JPH02130068A - Charging system for public telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To call with the use of a credit card by receiving the recording contents of the credit card as a magnetic recording card with a credit terminal being connected through a telephone network, inquiring the record, giving a calling permit, and executing a charging after the completion of the call through an ordinary credit processing. CONSTITUTION:A public telephone set 1 matches a credit card with a password number to be inputted from a processing dial means 11 similarly to a telephone card and the information is inputted to a credit terminal 4 being connected to the telephone network through a telephone exchange 3 by a line sending means. The credit terminal 4 receives it, inquires the information to a recording part 4c, and when it is adequate, informs the public telephone set 1 of the calling permit. The public telephone set 1 informs the credit terminal 4 of the charging information again after the completion of the call and the charging information is recorded in the recording part 4c. Thus, a user can use the public telephone set through the credit card of a financial institution.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is used in public telephones.

〔overview〕

The present invention is a billing system for public telephones that uses a magnetic recording card, in which the recorded contents of the credit card as a magnetic recording card are received by a credit terminal connected via a telephone network, the record is consulted, and call permission is granted. , which allows calls to be made using a credit card by performing normal credit card processing for billing after the end of the call.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional public telephones have been limited to billing methods for calling parties using money or telephone cards.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, with this conventional billing system, users cannot use public telephones unless they have 1,000 yen coins or 100 yen coins, or a dedicated telephone card. For this reason, it is inconvenient that credit cards issued by general financial institutions, which are now widely available and have a high ownership rate, cannot be used.

It is an object of the present invention to solve this drawback and provide a billing system for public telephones that allows the use of credit cards.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a billing system that includes a public telephone connected to a telephone network and equipped with a calling means using money and a calling means using a telephone card. a credit terminal having a record relating to the credit card is connected to the telephone network, and the credit terminal has means for receiving information from the line; means for querying the records for this information; and means for transmitting a call authorization signal to the line when the query result of the means is payable; The telephone network is provided with a means for setting whether dialing is possible, and the telephone network is provided with a means for transmitting billing information to the credit terminal at the end of a call from the public telephone, and the credit terminal is provided with means for receiving and recording the billing information. It is characterized by including.

[Effect]

In public telephones, a credit card is processed in the same way as a telephone card, and the information is inputted together with a personal identification number input by a dialing means to a credit terminal connected to a telephone network via a telephone exchange from a line sending means. The credit terminal receives this, queries the recording unit for information, and if appropriate, notifies the public phone of call permission. After the call ends, the public telephone again notifies the credit terminal of the billing information, and this billing information is recorded in the recording section. Payment and settlement of charges to the telephone network owner are similar to general credit card transactions.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a public telephone 1 includes a dial 11, a telephone section 12, a billing section 13, and a display section 14.
3 includes a money processing unit 13A that processes inserted money, a card processing unit 13B that performs processing including reading a recording medium that is an inserted telephone card, and a memo! J13
Including C.

A telephone network including a telephone exchange 3 connected to this public telephone 1 via a telephone line 2A includes a plurality of credit terminals 4.
are connected via telephone line 2B.

Here, the feature of the present invention is that the public telephone 1 is
After temporarily storing the card information recorded on the magnetic recording part of the credit card read by the card processing section 13B in the charging section 13, the display section 14 instructs the user to input the telephone number of the credit terminal, and the telephone section 12 The credit terminal 4 is equipped with an information sending circuit 13D that sends the information in the memory 13C to the telephone network after detecting the connection with the credit terminal. The transmitting/receiving section 4A that receives the call signal and the card information, the record inquiry section 4B that inquires the recording section 4C about the received card information and the password input by the user using the dial 11, and the results of this inquiry are suitable. The transmitting/receiving section 4A recognizes the call permission based on the output.
Public telephone 1 used by users via the telephone network
The public telephone 1 is equipped with a communication permission authorization circuit 4D that sends an authorization signal to this effect, and a dial operation permission setting circuit 15 that receives this authorization signal and displays dial operation permission for making a call on the display section 14. That's true.

After the call ends, the card processing section 13B sends billing information to the credit terminal 4 via the information sending section 13D, and the credit terminal 4 stores this billing information in the recording section 4 through the record inquiry section 4B.
Record in C. Normal payment processing is performed on this recorded content from the user's account via the payment processing unit 4E at regular intervals.

FIG. 2 shows a sea fence diagram according to this embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a user can use a public telephone using a credit card from a financial institution.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sea fence diagram showing the processing procedure of the above embodiment. 1...Public telephone, 2A, 2B...Telephone line, 3.
...Telephone exchange, 4...Credit terminal, 4A...
Transmission/reception section, 4B...record inquiry section, 4C...recording section,
4D...Communication permission certification circuit, 4E...Payment processing section,
11...Dial, 12...Telephone unit, 13...
Billing unit, 13A...Money processing unit, 13B...Card processing unit, 13C...Memory, 13D...Information sending circuit, 14...Display unit, 15...Dial operation permission setting circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a billing system including a public telephone connected to a telephone network and equipped with a calling means using money and a calling means using a telephone card, the public telephone accepts a credit card and the magnetic field of the card is inserted into the public telephone. A credit terminal including a means for reading information recorded in the recording part and a means for transmitting this information to a line is connected to the telephone network, and the credit terminal is provided with the above-mentioned information. means for receiving information from the line; means for querying said record for this information; and means for transmitting a call authorization signal to said line when the query result of said means is payable; The system further comprises means for receiving the call permission signal and setting dialing operation enabled, and the telephone network comprises means for transmitting billing information to the credit terminal when a call at the public telephone ends; A billing system for public telephones, wherein the credit terminal includes means for receiving billing information and providing it to the record.