KR20010000077A - Auto call router using card payment apparatus and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically connecting to a card-paying telephone is provided to pre-store a server calling number, a card number, and a delay time to automatically perform a connection with the card-paying telephone, when an originator inputs a telephone number of a receiver, so that the originator may easily use the card-paying telephone. CONSTITUTION: If a user selects a card-paying operation, a central processing controller initializes(S1). The central processing controller detects whether a telephone is used, with a dual tone multi frequency(DTMF) signal(S2,S3). The controller connects with a communication server(S4). The controller receives the DTMF signal to confirm that the controller connects to the communication server(S5). The controller inputs a user number to retrieve the number(S6,S7). The controller stores a card number, a password, a delay time and money left over according to the user number(S8). The controller outputs data according to the user number(S9). The user calls a telephone number of a receiver(S10). The controller decides whether a telephone of the user is busy by a state of the received DTMF signal, and completes a call(S11,S12).

Description

Automatic call router using card payment apparatus and method

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for automatically accessing a card payment method, and more particularly, to allow a user to use a card payment method in the same manner as a general phone access method by allowing a user to be automatically connected when a user inputs a counterpart phone number. A card-payment telephone automatic connection device and method.

In general, the payment method for the phone call, such as home and personal portable cellular phones and PCS, such as to settle the usage fee to pay the post-payment, and pay the card directly using a prepaid card like public phones There is a method of calculating a currency charge based on the amount of money stored in the card by inserting it, and a method using a credit card.

The public phone card is a kind of prepaid card that can be used for a certain amount of money. The public phone card is used in the card public phone. You pay later as you use it.

When using the payphone card and credit card, the card must be carried at all times and can be used only in a payphone equipped with a card recognition and processing means.

As described above, in order to compensate for the drawback of using a telephone card or a credit card, a method of registering a card with a predetermined amount in a prepaid card method with a communication company and paying a call charge by the registered card is developed. It became practical. This card payment method is applied to not only public telephones but also individual cellular phones or PCS phones.

However, the conventional card-only phone has a structure in which a call can be made only after inputting a unique number of a card into a phone every time a phone is used and then entering a phone number of a counterpart.

In addition, the existing speed dialing method by storing a phone number is a method of storing a desired party's phone number in a specific address in advance and calling the corresponding address by a speed dial button to automatically dial the card number. Could not. The reason for this is that when a server of a telecommunication company is called, a predetermined time is required after the server is connected to the server to accept the card number.

That is, if the server call number card number and the input completion button are stored in advance like the speed dial method and the speed dialing method is used, the server call number card number and the dialing signal of the input completion button are automatically sent continuously and the communication is performed. After the company's server is called and before it is ready to accept the card number, the card number is sent and the server does not recognize it.

The current service time of the service provider in the card payment method server of the service provider is about 6 seconds, the wait time of about 6 seconds after the server is called, the button signal input after that is recognized as the card number, speed dialing method Was not available as a card payment dialing method.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a conventional telephone prepaid card. First, a card payment method is registered according to a contract with a communication company, and when a telephone call using the card payment method is attempted, the server of the communication company is called. (T1).

When connected to the server by the server call (T1) (T2), a guide message for inputting the card number from the server is output, and listens to the guide message and enters his card number (T3).

In other words, after calling the service provider server, it takes a little time to connect to the server.

After the card number input (T3), if the input completion button (for example, '#') that informs the completion of the input is entered (T4), it determines whether the card number input from the server is a normal card number to approve the card payment method connection If (T5), the user enters the other party's telephone number to be dialed (T5) to complete the dialing, and the call is terminated after the call (T7).

As described above, the conventional card payment dialing method requires a user to input a plurality of buttons each time for the card payment dialing, and takes 20-30 seconds or more to the desired call connection, such as a waiting time for the next step input. There was a problem such as a case.

Therefore, it is inconvenient for a cellular phone or PCS user to use a call attempt that takes 20-30 seconds, and its use is very low.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to store the server call number, card number and delay time in advance, so that when the user enters only the other party's phone number, the card payment method telephone automatically. The present invention provides a card payment type automatic telephone access device and a method for making a connection easy for a user to use.

In the configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the card payment method telephone that can make a telephone call by entering the card number registered in the telecommunications company, the telephone terminal connected to the general telephone, and the telephone line A trunk line terminal, an operation switch for controlling the connection of the telephone terminal and the trunk line terminal, a signal detection unit for detecting signals of the general telephone and a telephone line, a data storage unit for storing a number input from the general telephone, and the data A central processing control unit for controlling data input and output of the storage unit.

In addition, the present invention for achieving the above object, in the card payment method telephone that can make a telephone call by entering the card number registered in the communication company, when the user selects the card payment method operation in the central processing controller; Initializing, detecting whether the telephone is used after the initialization with a DTMF signal, detecting with the DTMF signal, connecting to a communication server, receiving and confirming that the DTMF signal is connected to the communication server; Receiving and retrieving the user number; storing a card number, a password, a delay time and a balance according to the user number; outputting data according to the user number; Transmitting the call, and determining whether the user is busy to receive the DTMF signal and ending the call. Lure and luggage features.

