JPH10126531A - Radio telephone system, service control station and communication charge management equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for payment for a communication charge by a subscriber when the radio telephone system represented by a digital system cellular telephone system and the PHS(Personal Handy Phone System) is used by other party. SOLUTION: The portable radio telephone system 1a is provided with a card insert port 3 to which an IC card 2 is inserted, a card processing section 4 having a function reading/writing information described on the inserted IC card, and a call control section 5 adding automatically a charge imposing party class and an IC card number to a caller sub address in a setup message (in compliance of the RCR STD-27 and RCR STD-28 standards), and an enterprise receiving a setup message conducts charging processing based on the charge imposing party class and the IC card number. The enterprise decides the charging destination by sharing the charge imposing destination of communication from the same radio telephone system, then the subscriber of the radio telephone system does not require to pay the speech charge caused when the other party uses the telephone set.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio telephone apparatus connected via a digital automobile telephone network and a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) network, and more particularly to a radio telephone apparatus in which payment of a communication fee is clarified. . The present invention also provides a service control station that clarifies a billing method for communication, particularly for a service provider connected via a digital car telephone network and a PHS network, and a communication control method that manages a communication fee according to an instruction of the service control station. It relates to a fee management device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When performing communication using a wireless telephone device,
On the basis of the wireless telephone device identifier transmitted from the subscriber's wireless telephone device, the operator-side exchange performs charging processing for the subscriber of the wireless telephone device.

As one example of this billing process, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 296204, a subscriber to be charged is determined using personal identification information holding means. In other words, you can make free calls from your own telephone, and you can receive and receive calls to subscribers of that telephone,
The "own phone" charged to the subscriber for the use is intended to be able to use a mobile phone as well as a phone used daily everywhere, and holds personal identification information such as an IC card. Means, and means for realizing other functions of the telephone, wherein the means for holding personal identification information is separable from the main body, and when the means for holding personal identification information is combined with the main body or after the combination. When appropriate, inform the telephone network of the personal identification information held by the means for holding personal identification information, and when the means for holding personal identification information is separated from the main unit or at an appropriate time after separation, It is characterized in that the means for holding identification information is notified to the telephone network that it has been separated.

More specifically, when an IC card is inserted into a mobile phone, personal identification information is transmitted from the phone to a telephone network through a public line at the same time as the insertion, and then the phone can freely make outgoing calls. In addition, a telephone call received by the telephone addressed to the holder of the personal identification information can be received by the telephone. In this case, the charge for the outgoing call from the telephone is charged to the holder of the personal identification information, and the charge is to the IC card.

[0005] As shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 04-342354, a user to be charged is determined using a credit card. This gazette aims to enable a mobile phone terminal rental service linked to a credit card even if you have a credit card when renting a mobile phone terminal at an amusement park etc. Is an exchange, a plurality of radio base stations connected to the exchange, a mobile phone terminal that can be connected to any radio base station via a radio line, and the mobile phone terminal having a service area of any radio base station. And a function of storing location information of the mobile phone terminal.
A line control unit that calls the mobile phone terminal via a corresponding wireless base station based on the stored location information, and a call to each mobile phone terminal is performed by a personalized user given in advance to each mobile phone terminal. In a mobile phone system that performs a phone number and an individual phone number corresponding to the billing, a mobile phone terminal connection unit, a credit card number and a mobile phone terminal connected to the mobile phone terminal connection unit Number reading means for reading another telephone number and usage charge calculating means are provided, and when renting the mobile phone terminal using a credit card, the credit card number read by the number reading means and the personal telephone number are compared. Create a target table of credit card numbers versus personal telephone numbers using the personal telephone numbers from the mobile phone system The charge data of the mobile phone terminal for the credit card number is calculated using the charge data of the credit card number, and the charge calculated from the credit card account can be automatically deducted. Even when a mobile phone terminal is reserved, a rental service of the mobile phone terminal linked to a credit card is enabled.

