JPH0341860A - Isdn communication equipment capable of managing communication charge - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display a communication charge with a detection means by adding a communication charge through an ISDN line received at the end of communication to a storage area of a memory corresponding to identification information inputted at calling and storing the information therein. CONSTITUTION:When identification information inputted at calling corresponds to identification information stored in advance in a memory 11, the preparation state is reached, in which the communication charge is stored in a communication charge store area. Facsimile communication is called and the communication is implemented and when it is terminated, a data representing the communication charge is received via an ISDN line 3. The data is identified by a charge notice identification circuit 10 of a charge management means 5. A control collection circuit 7 adds the communication charge received in the communication charge storage area corresponding to the identification information in the memory 11. The communication charge of each user stored in the memory 11 is read from the memory 11 with an output circuit 12 by operating an output request switch 15 and printed out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is directed to the I5DN (Integrated Digital Communication Network).
Ated Setovieee DegiLal Netw
ork) line, and more specifically, a new communication f4 that can receive and calculate data representing communication charges via the l5DN line.
The present invention relates to an ISDN communication device that can manage money.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Data representative of communication charges is sent to and received by the calling party via the 308 line at the end of the communication. It would be advantageous if data representing such communication charges could be successfully managed. This may be particularly advantageous when one facsimile means or telephone is used in common by several departments or persons.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to
An I that allows you to manage communication charges when sharing an SDN terminal.
An object of the present invention is to provide an SDN communication device.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an ISDN communication device capable of managing communication charges, in which data representing communication charges is received from a caller through an 15DN line when a call is completed. means for inputting predetermined identification information for each user; a memory for storing communications charges in this storage area; and a memory for storing communication charges in this storage area; , means for adding and storing the communication charge via the ISDN line to the store prefecture area corresponding to the identification information from the identification information input means, and means for displaying the communication charge stored in the storage area of the memory. This is an ISDN communication device capable of managing communication charges.

Operation According to the present invention, predetermined identification information is input by the input means when making a call. This identification information is information for identifying a department or an individual when a terminal is shared by multiple departments or by multiple people, for example. The terminal may be, for example, a facsimile machine or a telephone. A storage area is individually prepared in the memory for each piece of identification information. Therefore, the communication charge received via the ISDN line at the end of the communication is added to the storage area prepared corresponding to the identification information at the time of the call and stored. As a result, the communication charges stored in the storage area of the memory may be displayed by printing on recording paper, or may be displayed visually using a liquid crystal display element, or may be displayed audibly.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The l5DN terminal 1 includes a processing circuit 1a,
facsimile means 2 connected thereto;
Facsimile communication can be performed via the N line 3. This terminal device 1 is also equipped with a handset 4 and can function as a telephone. Charge management means 5 is connected to this terminal 1 and reads the signal via the T SDN line 3 to detect data representing the communication charge flowing through the ISDN line 3 at the end of communication. This fee management means 5 is a DSU (Degila) that is transmitted and received.
It is connected to the ISDN line 3 via a circuit 62 called an I5service unit.

1tll realized by a microcomputer or the like in the charge management means 5? 31. An identification circuit 8 is connected to the totalization circuit 7 for identifying a user who is a caller such as a plurality of departments or a plurality of individuals who commonly use the terminal device 1. This user identification circuit 8 is.

Numeral keys 9 such as O to 9 are provided for inputting a multi-digit password predetermined for each user or multi-digit identification information called a recitation number. As a result, the user using the present terminal 1 inputs the identification information using the numeric keys 9 when making a call. It is also possible to use a magnetic recording medium called a personal card to read and input stored identification information into the user identification circuit 8.

The charge notification identification circuit IO functions to identify data representing communication charges received at the end of communication via the 15DN line 3, and provides its output to the circuit 7. The output circuit 12 is
For example, it is a printer, and prints and displays communication charges for each user on recording paper 13. This output circuit 12 also has a liquid crystal display element or a negative t! It may be a visual display means using a 1ITI tube or the like, or it may be an audio output means for outputting sound.

The memory 11 stores identification information individually corresponding to the user,
It is used to store the charges corresponding to the identification information.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the memory 11. This memory 11 has an area for storing identification information for each user and communication charges corresponding thereto. In FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, identification information is 1, 2, 3, . ...
Although shown as , such identification information may consist of multiple digits as described above.

Referring to FIG. 3, operations during facsimile communication will be explained. In step rr1, when it is determined that identification information has been input from the user identification circuit 8 to identify the user, the identification information matches the identification information stored in advance in the memory 11. It is determined whether or not they match, and if they match, the process moves to step n2. In step n2, the identification information input at the time of making the call corresponds to the identification information predetermined and stored in the memory 11, and therefore the communication charge is stored in the communication charge storage area of the input identification information. It will be in a state of preparation. In step n3, a facsimile communication call and
communication is carried out. The facsimile communication has ended,
When the state is so to speak disconnected, the process moves to step n5.
Data representing communication charges is received via the ISDN line 3.

Data representing this communication charge is identified by the charge notification identification circuit 10 of the charge management means 5. The control/summing circuit 7 adds and stores the received communication charges in the communication charge storage area corresponding to the input identification information in the memory 11.

The communication charges for each user thus stored in the memory 11 can be output and displayed by the operation shown in FIG. This is determined by operating the output request switch 15 in step m1, and in step m2, the communication charges for each user are read out from the memory 11 by the output circuit 12 and printed and displayed.

In this way, it becomes possible to accurately manage communication charges for each department or person.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the communication fee received at the end of the communication via the ISDN line is added to the storage head of the memory corresponding to the identification information input at the time of the call, and stored. Since the communication charges stored in the storage charges of the memory are displayed by the display means, the communication charges can be known to multiple departments or multiple people 4, and communication charges can be better managed. be able to do it successfully.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents stored in the memory 11, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the communication charge management operation, and FIG. 4 is a memory 11 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when printing stored in No. 11. 1... terminal device, 2... facsimile means, 3...
15DN line, 4...Handset, 5...Charge management means, 6...DSU circuit, 7...Control/aggregation circuit, 8...User identification circuit, 9...Number key 10・
...Charge notification identification circuit each, 11...Memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] Data representing the communication fee is sent to the calling party at the end of the communication.
I that can manage communication charges received via SDN line
In an SDN communication device, there is provided a means for inputting predetermined identification information for each caller, a memory having an individual storage area for each identification information and storing communication charges in this storage area, and an identification information input means. means for adding and storing the communication charge via the ISDN line in the storage area corresponding to the identification information from the identification information input means in response to the output of the means; and means for adding and storing the communication charge stored in the storage area of the memory. An ISDN communication device capable of managing communication charges, characterized in that it includes means for displaying communication charges.