KR101043625B1 - System and method for controlling message service for prepaid subscriber - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers. According to an aspect of the present invention, in a system for managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber, the first billing request includes transmitting a requested message from a mobile terminal of the prepaid subscriber and including subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal. A message service center for generating a signal; A charging server that receives the first charging request signal and generates a second charging request signal including a service code corresponding to the prepaid subscriber extracted using the subscriber identification information and the subscriber identification information; And a service control server which receives the second charge request signal and subtracts the remaining amount of the message corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code. .

Prepaid Subscriber, Charge Request Signal, Message Level

Description

Message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MESSAGE SERVICE FOR PREPAID SUBSCRIBER}

The present invention relates to a message service management system, and more particularly, to a message service management system and method for a prepaid subscriber.

Due to the development of mobile communication technology and terminal manufacturing technology, recent terminals may provide various additional functions, not just means of making a voice call during movement. For example, the terminal may use e-mail, a message service, stock management, schedule management, financial settlement, data exchange with other parties, download videos from a server, online games and offline games using wireless Internet, etc. It can play a role of providing various additional functions.

Various functions and services provided to the terminal contribute to the convenience and the time management and the quality of life. As the various functions assigned to the terminal evolve, more various services will be provided to the user.

The message service is implemented by using a short message service (SMS), a long message service (LMS) and a multimedia message system (MMS) to implement text data and image data. send.

SMS basically provides a function of transmitting a reply number and a message between terminals. In addition, LMS is a message service that sends and receives long texts that do not include multimedia files by using a terminal, and MMS is a next-generation message service that transmits and receives multimedia files such as graphics, video clips, and music files by using a terminal.

Prepaid Service (PPS) means that the subscriber deposits a certain amount of money with the operator and receives the amount of the service.

In the conventional case, when a user subscribes to a message service, the prepaid subscriber message service provides a service that deducts an amount corresponding to a message service such as SMS, LMS, MMS, etc. from the amount set according to the message type. Accordingly, when a subscriber subscribed to the prepaid service transmits a message, the subscriber needs to determine the type of the transmitted message and deduct it from the deposit amount.

The present invention provides a message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers that can manage a message subtraction service regardless of the type of message service.

The present invention provides a message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers, which simplify the process of subtracting one message per message regardless of the type of message service.

The present invention also provides a message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers that can deduct the remaining amount of messages from prepaid subscribers regardless of the type of messages such as SMS, LMS, MMS, and the like.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in a system for managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber, the first billing request includes transmitting a requested message from a mobile terminal of the prepaid subscriber and including subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal. A message service center for generating a signal; A charging server that receives the first charging request signal and generates a second charging request signal including a service code corresponding to the prepaid subscriber extracted using the subscriber identification information and the subscriber identification information; And a service control server which receives the second charge request signal and subtracts the remaining amount of the message corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, a service setting for managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber and setting the number of basic messages determined by a service code for each prepaid subscriber as a remaining message in a service control server connected to a billing server part; A message remaining amount control unit generating a message remaining amount subtraction command to subtract a remaining amount of messages corresponding to subscriber identification information included in the charging request signal when a charging request signal is received from the charging server; And a message remaining amount management unit for subtracting the remaining amount of the message of the prepaid subscriber according to the message remaining amount subtracting command.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, in a method of managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber by a message service management system for a prepaid subscriber, when receiving a message from a mobile terminal of a prepaid subscriber, subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal is provided. Generating a first charging request signal comprising a; Extracting a service code corresponding to the prepaid subscriber using the subscriber identification information included in the first charging request signal; Generating a second charging request signal comprising the service code and the subscriber identification information; And subtracting the remaining message amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code included in the second charging request signal.

The message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers according to the present invention have an effect of deducting the remaining amount of messages for prepaid subscribers regardless of the type of messages such as SMS, LMS and MMS.

In addition, the message service management system and method for prepaid subscribers according to the present invention have the effect of simplifying the process of subtracting the prepaid subscriber by one message regardless of the type of message.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or a combination thereof.

