KR19990061228A - Billing Information Dualization System and Method in Distributed Citi2 System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a billing information dualization system and method in a distributed CT-2 system.

In the system of the present invention, a base station and a base station management apparatus having data of each day, month, and year for each call type in order to store call statistics according to each call type for each call generated by the terminal and the terminal. It includes a centralized billing center that collects billing data information and subscriber management systems that are linked to each other for roaming and interworking between operators in a wide area.

The method according to the present invention includes a call statistics preparation process, a call statistics update process, and a charge statistics providing process in a billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi2 system.

The present invention can provide base station usage fee information for two or more operating operators, and can expand the business area of small operators by supporting separate billing forms, and provide individual call information by providing call statistics and charging statistics. Investments can be given to individuals, and multiple deployments of CT2 systems with small cell radii can be extended, extending coverage and giving private functions to public base stations.

Description

Billing Information Dualization System and Method in Distributed Citi2 System

The present invention relates to a billing information dualization system and method in a distributed Citi2 system. In particular, the present invention relates to the field of base station billing for supporting billing and individual billing to a main billing center by dualizing two or more billing data for providing billing information in a distributed CT2 system having advanced functions and services.

Since the conventional CT2 base station has a call distance of about 200 meters, it requires a large number of base stations to provide a smooth service, and requires the investment of several small investors to solve the investment ratio of the operator for the base station. Since centralized charging is used as a centralized billing system, there is no separate billing information providing method according to the share of small-scale investor base station.

When providing a partial call function in a two-line small channel public base station instead of a base station used as a home base, there is a problem in that a separate charging method for the function cannot be provided.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a billing information dualization system and method in a distributed Citi 2 system in order to solve the above problems.

1 is a CT2 network configuration

2 is a method for providing call statistics for each base station

3 is a charging statistics providing method

4 is a process chart for call statistics for each base station;

5 is a process diagram for providing billing statistics;

6 is a processing diagram for updating call statistics data;

7 is a base station monthly call statistics

8 is a base station storage area diagram for charging statistics;

One preferred embodiment of the billing information dualization system in the distributed Citi 2 system according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

terminal;

A base station having data for each call type for day, month, and year for storing call statistics according to each call type for each call generated by the terminal;

Base station management apparatus;

Subscriber management system interworked with each other for roaming and interworking between operators in a wide area; And

It includes a centralized charging center that collects billing data information.

In the present invention, the base station preferably has a function of preparing call statistics,

Preferably, the base station provides statistics and billing data to a stake holder through a device connected to or connected to the base station.

Monthly call statistics for base stations

Total call attempts;

City effective calls;

Long distance effective calls;

International valid calls;

Emergency effective calls;

Toll free calls;

Local call usage time in seconds;

Long distance use time in seconds;

International currency usage time in seconds;

Local currency cumulative time in seconds;

Total time for long distance calls in seconds;

Cumulative international currency time in seconds; And

It is preferable to include the maintenance and management code which is the number of communication between a base station and a management apparatus,

To check call statistics data

Applying a separate protocol to the air interface through the terminal device;

Through a device with LEDs, LCDs;

It is desirable to utilize a terminal to manipulate data by applying a network protocol to the base station by using a type capable of directly manipulating data at the base station or a secondary base station management apparatus.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a preferred embodiment of the charging information dualization method in a distributed Citi 2 system,

In the billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi2 system,

Call statistics creation process;

Updating call statistics; And

Include charging statistics.

In the present invention, the call statistics preparation process,

Generating a call signal;

Checking whether the terminal is registered by referring to the registered terminal list;

Converting the registered terminal into a separate subscriber account;

Storing the converted information in a call information storage area;

Updating private call statistics;

Storing in an unregistered terminal surface call storage area; And

Preferably, updating the public call statistics;

The call statistics update process,

Ending the subscriber call;

Checking whether the call type is billing call;

If it is not billed call, reflecting the non billed call traffic statistics;

If the bill is a bill, checking if the day boundary of the date has changed;

Updating daily cumulative information by adding additional data to the daily storage area if one boundary has not changed;

If the daily boundary has changed, examining whether the monthly boundary has changed;

Checking if the oldest month data is empty if the month boundary has not changed;

Initializing the oldest month area if it is not empty;

Storing the monthly statistics by adding up the daily statistics of the corresponding month to the empty or initialized month area;

If the monthly boundary has changed, examining whether two years have changed;

If two years have passed, deleting statistics older than two years and creating an aggregate of new year areas; And

If less than two years have passed, it is preferable to include the steps of summing monthly statistics and storing them in the previous year's statistics.

