JP2549152Y2 - Communication equipment usage fee charging device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) This invention is a line based on a unique charge system different from the charge pulse from the telephone line, between the telephone line with the charge pulse and communication equipment such as facsimile. The present invention relates to a device that collects a usage fee and a device usage fee.

(Prior Art) Between a telephone having a charge collection function generally called a pink telephone and a telephone line having a charging pulse, a telephone usage fee described in Japanese Patent Application No. 62-123688 filed by the applicant of the present invention is conventionally provided. There is a device. This is because when a telephone is connected to a line and a telephone call becomes possible, a charging pulse (periodic storage signal) sent from the station is removed through a charging pulse removing circuit, and a charging pulse is generated from a charging pulse generator at a different time interval. Is sent to the telephone and billing is performed with a unique fee system.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Since the above-mentioned conventional billing device is dedicated to a telephone, it is difficult to widely apply it to general communication equipment such as a facsimile. That is, when this charging device is connected to a communication device, the normal operation of the device is hindered by the reception of the charging pulse from the telephone line. To avoid this, if the charging pulse is removed, the line usage fee is collected without excess or shortage. Can not do. In addition, it is necessary to respond to a call from the other party, and in this case, there is also a problem that a special function different from that of a telephone for collecting a usage fee for communication equipment is required.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a communication device usage fee charging device which can connect a general communication device to a telephone line with a charging pulse and can collect a uniquely set telephone line usage fee and a device usage fee. It is an issue.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above conventional problems, in the present invention,
A billing device 3 interposed between a telephone line 1 with a billing pulse and a communication device 2, which is a billing charge detecting circuit 4 for detecting that a bill has been charged, and for selecting a transmission / reception function. A selection switch 7, a billing pulse removing circuit 12 for removing a billing pulse from a signal received from the telephone line 1, switching devices 10 and 11 for inserting the billing pulse removing circuit 12 in a communication line, and use from an input fee. When the charge input is detected by the charge collection circuit 15 for collecting the charge and the charge input detection circuit 4 and the transmission is selected by the selection switch 7, the connection between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 is controlled and the response is made. When the storage signal is detected, the switching unit 1 inserts the charging pulse removal circuit 12 between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2.
0, 11 and a charge collection circuit 15 for collecting a charge at a predetermined time interval uniquely set in advance according to the time from the reception of the response storage signal to the reception of the periodic storage signal.
When receiving is selected, the switching between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 is controlled by the switches 10 and 11 without passing through the charging pulse removing circuit 12, and the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 are controlled.
When the connection with the device is detected, the charge collection circuit 15 collects the device usage fee at a predetermined time interval set in advance.
And a control device 5 for controlling so as to disconnect the line when the collected fee exceeds the input fee during transmission / reception.

(Operation) When data is transmitted by the communication device usage fee charging device of the present invention, if the fee input is detected by the fee input detection circuit 4 and transmission is selected by the selection switch 7, the control device 5 The telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 are connected. When the communication device 2 receives the response storage signal after being connected to the telephone line 1, the control device 5 operates the switches 10 and 11 to insert the charging pulse removal circuit 12 into the line, and to transmit the periodic storage signal. The toll collection circuit 15 is operated at predetermined time intervals uniquely set in advance according to the time until the reception of the toll, and the toll is collected. When receiving data, the charge input detecting circuit 4 detects the input of the charge, and when the reception is selected by the selection switch 7, the control device 5 switches the telephone line 1 side and the communication device 2 side. Connect. Then, when the communication device 2 is connected to the telephone line 1, the control device 5 operates the fee collection circuit 15 to collect the device usage fee at a predetermined time interval set in advance.
At the time of transmission / reception, if the collected fee exceeds the input fee, the control device 5 disconnects the line.

(Embodiment) One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a telephone line with a charging pulse, and 2 is a communication device such as a facsimile.