If the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a terminal capable of performing a specific application such as a message can be transmitted, its type is irrelevant, for example, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PCS (Personal Communication Service), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), CDMA △ 2000 (1X, 3X) phones, Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) phones, Dual Band / Dual Mode phones, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phones, Mobile Broadband It may be a mobile communication terminal that may include communication functions such as a System) phone, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone, and a Smart phone.

For convenience of understanding and explanation of the present invention, the mobile terminal can be described assuming that it is a mobile communication terminal. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the mobile terminal to which the present invention is applied is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals and duplicate description thereof will be omitted. do.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the message service management system 100 for a prepaid subscriber includes a mobile terminal 10, a base station 20, a mobile communication switching center 30, a packet switched support node 40, a message service center 50, And a service control server 60 and a charging server 70.

The mobile terminal 10 is wirelessly connected to the base station 20 provides a call function that can perform a conventional voice call or video call in wireless communication with another mobile terminal or a landline telephone. When the subscriber inputs a message through an input unit (not shown) of the mobile terminal 10, the mobile terminal 10 determines a signal input through the input unit and generates a message. The mobile terminal 10 then transmits the message to the mobile communication switching center 30 via the base station 20. Here, the message may be at least one of a Short Message Service (SMS), a Long Message Service (LMS), and a Multimedia Message Service (MMS).

The base station 20 performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of a wireless signal, and is connected to the mobile terminal 10 through a wireless channel.

The mobile switching center (MSC) 30 receives a message received from the mobile terminal 10 through the base station 20 and includes a message including subscriber identification information (MIN) and parameters of the content of the message. The message is sent to the service center 50.

In addition, the mobile communication switching center 30 is a service switching point (SSP) for providing an intelligent network service, and processes incoming and outgoing calls of subscribers, location registration and handoff procedures, and interworking functions with other networks. To perform. In addition, the mobile communication switching center 30 checks the voice call and the message call transmitted from the subscriber, transmits it to the message service center 50, establishes a session between the message service center 50, and sends it to the mobile terminal 10. It provides a voice call service and a message transmission service.

The Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN, 40) is configured to manage mobility of the mobile terminal 10, originating / receiving call processing procedures, and data packets to support General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). It supports session management and authentication function to handle sending and receiving. In addition, the packet-switching support node 40 checks the data call transmitted from the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber and transmits it to the service control server, and establishes a session for data call transmission between the service control server and the mobile terminal 10. ) Provides a packet data service.

The message service center 50 determines and transmits the requested message from the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber through the mobile communication switching center 30. The message service center 50 transmits various messages such as SMS, LMS and MMS to the mobile terminal 10. The message service center 50 stores the message received from the transmitting mobile terminal and transmits the message to the receiving mobile terminal through the mobile communication switching center 30. In this case, when the power of the receiving mobile terminal is turned off or located in a shaded area and the message is not transmitted, the message is stored until a predetermined time set in advance or until the receiving mobile terminal becomes available.

The message service center 50 extracts subscriber identification information from the message received from the mobile telecommunication switching center 30. Then, the message service center 50 generates a first charging request signal including subscriber identification information for charging. Then, the message service center 50 transmits the generated subscriber identification information to the charging server. The message service center 50 may be at least one of a short message service center (SMSC) supporting SMS, a long message service center (LMSC) supporting LMS, and a multimedia message service center (MMSC) supporting MMS. .

The service control server (SCP, 60) is a component that performs core functions in providing intelligent network services, and is a data system in which programs and subscriber data necessary for service control are concentrated. The service control server 60 analyzes a request signal of a voice call service or a message transmission service transmitted from the mobile communication switching center 30 or a request signal of a packet data service received from the packet switching support node 40.

The service control server 60 matches the basic message number to the service code. When the subscriber subscribes, the service control server 60 sets the number of basic messages determined by the service code as the remaining message amount, and matches the remaining message amount with the subscriber identification information. When the second charging request signal is input from the charging server 70, the service control server 60 subtracts the remaining message amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code included in the second charging request signal. Accordingly, since the service control server 60 subtracts the remaining message regardless of the type of message, the process of subtracting the service may be simplified. The service control server 60 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

An intelligent network billing host (INBH) 70 matches a service code to subscriber identification information when a subscriber subscribes to a service. Upon receiving the first charging request signal from the message service center 50, the charging server 70 extracts the service code using the subscriber identification information. The charging server 70 generates a second charging request signal including the subscriber identification information and the service code, and transmits the generated second charging request signal to the service control server 60. The charging server 70 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a charging server of a message service management system for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the charging server 70 includes a communication unit 710, a charging control unit 720, a subscriber code setting unit 730, and a code extraction unit 740.

