KR20020005551A - Method of using the public telephone service by the future payment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for using public telephones on deferred terms is provided to register desired telephone numbers for post payment public telephone service through the Internet so that a user can freely use call service for the registered telephone numbers through a public telephone terminal. CONSTITUTION: A user inputs a service classification number and a membership authentication number to a public telephone terminal(307). If the inputted numbers are authenticated through a public telephone service processing system(308), "service available" is displayed through the display unit of the public telephone terminal(309). In the service available state, the user selects a call use service and inputs a desired telephone number(310). The inputted telephone number is transferred to the public telephone service processing system. The public telephone service processing system confirms whether the inputted telephone number is consistent with a registered telephone number(311). In case that the inputted telephone number is matched with a registered telephone number, the user uses call service for the inputted telephone number(313). If the use of call service is completed, the contents of call service usage are stored in the public telephone service processing system(314). The used details are transmitted to a service manager's web server and stored in a service use contents database(315).

Description

Method of using the public telephone service by the future payment}

The present invention relates to a post-paid pay phone method, which is a method for using a pay phone more conveniently and practically. It is a method to conveniently use a phone number frequently used by a person for a phone number registered in advance through the Internet, and to pay a postpaid fee through a payment method specified later.

In general, in order to use a public telephone, a fee can be processed in a public telephone terminal using a telephone card, a credit card, or a coin, or a toll-free telephone. However, toll-free telephones can be rejected by the caller, and it is difficult to use them except in special cases. The user also did not have all the means of processing all the inconveniences in using. I am trying to use a public phone but I don't have a coin or it's a card method. It could not be used to perform its function properly.

In addition, there was a KT phone card as a post-payment method, which inserts the card into a public phone terminal or enters an assigned code to make the public phone terminal available for use, using the desired currency and paying the fee in post-paid manner. There have been closures by third parties in the event of the use of the code or the loss of the card.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and in particular, a telephone number through which the user wants to use a public telephone service in a postpaid manner through the Internet in order to use a public telephone service using a postpaid method. After registering on the Internet in advance, you can freely use the calling service for the registered phone number through the public telephone terminal that has confirmed the service user, and use the calling rate through your mobile service provider or credit card. It is about how to.

1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 is a schematic configuration diagram for a postpaid public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a flowchart illustrating a postpaid public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

101: service user member 102: public telephone terminal

103: public telephone service processing system 104: service management company or service management website

105: public switched telephone network 106: Internet

107: card recognition device 108: coin recognition device

109: keyboard input device 110: screen output unit

111: voice call device 112: data communication device

113: power supply unit 114: central processing unit of the public telephone terminal

115: telephone network 116: data transmission and reception unit

117: member authentication processing unit 118: phone number authentication processing unit

