JPH04133552A - Personal communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carefully connect and charge calls at every call by taking the intentions of communicators into account by giving a caller personal communication information, such as the subscriber to be charged, communication area, calling method as a logical number and registering in advance the logical number in the storing means of the communication network. CONSTITUTION:An caller performs access to a network-side data base 3 by dialing one of the PIDs held by the caller, for example, a special number plus PIDA from a call originating terminal 1. Thereafter, the caller inputs the telephone number to be charged, called telephone number, and calling mode to the PIDA from a dial or personal computer. When the caller dials the special number and PIDA from the terminal 1, the network side receives the information and performs access to the data base 3 for retrieving the telephone number to be charged, called telephone number, and calling mode by using the PIDA as a key. After retrieval, the network side transfers the retrieved data to the call originating side exchange 2. The exchange 2 performs routing operation to the call incoming side exchange 4 based on the called telephone number after receiving the transferred information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a personal communication system, and particularly to a personal communication system that realizes user-friendly communication by reflecting the intentions of the communicator through simple operations.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a subscriber dials only one number and call connection is uniquely determined by the number, which has the disadvantage of not being able to connect calls according to the individual's wishes. Therefore,
According to the technology described in Publication No. 2-125754, I
A device that stores personal numbers, speed dial lists, contract service types, etc. in an information storage means such as a C card, reads this stored content, registers it in an exchange, and the exchange performs call connection operations according to the service conditions of the information. It is.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, although the above-mentioned conventional method performs call connection based on the user's service conditions, it has the drawback that the preset service conditions cannot be changed for each call.

The present invention replaces the conventional method of uniquely connecting calls based on the subscriber's operation, resulting in communication that does not reflect the individual's intentions.The present invention is a personal communication system that allows connection and billing that finely reflects the intentions of the caller on a call-by-call basis. The purpose is to provide a method.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention assigns personal communication information such as billing destination, communication area, and method of receiving a call to a caller as a logical number, and communicates the logical number in advance. It is distinctive in that it has been registered in the network's storage means.

(Operation) According to the present invention having the above configuration, the storage means (database) is accessed based on the logical number dialed by the caller to search and read out the personal information. Then, personal communication is performed according to the personal information.

That is, it has data corresponding to a plurality of logical numbers individually assigned to individuals and the individual's intentions, and uses the logical number dialed by the caller as a key to search the database for the individual's intention and perform processing such as connection charging.

Therefore, the present invention can solve the above-mentioned problems, and can provide a personal communication system that allows detailed connection and billing for each call (reflecting the communication person's intentions).

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the sequence of information flow in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the personal communication system of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a database.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained according to each figure.

First, in the registration operation, the caller enters his or her own PID (PIDA, PIDa, PID) from the calling terminal 1.
a) Dial one of the special numbers, for example, PIDA, to access the database 3 on the network side. After this, the billing destination phone number for the PIDA (AI, Al,...
・,A,), the destination phone number (B,,B2...)
, Bn), input the incoming call mode (for example, #1 is voice, #2 is message, and #3 is image) using a dial or a personal computer.

The database 3 receives this information and stores the information in a memory (not shown) in correspondence with the PIDA. In this case, an individual can register for multiple PIDs in the same way.

Next, when receiving a call, the caller uses the special number PI from the calling terminal 1.
When the DA is dialed, the receiver accesses the database 3 on the network side, uses the PIDA as a key to search for the billing number, destination number, and mode of the call, and transfers it to the originating switching center 2. The originating exchange 2 receives this and performs routing to the destination exchange 4 based on the destination number. At this time, the billing number and incoming call mode (H to #3) are transferred to the destination exchange 4.

The receiving exchange 4 receives a call to the receiving terminal 5 according to the following receiving modes (#1 to #3).

#l: Sends PIDA and destination numbers B+ to Bn to the receiving terminal 5. The receiving terminal 5 receives this and returns authentication corresponding to PIDA. The terminating switching center 4 receives and connects this, and at this time, the terminal 5 is assumed to be able to receive PIDs (plurality) registered in advance.

#2: It is assumed that connection and reception can be performed using a predetermined message protocol.

#3: Connect using a predetermined protocol between image terminals.

Then, the billing signal is sent to the database 3 that manages billing information of numbers corresponding to A1 to A.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, the above-mentioned database has a plurality of logical numbers individually assigned to individuals and corresponding data of the individual's intention, and uses the logical number dialed by the caller as a key. By searching for the individual's intentions and performing processing such as connection charging, it is possible to fine-grained connection and charging for each call (reflecting the communication person's intentions).

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the sequence of information flow in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the personal communication system of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a database. 1... Originating terminal, 2... Originating switching center, 3... Database, 4... Destination switching center, 5... Receiving terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Personal communication information such as billing destination, communication area, method of receiving a call, etc. is given to the caller as a logical number, the logical number is registered in advance in the storage means of the communication network, and based on the logical number dialed by the caller, A personal communication system characterized in that the storage means is accessed, the personal information is retrieved and read out, and personal communication is performed in accordance with the personal information.