1 is a block diagram of a card payment type automatic telephone access device according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a method of automatically accessing a card payment system according to the present invention;

3 is a connection flowchart of a conventional telephone prepaid card.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: telephone terminal 20: operation switch

30: trunk line terminal 40: signal detection unit

50: central processing unit 60: data storage unit

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the card-type automatic telephone access device and method of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a card payment type automatic telephone access device according to the present invention.

1, a telephone terminal 10 connected to a general telephone, a trunk line terminal 30 connected to a telephone line, an operation switch 20 for controlling the connection of the telephone terminal and a trunk line, and the general telephone And a signal detector 40 for detecting a signal of a telephone line, a data storage 60 for storing a user number, an access number, a card number, and a password inputted from the general telephone, and a signal of the signal detector. It is composed of a central processing control unit 50 for controlling the input and output of the data storage unit.

The card payment type automatic telephone access device of the present invention configured as described above is used by connecting a telephone line modular jack to the trunk line terminal 30 and the telephone terminal 10.

The user first enters the user number and then the exchange access number. When the card number is input according to the guide message, the central processing control unit 50 stores the input number in the data storage unit 60.

In addition, since the delay time (delay time) of the exchange is different according to the region, the delay time is also stored in the data storage unit 60 as the input number.

Therefore, when the user wants to use the card payment type telephone, when the signal detection unit 40 detects a signal, the user number and exchanger previously input to the data magnetic field unit 60 under the control of the central processing controller 50. By automatically sending the access number, the card number and the delay time, it is possible to use the card-payment method in the same way as a normal phone.

After checking the balance of the card corresponding to the user number, if the balance is insufficient, each user number is automatically separated so that another user number can be selected. Will change.

In addition, the operation switch 20 is a switch for selecting the operation of the card payment method and the general telephone method can be selected when the user wants to use the card payment method and when using the general telephone method.

2 is a flowchart of a method of automatically accessing a card payment method according to the present invention. When the card payment method is selected by connecting a general telephone and a trunk line, the central processing controller 50 is initialized (S1).

After the initialization, it is determined whether the user uses the telephone by receiving a multi-frequency code signal (hereinafter referred to as DTMF) (S2), and the DTMF signal is detected by the signal detector 40 (S3). ) To be connected to the exchange, that is, the communication server through the trunk line terminal (S4).

The connection is confirmed by receiving a DTMF signal indicating that the communication server is connected (S5), and the user number is input to the general telephone terminal (S6) to search whether the data storage unit 60 is stored (S7). If not stored in the data storage unit 60 stores the user data, such as card number and password and delay time, balance according to the user number (S8). After saving, the data according to the user number is output to the communication server (S9).

Of course, if the user number is stored in the data storage unit 60 and retrieved (S7), the data is output to the communication server as in step S9.

After that, the user transmits the other party's phone number to complete the dial (S10). After starting the call, the user determines whether the off-hook state is a reception state of the DTMF signal and ends the call if the off-hook. (S11)

In step S8, it is determined whether or not the balance is among the data of the user number, and when the balance is insufficient, it operates in a general telephone state.

According to the present invention as described above, when the user wants to use the card payment method of the phone in advance to store the user number, server call number, card number and delay time in advance if the user enters only the other party's phone number automatically payment card There is an effect that can be easily used by the user by making the method phone connection.

Claims (3)

In the card payment method telephone which can make a telephone call by inputting the card number registered in the telecommunication company, A telephone terminal 10 connected to a general telephone, a trunk line terminal 30 connected to a telephone line, an operation switch 20 for controlling the connection between the telephone terminal and the trunk line, and a signal between the telephone and the telephone line Card payment type telephone, characterized by a signal detection unit 40 for detecting, a data storage unit 60 for storing a number input from the general telephone, and a central processing control unit 50 for controlling data input and output of the data storage unit. Automatic connection device. The method of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit, And a user number, card number, password, and delay time inputted from the general telephone, under the control of the central processing controller. In the card payment method telephone which can make a telephone call by inputting the card number registered in the telecommunication company, When the user selects the card payment method operation, the central processing controller 50 initializes (S1), detects whether the telephone is used after the initialization as a DTMF signal (S2, S3), and the DTMF signal. Detecting and connecting to the communication server (S4), receiving and confirming that the DTMF signal is connected to the communication server (S5), receiving and searching for the user number (S6, S7), and the user Storing the card number, the password, the delay time and the balance according to the number (S8), outputting data according to the user number (S9), transmitting the counterpart phone number by the user (S10) and And ending the call by determining whether the user is in a call as a reception state of a DTMF signal (S11, S12).