The communication unit 710 receives a first charging request signal and transmits a second charging request signal. The communication unit 710 receives a first charging request signal from the message service center 50. In addition, the communication unit 710 transmits a second charging request signal to the service control server 60.

The charging control unit 720 controls the code extraction unit 740 to extract the service code when the first charging request signal is received. At this time, the charging control unit 720 provides the subscriber identification information provided from the communication unit 710 to the code extraction unit 740.

The charging control unit 720 generates a second charging request signal including the service code and the subscriber identification information when the code extraction unit 740 extracts the service code. In addition, the charging controller 720 controls the communication unit 710 to transmit the second charging request signal to the service control server 60. In this case, the second charging request signal includes a message amount deductible for each message type. In other words, the second charging request signal includes a message amount deductible corresponding to each of the SMS, LMS, and MMS. In addition, the charging controller 720 controls a function performed by the charging server 70.

The subscriber code setting unit 730 matches the service code to the subscriber identification information. When the subscriber subscribes to the message subtraction service, the subscriber code setting unit 730 determines the subscriber identification information of the subscriber, and determines the service code of the message subtraction service subscribed to by the subscriber. The subscriber code setting unit 730 sets the subscriber code information by matching the service code to the subscriber identification information. In this case, the subscriber may subscribe to the message deduction service through the mobile terminal 10, and may subscribe to the message deduction service using a desktop or a laptop capable of internet.

The code extractor 740 retrieves the subscriber identification information from the subscriber code information and extracts the service code. The code extractor 740 extracts subscriber identification information from the first charging request signal under the control of the charging controller 720. The code extractor 740 searches for subscriber identification information in the subscriber code information and extracts a service code matching the retrieved subscriber identification information. The code extracting unit 740 provides the extracted service code to the charging control unit 720.

Here, the reason why the subscriber code setting unit 730 and the code extracting unit 740 is displayed as a separate block is that the billing server 70 and the existing billing server are implemented in which a method for managing a message service according to the present invention is implemented. It is just to make a clearer distinction. That is, the charging controller 720 may perform the functions and roles performed by the identification information subscriber code setting unit 730 and the code extracting unit 740.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a service control server of a message service management system for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the service control server 60 includes an input unit 610, a message remaining amount control unit 620, a service setting unit 630, a message remaining amount managing unit 650, and an output unit 660.

The input unit 610 receives subscriber identification information, a service code, and a second charging request signal. In other words, the input unit 610 receives the subscriber identification information and the service code from the billing server 70 when the subscriber subscribes to the service, and the billing server 70 when the subscriber requests the message transmission to the message service center 50. The second charging request signal is received from the communication unit 710 of the.

When the service remaining amount control unit 620 receives the service code and the subscriber identification information from the input unit 610, the message remaining amount control unit 620 provides the service code and the subscriber identification information to the service setting unit 630 and controls the service setting unit 630. Then, the message remaining amount control unit 620 provides a second charge request signal provided from the input unit 610 to the message remaining amount managing unit 650. In detail, the message remaining amount control unit 620 generates a message remaining amount subtraction command to control the message remaining amount managing unit 650 when the second charge request signal is provided from the input unit 610. The message remaining amount control unit 620 provides a message remaining amount subtraction command and a second charge request signal to the message remaining amount managing unit 650 to subtract the remaining amount of messages. The message remaining amount control unit 620 generates a charging result signal when the message remaining amount managing unit 650 stores the remaining message remaining amount in the message remaining amount. The message remaining amount control unit 620 controls the output unit 660 to transmit the generated billing server 70.

In addition, the message remaining amount control unit 620 controls overall functions such as analyzing a request signal of a voice call service, a message transmission service, and a packet data service performed by the service control server 60.

