KR100877666B1 - System and method for processing bill of zone service in mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal that receives a specific zone service by accessing a mobile communication network in a service zone set by a zone setter, and a mobile communication network system that provides a specific zone service to a mobile communication terminal located in the service zone. The mobile communication terminal inserts zone service outgoing call confirmation information into the outgoing call message to confirm whether the outgoing call is an outgoing call capable of receiving zone service when the outgoing call is connected to the mobile communication network. To the mobile communication network system, and the mobile communication network system uses the zone service originating call confirmation information included in the outgoing call message received from the mobile communication terminal to perform charging processing for the corresponding outgoing call. Provided is a service billing processing system and method thereof.

Service zone, zone service, billing

Description

Zone service billing processing system and method thereof in mobile communication network {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BILL OF ZONE SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a zone service charging processing system in a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating an outgoing call processing procedure based on zone service when an outgoing call attempt of a mobile communication terminal in the system shown in FIG.

3 is a diagram illustrating a charging processing procedure in a communication network system according to an outgoing call attempt of a mobile communication terminal in the system shown in FIG. 1.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

10: service zone 12: zone setter

14: mobile communication terminal 22: base station (BS)

24: base station controller (BSC) 26: switching center (MSC)

30: Billing Repeater (BDIS) 30: Billing Server (CSBS)

34: Client (CSBS Client)

The present invention relates to a zone service billing processing system and method thereof in a mobile communication network. More particularly, the present invention relates to a zone for setting a specific area for providing a specific service for a specific zone in a mobile communication network. The present invention relates to a system and method for efficient charging processing when a subscriber accesses a mobile communication network through a mobile communication terminal using a setter.

Recently, with the development of communication technology, many communication services using wired and wireless are provided to users. The development of optical fiber and related systems has made it possible to realize the optical communication network, and the transmission speed and amount of voice and data have increased. In addition, wireless communication systems have evolved from services that only support voice services, and now, voice and data services can be provided at high speed while moving simultaneously. Furthermore, wireless communication services include mobile telephone services using code division multiple access (CDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), and time division multiple access (TDMA) technologies, and wireless LAN, CDMA, and wireless broadband technology. The service provision area and the user are increasing rapidly by the wireless Internet service used.

Advances in wireless communication technology and the resulting increase in the number of users of such wireless communication services have led to consideration of both the service provider and the user providing the service and the issues of reliability and efficiency in providing the service.

In this regard, telecommunications service providers that provide telecommunications services offer a variety of discounts and service charges to retain their customers and attract new customers. The regional discount service in the mobile communication network uses a cell-based technology and provides a discount to the communication fee in the region where the specific base station provides the service.

As such, in order to provide a specific service (zone service) (for example, a discount service or a free service) for a specific area (zone) in a mobile communication network, a zone setter for setting the zone is used and the zone setter is used. Therefore, as the subscriber accesses the communication network through the mobile communication terminal, there is a demand for the development of a technology for efficient charging processing when providing the zone service.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a specific service for a specific zone in a mobile communication network when a subscriber accesses the communication network through a mobile communication terminal using a zone setter for setting the specific area. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and method for efficient billing processing.

In order to achieve the above object, the zone service charging processing system in the mobile communication network according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal which receives a specific zone service by accessing a mobile communication network in a service zone set by a zone setter, and A mobile communication network system that provides a specific zone service to a mobile communication terminal located in a service zone, wherein the mobile communication terminal is an outgoing call that can receive zone service when an outgoing call is connected to the mobile communication network. Insert the zone service outgoing call confirmation information which can confirm whether or not to be inserted into the outgoing call message and transmit it to the mobile communication network system, and the mobile communication network system transmits the zone service outgoing call confirmation information included in the outgoing call message received from the mobile communication terminal. To perform billing processing for the outgoing call. It shall be.

