JP2808007B2 - Call frequency counting system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention counts and accumulates the call frequency of subscribers accommodated in an electromagnetic telephone exchange, for each subscriber, and charges information via a line. And a system for transferring the data.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the call frequency of a crossbar exchange is obtained by photographing a subscriber frequency meter provided for each subscriber with a camera, enlarging a photographic original, reading an index of the frequency meter, and keying the index into an electronic computer. Recently, an index has been optically read from a film obtained by photographing the power meter and processed by an electronic computer.

As a method that does not require complicated photographing as described above, a system for electronically detecting, counting, and accumulating billing pulses and transferring billing information to a billing information processing device via a line is disclosed in No. -14568, JP-A-62-14569
No. etc.

However, none of these systems has been designed with a configuration capable of economically responding to the size of telephone exchanges.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The number of subscribers accommodated in a telephone exchange varies for each telephone exchange and as the due date elapses.

Prior art systems have adopted a method of preparing a device having a large number of charging pulse detection terminals for each subscriber and a device having a small number of detection terminals, and selectively using them according to the situation of the telephone exchange. However, there is a problem that the system cannot be configured economically in response to the number of workers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an economical call frequency counting system corresponding to the number of subscribers of a telephone exchange.

[Means for solving the problem]

According to the present invention, the call frequency counting device is separated into a counting and accumulating unit for detecting, counting, and accumulating charging pulses, a data transmitting unit for transmitting charging information to the charging information processing device, and an operation panel connectable to each unit. This makes it possible to add the counting accumulation unit to the building block type. Further, the number of packages of the detection unit of the counting and accumulating unit can be variably mounted. For accessing each counting and accumulating unit from the billing information processing apparatus, for accessing arbitrary numbers having different values among a plurality of counting and accumulating units connected to one data transmission unit, that is, for accessing from the logical unit number and the operation panel. A unit phone number that matches the thousandth digit of the phone number of the meter that is accommodated as a unit, has the station data in the billing information processing device, and is an input phone that is input in response to a subscriber frequency meter reading request A function is provided for accessing the data transmission unit by converting the number into a request number including a logical unit number.

(Operation)

The call frequency counting system according to the present invention detects, counts and accumulates a charging pulse applied to a frequency counter for each subscriber in a counting and accumulating unit, and when a subscriber telephone number is input to a charging information processing device, the charging is performed. The information processing device converts the request into a request number including the logical unit number, issues a billing information transfer request to the data transmission unit via the line, and upon receiving the request, the data transmission unit selects the count storage unit with the request number and accesses the data storage unit. When the counting and storing unit receives this, the logical unit number and the unit telephone number are set by another means, so that it is known that the access is the self-counting and storing unit, and the billing information stored is transmitted to the data transmitting unit. The data transmission unit returns the received accounting information to the accounting information processing device via the line after the exchange, and receives the accounting information. Management system handles appropriately displayed and printed and accumulate billing information received, and the like.

The charging information of the telephone number is set and displayed from the operation panel connected to the counting and storing unit by accessing the charging information with the accommodation number based on the unit telephone number of the thousandth digit of the telephone number.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, A is a crossbar switch, B is a telephone line 1100
0 to 11999 and 21000 to 21999 are subscriber telephones accommodated in the crossbar exchange A (connection to the exchange is two lines, but not shown), and 31000 to 31999 and 41000 to 41999 correspond to the subscriber telephones. 6 is a billing information processing device installed separately, 1 is a call frequency counting device, 2 is a data transmission unit constituting the call frequency counting device 1, 3, 31, and 32 are call frequency counting devices. The operation panel 4 and 5 are counting and accumulating units constituting the communication frequency counting device 1.

The data transmission unit 2 is connected to the accounting information processing device 6 via the crossbar exchange A and the telephone line B, and is also connected to the counting and accumulating units 4 and 5.

