JPS58215164A - Charging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an incoming subscriber to charge the fee of the information offered to an originating subscriber, by storing the charging information and the incoming subscriber information at a storing part corresponding to the outgoing subscriber information at an originating office. CONSTITUTION:A central controller 7B transmits the fee of the information, the subscriber number of a telephone 1B and the signal of the subscriber number of a telephone 1A received previously to an originating office in a prescribed format. At the originating office, a common line signal device 9A receives the above-mentioned signal and then transmits the information to a central controller 7A after having necessary processing. The controller 7A writes the information fee and the subscriber number (the number of subscriber who offered the information) of the telephone 1B in the charging information storing part corresponding to the telephone 1A of a storage device 8A. In such a way, the originating office reads out periodically the information on the fee written to the device 8A and charges the fee to the subscriber. Then the subscriber pays the fee, and the information fee is payed to the subscriber B who offered the information. In this case, a fee information transmitter 13 receives a requesting signal for information fee and then transmits the fee of the information offered to the subscriber A to a fee information receiver 14. This information is read by the controller 7B via a scanner 5B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a billing method in an information communication system that allows a terminating subscriber to obtain a fee for information provided to an originating subscriber.

Current billing for calls is a method in which the calling station measures the number of calls and charges the subscriber, and the receiving subscriber, who has provided voice and image information to the calling subscriber, pays the charges to the calling subscriber. The problem is that it cannot be claimed.

It is believed that such problems will increase more and more in advanced information communications including various telephone services in the future.
An economical implementation method is desired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide an economical billing method in which a terminating subscriber who has provided audio and/or image information to an originating subscriber can bill the originating subscriber for the charges. It's about doing.

In the present invention, a control device of a terminating station obtains charge information from information provided by a terminating subscriber to a calling subscriber from the terminating subscriber, and together with this charge information, the terminating subscriber information and the calling subscriber received in advance from the calling station. After the call route r, the information is transferred from the terminating station to the originating station, and the originating station stores charge information and terminating subscriber information in a storage unit corresponding to the originating subscriber information, and charges the originating subscriber. It is something.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. The diagram is
FIG. 2 is a relay system diagram showing an embodiment of a charging system according to the present invention.

Here, 1A is the telephone associated with subscriber AK at the originating station;
1B is a telephone related to information sending device B at the receiving station; 2
A and 2B are the switch network (NW) of the originating station 1 and the terminating station, 3 is the outgoing register trunk (ORT) of the originating station, and 4A and dB are the trunk (7"R person) of the originating station and the terminating station, respectively. ), 5A, 5B are the same scanning equipment (SCN), and 6A6B is the same signal distribution equipment (SCN).
SD), 7A, and 7B are the same central control unit (CC), B
A and 8B are the same storage devices (Mu), 9A and 9B are
Common line signaling equipment (C″SE) also related to the common line signaling system
), 10 is a communication path for transmitting a dial tone at the transmitting station, 11
A and 11B are audio/image information communication paths for the originating station 9 and the receiving station, respectively; 12 is the information transmitting device (INF);
Reference numeral 3 denotes a charge information transmitting device (SND) for transmitting the charge of the provided information; 14 a charge information receiving device (REC) for receiving the charge of the information; and 15 a communication path for charge information. It is.

Although this embodiment is for voice information, subscriber A
, BK, and if image information receiving and transmitting devices are installed respectively, the procedure is the same for image information.

First, when telephone 1A is taken off-hook by subscriber Ai, scanning device 5A detects and identifies this and transmits this information to central controller 7A.

The central control device 7A controls the signal distribution device f by a known method.
A control signal is sent through it6A, and the telephone set 1A is connected to the calling register trunk 3 through the communication path 10 of the switch network 2A.

As a result, the calling register trunk 3 also sends out the dial tone of the telephone 1A.

After listening to this dial tone, subscriber A dials the subscriber number of telephone 1B associated with information sending device B of the desired receiving station.

