KR20000063765A - Method of offering charging service of a fixed mobile phone using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A charging service supplying method for flat-sum system mobile communication phone using internet is provided to call additionally beyond the fixed time in which the calling is possible by charging additional money. CONSTITUTION: A charging service supplying method for flat-sum system mobile communication phone using internet comprises the steps of; connecting to the web site that a charging service company operates using a subscriber terminal(S100); proving whether the subscriber is a subscribed member or not(S110); applying for membership of charging service when the subscriber is not the member(S120); registering for membership(S130); login(S140); charging the money as which the communication is possible(S150); inquiring the money as which the calling is possible(S160); inquiring the particulars of communication(S170); presenting with charged money of member to another person(S180); inquiring the particulars of present when a subscriber presents or take the charged money(S190); buying the charged money by member and presenting the charged money of non-member to another person(S200).

Description

How to provide a flat-rate mobile phone charging service using the Internet {METHOD OF OFFERING CHARGING SERVICE OF A FIXED MOBILE PHONE USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a charging service providing method of a flat-rate mobile communication telephone using the Internet. In particular, the present invention relates to a technology that enables a mobile phone to make a call using a specific non-billing number according to a charge amount separately charged in addition to a callable time by a designated call amount for a subscription service of a mobile communication company.

Recently, in the information and communication age, the mobile communication terminal has emerged as a leading role in the information age. Mobile communication terminals are becoming a universal communication device capable of basic internet communication, internet connection, wireless data communication, and personalized information search at the same time.

The charge system of the mobile communication terminal equipped with such a function is provided in various ways such as standard type, save type, economic type, business type, etc. according to the needs of the consumer, so that the customer can select and use the desired rate system.

At this time, in the case of a general fare system that charges and charges a call amount according to a talk time after using a mobile phone, there is a disadvantage in that it is difficult for a consumer to adjust a use charge by himself.

In order to make up for this drawback, a flat fee system service, which sets a desired callable time per month and pays a certain amount of call charges, is provided from each mobile communication company, and consumers are receiving many responses.

However, such a flat rate system service is a problem that the incoming service is possible, but the outgoing service is exposed when the customer bears the monthly amount and a certain time according to the monthly amount has elapsed.

Accordingly, the present applicant improves the problem of the flat rate system service by the same applicant, and filed with "Mobile communication prepaid billing system and method using non-billing number" of Korean Patent 10-2000-21015 (2000.04.20) There is a bar.

This is a service concept to alleviate the inconvenience in the flat rate system, so that customers who have a terminal that cannot be sent can access the non-billing number and pay the call using a separate billing entity instead of charging their own terminal number. The contents of the service to enable the call with the desired person by his terminal is the main goal of the prior application.

In addition, the conventional flat rate service system as described above has the advantage that the consumer can preset the talk time available on a monthly basis and call as long as the talk time can reduce the cost, but all the talk time available to the consumer When exhausted and in an urgent situation or when you want a necessary call, there is a problem that you can not make a call.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to use the Internet to make additional calls to the mobile phone as much as the corresponding time, depending on the amount of charge separately in addition to the specified callable time of the subscription service. The present invention provides a method of providing a charging service for a mobile phone.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the mobile phone to make a call through the Internet by allowing the call charges charged in addition to the flat rate service to be credited by participating in a specific event or event provided on the website The present invention provides a method for providing a telephone charging service.

Another object of the present invention is to present a charged amount of money to another person or non-members who do not subscribe to the service by purchasing the amount of money on behalf of the present by giving the other person the amount of time, so that the communication of the mobile phone can be made for that time. To provide a method for providing a flat-rate mobile phone charging service using the Internet.

