KR20030012744A - Optimum fee pattern decision method for mobile communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for deciding an optimum rate system of a mobile communication terminal is provided to accumulate call details according to items, such as total originating traffic, day of calling, calling hours, originated telephone numbers, etc., and to check the accumulated call details every regular time. CONSTITUTION: A microcomputer decides whether an optimum rate system deciding mode is set. If so, the microcomputer analyzes originated call details. If a total originated time in the call details is more than 250 minutes, the microcomputer decides a superclass type composed of a general type and a gold type as the optimum rate system. If the total originated time is not more than 250 minutes, the microcomputer checks whether weekend usage is larger than weekday usage. If so, the microcomputer decides a leisure type as the optimum rate system. If the weekend usage is not larger than the weekday usage, the microcomputer checks whether many identical telephone numbers are included. If so, the microcomputer decides a fusion communication type as the optimum rate system. And if identical telephone numbers are few, the microcomputer decides a standard type as the optimum rate system.

Description

OPTIMUM FEE PATTERN DECISION METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL EQUIPMENT}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of determining an optimal plan.

Currently, a user who wants a new subscription to a mobile communication service applies an arbitrary rate plan to a telecommunication service provider in anticipation of future call volume.

However, in the related art, the user cannot know his / her call history for a certain period of time, so there is a disadvantage in that the user does not receive the benefit and pays an additional fee even if there is a cheaper plan by using it continuously without changing the plan applied for the subscription. .

Therefore, the present invention accumulates call history by item such as total outgoing call volume, day of week, call time zone, outgoing phone number, etc. and checks the accumulated call history every certain time to improve the conventional problem. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of determining an optimal plan of a wireless terminal invented to inform a plan.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal for an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an operational flowchart for an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110: microcomputer 120: memory

130: display unit 140: transceiver

150: keypad

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first step of accumulating outgoing call history for each call time, call time (day of week, time), and item of the same phone number at the end of an outgoing call; Step 2 and, if it is determined that the optimal rate search mode, the third step of determining the optimal rate plan according to the call history of the user by analyzing the outgoing call history of a certain period, and displaying the determined optimal rate plan It is characterized by.

The determining of the optimal rate plan is characterized by determining the optimal rate by giving priority to the call volume, the day of the week, the call duration, and the same telephone number.

That is, the step of determining the optimal plan is a process of determining the time-based plan as the optimal plan if the total outgoing time is more than a predetermined time, and if the weekend usage is more than the weekday usage if the total outgoing time is not the predetermined time, the leisure-type plan is the optimal plan. The process of judging, if the weekend usage is not more than the weekday usage, if there is a lot of the same phone number, the process of judging the Fusion Communication-type plan as the optimal plan; It is characterized by consisting of a process.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a wireless terminal for an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, a microcomputer 110 for controlling a call operation, a memory 120 for storing accumulated call history for each item, and And a display unit 130, a transmitter / receiver 140 for transmission and reception, and a keypad 150 for setting an arbitrary function.

2 is an operation flowchart for an embodiment of the present invention, as shown therein, determining whether the optimal rate determination mode is set; analyzing the outgoing call history when it is determined that the optimal rate determination mode is set; If the total outgoing time in the '250 minutes' or more is determined as a super class type (general / gold), and if the total outgoing time is not more than '250 minutes' in the case that the weekend usage is more than the weekday usage is determined as leisure type If the weekend usage is not more than the weekday usage, the microcomputer 110 performs the step of determining the Fusion Communication type if there are a lot of the same phone number, and the standard type if there are not the same number of phone numbers. Configure.

The memory 120 is configured by dividing a storage area to separately store call details for each item.

Referring to the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

In the embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking an example of the plan (Superclass type, leisure type, Fusion Communication type, standard type) presented by LG Telecom.

The user initially selects an arbitrary fee type when purchasing a terminal.

At this time, the user selects a plan that is determined to be optimal when he or she decides arbitrarily.

Afterwards, when the user calls a phone number and makes a call, the microcomputer 110 stores the call time, day of the week, total outgoing call amount, and the same number of the same phone number in the memory 120 at the end of the call. .

