CN1988649A - Charging method for network TV service - Google Patents

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CN1988649A
CN1988649A CN 200610167263 CN200610167263A CN1988649A CN 1988649 A CN1988649 A CN 1988649A CN 200610167263 CN200610167263 CN 200610167263 CN 200610167263 A CN200610167263 A CN 200610167263A CN 1988649 A CN1988649 A CN 1988649A
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The invention provides a method for accounting a network television business, which includes: Step S102, the accounting system sets up a accounting strategy for the interactive media services network television business, in which, the media services includes at least one of the following: demand-broadcast, live, personal real-time recording & broadcast, system recording & broadcast, and passage of time. Steps S104, the media server judges whether a user terminal has the authentication or competence to visit the current demanded content and feedbacks the result of authenticating and the authentication code in the case of demand-broadcast, then it sends the information of service-start and service-end to the accounting system. Step S106: the accounting system accounts for users according to a pre-set accounting strategy.

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Charging method for network TV service
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to a kind of charging method for network TV service.
Background technology
Along with the Internet drive oing boldly to the broadband era, the technology of the Internet and application have more and more incorporated in domestic consumer's life, amusement and the work, the rosy prospect that broadband internet is used, guiding research and development, cultivation and the market of the telecommunications industry increasing internet, applications content in the whole world to advance, entering in the in riotous profusion colorful wide world, the Internet to attract more consumers.Business model based on the Internet+broadband access+video and content of multimedia has become the basic service pattern that the whole industry is admitted new telecom era.IPTV be exactly under this background, occur based on the broadband, adding set-top box with TV is main terminal, be the broad band value-added service that the user provides interaction multimedia to serve, this business comprises that Audio on Demand, Karaoke, long-distance education and interactive advertisement etc. are fit to the valued added applications service that develops under " television set+set-top box " pattern.
In the operation process, all must relate to the charging flow of related service in every class value-added service, IPTV is no exception, in the operation process of IPTV business, need to realize to services such as program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift in due order, by duration, by flow, bag, bag duration, bag charge on traffic.Existing IPTV charges and has mainly realized in due order and the monthly payment dual mode, can not realize the flexible combination of various billing schemes.The setting and the embodiment of IPTV being served various tariff policy have been described in the present invention.
Summary of the invention
One or more problems at above the invention provides a kind of charging method for network TV service, setting that can not only various basic charging ways of time limit, and the flexible combination of various charging ways can be provided.
Network charging method of the present invention may further comprise the steps: step S102, charge system is provided for the interactive network TV service charging policy of media services, wherein, media services comprise following at least a: program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift; Step S104, under the situation of user's on-demand content, media server judges whether user terminal has authority to visit the content of current program request, and returns authenticating result and authentication code, allowing under the situation of user capture, will serve beginning and serve end and be sent to charge system; And step S106, charge system is chargeed to the user according to the charging policy that sets in advance.
The interactive network TV service charging policy comprises following at least a: pay-per-use, user's media services are chargeed in due order; Press duration and charge, to user's media services progress row charging on time; Charge by flow, user's media services are chargeed by flow; Bag charges, and the user can enjoy the media services of fixed number of times in the metering period that each sets in advance; The bag duration based accounting, the user can enjoy the fixedly media services of duration in the metering period that each sets in advance; And the bag charge on traffic, the user can enjoy the media services of firm discharge in the metering period that each sets in advance.Bag charges, wraps duration based accounting, the bag charge on traffic is provided with by set meal.
Step S104 comprises: step S104-2, judge whether User Status is normal, if normally then execution in step S104-4, if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result; Step S104-4 judges whether the program request content status is normal, if normally then execution in step S104-6, if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result; And step S104-6, the content of judging current program request whether in the predetermined media services of user, if, then authentication success generates authentication code, if do not exist, then failed authentication returns authenticating result.
Step S106 comprises: step S106-2, judge that whether this service surpasses Free On-Demand duration or the flow that is provided with, and if execution in step S106-4 then, if do not charge, process ends then; Step S106-4, the authentication type of inquiring about this service according to authentication code; Step S106-6, if the content of program request content user free or program request is ordered, execution in step S106-8 then, if the content of program request is in the set meal that the user orders, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if this service needs to charge, then calculate and deduct fees according to the rate of content; Step S106-8, judge this on-demand content type, if channel is then judged the time shift number of times in the cannel broadcast process, if the time shift number of times is 0, then the user is deducted fees, if the time shift number of times is not 0, whether the time shift of then judging channel is in the set meal that the user has ordered, if, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if the time shift of channel not in the set meal that the user has ordered, is deducted fees according to the rate that time shift is chargeed; And step S106-10, generate charging bill.