Further, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 03-80717, a communication fee is paid in advance using a prepaid card (telephone card). In other words, in this mobile phone system, the mobile station identification number (ID code) unique to the mobile phone is transmitted to the base station in that area, and the mobile phone is provided with location registration information for the mobile station when it is prepared for an incoming call. For the purpose of reducing the burden on the exchange side due to the charge processing, the charge registration processing for the ID code is complicated, and the mobile phone is provided with a telephone card insertion slot, and the valuable information of the telephone card is read. In addition, there is provided a mobile phone equipped with card processing means for subtracting information corresponding to a call charge from valuable information and updating and recording the remaining valuable information in the telephone card and returning it. Therefore, since the call charge is settled by the telephone card which is a recording card, there is no need for the charge registration calculation processing on the exchange side.

[0007]

The above-described conventional charging method on the part of the business operator is applied to the subscriber of the mobile radio telephone device, and the communication fee when another person uses the radio telephone device is also reduced. It must be borne by the subscriber of the device.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-296204 discloses that a transmission from an arbitrary telephone and a communication addressed to a user on an arbitrary telephone can be received by using a personal identification information holding means. Is set on the phone itself, which is effective in that the user is charged. However, personal information holding means must be distributed in advance in a contract with the business operator. There is a problem in that different personal identification information holding means must be used for each user.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 04-342354 discloses an effect that transmission from a telephone can be performed by using a credit card, and the user can bear the communication fee when using a wireless telephone. It is limited to a specific area such as an amusement park, and depending on the usage status of the credit card holder, the payment of the card usage fee will not be paid to the credit card company, such as when the amusement park side does not allow payment It is conceivable that this may also occur.

Furthermore, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 03-080717 allows transmission from an arbitrary telephone using a prepaid card, so that a telephone subscriber does not have to pay a communication fee when another person uses a wireless telephone. Although it can be effective, if a forged prepaid card is used, the operator will not pay (prepay) the communication fee,
It will be communicated.

[Purpose of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a carrier uses a wireless telephone device by identifying a charge bearer and determining a billing party for communications originating from the same wireless telephone. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a subscriber of a wireless telephone device from paying the communication fee of the above.

[0012] In addition, by using a general-purpose valuable information holding means that does not depend on the business of the wireless telephone device to settle the communication fee at the end of the communication, it is not necessary to make a contract with the business in advance, and it is inevitable. No need to have personal information means,
It is another object of the present invention to prevent a credit card company or business from having to pay a communication fee.

[0013]

A card insertion slot 3 is provided in a wireless telephone device 1 (see FIG. 1) formed according to the present invention. The IC card inserted into the card insertion slot 3 holds a card number (account number) and valuable information as data, and is used not only for the communication fee payment means of the wireless telephone device but for various uses (for example, shopping). Use general-purpose ones where possible.

When an IC card is used as the communication fee payment means, the IC card 2 is inserted into the card insertion slot 3 before starting communication. If the subscriber of the wireless telephone device wishes to withdraw from the account, nothing is inserted into the card slot 3. At the time of transmitting a call setting message, the call control unit 5 sets the calling party address (subscriber / IC card) and the IC card number read out by the card processing unit 4 when a card is inserted in the calling subaddress in the message. Set.

[Operation] Upon receiving the call setting message, the business operator performs collation based on the database provided by the card company. If the received card number exists in the data, billing is possible, the start of billing processing is notified to the billing information management device, and communication can be started. If the received card number does not exist in the data, charging is not possible and the communication can be terminated.

[0016]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a portable radio telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The wireless telephone device 1a according to the present embodiment includes a card insertion slot 3 for inserting an IC card 2, a card processing unit 4 for reading an IC card number from the inserted IC card 2, and reading and writing valuable information. , Digital car telephone system standard (RCRSTD-27) and second generation cordless telephone system standard (RCRSTD-27)
-28) and the operation unit 1 for key input
c, a program for controlling them, and a CPU for performing general control in the wireless telephone device.