119: service use content storage unit 200: service processing system database

201: Web Server 202: Homepage

203: Joint Gateway Interface 204: Service User Member Interface

205: database

The present invention for achieving the above object is a first step of accessing the service management site for the post-paid public telephone use; A second step of performing a member authentication process as a result of performing the first step; As a result of performing the second step, a third step of performing a member registration process by a non-service user; As a result of performing the third step, a fourth step of assigning a member authentication number to a member who has completed the membership registration process when using a postpaid public telephone service; A fifth step of providing a member-only interface when it is verified that the member is verified in the member authentication process as a result of performing the second step; A sixth step of registering a telephone number for using a postpaid public telephone service through a provided interface as a result of performing the fifth step; As a result of performing the sixth step, the registered telephone number and member authentication information are transmitted to the postpaid public telephone service processing system for processing the postpaid public telephone service, and the corresponding data is transmitted to the database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system. A seventh step stored in the; An eighth step of the service subscription member inputting the service identification number and the member authentication number into the public telephone terminal in order to use the post-paid public telephone service for the registered telephone number as a result of performing the seventh step; As a result of performing the eighth step, the service identification number and the member authentication number input to the public telephone terminal are transmitted to the post-paid public telephone service processing system through the data communication device of the public telephone terminal to authenticate the subscription member; ; A tenth step of informing the service availability through the screen output device of the public telephone terminal when it is authenticated that the registered member is verified as a result of the ninth step; An eleventh step of selecting a call using service and inputting a registered telephone number to be called into a public telephone terminal when the service is available; As a result of performing the eleventh step, a twelfth step of confirming whether the input telephone number is a registered telephone number transmitted to a post-paid public telephone service processing system through a data communication apparatus of a public telephone terminal; A thirteenth step of informing the service user of the result of performing the twelfth step and not inputting the registered phone number to the service user; A fourteenth step of using a telephone service through a voice call device of a public telephone terminal when the registered telephone number is correct as a result of performing the twelfth step; As a result of performing step 14, when the use of the call service is completed through the voice call device of the public telephone terminal, the call usage time and the call using telephone number are transferred to the post-paid public telephone service processing system through the data communication apparatus of the public telephone terminal. A fifteenth step of delivering; As a result of performing the fifteenth step, a sixteenth step of calculating charges based on the transferred call use time and the call using phone number and storing the charges in a service use member service use database of a corresponding postpaid public telephone service processing system; A seventeenth step in which the contents stored in the service use member service use database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system are stored in the service use database of the service management website as a result of performing the sixteenth step; An eighteenth step of selecting a registered telephone number search and selecting a classification item of a registered telephone number to be searched when the service is in the available state at the time of the tenth step; A nineteenth step in which the registered telephone number of the selected category is listed on the screen output unit of the public telephone terminal as a result of performing the eighteenth step; A twenty-fifth step of ending the service by releasing the handset of the public telephone terminal as a result of performing the nineteenth step; A twenty-first step of using the telephone service through a voice call device of a public telephone terminal by selecting a corresponding telephone number if there is a registered telephone number for which the telephone service is desired as a result of performing the nineteenth step; As a result of performing the twenty-first step, it characterized in that it comprises a twenty-second step that is performed from the fourteenth step to the seventeenth step.

Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. .

Hereinafter, a method of using a postpaid public telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a configuration diagram of a service system for performing a postpaid public telephone using method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which is a member to use the service and intends to use a postpaid public telephone service. A service user member 101 for registering a telephone number, a public telephone terminal 102 for providing a public telephone service, a postpaid public telephone service processing system 103 for enabling the use of a postpaid public telephone service, and the present service. Perform the registration and management of the user through the Internet, notify the post-payment public telephone service processing system 103 of the registered and revised phone number, receive and store the service usage from the service processing system, and The service management company or service management website 104 that stores charges, and the service usage member's web server It consists of a public switched telephone network (105) and the Internet (106) which are connected to a modem for connection to the network.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a public telephone terminal for performing a post-payment public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the card recognition device 107 for recognizing the inserted telephone cards, the amount of the coin is recognized Coin recognition device 108, the key input device 109 of the public telephone terminal, the screen output device 110 to display the necessary content when using the public telephone service, the voice call device 111 in charge of the call function to the public telephone terminal ), A data communication device 112 in charge of a data communication function to a public telephone terminal, a power supply unit 113 for supplying power to a public telephone terminal, a central processing unit 114 of a public telephone terminal, and a voice communication apparatus 111 It is composed of a telephone network 115 connected to make a voice call with another outside through).

As shown in the figure, the data communication device 112 is in charge of a data communication function to a public telephone terminal. The post-paid public telephone service provided by a public telephone service provider to perform the method of using the public telephone of the postpaid method. It is connected to the processing system to exchange data with each other.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a service processing system 103 for performing a postpaid public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein data such as a member authentication number or a registered telephone number is obtained from a public telephone terminal. Receive the authentication information and registration phone number of the newly registered or modified member from the service management service provider or service management website (104) to receive and transmit its authentication, and receive the service usage information of the service subscription member or service management service provider or service. Data transmission and reception unit 116 to transmit to the management website 104, member authentication processing unit 117 to determine whether the service available member by comparing the member authentication number transmitted through the public telephone terminal with the member information database, public telephone Telephone number authentication processing unit 118 for determining whether the telephone number transmitted through the terminal is the telephone number registered by the service user member, In order to charge for the service used by the service user, the service usage content storage unit 119 which measures and records the telephone call time for each registered phone number, the member processing information, and the service processing system database storing the member registration phone number. It consists of 200.

