JP2009253855A - System and method for charging call-receiver of type that utilizes electric mail - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further simplify processing to register a telephone number of a caller before the caller makes a call the receiver of which is charged, and processing to delete the telephone number of the caller after the caller makes the call. <P>SOLUTION: In a Web mail sever, a call-receiver sends an electronic mail to which a telephone number for a call the receiver of which is charged is attached to a caller who is allowed to make a call the receiver of which is charged, and the caller makes a call to the telephone number for a call the receiver of which is charged described in the e-mail. The telephone number of the caller is registered in a server to control charging a call-receiver and when the valid term registered in the Web server expires, the telephone number of the caller registered in the server to control charging a call-receiver is deleted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mail-based incoming billing system and method, and more particularly, to a mail-based incoming billing system and method for charging a caller side for the entire call.

As an incoming billing service in the conventional first telephone service, a service for the following cases is provided (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1).
(A) The calling user requests the incoming call charge when setting up the call, and the incoming call user selects whether to accept the incoming call charge.
(B) A calling user or a receiving user having a function for requesting an incoming call charges the incoming call charge for the rest of the call using a call communication phrase.
(C) The incoming user requests an incoming call charge for the entire call in the call communication phase.
(D) The incoming call is charged unconditionally without requiring the incoming call request from the caller.

As a second incoming billing service, there is a method of billing incoming calls only for caller telephone numbers registered in advance by the recipient (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-309088 A TTC standard (JT-1256 3rd edition)

  However, in the first incoming call accounting method, there is no provision for a case where the incoming caller permits the incoming call charge only from a specific caller before the call.

  In the second incoming call accounting method, the callee can register the caller telephone number in advance and specify the incoming call charge. However, it is necessary for the callee to individually specify the telephone number at the time of registration. There is no problem if the party is a frequent caller, but it is difficult to perform registration for permitting incoming call charges for a communication partner that is not so, and to perform a deletion operation when not permitted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mail-based incoming call charging system and method that can simplify the caller telephone number registration process before making a call.

  FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

The present invention (Claim 1) is connected to a call processing device 300 in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server 200 for performing charge control on the called party side, a Web mail server 100, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call billing system comprising a plurality of user terminals 400 and 500 for charging a call recipient side,
The web mail server 100
By operation from the terminal A 400 on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side that is the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail An e-mail creating means 170 for creating an e-mail including an incoming call phone number, the expiration date, and an e-mail body based on the body;
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number corresponding to the callee telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server 200, and the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means 150 in the own apparatus stores the caller telephone number and the callee. Caller registration means 130 for registering a telephone number and an expiration date;
Mail sending means 120 for sending an e-mail to the terminal B500 on the caller side;
Caller deletion requesting means 132 for requesting the incoming call accounting control server 200 to delete the caller telephone number when the expiration date deletion time registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means 150 has arrived;
Have
The incoming call charge control server 200
An incoming call sender storage unit 280 for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming call telephone number;
An incoming billing phone number conversion storage means 260 for storing the incoming billing phone number and the recipient phone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call phone number from the call processing device 300, the incoming call charge storage means 280 is referred to and the incoming call is received only when the caller telephone number is registered. A search means 230 for instructing connection to the callee telephone number acquired from the incoming call charge telephone number conversion storage means 260 based on the charge telephone number;
An incoming billing caller control unit 220 that deletes the caller telephone number from the incoming billing caller storage unit when a request for deleting the caller telephone number is received from the Web mail server 100;
And a billing unit 240 that performs billing processing based on the calling / calling time information for the called party when receiving the calling / calling time information from the call processing device.

The present invention (Claim 2) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call billing system that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges a call recipient.
Web mail server
Management information comprising the terminal A's mail address, the sender's terminal B's mail address and the sender's telephone number, and the billing expiration date for incoming calls from the sender Management information communication means for receiving,
Caller phone number and incoming call billing phone number are registered in the incoming call billing control server, and the caller phone number, caller phone number, and expiration date are registered in the incoming call billing caller deletion schedule storage means in its own device. Registration / deletion means,
An incoming billing guidance transmission means for sending an incoming billing guidance including a telephone number for incoming billing to be set in the e-mail to the terminal A on the called side;
Caller deletion requesting means for requesting the incoming call charge control server to delete the caller telephone number when the expiration time of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means arrives. ,
Have
Terminal A on the called party side
Mail receiving means for receiving an incoming billing guide from a Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guide, and sending it to the mail address of terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call billing phone number from the call processing device, the incoming call billing phone call is stored only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming caller caller storage means. Search means for instructing connection to the callee telephone number obtained from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means based on the telephone number;
An incoming billing caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming billing caller storage means when a request for deleting the caller telephone number is received from the Web mail server;
And charging means for performing a charging process based on the calling / receiving time information for the called party when receiving the calling / receiving time information from the call processing device.

