JPH0487451A - Method and device for charge control for private branch exchange device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer the delicate service to a user by interrupting the measurement of charge information in a private branch exchange device from a communication service node in accordance with the service contents in the communication service node. CONSTITUTION:When a user A receives a voice mail service from a telephone set 4, a call number of a voice mail device 2 is dialed from the telephone set 4. A control part 3 sends out a call setting request signal to the voice mail device 2 by using a connection control part 30 and sets a speech path between the telephone set 4 and the voice mail device 2, and requests a start of charging to the telephone set 4 to a charge managing part 31. The voice mail device 2 executes setting of the speech path, and interrupts temporarily charge information to the telephone set 4. Thereafter, a mail service part 21 of the voice mail device 2 executes the measurement of charge only at the time of accumulation of a voice message in accordance with a command from the telephone set 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a private branch exchange device that accommodates a communication terminal and a communication service node that provides various communication services to the communication terminal, and particularly relates to a private branch exchange device that accommodates a communication terminal and a communication service node that provides various communication services to the communication terminal. The present invention relates to a control method and device.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional billing control device for a private branch exchange has a configuration as shown in FIG. The main switch 1 connects the voice mail device 2 and the telephone 4, and is controlled by the central control section 3. The voice mail device 2 includes a mail control section 20 that controls sending and distributing messages, and a mail service section 21 that performs mail services for each user. Further, the control unit 3 includes a connection control unit 30 that controls connections between communication terminals, and an accounting management unit 31 that manages accounting.

When user A, who has telephone 4, charges for receiving mail service using voice mail device 2, first, user A uses voice mail from telephone 4 in order to receive voice mail service from telephone 4. Dial the calling number of the mail device 2. Next, the control unit 3 that has received the calling number uses the connection control unit 30 to send a call setup request signal to the voice mail device 2 to set up a call path between the telephone 4 and the voice mail device 2. , billing management department 3
1 is used to measure charges for the telephone 4.

The voice mail device 2, which has received the terminal connection request from the control unit 3, uses the control unit 20 to set a call path, and uses the mail service unit 21 to send the mail service to user A.
Provided for. Thereafter, while receiving the service of the voice mail device 2 according to a command from the telephone 4, the control section 30 and billing management section 31 measure the billing of the telephone 4.

Thereafter, when user A specifies termination of the service from the telephone 4 when terminating the voice mail service, the control unit 20 of the voice mail device 2 sends a call disconnection request between the telephone 4 and the voice mail device 2 to the private branch exchange device. This is done for the control unit 3. Upon receiving the call disconnection request, the control unit 3 uses the connection control unit 30 to perform a process of disconnecting the call path between the telephone set 4 and the voice mail device 2, and ends the measurement of billing information in the billing control unit 31.

As mentioned above, in the conventional private branch exchange system charging control device,
Since it is not possible to stop or start the billing function of the communication terminal of the private branch exchange equipment from the outside, while the communication terminal is connected to the communication service node via the private branch exchange equipment and receiving service, Billing was always being measured.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the billing control device for the private branch exchange device described above, since the private branch exchange device cannot stop or start the billing measurement function of the communication terminal from the outside, the communication terminal connects to the communication service node via the private branch exchange device, While receiving the service, the private branch exchange device always performed billing measurement.

For this reason, for example, in billing when a user receives a voicemail service, there are individual differences in command operation time and differences in command input time depending on the service, so even if you want to charge based on the actual time the voice is accumulated, There was a problem in that billing could only be done by connection time. Furthermore, when charging based on voice storage time, the only option was to perform charging within the voice mail device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a billing control method and device for a private branch exchange device that can eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, perform fine billing control, and provide detailed services to users.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a billing control method for a private branch exchange device in which a private branch exchange device that connects a communication terminal and a communication service node performs billing management control, comprising: starting billing from the communication service node. In particular, the present invention is characterized in that, upon receiving a billing control message indicating termination, the communication terminal controls the start or end of billing measurement in accordance with the message, and performs necessary billing according to the content of the service. It is equipped with a communication service node device that performs communication services, and a central control unit that connects communication terminals and the communication service node device through a main switch and performs billing management control. A charging control device for a private branch exchange device that performs charging, when the central control unit receives a charging control message indicating the start or end of charging from the communication service node device, measures charging according to the message. It has a billing control means that controls the start or end of the charge and charges the bill.