In order to achieve the above object, the zone service charging processing method in a mobile communication network according to the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal which receives a specific zone service by accessing a mobile communication network in a service zone set by a zone setter, and in the service zone. In a mobile communication network composed of a mobile communication network system that provides a specific zone service to a located mobile communication terminal, when the mobile communication terminal connects to an outgoing call to a mobile communication network, the calling call is an outgoing call capable of receiving zone service. A first step of inserting the zone service originating call confirmation information capable of confirming whether or not to be inserted into an outgoing call message and transmitting it to the mobile communication network system; and transmitting the zone service included in the outgoing call message received by the mobile communication network system from the mobile communication terminal. Charge for the outgoing call using the call confirmation information That made in a second step of performing the re-characterized.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention other than the above objects will become apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a zone service charging processing system in a mobile communication network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the zone service charging processing system according to the present invention includes a zone setter 12, a mobile communication terminal 14, a base station (BS) 22, a base station controller (BSC) 24, and an exchange station ( MSC) 26, billing repeater (BDIS) 28, billing server (CSBS) 30, billing client (CSBS Client) 34 is configured.

The zone setter 12 is a configuration for setting a service zone in which a specific service is provided. The mobile communication terminal 14 is capable of voice communication (i.e., call) and data communication (e.g., wireless Internet), and checks whether the mobile communication terminal 14 is in a service zone by short-range wireless communication with the zone setter 12. If a user is in a service zone, a specific service may be provided. Herein, the zone setter 12 and the mobile communication terminal 14 may perform short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, IR (InfraRed), ZigBee, and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to perform short-range wireless communication. It has a communication module. In this case, the service zone is defined by the communication distance of the short range communication module constituting the zone setter 12.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the zone setter 12 is provided with movement preventing means including, for example, an acceleration sensor, so that the zone setter 12 cannot change the service zone arbitrarily once the service is registered once. . To this end, the zone setter 12 includes a "normal state" indicating a state in which the zone service is available, a "set value exceeding movement state" indicating a state in which the movement distance of the zone setter exceeds the set value, Continuously displays status information such as "hardware abnormality" indicating hardware abnormality, "bad power status" indicating that power supply has been interrupted, and "continuous reset attempt status" indicating continuous reset attempt. It is desirable to check and store in the internal storage.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal 14 detects an attempt to connect to the mobile communication network by the user while the zone service registration is completed in the zone setting device 12 and the zone service authentication center (not shown), the zone setting is performed. Device 12 receives short-range wireless communication with the zone 12, and when the zone-setter state information is in a normal state capable of receiving zone service, information indicating that the zone call is originated by the zone service is called. It is loaded in the zone service originating call confirmation field of Origination Message) and transmitted to the base station 22. On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal 14 transmits information indicating that the zone setter state information is not an outgoing call by the zone service when the zone setter state information is abnormal when the zone setter state information is not received. It is transmitted to the base station 22 in the zone service originating call confirmation field of the origination message. Here, the zone service originating call confirmation field may be configured as 1 bit, and may be set to "1" for an outgoing call by the zone service and "0" for an outgoing call by the zone service.

The base station (BS) 22 is a base station constituting a normal mobile communication network, in the present embodiment, when the outgoing call message is received from the mobile communication terminal 14, the zone service outgoing call included in the outgoing call message is confirmed. The field is extracted, and the extracted zone service originating call confirmation field is inserted into an outgoing call message delivered to the base station controller (BSC) 24 and transmitted to the base station controller (BSC) 24.

The base station controller (BSC) 24 is a base station controller constituting a normal mobile communication network, in this embodiment, when an outgoing call message is received from the base station (BS) 22, the zone service originated in the outgoing call message The call acknowledgment field is extracted, and the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment field is inserted into an outgoing call setup message delivered to the exchange (MSC) 26 and transmitted to the exchange (MSC) 26.

