EP0760190A1 - Telephone call management device for connection to a standard telephone handset - Google Patents
Telephone call management device for connection to a standard telephone handsetInfo
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- EP0760190A1 EP0760190A1 EP96907546A EP96907546A EP0760190A1 EP 0760190 A1 EP0760190 A1 EP 0760190A1 EP 96907546 A EP96907546 A EP 96907546A EP 96907546 A EP96907546 A EP 96907546A EP 0760190 A1 EP0760190 A1 EP 0760190A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
- H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
- H04M15/30—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal the meter or calculation of charges not being controlled from an exchange
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- the present invention relates to a device for managing telephone consumption connectable to a standard telephone handset.
- Document FR-A-2.626.125 describes a memory card telephone communication system which comprises a central unit connected by at least one subscriber line to a central office unit and by wired links to the same number of individual handsets, provided with means for transmitting to a given handset the charging signals which it receives from the telephone exchange as one of the communications progresses, the handset or handsets being equipped with reception means for a programmable read-only memory medium of "memory card” type and being arranged to deduct from said programmable read-only memory the charging units corresponding to the charging signals transmitted by the central unit.
- this telephone communication device is practically only suitable for multi-property apartments, those rented for short periods, or to businesses, and telephone handsets are an integral part of the installation.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing an independent management device housed in a box easily adaptable by an individual on a standard telephone handset, between the telephone exchange and said handset, said device being provided with reading reading means.
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE, 26) number of telephone units, so as to enable communication that the sole possessor of such a card, being provided with means for displaying the call time units in real time during said communication, without the slightest modification of said standard telephone handset.
- the device comprises, in a protective box connectable to a telephone handset, an electronic management circuit comprising, on the one hand, a microcontroller ensuring the following functions:
- FIG. 1 shows the block diagram of the device according to the invention.
- - Figure 2 shows the diagram of the electronic power supply circuit of the device according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 represents the diagram of the electronic circuit of the device according to the invention in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- the device 1 comprises a housing 1 containing a microcontroller 2, such as for example the microcontroller
- the housing 1 also contains a galvanic isolation 11 of the circuit 9 connected on the one hand to a telephone line 12 and on the other hand to a telephone set 13 by means of a rectifier diode circuit
- the microcontroller When inserting a loaded memory card into the reader 6, the microcontroller transmits a code to the telecommunications center signaling that the debit of the units is carried out directly on the telephone card.
- the power supply 8 includes a transformer 80 and a diode bridge 81 rectifying the alternating current coming from the sector 83 and making it possible to obtain two direct voltages on the one hand from d a first circuit 85 comprising a regulator 850 at the output of which a continuous potential 851 is collected and stabilized at 5V for supplying the electronic circuit of the device, and on the other hand from a second circuit 86 at the outlet of which a continuous potential 860 is collected stabilized at 21V and intended for erasing the units of a telephone card.
- a printer and / or a computer 5 which may for example be an interface of type RS 232.
- the supply voltage can also be obtained from a battery 87.
- the electronic circuit comprises in a preferred embodiment of the invention a microcontroller 2 connected to the LCD 7, the reader 6 of a telephone card connected by one of its inputs 60 at DC voltage 860 of 21V via a circuit 61, to circuit 9 connected to the telephone line 12 via galavanic insulation 11, to the input and / or output circuit 4 at 40 and 41, and at the cut-off circuit 14.
- the device according to the invention can be easily connected to the telephone apparatus for which it is intended by simply disconnecting said apparatus, by the clip which is generally located below or behind the apparatus, of the free end of the line wire. telephone, and by connecting said end to the device according to the invention which is connected on the other hand to the telephone apparatus, which is then subject to the operation of said device.
- any call from outside will be directly connected to the telephone set.
- the user wants to make a call, he must insert a telephone card into a slot in the box, which will be debited directly from the number of units consumed during the call, this number appearing progressively on the display 7 disposed in a housing provided for this purpose on the housing.
- the box can also be fitted with an indicator light and / or an audible warning device connected to a port on the microcontroller in order to signal either the connection of a smart card, or that it arrives at the end of the units.