The IC card used in the present invention includes an on-chip memory having at least a storage area, a CPU, and input / output terminals, and has a storage capacity of, for example, 64 kbits. In the case of a contact type IC card, the input / output terminal of the IC card and the input / output terminal of the telephone device are brought into direct contact with each other to make a CP.
Data is transmitted and received under the control of U. In the case of a non-contact type, input / output data is wirelessly modulated or modulated into an optical signal to transmit / receive data to / from the main body telephone device in a non-contact manner.

The main functions of the wireless telephone device are as follows:
The processing of the card insertion presence / absence identification function 13, chargeer type setting function 14, IC card number setting function 15, and valuable information setting function 16 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the IC card 2 is used as the communication fee payment means, the IC card 2 is inserted into the card insertion slot 3 of the wireless telephone device 1a before starting communication. If the subscriber of the wireless telephone device wishes to withdraw from the account, nothing is inserted into the card slot 3.

When the destination telephone number is dialed, the card insertion presence / absence identification function 13 determines whether or not the IC card 2 has been inserted. The IC card is set as the charge payer type in the. If not inserted, the subscriber is set as the charge bearer type.

If the IC card is set as the charge payer type in the charge payer type setting function 14,
In the C card number setting function 15, I
C card number is set, and then the card processing unit 4 of FIG.
Then, the valuable information read through is set to the sub-address in the valuable information setting function 16, and the call control unit 5 transmits a call setting message. When the subscriber is set as the charge payer type, the call setting message is transmitted without the IC card number because the IC card number cannot be set in the sub address.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram using a wireless telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of portable radio telephone terminals 1a and 1b, base stations 6a to 6d, subscriber lines 7a and 7b, and radio telephone connection devices 8a and 8b accommodating a large number of base stations. And exchange 9
a to 9d and a service control station 10 for managing all base stations
, An IC card database 11, and a charging information management device 12.

The call from the wireless telephone terminal 1a is transmitted to the base station 6a.
Are transmitted to the service control station 10 via the subscriber line 7a, the wireless telephone connection device 8a accommodating a large number of base stations, and the exchange 9a.

The charge payer identification function, IC card number collation function, balance check function, charging function, release completion message transmission processing, and call setting acceptance message transmission processing
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In the service control station 10 which has received the call setting message, the charge bearer identification function 17 determines whether the charge bearer is an IC card. In the case of NO in the case of a non-IC card, if the charge bearer is a subscriber, a charge processing start instruction based on the identifier of the wireless telephone device is transmitted to the charge information management device 12.

If the toll payer is an IC card, the IC card number collating function 18 determines the IC card number in the calling subaddress in the call setting message received based on the IC card database 11 provided by the card company. Collate. If the IC card number notified by the received message exists in the IC card database 11 and is NO, the balance check function 19 checks the balance at the calling subaddress in the call setting message. If there is a balance and the balance is other than 0, a billing process start instruction based on the IC card number and the balance data is transmitted to the billing information management device 12. If the balance is 0 and NO, the release completion message transmission function 21 transmits a release completion message to the wireless telephone device 1a.

Next, in the charging instruction function 20a, the service control station 10, which has transmitted the charging processing start instruction, switches the exchange 9a, the wireless telephone connection device 8a, and the subscriber line 7a.
Then, in the call setting acceptance message transmission processing 22 to the wireless telephone terminal device 1a via the base station 6a, a call setting acceptance message is transmitted, and communication is started.

Also, as a result of collation using the IC card database 11 with the IC card database 11 as a result of the collation using the IC card database 11, the IC card is notified by the message received in the IC card database 11 of the sub address in the call setting message.
If the card number does not exist, charging is not possible, so a release completion message is transmitted to the wireless telephone device 1a in the release completion message transmission processing 21.

Next, the balance data subtraction function, balance check function, alarm notification function, charging process end instruction receiving function, and charging process end function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The billing information management device 12, which has received the billing process start instruction from the service control station 10, calculates the charge based on the talk time, the talk distance, etc., and performs the balance data subtraction function 2.
In 3, the balance data is subtracted. After the balance data is subtracted, the balance check function 24 checks whether there is a sufficient balance (continuously determined by the business operator for the balance) to continue the communication. When the balance is small, the alarm is notified to the service control station 10 by the alarm notification function 25, and the service control station 10 that has received the alarm notifies the wireless telephone device. The wireless telephone device that has received the notification notifies the user that the balance for continuing the communication is low by a warning sound, a message display, or the like.

