KR20020003651A - Method for processing call capable of home-zone addition service in mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A call processing method for providing an additional home zone service in a mobile communication system is provided so that a user can receive a high quality mobile communication service by providing the additional home zone service. CONSTITUTION: A transmission side exchanger(101) manages a special location or region for a home zone service of a transmission subscriber. When the transmission subscriber transmits in the special location for the home zone service, the transmission side exchanger(101) provides the home zone service. When the transmission subscriber is a mobile subscriber, the transmission side exchanger(101) connects a call through a reception side exchanger(201). A transmission side visitor location register(102) is connected to the transmission side exchanger(101), for storing and managing information of the transmission subscriber. A transmission side home location register(103) stores location and routing information of the transmission subscriber. When a reception subscriber is a mobile subscriber, a reception side exchanger(201) manages a region of the reception subscriber. A reception side home location register(202) has the same function as the transmission side home location register(103). The reception side home location register(202) stores routing information of the reception subscriber, and processes a routing information request from the transmission side exchanger(101).

Description

Call processing method for home-zone supplementary service in mobile communication system {METHOD FOR PROCESSING CALL CAPABLE OF HOME-ZONE ADDITION SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a call processing method capable of a home-zone additional service in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, a mobile communication that provides a benefit such as a billing discount when a subscriber originates from a specific location registered in advance. A call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a system.

As is well known, the development of unique value-added services for each service provider is urgently needed to secure more subscribers as competition among existing digital cellular system (DCS) providers and personal communication service (PCS) providers is overheating.

In particular, various operators are tempting subscribers by creating various billing systems according to subscriber's call characteristics, and now, only operators who develop and utilize various additional services will survive in the age of survival.

However, in the conventional mobile communication system, there is no home-zone supplementary service that provides a benefit such as a billing discount when a subscriber makes a call from a specific location registered in advance, thereby imposing the same fee on the customer regardless of the calling area.

Accordingly, the conventional mobile communication system could not provide a higher mobile communication service quality to the customer, thereby lowering the customer satisfaction and weakening the competitiveness with other companies.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a home-zone supplementary service to a user, thereby providing a home-based mobile communication system for achieving higher customer satisfaction. John's supplementary service is to provide a call processing method.

In order to achieve the above object, a call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system of the present invention includes a calling party exchange that manages a specific location or region for a home-zone service registered by a calling subscriber, and the calling party. Caller's visitor location register that is connected to the exchange to store and manage the information of the calling party, the calling party's home location register that stores and manages the specific location and subscriber routing information registered by the calling party, and the destination that manages the area where the called party is located. A call processing method in a mobile communication system comprising a side exchange and a called home location register which has the same function as the calling home location register and stores and manages routing information for a called subscriber.

A first step of the calling subscriber entering the number of the called subscriber through the mobile terminal;

Receiving, by the calling exchange, the location information of the calling subscriber and the number of the called subscriber through the base station and the control station;

A third step of the calling exchange leading and simultaneously analyzing the information of the calling subscriber stored in the calling visitor location register;

A fourth step of the originating exchange determining whether the originating subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber;

In the fourth step, if the calling subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber, the calling exchange transmits the current location information of the calling subscriber to the calling home location register and simultaneously provides discount data for the home-zone service on the billing data. A fifth step of applying;

A sixth step of determining, by the calling home location register, whether a specific location for a home-zone service previously registered by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are the same;

In the sixth step, if the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are the same, the calling home location register sends the announcement or tone code for the home-zone service to the calling-side exchange. A seventh step of transmitting;

As the calling exchange receives the home-zone service announcement or tone code from the calling home location register and transmits it to the mobile terminal of the calling subscriber, the announcement or tone code for the home-zone service is sent to the calling subscriber. Generating an eighth step;

In the fourth step, the calling party is not the home-zone service subscriber, or in the sixth step, the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are not the same, or the eighth step Thereafter, a ninth step of the calling exchange performing a call setup operation between the calling party and the called party to proceed with the call; And

The originating exchange may be configured in a tenth step of applying the charging benefit of the home-zone service to the charging information.

1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a call processing apparatus capable of home-zone supplementary services in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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101: calling party exchange 102: calling party visitor location register

103: originating home location register 201: called party exchange

202: destination home location register

Hereinafter, a call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a functional block diagram of a call processing apparatus capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Call processing apparatuses that can be used include a calling party exchange 101, a calling party visitor location register (VLR) 102, a calling home location register (HLR) 103, a called party exchange 201. ), And the destination home position register 202.