The service setting unit 630 sets the number of basic messages determined by the service code for each subscriber as the remaining amount of messages. To this end, the service setting unit 630 includes an association unit 643 and a message remaining amount setting unit 645.

The association unit 643 matches the basic message number with the service code. The association unit 643 sets a service code corresponding to the subscribed amount in order to set a different number of basic messages according to the subscribed amount of the subscriber, and sets the basic message count corresponding to the service code. The association unit 643 sets the prepaid service information by matching the basic message number with the service code.

The message remaining amount setting unit 645 sets the number of basic messages corresponding to the service code as the remaining amount of messages, and matches the remaining amount of messages with subscriber identification information. When the message remaining amount setting unit 645 receives the service code and the subscriber identification information from the message remaining amount control unit 620, the basic message number is extracted and extracted from the prepaid service information set by the association unit 643 using the service code. Set the number of messages to the remaining message. Then, the message remaining amount setting unit 645 sets the subscriber message information by matching the message remaining amount with the subscriber identification information.

The message remaining amount manager 650 subtracts the remaining amount of the subscriber's message according to the message subtracting command. To this end, the message remaining amount managing unit 650 includes a message remaining amount extracting unit 653 and the calculating unit 655. At this time, the message remaining amount management unit 650 subtracts the remaining amount of the message regardless of the message amount deduction fee included in the second billing request message. As a result, the remaining amount of the message is subtracted regardless of the message amount deductible, thereby simplifying the subtraction process.

The message remaining amount extractor 653 extracts the remaining amount of message corresponding to the subscriber identification information. In detail, the message remaining amount extracting unit 653 determines when the message remaining amount subtracting command is received from the message remaining amount controlling unit 620, and determines the remaining amount of the message corresponding to the subscriber identification information included in the second charging request signal in the subscriber message information. Extract. The message remaining amount extracting unit 620 searches for subscriber identification information in the subscriber message information and extracts a message remaining amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information.

The calculating unit 655 subtracts the remaining message amount. Specifically, the calculator 655 subtracts the message remaining amount extracted by the message remaining amount extracting unit 653 to generate a subtracted message remaining amount. The calculation unit 655 stores the generated deduction message remaining amount in the remaining message amount. In this case, the calculator 655 may subtract the number of messages requested from the mobile terminal to the message service center from the remaining amount of messages, and may subtract a predetermined subtraction value per message from the remaining amount of messages. Here, the operation unit may set a deduction value received from the service provider and set the deduction value according to a predetermined algorithm (eg, a program, a probability model, etc.).

The output unit 660 transmits the charging result signal to the charging server 70. The output unit 660 transmits a charging result signal to the charging server 70 indicating that charging is completed when the operation unit 655 stores the subtraction message remaining amount in the remaining message amount under the control of the remaining amount control unit 620.

Here, the reason why the service setting unit 630 and the message remaining amount management unit 650 are displayed in separate blocks is that the service control server 60 and the existing service control server in which the method for managing the message service is implemented according to the present invention. It is merely to make the distinction clearer. That is, the message remaining amount control unit 620 may perform a function and a role performed by the service setting unit 630 and the message remaining amount managing unit 650.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the prepaid subscriber message service management system 100 generates a first charging request signal (S120). The message service center 50 transmits the requested message from the subscriber's mobile terminal 10 through the mobile communication switching center 30, and extracts subscriber identification information from the message. The message service center 50 generates a first charging request signal including the subscriber identification information and transmits it to the charging server 70.

The prepaid subscriber message service management system 100 extracts the service code (S140). The charging server 70 extracts subscriber identification information from the first charging request signal received from the message service center 50. The billing server 70 extracts a service code corresponding to the extracted subscriber identification information.

The prepaid subscriber message service management system 100 generates a second charging request signal (S160). The charging server 70 generates a second charging request signal including the service code and subscriber identification information when the service code is extracted. The charging server 70 transmits a second charging request signal to the service control server.

