JP2003348234A - System for regulating use of telephone terminal and server for monitoring telephone terminal using condition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user or payer to surely perform required use regulation to a telephone terminal even when the user or payer does not pay attention to talking time and a telephone charge. <P>SOLUTION: A monitoring sever 20 for telephone terminal using conditions is connected to a communication network 60 to monitor respective using conditions of the telephone terminal which are previously set up in a caller database 21 and judge whether a transmitting terminal 10 can be used or not. A call control server 40 controls a call to the transmitting terminal 10 in accordance with the judged result. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone terminal use restriction system, method, and telephone terminal use condition monitoring server, and more particularly, to a telephone terminal use restriction system, method, and telephone terminal use condition for restricting use of telephone terminals on a network side. It relates to a monitoring server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, with respect to a telephone terminal used by a user other than a payer of telephone charges, if the telephone charge, call time, and destination of the telephone terminal are to be restricted, the payer verifies the telephone charges. In general, a method of notifying a user of a call duration and a usage restriction on a destination is known. For example,
When a child-specific telephone terminal is newly established, a parent who pays for a telephone fee verbally conveys a telephone fee or a usage limit value of a call time to a child, or verbally informs a destination that should not be transmitted. As a result, a high telephone charge is not charged.

[0003]

However, such a conventional usage control method only verbally conveys a usage restriction, so that if a paying party pays little attention, the telephone terminal cannot be effectively used. There was a problem that use could not be regulated. In addition, if the number of destinations is unrestricted, it will not be possible to establish a new telephone with peace of mind, for example, the user may be connected to dial Q2 or an international telephone line without knowing, and a high telephone charge may be charged. . The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and it is possible to reliably perform desired use control on a telephone terminal without paying attention to a call time, a call charge, or a destination of a user or a payer. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone terminal use regulation system and method and a telephone terminal use condition monitoring server which can perform the above.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone terminal use restriction system according to the present invention provides a telephone terminal for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on the communication network side. In a usage control system, a call control server connected to a communication network to perform call control of each telephone terminal, and a call control server connected to the communication network to monitor respective usage conditions preset for each telephone terminal and Determine whether the device can be used,
A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server that controls call control of the telephone terminal by the call control server in accordance with the determination result.

[0005] In particular, when the outgoing call of the telephone terminal is restricted, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server stores a caller database for managing the use condition for each telephone terminal and the outgoing call in response to the outgoing request of each telephone terminal. Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call does not exceed the use condition of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server instructs the call control to the telephone terminal. An availability determination unit may be provided.

In order to regulate the continuation of the telephone call of the telephone terminal, a telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server stores a caller database for managing the use conditions for each telephone terminal, Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the user exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, the call control server determines that the call cannot be continued and the call control server instructs the telephone terminal to disconnect the call. Determination means may be provided.

Further, as a response to a telephone terminal determined to be unusable, a guidance transmitting device connected to a communication network and transmitting voice guidance to the effect that it cannot be used to any of the telephone terminals as necessary is further provided. In addition, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server may instruct the guidance transmitting device to transmit voice guidance to the telephone terminal when the determination result indicates that the telephone terminal is unusable. As usage conditions, at least one of a limit value of a call charge that can be used per predetermined period, a limit value of a call time that can be used per predetermined period, and a limit value indicating a destination that can make a call. May be used.

[0008] A method for restricting the use of telephone terminals according to the present invention comprises:
In a telephone terminal use restriction method used in a telephone terminal use restriction system for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on the communication network side, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server connected to the communication network includes: Monitoring the respective use conditions set in advance to determine whether or not the telephone terminal can be used, and in accordance with the determination result, call control to the telephone terminal by the call control server connected to the communication network is performed. It is intended to be controlled.

In particular, in the case of restricting outgoing calls of telephone terminals, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server manages the use conditions for each telephone terminal in a caller database, and transmits the outgoing call in response to a call request from each telephone terminal. Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call does not exceed the use condition of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server instructs the call control to the telephone terminal. It may be.

In order to regulate the continuation of the telephone call of the telephone terminal, the telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server manages the usage conditions for each telephone terminal in a caller database, and during the telephone call of each telephone terminal, Only when the use of the telephone terminal exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call cannot be continued and the call control server instructs the call disconnection to the telephone terminal. You may.

In response to a telephone terminal determined to be unusable, if the determination result indicates that the telephone terminal is unusable by the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server, the guidance sending device connected to the communication network sends the guidance signal to the guidance terminal. You may make it instruct | indicate transmission of the voice guidance to the effect of being unusable. Among the usage conditions, the limit value of the call charge that can be used per predetermined period, the limit value of the call time that can be used per predetermined period, and the limit value indicating the destinations that can be sent are
At least one of the limit values may be used.

