JPH05207196A - Charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To freely change the tariff system of the speaking tariff of an extension telephone set housed in a private forward exchange. CONSTITUTION:In a private forward exchange 10, the speaking tariff system decided by a user is set by setting various speaking tariff data provided in a storage device 17 from an input device 18. A central control unit 16 connects an extension terminal 13 from a channel switch 11 to a central office trunk 14 and registers the speaking tariff according to the speaking tariff data in the storage device 17.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charging system in a private branch exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional private branch exchange billing system in a hotel or the like, a call charge is set in accordance with a call charge service system of a telephone station. For example, if the day of the call is Saturday, apply the discounted call charges of the central office, use the weekday charge system of the central office for weekday calls, and call the daytime from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm The night charge was applied from 7 pm to 11 pm, and the midnight charge was applied from 11 pm to 8 am.

[0003]

However, the conventional billing system in a private branch exchange is a fixed billing system that corresponds to the call charge service of a central office, and corresponds to the service system in a hotel or the like that uses the private branch exchange. For example, even if Monday is changed to the conventional Sunday discount charge and the time zone from Tuesday 1 pm to 3:00 pm on weekdays is changed to the midnight charge, there is a problem that the change cannot be made.

An object of the present invention is to provide a billing system in which the billing data can be arbitrarily changed by inputting billing data to the private branch exchange from an input device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first call charge table displaying call charge information regarding a call charge on weekdays and call charge information 1 to 1 different from call charge information on weekdays. Storage means for storing a plurality of second call charge tables and day-of-the-week charge lists for corresponding each day of the week to the first or second call charge list; and a clocking means for clocking the current time and day of the week, When starting the counting of the call charge of the extension terminal, the control means determines the call charge according to the call charge information of the call charge table in the day charge list corresponding to the current day obtained from the time counting means. There is.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the call charge system of the private branch exchange can be arbitrarily changed by changing the correspondence between the day of the week and the charge list in the day charge list of the storage means and the contents of the charge list from the input device.

[0007]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to examples.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram including a private branch exchange to which a charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the private branch exchange 10 of FIG. 1, a speech path switch (SW) 11 accommodates extension telephones (extension terminals) 13 via a plurality of line circuits (LIN) 12, respectively, and a trunk line (COT) 14 to a public network. It is connected to 15. A central control unit (CC) 16 as a control unit, a storage unit (MM) 17 as a storage unit, an input unit (CS) 18 as an input unit, and a speech path switch 11 are connected by a control system bus 19.

The storage device 17 stores an exchange processing program, a billing program, and data. The central control unit 16 reads out the programs and data files stored in the storage unit 17, connects the extension telephones 13 to each other via the communication path switch 11, and connects the extension telephones 13 to the public telephone network 15 from the trunk line trunk 14. Control of the line connection and the charges for the extension call and the line call are recorded in the storage device 17.

2 to 5 show call charge information which is various data of the charging system of the present embodiment stored in the storage device 17. Input of various data to the storage device 17 is performed from the input device 18, and the data can be changed.

FIG. 2 shows an extension file (SU) provided for the extension telephone 13, which stores the extension number 201, and the billing information 202 of the call charge is added up corresponding to the extension number.

FIG. 3 shows a trunk file (TU) provided corresponding to the office line trunk 14, which stores the office line number 300 of the office line trunk 14 and stores the extension line terminal 13 and the public network 15 through the office line trunk 14. Billing bandwidth index 301 that stores the billing index for station-line calls with terminals, call charge 3 for station-line calls
02, and unit call charge per number of calls 3
03 has a recorded area.

FIG. 4 shows a call charge table (DTM) 401.
Of the domestic call weekday (Monday-Friday) charge table as the first call charge table, the Saturday discount charge table and the Sunday discount charge table as the second call charge table, and the similar charge table for international calls. It consists of six charge tables. As shown by 402, each charge table is divided into 24-hour time zones 0 to 23, and a call charge identification code indicating a call charge in each time zone is written.