The prepaid subscriber message service management system 100 subtracts the remaining message amount (S180). The service control server 60 extracts a message remaining amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code. The service control server 60 subtracts the extracted message remaining amount by the number of messages transmitted from the message service center 50.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the service control server 60 sets the number of basic messages in the service code (S211). Since the service setting unit 630 of the service control server 60 subscribes to the message deduction service to which the subscriber subscribes according to the type, the service setting unit 630 sets a service code corresponding to the type of the message deduction service, Sets the number of corresponding default messages. The service setting unit 630 sets the prepaid service information by matching the basic message number with the set service code.

The billing server 70 matches the service code to the subscriber identification information (S213). When the subscriber subscribes to the message subtraction service, the subscriber code setting unit 730 of the charging server 70 determines the subscriber identification information, and determines a service code corresponding to the type of the subscriber subscribing to the message subtraction service. The subscriber code setting unit 730 sets the subscriber code information by matching the service code to the determined subscriber identification information.

The billing server 70 transmits the subscriber identification information and the service code (S215). The communication unit 710 of the charging server 70 transmits the subscriber identification information and the service code to the input unit 610 of the service control server 60 under the control of the charging control unit 720.

The service control server 60 sets a message remaining amount (S217). The input unit 610 of the service control server 60 receives the subscriber identification information and the service code and provides the subscriber identification information and the service code to the message remaining amount control unit 620. The message remaining amount setting unit 645 extracts the basic number of messages using the service code provided from the message remaining amount control unit 620 from the prepaid service information, and sets the basic number of messages as the remaining amount of messages.

The service control server 60 matches the message remaining amount with the subscriber identification information (S219). The message remaining amount setting unit 645 of the service control server 60 sets the subscriber message information by matching the remaining amount of messages with subscriber identification information for each subscriber.

The message service center 50 receives a message (S221). When the mobile terminal 10 receives a message through the input unit, the mobile terminal 10 determines the input signal and generates a message. The mobile terminal 10 transmits the message to the mobile communication switching center 30 through the base station 20, and the mobile communication switching center 30 transmits the message to the message service center 50. The message service center 50 receives a message from the mobile telecommunication switching center 30.

The message service center 50 extracts subscriber identification information from the message (S223). The message service center 50 extracts subscriber identification information from the message received from the mobile telecommunication switching center 30. Then, the message service center 50 extracts the subscriber identification information and generates a first charging request signal for charging according to the message transmission service.

The message service center 50 transmits the first charging request signal (S225). The message service center 50 transmits a first charging request signal including subscriber identification information to the communication unit 710 of the charging server 70. The communication unit 710 provides the input first charging request signal to the charging controller 720.

The charging server 70 extracts the service code (S227). The code extractor 740 of the billing server 70 extracts subscriber identification information from the first billing request signal provided from the billing controller 720. The code extractor 740 retrieves the extracted subscriber identification information from the subscriber code information and extracts a service code corresponding to the subscriber identification information.

The billing server 70 transmits a second billing request signal (S229). The charging control unit 720 of the charging server 70 generates a second charging request signal in order to request the remaining amount of messages from the service control server 60. In more detail, when the code extracting unit 740 extracts the service code, the charging control unit 720 generates a second charging request signal including the service code and the subscriber identification information. In this case, the second charging request signal includes a message type and a message deduction fee such as SMS, LMS and MMS. The communication unit 710 transmits the second charging request signal to the input unit 610 of the service control server 60 under the control of the charging control unit 720. The input unit 610 provides the received second charging request signal to the message remaining amount control unit 620.

The service control server 60 retrieves the service code from the prepaid service information (S231). The message remaining amount control unit 620 of the service control server 60 searches for the service code when the second charging request signal is received. The message remaining amount control unit 620 determines whether a service code is searched in the prepaid service information to determine whether the service code subscribed to by the subscriber is a message deduction service, and controls the message remaining amount management unit to subtract the remaining message amount when the service code is found. Generates the remaining message subtraction command.

The service control server 60 extracts the message remaining amount when receiving the message remaining amount reduction command (S233). The message remaining amount extracting unit 653 included in the message remaining amount managing unit 650 of the service control server 60 is included in the second billing request signal in the subscriber message information when the message remaining amount extracting command is received from the message remaining amount controlling unit 620. The subscriber identification information is searched to extract a message remaining amount matching the subscriber identification information. In this case, the message remaining amount control unit 620 controls the operation unit 655 to subtract the remaining amount of the message regardless of the message amount deductible included in the second charging request signal, and to reduce the remaining amount of the message regardless of the type of the message.

