JP3099282U - Charge management control device related to mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Charge management control for charging a mobile phone with a minimum call rate due to an incoming call to a mobile phone and an incoming call rate and managing the call rate in a call rate charged to a call service of the mobile phone overseas. It is intended to provide a device.
Kind Code: A1 A charging management control device connected via an Internet network to a mobile telephone, a destination telephone, and a general-purpose telephone company that performs charging management of the destination telephone. An outgoing call charge control unit that measures the time to create outgoing call charge information and registers it in the charge management database device, and receives and manages the lowest call charge information and incoming call charge information from general-purpose telephone company machines and manages charges. And a telephone call charge reception control unit registered in the database device.
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Description

The present invention relates to a charging management control device that manages a call charge charged to a call service of a mobile phone abroad such as ITFS (International Toll Free Service).

通話 For users who need to use their mobile phones to contact their domestic headquarters at overseas business trips, etc., a mobile phone call service that can be used overseas is provided.

Along with this, there is provided a system in which a call fee for the mobile phone is also charged to the mobile phone. However, depending on the country to be visited, even if a call is received from the other party's phone to the mobile phone, However, a minimum call charge is imposed on the mobile phone, but it is assumed that only the caller is charged for the call charge.

Further, as an example of a billing system using a call service of a mobile phone overseas, for example, as shown in “Telephone transfer billing system and telephone transfer billing method” disclosed in JP-A-2002-354157, Call charges incurred when a subscriber (worker) subscribed to a mobile device (mobile phone) makes a call are charged to a third party (working company) in place of the caller or called party. ing. However, no attempt has been made to ascertain the minimum call charge imposed on a mobile phone at the time of an incoming call to solve the above-mentioned problem, and to charge the mobile phone.
JP-A-2002-354157

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention proposes, in a call charge imposed on a mobile phone call service overseas, a minimum call charge imposed on a mobile phone when the mobile phone receives an incoming call. It is another object of the present invention to provide a charging management control device for charging a mobile phone when the mobile phone receives an incoming call, and an incoming call charge imposed on the other party's phone, and managing the mobile phone.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is mounted on a mobile phone of a user or detachably mounted on the mobile phone in order to use a call service abroad via a communication network. And an automatic connection device for receiving call information including a billing number and a telephone number of a called telephone from the automatic connection device during the call service, and managing a call charge on the mobile phone. A charge management control device for exchanging information related to a call charge with a general-purpose machine of a telephone company that performs charge management of the called telephone, wherein a telephone number of the mobile phone, The total outgoing call time, the total outgoing call rate, and the total lowest call rate pertaining to the lowest call rate information from the general-purpose device in the form of an incoming call from the destination telephone to the mobile phone are described. A hard disk drive equipped with a charging management database device for registering at least those charging management information, and receiving the transmission information from the automatic connection device, and transmitting the telephone number and the destination of the mobile phone of the transmission information. With the telephone number of the telephone, the call time is measured, outgoing call fee information including the billing number of the outgoing information and the outgoing call fee corresponding to the call time is created and registered in the billing management database device, The charging management database device is searched from the charging number of the transmission information to obtain the corresponding charging management information, and the integrated communication time and the integrated communication charge of the charging management information are respectively the communication time and the outgoing communication charge. Outgoing call fee charging control unit that adds Registered in the management database device, search the charging management database device from the telephone number of the mobile phone of the lowest call rate information to obtain the corresponding charging management information, and add the lowest A call charge reception control unit for adding a minimum call charge of the call charge information.

The invention according to claim 2, wherein the charging management information further includes an integrated incoming call time and an integrated incoming call charge for each of the charging numbers, and the call charge reception control unit is configured to control the general-purpose device related to the mobile phone. And receiving the incoming call rate information including the incoming call time and the incoming call rate charged to the destination phone in the form of an incoming call to the mobile phone from the destination phone to the mobile phone. Register in the management database device, search the charging management database device from the telephone number of the mobile phone, obtain the corresponding charging management information, and, in the integrated call time and the integrated call charge of the charging management information, It is further characterized in that it further comprises adding the incoming call time and the incoming call charge of the minimum call charge information to update the charge management information.

