JPS5922429B2 - Called party billing method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a billing system for telephone calls and the like.

Telephone charges currently in place in Japan.

Each collection method is based on the principle of collection from the caller's side; in the case of an automatic exchange connection, the call frequency is automatically added to the caller's frequency meter; In the case of long-distance calls, the operator of the manual telephone number charges the caller a fee calculated by the number of hours. It is well known that charges are collected from the called party in the case of international calls, but in this case the collection method is entirely manual and not automated. However, in these days when telephone usage has become more complex,
The assumption that call charges are always billed to the caller may not necessarily be valid from the perspective of telephone usage.
For example, this applies when a telephone call is made at the request of the called party. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a billing system that can automatically collect telephone charges from the called party if the called party's consent is obtained.

The billing system of the present invention is characterized in that the billing information obtained at the cordless manual exchange is sent to the telephone exchange where the called party is accommodated, and is recorded in the called party's charge aggregation device. This is a billing method in an exchange system.

According to the billing system of the present invention, if the recipient consents, telephone charges can be collected from the recipient rather than from the caller.

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the principle of automatic caller charging in a crossbar type automatic telephone exchange currently used for comparison with the present invention. When a call is made from the calling telephone 1, the local exchange 2 determines whether it is a local connection or a long-distance connection. For example, in the case of a long-distance connection, the call is sent to the toll exchange 5 through an outgoing trunk 3 and an incoming trunk 4 into the toll exchange. Set the route. This toll exchange 5 determines the toll destination and charging index, and extends the connection to the called party 6. When the called party answers,
Upon detection of the response, a billing pulse MPA is sent from the toll exchange 5 to the local exchange 2. The sending interval of this billing pulse is determined according to the billing index determined previously. Local exchange 2
The billing pulse MPA sent to the side is converted into a billing booster voltage pulse MPB inside the outgoing trunk 3, drives the frequency meter 7 provided for each caller, and increments the frequency meter by one digit. The number of steps that the frequency meter advances is determined by how many billing pulses arrive by the time the call ends, and as a result, the call charge is determined. At the end of the month, the local telephone office calculates the total number of steps on the frequency meter, multiplies it by the single charge, calculates the telephone charge for that month, and bills the subscriber. The above is the substance of the caller automatic billing that is currently being implemented. FIG. 1A is a diagram of a possible relay system when the currently used DSA telephone (100 number calls) is made into a cordless telephone.

Note that this figure is left and right reversed from Figure 1. In FIG. 1A, the caller of calling telephone 1 is! When dialing 1100!1, the local exchange 2 selects the outgoing trunk 3 to the special number exchange and extends the connection. When an incoming call arrives, the incoming trunk 4 is connected to the special number exchange 16 (corresponding to 5 in Figure 1), and the incoming trunk 4 is connected to the cordless manual switch 1 via the manual trunk device 15.
Connected to 1. The operator of the cordless manual terminal hears the number of the called party (received party) 12 (corresponding to 6 in Figure 1) from the caller 1, and connects the cordless manual terminal 11 and the manual trunk device while holding the connection to switch 16 1. 15, the special number exchange 16 is connected to the incoming trunk 190 of the called party's local exchange via the outgoing trunk 17, and is connected to the called party 12 via the local exchange 13. Here, when the called party 12 answers, the operator of the manual console 11 makes the terminals 4 and 5 of the manual console trunk device 15 through, and allows the calling telephone 1 and the called party 12 to talk. The call fee is not added to the frequency meter 7, but is recorded as a replacement note by the operator of the manual console 11, and is billed separately to the caller 1. The above is the configuration of the billing system in the conventional device. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the invention in the case of a call in which a cordless manual console 11 intervenes. The first A component of this device
Components labeled with the same reference numerals as in the figures refer to substantially the same elements as in FIG. 1A. In FIG. 2, the caller 1, who has previously obtained consent from the called party 12 regarding the called party's billing, informs the operator of the manual console 11 of this fact when applying for a call. When calling the called party 12, the operator asks the called party 12 to understand that the called party billing has been proposed, and when consent is obtained, switches the charging method from the normal caller side to the called party side. When this call is completed, the operator of the manual console 11 sends the billing information from this call to the local exchange 13 in which the called party 12 is accommodated, and charges the called party's charges using the same means as in the case of caller billing. Step 14 in total. To explain in more detail the operation of the above-mentioned called party billing, if a call corresponding to the called party charge has now ended, the operator of the manual console 11 sends information indicating the charges to be charged to the register center 20 and the called party to whom the bill is to be charged. The information is provided to the exchange 16 through the manual trunk trunk device 15.

