KR100700706B1 - Method for providing collect call service in communication system and communication system of enabling the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a call charge burden service in a communication system and a communication system employing the above method, and more particularly, to receive a call call connection request between a first communication terminal including a predetermined identifier from a caller terminal. And setting up a call call connection between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal and providing a receiver call charge service in a communication system that charges a user of the first communication terminal when the connection setting is released. It relates to a communication system employing. According to the method and the communication system employing the method for providing the receiver toll service in the communication system according to the present invention, it is possible to use the receiver toll service in an easy manner by adding a predetermined identifier to the number information of the receiver communication terminal. The effect can be obtained.

Communication system, toll charge, call charge, identifier

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING COLLECT CALL SERVICE IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OF ENABLING THE METHOD}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for providing a call charge burden service in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a charging table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of caller terminal number information including identifier information displayed on a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for providing a receiver toll service in a communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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600: communication system 601: charging table

602: call connection request receiving unit 603: call call setting unit

604: billing management unit 605: identifier / number information transmission unit

The present invention relates to a method for providing a call charge burden service in a communication system and a communication system employing the above method, and more particularly, to receive a call call connection request between a first communication terminal including a predetermined identifier from a caller terminal. And setting up a call call connection between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal and providing a receiver call charge service in a communication system that charges a user of the first communication terminal when the connection setting is released. It relates to a communication system employing.

Today's remarkable development of information and communication technology has rapidly promoted the popularization of communication terminals (mobile devices), so that most ordinary people always have communication terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs. Therefore, the user can easily communicate with the other party using a communication terminal, so that communication is more frequent than before. While communication terminals provide convenience to users by frequently communicating, the burden on communication fees is increasing. In particular, the burden on users who have no or relatively little income, such as youth, seniors, and soldiers, has been increased.

This has created a communication system that provides a collect call service. In general, a communication system that provides a toll-bearing service includes a predetermined number (eg, "1541", "08217", etc.) on a user terminal (for example, a mobile communication terminal, a PSTN terminal, or an IP telephone). If the call is connected to the system, and the receiver number information is input according to the voice guidance of the system, the call is connected with the receiver, and the call fee is charged to the receiver at the end of the call.

Such a conventional toll charge service uses a predetermined number to connect a call to the system, and if a predetermined process is performed according to the voice guidance of the system, a voice call with the receiver may be inconvenient for the user. In the case of the elderly users, there is a problem in that they cannot use the toll charge service because the user does not know how to use or the procedure is difficult.

In addition, since the conventional toll-bearing service uses the toll-burden service because the user requests before the call is connected, the user cannot use the toll-burden service during the call. The need has increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object thereof is to provide a receiver call charge burden service in an easy manner by adding a predetermined identifier to the number information of the receiver communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention receives a predetermined feature code from the communication terminal of the receiver during the call between the caller terminal and the receiver communication terminal to request the user toll-bearing service in the communication system that can request the user toll-bearing service during the call It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a communication system employing the method.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, a method for providing a toll charge service in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in the communication system, the number of the first communication terminal Maintaining a charging table for recording the information and the charging information; Receiving a call connection request from a caller terminal, the call connection request comprising predetermined identifier information and the number information of the first communication terminal, the identifier information being code information for requesting a toll charge call; Establishing a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And when the connection setting of the call is released, calculating charging information through a predetermined charging module and recording the calculated charging information in the charging table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal. Characterized in that.

In the communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a call charge burden service includes: maintaining, in the communication system, a charging table for recording number information and charging information of a first communication terminal; Receiving a call connection request including the number information of the first communication terminal from a caller terminal; Establishing a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; Receiving a predetermined feature code input from the first communication terminal during a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And when the connection setup of the call is released, calculating charging information from the input of the feature code to the release of the connection setup through a predetermined charging module, and converting the calculated charging information into the number information of the first communication terminal. And correspondingly recording in the charging table.

A communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the communication system, a charging table for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal; A call connection request receiving unit comprising a call connection request including a predetermined identifier information from the caller terminal and the number information of the first communication terminal, the identifier information being code information for requesting a toll-free call; A call call setting unit for establishing a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And a billing management unit configured to calculate billing information through a predetermined billing module and record the calculated billing information in the billing table in correspondence with the number information of the first communication terminal when the connection setting of the call is released. It is characterized by including.

A communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the communication system, a charging table for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal; A call connection request receiving unit which receives a call connection request including the number information of the first communication terminal from a caller terminal; A call call connection setting unit for establishing a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; A feature code receiver configured to receive a predetermined feature code input from the first communication terminal during a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And when the connection setup of the call is released, calculating charging information from the input of the feature code to the release of the connection setup through a predetermined charging module, and converting the calculated charging information into the number information of the first communication terminal. Corresponding to the billing table, characterized in that it comprises a billing management unit.

The communication terminal used in the present invention is a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, hand-held PC (Hand-Held PC), CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) phone, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) Mobile phones such as phones, dual band / dual mode phones, GSM (Global Standard for Mobile) phones, mobile broadband system (MBS) phones, notebook computers, and digital multimedia broadcasting (DEM) phones. Of course, the concept encompasses all IP terminals supporting PSTN (PSTN) communication terminals and VoIP / SIP / Megaco.

Hereinafter, a method and a communication system employing the method of providing a call charge service in the communication system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 100 receives a call call connection request including a predetermined identifier from the caller terminal 120 and sets up a call call connection with the first communication terminal 110 according to the request. Do it. When the call is terminated because the call is terminated, charging information is calculated through a predetermined charging module to charge the user of the first communication terminal.

In addition, when the communication system 100 receives a call call connection request from the caller terminal 120, the communication system 100 sets up a call call between the caller terminal 120 and the first communication terminal 110 according to the request. 1 When a predetermined feature code received from the communication terminal 110 is received and the call connection is released, the time from when the input of the feature code is received through a predetermined charging module to when the call connection is released The billing information is calculated and billed to the user of the first communication terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for providing a call charge burden service in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 201, the communication system maintains a charging table for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication system may be any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, a VoIP system, or a mobile communication system.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a charging table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the billing table may record billing information 302 corresponding to the number information 301. The number information 301 of the billing table may be the number information that is the billing target of the receiver toll charge service of the present invention. The billing information 302 may record the call charge charged in the number information 301 for each day.

In step 202, the caller transmits a call connection request including predetermined identifier information and the number information of the first communication terminal through a caller terminal. The identifier information is predetermined code information for identifying that the call connection request utilizes the toll charge service. For example, the caller may transmit the call connection request to the communication system by inputting the identifier information and the number information “010-501-1468 #” of the first communication terminal through a caller terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the caller terminal may be any one of a mobile communication terminal, a PSTN terminal, or an IP telephone.

In step 203, the communication system receives the call connection request from a calling party terminal.

In step 204, the communication system establishes a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal according to the call connection request.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication system may further receive the caller terminal number information in the step 203 of receiving a call connection request, and receive a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal. During call setup, the terminal number information of the caller including the identifier may be transmitted to the first communication terminal.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of caller terminal number information including identifier information displayed on a first communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the communication system transmits the terminal number information of the caller including the identifier information to the first communication terminal, as shown in FIG. 4, the caller including the identifier on the display screen of the first communication terminal. Terminal number information "02-433-1124 #" may be displayed. Therefore, the caller terminal number information including the identifier information "# " 401 provided in the communication system allows the user to check whether the received call is a call toll-free, thereby providing convenience to the user. .

When the connection setup of the call is released (step 205), in step 206 the communication system calculates the charging information through a predetermined charging module. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the charging module may be a charging module operated in a predetermined charging server or a charging module operated in the communication system.

In step 207, the communication system records the calculated charging information in the charging table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a method for providing a receiver toll service in a communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 501 the communication system maintains a charging table as shown in FIG. 3 for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal.

The communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may be any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, an IP communication system supporting VoIP / SIP / Megaco, and the like.

In step 502, the caller sends a call connection request including the number information of the first communication terminal via the caller terminal. For example, the caller inputs the number information "019-104-4951" of the first communication terminal through the caller terminal, and the caller terminal includes the number information of the first communication terminal to request a call connection to the communication system. Can be transmitted.

In step 503, the communication system receives a call connection request including the number information of the first communication terminal from the caller terminal.

In step 504, the communication system establishes a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal according to the call connection request.

In step 505 the user of the first communication terminal enters a predetermined feature code during a call between the caller terminals. The input of the feature code means to request a toll charge service. In one example, the user of the first communication terminal may enter a predetermined feature code "# 01" during a call with the caller. Therefore, when the caller cannot continue the voice call service due to the burden of the call charge during the call, the user of the first communication terminal inputs a predetermined feature code so that the user of the first communication terminal pays the call charge. It can provide convenience to the user in that the call can be continued with the caller.