The invention according to claim 3, wherein the charging management control device is further connected via a communication network to the mobile phone and a management terminal provided on a management side for managing a call charge of the call service, and In response to a search request signal from the telephone or the management terminal, the input of the charging number is accepted, the charging management database device is searched from the charging number, the corresponding charging management information and the outgoing call charge are searched. A call charge search control unit that acquires information, the minimum call charge information, and the incoming call charge information, and transmits the information to the mobile phone or the management terminal.

The invention according to claim 4, wherein the charging management database device further includes operation guide information including a voice for guiding a designation request of a telephone number of the called telephone recorded in a predetermined language, and wherein the charging management control is performed. The apparatus further includes an operation guide transmission control unit that transmits a voice of the operation guide information to the mobile phone when the apparatus receives, from the mobile phone, a designation of the telephone number of the destination telephone set in the call information. It is characterized by having.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a user who uses a mobile phone call service abroad receives the minimum call charged to the mobile phone in the form of an incoming call from the other party's phone to the mobile phone. Fees can also be charged to the mobile phone.
In addition, the operation can be simplified by automatically connecting to a charging management device that performs charging management of a call charge of a mobile phone.

According to the invention of claim 2, when the call service of the mobile phone is used overseas, the call charge charged to the other party's phone is also applied to the incoming call form to the mobile phone. It can be transferred to a mobile phone (cash on delivery). That is, a user who uses the telephone service of a mobile phone overseas charges the mobile phone with a minimum call fee in a mode of receiving a call to the mobile phone and a call fee in a mode of calling the other party's phone. can do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the user who uses the mobile phone call service overseas and the manager who manages the call charges reconfirm the call status of the user and the details thereof. be able to.

According to the invention described in claim 4, a user who uses the telephone service of a mobile phone abroad can easily operate the mobile phone according to an operation instruction message in the same language as in Japan.

Regarding the call charge imposed on the mobile phone's call service overseas, the minimum call charge imposed on the mobile phone when the mobile phone receives an incoming call and the other party when the mobile phone receives the incoming call The purpose of charging the mobile telephone with the incoming call charge imposed on the destination telephone is to connect the charging management control device of the present invention and the telephone company general-purpose machine of the telephone company that manages the charging of the destination telephone via the Internet network. It was realized by connecting.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a system configuration using a charging management control device relating to a call charge of an overseas mobile phone according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 10 provided for a user who uses a call service of a mobile phone 10 overseas, and a called phone 1 such as a mobile phone or a fixed phone provided for a called party of the mobile phone 10. A telephone company general-purpose machine 20 such as a general-purpose computer provided in a telephone company that performs charging management of the called telephone 1, and a management terminal 2 provided in a management side that manages a call charge of a call service of the mobile phone 10 overseas. A plurality of relay station devices 30 provided by a relay station company connected to the mobile phone 10, the called telephone 1, the general telephone company machine 20, and the management terminal 2 via the Internet 3; The relay station device 30 includes one charge management control device 31 that performs charge management of a call charge.

The mobile phone 10 also includes an automatic connection device 11 built in or detachably connected to the mobile phone 10, and the automatic connection device 11 includes a storage device 12 such as an IC chip.

The storage device 12 has a telephone number of the charging management control device 31 for automatically connecting the mobile phone 10 to the charging management control device 31 and a call charge for the mobile phone 10 using the call service of the mobile phone 10 overseas. And a charging number for charging.

The telephone company general-purpose machine 20 includes a call charge database device 21 for registering information necessary for managing the charge of the call charge for the call destination telephone 1, and the call charge database device 21 includes a call charge table 22.

The call charge table 22 records the call charge information of the call charge charged to the called telephone 1. The call charge information includes a search key portion including the telephone number of the called telephone 1 and the registration time, and a description section belonging to the data portion, a call time, a call charge, a telephone number of the mobile phone 10, a registration date, and the like. Stores information. In the item category, “minimum call charge information” and “incoming call charge information” are set.

The charge management control device 31 includes a charge management database device 40 for registering information necessary for managing a call charge charged to the mobile phone 10 using the call service of the mobile phone 10 overseas, A web server 32 that receives a search request from the management terminal 2 and transmits a search result of the charge management database device 40 via the Internet 3, a database server 33 that manages the charge management database device 40, It comprises an application server 34 which performs accounting management of call charges for the portable telephone 10 using the call service of the portable telephone 10 overseas. The billing management database device 40 includes a billing management table 41 and a billing detail table 42.