Numerals 41 to 44 denote internal components of the counting and accumulating unit 4. Numeral 41 denotes a scanning circuit which is composed of several packages and can detect a charging pulse of 1000 leads. 42 denotes a control circuit for controlling counting and accumulation. Reference numeral 43 denotes a storage circuit, reference numeral 44 denotes an inter-unit communication interface circuit for communicating with the data transmission unit 2, and reference numerals 51 to 54 denote internal circuits constituting the count storage circuit 5, similarly to 41 to 44.

Reference numerals 21 to 24 denote internal components of the data transmission unit 2, reference numeral 21 denotes an inter-unit communication interface circuit for communicating with the counting and storing units 4 and 5, reference numeral 22 denotes a control circuit, reference numeral 23 denotes a modem, and reference numeral 24 denotes a network control circuit. It is.

30, 31 and 32 are operation panels, and a data transmission unit 2
And count control units 4 and 5 for setting and reading various control data and billing information including a unit telephone number and a logical unit number.

The unit-to-unit communication interface circuits 21 and 44 and 54 are connected in duplicate, and 1000 leads from the subscriber frequency meter 31000 to 31999 are connected to the scanning circuit 51 and the subscriber frequency meter 41000.
1000 leads from .about.41999 are housed in the scanning circuit 41.

61 to 66 show internal components of the billing information processing device 6,
61 is a modem with a built-in network control device, 62 is a control circuit, 63 is an operation unit, 64 is a display unit, 65 is a storage circuit, 66 is an external storage device, and these billing information processing devices 6 are personal computers and their peripheral devices. Can be configured.

In this embodiment, the subscriber telephone of the crossbar exchange A is 2000
Since the line is accommodated, the station number and telephone number are temporarily set to 1000 to 1999 for 43 stations and 1000 to 1999 for 44 stations.
It shall correspond to 31000-31999 and 41000-41999.

Since the counting and accumulating units 4 and 5 of this embodiment accommodate 1000 leads, each of the counting and accumulating units is provided with one unit telephone number and one logical unit number, and these numbers are input from the operation panel. Alternatively, it is set at the time of construction by setting using a dip switch.

In this embodiment, the unit telephone number of the counting and storing unit 4 is 1, and the unit telephone number of the counting and storing unit 5 is also 1.

Although the logical unit number is arbitrary, the counting and storing unit 4
Is X, and the count accumulation unit 5 is Z.

Next, the operation of the call frequency counting system will be described with reference to FIG.

If telephone 21000 goes off-hook and dials the telephone number of the called party, crossbar exchange A can call the called party, set up a communication line, and make a call. A charging pulse is transmitted from the crossbar exchange A to the subscriber frequency meter 41000 in accordance with the call, and the frequency meter is registered.

The charging pulse is detected by the scanning circuit 41 to generate charging pulse detection data. The control circuit 42 reads the billing pulse detection data, reads the billing pulse count value corresponding to the subscriber frequency meter 41000 up to the present time from the storage circuit 43, adds 1 thereto, and stores the count value in the storage circuit 43 again.

The counting and accumulating unit 4 performs the above operation at a constant scanning period sufficiently early for the charging pulse, and the telephones 21000 to 219
The accounting pulse corresponding to 99 is completely detected, counted and accumulated. The counting and accumulating unit 5 performs the same operation.

The count value of the charging pulse in the storage circuits 43 and 53 may be set first by using the operation panels 30 and 31 so as to match the index of the subscriber frequency meter.

Now, when the subscriber frequency index of the 1000th of the 44 telephone numbers is required, 441000 is inputted to the operation unit 63 in accordance with the display of the display unit 64 constituting the billing information processing device 6. The control unit 62 controls the storage circuit 65 or the external storage device 66 set by another means.
With reference to the station data therein, the telephone number in which the call frequency counting device 1 is accommodated is dialed via the network control device built-in modem 61, and the data transmission unit 2 is captured. When the network control circuit 24 detects the incoming call, it informs the control circuit 22 and the control circuit 22 responds, and connects the modem 23 to the telephone line B via the network control circuit 24 to start communication.