As shown in the figure, the service processing system 103 transmits and receives data through the data transmission / reception unit 116 to perform a public telephone terminal and a method of using a public telephone in a postpaid manner, so that a service is executed. Alternatively, the service management website 104 also exchanges data for performing a post-paid public telephone method through the data transmission / reception unit 116 so that the data of the mutually held database can be matched to enable accurate service operation. Supports members using the service to search and register their services in real time.

4 is a configuration diagram of a service management company 104 for performing a postpaid public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which provides a web service provided by the service management company 104. A web server 201 which is a server, a homepage 202 serving as an interface for the service user 101 accessing the web server 201, and a service user member 101 accessing the homepage 202. Common gateway interface (203) for receiving and transferring member IDs and passwords, phone number registration and modification required for post-paid public telephone use, service usage information, and billing and settlement of charges Information such as service user member interface 204, service user member information, registered phone number, registered phone number use contents, charge calculation and payment information provided to the service user member 101 It is composed of the database 205 to store management.

Figure 5 is an embodiment configuration of a database 205 for performing a postpaid public telephone using method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when using the service through the personal information of the service user and the public telephone terminal The service use member database 206, which stores and manages the authentication number used in the system, the registration phone number database 207 that the service use member intends to use through the public telephone terminal, and records the contents used by the service user member through the public telephone terminal. It consists of a registered telephone number using database 208, and a charge settlement database 209 for the service user to record the charges and payments for the use of the postpaid public telephone service.

Here, the database 205 is interconnected with the service processing system database 200 of the service processing system 103 for performing the postpaid public telephone use method and is provided by the service manager or the service management website 104. The member information or telephone number registered or modified through the web server 201, which is a server providing a web service, is transmitted to the service processing system database 200, and the service contents used through the public telephone terminal are service managers ( The information is transferred to the database 205 of 104 and the information recorded in the two databases is matched.

A method of using a postpaid public telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described. This is explained with reference to FIG.

First, a person who wants to use a postpaid public telephone service goes through a process of connecting to a web server provided by a service manager (301).

Then, if the member has registered as a member, the member ID and password are inputted in order to perform the member authentication process to perform the process of authenticating the member (302).

Here, the member who does not register member performs the member registration process (303), which is shown in Figure 7a during the member registration process to enter the member's personal information (401), to access the service management server to receive service management services Selecting a member ID and password (402), Granting a user member authentication number to use the service through a public telephone terminal (403), Selecting a payment method for a service used through a public telephone terminal (404) It's a process.

Then, when the membership is authenticated in the membership authentication process, a member-only interface is provided (304), a phone number registration function (501) for registering a phone number to be used through this service, and a phone number registered through the service. Or delete the registered phone number modification function (502), the service history inquiry function (503) for querying the service usage history for the registered phone number through the public telephone terminal, the charges and settlement status calculated by the service usage history It is composed of a fee history inquiry function 504 to inquire.

Here, the phone number to be registered in the phone number registration function 501 is registered by dividing it into family, friends, business relations, etc., which can be efficiently performed when searching for the registered phone number through a public telephone terminal. It is to make it possible.

Subsequently, the phone number registration function 501 provided in the member-only interface is used to register the phone number for the public telephone service of the postpaid method (305).

Subsequently, the registered or modified telephone number is transmitted to the database of the postpaid public telephone service system and newly stored or modified in the existing contents (306).

Subsequently, a registration member who wants to use a postpaid public telephone service for a registered telephone number through the above process will use the service through a public telephone terminal.

A registered member who wants to use a postpaid public telephone service for a registered telephone number goes through a process of inputting a service identification number and a member authentication number into a public telephone terminal (307). The service identification number distinguishes this service from other services using a public telephone terminal and directly connects to the service system providing the service. The member authentication number indicates that the service user uses the web server of the service manager. This is the service user member's unique number assigned to distinguish the service user member from other service user members in the process of registering as a user member.

Subsequently, the service identification number and the member authentication number entered in the public telephone terminal are transmitted to the post-paid public telephone service processing system through the data communication device of the public telephone terminal, thereby authenticating the membership (308).

Here, the authentication is determined based on whether the member authentication number recorded in the database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system matches the member authentication number transmitted through the public telephone terminal.

Subsequently, if the registered member is authenticated, the service availability is displayed through the screen output device of the public telephone terminal (309).