The present invention (Claim 3) provides a plurality of uses connected to both a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call billing system that charges a call recipient side,
Web mail server
By operation from the terminal A on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail An e-mail creating means for creating an e-mail including an incoming billing telephone number, the expiration date, and an e-mail body based on the body;
Caller registration means for registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number corresponding to the caller telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
Mail sending means for sending an e-mail to the terminal B on the caller side;
Have
The incoming charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call billing phone number from the call processing device, the incoming call billing phone call is stored only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming caller caller storage means. Search means for instructing connection to the callee telephone number obtained from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means based on the telephone number;
An incoming call sender control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming call sender storage means when receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device;
And charging means for performing a charging process based on the calling / receiving time information for the called party when receiving the calling / receiving time information from the call processing device.

The present invention (Claim 4) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call billing system that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges a call recipient.
Web mail server
Management information communication means for receiving management information consisting of the mail address of the terminal A, the mail address of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, and the caller telephone number from the terminal A on the receiving side;
Caller registration means for registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
An incoming billing guidance transmitting means for sending an incoming billing guidance including a telephone number for incoming billing to be set in the e-mail to the terminal A;
Have
Terminal A on the called party side
Mail receiving means for receiving an incoming billing guide from a Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guide, and sending it to the mail address of terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call billing phone number from the call processing device, the incoming call billing phone call is stored only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming caller caller storage means. Search means for instructing connection to the callee telephone number obtained from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means based on the telephone number;
Upon receipt of the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device, the incoming billing caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming billing caller storage means;
And charging means for performing a charging process based on the calling / receiving time information for the called party when receiving the calling / receiving time information from the call processing device.

The present invention (Claim 5) is the Web mail server according to any one of Claims 1 to 4,
Phone book storage means for storing a phone book list in which at least a destination e-mail address is registered in advance from a user;
Means for registering the caller telephone number corresponding to the mail address in the incoming call charge control server when the mail address of the e-mail created by the operation from the terminal A is registered in the telephone directory storage means; Including.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the present invention.

The present invention (Claim 6) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming billing method that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges the recipient of a call.
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
Web mail server
By operation from the terminal A on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail Based on the text, create an e-mail containing the incoming call phone number, the expiration date, and the mail text (step 1),
The caller telephone number and the incoming call billing telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server (step 2), and the caller telephone number, the called party telephone number, valid Register the deadline (Step 3)
Send an email to terminal B on the caller side (step 5),
The incoming charge control server
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number received from the Web mail server are stored in the incoming call charge call storage means (step 4),
Only when the call processing device makes an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number (step 6), the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge caller storage means. Based on the incoming call charge telephone number, the incoming caller telephone number is obtained from the incoming caller telephone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming caller telephone number are stored in association with each other. Instruct to connect to the number (step 7)
Upon receipt of the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device, charging processing based on the outgoing / incoming time information for the called party is performed (step 8),
Web mail server
When the expiration time of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means has arrived (step 9), the incoming call charge control server is requested to delete the caller telephone number ( Step 10),
The incoming charge control server
When there is a request to delete the caller telephone number from the Web mail server, the telephone number is deleted from the incoming call telephone number conversion storage means (step 11).

The present invention (Claim 7) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming billing method that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges the recipient of a call.
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
Web mail server
From the terminal A, the management information including the e-mail address of the terminal A, the caller telephone number, the expiration date of the billing for the incoming call from the caller side as the destination is received,
Register the caller phone number and the incoming call billing phone number in the incoming call billing control server, and register the caller phone number, the called party phone number, and the expiration date in the incoming call billing caller deletion schedule storage means in its own device,
The incoming charge control server
The caller telephone number received from the Web mail server and the incoming call telephone number are associated with each other and stored in the incoming caller caller storage means;
The Web mail server transmits an incoming call billing guide including an incoming call phone number for setting to an e-mail to the terminal A,
Terminal A on the called party side
Receive an incoming billing guide from the Web mail server, set the mail text in the incoming billing guide, send it to the mail address of terminal B on the caller side,
The incoming charge control server
When the call processing device makes an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number, the incoming call charge is applied only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge call storage means. The caller telephone number is obtained from the incoming caller telephone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming caller telephone number are stored in association with each other, and connected to the incoming caller telephone number. Instruct
Upon receiving the call arrival / departure time information from the call processing device, a billing process is performed based on the call arrival / departure time information for the called party,
Web mail server
When the time of deletion of the expiration date of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means has come, the incoming call charge control server is requested to delete the caller telephone number;
The incoming charge control server
When there is a request to delete the caller telephone number from the Web mail server, the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means.

The present invention (Claim 8) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming billing method that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges the recipient of a call.
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
Web mail server
By operation from the terminal A on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail Based on the text, create an e-mail containing the incoming call phone number, the expiration date, and the mail text,
Register the caller's phone number and the incoming call phone number in the incoming call charge control server,
Send an email to terminal B on the caller side,
The incoming charge control server
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number received from the Web mail server are stored in the incoming call outgoing / incoming storage means,
When the call processing device makes an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number, the incoming call charge is applied only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge call storage means. The caller telephone number is obtained from the incoming caller telephone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming caller telephone number are stored in association with each other, and connected to the incoming caller telephone number. Instruct
When call / call time information is received from the call processing device, a billing process is performed based on the call / call time information for the callee, and the caller telephone number is deleted from the call billing caller storage means.