The charging statistics providing process,

Examining whether an immediate cumulative request of a second operator has been received;

If there is no immediate request for accumulation, checking whether the accounting statistics are updated by regular access;

Requesting an update from the base station management apparatus when there is an immediate cumulative request;

Requesting an update from the subscriber management system;

Requesting an update from the centralized charging center;

Receiving corresponding base station information in the subscriber management system;

Receiving corresponding base station information in the base station management apparatus; And

Receiving a request for updating the charging statistics by the periodic access or receiving the corresponding base station information, it is preferable to include the step of updating the charging statistics information of the base station.

Referring to the configuration of the present invention with reference to the centralized CT2 network configuration in terms of the charging process of Figure 1,

It consists of base station management device and base station management device and subscriber management system. In general, since the number of subscribers to be accommodated in the subscriber management system is limited, interworking between subscriber management systems is required for roaming and interworking between operators in the wide area. In addition, since the call is completed using a public switched telephone network (PSTN) network, the billing data is transmitted to the centralized billing center for the purpose of the consolidated billing notice.

The base station according to the present invention has data storage by day, month, and year for each call type in order to store call (call) statistics for each call generated by the terminal accessing the base station according to each call type.

The base station also has the capability to create call statistics and can be connected to or connected to the base station by receiving individual charge accumulation statistics to the base station along the charging data processing path from the configuration of the base station management device to the subscriber management system and the centralized charging center. Provide statistical and billing data to equity holders through the existing device.

▶ Method for Providing Billing Information

The type of billing information provision depends on the type of contract between the base station and the individual operator, but is usually as follows.

-If the service provider installs in the individual operator's office to expand the call area, there is no need to apply the individual fee settlement function of the individual operator. However, in order to secure the installation place of the service provider and expand the callable area, the self-employed business owners who provided the installation place may be provided with a subscription fee, an exemption of the registration fee, or a partial discount on the usage fee.

-When the service provider and the individual operator jointly invest, the billing data is processed by the service provider using the existing billing processing method, and the individual operator transmits the call statistics of the base station in order to obtain the revenue information for the base station. Get it. Instead of receiving the billing data used, it provides information on the total number of monthly call attempts by the subscriber, the number of effective calls, the total number of calls and the sum of call times according to local, intercity, and international calls.

-If an individual operator divides a part of the service area of the service provider into an investment in the base station and wants to manage the base station billing information as a whole, the base station management device and the billing center should be charged using the existing method. In addition to interworking with the base station management apparatus, a method for transmitting separate call detailed information may be adopted to provide detailed billing information to a small individual operator.

▶ Call Statistics

Call statistics are statistics created by the base station. In order to store the monthly information in the base station is configured as shown in FIG. On the basis of the time when each call ends and the call detail information is stored, the total number of call attempts in the area corresponding to the current month is increased, and the number of valid calls according to the call type and the usage time are recorded. In the Usage time area, the effective talk time is recorded in seconds. The cumulative time item provides a continuous cumulative time for the effective charging of the base station in seconds. The cumulative number for the maintenance call is an area for recording the number of times of communication between the base station and the management apparatus.

However, the estimated amount statistics at the base station may not be provided by the base station, but may be enabled by the management device when operating in a mode received and provided by the management device.

Referring to FIG. 2, the base station provides the call statistics data generated by the base station to the investor with reference to FIG. 2. Network protocols to base stations using relatively inexpensive devices with light emitting diodes (LCDs) or liquid crystal displays (LCDs), data directly manipulated at base stations using terminals, or secondary base station management devices Provide and give a function to manipulate the data by applying this.

Referring to FIG. 4, a processing procedure of the base station to store call statistics is described with reference to FIG.

First, when an outgoing call occurs, the terminal is registered with reference to the registered terminal list. If the terminal is registered, it is converted into a separate subscriber account, stored in the call information storage area, and the private call statistics are updated. An unregistered terminal subscriber is stored in the call storage area and updated with public call statistics.

Referring to Figure 6 the processing procedure for updating the call call statistics in the present invention,

When the subscriber call is terminated by the terminal, if the call type is non-billing call, it is reflected in the non-billing call traffic statistics.If the call type is billing call, the date is checked and if the daily boundary is not changed, additional data is added to the daily storage area. Update the cumulative information. If the month change line is reached, it is searched if the month data to be additionally updated should be updated. If there is no empty area, the oldest month area is initialized, and the daily statistics of the corresponding month are summed and recorded as monthly statistics.

