KR20020025440A - Apparatus for calling toll line/cellular/overseas phone by urban connected costs and the same terminating costs by using user's number and gateway connected internet network and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for making long distance/mobile/overseas calls at local telephone charges and the same receiving billing system is provided to use a gateway(G/W) connected to the Internet while making long distance or overseas calls by a telephone, so that a user can make the calls at a local telephone charge and the same receiving cost in the same receiving area at any places in the world. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to a service provider for a call(100). A G/W transmits data of the user over the Internet(110). A G/K(Gatekeeper) confirms whether the user's ANI(Automatic Number Identification) number is registered(120). If so, the G/K decides whether the user is a prepaid card user or a future-payment card user. If the user is the prepaid card user, a telephone bill calculating device transmits related data to the G/K(130). The G/K transmits the data to a G/W of the user(140). The G/W informs of a usable amount(160). The G/W decides whether to make a call normally with the usable amount. If a transaction is normally performed, a call is made(190). A call duration is reported to the G/K(210). The telephone bill calculating device calculates telephone bills(220). The telephone bill calculating device transmits data on the remaining amount to the G/K(230). The G/K transmits data on the telephone bills and the call duration to the G/W of the user(240). The G/W informs the user of the data(250).

Description

Apparatus and control method for intercity / mobile / international telephone call with local access cost and same incoming call method using gateway connected to internet network {APPARATUS FOR CALLING TOLL LINE / CELLULAR / OVERSEAS PHONE BY URBAN CONNECTED COSTS AND THE SAME TERMINATING COSTS BY USING USER'S NUMBER AND GATEWAY CONNECTED INTERNET NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a control method for intercity / mobile / international telephone call with local access cost and same incoming call rate by using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network, and particularly, by using a commonly used telephone. Long-distance / mobile / international calls with local access costs and same-call rates by using a gateway connected to the internet network (gateway, hereinafter referred to as G / W), which can lower costs when using telephone, long distance, or international calls. An apparatus and a control method for making a call.

In the conventional case, when making an international call from Daejeon to New York, an intercity connection fee was charged because a service provider exchange in Seoul was required, and a private line was installed between Seoul and LA, and a long distance telephone network was used from LA to New York. There was a problem that the out-of-town call charges.

Accordingly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a control method for long distance / mobile / international telephone calls with local access costs and the same incoming call rate using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network for solving the above problems. Internet, gateways connected to the Internet in Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, etc., and G / W installed overseas, as well as in the country, anywhere in the world through the cost of local access and the same call rate intercity / mobile / international phone calls It is to provide an apparatus and a control method for.

The present invention is also applicable to the use of a prepaid card using a user number issued through a separate authentication procedure at the head office and a postpaid fee using an existing home telephone number as an automatic number identification (hereinafter referred to as ANI). The present invention provides an apparatus and a control method for making long distance / mobile / international phone calls with local access costs and the same call rate using a gateway connected to an internet network.

In addition, the device and control method for long distance / mobile / international telephone call with local access cost and the same call rate method using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network of the present invention, if the customer wants to use it in the country as well as abroad As in Korea, the device and control method for long distance / mobile / international telephone call with local access cost and same incoming charge method using gateway and user number connected to internet network which can be used through internet connected to G / W. To provide.

In addition, the apparatus and control method for making a call using a gateway connected to the internet network of the present invention in the local access cost and the same toll rate system, the Internet website for the user number application and charge charging required for the user to use the prepaid card In this case, the Internet website management company uses the gateway connected to the Internet network to advertise business by displaying ancillary advertisements for the customer, and controls the device for the local call and the same call rate. To provide a method.

The apparatus for making a call using a gateway connected to an internet network of the present invention configured as described above with a local access cost and the same toll rate system includes a plurality of telephone networks connected to respective telephones, and an internet network for transmitting and receiving data over the Internet. And a G / W connected to each telephone network so as to be connected to the plurality of telephone networks and to transmit voice signals through the telephone network to the Internet network, and the user connected to the Internet network to make a call to the other party. It is characterized by consisting of a G / K for searching and sending a variety of data, and a bill settlement device for billing.

