KR20050035736A - Charging system and method for prepayment cellular phone through internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a prepaid mobile phone charging system and method through the Internet, the present invention comprises: usage history storage means for storing charge service usage information for each prepaid mobile phone; Service storage means for storing a charging service set using a computer of each service user; Service providing means for providing a charging service stored in said service storage means to each service user corresponding to a preset condition; Charging means for performing charging corresponding to the charging service provided by said service providing means; Charging service providing means for receiving information corresponding to the charged charging service and reflecting the information to the corresponding prepaid mobile phone; And a billing information storage means for storing the amount corresponding to the charging service reflected in the prepaid mobile phone and any service user accesses the charging system using a user computer to input personal information. Requesting a charging service; Searching, by the charging system, a number of a prepaid mobile phone corresponding to the input personal information; Providing a charging service including a one-time charge item, a reservation charge item, and a transfer charge item including a usage history and balance information of the prepaid mobile phone of the service user corresponding to the retrieved number; And a method of charging a prepaid mobile phone, wherein the service user selects one of the items and requests a charging service.

Description

Charging system and method for prepayment cellular phone through internet}

The present invention relates to a method for charging a prepaid mobile phone and a system thereof, and more particularly, a method for charging a prepaid mobile phone which is automatically charged and charged by a user connecting to a charging system through a data communication network using a computer and setting a charging condition of the prepaid mobile phone. And to the system.

In recent years, a mobile phone has emerged as an epidemic of the information age in the communication and information age. Mobile phones are turning into universal communication devices capable of basic voice communication, Internet access, wireless data communication, and personalized information retrieval at the same time.

The fee system of mobile phone equipped with these functions is provided in various ways such as standard type, save type, economic type, and business type according to the needs of consumers, so that the user can select and use the desired rate system.

In this case, when the user charges the call amount according to the talk time after using the mobile phone, it is difficult for the service user to adjust the mobile phone charge by himself.

In order to make up for these drawbacks, a prepaid tariff service is provided by a mobile telecommunications company that sets a desired call time per month and pays a certain amount of call charges accordingly, which has attracted much response from consumers.

As a method of charging a prepaid mobile phone according to the prior art, there is a method of charging through ARS, a method of charging directly by going to a branch on offline.

However, the charging method through the ARS is inconvenient for the service user and the service provider due to the uncertainty of the payment method, difficulty in securing the proof of the service user.

In other words, the service user has to keep listening until a menu appears due to the characteristics of the ARS, and if there is a wrong hearing or missed an input opportunity, it is difficult to check the payment information as well as return to the beginning.

In addition, the method of charging the prepaid mobile phone offline has a problem in that it is not possible to use the prepaid mobile phone continuously because it is not possible to check the balance and the available period of the prepaid mobile phone, and thus do not know the remaining amount of the prepaid mobile phone.

Therefore, the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the service user by providing a variety of services such as one-time charging, reservation charging, split charging, etc. to the service user using a prepaid mobile phone The present invention provides a charging system for a prepaid mobile phone that enables a charging service of a prepaid mobile phone at a desired time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a charging method of a prepaid mobile phone that provides various services such as one time charge, reservation charge, and partial charge to a service user using a prepaid mobile phone connected through a data communication network.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention

A charging system for providing a charging service to a plurality of prepaid cellular phones registered using a data communication network,

Usage history storage means for storing charge service usage history information for each prepaid mobile phone;

Service storage means for storing a charging service set using a computer of each service user;

Service providing means for providing a charging service stored in said service storage means to each service user corresponding to a preset condition;

Charging means for performing charging corresponding to the charging service provided by said service providing means;

Charging service providing means for receiving information corresponding to the charged charging service and reflecting the information to the corresponding prepaid mobile phone;

It provides a prepaid mobile phone charging system comprising a charging information storage means for storing the amount corresponding to the charging service reflected in the prepaid mobile phone.

In the prepaid cellular phone charging system according to the present invention as constant, the service storage means preferably stores transfer charge conditions and reserved charge conditions set by the service user.

In order to achieve the above another technical problem, the present invention

In the method of providing a charging service to a plurality of prepaid mobile phones using a data communication network,

Requesting a charging service by an arbitrary service user accessing a charging system using a user computer and inputting personal information;

Searching, by the charging system, a number of a prepaid mobile phone corresponding to the input personal information;

Providing a charging service including a one-time charge item, a reservation charge item, and a transfer charge item including a usage history and balance information of the prepaid mobile phone of the service user corresponding to the retrieved number; And

The service user provides a charging method of a prepaid mobile phone, which comprises a process of requesting a charging service by selecting any one of the items.