The present invention as a technical concept for achieving the object of the present invention

Charging service for flat-rate telecommunications telephones with intelligent network switch of mobile carrier or service provider, subscriber terminal, calling and receiving terminal of mobile subscriber, and charging and authentication server of charging service provider operating separately charging account. In the provision method,

Accessing a website operated by a charging service provider using a subscriber terminal;

Verifying whether the subscriber is a member subscribed to a charging service;

Applying for membership in a charging service if the subscriber is not a charging service subscription member;

Registering a subscription of a charging service;

Logging in;

Charging a subscriber's desired amount of callable money;

Retrieving the charged callable amount;

Querying the call history;

As a recharging service member, presenting the recharged amount to another person;

Retrieving gift details when presenting or receiving a currency amount as a recharge service member; And

Provided is a method for providing a flat-rate mobile phone charging service using the Internet, which includes the step of purchasing a call amount as a non-charger member and presenting it to another person.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication telephone prepaid billing system for providing a charging service of a flat-rate mobile communication telephone according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the charging and authentication server shown in FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a charging service of a flat-rate mobile communication telephone according to the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

1, 2, 3: Member Terminal 4: Billing and Certificate Server

5: CTI switch and intelligent network switch 6: Calling terminal

7: called terminal

10: exchange communication module 20: subscriber authentication module

30: charging module before currency 40: actual charging module

41: subscriber call history DB 50: charge charge module

51: charge charge history DB 60: member information DB

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication telephone prepaid billing system for providing a charging service of a flat-rate mobile communication telephone according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a service subscriber terminal (1) (2) (3) equipped with an Internet communication means, and a separate charge service billing account, and manage the Internet with the mobile operator and the toll free telephone agreement The billing and authentication server 4 of the service provider connected to the subscriber terminal through the CTI switch and the intelligent network switch 5 of the mobile communication service provider or service provider connected to the network with the billing and authentication server 4 (hereinafter " Intelligent network exchanger "), a calling terminal 6 and a called terminal 7 which are mobile communication subscribers connected to the intelligent network exchanger 5 to make a call and receive a charging service charged from the charging and authentication server 4; ), And the receiving terminals (8) and (9) of other mobile communication providers and wired communication providers.

As can be seen in the configuration of FIG. 1, the system of the present invention is a mobile service provider (intelligent network switch), a mobile communication subscriber (subscriber terminal, originating and receiving terminal) and a service provider operating a separate charging service billing account (billing and authentication). Server).

At this time, the intelligent network switch may be the equipment of the service provider.

The reason why the Internet network is in the system configuration of the present invention is to provide a more convenient user accessibility for the subscriber to apply for a direct subscription service and charge his / her own available amount of money.

An exchange for using the system of the present invention may use an intelligent network exchange or a CTI exchange of a mobile communication provider, and both functions are the same, but may be selectively used according to the current mobile communication network configuration.

At this time, the intelligent network switch or CTI switch may be the equipment of the service provider.

The charging service provider side receives a non-billing phone number such as 080-XXX-XXXX or a non-billing special number XXXX from the mobile telecommunications provider. The charging service provider receives the 080 service request from a mobile communication subscriber through a network such as the Internet, registers the applicant's mobile terminal number and password, assigns the non-billing number, and charges and purchases a prepaid time when the call is possible. do.

In order to make a charged charging service call, the subscriber registered to the charging service connects to the intelligent network switch 5 of the mobile communication service provider using the non-billing number provided by the charging service he subscribes to. Receive authentication by inquiring about the available time for the mobile communication subscriber terminal number (received automatically from the mobile communication operator exchange or registered by the user) received at the billing and authentication server 4, etc. By requesting the desired number of the called terminal to the call to transfer the call or by entering the unpaid number and the called number into the mobile communication terminal at the same time can reduce the act of the subscriber to divide the access number and the called number.

At this time, the subscriber of the charging service can make a separate call within the limit of the amount charged in addition to the subscription service, and the call is disconnected when the call time exceeds the call time charged by the subscriber.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the charging and authentication server shown in FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, a switch communication module 10 connected to an intelligent network switch of a mobile communication service provider or a service provider, a subscriber authentication module 20 for authentication of a charging service subscriber, and a pre-call charging module 30 And a real billing module 40, a subscriber call history DB 41 connected to the real billing module 40, a call charge charging module 50 for the subscriber to charge a callable time, and the call charge charging module ( And a call charge charging DB 51 and a member information DB 60, which are connected to 50).