And, the present invention, the step for the user to connect to make a call, the step of confirming the ANI number for the user or confirming the user number, determining whether the user pays the prepaid card or postpaid card, After performing the above steps, to determine whether the remaining amount of money in the available range, the user making a call with the other party, and after the call to the user tells the amount and balance It is composed of a control method for making long distance / mobile / international telephone calls with local access costs and the same call rate using a gateway connected to the Internet network.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an apparatus for making a long distance / mobile / international telephone call using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network of the present invention in a downtown access cost and the same incoming call rate system.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for making a call using the same toll rate method after accessing a local access cost using a gateway connected to the Internet network of the present invention.

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300, 344, 334: phone 312, 324: mobile phone

302, 314, 322, 342, 332: Telephone network 304, 316, 340, 320, 330: Gateway

306: Internet network 308: Gatekeeper

310: charge settlement device

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment according to the apparatus and control method for making a call in the local access cost and the same toll rate using a gateway connected to the Internet network of the present invention.

1 and 2 are a block diagram and a flow chart applied to the apparatus and control method for long-distance / mobile / international telephone call in the local access cost and the same call charge method using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network of the present invention This is explained as follows.

1, 300, 344, 334, and 322 are general telephones, 312 and 324 are mobile phones, 314, 302, 342, 332, and 322 are telephone networks, and each telephone network includes an exchanger not shown. 304, 316, 340, 320, and 330 are G / W, which is a relay device for transmitting voice over the general telephone network to the Internet network or for transmitting voice over the Internet network to the general telephone network. It is a device to increase network efficiency by compressing to 8 and transmitting to the Internet.

The Internet network 306 connected to the G / Ws 304, 316, 320, and 340, which are the plurality of gateways, is a typical Internet network for delivering voice through a general telephone network to the gateway of the other party.

In the UMS (unified messaging service, hereinafter referred to as UMS) connected to the Internet network 306, a separate subscriber number is provided for each customer, and voice, fax, or text mail can be sent to the subscriber number. Provides service function to confirm

In addition, the gatekeeper (hereinafter referred to as G / K) 308 is connected to the Internet network 306 when the user enters a phone number to make a phone call to the other party, the customer's ANI number or user number Is a device that checks whether it is subscribed and delivers it to G / W.

For example, in the past, a service provider installed an exchange in Seoul, and a user made an international telephone call by using a general telephone in a downtown access cost in a Seoul area and an intercity access cost in an area outside Seoul. By installing a gateway in the network and accessing international, long distance, and mobile phone services anywhere in the world with local access costs through user number or ANI authentication, the service costs can be reduced. Since gateways installed throughout the country are connected through the internet network between gateways and gateways, incoming calls can be made at the local incoming cost, so that the same incoming area can be called anywhere in the world.

When the user wants to make a call, the step (S100) for connecting with the service provider and the other party's phone number after being connected with the step (S100), for example, to call the United States from Seoul If the user wants to call the G / W 304 or Busan from the US, the G / W 330 is used for accessing the city at a local access cost, and then the data about the user and the data input by the user are transmitted through the Internet. In step S110, the G / K 308 that receives the user's telephone number in step S110 checks whether the ANI number for the user is registered (S120).

In addition, the ANI number can be easily used without inputting a user number in international, long distance, or mobile phone by substituting authentication with a home phone number or a mobile phone number of a customer instead of a user number.

As described above, if the user's phone number is registered in the G / K 308 of step S120, the prepaid card user or the prepaid card user is identified. In the case of performing the step S180 (S126) and, if it is determined in step S126 that the user is a prepaid card user, the charge settlement device 310 related data about the prepaid or postpaid card and the amount of money available. In step S130 of transmitting to the G / K 308, and the G / K 308 that receives the data transmitted from the billing apparatus 310 in step S130, the G / K of the user grasps it and then checks the user's G / W. In step S140 and the G / W 304 that receives the data output from the G / K 308 in step S140, informs the user of the amount available (S160). ) And the use informed to the user in step S160 Determine whether the possible amount can be called normally, if the amount is not able to call normally, or if there is no amount at all, perform step (S172), and if the available amount is sufficient, perform the following step (S170) It is.

In addition, if the ANI is not registered in the step (S120), the step of inputting the user number (S122), and the user number entered in the step of entering the user number is registered by checking whether the number registered in the head office In the case of a user number, the step of determining whether the card is a prepaid card is performed. If not, the step is terminated after notifying the user number or ANI number to be used again after registering the user number or ANI number on the website of the company (S124). It is.