This dial is received at the originating register trunk 3,
It is counted by the central controller 7A via the scanning device 5A.

After counting all the digits on this dial, the central controller 7A selects an empty trunk 4A by a known method and sends a predetermined signal frame A- through the common line signal equipment fjj 19A.
Matsu) From K, the line number of trunk 4A and telephone 1
An address signal containing B's subscriber number and other necessary information is sent to the destination station.

At the receiving station, the common line signaling device 9B receives the address signal, performs necessary processing, and then transmits this information to the central control device 7B.

The central control unit fli7B examines the subscriber table in the storage device 8B, and sends necessary information about nine vacant calls on the telephone 1B to the originating station through the common line signaling device 9B.

If telephone 1B is vacant, a connection is made between telephones 1 and 4.1B by a known method, and audio information is transmitted from information transmitting device B to subscriber AVC.

The central control unit 7B sends the information σ5 charge, the subscriber number of the telephone 1B, and the previously received subscriber number of the telephone 1A to the originating station through the common line signaling device 9B in a predetermined signal format.

At the originating station, the common line signaling device 9A receives the signal, performs necessary processing, and then transmits this information to the central control device 7A.

The central control device 7A writes the charge for the information and the subscriber number of the telephone 1B (ie, the number of the subscriber who provided the information) into the charging information storage section corresponding to the telephone 1AK in the storage device 8A.

The originating station periodically reads out the information regarding the charges written in the storage device 8A in this way, bills the subscriber for the charges, makes the payment, and transmits the information to the subscriber B of the receiving station who provided the information. Pay the fee.

After subscriber A listens to the voice information sent to him, he calls telephone 1A.
When the user goes on-hook, the scanning device 5A detects this and transmits the information to the central controller 7A. Central control device 7A
sends a control signal via the signal distribution device WL6A to release the communication path 11A, and at the same time sends the line number of the trunk 4A, etc. to the destination station via the common line signal device R9A in a predetermined signal format.

At the receiving station, the common line signaling device 9B receives the above signal, performs the necessary processing, and then transmits this information to the central control unit R.
Tell 7B.

The central controller [7B sends a control signal via the signal distribution device 6B, releases the communication path 11B, and at the same time connects the charge information receiver fij 14 and the telephone 1B, and further connects the charge information receiver 14 to the telephone 1B. Control and charge information transmitting device 1
3, it sends a signal requesting a fee for the information provided so far.

Upon receiving this signal, the fee information transmitting device 13 transmits the information to the subscriber A.
The charges for the information provided are sent to the charge information receiving device 14. This information is sent to the central control unit 7 via the scanning device 5B.
It is read by B.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, information providers can obtain fees for the provided information, and a remarkable effect can be obtained in expanding audio/picture information providing services.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a relay system diagram showing an embodiment of the charging system according to the present invention. 1A, IB --- Telephone 2A, 2B --- Switch network 3 --- Outgoing register trunk 4A, 4B... Trunk 5
A, 5B... Scanning device 6A, 6B... Signal distribution device 7A, 7B.
...Central control unit s, 4, 8B...
・・Storage devices qA, qB・・・・・Common line signal device 10・・・・・・・・・・Call path for transmitting dial tone 11.4.11B・・・・Information call Route 12...... Information transmission device 1
3・・・・・・・・・・・・Charge information transmitting device 14 ・・・・・・・・Charge information receiving device 15
・・・・・・・・・・・・Patent attorney for call route for charge information Susuki 1) Toshiyuki

Claims (1)

[Claims] After the call ends, the terminating station transfers the billing information obtained from the terminating subscriber to the originating station.2 The terminating subscriber information and the originating subscriber information received in advance from the originating station are transferred, and the originating station stores the information corresponding to the originating subscriber information. A billing method characterized in that the billing information and the terminating subscriber information are stored in the terminating subscriber section, thereby charging a fee related to the information provided by the terminating subscriber to the originating subscriber.