The billing information processing device 6 refers to the station data stored in the storage circuit 65 or the external storage device 66, and issues an index transfer request command of the subscriber frequency meter using the request number X1000 including the logical unit number X as a parameter. Then, the control circuit 22
Extracts the logical unit number X and sets a data link with the count storage unit 4 of the logical unit address X via the inter-unit communication interface circuit 21. Thereafter, an index transfer command for the subscriber frequency meter of the telephone number 1000 is issued and the index is read. Then, the data link is released and the communication with the counting and storing unit 4 is completed. Thereafter, the data transmission unit 2 transmits the index to the billing information processing device 6,
End a series of communication. The billing information processing device 6 performs processing such as displaying and storing the received billing information.

These operations are the same when the requested subscriber frequency index corresponds to a plurality of telephone numbers. Also, by adding system configuration conditions such as limiting the number of subscriber telephones accommodated in the counting and accumulating units 4 and 5 which are doubly connected to one data transmission unit 2 to 10,000 or less, the logical unit number becomes one digit. It is also possible to configure a system in which the thousands number of the request number is replaced or the logical unit number has the same value as the subscriber telephone number.

In this embodiment, the counting and accumulating units 4 and 5 are used for convenience of explanation.
Accommodates 1000 subscribers, but 2000
Counting and accumulating units even if more than
The effect is the same, except that a plurality of unit telephone numbers and logical unit numbers are assigned to 4,5.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the counting and accumulating unit can be added in accordance with the number of frequency meters to be accommodated, regardless of the telephone number corresponding to the frequency meter to be accommodated in the call frequency counting device. By variably mounting the number of packages constituting the scanning circuit of the first embodiment, a great effect is obtained on the configuration of an economical call frequency counting system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a call frequency counting system, and FIG. It is a figure showing the flow of data. Description of symbols A: crossbar switch B: line 1: call frequency counting device 2: data transmission unit 30, 31, 32: operation panel 4, 5: counting and accumulating unit 6: billing information processing device 21 , 44,54 ... Inter-unit communication interface circuit 22,42,52,62 ... Control circuit 23 ... Modem 24 ... Network controller 41,42 ... Scan circuit 43,53,65 ... Storage circuit 61 … Modem with built-in network control device 63… Operation unit 64… Display unit 66… External storage device 11000-11999, 21000-21999… Subscriber telephone 31000-31999, 41000-41999… Subscriber frequency meter

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-285060 (JP, A) JP-A-62-14568 (JP, A) JP-A-54-89407 (JP, A) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) H04M 15/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of counting and accumulating units for detecting and counting billing pulses applied to a frequency meter for each subscriber accommodated in an electromagnetic telephone exchange, and accumulating the billing information as billing information; A billing information processing device that aggregates the billing information obtained from, a data transmission unit that converts the billing information and sends the billing information to the billing information processing device via a line, An operation panel for reading the billing information by using the telephone number of the subscriber; and a call frequency counting system for counting and processing the billing information accumulated in the plurality of counting and accumulating units by the billing information processing device. A logical unit number is assigned to each of the counting and storing units, and the billing information processing device is provided with a telephone number of the subscriber. Accepting means for accepting, storing means for associating the thousandth digit of the telephone number with the logical unit number, and storing the telephone number of the subscriber, referring to the storing means, Extracting means for extracting the corresponding logical unit number based on a thousandth digit, and exponential transfer for sending an exponential transfer request command including the logical unit number and the telephone number extracted by the extracting means to the data transmission unit Request means, the data transmission unit receiving the exponential transfer request command, receiving means for reading the logical unit number and the telephone number included in the exponential transfer request command, and the read means Means for setting a data link with the counting and accumulating unit to which the logical unit number read by A subscriber frequency reading means for reading an index of the subscriber frequency meter corresponding to the telephone number read by the reading means from the counted accumulation unit, and an index of the subscriber frequency meter read by the subscriber frequency reading means. A transmission frequency totaling system, comprising: transmission means for transmitting to a billing information processing device.