Here, two available services are displayed on the screen output unit of the public telephone terminal in which the service availability is displayed (309), one of which is a call to a registered telephone number and the other is a registered telephone number search.

Subsequently, when the service is available, a process of selecting a call using service and inputting a registered phone number to be called to a public telephone terminal 310 is performed.

Subsequently, the input telephone number is transmitted to the post-payment public telephone service processing system through the data communication device of the public telephone terminal, and is verified (311) whether the authenticated member matches the registered telephone number.

Here, the determination of the match is made based on whether or not the registered telephone number registered by the member recorded in the database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system matches the input telephone number transmitted through the public telephone terminal.

Subsequently, if the registered phone number is not the registered phone number, it is displayed on the display device of the public telephone terminal and is known to the service user and undergoes a process of requesting again 312.

Subsequently, if the registered phone number is correct, a process of using a phone service for the phone number input through the voice call device of the public telephone terminal is performed (313).

After the use of the call service through the voice call device of the payphone, the call usage time and the call use phone number are transferred to the post-paid payphone service processing system through the data communication device of the payphone terminal. The process is recorded (314).

Subsequently, the usage history recorded in the database is transmitted to the web server of the service management company and stored in the service usage contents database of the corresponding service user member (315).

The fee is calculated based on the transmitted data and is automatically input to the fee settlement database 209.

Subsequently, two services available on the screen output unit of the public telephone terminal in which the service availability is displayed (309) are displayed, one of which is a call to a registered telephone number and the other is a registered telephone number search. In the enabled state, the registered telephone number search is selected, and a category of the registered telephone number is selected (316).

Subsequently, the telephone numbers of the selected category are read from the database of the public telephone service processing system and output to the display device of the public telephone terminal (317).

Then, if you do not want to talk about the output registered phone number to search for the end of the search service of the registered phone number (318).

Subsequently, if the user wants to make a call for the registered registered phone number to be searched, the user selects the corresponding output phone number and uses the telephone service through the voice call device of the public telephone terminal (319).

Subsequently, processes 313 to 315, which are telephone service use processes, are performed through the voice communication apparatus of the public telephone terminal.

Through the above processes, it becomes possible to use a postpaid public telephone.

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

The present invention described above has the effect of eliminating inconvenience caused by various charge processing methods when using a public telephone service, and has the effect of reducing the opportunity cost caused by the public telephone terminal not providing various charge processing means. It is easy and convenient to use the phone, thereby reducing the communication cost due to unnecessary use of the mobile phone.

Claims (8)