This operation continues to accumulate call history by item whenever a user calls and makes a call.

Thereafter, the microcomputer 110 generates statistics for each item of the accumulated call history data every month on a specific day and stores the statistical data in the memory 120.

Accordingly, the user can search for the best call plan suitable for him.

The process for searching for this optimal call plan consists of the same process as the flowchart of FIG.

First, when a user inputs a specific key for searching for an optimal plan by using the pad 150, the microcomputer 110 reads the item-specific statistical data from the memory 120 and then checks whether the total transmission time is more than 250 minutes. Judge.

Accordingly, when the total outgoing time is determined to be '250 minutes' or more, the microcomputer 10 determines that a plan suitable for the user is a superclass (general / gold) type.

If the total transmission time is not more than 250 minutes, the microcomputer 110 checks the statistical data for each item to check whether the weekend usage is more than the weekday usage.

Accordingly, when it is determined that the weekend usage is more than the weekday usage, the microcomputer 110 determines that the plan suitable for the user is a leisure type.

In addition, if it is determined that the weekend usage is not more than the weekday usage, the microcomputer 110 checks the statistical data for each item and checks whether there are many same phone numbers sent. In this case, the same telephone number may be selected from all the telephone numbers transmitted or may be a telephone number arbitrarily designated by a user.

Accordingly, when it is determined that the same number of the same telephone number is sent, the microcomputer 110 determines that a fare plan suitable for the user is a fusion communication type.

If it is determined that the total outgoing time is not more than '250 minutes', the weekend usage is not more than the weekday usage, and there are not many same phone numbers sent, the microcomputer 110 determines the standard plan suitable for the user.

Subsequently, when a suitable rate plan is determined for the user through the above process, the microcomputer 110 displays this on the screen of the display unit 130 to notify the user.

In the meantime, the above-described process of FIG. 2 is performed only when the user presses a specific key for the optimum plan search. However, the microcomputer 110 performs an optimal plan search operation by itself whenever a certain period of time passes. It can be implemented to notify the user.

In addition, since the call history is classified and stored in the memory 120, the user may check the call history for each item.

That is, when a user inputs a specific key for displaying a call history such as a month, day of the week, or time zone using the keypad 150, the microcomputer 110 displays a menu screen for selecting a corresponding item on the display 130. Done.

Thereafter, when the user selects a specific item, for example, a talk time item by using a direction key and a selection key of the keypad 150, the microcomputer 110 reads the talk time history data stored in the memory 120 and displays the display 130. Will be displayed on the screen.

Therefore, the user can know the call history of the desired item.

As described in detail above, the present invention has the effect of reducing the call charge by selecting the optimal plan based on the actual outgoing call data.

Claims (7)

The first step of accumulating the outgoing call history at the end of the outgoing call, the second step of determining whether the optimal plan search mode, and if the optimal rate search mode is determined in the above, the outgoing call history of the user by analyzing the outgoing call history for a certain period And a fourth step of determining an optimal rate plan according to the present invention and a fourth step of displaying the determined optimal rate plan. The method of claim 1, wherein the outgoing call history comprises an item of call volume, day of the week, call duration, and outgoing telephone number. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step stores the accumulated outgoing call history by item every time a predetermined period elapses. The method of claim 1, wherein the optimal rate plan search mode is set by a user's key input or automatically set at predetermined time intervals. The mobile terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third step of determining an optimal rate plan determines the optimal rate by assigning priorities in order of call volume, day of the week, call duration, and outgoing call history of the same phone number. How to determine your best plan. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step of determining an optimal plan includes: a first process of determining the time-based plan as an optimal plan when the total outgoing time is more than a predetermined time; and the weekend usage when the total outgoing time is not a predetermined time. A second process of judging the leisure type plan as an optimum plan if the usage amount is more than the weekday; If the number of the same phone number is not many, the method of determining the optimal plan of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the fourth step of determining the standard plan as the optimal plan. The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether a call history search of a specific item is set; and displaying a call history of the corresponding item when the call history search is set. How to determine the best plan.