The present invention (Claim 9) is connected to a call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming billing method that consists of a plurality of user terminals and charges the recipient of a call.
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
Web mail server
Management information consisting of the mail address of the terminal A and the caller telephone number is received from the terminal A,
Register the caller's phone number and the incoming call phone number in the incoming call charge control server,
The incoming charge control server
The caller telephone number received from the Web mail server and the incoming call telephone number are associated with each other and stored in the incoming caller caller storage means;
The Web mail server transmits an incoming call billing guide including an incoming call phone number for setting to an e-mail to the terminal A,
Terminal A on the called party side
Receive an incoming billing guide from the Web mail server, set the mail text in the incoming billing guide, send it to the mail address of terminal B on the caller side,
The incoming charge control server
When the call processing device makes an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number, the incoming call charge is applied only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge call storage means. The caller telephone number is obtained from the incoming caller telephone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming caller telephone number are stored in association with each other, and connected to the incoming caller telephone number. Instruct
When call / call time information is received from the call processing device, a billing process is performed based on the call / call time information for the callee, and the caller telephone number is deleted from the call billing caller storage means.

The present invention (Claim 10) is the Web mail server according to any one of Claims 6 to 9,
When the mail address of the e-mail created by the operation from the terminal A is registered in the telephone directory storage means, the caller telephone number corresponding to the mail address is registered in the incoming call charge control server.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the user A who is the call recipient in advance sends a mail such as the contact information of the other party who is allowed to charge the incoming call to the incoming call charge control server via the mail server. In addition, the number specified by the user A is registered in the incoming call charge permission list in the incoming call charge control server, and the user B can make a call for incoming call charge by receiving the mail to the user B as the caller. Therefore, the user B who is a caller is not aware of the call charge even if the call time is prolonged.

  Also, an expiration date is set for each caller, and when the expiration date comes, deleting the caller eliminates the need to register and delete the caller many times within that time limit.

  In addition, by deleting the caller ID after the call ends without setting an expiration date, the number of charges for incoming calls can be limited, avoiding the situation where the caller bears many calls within the set time. it can.

  In addition, since the caller can recognize the callee's requirements before the call from the mail body of the mail, the timing of making a call can be adjusted.

  Even if user A knows the mail address of user B but does not know the telephone number, user A can easily receive a call from the other party simply by performing an operation of sending mail.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the operation in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the following description, a user who is a recipient via the telephone network is user A, and a user who is a sender is user B.

  (1) The user A of the recipient calls the other party's email address, contact phone number, message, expiration date of the incoming call charge, the other party's phone number, etc. on the Web screen from a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as PC). By setting, an e-mail is created on the Web mail server.

  (2) Further, the Web mail server stores the caller telephone number of the user B, the caller telephone number of the user A, and the expiration date of the incoming call charge in the storage means in the server, and the incoming call charge control server. On the other hand, the caller telephone number and the incoming billing telephone number are registered.

  (3) In the Web mail server, the incoming billing number indicating that the call can be made free of charge is given to the e-mail and transmitted to the terminal of user B.

  (4) When the terminal of user B receives the e-mail, user B confirms the user A's message in the mail text.

  (5) User B makes a call to user A of the recipient by dialing the incoming billing telephone number described in the received e-mail.

  (6) A call connection is established between user B and user A via the telephone network (call processing device), and a call is started.

  (7) When the telephone call is finished, the call processing device transmits the billing information to the incoming billing control server, and the incoming billing control server performs billing processing for the user A who is the called party.

  (8) When the expiration date comes, the Web server issues a request for deleting the registered caller telephone number to the incoming call charge control server, whereby the incoming call charge control server deletes the caller telephone number. To do.

  FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The system shown in FIG. 1 includes a Web mail server 100, an incoming call charge control server 200, a call processing device 300 for controlling a telephone call via a telephone network, a terminal A400 of a callee user A, and a caller user B. The terminal B500 is configured.

  The Web mail server 100 is a server that acquires setting information from a user, creates a mail, and transmits it to a destination. The destination information from the sender and the incoming charge control server 200 are charged for incoming calls. This is a server for registering information on the user to be registered and notifying the deletion of the registered information when the expiration date set by the user has arrived.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the Web mail server 100 includes a transmission / reception interface (I / F) 110 that performs transmission / reception with the terminal A 400, a mail transmission / reception I / F 120 for transmission / reception with the mail server, and a sender registration / deletion unit 130. , User DB 140, incoming billing caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150, service user telephone directory DB 160, mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170, and registration deletion I / F 190 that performs transmission / reception with incoming billing control server 200.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the user DB 140 stores an incoming billing telephone number, display name, telephone number, e-mail address, login password, etc. as information necessary for the user to create an e-mail. To uniquely identify the user.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the incoming billing caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150 deletes the caller telephone number, the recipient telephone number, and the record of the incoming billing caller DB 280 in the incoming billing control server 200 (described later) (valid Retention date).

  As shown in FIG. 8, the user phone book DB 160 holds, for each user, the mail address and telephone number of the other party to whom the user sends mail, in association with each other, and is read from the mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170. . In FIG. 8, both the e-mail address and the telephone number are stored, but when the user on the receiving side does not know the telephone number of the caller, only the e-mail address is registered. In addition, if the other party sending the mail is also a user of this service, the telephone number can be omitted. In this case, the telephone number registered by the other party is obtained by searching the user DB 140 using the mail address as a key. It is also possible to make the searched telephone number private on the user's terminal.