- the device according to the invention thus offers the advantage of displaying, as the time elapsed during the communication, the number of telephone units consumed, and this without requiring modifying the existing installations and without requiring any intervention of a professional. Its small dimensions also allow it to be transported easily and discreetly.
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Abstract
The device comprises an electronic management circuit in a protective housing (1) connectable to a telephone handset (13), which circuit includes a microcontroller (2) which performs the following functions: decoding the keypad of the telephone handset (13) using a decoding circuit; transmitting a code to the telecommunications exchange indicating that units are being debited directly from a phonecard connected to said electronic circuit by a card reader (6) for phonecards and particularly smart cards; controlling the release of the telephone line (12); and displaying the used call time units or the calling time still available on the phone card on an alphanumeric display (7). The device further comprises a power supply providing a DC supply voltage for the card and a suitable voltage for erasing units on the phonecard.
Description
DISPOSITIF DE GESTION DES CONSOMMATIONS TELEPHONIQUES CONNECTABLE A UN COMBINE TELEPHONIQUE STANDARD TELEPHONE CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO A STANDARD TELEPHONE HANDSET
La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif de gestion des consommations téléphoniques connectable à un combiné téléphonique standard.The present invention relates to a device for managing telephone consumption connectable to a standard telephone handset.
On sait que les particuliers ne peuvent contrôler actuellement leur consommation téléphonique qu'à partir d'un relevé communiqué postérieurement par l'administration des télécommunications et indiquant la durée des différentes conversations et leur coût.We know that individuals can currently control their telephone consumption only from a statement subsequently communicated by the telecommunications administration and indicating the duration of the various conversations and their cost.
Les appareils téléphoniques existants, excepté au prix d'une installation supplémentaire coûteuse, ne permettent en effet pas de connaître le coût d'une communication en cours, car ils n'indiquent pas les unités de temps d'appel qui s'écoulent au fur et à mesure de ladite communication.Existing telephones, except at the cost of an expensive additional installation, do not in fact make it possible to know the cost of a call in progress, because they do not indicate the units of call time that elapse as and in proportion to said communication.
Le document FR-A-2.626.125 décrit un système de communication téléphonique à carte à mémoire qui comprend une centrale reliée par au moins une ligne d'abonné à un central téléphonique et par des liaisons filaires au même nombre de combinés individuels, munie de moyens pour transmettre à un combiné donné les signaux de taxation qu'elle reçoit du central téléphonique au fur et à mesure du déroulement d'une de la communication, le ou les combinés étant équipés de moyens de réception pour un support de mémoire morte programmable de type "carte à mémoire" et étant agencés pour décompter de ladite mémoire morte programmable les unités de taxation correspondant aux signaux de taxation transmis par la centrale.Document FR-A-2.626.125 describes a memory card telephone communication system which comprises a central unit connected by at least one subscriber line to a central office unit and by wired links to the same number of individual handsets, provided with means for transmitting to a given handset the charging signals which it receives from the telephone exchange as one of the communications progresses, the handset or handsets being equipped with reception means for a programmable read-only memory medium of "memory card" type and being arranged to deduct from said programmable read-only memory the charging units corresponding to the charging signals transmitted by the central unit.
Toutefois ce dispositif de communication téléphonique n'est pratiquement adapté qu'aux appartements en multi-propriété, ceux loués pour de courtes durées, ou aux entreprises, et les combinés téléphoniques font partie intégrante de l'installation.However, this telephone communication device is practically only suitable for multi-property apartments, those rented for short periods, or to businesses, and telephone handsets are an integral part of the installation.