The communication device usage fee charging device 3 according to the present invention is provided between the telephone line 1 with the charging pulse and the communication device 2.
In the billing device 3, reference numeral 4 denotes the detection of coin insertion and sends a detection signal to the control device 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a display circuit which is displayed for notifying that a transmission / reception operation has been enabled by inserting a coin and for ending use of a communication device, and is controlled by the control device 5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a selection switch, which is used to select whether to transmit, receive, or end use of the communication device 2 by the communication device 2. Reference numeral 8 denotes a switch for the equipment to be used, which selects between communication with the communication equipment 2 and communication with the telephone 18. Reference numeral 9 denotes a line connector, which is controlled by the control device 5 so as to connect and disconnect the communication device 2 and the telephone line 1. 10, 11 are transmission / reception switching devices,
At the time of transmission, the communication device 2 is connected to the telephone line 1 through the charging pulse elimination circuit 12, and at the time of reception, the communication pulse elimination circuit 12 is connected.
Is controlled by the control device 5 so that the connection is established without the intermediary of. The charging pulse removal circuit 12 removes the charging pulse by removing the DC component in the signal received from the telephone line 1 and passes only the communication signal to the communication device 2 side. Reference numeral 13 denotes a hook signal detection circuit of the communication device, which detects that the communication device 2 has formed a closed circuit through the charging pulse removal circuit 12 and that the circuit has opened, and sends a detection signal to the control device 5. Reference numeral 14 denotes a calling signal and charging pulse detection circuit which detects a calling signal and a charging pulse from the telephone line 1 and sends a detection signal to the control device 5. Fifteen
Is a charge collection circuit, which is controlled by the control device 5 to collect a charge from the inserted coins according to the usage time. That is, after the communication device 2 is connected to the telephone line 1 and the first charge pulse (response storage signal) is received by the call signal and charge pulse detection circuit 14, the control device 5 sets the second charge pulse (response signal). The time until the reception of the periodic storage signal) is detected, and the toll collection circuit 14 is collected and controlled at time intervals calculated based on a unique toll system in accordance with this time. For example, in a telephone line with a current NTT charging pulse, a response receiving signal is sent first when the receiving terminal equipment is connected to the telephone line in response to a call, and then the longest when the periodic storing signal is a toll call. Every 80 seconds, for local calls 3
It is sent sequentially every minute. The time interval between billing pulses for toll calls is less than 80 seconds and is further subdivided by distance. Therefore, for example, if the time from when the communication device 2 is connected to the telephone line 1 and the response receiving signal is received until the periodic receiving signal is received is 80 seconds or less, the control device 5 responds to the time. At an appropriately shorter interval,
If the periodic storage signal does not come within 80 seconds, it may be set so as to collect the original fee at intervals appropriately shorter than 3 minutes. On the other hand, when the reception is selected by the selection switch 7, the control device 5 detects the time from the reception of the call signal by the call signal detection circuit 13 to the end of the communication, and according to this time, its own charge system. Is collected by the charge collection circuit 14 on the basis of. The transmission / reception operation ends when the other party of the telephone line 1 disconnects, when the communication device 2 disconnects, when the end is selected by the selection switch 7, and when the usage fee of the communication device exceeds the input amount. In this case, the control device 5 drives the line connector 11 to perform the operation. A coin return circuit 16 is controlled by the control device 5 to return the difference between the input amount and the collected amount.

Next, the operation of this device will be described. When a coin is inserted into the device, the charge input detection circuit 4 detects this and sends a detection signal to the control device 5. In response to this, the control device 5 displays through the display circuit 6 that transmission and reception are possible. .
Here, when the transmission of the selection switch 7 is selected, the control device 5
Controls the switch 8 to be connected to the second side, the line connector 9 to be connected, and the switches 10 and 11 to be connected to the first side. Then, by connecting to the telephone line 1 by operating the communication device 2, transmission becomes possible. When the communication device 2 is connected to the telephone line 1, a charging pulse is transmitted from the telephone line 1 at predetermined time intervals according to the communication distance. When the call signal and billing pulse detecting circuit 14 detects the first billing pulse (response containing signal), the control device 5 controls the switches 10 and 11 to connect to the two sides and communicates with the billing pulse removing circuit 12. Insert into the line. From the signal from the telephone line 1, the DC component is removed by the charging pulse removing circuit 12 so that the charging pulse (periodic storage signal) is removed, and only the voice signal component or the facsimile signal component is sent to the communication device 2. . Further, the control device 5 calculates a unique time interval based on the time from the reception of the response storage signal by connecting to the line to the reception of the periodic storage signal, and calculates the time interval from the coin inserted by the toll collection circuit 15. Control to collect the recurring fee. When the coins are exhausted in the device 3, the circuit of the communication device 2 opens, and the hook detection circuit 13 detects this and sends a detection signal to the control device 5.
In response to this, the control device 5 controls the circuit connector 9 so as to disconnect it from the telephone line 1, and transmission becomes impossible.