In the charging method of the prepaid mobile phone according to the present invention as described above, the charging service providing process is

When the service user selects the one-time charging item, requesting selection of a billing means for the charging service provided to the service user;

Determining whether to approve the selected payment means in response to the selection request; And

The method may further include providing a preset message according to the determination result.

In the charging method of the prepaid mobile phone according to the present invention as described above, the charging service providing process is

When the service user selects the reserved charging item, requesting input of charging means and reserved charging condition for the charging provided to the prepaid mobile phone;

Storing the charging means and the charging condition input in response to the condition input request;

Determining a charging time according to the stored charging condition;

Determining whether to approve the stored billing means when the charging time is determined as the result of the determination; And

When the billing payment means is approved, the method may further include providing a charging service to the prepaid mobile phone of the service user.

In the charging method of the prepaid mobile phone according to the present invention as described above, the charging service providing process is

When the service user selects the transfer charging item, requesting for charging means for the charge provided to the prepaid mobile phone and inputting a transfer charging condition of the telephone number and amount of the transferee;

Storing the charging means and the charging condition input in response to the condition input request;

Determining whether to approve the stored billing means; And

When the billing payment means is approved, the method may further include providing a charging service to the prepaid mobile phone of the service user.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a charging system of a prepaid cellular phone according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides a personal computer 100, which is a wired terminal having a browser that can be connected to a data communication network such as the Internet, a data communication network 200 to which a wired / wireless internet is linked, and data such as the Internet. When the gateway 300 for accessing the communication network, the service server 400 for providing the overall charging service of the prepaid mobile phone, the billing server 500, and the service user want to receive the charging service of the prepaid mobile phone using the computer 100. The billing server 600, the customer information DB 700, the usage history DB 800, and the balance information DB 900 are billed.

The service user's computer 100 has a built-in browser that can be connected to a data communication network such as the Internet, and requests a charging service by accessing the service server 400 in order to provide the overall charging service of the prepaid cellular phone. Received whether the authentication according to the input credit card, bank information, etc. from the service server 400 in the form of a message such as e-mail.

In addition, the service user may access the service server 400 using the computer 100 and input and set the conditions of a one time charge, a reservation charge or a transfer charge for charging the prepaid mobile phone. Here, the one-time charging means to charge immediately, and the scheduled charging means to charge automatically according to the set amount when certain conditions are met. The transfer charging means that the user charges a certain amount of money in a third party's mobile phone, not his own mobile phone. Means to give.

The prepaid mobile phone is a mobile phone (for example, cellular phone, PCS, PDA, IMT-2000, etc.) possessed by service users. The prepaid mobile phone receives a charging service from the service server 400 according to the charge request of the service user, It is provided in the form of a short message service (SMS) whether the authentication according to the credit card and bank information entered by the.

The service server 400 is a service providing means for providing charging and various additional services, and stores condition information such as a reservation charging and alarm service input through the computer 100 of the service user in the customer information DB 700, The service user receives the card number of the prepaid mobile phone of the service user to the billing server 500, and the billing server 500 which has received the card number receives the usage history corresponding to the card number retrieved from the usage history DB 800. On the computer 100.

In addition, the service server 400 updates and stores in the balance information DB 900 a charge amount approved by a bank and a card company, which is a charging time and a financial period of a prepaid mobile phone requested by a service user.

The billing server 500 retrieves the usage history of the prepaid mobile phone of the service user from the usage history DB 800 based on the customer information received from the service server 400 and transmits it to the service server 400.

The billing server 600 receives the billing information according to the prepaid mobile phone charging of the service user connected to the computer 100 from the billing server 500 and transmits the billing information to the bank and the card company through the data transmission and reception network and the value-added communication network.

The customer information DB 700 stores the service user e-mail address, ID, password, social security number, the card number of the prepaid mobile phone possessed by the service user, the charging condition and the alarm service condition set by the service user, and the like. The charging condition and the alarm service condition information are retrieved by the preset condition by the service server 400.

The usage history DB 800 is a means for storing charging service usage history information of a service user. The usage history DB 800 stores a transmission and reception expiration date that is a usage history of a prepaid mobile phone of a service user, a history of receiving a charging service, and the like. Alternatively, each time the charging service is received, the billing server 500 is updated and stored in real time.