  In this embodiment, the user phone book DB 160 is described as being held in the Web mail server 100. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the user phone book DB 160 is stored in another server and accessed from the terminal A400. You may make it do.

  When the mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 accepts login from the terminal A 400, the mail creation / transmission unit 170 collates the mail address and login password of the user DB 140, and creates a mail if the collation is successful. A telephone directory list registered in advance by the user is acquired and displayed on the terminal A 400 via the terminal I / F 110. The mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 acquires the expiration date for deleting the telephone number of the destination terminal B500 acquired from the terminal A400, and acquires the incoming billing telephone number corresponding to the mail address from the user DB 140. Then, it is transferred to the caller registration / deletion unit 130 together with the caller telephone number. The mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 transmits the created mail via the mail transmission / reception I / F 120.

  Caller registration / deletion unit 130 registers the caller telephone number, incoming call phone number, and expiration date in incoming caller caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150. In addition, a set of the caller telephone number and the incoming billing telephone number is registered in the incoming call accounting control server 200 via the registration deletion I / F 190. Further, when the expiration date registered in the incoming call sender deletion scheduler storage unit 150 arrives, the caller telephone number and the incoming call phone number are sent to the incoming call control server 200 via the registration deletion unit I / F 190. Requests deletion of the caller telephone number by sending.

  FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the incoming call charge control server in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The incoming call accounting control server 200 shown in the figure is a server that performs control for charging a call made by a caller to the callee, and an interface for a call processing device that transmits and receives signals to and from the call processing device 300. (I / F) 210, registration deletion interface (I / F) 290, registration / deletion unit 220, search unit 230, charging unit 240, incoming charging telephone number conversion DB 260, charging DB 270, incoming charging outgoing / incoming registration DB 280 Is done.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the incoming billing telephone number conversion DB 260 stores the incoming billing number and the called party telephone number, and is referred to by the search unit 230 to convert the incoming billing number into the called party telephone number. The

  As shown in FIG. 11, the charging DB 270 stores a caller telephone number, an incoming call charging number, a call start time, a call end time, a call time, and is used for calls using this service notified from the call processing device 300. The start time and the end time are recorded, and used when the charge unit 240 calculates a charge to be charged to the user based on this information.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the incoming call sender registration DB 280 stores a caller telephone number and an incoming call charging number.

  When the registration / deletion unit 220 obtains a set of the caller telephone number and the incoming billing telephone number from the Web server 100 via the registration deletion I / F 290, the registration / deletion unit 220 registers it in the incoming call sender registration DB 280. Similarly, when a caller telephone number deletion request is received from the Web server 100 due to the expiration date, the telephone number is deleted from the incoming caller caller registration DB 280. In addition, when the call processing device 300 obtains the incoming / outgoing time information notification for notifying the start and end of the call, the call start time or the call end time corresponding to the caller telephone number is set in the billing DB 270.

  When there is an inquiry about the number of the callee (terminal A) from the call processing device 300, the search unit 230 searches the incoming caller caller registration DB 280 based on the incoming call phone number included in the inquiry, and It is determined whether the caller telephone number corresponding to the incoming call telephone number is registered. If registered, the incoming call charge telephone number conversion DB 260 is searched based on the incoming call charge telephone number, and the callee telephone number is acquired and returned.

  The charging unit 240 refers to the charging DB 270 at an arbitrary timing, calculates the call time from the call start time to the call end time for each caller telephone number, sets the call time in the charge DB 270, and performs a charging process for the callee telephone number Do.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence chart of the operation in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In the following description, user A of terminal A400 is assumed to be a call recipient and user B of terminal B500 is assumed to be a caller. Note that the recipient and sender are not mail recipients / senders.

  First, when a user A accesses a website for receiving this service, the mail address and password of the user of the terminal A400 are input from the terminal A400 to the Webmail server 100 via the terminal I / F 110. Is done. The Web mail server 100 identifies and authenticates the user A by collating with the contents of the user DB 140 based on the acquired mail address and password in the mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 (step 101). / F110 is permitted to log in and create a mail, and the telephone directory list of the service user telephone directory 160 is transmitted based on the user's mail address (step 102). The telephone directory list is transmitted in a format that can be selected when the user A clicks a desired destination at the terminal A.

  When the user A clicks the destination from the received telephone book, the user A is set at a predetermined display position on the mail screen. Further, an expiration date for validating the incoming billing from the user B is designated, and the message is transmitted to the Web mail server 100 together with the mail text describing the message for the user B. FIG. 14 shows a screen example in which the destination / expiration date is set. The information transmitted to the Web mail server 100 includes the mail address of the mail transmission destination (sender), the telephone number of the sender (ex: 03-yyyy-yyyy) (may be absent), the text, and the expiration date ( Step 103). Even if the caller telephone number is unknown, if the mail address is input, the caller telephone number can be extracted by searching the user DB 140 of the Web mail server 100.