The monthly cumulative totals are then reflected in the annual statistics for cumulative calculation. The annual statistics record data for two years or less, and data two years old are not recorded in the base station. Data two years old is deleted, and the new year is operated as a data storage area.

Referring to the charging statistics providing operation of the present invention with reference to FIG.

The call data generated from the base station is transmitted to the upper system, and the centralized charging center calculates the charge amount for each base station and provides the separate accumulated charging data to the base station in the reverse order. A method for querying billing data at a base station may be inquired at a billing information display terminal selected by a subscriber, and the form of billing data provided is shown in FIG. 8.

Referring to Figure 5 describes the procedure of having the charging statistics in the base station in the present invention,

The base station should be in operation, and if there is an immediate cumulative request of the second operator, the corresponding base station charging data will be requested in order by the procedures of the base station management device, the subscriber management system, and the centralized charging center, and the requested centralized charging center Through the subscriber management system, the base station management device to provide updated data to the base station. The management apparatus receives the charging statistics for each base station from the upper system by periodic access processing and updates the charging statistics for each base station.

According to the present invention operating as described above, it is possible to provide usage fee information for each base station for two or more operators, and to expand the business area of small operators by supporting separate billing forms, and to provide call statistics and billing. With the support of statistics, individual base station investments can be given to individuals, multiple deployments of CT2 systems with a small cell radius can be expanded, extending coverage and providing private functions for public base stations.

Claims (9)

terminal; A base station having data for each call type for day, month, and year for storing call statistics according to each call type for each call generated by the terminal; Base station management apparatus; Subscriber management system interworked with each other for roaming and interworking between operators in a wide area; And Billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi2 system, including a centralized charging center for collecting billing data information. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said base station has a function of generating call statistics. 2. The billing information dualization system of claim 1, wherein the base station provides statistics and billing data to a stake holder through a device connected to or connected to the base station. The method of claim 2, wherein the base station monthly call statistics are monthly Total call attempts; City effective calls; Long distance effective calls; International valid calls; Emergency effective calls; Toll free calls; Local call usage time in seconds; Long distance use time in seconds; International currency usage time in seconds; Local currency cumulative time in seconds; Total time for long distance calls in seconds; Cumulative international currency time in seconds; And A billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi 2 system including a maintenance and management call which is the number of times of communication between a base station and a management device. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: to verify call statistics data Applying a separate protocol to the air interface through the terminal device; Through a device with LEDs, LCDs; A billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi2 system that utilizes a terminal capable of manipulating data by applying a network protocol to a base station using a type of secondary base station management device or a type capable of directly manipulating data at a base station. In the billing information dualization system in a distributed Citi2 system, Call statistics creation process; Updating call statistics; And Billing information dualization method in a distributed Citi2 system, including the process of providing billing statistics. The method of claim 6, wherein the call statistics preparation process, Generating a call signal; Checking whether the terminal is registered by referring to the registered terminal list; Converting the registered terminal into a separate subscriber account; Storing the converted information in a call information storage area; Updating private call statistics; Storing in an unregistered terminal surface call storage area; And Updating billing statistics in a distributed Citi2 system. The method of claim 6, wherein the updating call statistics, Ending the subscriber call; Checking whether the call type is billing call; If it is not billed call, reflecting the non billed call traffic statistics; If the bill is a bill, checking if the day boundary of the date has changed; Updating daily cumulative information by adding additional data to the daily storage area if one boundary has not changed; If the daily boundary has changed, examining whether the monthly boundary has changed; Checking if the oldest month data is empty if the month boundary has not changed; Initializing the oldest month area if it is not empty; Storing the monthly statistics by adding up the daily statistics of the corresponding month to the empty or initialized month area; If the monthly boundary has changed, examining whether two years have changed; If two years have passed, deleting statistics older than two years and creating an aggregate of new year areas; And If not more than two years, billing information dualization method in a distributed Citi 2 system comprising the step of summing the monthly statistics and storing in the previous year statistics. The method of claim 6, wherein the charging statistics providing process, Examining whether an immediate cumulative request of a second operator has been received; If there is no immediate request for accumulation, checking whether the accounting statistics are updated by regular access; Requesting an update from the base station management apparatus when there is an immediate cumulative request; Requesting an update from the subscriber management system; Requesting an update from the centralized charging center; Receiving corresponding base station information in the subscriber management system; Receiving corresponding base station information in the base station management apparatus; And And updating the charging statistics information of the base station when receiving the request for updating the charging statistics by the periodic access or receiving the corresponding base station information.