The balance information DB 900 is a billing storage means for storing the amount corresponding to the charging service reflected in the prepaid mobile phone. The balance information is stored in the balance of the charge charged by the service user, and the balance of the charged amount is requested by the service user. And when it is charged in the charging condition is updated in real time and updated.

The fixing of providing a charging service according to the present invention using the charging system of the prepaid cellular phone having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a charging service registration process of a prepaid mobile phone according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an approval process for a payment means of a prepaid mobile phone by a service user according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a service user uses a computer 100 to receive a service such as one-time charging, reservation charging, or transfer charging for a prepaid mobile phone charging service through a data communication network 200 and a gateway 300. The service server 400 is accessed (S201).

The service server 400 provides an input window for inputting an ID and password asking for membership in the browser of the service user's computer 100, and inputs the ID and password entered in the provided input window from the customer information DB 700. The search determines whether the service user is a member (S202).

As a result of the determination of step 202, if the service user is not a member, the service server 400 determines whether to subscribe the charging service to the prepaid mobile phone of the service user by providing a window asking whether the prepaid mobile phone subscribes to the charging service (S203). .

As a result of the determination of step 203, the service server 400, when the service user is registered as a charging service member, provides an input window for entering the necessary items for membership registration, and inputs the input information into the customer information DB 700 ), The PIN number assigned to the service user via the billing server 500 is stored in the usage history DB 800 (S204, S205).

If the service user does not subscribe as a charging service member, the service server 400 provides a message indicating the end of the charging service and displays it on the service user's computer 100 (S222).

As a result of the determination of step 202, if the service user is a member, the service server 400 transmits the number of the prepaid mobile phone corresponding to the ID of the service user to the billing server 500, and receives the billing server which has received the number of the prepaid mobile phone. 500 retrieves the balance information and service user information, which are the usage history of the service user corresponding to the number, from the usage history DB 800 and transmits it to the service server 400, and the usage history of the transmitted service user is service server. 400, it is displayed in the service user's computer 100 browser (S206, S208).

The service server 400 displays the service provided to the service user, such as one-time charge, reservation charge, charge history inquiry of the prepaid mobile phone, and additional services, on the service user's computer 100 browser, and indicates whether the service user selects the service. It is determined (S209).

As a result of the determination in step 209, the service server 400 inputs a mobile phone number and a charge amount of the person who wants to transfer the charge amount to the service user using the prepaid cell phone when the service user selects the transfer charge service. The window is provided to the service user's computer 100 browser (S210).

After the condition input by the service user is stored in the billing server 500 and the customer information DB 700 by the service server 400 with the same PIN number (S211), the service server 400 sends SMS to the service users. Alternatively, a message indicating the completion of the alarm condition setting using the e-mail is transmitted to the prepaid mobile phone or the computer 100 of the service user and displayed (S212, S222).

If the service user selects one-time charging, the service server 400 determines whether or not a certificate is installed in the service user computer (S213).

As a result of the determination in step 213, if the certificate is not installed in the service user's computer 100, the service server 400 installs the certificate in the service user's computer 100 and proceeds to the next step 215 (S214). .

When a certificate is installed in the computer 100 of the service user, the service server 400 provides the payment means to the service user and determines which payment means is selected (S215). When the payment is completed, a message is displayed to the user to complete the charging once.

If the reservation charge is selected from among the services provided to the service user in step 209, the service server 400 provides an input window for entering a bank name, an account number, an account holder, a social security number, etc. to pay the reservation charge amount. The user is provided to the computer 100 browser (S216).

After the information input by the service user is stored in the customer information DB 700 by the service server 114 (S217), the service server 114 opens an input window for inputting a condition for determining a reservation charging cycle. Provided to the computer 100 browser (S218).

The service server 114 stores the automatic charging condition input by the service user in the customer information DB 700, and then sends a message indicating that the automatic charging condition is completed by the service user via e-mail or SMS. Alternatively, the display is transmitted to the prepaid mobile phone (S219, S220, S222).

In step 209, if the usage history history query is selected from among the services provided to the service user, the service server 400 searches the usage history DB 800 through the billing server 500 and the contents of the charging service used by the service user. The transfer charging condition and the reserved charging condition stored in the customer information DB 700 are retrieved and transmitted to the service user's computer 100 browser for display (S221, S222).

Next, the service server according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4, which is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for a reservation charging condition.

The service server 400 retrieves the reservation charging condition set by the service user from the customer information DB 700 according to the condition set by the service server 400.