  The Web mail server 100 uses the telephone number (ex: 03-yyyy-yyyy) of the mail destination set by the operation of the user A of the terminal A 400 and the incoming billing corresponding to the mail address of the user A from the user DB 140. A business number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) is acquired and transmitted to the incoming call charge control server 200 via the registration deletion I / F 190 (step 104). At this time, the mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 of the Web mail server 100 uses the end date / time of the “expiration date” designated by the operation of the terminal A 400 as the deletion date / time to send the incoming charge via the caller registration / deletion unit 130. Registered in the user deletion scheduler storage unit 150 (step 105).

  The incoming call charge control server 200 receives the incoming call charge number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) and the destination caller telephone number (ex: 03-yyyy-yyyy) from the Web mail server 100 via the registration / deletion unit 220. Is registered in the incoming call sender registration DB 280 (step 106).

  The transmission / reception I / F 110 of the Web mail server 100 sends a mail with the incoming call charging number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) acquired in step 104 to the terminal B 500 of the user B via the mail transmission / reception I / F 120. Transmit (step 107).

  User B confirms the mail and clicks the incoming call billing number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) described in the mail using the telephone call function in terminal B500, or is independent of terminal B500. A call request is made to the call processing device 300 by dialing using a telephone (step 108).

  The call processing device 300 inquires whether the destination telephone number of the incoming call charging number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) is registered in the incoming call charge control server 200 (step 109). The incoming billing control server 200 searches the incoming billing caller registration DB 280 based on the incoming billing number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx) acquired from the call processing device 300 in the search unit 240 and the caller telephone number, and If there is a caller telephone number to be received, the incoming call charge telephone number conversion DB 260 is searched based on the incoming call charge telephone number, the corresponding incoming call telephone number is acquired (step 110), and the call processing apparatus 300 is responded (step). 111). If the caller telephone number is not registered in the incoming caller caller registration DB 280, and the telephone number of the user A (receiver) corresponding to the incoming caller call number cannot be searched, the call processing device is notified accordingly. By notifying 300, the call processing device 300 can stop the subsequent processing.

  The call processing device 300 notifies the terminal A having the telephone number A of an incoming call (step 112). When user A responds, a call between terminal A and terminal B is started (step 113). When the call is disconnected after the call, the call processing device 300 determines the caller telephone number (ex: 03-yyyy-yyyy), the incoming call billing number (ex: 0120-xxx-xxx), the call time for call charge calculation. Information (call start time / call end time) is notified to the incoming call accounting control server 200 (step 114).

  The incoming billing control server 200 stores the information received from the call processing device 300 in the billing unit 270 in the billing unit 240 (step 115), and the billing unit 240 sets the incoming billing phone number in the billing DB 270 at a predetermined timing. A billing process is performed for the corresponding called party (step 116). The incoming call phone number corresponding to the incoming call phone number may be referred to the incoming call phone number conversion DB 260.

  When the expiration date registered in the incoming caller caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150 reaches the caller registration / deletion unit 130 of the Web mail server 100, the caller registration / deletion unit 130 notifies the incoming call charge control server 200 via the registration deletion I / F 190. A request to delete the telephone number of the user B (caller telephone number) is transmitted (step 117).

  When the incoming call charge control server 200 receives the telephone number deletion request, the registration / deletion unit 220 sets the combination of the telephone number of the user B (caller telephone number) received from the incoming call charge caller registration DB 280 and the incoming call charge number. Are deleted (step 118).

[Second Embodiment]
In the first embodiment described above, the Web mail server 100 creates the mail by designating the mail text, the destination (caller telephone number) and the expiration date of the incoming billing from the user A as the recipient. However, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the Web mail server 100 only performs registration / deletion with respect to the incoming call charge control server 200, and mail transmission / reception is performed at the terminal.

  Since the system configuration and the configuration of each server and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. However, the terminal A 400 on the receiving side has an expiration date for the incoming call charge, the contact information of the other party (the telephone number of the caller) E-mail address) can be registered in the Web mail server 100, and mail software capable of setting an incoming charge guide including an incoming call telephone number transmitted from the Web mail server 100 in the mail is used. To do.

  FIG. 15 is a sequence chart of operations in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the user A accesses to receive this service, the mail address and password of the user A are input to the Web mail server 100 from the terminal A400 via the terminal I / F 110 (step 201). . If the terminal A succeeds in the authentication, the terminal A displays a screen that enables the expiration date setting as shown in FIG. User A inputs the mail address of the caller (user B) and the expiration date for validating the incoming billing on the setting screen of the incoming call guidance, and clicks the “Invite to incoming billing” button ( Step 202). Accordingly, the Web mail server 100 identifies and authenticates the user A by collating with the contents of the user DB 140 based on the acquired user A's mail address and password, and uses the user A's mail address and usage. The user DB 140 is searched based on the address of the party B, and the incoming call charging telephone number and the caller telephone number are acquired (step 203). Caller registration / deletion section 130 transmits user B's telephone number and incoming call telephone number to incoming call charge control server 200 (step 204).

  The incoming call accounting control server 200 registers the received destination telephone number and incoming call telephone number in the incoming call origination / incoming DB 280 (step 205).

  The caller registration / deletion unit 130 of the Web mail server 100 registers the destination telephone number (caller telephone number) and the expiration date in the incoming caller caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150 (step 206).