The switching center (MSC) 26 is a switching station constituting a normal mobile communication network, and in this embodiment, the zone service originating call acknowledgment field in the originating call setup message received from the base station controller 24 is confirmed, and the zone service is provided. If the outgoing call confirmation field confirms that information indicating an outgoing call by the zone service (for example, "1") is recorded, the outgoing call confirmation of the zone service of the call detail record (CDR) file of the mobile communication terminal is confirmed. In the field, record information (eg, "1") indicating that the call is an originating call by the zone service. The switching center (MSC) 26 then sends all call record (CDR) files after the last event occurrence to the charging relay (BDIS) 28 when the switching center data transfer event occurs.

The billing repeater (BDIS) 28 is a billing repeater constituting a normal mobile communication network, and in this embodiment, a billing server (CSBS) file received in real time from a call record (CDR) file received from the switching center (MSC) 26. Transfer to 30.

The billing server (CSBS) 30 is a billing server constituting a normal mobile communication network. In this embodiment, the call record file received from the billing repeater (BDIS) 28 is databased and the mobile communication terminal in real time. The billing information for each subscriber (for example, the number of usage by each subscriber service, time of use and usage fee, etc.) is calculated and made into a database. In particular, the billing information includes the number of use, time and rate of use of the zone service.

The billing client (CSBS Client) is a computer terminal such as a customer center, a regional center, and a subscription point, so that the billing server 30 can be accessed online and the subscriber billing information of the mobile communication terminal can be requested in real time. have.

Next, an outgoing call processing procedure based on zone service at the outgoing call attempt of the mobile communication terminal in the system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the zone service registration is completed by the subscriber in the zone setter 12 and the zone service authentication center not shown for the mobile communication terminal 14.

First, the subscriber selects a call connection such as a voice call and a data call, for example, by operating a "call key" using the key input unit of the mobile communication terminal 14 (step S1). Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 14 establishes a communication connection with the zone setter 12 by short-range wireless communication.
Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 14 sends a zone setter (ZSD) status information request to the zone setter 12 by short-range wireless communication (step S3).

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Accordingly, the zone setter 12 receiving the zone setter state information request reads the state information stored in the memory (not shown) and sends it to the mobile communication terminal 14 as a zone setter (ZSD) state information response ( Step S5).

Here, the zone setter (ZSD) state information response includes zone setter state information. The zone setter state information includes a "normal state" indicating a state in which a zone service is available, and a movement distance of the zone setter. "Over-travel status" to indicate that the setpoint has exceeded the setpoint, "hardware abnormality" to indicate the hardware abnormality of the zone setter, "bad power status" to indicate that the power supply has been interrupted, and a continuous reset ) "Continuous Reset Attempt Status" indicating that an attempt has occurred.

If the zone setter 12 is in a normal state, the zone setter state information is, for example, " 0x00000000 ", and if the zone setter 12 is in the state of exceeding the set value, the zone setter state information is yes. For example, "0x00000001". When the zone setter 12 is in a hardware abnormal state, the zone setter state information becomes "0x00000008", for example, and when the zone setter 12 is in a bad state, The setter state information may be, for example, "0x00000010", and when the zone setter 12 is in a continuous reset attempt state, the zone setter state information may be, for example, "0x00000040".

 As such, the mobile communication terminal 12 receiving the zone setter (ZSD) state information response including the zone setter state information does not show the zone setter state information when it is determined that the zone setter state information is normal. It stores in the memory (step S7) and controls the display unit (not shown) to display a character and / or zone service identifier indicating that the zone service area is available for zone service (step S9).

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 14 performs a call connection attempt to the base station 22, where the mobile communication terminal 14 is inside the service zone and indicates that the zone setter 12 is in a normal state, that is, zone Zone service originating call information (for example, "1") indicating that the call is originating by the service is transmitted to the base station 22 by putting it in the zone service originating call acknowledgment field of the origination message (step S11). That is, it performs zone service based call access.