A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server according to the present invention is a telephone terminal use condition monitoring server used in a telephone terminal use restriction system for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on the communication network side. There, monitoring each use condition preset for each telephone terminal to determine whether the telephone terminal can be used,
In accordance with the result of the determination, the apparatus is provided with availability determining means for controlling the call control to the telephone terminal by the call control server connected to the communication network.

In particular, when the outgoing call of the telephone terminal is restricted, a caller database for managing the use condition for each telephone terminal is further provided, and the availability judging means transmits the outgoing call in response to the outgoing request of each telephone terminal. Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call does not exceed the use condition of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server instructs the call control to the telephone terminal. It may be.

Further, when the continuation of the telephone call of the telephone terminal is restricted, a caller database for managing the use condition for each telephone terminal is further provided, and the availability determining means determines whether or not the telephone terminal is in use during the telephone call. Only when the use of the telephone terminal exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call cannot be continued and the call control server instructs the call disconnection to the telephone terminal. You may.

In response to the telephone terminal determined to be unusable, if the determination result indicates that the telephone terminal is unusable by the availability determining means, the guidance sending device connected to the communication network sends the unusable telephone terminal to the guidance sending device. May be instructed to send voice guidance to the effect. As usage conditions, at least one of a limit value of a call charge that can be used per predetermined period, a limit value of a call time that can be used per predetermined period, and a limit value indicating a destination that can make a call. May be used.

[0016]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone terminal use restriction system according to one embodiment of the present invention. The telephone terminal use restriction system includes a calling terminal 10, a telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20, a guidance sending device 30, a call control server 40, and a receiving terminal 50, which are mutually connected via a communication network 60. It is connected.

The originating terminal 10 is a terminal on the originating side which is a telephone terminal such as a fixed telephone at home. Incoming terminal 50
Is a terminal on the receiving side composed of a telephone terminal such as a fixed telephone at home. The guidance sending device 30 is a device that receives a guidance sending instruction from the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 by the guidance instruction receiving means 31 and sends voice guidance to the calling terminal 10 to the effect that transmission is impossible by the guidance sending means 32. The call control server 40 is a server device that controls connection and disconnection of calls using the call control unit 41. The communication network 60 is a telephone network including a number of interconnected exchanges, such as a public telephone network and an ISDN communication network.

The telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server 20 accepts an outgoing call from the calling terminal 10, monitors usage conditions relating to a call time and a call charge, and usage conditions relating to a destination.
This is a server device that determines whether or not the calling terminal 10 can be used, and controls the call control to the calling terminal 10 by the call control server 40 according to the determination result. The telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server 20 manages, for each caller, a usage condition relating to a monthly call time and a call fee, a use condition relating to a call time and a call fee for each call, a number permitted as a destination, and the like. User database 21, call time monitoring means 22 for monitoring call time per call, charge table 23 for calculating charge per call from call time and destination, call charge monitoring means 24 for monitoring call charge per call , And a usability judging unit 25 for judging the usability of the calling terminal 10 based on each usage condition of the sender database 21.

Next, the operation of the telephone terminal use restriction system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a processing operation from calling to disconnection using the telephone terminal use restriction method of the present invention.
The caller uses the calling terminal 10 to call the called terminal 50 of the called party.
When making a call to, the caller first makes a call request by raising the handset of the calling terminal 10 (step 10).
0). The availability judging means 25 of the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 accepts this call request via the communication network 60 and refers to the caller database 21 to search whether the call terminal 10 is a use condition monitoring target number. (Step 101).

If the calling terminal 10 is a use condition monitoring target number and if the calling terminal 10 has set the use conditions for the use status for the call terminal 10, it is determined whether or not the call can be made based on the use status. (Step 10
2). For example, if usage conditions are set in advance for the total call time and total call fee for each month, it is determined whether the usage conditions have already been exceeded in the relevant month.

If the usage conditions have already been exceeded (step 102: impossible), it is determined that the call cannot be made, and
It instructs the guidance sending device 30 to send a guidance indicating that transmission is impossible (step 103). In the guidance transmission device 30, the transmission instruction is received by the guidance instruction reception unit 31 via the communication network 60, and the transmission terminal 10 is notified to the transmission terminal 10 via the communication network 60, for example, "The usage limit of this month has been exceeded. A voice guidance indicating that calling is not possible is transmitted (step 104).