The charging management table 41 records charging management information for managing the charging of the telephone charge for the mobile telephone 10 using the telephone service of the mobile telephone 10 overseas. The charge management information includes a charge number as a search key part, a telephone number of the mobile phone 10 as a search key part, a name of a contracted office belonging to the data part, a department in charge, a person in charge, and contact information (address, telephone, (Number, e-mail address) Stores information such as accumulated outgoing call time, accumulated outgoing call charge, accumulated minimum call charge, incoming call time, incoming call charge, and registration date.

The billing detail table 42 is for recording billing detail information for performing billing management of a call charge for the mobile phone 10 using the call service of the mobile phone 10 overseas. The billing statement information includes a search key section including a billing number and a detail section, a telephone number of the mobile phone 10 as a search key section, a call time belonging to the data section, a call charge, a telephone number of the called telephone 1, Stores information such as registration date. In the item category, “outgoing call rate information”, “minimum call rate information”, and “incoming call rate information” are set. When “minimum call rate information” and “incoming call rate information” are set in the detail category, the charge detail information is created based on the minimum call rate information and the incoming call rate information transmitted from the telephone company general-purpose machine 20. Registered in.

(4) The operation guidance sound of the mobile phone 10 recorded in Japanese is registered in the operation guidance file 43. The operation guidance voice includes “voice for notifying the operation guidance when requesting the designation of the telephone number of the called telephone 1”, and “input error when the accounting number received from the mobile phone 10 is not registered. Is notified.

Next, a processing procedure in which the automatic connection control unit 13 and the outgoing call charge control unit 51 of the automatic connection device 11 transmit and receive information, the call charge transmission control unit 23 and the charge management control device 31 of the telephone company general-purpose machine 20. And the call charge search control unit 54 of the charge management control device 31 responds to the request signal from the mobile phone 10 and the management terminal 2 to charge the charge. A processing procedure for searching the management database device 40 will be described in detail.

The control unit of the call charge management system for the mobile phone 10 in the overseas of the present invention includes the automatic connection control unit 13 of the automatic connection device 11, the call charge transmission control unit 23 of the general telephone company machine 20, and the charge management control device. 31.
The control unit 50 in the charging management control device 31 includes an operation guide transmission control unit 51, an outgoing call charge charging control unit 52, a call charge reception control unit 53, and a call charge search control unit 54.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the processing of the automatic connection control unit 13 of the automatic connection device 11, the call charge transmission control unit 23 of the telephone company general-purpose machine 20, and the control unit 50 of the charge management control device 31 according to the present invention.

The automatic connection control unit 13 responds to the request signal in the transmission form from the mobile phone 10 and connects to the corresponding charging management control device 31 from the telephone number of the charging management control device 31 in the storage device 12 and In response to the designation of the telephone number 1, transmission information including the accounting number and the telephone number of the called telephone 1 is created and transmitted to the accounting management control device 31. The operation guide transmission control unit 51 transmits the voice of the operation guide information to the mobile phone 10 when receiving the designation of the telephone number of the destination telephone 1 from the mobile phone 10.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the automatic connection control unit 13 and the operation guide transmission control unit 51 will be described in detail.
(1) The automatic connection control unit 13 acquires the telephone number and the charging number of the charging management control device 31 registered in the storage device 12 in response to the request signal in the transmission form from the mobile phone 10, It connects to the charging management control device 31 corresponding to the telephone number of the charging management control device 31.
(2) In response to the connection request signal from the automatic connection control unit 13, the operation guide transmission control unit 51 uses the operation guide file 43 to indicate “when requesting the designation of the telephone number of the called telephone 1, The operation guidance sound in which the “voice to be notified” is recorded is acquired, and the operation guidance sound is transmitted to the mobile phone 10.
(3) The automatic connection control unit 13 receives an input of the telephone number of the called telephone 1 from the mobile phone 10, searches the charging management table 41 from the charging number acquired in the process (1), and performs the corresponding charging management. Get information.
(4) The automatic connection control unit 13 determines the accounting number acquired in the process (1), the telephone number of the destination telephone 1 whose input has been accepted in the process (3), and the accounting acquired in the process (3). Based on the management information and the telephone number of the mobile phone 10, outgoing call information is created and transmitted to the charging management control device 31.