As can be seen in Figure 2, the billing and authentication server of the present invention includes five core software modules. In addition, the billing and authentication server is to be interworked with other systems using the Internet and intelligent network switch as an external system.

In FIG. 2, the switch communication module 10 is a module that is in charge of the interface between the switch and the authentication and billing server, receives data from the switch, and authenticates the subscriber authentication module 20, the billing module 30 and the call. It delivers the information to the actual charging module 40 and delivers the result to the exchange.

The subscriber authentication module 20 receives the representative access number, subscriber terminal number and password transmitted by the exchange from the switch communication module 10 to check whether the terminal number is registered in the charging service subscriber member information DB 60 and the The results are communicated to the exchange communication module 10.

The pre-call charging module 30 receives the subscriber terminal number and the called telephone number of the charging service from the exchange communication module 10, and charges the callable amount of the corresponding terminal registered in the member information DB 60. After calculating the available talk time, transfer the available talk time to the exchange.

After the call, the actual charging module 40 receives the subscriber terminal number, the called telephone number, the call start time, the call time, and whether the call is completed from the exchange communication module 10 to calculate the actual call charge, and then the call. The details are recorded in the subscriber call history DB 41, and the calculated call charges are subtracted from the chargeable amount of money in the member information DB 60.

The call charge charging module 50 receives a terminal number and a password from an accessor via the Internet and checks whether it is registered in the member information DB 60 and receives the chargeable amount confirmed through the Internet. It is registered in the charging DB 51, and the call charge is increased to increase the amount of money available for the member information DB 60.

The member information DB 60 includes information such as access representative number, subscriber terminal number, subscriber, password, callable amount of charge service subscriber.

The subscriber call history DB (41) is a data storing the basis of the call that the charging service subscriber is actually connected to the call, the file includes the subscriber terminal number, incoming call number, call start time, call time, call amount, call of the charging service Includes information such as completion.

Of course, the call history of the subscriber can be inquired in detail of the various call history through the website that is operated by the service provider.

The toll charge DB 51 is a file for storing information on which the service subscriber has increased his / her call limit, and includes information such as a terminal number, a charging date, a charge amount, a charging method, a charging medium number, and the like.

Of course, the subscriber's call charge history can also be viewed in detail through the website operated by the service provider, that is, through the homepage.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a charging service of a flat-rate mobile communication telephone according to the present invention.

A method of providing a charging service for a mobile communication telephone,

Accessing a website operated by a charging service provider using a subscriber terminal (S100);

Verifying whether the subscriber is a member subscribed to a charging service (S110);

If the subscriber is not a charging service subscription member step (S120) for applying for a subscription of the charging service;

Registering a subscription of a charging service (S130);

Logging in (S140);

Charging a desired amount of money available to the subscriber (S150);

Retrieving the charged callable amount (S160);

Querying call history (S170);

As a charging service member, presenting the amount charged by the user to another person (S180);

Querying the present history when presenting or receiving a currency amount as a charging service member (S190); And

As a non-charging service member, purchasing a currency amount and presenting it to another person (S200).

Next, the flow of each configuration step will be described in detail.

First, when the user is a subscription member of an existing mobile communication company, in order to use the charging service of the subscription, the user accesses the website operated by the charging service provider, that is, the homepage.

In the billing and authentication server of the connected homepage, the registered terminal number and password are checked to verify whether the subscriber is a member subscribed to the charging service of the flat-rate mobile communication phone (S110).

At this time, if it is determined that the subscriber is not a member of the subscription service, the subscriber enters basic information such as terminal number, password, name, social security number, address, etc. and then applies for membership (S120). By receiving the subscriber's terminal number and password from the registration process to register the membership (S130).

Subsequently, after logging in by entering the subscriber's terminal number and password (S140), the subscriber can charge a desired amount of available calls.