  The mail creation / transmission / reception unit 170 of the Web mail server 100 transmits an incoming billing guide as shown in FIG. 16 including the incoming billing telephone number to the terminal A400, and the terminal A displays the message in the incoming billing guide column. (Step 207). As a result, the user A writes the mail text (step 208), and sends the mail to the destination address of the user B in the same way as a normal mail by instructing transmission (step 209).

  Subsequent processing is the same as that after step 108 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the expiration date is not retained in the Web mail server 100 in the first embodiment described above, and the incoming / outgoing billing server 200 side receives an incoming / outgoing notification from the call processing device 300 after the call ends. At this point, the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming call accounting caller DB.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the configuration of the Web mail server 100 is a configuration in which the incoming call sender caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150 is excluded from the configuration of FIG. 5. Other configurations are the same, but the processing is different.

  FIG. 18 is a sequence chart of the operation in the third embodiment of the present invention, in which the processing of step 105 and step 118 in the operation of FIG. 13 is omitted.

  The operation in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is that in step 103, the user A does not set the expiration date, and passes the destination and the text to the Web mail server 100 (step 103 ′). As a result, the Web mail server 100 does not execute the process of step 105 in FIG. The incoming call charge control server 200 does not delete the caller from the incoming call charge caller registration DB 280 according to the instruction from the Web mail server 100, but in step 115, the call processing device 300 notifies the telephone number and the call start / end notification. When it is transmitted, it is deleted (step 119 ′).

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the expiration date is not retained in the Web mail server 100 in the second embodiment described above, and the incoming / outgoing billing server 200 receives the incoming / outgoing notification from the call processing device 300 after the call ends. At this point, the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming call accounting caller DB.

  The configuration of the Web mail server 100 is the same as the configuration of FIG. 17 in the third embodiment.

  FIG. 19 is a sequence chart of the operation in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the processing of step 205 and step 118 in the operation of FIG. 15 is omitted.

  The operation in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is that in step 202, the user A does not set the expiration date, and the Web mail server 100 is also effective in the incoming billing caller deletion scheduler storage unit 150. No deadline is registered. The incoming call charge control server 200 does not delete the caller from the incoming call charge caller registration DB 280 according to the instruction from the Web mail server 100, but in step 115, the call processing device 300 notifies the telephone number and the call start / end notification. When it is transmitted, it is deleted (step 119 ′).

  According to the third and fourth embodiments described above, since the number of incoming call charges can be limited, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the callee has to bear a number of calls within a set time. it can.

[Fifth embodiment]
In this embodiment, an example in which the above embodiment is applied to SNS (Social Network Service) will be described.

  In the first to fourth embodiments described above, an example is shown in which the input is performed from the mail screen at the terminal A of the recipient, but in this embodiment, the setting is made from the SNS message creation screen as shown in FIG. . In the case of SNS, it is only necessary to set the incoming billing expiration date, and since the destination registered in the SNS is used, it is not necessary to set the destination telephone number.

  Since other operations are the same as those in the above embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  According to the present invention, a caller who receives a mail can make a call by charging the caller by clicking or dialing a telephone number (calling charge telephone number) of an arbitrary mail sender. Further, in the present invention, the expiration date of incoming billing can be arbitrarily set for each caller, and once the expiration date has been registered, it can be automatically deleted when the expiration date has passed. .

  By constructing the operation of each component of the Web mail server shown in FIGS. 5 and 17 and the incoming call charge control server shown in FIG. 9 and the operation of the call processing device (switch) as programs, respectively, It can be installed and executed on a computer used as a server, or distributed via a network.

  Further, the constructed program can be stored in a portable storage medium such as a hard disk or a flexible disk / CD-ROM, and can be installed in a computer or distributed when the present invention is carried out. .

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and applications can be made within the scope of the claims.

  The present invention can be applied to a technique for performing incoming call charging in a system having a combination of a terminal having a Web browser function and a telephone function and a general PC and a telephone. That is, the “user terminal” in the text is applicable even when the Web browser function and the telephone function are physically separated. In addition, the combination of “communication network” and “call processing device” in the text may be “telephone network” and “switch”, or “IP network” and “SIP server”, and can be applied to IP telephones. It is.

It is a principle block diagram of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the principle of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the outline | summary of the operation | movement in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a system configuration figure in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the Web mail server in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of data of user DB in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of a data of the incoming call charge sender deletion scheduler memory | storage part in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of data of service user telephone directory DB in the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the incoming call accounting control server in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of data of the incoming call telephone number conversion DB in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of data of accounting DB in the 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of data of incoming call charge sender registration DB in a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence chart of the operation | movement in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a mail preparation image shown to the user at the side of the called party in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart of operation in a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. It is an e-mail creation image presented to the user on the called party side in the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of the Web mail server in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence chart of operation in a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. It is a sequence chart of operation in a 4th embodiment of the present invention. It is an example of the SNS message creation screen in the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Web mail server 110 Terminal interface 120 Mail transmission means, Mail transmission / reception interface 130 Caller registration / deletion means, caller registration / deletion unit 132 Caller deletion request means 140 User DB
150 Incoming charging caller deletion schedule storage means, Incoming charging caller deletion scheduler storage unit 160 Service user phone book DB
170 Mail Creation / Transmission / Reception Unit 180 Mail Control Unit 190 Registration Deletion Interface 200 Incoming Charging Control Server 210 Call Processing Device Interface 220 Incoming Charging Caller Control Unit, Registration / Deletion Unit 230 Search Unit, Search Unit 240 Charging Unit, Billing Unit 260 Incoming call phone number conversion storage means, incoming call phone number conversion DB
270 Billing DB
280 Incoming call charge sender storage unit 290 Registration deletion interface 300 Call processing device 400 Callee terminal 500 Caller terminal

