JP3285237B2 - Call charge simulation method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to call charge management used in a key telephone apparatus accommodating a plurality of key telephones and central office lines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a key telephone apparatus of this type employs a method in which a terminal makes an external call with respect to call charge management and notifies the call charge only after the end of the external call.

[0003]

However, in the conventional call charge management method used in a key telephone apparatus accommodating a plurality of key telephones and office lines, a call charge is notified after an external call is terminated, and the call charge is notified based on the notification. Since the call charge management was performed, there was a problem that only past call charge information could be grasped.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, it is possible to grasp the exact call rate in advance based on the charge of the time zone to talk, and only by managing the past call rate. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a call charge accounting simulation method that enables call charge management before a call, thereby enabling a planned and economical outside call.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a call charge accounting simulation method according to the present invention comprises:
In a method for simulating a call charge in a key telephone apparatus capable of managing call charges accommodating a plurality of key telephones and office lines, a simulation program is stored in a memory of a main unit based on a simulation special number key input from a dial button portion of the key telephone. Read out and display it on the display of the key telephone, and key-in data such as the other party's telephone number, call duration, communication telephone company number, etc. necessary for simulation of call charge accounting according to the procedure displayed on the display. It is characterized in that a call charge simulated by the call charge management device of the main device based on the input data is displayed on the display.

[0006]

[Function] A simulation special number is key-inputted from a dial button portion of a key telephone. Next, data necessary for the simulation of the call charge is sequentially input by a key according to the procedure displayed on the display of the key telephone. A call charge simulated based on the key input data is displayed on the display. In this way, it is possible to grasp an accurate call charge in advance based on the charge in the time zone in which a call is to be made, and it is possible to manage not only the past call charge but also the call charge before the call. Thus, a planned and economical outside line call can be made.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a call charge accounting simulation according to the present invention. In the figure,
The numerical value following the symbol S indicates a step number. [S1] The system waits until a simulation special number is input from the dial button unit. [S2] When a simulation special number is key-inputted from the dial button section, a call charge accounting simulation program is read and executed. That is, the necessary data input procedure is displayed on the display of the key telephone. [S3] It is monitored whether data has been keyed in according to the procedure. If the input is correct, proceed to S5; otherwise, S
Proceed to 4. [S4] A message "Please re-enter data" is displayed on the display. [S5] Have all necessary data been keyed in? If the input has been completed, the process proceeds to S6; otherwise, the process returns to S3. [S6] Based on the input data, the call charge management device simulates the call charge and displays the call charge on the display of the key telephone.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of a key telephone apparatus for carrying out the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main unit of a key telephone device, which is a telephone interface unit 2 having a built-in data transmission / reception unit 2a, a telephone line switch unit 3, an external line interface unit 4 having a dial transmission unit 4a, and a telephone charge management unit 5a. Is built in from the control unit 5. Also, a plurality of key telephones T1 to Tn and external lines L1 to Ln are connected to the main device 1.

FIG. 3 shows an outline of a key telephone for carrying out the present invention. In the figure, 6 is a display, 7 is a charge display control section, 8 is a data transmission / reception section, 9 is a press button detection section, and 10 is a dial button section. Next, the operation of the call charge accounting simulation will be described. A preset simulation special number is keyed in from the dial button unit 10. The simulation special number is preset by a combination of keys arranged in the dial button unit 10 (approximately two characters are usually appropriate). For example, when "32" is key-input as a simulation special number, the pressed button is specified by the pressed button detecting unit 9, and the data of "32" is transmitted to the data transmitting / receiving unit 8 → the data transmitting / receiving unit 2a of the main device 1 → the control unit 5. Can be Control unit 5
Reads the call charge simulation program stored in the memory (not shown), and displays the input procedure of the call charge simulation on the display. That is, a control signal is transmitted in the order of the control unit 5 → the data transmission / reception unit 2a → the data transmission / reception unit 8 → the charge display control unit 7 → the display unit 6, and the display unit 6 displays the input procedure of the call charge accounting simulation data. .

While watching the display on the display 6, data of the call start time, the telephone number of the other party, the call time, and the company number (such as Second Telegram, Japan Telecom) are key-inputted from the dial button unit 10 in an interactive manner. . These keyed-in data are sent to the control unit 5 via the telephone interface unit 2, and the call charge management unit 5a calculates the call charge in a pseudo manner based on the data. Call charge management device 5a
Is displayed on the display 6 of the key telephone set T1 via the computer interface unit 2. In this way, before the outside line call or when the terminal is in the standby state, the call charge can be artificially grasped by keying in necessary data from the dial button unit.

[0011]

As described above, the call charge accounting simulation method according to the present invention reads the simulation program from the memory of the main unit based on the simulation special number key input from the dial button portion of the key telephone and displays the key telephone. Display on the display, and key input data such as the other party's telephone number, call time, communication telephone company number necessary for the simulation of the call charge according to the procedure displayed on the display, and based on the keyed data, Since the call charge simulated by the call charge management device of the main device is displayed on the display,
Accurate call rates can be ascertained in advance based on the rates during the time of the call, so that not only past call rates can be managed, but also call rates before calls can be managed, and thus planned and economical. External calls can be made.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a procedure for implementing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a key telephone apparatus showing an outline of a key telephone apparatus for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a key telephone showing an outline of a key telephone for implementing the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main apparatus 2 Telephone interface part 2a Data transmission / reception part 3 Communication line switch part 4 External line interface part 4a Dial transmission part 5 Control part 5a Call charge management device 6 Display 7 Charge display control part 8 Data transmission / reception part 9 Press button detection part 10 Dial button section

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-1-128662 (JP, A) JP-A-63-253765 (JP, A) JP-A-63-275256 (JP, A) JP-A-58-58 173954 (JP, A) JP-A-5-114991 (JP, A) JP-A-4-336757 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04M 15/34 H04M 15 / 00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for simulating a call charge in a key telephone apparatus capable of managing a call charge accommodating a plurality of key telephones and office lines, comprising the steps of: The simulation program is read out from the memory and displayed on the display of the key telephone, and data such as the other party's telephone number, the communication time, and the communication telephone company number required for the simulation of the call charge according to the procedure displayed on the display are displayed. A call charge simulation method, comprising: inputting a key; and displaying a call charge simulated by the call charge management device of the main device based on the keyed data on the display.