If it is determined in step 102 that the total call time and the total call charge for the month have not exceeded the limit values (step 102: yes), it is determined that the call can be made, and the call is made via the communication network 60. It also sends a called number request to the calling terminal 10 to the call control server 40, and also instructs the calling terminal 10 to start call control (step 110). In response, the call control means 41 of the call control server 40 requests the calling terminal 10 to input a called number via the communication network 60 (step 111). In response to the called number request, the caller transmits a call from the calling terminal 10 to the called terminal 5 to be connected.
A destination number of 0 is input (step 112).

The availability judging means 25 of the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 receives the called number from the calling terminal 10 via the communication network 60, and transmits the calling condition to the calling terminal 10 in the caller database 21 to the calling terminal 10. Is set, it is determined whether or not the incoming call can be transmitted (step 113). Here, it is determined whether or not the input called number is a permitted number. If the called number is not a permitted number (step 113: impossible), it is determined that the call cannot be made, and the guidance transmission device 30 is notified. An instruction is issued to send a guidance indicating that transmission is impossible (step 114).
In the guidance sending device 30, the sending instruction is received by the guidance instruction receiving means 31 via the communication network 60, and the sending terminal 10 is received via the communication network 60.
Then, for example, a voice guidance to the effect that calling is not possible is sent out ("cannot be called from this number to the dialed number") (step 115).

If it is determined in step 113 that the input called number is an allowed number (step 113: yes), it is determined that calling is possible, and the availability determining means 2 is used.
5 requests the call control server 40 to call the called party (step 120). In response, the call control means 41 of the call control server 40 calls the terminating terminal 50 via the communication network 60 (step 121), and responds to the response at the terminating terminal 50 (step 122). The incoming terminal 50 and the outgoing terminal 10 are connected via the. As a result, a call is started between the two (step 123).

If the caller terminal 21 of the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 has previously set a limit value for the call time and call charge for each call in the caller terminal 10, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server At 20, it is determined whether or not the call can be continued (step 124). For example, when a limit value is set for the talk time for each call, the talk time monitoring unit 22 compares the elapsed time of the call and the limit value at regular intervals while the call is continued. If the elapsed time does not exceed the limit value, the call is continued as it is. When the elapsed time becomes equal to the limit value, it is determined that the call cannot be continued, and the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 sends the call control server 40 Request to disconnect the call (step 125).
In response, the call control means 41 of the call control server 40 disconnects the call between the calling terminal 10 and the receiving terminal 50 (steps 126 and 127).

If a limit value is set for the call charge for each call, the call charge
The charge table 23 is compared with the limit value at regular intervals with reference to the charge table 23 based on the distance from the terminal to the receiving terminal 50 and the call charge per unit time. If the call rate does not exceed the limit value, the call is continued as it is. When the call rate becomes equal to the limit value, it is determined that the call cannot be continued, and the calling terminal is determined in the same manner as in steps 125 to 127 described above. The call between the terminal 10 and the receiving terminal 50 is disconnected.

The call control state of the calling terminal 10, for example, the start and end of a call, is notified from the call control server 40 to the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server 20 as necessary. The telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server 20 updates the total call time and total call charge of the calling terminal 10. In addition, before the call charge and the call time for each call exceed the use condition, the callable time and the charge may be notified to the caller with guidance, or may be displayed on the display of the calling terminal 10. In addition, as usage conditions, it is conceivable to set the total call time and total call fee per month, the destination number, the call time and call fee for each call, etc. It is also possible to select and set only necessary conditions.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server monitors each use condition preset for each telephone terminal and determines whether or not the telephone terminal can be used. The call control server controls the call control to the telephone terminal according to the determination result, so that the user or the payer does not pay attention to the call time, the call charge or the destination of the communication network. The side can reliably perform the desired use restriction on the telephone terminal.
Therefore, the payer of the telephone charge can newly establish the telephone with peace of mind.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone terminal use restriction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a processing operation of the telephone terminal use restriction system according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

10: originating terminal, 20: telephone terminal usage condition monitoring server,
21: Caller database, 22: Talk time monitoring means,
23 ... charge table, 24 ... call charge monitoring means, 25 ...
Usability determination means, 30 ... Guidance sending device, 31 ...
Guidance instruction receiving means, 32 ... Guidance sending means,
40: Call control server, 41: Call control means, 50: Terminating terminal, 60: Communication network.