By the present invention, the setting of various basic charging ways can be provided, and the flexible combination that various charging ways are provided.
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Accompanying drawing described herein is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, constitutes the application's a part, and illustrative examples of the present invention and explanation thereof are used to explain the present invention, do not constitute improper qualification of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the flow chart according to Network charging method of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to Network charge system of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is according to program request of the present invention (VOD) program organization chart;
Fig. 4 is media services authorizing procedure figure according to an embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 5 serves process ends figure according to an embodiment of the invention
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Below with reference to accompanying drawing, describe the specific embodiment of the present invention in detail.
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of IPTV service charging implementation is provided, to realize the setting and the enforcement of various tariff policy among the IPTV.
Fig. 1 is the flow chart according to Network charging method of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, Network charging method of the present invention may further comprise the steps: step S102, and charge system is provided for the interactive network TV service charging policy of media services; Step S104, under the situation of user's on-demand content, media server judges whether user terminal has authority to visit the content of current program request, and returns authenticating result and authentication code, allowing under the situation of user capture, will serve beginning and serve end and be sent to charge system; And step S106, charge system is chargeed to the user according to the charging policy that sets in advance.
Media services comprise following at least a: program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift.The interactive network TV service charging policy comprises following at least a: pay-per-use, user's media services are chargeed in due order; Press duration and charge, to user's media services progress row charging on time; Charge by flow, user's media services are chargeed by flow; Bag charges, and the user can enjoy the media services of fixed number of times in the metering period that each sets in advance; The bag duration based accounting, the user can enjoy the fixedly media services of duration in the metering period that each sets in advance; And the bag charge on traffic, the user can enjoy the media services of firm discharge in the metering period that each sets in advance.Bag charges, wraps duration based accounting, the bag charge on traffic is provided with by set meal.
Step S104 comprises: step S104-2, judge whether User Status is normal, if normally then execution in step S104-4, if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result; Step S104-4 judges whether the program request content status is normal, if normally then execution in step S104-6, if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result; And step S104-6, the content of judging current program request whether in the predetermined media services of user, if, then authentication success generates authentication code, if do not exist, then failed authentication returns authenticating result.
Step S106 comprises: step S106-2, judge that whether this service surpasses Free On-Demand duration or the flow that is provided with, and if execution in step S106-4 then, if do not charge, process ends then; Step S106-4, the authentication type of inquiring about this service according to authentication code; Step S106-6, if the content of program request content user free or program request is ordered, execution in step S106-8 then, if the content of program request is in the set meal that the user orders, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if this service needs to charge, then calculate and deduct fees according to the rate of content; Step S106-8, judge this on-demand content type, if channel is then judged the time shift number of times in the cannel broadcast process, if the time shift number of times is 0, then the user is deducted fees, if the time shift number of times is not 0, whether the time shift of then judging channel is in the set meal that the user has ordered, if, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if the time shift of channel not in the set meal that the user has ordered, is deducted fees according to the rate that time shift is chargeed; And step S106-10, generate charging bill.
Fig. 2 is the block diagram according to Network charge system of the present invention.As shown in Figure 2, network TV service charging system of the present invention comprises: message accounting 202 is used to be provided for the interactive network TV service charging policy of media services, and according to the charging policy that sets in advance the user is chargeed; And media server 204, under the situation of user's on-demand content, media server judges whether user terminal has authority to visit the content of current program request, and returns authenticating result and authentication code, allowing under the situation of user capture, will serve beginning and serve end and be sent to charge system.
Media services comprise following at least a: program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift.The interactive network TV service charging policy comprises following at least a: pay-per-use, user's media services are chargeed in due order; Press duration and charge, to user's media services progress row charging on time; Charge by flow, user's media services are chargeed by flow; Bag charges, and the user can enjoy the media services of fixed number of times in the metering period that each sets in advance; The bag duration based accounting, the user can enjoy the fixedly media services of duration in the metering period that each sets in advance; And the bag charge on traffic, the user can enjoy the media services of firm discharge in the metering period that each sets in advance.Wherein, bag charges, wraps duration based accounting, the bag charge on traffic is provided with by set meal.