Claims (10)

A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call charging system for charging the subscriber side,
The web mail server
By operation from the terminal A on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail An e-mail creating means for creating an e-mail including an incoming billing telephone number, the expiration date, and an e-mail body based on the body;
The incoming caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number corresponding to the incoming caller telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server, and the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means in the own device includes the caller telephone number, Caller registration / deletion means for registering the callee telephone number and the expiration date;
Mail transmitting means for transmitting the electronic mail to the terminal B on the caller side;
Caller deletion requesting means for requesting the incoming call accounting control server to delete the caller telephone number when the expiration time deletion time registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means arrives; ,
Have
The incoming call charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, the call processing apparatus refers to the incoming call charge caller storage means only when the caller telephone number is registered. Search means for instructing connection to the recipient telephone number acquired from the incoming call charge telephone number conversion storage means based on the incoming call charge telephone number;
An incoming billing caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming call billing caller storage means when a request for deletion of the caller telephone number is received from the Web mail server;
A mail-based incoming call charging system, comprising: a charging unit that performs a charging process based on the outgoing / incoming time information for the called party when receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming call billing system that charges a call recipient side,
The web mail server
Management information comprising the terminal A's mail address, the sender's terminal B's mail address and the sender's telephone number, and the billing expiration date for incoming calls from the sender Management information communication means for receiving,
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server, and the incoming call charge caller deletion schedule storage means in the own device stores the caller telephone number, the callee telephone number, the valid Caller registration / deletion means for registering deadlines,
An incoming billing guidance transmission means for transmitting an incoming billing guidance including a telephone number for incoming billing for setting to an e-mail to the terminal A on the called side;
The outgoing call requesting the incoming call accounting control server to delete the caller telephone number when the expiration time of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means arrives Person deletion request means,
Have
The terminal A on the called party side
A mail transmission means for receiving the incoming billing guide from the Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guide, and sending it to the mail address of the terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, the call processing apparatus refers to the incoming call charge caller storage means only when the caller telephone number is registered. Search means for instructing connection to the recipient telephone number acquired from the incoming call charge telephone number conversion storage means based on the incoming call charge telephone number;
An incoming billing caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming call billing caller storage means when a request for deletion of the caller telephone number is received from the Web mail server;
A mail-based incoming call charging system, comprising: a charging unit that performs a charging process based on the outgoing / incoming time information for the called party when receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the called party side, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network. An incoming call charging system for charging the subscriber side,
The web mail server
By operation from the terminal A on the receiving side, the e-mail address of the terminal A, the e-mail address and caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the charge for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail An e-mail creating means for creating an e-mail including an incoming billing telephone number, the expiration date, and an e-mail body based on the body;
Caller registration means for registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number corresponding to the caller telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
Mail transmitting means for transmitting the electronic mail to the terminal B on the caller side;
Have
The incoming call charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, the call processing apparatus refers to the incoming call charge caller storage means only when the caller telephone number is registered. Search means for instructing connection to the recipient telephone number acquired from the incoming call charge telephone number conversion storage means based on the incoming call charge telephone number;
Upon receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device, the incoming caller caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming caller caller storage means;
A mail-based incoming call charging system, comprising: a charging unit that performs a charging process based on the outgoing / incoming time information for the called party when receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming call billing system that charges a call recipient side,
The web mail server
Management information communication means for receiving management information consisting of the mail address of the terminal A, the mail address of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, and the caller telephone number from the terminal A on the receiving side;
Caller registration means for registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
An incoming call charge guide transmitting means for sending an incoming call charge guide including an incoming call charge telephone number for setting in the e-mail to the terminal A;
Have
The terminal A on the called party side
A mail transmission means for receiving the incoming billing guide from the Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guide, and sending it to the mail address of the terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Incoming caller caller storage means for storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming caller telephone number;
Incoming charging telephone number conversion storage means for storing the incoming charging telephone number and the called party telephone number in association with each other;
When there is an inquiry about the callee telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, the call processing apparatus refers to the incoming call charge caller storage means only when the caller telephone number is registered. Search means for instructing connection to the recipient telephone number acquired from the incoming call charge telephone number conversion storage means based on the incoming call charge telephone number;
Upon receipt of the call origination / termination time information from the call processing device, the incoming billing caller control means for deleting the caller telephone number from the incoming call billing caller storage means;
A mail-based incoming call charging system, comprising: a charging unit that performs a charging process based on the outgoing / incoming time information for the called party when receiving the outgoing / incoming time information from the call processing device. The web mail server
Phone book storage means for storing a phone book list in which at least a destination e-mail address is registered in advance from a user;
When the mail address of the e-mail created by the operation from the terminal A is registered in the telephone directory storage means, the caller telephone number corresponding to the mail address is registered in the incoming call charge control server. 5. The mail-based incoming billing system according to claim 1, further comprising: means. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming billing method for charging the callee side,