La présente invention a pour but de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif de gestion indépendant abrité dans un boitier facilement adaptable par un particulier sur un combiné téléphonique standard, entre le central téléphonique et ledit combiné, ledit dispositif étant muni de moyens de lecture de cartes à puces chargées d'unThe object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing an independent management device housed in a box easily adaptable by an individual on a standard telephone handset, between the telephone exchange and said handset, said device being provided with reading reading means. smart cards loaded with a
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certain nombre d'unités téléphoniques, de manière à n'autoriser une communication qu'au seul possesseur d'une telle carte, étant muni de moyens d'affichage des unités de temps d'appel en temps réel au cours de ladite communication, ce sans nécesster la moindre modification dudit combiné téléphoniques standard.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE, 26) number of telephone units, so as to enable communication that the sole possessor of such a card, being provided with means for displaying the call time units in real time during said communication, without the slightest modification of said standard telephone handset.
Le dispositif selon 1 ' invention comporte à cet effet, dans un boîtier de protection connectable à un combiné téléphonique, un circuit électronique de gestion comprenant, d'une part un microcontrôleur assurant les fonctions suivantes:To this end, the device according to the invention comprises, in a protective box connectable to a telephone handset, an electronic management circuit comprising, on the one hand, a microcontroller ensuring the following functions:
- décodage du clavier du combiné téléphonique, à l'aide d'un circuit de décodage; émission d'un code au central des télécommunications signalant que le débit des unités est effectué directement sur la carte téléphonique connectée audit circuit électronique par un lecteur de carte téléphonique et notamment de carte du type carte à mémoire; commande de déverouiliage de la ligne téléphonique;- decoding of the telephone handset keypad, using a decoding circuit; transmission of a code to the telecommunications central office indicating that the debit of the units is carried out directly on the telephone card connected to said electronic circuit by a telephone card reader and in particular of a card of the memory card type; telephone line unlocking command;
- affichage des unités de temps d'appel consommé ou du temps d'appel encore disponible sur une carte téléphonique au moyen d'un afficheur alpha-numérique; et comprenant d'autre part une alimentation délivrant une tension continue d'alimentation de ladite carte et une tension appropriée pour l'effacement des unités d'une carte téléphonique.- display of the units of call time consumed or of the call time still available on a telephone card by means of an alpha-digital display; and further comprising a power supply delivering a direct supply voltage to said card and a voltage suitable for erasing the units of a telephone card.
Les avantages et les caractéristiques de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui suit et qui se rapporte au dessin annexé, lequel en représente un mode de réalisation non limitatif. Dans le dessin annexé :The advantages and characteristics of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawing, which represents a non-limiting embodiment thereof. In the attached drawing:
- la figure 1 représente le schéma fonctionnel du dispositif selon l'invention. - la figure 2 représente le schéma du circuit électronique d'alimentation du dispositif selon l'invention.
la figure 3 représente le schéma du circuit électronique du dispositif selon l'invention dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'invention.- Figure 1 shows the block diagram of the device according to the invention. - Figure 2 shows the diagram of the electronic power supply circuit of the device according to the invention. FIG. 3 represents the diagram of the electronic circuit of the device according to the invention in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Si on se réfère à la figure I on peut voir que le dispositif selon 1 ' invention comprend un boîtier 1 renfermant un microcontroleur 2, tel que par exemple le microcontrôieurIf we refer to Figure I we can see that the device 1 according to the invention comprises a housing 1 containing a microcontroller 2, such as for example the microcontroller
8051 relié a: un circuit d'entrées et sorties 4 des données vers une imprimante 5 ou un ordinateur de type PC via un bus non représenté; un dispositif de lecture 6 d'une carte téléphonique du type carte à mémoire et d'effacage des unités, chargées sur ladite carte, au cours d'une communication; un afficheur LCD 7 pour l'affichage de la consommation des unités en temps réel ou le décompte des unités de la carte téléphonique; une alimentation 8; un circuit électronique 9 remplissant les fonctions d'identification 90 du poste appelé, de décodage 91 des numéros composés ou encore de décodage 92 des impulsions de taxes. Le boitier 1 renferme également une isolation galvanique 11 du circuit 9 connecté d'une part à une ligne téléphonique 12 et d'autre part à un poste téléphonique 13 par l'intermédiaire d'un circuit de diodes de redressement8051 connected to: an input and output circuit 4 of the data to a printer 5 or a PC type computer via a bus not shown; a device 6 for reading a telephone card of the memory card type and for erasing the units loaded on said card during a communication; an LCD display 7 for displaying the consumption of the units in real time or counting the units of the telephone card; a power supply 8; an electronic circuit 9 fulfilling the functions of identification 90 of the called station, of decoding 91 of the numbers dialed or even of decoding 92 of the tax pulses. The housing 1 also contains a galvanic isolation 11 of the circuit 9 connected on the one hand to a telephone line 12 and on the other hand to a telephone set 13 by means of a rectifier diode circuit
14 pour les numéros d'urgence, permettant ainsi la connexion du combiné à la ligne téléphonique 12 sans que l'utilisateur n'ait à introduire de carte à mémoire dans le lecteur de carte14 for emergency numbers, allowing connection of the handset to telephone line 12 without the user having to insert a memory card into the card reader
6, et un circuit de coupure 15 de la ligne téléphonique 12 relié au microcontrôleur 2.6, and a cut-off circuit 15 of the telephone line 12 connected to the microcontroller 2.