Next, when a charge termination command receiving function 26 receives a call termination instruction, a charge termination function 27 terminates the charge processing. Until the end instruction is received, the balance data subtraction function 23 and the balance check function 24
And the alarm notification function 25 are repeated.

Also, a disconnection message transmission process 28, a release message reception process 29, a disconnection message reception process 30, a release message transmission process 31, a release completion message reception process 32, and a card insertion presence / absence identification function 33
And the valuable information writing function 34 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In a portable wireless telephone device during communication,
When communication off is performed by pushing the call off from the own wireless telephone device 1a, a disconnection message is transmitted to the base station 6a in the disconnection message transmission process 28. After transmitting the disconnection message, when receiving the release message from the base station 6a, the own wireless telephone device 1a performs a release message receiving process in a release message receiving process 29, and the IC card 2 is transmitted to the own wireless telephone device 1a by the card insertion / non-existence identification function 33. Determine if it has been inserted.

In the wireless telephone device 1a during communication, the communication is disconnected from the terminal on the other end, and the wireless telephone device 1a receives the disconnection message.
In the release message transmission process 31, a release message is transmitted. Upon receiving the release completion message from the base station 6a after transmitting the release message, the wireless telephone device 1a performs release completion processing in a release completion message reception process 32,
The card insertion presence / absence identification function 33 determines whether the IC card 2 is inserted.

Next, when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot, the value of the charge notification in the release message or the release completion message is stored in the valuable information writing function 34 through the card processing unit 4 in FIG. It is written on the card 2 as valuable information.

After the above disconnection message receiving process, the charging function will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the service control station 10 receives the disconnection message from the wireless telephone terminal 1a via the base station 6a, the subscriber line 7a, the wireless telephone connection device 8a, and the exchange 9a, the disconnection message receiving process 35 In the charging instruction function 20b, a charging termination instruction for the corresponding call is transmitted to the charging information management device 12. The business operator pays the fee based on the billing information of the billing information management device 12. In the case of a subscriber, the fee is deducted from the account of the subscriber, and in the case of the IC card 2, the fee is charged to the card company. .

Here, it is conceivable that the communication may be interrupted halfway without receiving the release message or the release completion message. Therefore, it is determined whether valuable information has been written using specific data in the IC card 2. It is necessary to manage whether or not. If the data has not been completely written to the IC card 2, it is considered that the valuable information of the IC card 2 has not been reduced despite the communication, so that the next use cannot be performed. Contact the business from the wireless telephone device with the IC card inserted,
If you rewrite data when writing is completed,
It is possible to prevent communication from being performed without incurring a communication fee.

FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 show an embodiment of a system using the radio telephone device of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, before transmitting a normal call setup message by the wireless telephone device 1a, the charge payer type and the IC card number are added to the calling subaddress in the call setup message. In the telephone line network which receives the call setting message to which the charge bearer type and the IC card number are added,
Identifying the charge payer type of the calling sub-address,
And transmits a call setting confirmation message or a release completion message to the wireless telephone device 1a. If the billing is the callback of the other party, a call setup message is transmitted to the wireless telephone terminal of the other party.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which the mobile phone terminal 1a is disconnected. After transmitting the disconnection message from the own wireless telephone terminal 1a to the telephone line network, the own wireless telephone terminal 1a
Receives the release message from the telephone line network and, if the IC card 2 is used, sends the release message or the charge notification value in the release completion message to the IC card 2 via the card processing unit 4 in FIG. To be written as valuable information.

