JPH0326164A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute a telephone call through the use of a bank card issued by each bank by providing a memory to store a bank code and an account number, a telephone charge claiming mechanism to execute a communication with a bank on-line and to claim the telephone charge and a call completion switch to be connected to the telephone charge claiming mechanism when the call is completed. CONSTITUTION:A bank card confirming mechanism 22 confirms the bank card inserted from a bank card insertion port 21 through an on-line communicating mechanism. When the fact that the bank card is a call-capable card is decided, a call part connecting switch 24 is connected to a bank account storage mechanism 25 of a call part. Th e bank account storage mechanism 25 stores the bank code and account number to a memory 27. A telephone charge converting mechanism 26 receives a degree spent for the call from a call counter, converts it into the telephone charge and reads the bank code and account number from the memory 27. The communication is executed with a bank on-line 43 through a telephone charge claiming mechanism 29, the telephone charge is claimed to the bank account, and the telephone charge is automatically withdrawn from the bank account.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone set, and more particularly to a telephone set in which a bank card can be used for payment of telephone charges.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, only coins from the Mint of the Ministry of Finance or telephone cards issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation could be used to pay for calls from general public telephones.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

With the conventional telephones mentioned above, only coins from the Mint of the Ministry of Finance or telephone cards issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation can be used to pay for calls. This has the disadvantage that it is inconvenient to be able to make a necessary call if you do not have one, or if you do not have enough time to make a call with the coins or telephone card you have.

[Means to solve the problem]

The telephone of the present invention includes a coin slot for inserting coins minted by the Ministry of Finance, a coin confirmation mechanism for confirming the inserted coins, and a coin confirmation mechanism for confirming the inserted coins.
A telephone card slot for inserting a telephone card issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, a telephone card confirmation mechanism for confirming the inserted telephone card, a call availability counter for counting the number of calls that can be made, and a telephone call counter for counting the number of calls actually made. A counter, an arithmetic mechanism that compares the number of possible calls and a number of calls, a call mechanism that makes a call, a call switch that disconnects the call mechanism when the number of possible calls reaches 0, and a bank card issued by each bank is inserted. a bank card insertion slot for confirming the bank card; a bank card confirmation mechanism for confirming the bank card; an online communication mechanism for communicating with the bank online; a communication unit connection switch for connecting to the communication unit when the bank card has been confirmed; a bank account storage mechanism that stores the bank code and account number of the bank card; a call charge conversion mechanism that counts the number of calls and converts it into a call charge; a memory that stores the bank code and account number; The device includes a call charge billing mechanism that communicates and charges a call charge, and a call termination switch that connects to the call charge billing mechanism when the call ends.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the telephone according to the present invention;
The figure is a diagram showing an example of connection between the telephone of FIG. 1 and another telephone/bank online.

This telephone 1 has a conventional coin slot 2 and a coin confirmation mechanism 3.
, telephone card insertion slot 4, telephone card confirmation mechanism 5
, call availability counter 6, call counter 7, calculation mechanism 8,
In addition to the call switch 9 and the call mechanism 10, there are also a bank card insertion slot 21, a bank card confirmation mechanism 22, an online communication mechanism 23, a call unit connection switch 24, and a bank account storage mechanism 2.
5, a call charge conversion mechanism 26, a memory 27, a call end switch 28, and a call charge billing mechanism 29.

The bank card verification mechanism 22 verifies the bank card inserted through the bank card insertion slot 2l via the online communication mechanism. If it is determined that the bank card is a card that allows calls, the call unit connection switch 24 connects to the bank account storage mechanism 25 of the call unit. The bank account storage mechanism 25 stores the bank code and account number in the memory 27. At this time, the call end switch 28 is connected to the call counter 7 of the call unit and the call mechanism 10, so that a call can be made. A call counter 7 counts the number of calls made using the call mechanism 10. The call end switch 28 is switched to the call charge conversion mechanism 26 side when the call ends. The call charge conversion mechanism 26 receives the number of calls spent on a call from the call counter, converts it into a call charge, and reads the bank code and account number from the memory 27. Then, the user communicates with the bank online 43 via the call charge billing mechanism 29, charges the call charge to the bank account, and automatically debits the call charge from the bank account.

In this way, by allowing bank cards to be used to pay for telephone charges, coins from the Ministry of Finance Mint or Nippon Telegraph IE
Even if you do not have a telephone card issued by Hana Corporation, you can make a call as long as you have a bank card issued by a bank. Additionally, you can use your bank card to make long-distance calls, international calls, etc. that require high call charges.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention enables the use of bank cards to pay telephone charges, so that even when the user does not have a coin from the Ministry of Finance Mint or a telephone card issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, the bank card issued by each bank can be used. This has the effect that you can make phone calls as long as you have one in your possession.

41...Switching network, 42...Conventional telephone, bank online.

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Claims (1)

[Claims] A coin slot for inserting coins minted by the Ministry of Finance, a coin confirmation mechanism for confirming the inserted coins, a telephone card slot for inserting a telephone card issued by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, and a confirmation of the inserted telephone card. a telephone card confirmation mechanism; a call availability counter that counts the number of calls that can be made; a call counter that counts the number of calls that have actually been made; a calculation mechanism that compares the number of calls that can be made with the number of calls that can be made; a calling mechanism that makes a call; A call switch that disconnects from the call mechanism when the probability becomes 0, a bank card insertion slot into which a bank card issued by each bank is inserted, a bank card confirmation mechanism that confirms the bank card, and communicates with the bank online. an online communication mechanism, a communication unit connection switch that connects to the communication unit when the bank card is confirmed, a bank account storage mechanism that stores the bank code and account number of the bank card, and a bank account storage mechanism that counts the number of calls and calculates the call charge. a memory that stores the bank code and account number; a call charge billing mechanism that communicates with the bank online to charge the call charge; and a call charge billing mechanism that connects to the call charge billing mechanism when the call ends. A telephone set comprising a call termination switch.