Lors de l'introduction d'une carte à mémoire chargée dans le lecteur 6, le microcontrôleur émet un code au central des télécommunications signalant que le débit des unités est effectué directement sur la carte téléphonique. Si on se réfère également à la figure 2 on peut voir que l'alimentation 8 comporte un transformateur 80 et un pont de diodes 81 redressant le courant alternatif provenant du secteur 83 et permettant d'obtenir deux tensions continues d'une part à partir d'un premier circuit 85 comprenant un régulateur 850 à la sortie duquel on recueille un potentiel 851 continu et stabilisé à 5V pour l'alimentation du circuit électronique du dispositif, et d'autre part à partir d'un
deuxième circuit 86 à la sortie duquel on recueille un potentiel continu 860 stabilisé à 21V et destiné a l'effaçage des unités d'une carte téléphonique. On peut voir également le circuit d'entrée et sortie 4 des données vers une imprimante et/ou un ordinateur 5 qui peut être par exemple une interface du type RS 232.When inserting a loaded memory card into the reader 6, the microcontroller transmits a code to the telecommunications center signaling that the debit of the units is carried out directly on the telephone card. If we also refer to FIG. 2 we can see that the power supply 8 includes a transformer 80 and a diode bridge 81 rectifying the alternating current coming from the sector 83 and making it possible to obtain two direct voltages on the one hand from d a first circuit 85 comprising a regulator 850 at the output of which a continuous potential 851 is collected and stabilized at 5V for supplying the electronic circuit of the device, and on the other hand from a second circuit 86 at the outlet of which a continuous potential 860 is collected stabilized at 21V and intended for erasing the units of a telephone card. One can also see the input circuit 4 and output data to a printer and / or a computer 5 which may for example be an interface of type RS 232.
La tension d'alimentation peut être également obtenue à partir d'une pile 87.The supply voltage can also be obtained from a battery 87.
Si on se réfère maintenant à la figure 3 on peut voir que le circuit électronique comprend dans un mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'invention un microcontrôleur 2 relié à l'afficheur LCD 7, au lecteur 6 d'une carte téléphonique relié par une de ses entrées 60 à la tension continue 860 de 21V par l'intermédiaire d'un circuit 61, au circuit 9 connecté à la ligne téléphonique 12 par l'intermédiaire de l'isolation galavanique 11, au circuit d'entrée et/ou sortie 4 en 40 et 41, et au circuit de coupure 14.If reference is now made to Figure 3 it can be seen that the electronic circuit comprises in a preferred embodiment of the invention a microcontroller 2 connected to the LCD 7, the reader 6 of a telephone card connected by one of its inputs 60 at DC voltage 860 of 21V via a circuit 61, to circuit 9 connected to the telephone line 12 via galavanic insulation 11, to the input and / or output circuit 4 at 40 and 41, and at the cut-off circuit 14.