If it is determined in step S170 that the amount available in the charge settlement device 310 is not a normal amount, the next step is to determine whether to make a call in post-payment and perform the next step. If not, the step (S172) of terminating, and after performing the steps (S170, S172) to connect to the G / W (340) of the other gateway (S180), and performing the step (S180) If it is determined that the case is normally a transaction, the step of making a call (S190), the step of notifying the call usage time to the G / K (308) after ending the call in the step (S190) and the When the user calls for a predetermined time by the step (S210) step of calculating the cost for this in the billing apparatus 310 (S220), and the cost of the call bill in the step (S220) Receiving the data on the remaining amount after the settlement at 310 from the charge settlement device 310 and transmitting to the G / K 308 (S230), and after performing the step (S230) G / K In step 308, the user transmits data on the cost and time used in the call to the G / W 304 (S240), and after performing the step S240, the user in the G / W 304 Step (S250) that informs the user of the time and cost and the balance, the time available for the call and the like.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

When a user in Seoul wants to make a call, after inputting a telephone number of a service provider (S100), when the other party's telephone number is input (S110), the G / W 304 connected to the telephone network 302 is provided. And the user's ANI is inputted to the G / K 308 through the Internet network 306. If the user is registered with the head office, the next step, prepaid or postpaid card, Determine whether or not, and if not, performs the step of entering a user number (S120).

On the other hand, if the user does not register the ANI, if the user number is entered (S122), the head office as in the ANI, whether the user's user number is registered, and even at this time connected to the telephone network 302 As the data is input to the G / K 308 through the G / W 304 and the Internet network 306, the user number is checked, and if the user number is registered, it is determined whether the card is a prepaid card. If the user number is not registered or the user number is not registered, the process is terminated after the user number or ANI is registered.

As described above, when the user's ANI is registered, the user's data is sent to determine whether the card used by the user is prepaid. If the card is prepaid, the next step is performed. Since there is no need to figure out the available amount, the next step (S180) is performed (S126).

In the case where the user's payment method is a prepaid card as described above, the charge settlement device 310 determines the amount of money available for the user's prepaid card (S130), which is connected to the charge settlement device 310. When data is sent to the G / K 308, the G / K 308 sends the available amount to the G / W 304 (S140).

In this way, the G / W 304 that receives the data that grasps the user's available amount of money notifies the user through the telephone network 300 through the telephone network 302 (S160).

When the user is informed of the available amount due to the above procedure, the user makes a call within the available amount, and at this time, connects to the G / W 304 and the G / W 340 which is the gateway of the other party's region. (S180) is to make a call (S190).

If it is determined in step S170 that the amount of money available is not available, or if it is determined that the amount is not usable in view of the distance of a normal counterpart, the user may determine whether to process it as a postpay payment. Deferred payment through the account to be postpaid to the head office, and the connection is made to the other party's gateway G / W 340 (S180) as described above (S190).

As described above, when the user ends the call after talking to the other party, the G / K 308 determines the end of the user's call (S210), and then transfers the data to the billing apparatus 310 ( S220).

As such, the call time of the user transferred to the billing apparatus 310 transfers data of the amount of money used in the existing available amount to the G / K 308 again (S230).

The G / K 308 transmits the data to the G / W 304 through the Internet network 306 after receiving the data settled after the termination of the call from the charge settlement device 310 (S240). ).

As such, the data reached to the G / W 304 is notified of the amount used and the available balance in the current call through the customer's phone 300 (S250).

As described above, an apparatus and a control method for making long distance / mobile / international telephone calls using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network of the present invention using a local access cost and the same call rate method include a gateway connected to the Internet. By installing in multiple regions and overseas, it is possible to access the local telephone connection cost anywhere in the world and call the same destination area at the same destination cost, and to use the prepaid card using the user number issued through a separate authentication procedure at the head office. It is an invention that can be applied to the case of the existing ANI (Automatic Number Identification, ANI) used in the present invention, thereby increasing the convenience of use according to the fee processing and settlement process.