The service control server 60 generates a subtracted message residual amount by subtracting the remaining amount of messages (S235). The operation unit 655 of the service control server 60 generates a subtraction message remaining amount by subtracting the remaining message amount regardless of the message type under the control of the message remaining amount control unit 620. In this case, the calculator 655 may subtract a message per message from the remaining amount of messages, and may subtract a predetermined subtraction value.

The service control server 60 stores the remaining message remaining amount in the remaining message amount (S237). The calculating unit 655 of the service control server 60 stores the remaining message remaining amount in the remaining message amount matching the subscriber identification information. Thereafter, the message remaining amount control unit 620 generates a charging result signal in order to notify the charging server 70 of the charging result when the remaining message remaining amount is stored in the remaining message amount.

The service control server 60 transmits the charging result signal to the charging server 70 (S239). The output unit 660 of the service control server 60 transmits a charging result signal to the communication unit 710 of the charging server 70 under the control of the message remaining amount control unit 620. In addition, the charging server 70 may transmit a charging result signal to the message service center 50.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating prepaid service information set by a service control server according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating subscriber message information generated by a service control server according to an embodiment of the present invention. to be.

6 and 7, the service control server 60 sets the prepaid service information by matching the basic message count 85 with the service code 83. For example, the service setting unit 630 of the service control server 60 matches the number of basic messages 85 and 200 with the service code 83 SD_1, and the number of basic messages 85 and 1000 with the service code 83 SD_5. The prepaid service information may be set by matching.

When the subscriber using the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789 subscribes to the message subtraction service corresponding to the service code 83 SD_5, the subscriber code setting unit 730 of the charging server 70 Sets the subscriber code information by matching the service code 83 SD_5 to the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789. Here, the subscriber identification information 93 will be described by taking a mobile phone number of the subscriber mobile terminal 10 as an example. The message remaining amount setting unit 645 of the service control server 60 searches for the service code 83 SD_5 matched with the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789 in the prepaid service information, and the service code 83 SD_5. The number of matched basic message numbers 85 and 1000 is extracted. The message remaining amount extracting unit 645 sets the remaining amount of messages 95 and 1000 using the basic number of messages 85 and 1000, as shown by reference numeral 90, and the remaining amount of messages in the subscriber identification information 93, 011-1234-6789. (95) The subscriber message information is set by matching 1000.

Then, when the subscriber using the mobile terminal 10 of the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789 transmits the message, the communication unit 710 of the charging server 70 extracts the subscriber from the message from the message service center 50. Receive identification information 011-1234-6789. The code extracting unit 740 of the billing server 70 searches for the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789 in the subscriber code information, and the service code matching the subscriber identification information 93 011-1234-6789 ( 83) Extract SD_5. The message remaining amount extracting unit 655 retrieves the subscriber identification information (93) 011-1234-6789 from the subscriber message information when receiving the message remaining amount subtraction command from the message remaining amount control unit 620, and identifies the subscriber identification information (93) 011-1234. The message remaining amount 95 1000 matched to −6789 is extracted. The calculation unit 655 subtracts one from the message remaining amount 95 and generates a subtracted message remaining amount 999. The calculation unit 655 then stores, in the message remaining amount 95, the residual message remaining amount 999 generated as shown by reference numeral 97.

Message management method for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means may be recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with the program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like.

The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled 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 media such as floppy disks. Included are hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute optical-optical media and program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. In addition, the above-described 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, and the like. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler.

