JPH0414361A - Method for managing charge by user for post payment telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer more efficient service by devising the method such that talking charge by person is managed, the installation party and the user do not require to make account of the charge for every use of the telephone set, the service of telephone set utility is improved and lots of persons utilize one telephone set. CONSTITUTION:Whether or not a handset 3 is hooked off is discriminated, and in the case of hook-off, the user enters its own code number by operating a keyboard 5 or the like, and a central processing section 4 references the user code registered in advance in a memory 7 to discriminate whether or not the user is a specific user, and in the case of the specific user, a control section 2 acquires a telephone line via an interface section 1. The control section 2 sends a dial signal by allowing the user to operate the keyboard 5 for dialing. The control section 4 calculates the charging speed by the dialed number. Whether or not the opposite party replies is discriminated to start the timer measuring the charging speed when the opposite party replies. Whether or not the timer expires is discriminated and in the case of expiration, the charge is added to a talking charge integration of the specific user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for managing charges for each user of a deferred payment telephone.

[Prior art]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, in prepaid telephones, the billing method for calling charges in a pay telephone is to insert coins or a card such as a telephone card in advance.

In addition, in deferred payment telephones, the call charge is settled each time the call ends.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the conventional prepayment system described above has a problem in that it cannot be used unless coins and cards are ready. Furthermore, in the deferred payment system, it is necessary to pay the bill each time a call ends, which is inconvenient for those who wish to use the system continuously or for those who use it on a somewhat permanent basis.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned points, and is a method for managing charges for each user of a deferred payment telephone that can eliminate the above-mentioned problems by managing charges for each user and billing charges in a lump sum. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a deferred payment telephone that calculates the call charge after the end of the call, and in the case of a user whose code is recorded in advance in the user food registration section, the call charge will be charged every time the call ends. The present invention is characterized in that the call charges are calculated and accumulated for each user, and that the accumulated call charges can be billed to each user in a lump sum after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.

[Effect]

Since the present invention performs the charge management method for each user of a deferred pay telephone as described above, the installer and the user of the pay telephone do not have to settle the charge every time the telephone is used, and the service of using the telephone is improved. Leads to.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a deferred payment telephone that implements a user-specific charge management method. In the same figure, 1
2 is the ink face unit that connects the telephone to the outside, 2 is the control unit that controls the communication path and sends out dial signals, 3 is the handset, and 4 is responsible for identifying registered users, calculating billing speeds, and controlling the entire system. 5 is a keyboard, 6 is an output device such as a printer, and 7 is a memory for registering user codes and accumulating charges for each user.

A user charge management method in the deferred payment telephone set as described above will be explained based on the processing flow shown in FIG.

It is determined whether the handset 3 is off-hook or not (step 101). If the handset 3 is off-hook, the user then inputs his or her own code number by operating the keyboard 5 or the like, and the central processing unit 4 stores the code number in the memory 7 in advance. Referring to the registered user code, it is determined whether the user is a specific user or not (step 102), and if the user is a specific user,
Next, the control section 2 acquires the telephone line via the interface section 1 (step 103). Subsequently, when the user dials by operating the keyboard 5, the control unit 2 sends out a dial signal (step 104). Central processing unit 4
calculates the billing rate (i.e., the available call time (seconds) for one degree) based on the dialed number (step 105).
). Step 106) to determine whether the other party has responded or not.
, When the other party responds, a timer for measuring the billing speed is started (step 107). Next, it is determined whether or not the timer has timed out (step 108). If the timer has timed out, it is added to the integrated value of the call charge for the specific user (step 109). Next, it is determined whether the call has ended or not (step 110), and if the call has ended, the process ends; if not, the process returns to step 107 and repeats the process.

In step 102, if the user is not a pre-registered specific user, it is determined whether the handset 3 is on-book or not (step 110), and when the user is on-hook, the process ends.

Although the above example shows how the user inputs his or her own code number by operating the keyboard 5, the method is not limited to this. may be inserted to determine whether or not the caller is registered in advance.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, individual call charges can be managed, the installer and the user of a paid telephone set do not have to settle charges each time the telephone is used, and the services provided by the telephone can be adjusted. In addition to this, a single telephone can be used by many people, resulting in the excellent effect that more efficient services can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a deferred payment telephone that implements the user-based charge management method, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the processing of the user-based charge management method. In the figure, 1...interface unit, 2...control unit, 3...handset, 4...central processing unit, 5...
Keyboard, 6...output device, 7...memory. Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a deferred payment telephone set that calculates the call charge after the end of the call, the user's code is registered in advance in a user code registration section, and the caller is registered in the user code registration section. Determine whether you are a user or not, and if you are a registered user,
A user-specific deferred payment telephone set characterized in that the call charge is calculated each time a call ends, the call charge is accumulated for each user, and the accumulated call charge can be billed to each user in a lump sum after a predetermined period of time has elapsed. Fee management method.