At this time, the method of charging a callable amount is to charge a callable amount using a credit card, bank transfer, bank deposit, small amount payment using electronic money, or various specific events provided within a homepage operated by a service provider. By participating in the event, you can earn points earned accordingly and accumulate points, and use the accumulated reserves to replace currency charges. (S150)

Thereafter, the charged callable amount can be queried. That is, the subscriber can inquire about the charging date, the sales amount (actually paid amount), the amount charged (callable amount), the charging method, etc. based on the details charged by the subscriber for a specific period.

At this time, a certain amount of the amount charged by the subscriber is further given as a charged amount, so that the difference in amount may be greater than the actual charged amount (S160).

Subsequently, the subscriber can inquire the details of the call to the specific non-billing number using the subscribed terminal number.

That is, information about the called number, the call start time, the total call time, the call charge, the call time total, the call charge total, etc. can be inquired.

In addition, a member who subscribed to the charging service and charged a certain amount of call charges may present some or all of the amount charged by the user with a specific message.

According to the above procedure, the user who receives the gift can subscribe to the charging service and make a mobile phone call for the corresponding time according to the amount received as the gift.

At this time, the member of the charging service who received the gift can search the details of the call amount, message, and date received. (S190)

In addition, non-members who do not subscribe to the recharge service may purchase a call amount as a substitute and present it with a specific message to another person (S200).

As described above, the present invention describes a method in which a caller registers his own terminal and pays a call cost to the registered terminal by using a specific non-billing number, for example, 080 service (recipient billing service). However, the 080 service here refers to a caller non-billing service that the caller does not pay, and does not necessarily refer to a 080 number, but may include all types of caller non-billing numbers.

In addition, the caller uses the 080 service because the terminal owner cannot call a general telephone number and uses the service using a separate access number of 080.

Therefore, it is a matter of course that the embodiments of all the service methods for charging the caller's terminal number using a specific non-billing number, for example, a 080 number, are included in the technical scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the method for providing a flat-rate mobile phone charging service using the Internet according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, subscribers prepaid money available on the Internet in advance and receive a specific non-billing number to access the call using it, even if they exceed the talk time limit separately from the designated talk time limit when signing up for a subscription service. Since it is possible to talk with the other party by the talk time corresponding to the purchased recharge amount, it is possible to improve the disadvantage of the existing flat-rate service (that is, make a call for a predetermined talk time and pay a flat fee for postpay).

Secondly, the user can adjust the call rate by using the flat rate charging service according to the present invention (i.e., charge the prepaid charge and make the call possible according to the charged amount). Difficult to improve the disadvantages of the traditional general rate system (paying the call fee according to the talk time after the call without time limit).

Third, the present money can be used as a medium for a new gift by presenting the charged money to others or by allowing non-members who do not subscribe to the service to purchase the money on their behalf.

Claims (3)

Charging service for flat-rate telecommunications telephones with intelligent network switch of mobile carrier or service provider, subscriber terminal, calling and receiving terminal of mobile subscriber, and charging and authentication server of charging service provider operating separately charging account. In the provision method, Accessing a website operated by a charging service provider using a subscriber terminal; Verifying whether the subscriber is a member subscribed to a charging service; Applying for membership in a charging service if the subscriber is not a charging service subscription member; Registering a subscription of a charging service; Logging in; Charging a subscriber's desired amount of callable money; Retrieving the charged callable amount; Querying the call history; As a recharging service member, presenting the recharged amount to another person; Retrieving gift details when presenting or receiving a currency amount as a recharge service member; And A charging service providing method for providing a flat-rate mobile phone charging service using the Internet, comprising the step of purchasing a call amount as a non-member and presenting it to another person. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for charging a callable amount is a flat-rate mobile communication using the Internet, characterized in that the chargeable amount is charged using a credit card, bank transfer, non-payment deposit, a small payment method using electronic money. How to provide phone recharge service. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for charging a monetary amount is used to participate in a specific event or event provided in the homepage and replace the monetary charge amount by using a reserve accumulated accordingly. How to provide telecommunications charging service.