The outgoing call charge control unit 52 receives the outgoing call information from the automatic connection device 11 and, based on the outgoing call information, the telephone number of the mobile phone 10 and the telephone number of the called telephone 1, communicates with the mobile phone 10. The call time between the telephones 1 is measured, outgoing call fee information including the outgoing information billing number and the outgoing call fee corresponding to the call time is created and registered in the billing management database device 40, and the outgoing information billing number is recorded. The charge management database device 40 is searched to obtain the corresponding charge management information, and the call time and the outgoing call charge are added to the integrated call time and the integrated call charge of the charge management information, and the charge management information is obtained. Update.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the outgoing call fee charging control unit 52 will be described in detail.
(1) The outgoing call fee charging control unit 52 is automatically started when the charging management control device 31 is turned on, and waits until receiving outgoing information from the automatic connection device 11.
(2) After the release of the weight, the telephone time of the mobile phone 10 and the telephone number of the destination telephone 1 can be calculated based on the telephone number of the mobile telephone 10 and the telephone number of the destination telephone 1 in the outgoing information received in the processing of (1). measure.
(3) In response to the call termination signal from the mobile phone 10, the outgoing call information corresponding to the call time measured in the process (2) and the outgoing call information received in the process (1) are described as " Outgoing call fee information in which "outgoing call fee information" is set is created and registered in the billing detail table 42.
(4) The charging management table 41 is retrieved from the charging number of the transmission information received in the processing of (1) to obtain the corresponding charging management information, and the integrated call time and the integrated call charge of the charging management information are respectively set. The charge management table 41 is updated by adding the call time measured in the process (2) and the outgoing call charge corresponding thereto.

The call charge transmission control unit 23 transmits the minimum call charge information and the incoming call charge information to the charging management control device 31.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the call charge transmission control unit 23 will be described in detail.
(1) The call charge transmission control unit 23 is automatically started when the power of the telephone company general-purpose device 20 is turned on, and waits until a predetermined time comes.
(2) After the weight is released, all the minimum call rate information and the incoming call rate information registered in the call rate table 22 are transmitted to the charge management control device 31.

The call charge reception control unit 53 receives the minimum call charge information and the incoming call charge information from the telephone company general-purpose device 20 and registers them in the charge management database device 40, and registers the charge management database device 40 based on the telephone number of the mobile phone 10. To obtain the corresponding charging management information, and add the minimum calling charge, the total incoming call time, and the total incoming call time of the minimum management charge information, The charge management information is updated by adding the call charge.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the call fee reception control unit 53 will be described in detail.
(1) The call charge reception control unit 53 is automatically started when the charging management control device 31 is turned on, and waits until the minimum call charge information from the telephone company general-purpose device 20 or the incoming call charge information is received.
(2) After the weight is released, the accounting information is edited from the minimum call rate information or the incoming call rate information accepted in the process (1) and registered in the accounting detail table 42.
(3) When the minimum call rate information is received in the process of (1), the charge management table 41 is searched from the telephone number of the mobile phone 10 of the minimum call rate information to acquire the corresponding charge management information, The charge management table 41 is updated by adding the minimum call charge of the minimum call charge information received in the process (1) to the accumulated minimum call charge of the charge management information.
When the incoming call charge information is received in the process (1), the charge management table 41 is retrieved from the telephone number of the mobile phone 10 in the incoming call charge information to obtain the corresponding charge management information. The charge management table 41 is updated by adding the incoming call time and the incoming call charge of the incoming call charge information received in the process (1) to the integrated incoming call time and the integrated incoming call charge of the charging management information, respectively. I do.

In response to the search request signal from the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2, the call charge search control unit 54 accepts the input of the charging number, searches the charging management database device 40 from the charging number, and finds the corresponding charging number. The charge management information, the outgoing call rate information, the minimum call rate information, and the incoming call rate information are acquired and transmitted to the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2.

Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the call charge search control unit 54 will be described in detail.
(1) In response to a search request signal from the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2, a call charge search / charging number input screen is transmitted to the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2 that has received the request signal.
(2) Receiving an input of a billing number from the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2, searching the billing management table 41 and the billing detail table 42 from the billing number and searching for the corresponding billing management information and billing detail information. Is obtained, and a call charge search screen in which the charge management information and the list of charge specification information are edited is transmitted to the mobile phone 10 or the management terminal 2 having received the request signal.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment. Various modifications can be made without departing from the technical scope of the present invention.