First, the service server 400 searches the reservation charging condition set by the service user stored in the customer information DB 700, and then searches the information DB 900 to determine whether the searched reservation charging condition is met (S301, S302).

As a result of the determination in step 302, if the charge amount and time of the service user retrieved from the balance information DB 900 do not match the reservation charging condition set by the service user, the service server 400 returns to step 301. Search again in time.

If the charge amount and time of the service user retrieved from the balance information DB 900 match the reservation charging condition set by the service user, the service server 400 searches for the payment condition set by the service user, and retrieves the searched payment condition. It is determined whether the payment approval according to (S303, S304).

If the approval is not approved in step 304, the service server 400 transmits and displays a message to the service user's computer 100 browser and the prepaid mobile phone that the service user cannot be charged via e-mail and SMS (S305). , S308).

In addition, when the payment is approved, the service server 400 stores the charged amount set by the service user in the balance information DB 900 (S306).

The service server 400 transmits a message indicating that the charging is completed to the prepaid mobile phone or the computer 100 of the service user through e-mail or SMS (S307, S308).

As described above, the charging system and data communication network of the prepaid mobile phone, which provides various services such as scheduled charging and alarm service to the service user using the prepaid mobile phone, so that the service user can receive the charging service of the prepaid mobile phone at a desired time. By providing various services such as reservation recharge, transfer charge, etc. to service users who use prepaid mobile phones connected through the service, it is possible to use the prepaid mobile phones without interrupting service, and use and recharge the charging service according to the charging conditions set by the service user. It can work.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, various modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims to be described later.

1 is a block diagram showing a prepaid mobile phone charging system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a charging process for a service user according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of charging according to whether a reservation charging condition set by a service user according to the present invention is met.

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100 computer 200 data communication network

300: gateway 400: service server

500: billing server 600: billing server

700: Customer Information Database 800: Usage History Database

900: Balance Information Database

Claims (6)

A charging system for providing a charging service to a plurality of prepaid cellular phones registered using a data communication network, Usage history storage means for storing charge service usage history information for each prepaid mobile phone; Service storage means for storing a charging service set using a computer of each service user; Service providing means for providing a charging service stored in said service storage means to each service user corresponding to a preset condition; Charging means for performing charging corresponding to the charging service provided by said service providing means; Charging service providing means for receiving information corresponding to the charged charging service and reflecting the information to the corresponding prepaid mobile phone; Prepaid mobile phone charging system comprising a charging information storage means for storing the amount corresponding to the charging service reflected in the prepaid mobile phone. The prepaid mobile phone charging system according to claim 1, wherein the service storage means stores transfer charge conditions and reserved charge conditions set by the service user. In the method of providing a charging service to a plurality of prepaid mobile phones using a data communication network, Requesting a charging service by an arbitrary service user accessing a charging system using a user computer and inputting personal information; Searching, by the charging system, a number of a prepaid mobile phone corresponding to the input personal information; Providing a charging service including a one-time charge item, a reservation charge item, and a transfer charge item including a usage history and balance information of the prepaid mobile phone of the service user corresponding to the retrieved number; And A method of charging a prepaid mobile phone, wherein the service user selects any one of each item and requests a charging service. The method of claim 3, wherein the charging service providing process, When the service user selects the one-time charging item, requesting selection of a billing means for the charging service provided to the service user; Determining whether to approve the selected payment means in response to the selection request; And And charging a prepaid mobile phone according to the determination result. The method of claim 3, wherein the charging service providing process, When the service user selects the reserved charging item, requesting input of charging means and reserved charging condition for the charging provided to the prepaid mobile phone; Storing the charging means and the charging condition input in response to the condition input request; Determining a charging time according to the stored charging condition; Determining whether to approve the stored billing means when the charging time is determined as the result of the determination; And The charging method of the prepaid mobile phone, characterized in that further comprising the step of providing a charging service to the prepaid mobile phone of the service user when the billing payment means is approved. The method of claim 3, wherein the charging service providing process, When the service user selects the transfer charging item, requesting for charging means for the charge provided to the prepaid mobile phone and inputting a transfer charging condition of the telephone number and amount of the transferee; Storing the charging means and the charging condition input in response to the condition input request; Determining whether to approve the stored billing means; And The charging method of the prepaid mobile phone, characterized in that further comprising the step of providing a charging service to the prepaid mobile phone of the service user when the billing payment means is approved.