A first step of accessing the service management site for using a postpaid public telephone; A second step of performing a member authentication process as a result of performing the first step; As a result of performing the second step, a third step of performing a member registration process by a non-service user; As a result of performing the third step, a fourth step of assigning a member authentication number to a member who has completed the membership registration process when using a postpaid public telephone service; A fifth step of providing a member-only interface when it is verified that the member is verified in the member authentication process as a result of performing the second step; A sixth step of registering a telephone number for using a postpaid public telephone service through a provided interface as a result of performing the fifth step; As a result of performing the sixth step, the registered telephone number and the member authentication information are transmitted to the postpaid public telephone service processing system for processing the postpaid public telephone service, and the corresponding data is transferred to the database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system. A seventh step stored in the; An eighth step of the service subscription member inputting the service identification number and the member authentication number into the public telephone terminal in order to use the post-paid public telephone service for the registered telephone number as a result of performing the seventh step; As a result of performing the eighth step, the service identification number and the member authentication number input to the public telephone terminal are transmitted to the post-paid public telephone service processing system through the data communication device of the public telephone terminal to authenticate the subscription member; ; A tenth step of informing the service availability through the screen output device of the public telephone terminal when it is authenticated that the registered member is verified as a result of the ninth step; An eleventh step of selecting a call using service and inputting a registered telephone number to be called into a public telephone terminal when the service is available; As a result of performing the eleventh step, a twelfth step of confirming whether the input telephone number is a registered telephone number transmitted to a post-paid public telephone service processing system through a data communication apparatus of a public telephone terminal; A thirteenth step of informing the service user of the result of performing the twelfth step and not the registered phone number and requesting re-entry; A fourteenth step of using a telephone service through a voice call device of a public telephone terminal when the registered telephone number is correct as a result of performing the twelfth step; As a result of performing step 14, when the use of the call service is completed through the voice call device of the public telephone terminal, the call usage time and the call using telephone number are transferred to the post-paid public telephone service processing system through the data communication apparatus of the public telephone terminal. A fifteenth step of delivering; As a result of performing the fifteenth step, a sixteenth step of calculating charges based on the transferred call use time and the call using phone number and storing the charges in a service use member service use database of a corresponding postpaid public telephone service processing system; A seventeenth step in which the contents stored in the service use member service use database of the postpaid public telephone service processing system are stored in the service use database of the service management website as a result of performing the sixteenth step; An eighteenth step of selecting a registered telephone number search and selecting a classification item of a registered telephone number to be searched when the service is in the available state at the time of the tenth step; A nineteenth step in which the registered telephone number of the selected category is listed on the screen output unit of the public telephone terminal as a result of performing the eighteenth step; A twenty-fifth step of ending the service by releasing the handset of the public telephone terminal as a result of performing the nineteenth step; A twenty-first step of using the telephone service through a voice call device of a public telephone terminal by selecting a corresponding telephone number if there is a registered telephone number for which the telephone service is desired as a result of performing the nineteenth step; As a result of performing the twenty-first step, a method of using a postpaid public telephone, comprising a twenty-second step performed from the fourteenth to seventeenth steps The method of claim 1, wherein the third step comprises: inputting member's personal information; Selecting a member ID and a password for accessing the service management server to receive the service management service; Granting a user member authentication number to use the service through a public telephone terminal; How to use the postpaid pay phone, characterized in that the membership registration process including the step of selecting a payment method for the service used through the pay phone terminal The method of claim 1, wherein the fifth step comprises: a telephone number registration section for registering a telephone number to be used through a service; A registered telephone number modification deletion section for deleting or modifying a telephone number registered through the service; Service usage inquiry section for retrieving the service usage history for the registered phone number through the public telephone terminal; How to use post-paid pay phone, which features a member-only interface including a charge inquiry section that checks charges and settlement status calculated by service usage history The method of claim 1, wherein the ninth step is a process of authenticating the registered member through whether or not the member authentication number recorded in the post-payment public telephone service processing system database is transmitted through the public telephone terminal and whether the on-member authentication number matches. How to use the postpaid pay phone, characterized in that 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the twelfth step is registered by matching a registered telephone number registered by a member recorded in a database of a postpaid public telephone service processing system with an input telephone number transmitted through a public telephone terminal. How to use a postpaid pay phone, characterized in that the phone number is determined Receives data such as member authentication number or registration phone number from public telephone terminal and passes authentication or receives authentication information and registration phone number of newly registered or modified member from service manager or service management website. A data transmission / reception unit for transmitting the service usage contents of the member to a service management company or a service management website; A member authentication processing unit for determining whether a service available member is compared with a member authentication database transmitted through a public telephone terminal; A telephone number authentication processing unit for determining whether the telephone number transmitted through the public telephone terminal is a telephone number registered by the service user; A service usage content storage unit for measuring and recording a telephone call time for each registered telephone number in order to charge a service used by a service usage member; How to use postpaid public telephones, characterized by postpaid public telephone service processing system, including a service processing system database storing member authentication information and member registration telephone numbers A service user member database for storing and managing the personal information of the service user member and the authentication number used when using the service through a public telephone terminal; A registered telephone number database that a service user wants to use through a public telephone terminal; A registered telephone number usage database for recording contents used by a service user member through a public telephone terminal; A method of using a postpaid pay phone, comprising a database including a billing database in which a service member records charges and payments for use of a postpaid pay phone service. The server of claim 7, wherein the database is a server that is interconnected with a service processing system database of a service processing system for performing a postpaid public telephone usage method and provides a web service provided by a service management company or a service management website. The member information or telephone number registered or modified through the web server is transmitted to the service processing system database, and the service contents used through the public telephone terminal are stored in the service usage contents database of the service processing system. The information recorded in the service management service provider database, the service management system database, and the service usage contents database created by the user using the public telephone terminal are mutually matched in real time. Exact method using a public telephone, characterized in that the post-pay services to be used is made possible.