Media server 204 comprises: authenticating unit 204-2, be used to judge whether User Status is normal, and if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result,, judge then whether the program request content status is normal if normal; The failed authentication if the on-demand content state is undesired, return authenticating result, if the on-demand content state is normal, whether the content of then judging current program request is in the predetermined media services of user, if in, then authentication success, generate authentication code, if do not exist, then failed authentication returns authenticating result; And media services unit 204-4, be used under the authentication case of successful, the user being carried out media services.
Message accounting 202 comprises: judging unit 202-2 is used to judge whether this service surpasses Free On-Demand duration or the flow that is provided with, if inquire about the authentication type of this service according to authentication code; Charging Detail Record unit 202-4, under the situation that the content of program request content user free or program request has been ordered, judge this on-demand content type, if channel, then judge the time shift number of times in the cannel broadcast process, if the time shift number of times is 0, then the user is deducted fees, if the time shift number of times is not 0, whether the time shift of then judging channel is in the set meal that the user has ordered, if then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if the time shift of channel not in the set meal that the user has ordered, is deducted fees according to the rate that time shift is chargeed; In the set meal that the user orders, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal in the content of program request,, then calculate and deduct fees according to the rate of content if this service needs to charge; And ticket generation unit 202-6, be used for generating charging bill according to the charging result of Charging Detail Record unit.
The service that the IPTV business provides comprises program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift.
The tariff policy of above-mentioned various supports is as shown in the table:
Annotate: Y expresses support for, and N represents not support
In due order: the media services to the user are chargeed in due order.
Press duration: to user's media services progress row charging on time.
By flow: the media services to the user are chargeed by flow.
Bag: the cycle charging policy is set, and the user can enjoy the media services of fixed number of times in each metering period.
The bag duration: the cycle charging policy is set, and the user can enjoy the fixedly media services of duration in each metering period.
The bag flow: the cycle charging policy is set, and the user can enjoy the media services of firm discharge in each metering period.
Specific embodiments according to the present invention comprises:
1, charging policy setting
The service (program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift) that the IPTV business is provided is provided with in due order, charges by flow, pay-per-use; Bag, bag duration, the bag charge on traffic of various services are set by set meal; Realize the combination of bag, bag duration, bag flow by the product bag.
2, medium authentication
Judge the access rights of the service (program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift) that the user provides the IPTV business,, then generate the corresponding authentication sign indicating number if authority is arranged.
3, implement to charge
Comprise in due order, by duration, deducting fees of charging by flow, and the periodicity of set meal, the product bag enforcement of deducting fees.
Compared to existing technology, advantage of the present invention is more flexible to IPTV charging setting, can not only realize the setting of various basic charging ways, and the flexible combination of various notes expense modes also can be provided.
Carry out detailed explanation respectively with regard to charging policy setting, media services authentication, three parts of implementing to charge below.
1, charging policy setting
In due order, be basic charging policy by duration, by flow, be directly program, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast to be provided with, as: the charging way of certain program is 1 yuan/time or 1 yuan/1024KB.In addition, as shown in Figure 3, program divides the column management in the IPTV system, promptly comprise in the column in sub-column, the leaf column and comprise program, and the rate of program can directly be set, and the flat rate of program under this column also can be set by column.
Bag, bag duration, bag flow are the strategy settings of chargeing by the cycle with set meal, and the definition of set meal comprises following a few part:
The set meal content promptly comprises which program, column, live, TVOD, time shift, individual recorded broadcast etc. in the set meal.
The set meal rent comprises the rent amount of money, deducts fees the cycle etc.
Restrict access, the i.e. number of times that the user can this set meal content of free access in each deducts fees the cycle, duration, flow etc.Limit Type comprises limited number of times, restriction duration, limited flow, does not limit.
2. media services authentication
Authentication judges promptly whether the user has authority to visit the content of current program request, and its flow process as shown in Figure 4.
S402 judges whether User Status is normal, and is normal then carry out following flow process, otherwise failed authentication, flow process finishes.
S404 judges whether the program request content status is normal, normal then flow process below continuing, otherwise failed authentication, and flow process finishes.
S406 judges whether the user has ordered the content of current program request, if ordered then forwarded step S410 to, otherwise the flow process below continuing.
S408, whether the content of judging current program request is in the set meal that the user has ordered, and set meal does not reach limited number of times, duration, flow as yet.If exist then forward step S410 to, otherwise failed authentication, flow process finishes.