On the other hand, when receiving the zone setter (ZSD) state information response in step S5, the mobile communication terminal 14 stores the zone setter state information in a memory (not shown) when it is determined that the zone setter state information is not normal. (Step S7), the display unit (not shown) is controlled to indicate that zone service is not possible (step S9).

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 14 attempts to access a call to the base station 22, where the mobile communication terminal 14 indicates that the zone setter 12 is in an abnormal state, that is, outgoing call by zone service. If not, information indicating a general originating call (for example, "0") is loaded in the zone service originating call confirmation field of the origination message and transmitted to the base station 22 (step S11). That is, general call connection is performed.

On the other hand, if the zone setter (ZSD) status information response of step S5 is not received, the mobile communication terminal 14 repeats the process of step S3 described above, and the zone setter (ZSD) status information response is not received even at this time. If not, the mobile communication terminal 14 determines that it is not a zone service area, and displays a zone where zone service is not possible on a display unit not shown.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal performs a call connection attempt to the base station 22, wherein the mobile communication terminal 14 indicates that the mobile communication terminal 14 is not a zone service area, that is, information indicating that the mobile communication terminal is a general outgoing call instead of an outgoing call by the zone service. (For example, "0") is put in the zone service originating call confirmation field of the origination message and transmitted to the base station 22 (step S11). That is, general call connection is performed.

Next, the charging processing procedure in the mobile communication network system will be described with reference to FIG. 3 in response to an outgoing call attempt by the mobile communication terminal in the system shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the BS 22 receives an origination message including a zone service originating call acknowledgment field containing information indicating whether the call is originating by the zone service. Extracts the zone service originating call acknowledgment field included in the outgoing call message, and inserts the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment field into the outgoing call message delivered to the base station controller (BSC) 24 to perform the base station controller (BSC) 24. (Step S21).

Subsequently, when an outgoing call message is received from the base station (BS) 22, the base station controller (BSC) 24 extracts a zone service originating call acknowledgment field included in the outgoing call message, and the MSC 26 In step S23, the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment field is inserted into the originating call setup message to be transmitted to the switching center (MSC) 26 (step S23).

Thereafter, the switching center (MSC) 26 confirms the zone service originating call acknowledgment field in the outgoing call setup message received from the base station controller 24, and the zone service originating call acknowledgment field is an originating call by the zone service. If it is confirmed that the information (for example, "1") is recorded, the call is an outgoing call by the zone service in the zone service originating call confirmation field of the call detail record (CDR) file of the mobile communication terminal. Information indicating (for example, "1") is recorded. Thereafter, the switching center (MSC) 26 transmits all the call record (CDR) files after the immediately preceding event generation to the charging relay (BDIS) 28 when the switching center data transmission event occurs (step S25).

Subsequently, the BDIS 28 transmits the call record (CDR) file received from the MSC 26 to the billing server (CSBS) 30 in real time (step S27).

Here, the billing server (CSBS) 30 has a database of the call log file received from the billing relay (BDIS) 28, the billing information for each subscriber of the mobile communication terminal in real time (e.g., the number of use per subscriber service) , Database, etc. by calculating the usage time and usage fee). In addition, the billing information includes the number of use, time and fee for use of the zone service.

Then, if there is a request for charging information for the subscriber of the specific mobile communication terminal from the CSBS client 34 (step S29), the charging server 30 searches for the charging information for the corresponding subscriber in the database and searches for it. The billing information for the corresponding subscriber is transmitted to the billing client 34 (step S31).

On the other hand, the above embodiment may be effective when applied to a service such as a rate discount service or a free service as a zone service, the present invention is of course applied to other services.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, the subscriber can access the communication network through the mobile communication terminal and use the zone setter for setting the service zone in the mobile communication network to provide efficient charging processing.