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.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a charging server of a message service management system for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a service control server of a message service management system for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a message service for prepaid subscribers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating prepaid service information set by a service control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an exemplary diagram illustrating subscriber message information generated by a service control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

30: mobile communication switching center

40: packet switched support node

50: Message Service Center

60: service control server

70: billing server

610: input unit

620: message remaining amount control unit

630: service setting unit

643: association

645: message remaining amount setting unit

650: message level management unit

653: message remaining amount extraction unit

655: calculation unit

660: output unit

710: communication unit

720: charging control unit

730: subscriber code setting unit

740: code extraction unit

Claims (13)

A system for managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber, A message service center which transmits the requested message from the mobile terminal of the prepaid subscriber and generates a first charging request signal including subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal; The billing server receiving the first billing request signal and generating a second billing request signal including a service code corresponding to the prepaid subscriber extracted using the subscriber identification information, the subscriber identification information, and a message deduction. The service code indicates a type of message deduction service according to the amount subscribed to by the prepaid subscriber; And The number of basic messages is matched with the service code, the number of basic messages is set as a remaining message, matching the subscriber identification information, and when the second charging request signal is received, the message amount deduction is based on the service code. And a service control server for subtracting the remaining amount of the message corresponding to the subscriber identification information by the number of the messages requested to the message service center irrespective of the number. delete The method of claim 1, The message includes a short message service (SMS), a long message service (LMS), and a multimedia message service (MMS). The method of claim 3, The service control server is a message service management system for prepaid subscribers, characterized in that the remaining amount of the message is subtracted regardless of the type of the message of the SMS, LMS and MMS. A service control server managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber and connected to a billing server, A service setting unit for setting the number of basic messages determined by a service code for each prepaid subscriber as the remaining amount of messages, wherein the service code indicates a type of message deduction service according to the amount subscribed to by the prepaid subscriber; A message remaining amount control unit that generates a message remaining amount subtraction command to subtract a remaining amount of message corresponding to subscriber identification information included in the charging request signal when a charging request signal including a message amount deducting fee is received from the charging server; And And a message remaining amount management unit for subtracting the remaining amount of the message of the prepaid subscriber by the number of messages received from the mobile terminal of the prepaid subscriber according to the message remaining amount deduction command, regardless of the message amount deduction fee. server. delete The method of claim 5, The service setting unit, An association unit which matches the basic message number with the service code; And And a message remaining amount setting unit configured to set the number of basic messages corresponding to the service code as the remaining amount of messages, and match the remaining amount of messages to the subscriber identification information. The method of claim 5, The message remaining amount management unit, A message remaining amount extracting unit configured to determine the message remaining amount reduction command received from the message remaining amount control unit, and to extract the remaining amount of message corresponding to the subscriber identification information; And And a calculating unit configured to generate the subtracted message remaining amount by subtracting the remaining message amount by the number of messages and to store the generated remaining message remaining amount in the remaining message amount. A method of managing a message service of a prepaid subscriber by a message service management system for a prepaid subscriber, When receiving a message from a mobile terminal of a prepaid subscriber, generating a first charging request signal including subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal; Extracting a service code corresponding to the prepaid subscriber using the subscriber identification information included in the first billing request signal, wherein the service code indicates a type of message deduction service according to the amount subscribed to by the prepaid subscriber; ; Generating a second charging request signal comprising the service code, the subscriber identification information and the message deductible; And Subtracting the remaining amount of messages corresponding to the subscriber identification information by the number of messages received from the mobile terminal, regardless of the message deductible, based on the service code included in the second charging request signal. Message service management method for a prepaid subscriber, characterized in that. delete The method of claim 9, Subtracting the remaining message amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code included in the second charging request signal, Extracting the service code and the subscriber identification information from the second charging request signal; Generating a subtraction message remaining amount by subtracting the number of messages from the remaining amount of message corresponding to the subscriber identification information based on the service code; And And storing the remaining message remaining amount in the remaining message amount corresponding to the subscriber identification information. The method of claim 9, Upon receiving a message from the mobile terminal of the prepaid subscriber, prior to generating a first charging request signal including subscriber identification information corresponding to the mobile terminal, Setting a basic number of messages corresponding to the service code; Matching the service code to the subscriber identification information for each of the prepaid subscribers; Setting the number of basic messages extracted based on the service code corresponding to the subscriber identification information as the remaining message amount; And And matching the message remaining amount to the subscriber identification information. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program which can be read by the prepaid subscriber message management system by implementing instructions executable by the prepaid subscriber message service management system by the method of any one of claims 9, 11 and 12. .

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