Le dispositif selon l'invention peut être facilement connecté à l'appareil téléphonique auquel on le destine en déconnectant simplement ledit appareil, par le clip qui se trouve généralement en dessous ou derrière l'appareil, de l'extrémité libre du fil de la ligne téléphonique, et en connectant ladite extrémité au dispositif selon l'invention que l'on connecte d'autre part à l'appareil téléphonique, qui est alors soumis au fonctionnement dudit dispositif.The device according to the invention can be easily connected to the telephone apparatus for which it is intended by simply disconnecting said apparatus, by the clip which is generally located below or behind the apparatus, of the free end of the line wire. telephone, and by connecting said end to the device according to the invention which is connected on the other hand to the telephone apparatus, which is then subject to the operation of said device.
A partir de cette installation tout appel provenant de l'extérieur sera directement connecté au poste téléphonique. Par contre si l'utilisateur veut effectuer un appel il devra insérer, dans une fente ménagée dans le boitier, une carte téléphonique qui sera débitée directement du nombre d'unités consommées au cours de la communication, ce nombre apparaissant au fur et à mesure sur l'afficheur 7 disposé dans un logement ménagé à cet effet sur le boîtier. Le boitier peut également être équipé d'un témoin lumineux et/ou d'un avertisseur sonore relié a un port du
microcontrôleur afin de signaler soit la connexion d'une carte à puce, soit ou que celle-ci arrive en fin d'unités.From this installation, any call from outside will be directly connected to the telephone set. On the other hand, if the user wants to make a call, he must insert a telephone card into a slot in the box, which will be debited directly from the number of units consumed during the call, this number appearing progressively on the display 7 disposed in a housing provided for this purpose on the housing. The box can also be fitted with an indicator light and / or an audible warning device connected to a port on the microcontroller in order to signal either the connection of a smart card, or that it arrives at the end of the units.
Le dispositif selon l'invention offre ainsi l'avantage d'afficher, au fur et à mesure du temps écoulé au cours de la communication, le nombre d'unités téléphoniques consommées, et ce sans nécessiter de modifier les installataions existantes et sans nécessiter aucune intervention d'un professionnel. Ses faibles dimensions permettent en outre de le transporter aisément et discrètement.
The device according to the invention thus offers the advantage of displaying, as the time elapsed during the communication, the number of telephone units consumed, and this without requiring modifying the existing installations and without requiring any intervention of a professional. Its small dimensions also allow it to be transported easily and discreetly.
Claims
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Dispositif de gestion des consommations téléphoniques connectable à un combiné téléphonique standard caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, dans un boitier de protection (1) connectable à un combiné téléphonique (13), un circuit électronique de gestion comprenant, d'une part un microcontrôleur (2) assurant les fonctions suivantes: décodage du clavier du combiné téléphonique (13), à l'aide d'un circuit de décodage; émission d'un code au central des télécommunications signalant que le débit des unités est effectué directement sur la carte téléphonique connectée audit circuit électronique par un lecteur de carte téléphonique (6) et notamment de carte du type carte à mémoire; commande de déverouiliage de la ligne téléphonique (12);Telephone consumption management device connectable to a standard telephone handset, characterized in that it comprises, in a protective case (1) connectable to a telephone handset (13), an electronic management circuit comprising, on the one hand a microcontroller (2) providing the following functions: decoding of the keyboard of the telephone handset (13), using a decoding circuit; transmission of a code to the telecommunications central office signaling that the debit of the units is carried out directly on the telephone card connected to said electronic circuit by a telephone card reader (6) and in particular of a card of the memory card type; telephone line unlocking command (12);
- affichage des unités de temps d'appel consommé ou du temps d'appel encore disponible sur une carte téléphonique au moyen d'un afficheur alpha-numérique (7); et comprenant d'autre part une alimentation délivrant une tension continue d'alimentation de ladite carte et une tension appropriée pour l'effacement des unités d'une carte téléphonique.
- display of the call time units consumed or the call time still available on a telephone card by means of an alpha-digital display (7); and further comprising a power supply delivering a direct supply voltage to said card and a voltage suitable for erasing the units of a telephone card.
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