When the own wireless telephone terminal 1 a uses the IC card 2, the valuable information obtained by subtracting the charge notification in the release message from the valuable information read by the card processing unit 4 is used as the I information.
Write to C card 2. Also, a disconnection message is transmitted to the partner terminal. In this way, the telephone network finishes transmitting the billing information and then transmits a release message, thereby
Since the updating of the valuable information in the C card 2 is completed, the data that has been written can be rewritten, thereby preventing the communication from being performed without incurring the communication fee.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a case where the terminal is disconnected from the partner terminal. In the telephone line network receiving the disconnection message from the partner terminal, the disconnection message is transmitted to the wireless telephone device 1a. After receiving the disconnection message, the wireless telephone device 1a transmits a release message and receives a release completion message from the telephone line network. Wireless telephone device 1
When a uses the IC card 2, the value of the charge notification in the release message or the release completion message is written as valuable information in the IC card 2 via the card processing unit of FIG. In this way, even when the other party terminal is disconnected, the release completion message is transmitted together with the charge notification of the IC card 2 to the wireless telephone device 1a that bears the charge from the telephone line network, so that the communication is performed without burdening the communication charge. Such a situation can be prevented beforehand.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the subscriber of the wireless telephone device does not have to pay the communication fee when another person uses the wireless telephone.

In each business, the card company issues an I
By receiving the data on the C card, the user of the wireless telephone device can use the card without being conscious of the business operator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a wireless telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram using a wireless telephone device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a card insertion / non-insertion identification function, a charge payer type setting function, and an IC card number setting function on the wireless telephone device side of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a flow of a charge payer type setting function, an IC card number collating function, a balance checking function, a charging function, a release completion message transmitting process, and a call setting accepting message transmitting process on the network side of the present invention. It is a flowchart.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of a balance data subtraction function, a balance check function, an alarm notification function, a billing process termination instruction receiving function, and a billing process termination function of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of a disconnection message transmission process, a release message reception process, a disconnection message reception process, a release message transmission process, a release completion message reception process, a card insertion presence / absence identification function, and a valuable information writing function of the present invention. It is.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a disconnection message receiving process and a billing function of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram when a charge bearer type is set in a call setting message.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram when writing valuable information to an IC card when a call is disconnected from the own wireless telephone device.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram when writing valuable information to an IC card when a call is disconnected from a partner terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a-1b Wireless telephone device 2 IC card 3 Card slot 4 Card processing unit 5 Call control unit 6a-6d Base station 7a-7b Subscriber line 8a-8b Wireless telephone connection unit 9a-9d Switch 10 Service control unit 11 IC Card database 12 Charge information management device 13 Card insertion presence / absence identification function 14 Charge bearer type setting function 15 IC card number setting function 16 Valuable information setting function 17 Charge bearer identification function 18 IC card number collation function 19 Balance check function 20a- 20b Charging instruction function 21 Release completion message transmission processing 22 Call setting acceptance message transmission processing 23 Balance data subtraction function 24 Balance check function 25 Alarm notification function 26 Charging processing end instruction receiving function 27 Charging processing end function 28 Disconnect message transmission processing 29 Release message Receiving Sense 30 disconnect message receiving process 31 release message sending process 32 release completion message receiving process 33 card insertion whether the identification features 34 valuable information writing function 35 disconnect message receiving process

Claims (5)

[Claims] An IC card insertion port as a communication fee payment means is provided in a wireless telephone device of a digital car telephone network or a PHS network, and an IC card number recorded on the inserted IC card and valuable information payable. And a reading / writing means for reading / writing the data. 2. In a digital telephone system or a radio telephone system of a PHS network, when a call is originated, the calling subaddress information for calling in a call setting message determines whether the subscriber bears or the IC card bears. A wireless telephone device comprising an adding means for adding personal type information, valuable information payable by the IC card, and an IC card number. 3. The wireless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein at the end of the communication after the calling, reading of valuable information from the IC card inserted into the main body and writing of valuable information to the IC card. A wireless telephone device comprising a read / write means for performing 4. A service control station of a digital car telephone network or a PHS network, when a call arrives at a radio telephone device,
A means for identifying a subscriber or an IC card payer type based on calling sub address information in a call setting message, and a matching means for checking an IC card number from the calling sub address information with an IC card number in a database A service control station comprising: 5. A communication charge management device comprising a holding unit for holding a communication charge according to an instruction from the service control station according to claim 4 and charge payee data by said identification unit.