In step 506, the communication system receives a predetermined feature code input from the first communication terminal during a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal, and the communication system receives the first communication after receiving the feature code. A predetermined guidance message (for example, a voice memo such as "recipient toll charge service is started") can be sent to the terminal user to notify the receiver of the call charge service. For example, the communication system may provide a user with a guide message for notifying the start of the call charge service, as an audio, vibration, or video screen through an output means of the communication terminal.

In step 507, the first communication terminal receives the announcement message sent from the communication system.

If the communication system releases the connection setting of the call (step 508), in step 509, the communication system receives the charging information from the feature code input to the connection establishment release through a predetermined charging module. Calculate.

In step 510, the communication system records the calculated charging information in the charging table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the communication system 600 includes a billing table 601, a call connection request receiver 602, a call call setup unit 603, a billing manager 604, an identifier / number information transmitter 605. ).

The charging table 601 records the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal in the communication system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication system may be any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, an IP communication system supporting VoIP / SIP / Megaco, and the like.

The call connection request receiving unit 602 receives a call connection request including predetermined identifier information and the number information of the first communication terminal from a caller terminal. As described above, the identifier information is predetermined code information for identifying that the corresponding call connection request uses the toll charge service. For example, the caller may transmit the call connection request to the communication system 600 by inputting the identifier information and the number information “010-501-1468 #” of the first communication terminal through the caller terminal.

A call call setting unit 603 sets a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal.

When the connection setting of the call is released, the accounting manager 604 calculates billing information through a predetermined billing module, and converts the calculated billing information into the billing table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal. Record it.

The identifier / number information transmitter 605 transmits the terminal number information of the caller including the identifier to the first communication terminal.

7 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the communication system 700 includes a billing table 701, a call connection request receiver 702, a call call setup unit 703, a feature code receiver 704, and a billing manager 705. do.

The charging table 701 records the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal in the communication system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the communication system may be any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, an IP communication system supporting VoIP / SIP / Megaco, and the like.

The call connection request receiving unit 702 receives a call connection request including the number information of the first communication terminal from a caller terminal.

The call call setting unit 703 establishes a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal.

The feature code receiving unit 704 receives a predetermined feature code input from the first communication terminal during a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal. For example, a user of the first communication terminal may input a predetermined feature code "# 01" during a call with a caller, and the communication system 700 may receive the feature code.

When the connection setting of the call is released, the accounting management unit 705 calculates charging information from the input of the feature code to the release of the connection through a predetermined charging module, and converts the calculated charging information into the first communication. It records in the billing table corresponding to the number information of the terminal.

In the communication system according to the present invention, a method for providing a call charge burden service may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the method and the communication system employing the method for providing the receiver toll service in the communication system according to the present invention, it is possible to use the receiver toll service in an easy manner by adding a predetermined identifier to the number information of the receiver communication terminal. The effect can be obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, the user toll charge service during the call by receiving a predetermined feature code from the communication terminal of the receiver during the call between the caller terminal and the receiver communication terminal can request the user toll charge service.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing a toll charge service in a communication system, In the communication system, maintaining a charging table for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal; Receiving a call connection request from a caller terminal, the call connection request comprising predetermined identifier information and the number information of the first communication terminal, the identifier information being code information for requesting a toll charge call; Establishing a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And When the connection setting of the call is released, calculating charging information through a predetermined charging module, and recording the calculated charging information in the charging table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal; Recipient call charge service providing method comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, And the communication system is any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, a VoIP system, and a mobile communication system. The method of claim 1, The call connection request further includes the caller terminal number information; The step of establishing a call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal, And transmitting the caller terminal number information including the identifier to the first communication terminal. delete The method of claim 1, And the caller terminal is any one of a mobile communication terminal, a PSTN terminal, and an IP telephone. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 and 4 is recorded. A mobile communication system that provides a toll charge service, A charging table for recording the number information and the charging information of the first communication terminal in the communication system; A call connection request receiving unit comprising a call connection request including a predetermined identifier information from the caller terminal and the number information of the first communication terminal, the identifier information being code information for requesting a toll-free call; A call call setting unit for establishing a call call between the caller terminal and the first communication terminal; And When the connection setting of the call is released, a billing manager that calculates billing information through a predetermined billing module and records the calculated billing information in the billing table corresponding to the number information of the first communication terminal. Communication system comprising a. delete The method of claim 8, The communication system is any one of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) system, VoIP system, or a mobile communication system. The method of claim 8, The call connection request further includes the caller terminal number information; The call call connection setting unit, And an identifier / number information transmitter for transmitting the caller terminal number information including the identifier to the first communication terminal.

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