: suppose that charge system is in Dong8Qu, the user has roamed into Dong9Qu, the local user of east 9 district 9:30 customer call in morning time Dong9Qu, the normal rate of local call is 10 minutes/minute, but disposed a preferential rule in the charge system and be 6 foldings of rate between local time 9:00-10:00, CCR (Credit-Control-Request after business control device passes through the time zone of user locality to strengthen, the credit control request) Izvestia has been given charge system, the local zone time that charge system " regional analysis and local zone time calculate " module is calculated the user locality according to this time zone meter is 9:30 (this moment, the system time of charge system was 8:30), therefore the preferential rule of 6 foldings comes into force, thereby makes a call to 6 foldings for user's local call expense rate.
Example 2: suppose that charge system is in Dong8Qu, the user has roamed into Dong9Qu, the local user of east 9 district 9:30 customer call in morning time Dong9Qu, the normal rate of local call is 10 minutes/minute, but disposed a preferential rule in the charge system and be 6 foldings of rate between local time 9:00-10:00, business control device is not supported the CCR message that strengthens, therefore charge system can't be offered in the time zone of user locality, therefore to obtain the on-site area code of user according to user's roaming number " 011-12345678 " analysis be 11 to charge system " regional analysis and local zone time calculate " module, to obtain corresponding time zone be Dong9Qu to inquiry " area code-＞time zone " mapping table again, thereby to calculate the on-site local zone time of user be the 9:30 system time of charge system (this moment be 8:30), therefore the preferential rule of 6 foldings comes into force, thereby makes a call to 6 foldings for user's local call expense rate.In addition, the processing that can also be simultaneously make a call to 5 foldings again by user's birthday (its place, local time zone time), promptly preferential and birthday time period preferentially comes into force simultaneously.
As seen, utilize the charging method of the embodiment of the invention, can provide abundant billing solution to telecommunication service, stride in communication system under the situation in a plurality of time zones, can charge to the user based on a plurality of different regions time and charging policy simultaneously at certain business, thereby make charging way versatile and flexible, more become reasonable, satisfied end user's localization preferably and experienced, for operator provides competitive service billing characteristic.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware, but the former is better execution mode under a lot of situation.Based on such understanding, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to background technology in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product can be stored in the storage medium that can read, as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer, server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of some part of each embodiment of the present invention or embodiment.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of charge system, as shown in Figure 3, is a kind of structured flowchart of the charge system of this bright embodiment:
This system comprises: billing parameter acquiring unit 31, determining unit 32, local zone time acquiring unit 33 and charging processing unit 34.Wherein, billing parameter acquiring unit 31 is used to obtain user's billing parameter; Determining unit 32 is used for determining and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that charging policy and charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter, described benchmark time zone can comprise: user visiting ground, user ascription area etc., and charging policy can comprise: rate strategy, preferential strategy, discount strategy etc.; The local zone time that local zone time acquiring unit 33 is used to obtain described benchmark time zone and calculates described benchmark time zone; Charging processing unit 34 is used for according to described billing parameter, with this professional relevant charging policy and the local zone time in described benchmark time zone described user is chargeed.Charging processing procedure and prior art that charging processing unit 33 is concrete are similar, generally include: wholesale price (such as rate decision, preferential calculating, discount calculating etc.), credit (resource is used, a plurality of account gives out money according to a certain proportion such as giving, currency translation, the calculating of user's cumulative amount etc.) etc.
In this embodiment, local zone time acquiring unit 33 comprises: the time zone obtains subelement 331 and computation subunit 332.Wherein, the time zone obtains subelement 331 and is used to obtain the benchmark time zone that described determining unit 32 is determined, such as, obtain the time zone outside time zone, user visiting ground and/or user ascription area time zone and/or user visiting ground and the user ascription area; Computation subunit 332 is used for obtaining the time zone that subelement 331 obtains according to described time zone, calculates the local zone time in this time zone.
In this embodiment, the time zone obtains subelement 331 and can obtain time zone, user visiting ground by the Diameter message interface.