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A mobile communication terminal receiving a specific zone service by accessing a mobile communication network in a service zone set by a zone setter, and a mobile communication network system providing a specific zone service to a mobile communication terminal located in the service zone; , When the mobile communication terminal accesses an outgoing call to the mobile communication network, the mobile communication system inserts zone service outgoing call confirmation information for confirming whether the outgoing call is an outgoing call capable of receiving zone service in the outgoing call message. To, And the mobile communication network system performs charging processing for the corresponding outgoing call by using the zone service outgoing call confirmation information included in the outgoing call message received from the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication network system, The base station extracts the zone service originating call acknowledgment information included in the outgoing call message received from the mobile communication terminal and inserts the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment information into the outgoing call message transmitted to the base station controller and transmits it to the base station controller. and, A base station controller which extracts the zone service originating call acknowledgment information included in the originating call message received from the base station, inserts the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment information into the originating call setup message transmitted to the exchange, and transmits it to the exchange station; Check the zone service outgoing call acknowledgment information included in the outgoing call setup message received from the base station controller, and if the zone service outgoing call acknowledgment information indicates the outgoing call by the zone service, the call log file of the corresponding mobile communication terminal. An exchange station that records zone service outgoing call information indicating that the outgoing call is an outgoing call by the zone service, and transmits a call log file to the billing server through a billing relay when an exchange data transfer event occurs; And a billing server for calculating billing information for each subscriber of the mobile communication terminal based on the call log file received through the billing relay from the switching center. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the zone service originating call confirmation information is composed of 1 bit represented by "1" or "0". The method of claim 2, The zone service billing processing system in a mobile communication network, characterized in that the zone service is a rate discount service or a free service. The method of claim 4, wherein The billing server, when calculating the billing information for each subscriber of the mobile communication terminal, based on the zone service outgoing call information recorded in the call log file for the mobile communication terminal, the charge discount or free service processing for the outgoing call; Zone service billing processing system in a mobile communication network. In a mobile communication network comprising a mobile communication terminal receiving a specific zone service by accessing a mobile communication network in a service zone set by a zone setter, and a mobile communication network system providing a specific zone service to a mobile communication terminal located in the service zone. , When the mobile communication terminal accesses an outgoing call to a mobile communication network, the mobile communication network system inserts zone service outgoing call confirmation information for confirming whether the outgoing call is an outgoing call capable of receiving zone service in the outgoing call message. The first step of sending to; And a second step of performing, by the mobile communication network system, charging processing for the corresponding outgoing call by using the zone service outgoing call confirmation information included in the outgoing call message received from the mobile communication terminal. How to Handle Zone Service Charges The method of claim 6, The mobile communication network system includes a base station, a base station controller, an exchange station, and a charging server, In the second step, the base station extracts the zone service originating call confirmation information included in the originating call message received from the mobile communication terminal, and confirms the extracted zone service originating call in the originating call message delivered to the base station controller. Inserting information and transmitting the information to the base station controller; The base station controller extracts the zone service originating call acknowledgment information included in the originating call message received from the base station, and inserts the extracted zone service originating call acknowledgment information into the originating call setup message delivered to the switching center to the switching center. Transmitting, The exchange checks the zone service outgoing call acknowledgment information included in the outgoing call setup message received from the base station controller, and if the zone service outgoing call acknowledgment information indicates the originating call by the zone service, the call of the corresponding mobile communication terminal. Recording information indicating that the outgoing call is an outgoing call by the zone service in the recording file, and transmitting the call recording file to the billing server through the billing relay when an exchange data transfer event occurs; And calculating the database by charging the billing information for each subscriber of the mobile communication terminal on the basis of the call log file received from the exchange relay through the billing repeater. The method according to claim 6 or 7, And the zone service originating call confirmation information is composed of 1 bit represented by " 1 " or " 0 ". The method of claim 7, wherein And the zone service is a rate discount service or a free service. The method of claim 9, The billing server, when calculating the billing information for each subscriber of the mobile communication terminal, based on the zone service outgoing call information recorded in the call log file for the mobile communication terminal, the charge discount or free service processing for the outgoing call; Zone service billing processing method in a mobile communication network.

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