The calling side exchange 101 is a switch that manages a specific location or region for home-zone service registered by the calling subscriber. When the calling subscriber originates from a specific location for the home-zone service, the calling-side exchange 101 provides home-zone service to the calling subscriber. At the same time, if the originating subscriber is a mobile subscriber, the caller connects the call with the called subscriber through the called exchanger 201, while the calling subscriber is a subscriber linked with a general wired subscriber or another service provider. Public Subscriber Telecommunication Network (hereinafter referred to as PSTN).

In addition, the originating visitor location register 102 is connected to the originating exchange 101, and stores and manages information of the originating subscriber.

In addition, the originating home location register 103 stores and manages specific location information and subscriber routing information for home-zone service registered by the calling subscriber, and receives the location information of the calling subscriber from the calling exchange 101. In this case, the calling party compares whether the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber is the same. If the comparison result is the same, the announcement and tone code for the home-zone service is sent to the calling-side exchange 101. ) Is used to send.

On the other hand, the called side exchange 201 is a switch that manages the area where the called subscriber is located when the called subscriber is a mobile subscriber, and has the same function as the calling side exchange 101.

In addition, the called party home location register 202 has the same function as the calling party home location register 103, and stores routing information for the called subscriber and requests routing information from the calling party exchange 101. When received, it serves to perform the processing operation.

Then, with respect to the call processing method capable of the home-zone additional service in the mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention using the call processing apparatus capable of the home-zone additional service in the mobile communication system having the above configuration. Let's explain.

2 is an operation flowchart illustrating a call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the calling subscriber inputs the number of the called subscriber through the mobile terminal 1 (S1).

Then, the source exchange 101 receives the location information of the calling subscriber and the number of the called subscriber transmitted from the mobile terminal 1 through the base station and the control station (S2).

Then, the calling side exchange 101 reads and analyzes the calling subscriber information stored in the calling visitor location register 102 at the same time (S3) to determine whether the calling subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber. (S4).

At this time, if the calling subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber (YES) in the fourth step (S4), the calling party exchange 101 transmits the current location information of the calling party to the calling party home location register 103. At the same time, a discount due to the home-zone service is applied to the billing data (S5).

Then, the calling party's home location register 103 determines whether the calling party's current location of the home-zone service and the calling party's current location that are registered in advance are the same (S6).

In the sixth step (S6), if the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are the same (YES), the calling-side home location register 103 is the announcement for the home-zone service. Or transmits a tone code to the originating exchange 101.

Then, the originating exchange 101 receives the home-zone service announcement or tone code transmitted from the originating home location register 103 and then transmits it to the mobile terminal 1 of the calling subscriber. The subscriber generates the announcement or tone code for the home-zone service (S8). At this time, the announcement for the home-zone service output through the mobile terminal 1 is, for example, "the billing benefit is applied in this region."

On the other hand, in the fourth step (S4) the calling party is not a home-zone service subscriber (NO), or in the sixth step (S6) the calling party has a specific location for the home-zone service and the current location of the calling subscriber. If the location is not the same (NO) or after the eighth step S8, the calling side exchange 101 performs a call setup operation with the calling party and the called party to proceed with the call between them (S9).

Then, the calling side exchange 101 applies the charging benefit due to the home-zone service to the charging information (S10).

Hereinafter, a detailed operation process of the ninth step S9 will be described in detail.

First, the calling side exchange 101 determines whether the calling subscriber is a call restricted subscriber through the analysis of the information of the calling subscriber performed in the third step S3 (S9-1).

At this time, if the calling subscriber is not a call-restricted subscriber (NO) in step 9-1 (S9-1), the calling party switch 101 determines whether the called party's incoming call number is a mobile network subscriber number. (S9-2).

If the called party inputted by the calling party subscriber in step 9-2 (S9-2) is a mobile network subscriber number (YES), the calling party exchange 101 sends the called party home location register 202 to the called party. Request routing information (S9-3).

Then, the called party home location register 202 transmits routing information about the called party to the calling party exchange 101 (S9-4).

On the other hand, the calling party exchange 101 analyzes the routing information for the called party, and then determines whether the called party switch 201 to which the called party belongs is present (S9-5).

At this time, if the called party exchanger 201 to which the called party belongs in the ninth step (S9-5) exists (YES), the calling party exchange 101 calls the called party exchange 201. After setting and proceeding with the call between the calling party and the called party, the process proceeds to the tenth step S10 (S9-6).