S410 is if on-demand content has been ordered by the user or in the set meal that the user has ordered, then authentication success generates authentication code.
Comprise following information in the authentication code:
A. this content is ordered in the tabulation the user and still is in package list.
If b. in package list, then indicate this set meal code, set meal Limit Type (in due order, by duration, by flow, do not limit)
Return authenticating result and authentication code, flow process finishes.
3. implement to charge
Bag, bag duration, three kinds of charging ways of bag flow are by the set meal setting, and it is deducted fees and regularly deducts according to the button of the set meal cycle of renting by background task,
The user puts CDN sowing time (content delivering system) can send service beginning and service ending request to OSS (OSS) when service beginning and end.In the service process ends to the user implement in due order, by duration, charge by flow, its handling process as shown in Figure 4:
S502 judges whether this service surpasses Free On-Demand duration or the flow that system is provided with, if the flow process below then continuing, otherwise do not charge, flow process finishes.
S504, the authentication type of inquiring about this service according to authentication code.
S506 if content is free or this content user is ordered, continues the flow process of back.
S508 is if this content in the set meal that the user orders, then increases video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal; If this service needs to charge, then calculate the amount of money of deducting fees according to the rate of this content.
S510 judges this on-demand content type, if channel, then forward step S512 to otherwise, forward step S520 to.
S512 judges time shift number of times in the cannel broadcast process, if the time shift number of times is 0, then forwards step S520 to, otherwise the step below continuing is carried out time shift and chargeed.
S514 judges whether the time shift of this channel orders in the set meal the user.
S516 is if then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal.
S518, otherwise, calculate according to the time shift charging rate and calculate the time shift charging amount of money.
S520 deducts fees to the user.
S522 generates ticket.
Flow process finishes.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various changes and variation.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of being done, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a charging method for network TV service is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
Step S102, charge system is provided for the interactive network TV service charging policy of media services, and wherein, described media services comprise following at least a: program request, live, individual recorded broadcast, system's recorded broadcast, time shift;
Step S104, under the situation of user's on-demand content, media server judges whether user terminal has authority to visit the content of current program request, and returns authenticating result and authentication code, allowing under the situation of user capture, will serve beginning and serve end and be sent to described charge system; And
Step S106, described charge system is chargeed to described user according to the charging policy that sets in advance.
2. charging method for network TV service according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described interactive network TV service charging policy comprises following at least a:
Pay-per-use is chargeed in due order to user's media services;
Press duration and charge, to user's media services progress row charging on time;
Charge by flow, user's media services are chargeed by flow;
Bag charges, and the user can enjoy the media services of fixed number of times in the metering period that each sets in advance;
The bag duration based accounting, the user can enjoy the fixedly media services of duration in the metering period that each sets in advance; And
The bag charge on traffic, the user can enjoy the media services of firm discharge in the metering period that each sets in advance.
3. charging method for network TV service according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described bag charges, wraps duration based accounting, the bag charge on traffic is provided with by set meal.
4. charging method for network TV service according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described step S104 comprises:
Step S104-2 judges whether User Status is normal, if normally then carry out
If step S104-4 is undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result;
Step S104-4 judges whether the program request content status is normal, if normally then execution in step S104-6, if undesired then failed authentication returns authenticating result; And
Step S104-6, the content of judging current program request whether in the predetermined media services of user, if, then authentication success generates authentication code, if do not exist, then failed authentication returns authenticating result.
5. charging method for network TV service according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described step S106 comprises:
Step S106-2 judges that whether this service surpasses Free On-Demand duration or the flow that is provided with, if execution in step S106-4 then, if do not charge, and process ends then;
Step S106-4, the authentication type of inquiring about this service according to described authentication code;
Step S106-6, if the content of program request is free or the content user of program request is ordered, execution in step S106-8 then is if the content of described program request is fixed the user
In the set meal of purchasing, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if
This service needs to charge, and then calculates according to the rate of content and deducts fees;
Step S106-8, judge this on-demand content type, if channel is then judged the time shift number of times in the cannel broadcast process, if the time shift number of times is 0, then the user is deducted fees, if described time shift number of times is not 0, whether the time shift of then judging described channel is in the set meal that the user has ordered, if, then increase video-on-demand times, duration or the flow of corresponding set meal, if the time shift of described channel not in the set meal that the user has ordered, is deducted fees according to the rate that time shift is chargeed; And
Step S106-10 generates charging bill.
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