Claims (10)

A plurality of telephone networks connected to each telephone, an internet network for transmitting and receiving data over the Internet, and a G connected to each telephone network to be connected to the plurality of telephone networks and to transmit voice signals through the telephone network to the Internet network. / W, the G / K connected to the Internet network and the user to call the other party to search and send a variety of data, and a billing device for calculating the charge connected to the Internet network, characterized in that Device for making intercity / mobile / international phone calls using local gateway and user number with local call charges and same rate service. According to claim 1, wherein the Internet network is connected to a UMS device using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network, characterized in that it is possible to send a voice, fax, text mail or check by telephone by receiving a subscriber number for each customer Device for making long distance / mobile / international phone calls with local access costs and same incoming charges. Performing a step for accessing a user to make a call, checking an ANI number for the user or checking a user number, determining whether the user pays a prepaid card or a postpaid card, and performing the above steps. Determining whether the remaining amount of money is an amount within the available range, and then, the user making a call with the other party, and informing the user of the amount and balance after the call is made. Control method to make long distance / mobile / international call with local access cost and same call rate by using gateway and user number connected to internet network. The method of claim 3, wherein the dialing step includes a step (S100) for accessing a service provider, and when the phone number of the other party is input after accessing the step (S100), the user in the G / W 304 Transmitting data over the Internet (S110) using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network, characterized in that it is controlled for long distance, mobile and international calls in the local access costs and the same incoming call method Way. The method of claim 3, wherein the checking of the ANI number comprises: checking whether the ANI number has been registered in the G / K 308 (S120), and if the ANI is not registered in the step S120, the user. In the step of entering a number (S122) and the user number entered in the step of inputting the user number is a registered user number by checking whether the number is registered in the head office, the following steps are performed and not registered There is a step (S124) is notified to use again after receiving the user number or ANI number registered on the website of the headquarters, and the local access costs using the gateway and the user number connected to the Internet network Control method for long distance / mobile / international telephone call with same incoming call rate. 4. The user of claim 3, wherein the user transmits relevant data on whether the prepaid card is available, the amount of money available, and the like to the G / K 308 when the payment method is a prepaid card method. In step S130 and the G / K 308 that receives the data transmitted from the charge settlement device 310 in step S130, the G / K 308 grasps the data and transmits the data to the user's G / W 304 ( In step S140 and the G / W 304 which receives the data output from the G / K 308 in step S140, a step S160 of informing a user of the available amount of money is performed, and a postpaid card method. If you do not need to notify the user of the current balance remaining because the next step (S180) characterized by performing the next step (S180), using the gateway and the user number connected to the Internet network and intercity / transfer in the same call rate method / International Call Control method for The method of claim 3, wherein the determining whether the balance is an available amount is performed when the user's current balance is an amount that cannot be normally called or when there is no amount at all, and if the amount is sufficient, the amount available is sufficient. In the case of performing the next step (S170), and in step (S170) after determining the amount of money available in the charge settlement device 310, if it is determined that it is not a normal amount, the post-payment to determine whether to make a call to postpay settlement If the user wants to make a call, the next step is performed. Otherwise, the method terminates (S172), and after performing the steps (S170) and (S172), it connects to the other gateway G / W (340). Step (S180), the step of making a call after performing the step (S180) (S190), and after the end of the call in the step (S190) after the call to the G / K 308 Notifying the time step (S210), and if the user by the step (S210) for a predetermined time step for calculating the cost for this in the billing apparatus 310 (S220), and the step (S220) Receiving data from the charge settlement device 310 and transmitting the received data from the charge settlement device 310 to the G / W 304 (S230); Receiving data at the G / W 304 about the cost and time used by the user after performing the step S230 (S240), and using the time and cost and the balance and the currency used at the step S240, call Controlling for intercity / mobile / international call using local gateway and user number connected to the internet network using the gateway number and user number, which informs about the possible time (S250). Way. According to claim 3, The step of displaying the balance after the call with the other party checks the end of the call (S210) of the user in the G / K (308) to calculate the data related to the call of the user 310 Step (S220) and the payment to the G / K 308 after the settlement using the call time of the user transferred to the billing device 310, and the (S230) and the G / K In step 308, after receiving the data settled after the termination of the call from the billing device 310 and transmitting the data to the G / W 304 through the Internet network (306) (S240), and The data reached to the G / W 304 is connected to the Internet network, characterized in that the step (S250) of notifying the user of the amount and the available balance used in this call through the customer's phone 300 Using the gateway and user number Control method to make long distance / mobile / international telephone call with same call rate. [4] The gateway and the user number according to claim 3, wherein the user can make calls at the same destination cost when the destination area is the same when the user makes a call abroad or at home or abroad. Control method for intercity / mobile / international telephone call by using local access cost and same rate service. According to claim 3, The user is connected to the service provider for long-distance calls, mobile phones, international telephone calls anywhere in the world at the cost of access to the city using a gateway and a user number connected to the Internet network, characterized in that Control method to make long distance / mobile / international telephone call with connection cost and same incoming charge method.