Furthermore, the present invention includes a voice mail device that provides voice mail service to telephone terminals, and a central control unit that connects the telephone terminal and the voice mail device through a main switch and performs necessary billing according to the voice mail service. A billing control device for a private branch exchange device comprising: a billing information receiving unit that receives a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing; and a charge measurement control unit that connects a telephone terminal to the voice mail device by a main switch, and sends a charge control message from the voice mail device indicating the start or end of charge measurement according to the service content. When the message is received by the information receiving section, the billing measurement control section controls the start or end of billing measurement according to the message, and performs necessary billing.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

This device includes a main switch 1, a voice mail device 2,
It is composed of a central control section 3 and a telephone 4. The voice mail device 2 of the communication service node device has a mail control section 20 that controls sending and distributing messages as in the conventional case. The central control unit 3 also includes a connection control unit 30 that controls connections between communication terminals and a billing management unit 31 that manages billing. It has a billing information receiving section 32 that receives messages, and a billing measurement control section 33 that manages the billing information measurement function in the billing management section 31 according to those messages.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

A case will be described in which a user A who has a telephone 4 uses the voice mail device 2 to receive mail service.

When user A wants to receive voice mail service from telephone 4, he dials the calling number of voice mail device 2 from telephone 4. The control unit 3 that has received the call number uses the connection control unit 30 to call the voice mail device 2.
A call setup request signal is sent to set up a call path between the telephone 4 and the voice mail device 2, and a request is made to the billing management section 31 to start billing the telephone 4.

The voice mail device 2, which has received the terminal connection request from the control unit 3, sets up a call bus and sends a billing interruption message to the control unit 3 of the exchange in order to temporarily suspend billing information for the telephone 4. .

The control unit 3 of the exchange receives the interruption message using the billing information receiving unit 32, recognizes that it is a billing suspension request, and sends the message to the billing management unit 31 using the billing measurement control unit 33.
The charge measurement for the telephone 4 is interrupted. Thereafter, the mail service section 3I of the voice mail device 2 sends billing start/end messages to the control section 3 of the exchange so that billing is measured only when voice messages are accumulated in response to a command from the telephone a4. Proceed with the service while doing so.

As explained above, the billing control device for a private branch exchange device of the present invention connects various communication terminals including telephones and communication service node devices that provide various communication services including voicemail to the communication terminals, and at least communicates Regarding a private branch exchange device having a billing management function according to the call connection time of a terminal, a billing information receiving unit that receives a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing from a communication service node device, in the private branch exchange device; Since it has a billing measurement control unit that controls the stopping or starting of billing information measurement in its own private branch exchange device according to the billing control message, after the communication terminal is connected to the communication service node device via the private branch exchange device, , the communication service node device sends a message to start or end measurement of billing information in the private branch exchange device according to the service content, and the private branch exchange device receives the message using the billing information receiving unit and performs billing measurement control. The start or end of billing measurement within the private branch exchange device is controlled using the controller, and billing measurement is performed only when necessary.

C. Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention measures billing information in the private branch exchange device according to the service content in the communication service node during communication between the communication terminal and the communication service node via the private branch exchange device. can be interrupted from the communication service node.

Therefore, it is possible to provide detailed services to users, for example, by making the charge for a private branch exchange device in a voice mail service proportional to the voice storage time rather than the time the mail device is connected.

In particular, in the case of multimedia communication servers, etc., users receive services via multiple communication paths within the private branch exchange equipment, so it is possible to control such things as charging only for the communication paths that are needed. be.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional technique. 1... Main switch 2...Voice mail device 3...Central control section 4...Telephone 20...Mail control section 21...Mail service department 30...Connection control section 31...Billing management department 32...Billing information receiving section 33...Billing measurement control section

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a billing control method for a private branch exchange device that performs billing management control, when a private branch exchange device that connects a communication terminal and a communication service node receives a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing from the communication service node. A billing control method for a private branch exchange apparatus, characterized in that the start or end of billing measurement is controlled according to the message, and necessary billing is performed according to the service content. (2) A communication service node device that provides a communication service to a communication terminal, and a central control unit that connects the communication terminal and the communication service node device through a main switch and performs billing management control, and provides services for the communication service node device. A billing control device for a private branch exchange device that performs necessary billing according to content, wherein when the central control unit receives a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing from the communication service node device, the charge control device performs billing according to the content. A billing control device for a private branch exchange device, which includes a billing control means that controls the start or end of billing measurement according to the billing conditions and performs billing. (3) A premises equipped with a voice mail device that provides voice mail service to telephone terminals, and a central control unit that connects the telephone terminals and voice mail devices through a main switch and performs necessary billing according to the voice mail service. A billing control device for a switching device, wherein the central control unit includes a billing information receiving unit that receives a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing, and controls the start or end of billing measurement in accordance with the message. a billing measurement control unit, which connects a telephone terminal to the voice mail device by a main switch, and receives the information from the voice mail device, a billing control message indicating the start or end of billing measurement according to the service content. A billing control device for a private branch exchange device that controls the start or end of billing measurement in accordance with the message and performs necessary billing by the billing measurement control portion.