The present invention is directed to a charging management control device which manages a call charge charged to a mobile phone call service overseas such as ITFS and the like, even when a minimum call charge is charged to an incoming call service. Applicable.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a system configuration using a charging management control device for a call charge of the mobile phone of the present invention. 5 is a flowchart of processing of the automatic connection control unit 13 of the automatic connection device 11, the call charge transmission control unit 23 of the general telephone company machine 20, and the control unit 50 of the charging management control device 31 according to the present invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Call destination telephone 2 Management terminal 3 Internet network 10 Mobile telephone 11 Automatic connection device 12 Storage device 13 Automatic connection control unit 20 Telephone company general-purpose device 21 Call charge database device 22 Call charge table 23 Call charge transmission control unit 30 Relay station device 31 accounting management control device 32 web server 33 database server 34 application server 40 accounting management database device 41 accounting management table 42 accounting details table 43 operation guide file 50 accounting management control device control unit 51 operation guidance transmission control unit 52 outgoing call charge Control unit 53 Call charge reception control unit 54 Call charge search control unit

Claims (4)

In order to use a call service abroad on a user's mobile phone via a communication network, an automatic connection device mounted on the mobile phone or detachably mounted is provided. A general-purpose machine of a telephone company that receives call information including a billing number from the automatic connection device and a telephone number of a called telephone and manages a call charge on the portable telephone, and performs charging management of the called telephone. A charge management control device for exchanging information on call charges between
For each billing number, the telephone number of the mobile phone, the integrated outgoing call time pertaining to the call service, the integrated outgoing call charge, and the minimum from the general-purpose device in the form of an incoming call from the destination telephone to the mobile telephone. A hard disk drive equipped with a charge management database device for registering at least the charge management information for the accumulated minimum call charge pertaining to the call charge information;
Receiving the outgoing call information from the automatic connection device, measuring the talk time by the telephone number of the mobile phone and the telephone number of the called telephone of the outgoing call information, and calculating the billing number of the outgoing call information and the talk time. Outgoing call charge information including the outgoing call charge corresponding to the above is created and registered in the charging management database device, and the charging management database device is searched from the charging number of the calling information to obtain the corresponding charging management information. And an outgoing call charge control unit for adding the call time and the outgoing call charge to the integrated call time and the integrated call charge of the charging management information, respectively,
Receiving the minimum call rate information from the general-purpose device related to the mobile phone and registering it in the charging management database apparatus, searching the charging management database apparatus from the telephone number of the mobile phone of the lowest call rate information, and applying the search. A call charge reception control unit that acquires the charge management information and adds a minimum call charge of the minimum call charge information to an integrated minimum call charge of the charge management information;
A charging management control device for a mobile phone, comprising: The charging management information further includes an integrated incoming call time and an integrated incoming call charge for each of the charging numbers,
The call charge reception control unit, the telephone number of the mobile phone from the general-purpose device related to the mobile phone, the incoming call time charged to the destination telephone in the form of receiving from the destination telephone to the mobile phone, Incoming call rate information including the incoming call rate is received and registered in the charging management database device, and the charging management database device is retrieved from the telephone number of the mobile phone to obtain the corresponding charging management information. Updating the charge management information by adding the incoming call time and the incoming call charge of the minimum call charge information to the integrated call time and the integrated call charge of the charge management information, respectively. The charging management control device according to claim 1, wherein the charging management control device is a mobile phone. The charging management control device is further connected via a communication network to the mobile phone and a management terminal provided on a management side that manages a call charge of the call service,
In response to a search request signal from the mobile phone or the management terminal, receiving the input of the charging number, searching the charging management database device from the charging number, and applying the charging management information and the transmission. The method according to claim 11, further comprising a call charge search control unit that acquires the call charge information, the minimum call charge information, and the incoming call charge information and transmits the acquired call charge information to the mobile phone or the management terminal. 3. The charging management control device according to the mobile phone according to 2. The billing management database device further includes operation guidance information including a voice for guiding a designation request of a telephone number of the called telephone recorded in a predetermined language,
An operation guide transmission control unit configured to transmit a voice of the operation guide information to the mobile phone when receiving a designation of the telephone number of the destination telephone set in the outgoing information from the mobile phone; The charging management control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

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