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A telephone terminal use restriction system for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on a communication network side, comprising: a call control server connected to the communication network for performing call control of each telephone terminal; , Connected to the communication network, monitors each of the use conditions set in advance for each of the telephone terminals, determines whether the telephone terminal can be used, and determines whether or not the call control server can use the telephone according to the determination result. A telephone terminal use restriction system, comprising: a telephone terminal use condition monitoring server that controls call control to a terminal. 2. The telephone terminal use restriction system according to claim 1, wherein said telephone terminal use condition monitoring server comprises: a caller database for managing use conditions for each of said telephone terminals; Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the outgoing call does not exceed the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server sends the call to the telephone terminal. A telephone terminal use restriction system comprising: a use determination unit that instructs call control. 3. The telephone terminal use restriction system according to claim 1, wherein the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server comprises: a caller database for managing use conditions for each of the telephone terminals; Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call cannot be continued and the call control server disconnects the call to the telephone terminal. A telephone terminal use restriction system comprising: a use permission / inhibition determination unit for instructing. 4. The telephone terminal use restriction system according to claim 1, further comprising: a guidance transmission device connected to the communication network and transmitting voice guidance indicating that the telephone terminal cannot be used to any of the telephone terminals as needed. The telephone terminal use condition monitoring system further comprises: when the determination result indicates that the telephone terminal is unusable, the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server instructs the guidance transmission device to transmit the voice guidance to the telephone terminal. 5. The telephone terminal use restriction system according to claim 1, wherein the use condition includes a limit value of a call charge that can be used per predetermined period, a limit value of a call time that can be used per predetermined period, and calling. Of the limits that indicate possible destinations,
A telephone terminal use restriction system, wherein at least one of the limit values is used. 6. A telephone terminal use restriction method used in a telephone terminal use restriction system for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on a communication network side, wherein a use condition monitoring of the telephone terminal connected to the communication network is performed. A server monitors each use condition preset for each of the telephone terminals to determine whether or not the telephone terminal can be used, and according to a result of the determination, a call control server connected to the communication network A telephone terminal use restriction method, comprising controlling call control to the telephone terminal. 7. The telephone terminal use restriction method according to claim 6, wherein the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server manages use conditions for each of the telephone terminals in a caller database, and responds to a call request from each of the telephone terminals. Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the outgoing call does not exceed the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server sends the call to the telephone terminal. A method for restricting use of a telephone terminal, comprising instructing call control. 8. The telephone terminal use restriction method according to claim 6, wherein the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server manages use conditions for each of the telephone terminals in a caller database, Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call cannot be continued and the call control server disconnects the call to the telephone terminal. A method for restricting use of telephone terminals, which comprises giving an instruction. 9. The telephone terminal use restriction method according to claim 6, wherein the telephone terminal use condition monitoring server sends the telephone call to a guidance transmitting device connected to the communication network when the determination result indicates that the telephone is unusable. A method for restricting use of a telephone terminal, comprising instructing a terminal to send voice guidance indicating that the terminal cannot be used. 10. The telephone terminal use restriction method according to claim 6, wherein the use conditions include a limit value of a call charge that can be used per predetermined period, a limit value of a call time that can be used per predetermined period, and calling. Of the limits that indicate possible destinations,
A method for restricting use of a telephone terminal, comprising using at least one limit value. 11. A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server used in a telephone terminal use restriction system for restricting use of each telephone terminal connected to a communication network on a communication network side, wherein the server is set in advance for each of said telephone terminals. Monitoring the respective use conditions determined to determine whether the telephone terminal can be used, and determining whether the call control server connected to the communication network controls call control to the telephone terminal according to the determination result. A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server comprising a determination unit. 12. The telephone terminal use condition monitoring server according to claim 11, further comprising: a caller database that manages use conditions for each of said telephone terminals, wherein said availability determination means responds to a call request from each of said telephone terminals. Accordingly, only when the use of the telephone terminal by the outgoing call does not exceed the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call can be made and the call control server sends the telephone terminal to the telephone terminal. A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server for instructing call control of a telephone terminal. 13. The telephone terminal use condition monitoring server according to claim 11, further comprising a caller database for managing use conditions for each of said telephone terminals, wherein said availability determination means is configured to execute said telephone call during each of said telephone terminals. ,
Only when the use of the telephone terminal by the call exceeds the use conditions of the telephone terminal managed in the caller database, it is determined that the call cannot be continued and the call control server disconnects the call to the telephone terminal. A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server characterized by giving an instruction. 14. The telephone terminal use condition monitoring server according to claim 11, wherein the availability determination unit sends the telephone terminal to a guidance sending device connected to the communication network when the determination result indicates that the terminal is unusable. A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server for instructing transmission of voice guidance to the effect that the terminal cannot be used. 15. The telephone terminal use condition monitoring server according to claim 11, wherein the use condition includes a limit value of a call charge that can be used per predetermined period, a limit value of a call time that can be used per predetermined period, and Among the limit values indicating the destinations that can make calls,
A telephone terminal use condition monitoring server, wherein at least one of the limit values is used.