On the other hand, when the reception of the selection switch 7 is selected, the control device 5 connects the switch 8 to the second side, and the line connection 9
And control is performed such that the switches 10 and 11 are respectively connected to the first side. Then, when a calling signal is sent from the telephone line 1 and the calling signal and billing pulse detection circuit 14 detects this, the control device 5 sets the communication device 2 to the telephone line 1 in advance every predetermined reception time. Control is performed such that the set unique device usage fee is sequentially collected from the coins inserted by the fee collection circuit 15. When the coins run out in the device 3, the control device 5 controls the communication circuit connector 9 to be opened and disconnected from the telephone line 1, so that the reception becomes impossible. In addition, at the time of transmission / reception, when the communication line is disconnected by the other party or when the end of the selection switch is selected, the control device 5 operates the line connector 9 to disconnect the telephone line.

At the end of use of the communication device 2, if the input fee exceeds the collection fee, the control device 5 operates the return circuit 16 to return the change.

For example, when a person who does not need to pay a fee, such as an installer of the device 3, uses the forcible selection switch 17, the control device 5 causes the changeover devices 8, 10, It controls to connect the line through 11 and the line connector 9.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention is a billing device 3 interposed between a telephone line 1 with a billing pulse and a communication device 2 and detects a charge being charged. Circuit 4;
A selection switch 7 for selecting a transmission / reception function, a charging pulse removing circuit 12 for removing a charging pulse from a signal received from the telephone line 1, and a switch for inserting the charging pulse removing circuit 12 in a communication line. 10, 11 and 11, a charge collection circuit 15 for collecting a usage charge from the input charge, and a charge input detection circuit 4 when the charge input is detected, and a selection switch 7
Is selected, the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2
After controlling the connection with the communication device 2 and detecting the response storage signal, the switching devices 10 and 11 are controlled so that the charging pulse removing circuit 12 is inserted between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2, and the communication device 2 is connected to the communication device 2. The charge collecting circuit 15 is configured to collect a charge at a predetermined time interval uniquely set according to a time from when the telephone line 1 is connected and the response storage signal is received to when the periodic storage signal is received. Control and when receive is selected,
When the connection between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 is controlled by the switches 10 and 11 without passing through the charging pulse removing circuit 12 and the connection between the telephone line 1 and the communication device 2 is detected, the connection is uniquely set in advance. The control device 5 controls the charge collection circuit 15 to collect the device usage fee at predetermined time intervals, and further disconnects the line during transmission and reception when the collection fee exceeds the input fee. Since the charge accounting device is configured, it is possible to prevent malfunction of the communication device due to the charge pulse from the telephone line, and it is possible to respond to a call from the other party. It is possible to connect, and it is possible to collect the telephone line usage fee and the equipment usage fee set independently, without any excess or shortage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings are block diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... telephone line with billing pulse, 2 ... communication equipment, 3 ...
... Charging device, 4 ... Charge input detection circuit, 5 ... Control device, 7 ... Selection switch, 12 ... Charging pulse removal circuit,
10,11 ... Switching device, 15 ... Charge collection circuit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A billing device interposed between a telephone line with a billing pulse and a communication device, wherein a billing detection circuit for detecting that a bill has been charged and a transmission / reception function are selected. A selection switch, a charging pulse detecting circuit for detecting a charging pulse from a signal received from the telephone line, a charging pulse removing circuit for removing a charging pulse from a signal received from the telephone line, and the charging pulse in a communication line. A switch for inserting a removal circuit, a charge collection circuit for collecting a device usage fee from the input fee, and when the input of the fee is detected by the fee input detection circuit and the transmission function is selected by the selection switch, When the connection between the telephone line and the communication device is controlled and the first charging pulse sent from the office is detected by the charging pulse detection circuit, the telephone line And controlling the switch so as to insert the charging pulse removing circuit between the communication side and the communication device side, and corresponds to the time interval from the reception of the first charging pulse to the reception of the second charging pulse. Controlling the fee collection circuit to collect the device usage fee at predetermined time intervals based on a unique fee system set in advance, and the input of the fee is detected by the fee input detection circuit,
And, when the receiving function is selected by the selection switch, the switching unit controls the connection between the telephone line and the communication device without passing through the charging pulse removing circuit, and when the connection between the telephone line and the communication device is detected, And a control device for controlling the charge collection circuit so as to collect the usage charge at the time interval of, and further disconnecting the line when the equipment usage fee exceeds the input charge during transmission / reception. Equipment usage fee charging device.