Here, a connection train to the called party 12 is established through the outgoing trunk device 17, the local exchange trunk line 18, the incoming call charging trunk 19, and the local exchange 13 in the same manner as the conventional exchange connection shown in FIG. 1A. is set. Note that the train on the called party's side, which was previously explained with reference to FIG. 1A, is disconnected when the call ends. In this case, what is necessary for the train setting itself is to select the called party information and the route for calling party charging from the manual console 11. If the connection is made through the general route, the incoming trunk 19 for incoming call charging on the local exchange side will not be selected. Even if the incoming telephone set 12 is captured, the called party does not notice because unlike ordinary incoming calls, no ringing signal is issued. In this state, billing information is sent from the center section of the register center 20 and received within the incoming trunk 19.
The content of the received signal may be, for example, the number of steps of the frequency meter 14.
The charging information received in the input trunk 19 is converted into, for example, a booster voltage pulse MPB and sent to the frequency meter 14 to complete a predetermined charging. At the same time, the information sent to the frequency meter 14 is sent back to the trunk line 18 as it is as MPC, sent to the register section of the register center 20 via the outgoing trunk 17, and the billing information is confirmed by the billing information recording confirmation control device 21. File with file 22 and record card 2.
Let 3 record. This means that although billing information can be input directly to the record confirmation control device 21 from the operator of the manual table 11, billing information is reliably made by passing through the local exchange 13 on the nurse's side. This has the effect of preventing discrepancies in billing information between 22 and recording card 23 and frequency meter 14. The cumulative number of telephone charges can be confirmed on the sending device (manual operator side). Further, if necessary, the caller 1 can be reconnected from the manual console 11 and informed of this billing information, so that the caller can also know the contents of the telephone charge. FIG. 3 shows an example of a circuit diagram of an inlet trunk 19 for receiving charges according to an embodiment of the present invention. The contents of the billing report received on the relay line 18 are sent to the reception route 2.
4 to the register center 200, where it is received by the receiver 25, converted into a number of pulses for frequency registration, and operates the pulse number designating relay 26. Although only one relay is omitted in the figure, it has a capacity to store the maximum number of pulses N.
Based on the designation of the relay 26, the pulse generation circuit 27 is activated, and at the same time, the MP relay 28 is operated intermittently for the designated number of pulses. At the same time that the MP relay contact sends a registration pulse to the frequency meter 14, the pulse is sent via route 29 to the register center 200 for storage. Next, the register center 200 registers the frequency combination of the oscillator 30, etc.
For example, MF signal), the number of pulses is received via the route 24.
and 18 to send it back. This signal passes through the trunk device 17 shown in FIG. 2 and is received by the register section of the register center 20. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the present invention having exactly the same functions as those shown in FIG. 2, and by changing the housing position of the incoming call charging trunk 19 in the exchange as shown in the figure, the influence on the existing exchange has been reduced. It is something.

As described above, by using the present invention, the effect of callee charging service on the crossbar automatic exchange side can be minimized and it can be implemented economically, which has a great effect on telephone users. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the conventional caller automatic billing system, Fig. 1A is a diagram showing an example of a relay system in which a conventional manual telephone call is made untethered, and Fig. 2 is an incoming call according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of an incoming trunk for calling party charging according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modification of the relay system of the receiving party's switching center according to the present invention. Explanation of symbols: 1 is the originating telephone, 2 is the local exchange, 3 is the outgoing trunk, 4 is the incoming trunk, 7 is the frequency meter, 11 is the cordless manual unit, 12 is the called party, 13 is the local exchange, 14 is the Frequency meter for tolls, 15 is manual trunk device, 16 is outside the city (
(Special number) Exchange, 17 is an outgoing trunk device, 19 is an incoming trunk for incoming call charges, 20 is a register center, 21 is a record confirmation control device, 22 is a file, 23 is a recording card, 200
indicates the register center.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a billing method for manually handled calls in a relay system including a local exchange and a cordless manual exchange, a billing route is provided between the local exchange and the cordless manual exchange; The cordless manual switching center has a register center that stores and outputs billing information, and after the end of a call, selects the billing route and re-sets the train to the called party to collect the billing information stored in the register center. It has a function of transmitting information, and when the local exchange is connected to the billing route and receives the transmitted billing information, it causes the charge registration device of the called party to record the billing information. A called party charging system characterized by having a trunk for receiving calls with functions.