FIG. 5A is a day-of-week conversion table (WTL) which is a day-of-week conversion table, and includes a charge area 501 corresponding to Sunday to Saturday indicated by the numerical values (0, 1, ..., 6). In the area, a charge table identification code designating the charge table 401 of FIG. 4 is written. Also, FIG.
(B) is a clock information table obtained from a clocking means (not shown), and represents the current year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and day of the week.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the charging system of this embodiment.

The procedure of the charging system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the private branch exchange 10 of FIG. 1, when the extension telephone 13 makes a call and sends out the dial signal of the destination of the public network 15, the central control unit 16 receives the dial signal from the line circuit 12 and the called party. The destination dial number, which is a number, is stored. And the trunk line trunk 14
Is captured and the dialed number of the other party is transmitted from the trunk 14 (step S101). Extension telephone 13
From the line circuit 12 to the office line trunk 14 via the communication path switch 11. At this time, the central controller 16
Writes the charging bandwidth index 301 corresponding to the destination dial number in the trunk file of FIG. 3 corresponding to the station line trunk 14 captured from the storage device 17.

Next, the central control unit 16 detects the response of the partner terminal from the office line trunk 14 (step S10).
2) Detect the start of a call. Next, if the day of the week information 602 of the clock information table of FIG. 5B is “3”, for example, the charge table identification of the Wednesday area corresponding to “3” of the day conversion table of FIG. Extract the code. If the charge table identification code is, for example, a Sunday discount charge table, the call charge identification code of the Sunday discount charge table corresponding to the time of the day conversion table is extracted. The call charge per unit number (unit call charge 303) is obtained from the call charge identification code and the charging bandwidth index 301, and set in the trunk file 40. The unit call charge 303 is used as the use call charge 302 and the call charge is increased. Calculation (step S103) is started.

The central controller 16 determines whether or not the call on the trunk line trunk 14 has ended (step S10).
4). When it is determined that the call has not ended, it is determined whether the unit call time has elapsed (step S10).
5). If it has not elapsed, the process returns to step S104 to continue the addition, and if the unit call time has elapsed, the process returns to step S103 and the unit call charge 303 is added to the used call charge 302.

When it is determined in step S104 that the call has ended, the call charge 302 set in the trunk file is added to the charge information area of the extension file, and the charge of the call extension telephone 13 is added. Then, (step S106), the charging process ends.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to change the correspondence relationship between the day of the week and the charge list in the storage means and the contents of the charge list from the input device. Therefore, there is an effect that the call charge system can be arbitrarily changed depending on the service system of the user side such as a hotel using the private branch exchange.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration showing an embodiment of a charging system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an extension file provided corresponding to an extension telephone.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a trunk file provided corresponding to a trunk line trunk.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a charge table of weekday charges, Saturday discount charges, and Sunday discount charges.

5A is a diagram showing a day-of-week conversion table that associates the day of the week with the charge table of FIG. 4; (B) is a diagram showing a clock information table.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the charging system of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 private branch exchange 11 speech path switch 12 line circuit 13 extension telephone 14 office line trunk 15 public network 16 central control unit 17 storage unit 18 input unit 19 control system bus

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first call charge table displaying call charge information relating to a call charge on weekdays, one or a plurality of second call charge tables displaying call charge information different from weekdays, and each day of the week. A storage means for storing a day-of-week charge table corresponding to the first or second call charge table, a time-keeping means for measuring the current time and day of the week, and a start time for counting the call charge of the extension terminal. A billing system for a private branch exchange, comprising: a control unit that determines a call charge according to the call charge information in the call charge table in the day-of-week charge table corresponding to the current day of the week obtained from the clocking means. 2. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second call charge tables include call charge information for a time zone. 3. Each day of the weekly charge table and the first
2. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein the correspondence with the second call charge table and the call charge information in the call charge table can be rewritten by an input means.