On the other hand, if the originating subscriber is a call restricted subscriber in the ninth step (S9-1) (YES), the originating exchange 101 performs the error handling operation that is called, and terminates the call processing operation ( S9-7).

In addition, if the called party inputted by the calling subscriber in step 9-2 (S9-2) is not a mobile network subscriber number but a subscriber linked to a general wired subscriber or another service provider (NO), the calling side switch 101 ) Establishes a call to the PSTN network, proceeds with the call between the calling party and the called party, and proceeds to the tenth step S10 (S9-8).

On the other hand, if the called party switch 201 to which the called party belongs in step 9-5 (S9-5) does not exist (NO), the calling party switch 101 performs a routing number error processing operation, The call processing operation ends (S9-9).

As described above, according to the call processing method of the home-zone supplementary service in the mobile communication system according to the present invention, the home-zone supplementary service is provided to the user, thereby providing a higher quality mobile communication service to the customer. This has the effect of improving customer satisfaction.

Claims (5)

A calling party exchange that manages a specific location or region for the home-zone service registered by the calling party, a calling party visitor location register that is connected to the calling party to store and manages information of the calling party, a specific location registered by the calling party, and It stores and manages the subscriber's routing information, and has the same functions as the calling party's home location register, the called party's exchange that manages the area where the called subscriber is located, and the routing information about the called subscriber. In a call processing method in a mobile communication system composed of a destination home location register, A first step of the calling subscriber entering the number of the called subscriber through the mobile terminal; Receiving, by the calling exchange, the location information of the calling subscriber and the number of the called subscriber through the base station and the control station; A third step of the calling exchange leading and simultaneously analyzing the information of the calling subscriber stored in the calling visitor location register; A fourth step of the originating exchange determining whether the originating subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber; In the fourth step, if the calling subscriber is a home-zone service subscriber, the calling exchange transmits the current location information of the calling subscriber to the calling home location register and simultaneously provides discount data for the home-zone service on the billing data. A fifth step of applying; A sixth step of determining, by the calling home location register, whether a specific location for a home-zone service previously registered by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are the same; In the sixth step, if the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are the same, the calling home location register sends the announcement or tone code for the home-zone service to the calling-side exchange. A seventh step of transmitting; As the calling exchange receives the home-zone service announcement or tone code from the calling home location register and transmits it to the mobile terminal of the calling subscriber, the announcement or tone code for the home-zone service is sent to the calling subscriber. Generating an eighth step; In the fourth step, the calling party is not the home-zone service subscriber, or in the sixth step, the specific location for the home-zone service registered in advance by the calling subscriber and the current location of the calling subscriber are not the same, or the eighth step Thereafter, a ninth step of the calling exchange performing a call setup operation between the calling party and the called party to proceed with the call; And And the tenth step of applying the charging benefit of the home-zone service to the charging information by the originating exchange. The method of claim 1, The ninth step may include: a 9-1 step of the originating exchange determining whether the calling subscriber is a call restricted subscriber; If the calling subscriber is not a call-restricted subscriber in step 9-1, step 9-2 of the calling exchange determining whether the called party input by the calling subscriber is a mobile network subscriber number; Step 9-3, if the called party inputted by the calling party in step 9-2 is a mobile network subscriber number, the calling side exchange requesting routing information for the called party to the called party's home location register; Step 9-4, wherein the called home location register transmits routing information about the called subscriber to the calling exchange; A step 9-5 of determining, by the calling exchange after analyzing the routing information about the called subscriber, whether or not the called exchange belonging to the called subscriber exists; And If the called party exchanger to which the called party belongs in step 9-5 exists, the calling party exchange sets up a call to the called party exchange to proceed with the call between the calling party and the called party and then goes to the tenth step. A call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps 9-6. The method of claim 2, If the calling subscriber is a call-restricted subscriber in step 9-1, the method further comprises steps 9-7 of performing an error processing operation called by the calling exchange and ending call processing. A call processing method capable of home-zone supplementary service in a communication system. The method of claim 2, If the called party inputted by the calling party in step 9-2 is not a mobile network subscriber number, the calling party establishes a call to the PSTN network, and proceeds with the call between the calling party and the called party, and then the tenth step. And a step 9-8 of advancing to the home-zone additional service in the mobile communication system. The method of claim 2, In step 9-5, if there is no called party exchange to which the called party belongs, the calling party performs a routing number error processing operation, and further includes steps 9-9 to terminate the call processing operation. Call processing method capable of a home-zone supplementary service in a mobile communication system.