The detailed process of utilizing the charge system of the embodiment of the invention that telecommunication service is chargeed can not repeat them here with reference to the description in the charging method of the front embodiment of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 4, be the another kind of structured flowchart of the charge system of this bright embodiment:
With embodiment illustrated in fig. 3 different be, in this embodiment, this charge system also comprises: dispensing unit 40, be used for the benchmark time zone that charging policy and each charging policy adopted by configuration interface configuration different business, in addition, can also be used for the configure user positional information to area code mapping table and area code to the time zone mapping table, the time zone obtains subelement 431 can obtain the ground area code in described benchmark time zone by described customer position information to the area code mapping table, and inquire about described area code to the time zone mapping table according to the ground area code in the benchmark time zone that obtains, obtain described benchmark time zone, such as, obtain time zone, user visiting ground, and/or user ascription area time zone, and/or the time zone outside user visiting ground and the user ascription area.
Utilize the charge system of the embodiment of the invention, can provide abundant billing solution to telecommunication service, stride in communication system under the situation in a plurality of time zones, can charge to user's telecommunication service based on the different regions time, thereby make charging way versatile and flexible, more become rationally, satisfied end user's localization preferably and experienced, for operator provides competitive service billing characteristic.
More than the embodiment of the invention is described in detail, used embodiment herein the present invention set forth, the explanation of above embodiment just is used for help understanding system and method for the present invention; Simultaneously, for one of ordinary skill in the art, according to thought of the present invention, the part that all can change in specific embodiments and applications, in sum, this description should not be construed as limitation of the present invention.
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1. a charging method is characterized in that, comprising:
Obtain user's billing parameter;
Determine and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter;
Obtain described benchmark time zone and calculate the local zone time in described benchmark time zone;
According to described billing parameter, described user is chargeed with the local zone time in this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the described user's of obtaining billing parameter comprises:
Obtain described user's billing parameter according to the real time billing message of receiving; Perhaps
Obtain described user's billing parameter according to described user's conversation ticket; Perhaps
Billing parameter according to other described users of charging acquisition request that receive.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described method also comprises:
The benchmark time zone that charging policy and each charging policy adopted by configuration interface configuration different business.
4. according to each described method of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that described benchmark time zone comprises: the time zone outside user visiting ground and/or user ascription area and/or user visiting ground and the ownership place.
5. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, the described described benchmark time zone that obtains comprises: obtain time zone, user visiting ground by the Diameter message interface.
6. method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described method also comprises: the configure user positional information to area code mapping table and area code to the time zone mapping table;
The described described benchmark time zone that obtains comprises:
Obtain the ground area code in described benchmark time zone to the area code mapping table by described customer position information;
Inquire about described area code to the time zone mapping table according to the ground area code in the benchmark time zone that obtains, obtain described benchmark time zone.
7. method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described customer position information comprises to the area code mapping table:
Subscriber Number and area code corresponding relation; And/or
Wireless area and area code corresponding relation; And/or
IP address and area code corresponding relation.
8. a charge system is characterized in that, comprising:
The billing parameter acquiring unit is used to obtain user's billing parameter;
Determining unit is used for determining and this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted according to described billing parameter;
The local zone time acquiring unit, the local zone time that is used to obtain described benchmark time zone and calculates described benchmark time zone;
Charging processing unit is used for according to described billing parameter, with the local zone time in this professional relevant benchmark time zone that a plurality of charging policy and each charging policy adopted described user is chargeed.
9. system according to claim 8 is characterized in that, described system also comprises:
Dispensing unit is used for the benchmark time zone that charging policy and each charging policy adopted by configuration interface configuration different business.
10. system according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described local zone time acquiring unit comprises:
The time zone obtains subelement, is used to obtain the benchmark time zone that described determining unit is determined;
Computation subunit is used for obtaining the time zone that subelement obtains according to described time zone, calculates the local zone time in this time zone.
11. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described time zone obtains subelement and obtains time zone, user visiting ground by the Diameter message interface.
12. system according to claim 10 is characterized in that:
Described dispensing unit also be used for the configure user positional information to area code mapping table and area code to the time zone mapping table;
Described time zone obtains subelement and obtains the ground area code in described benchmark time zone by described customer position information to the area code mapping table, and inquires about described area code to the time zone mapping table according to the ground area code in the benchmark time zone that obtains, and obtains described benchmark time zone.
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