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
The web mail server
By the operation from the terminal A, the mail address of the terminal A, the mail address and the caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the billing for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail text Originally, create an e-mail that includes the incoming billing phone number, the expiration date, and the e-mail text.
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server, and the caller telephone number, the callee telephone number, and the validity Register the deadline,
Send the e-mail to terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server and the incoming call charge telephone number in the incoming call charge caller storage means;
Only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge caller storage means when there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, Based on the incoming call phone number, the incoming call phone number is obtained from the incoming call phone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming call phone number are stored in association with each other. Instruct to connect to
Upon receipt of the call origination / termination time information from the call processing device, a billing process based on the call origination / termination time information for the callee side is performed,
The web mail server
When the expiration date of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means arrives, the deletion requester server is requested to delete the caller telephone number. ,
The incoming call charge control server
A mail-based incoming billing method, wherein the telephone number is deleted from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means when the caller telephone number is requested to be deleted from the Web mail server. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming billing method for charging the callee side,
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
The web mail server
From the terminal A, the management information including the e-mail address of the terminal A, the caller telephone number, the expiration date of the billing for the incoming call from the caller side as the destination is received,
The caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number are registered in the incoming call charge control server, and the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means in the own apparatus stores the caller telephone number, the callee telephone number, and the expiration date. And register
The incoming call charge control server
Storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming call telephone number in the incoming caller caller storage means;
The Web mail server transmits an incoming call charging guide including the incoming call phone number for setting to an electronic mail to the terminal A;
The terminal A on the called party side
Receiving the incoming billing guidance from the Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guidance, and sending it to the email address of the terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge caller storage means when there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, Based on the incoming call phone number, the incoming call phone number is obtained from the incoming call phone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming call phone number are stored in association with each other. Instruct to connect to
Upon receipt of the call origination / termination time information from the call processing device, a billing process based on the call origination / termination time information for the callee side is performed,
The web mail server
Requesting the incoming call accounting control server to delete the caller telephone number when the expiration date of the caller telephone number registered in the incoming caller caller deletion schedule storage means has arrived.
The incoming call charge control server
A mail-based incoming billing method, wherein when there is a request for deletion of the caller telephone number from the Web mail server, the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming billing telephone number conversion storage means. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming billing method for charging the callee side,
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
The web mail server
By the operation from the terminal A, the mail address of the terminal A, the mail address and the caller telephone number of the terminal B on the caller side as the destination, the expiration date of the billing for the incoming call from the caller side, and the mail text Originally, create an e-mail that includes the incoming billing phone number, the expiration date, and the e-mail text.
Registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
Send the e-mail to terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Storing the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number received from the Web mail server in the incoming call outgoing / incoming storage means;
Only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge caller storage means when there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, Based on the incoming call phone number, the incoming call phone number is obtained from the incoming call phone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming call phone number are stored in association with each other. Instruct to connect to
When receiving the call origination / termination time information from the call processing device, the billing process is performed on the callee side based on the call origination / termination time information, and the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming call billing caller storage means. A mail-based incoming billing method as a feature. A call processing device in a communication network, an incoming call charge control server for performing charge control on the callee side of the communication network, a Web mail server, and a plurality of user terminals connected to both the Internet network and the communication network, An incoming billing method for charging the callee side,
Access the Web mail server from the terminal A on the called party side,
The web mail server
Management information consisting of the mail address of the terminal A and the caller telephone number is received from the terminal A,
Registering the caller telephone number and the incoming call charge telephone number in the incoming call charge control server;
The incoming call charge control server
Storing the caller telephone number received from the Web mail server in correspondence with the incoming call telephone number in the incoming caller caller storage means;
The Web mail server transmits an incoming call charging guide including the incoming call phone number for setting to an electronic mail to the terminal A;
The terminal A on the called party side
Receiving the incoming billing guidance from the Web mail server, setting a mail text in the incoming billing guidance, and sending it to the email address of the terminal B on the caller side;
The incoming call charge control server
Only when the caller telephone number is registered with reference to the incoming call charge caller storage means when there is an inquiry about the caller telephone number based on the incoming call charge telephone number from the call processing device, Based on the incoming call phone number, the incoming call phone number is obtained from the incoming call phone number conversion storage means in which the incoming caller telephone number and the incoming call phone number are stored in association with each other. Instruct to connect to
When receiving the call origination / termination time information from the call processing device, the billing process is performed on the callee side based on the call origination / termination time information, and the caller telephone number is deleted from the incoming call billing caller storage means. A mail-based incoming billing method as a feature. The web mail server
When the mail address of the e-mail created by the operation from the terminal A is registered in the telephone directory storage means, the caller telephone number corresponding to the mail address is registered in the incoming call charge control server. 10. A mail-based incoming billing method according to claim 6-9.

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