KR20060061661A - Mobile terminal having function of managing billing data according to mobile service usage - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having an integrated mobile service fee management function. The present invention includes the steps of transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system; Receiving and storing charging information from the mobile communication service system; And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored billing information and displaying a corresponding billing history. Therefore, the present invention allows a user to easily manage various mobile service usage fee details.

Charges, mobile, billing, cumulative

Description

Mobile terminal having function of managing billing data according to mobile service usage}             

1 is a diagram schematically showing an overall system configuration for performing a mobile service usage fee integrated management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for integrated management of mobile service charges according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a screen display showing a mobile service usage fee inquiry process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a mobile service after setting an available fare limit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing mobile service usage fee integration according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal 110: mobile communication service system

120: base station 125: switchboard

130: data service device 135: billing processing device

205: antenna unit 210: wireless transceiver

215: voice processing unit 225: handset

230: display unit 235: storage unit

240: key input unit 245: billing history management unit

250: power supply 255: LED driver

260 control unit 610 use time calculation unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having an integrated charge management function of a mobile service, and more particularly, a mobile device capable of integrated management of charge information according to a user's use of a wireless communication service, thereby enabling a user to use a planned communication service. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having an integrated service charge management function.

Recently, mobile communication terminals, such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), are becoming a necessity for modern people and are becoming complex devices capable of performing various functions.

The mobile communication terminal further includes a wireless telephone access function, a short message transmission / reception function (for example, life information, a short message), an address book management function, and a wireless Internet access function. The terminal further includes a function of capturing a desired subject or storing a video as a video with a digital camera and playing a sound file in MP3 format.

As described above, some of the various functions included in the mobile communication terminal are driven in the mobile communication terminal itself (for example, an address book management function and an MP3 playback function) while being performed by accessing the mobile communication service system ( For example, a telephone call function and a wireless internet access function are also present. For a function performed by accessing the dual mobile communication service system, a communication fee (for example, 13 won per 10 seconds when performing a telephone call function) according to a predetermined criterion is charged. And, the charge information for the user's use of mobile service is summed up at a designated time of each month and notified to the user.

As described above, since the user is collectively charged for the use of the mobile service for a fixed period of time (for example, one month) at a predetermined time of each month, the user has previously known how much the mobile service usage fee is. There was an unknown problem.

In recent years, mobile service providers have provided mobile service usage fee information through their Internet websites, but most users are not aware of this fact and have access to the website to use mobile services. Checking the fare information is very inconvenient and the number of connections is very low.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a mobile communication terminal having a mobile service usage fee integrated management function that can easily manage the various mobile service usage fee details of the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal having a mobile service usage fee integrated management function, which allows a user to easily check the mobile service usage fee, thereby preventing unnecessary communication service use.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication service fee integrated management function that can suppress the use of the mobile service indiscriminately to prevent the use of mobile services by blocking the use of the mobile service itself when it exceeds the preset mobile service usage fee limit It is to provide a terminal.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, in the mobile service usage fee integrated management method of a mobile communication terminal, transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein The mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless internet access request, and a message transfer request; Receiving and storing charging information from the mobile communication service system, wherein the charging information includes at least one of charging basic data and individual charging calculation data; And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored billing information to display a corresponding billing history, and there is provided a mobile service usage fee integrated management method of a mobile communication terminal, and the mobile service usage fee of the mobile communication terminal. A system, apparatus, and record carrier are provided for enabling the performance of an integrated management method.

When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. It is done.

In the integrated method for managing mobile service charges of the mobile communication terminal, transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system may include a sum of charges corresponding to the stored one or more individual charge calculation data. Determining whether the pre-stored fee limit information is exceeded; If not exceeding, may include transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system. Here, the fee limit information is characterized in that the amount of information input by the user.

If the billing information further includes the mobile service type information, and the fee limit information is set to correspond to any particular mobile service type, the aggregated fee may be based on the individual fee of the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the mobile service type. It is characterized by the combined amount.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for integrated management of mobile service charges of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: receiving and storing charging based data from a mobile communication service system; Transmitting transmission data corresponding to a mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transfer request; Performing a mobile service corresponding to the mobile service use request in association with the mobile communication service system; Calculating the execution time of the mobile service; Generating and storing individual billing calculation data using the billing basic data and the mobile service execution time; And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored one or more individual billing calculation data and displaying a corresponding billing history. A system, apparatus, and record carrier are provided for enabling the performance of a mobile service usage fee integrated management method.

The mobile service execution time may be a time from when a response signal is received from a receiving terminal corresponding to the telephone call request to a time when call setting with the receiving terminal is released.

In addition, when the charging information further includes mobile service type information including at least one mobile service type, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. It is characterized by.

In the integrated method for managing mobile service charges of the mobile communication terminal, transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system may include a sum of charges corresponding to the stored one or more individual charge calculation data. Determining whether the pre-stored fee limit information is exceeded; If not exceeding, may include transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system. At this time, the charge limit information is characterized in that the amount of information input by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a mobile communication terminal performing a method for integrated management of mobile service charges, a key input unit for receiving a mobile service use request and a billing information inquiry request, wherein the mobile service use request includes a telephone call request, At least one of a wireless internet access request and a message transfer request; A transmission unit which transmits transmission data corresponding to the input mobile service use request to a mobile communication service system; A receiving unit for receiving charging information from the mobile communication service system, wherein the charging information includes at least one of charging basic data and individual charging calculation data; A storage unit for storing the received charging information;

A billing details manager configured to extract the stored billing information and generate a corresponding billing history when the billing information inquiry request is input; And a display unit for displaying the generated billing details.

When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. It is done.

When the storage unit further stores the charge limit information, wherein the charge limit information is the amount information input by the user, the billing history management unit adds to the one or more individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit It is determined whether the fee exceeds the pre-stored fee limit information, and if it does not exceed, the mobile service use permission signal is output.

If the billing information further includes the mobile service type information, and the fee limit information is set to correspond to any particular mobile service type, the aggregated fee may be based on the individual fee of the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the mobile service type. It is characterized by the combined amount.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal for performing a mobile service usage fee integrated management method, the mobile terminal comprising: a receiving unit for receiving the billing-based data from the mobile communication service system; A storage unit for storing the received billing basic data and individual billing calculation data; A key input unit for receiving a mobile service use request, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transfer request; A transmission unit which transmits transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system; A service performing unit which performs a mobile service corresponding to the mobile service use request in association with the mobile communication service system; A usage time calculator configured to calculate the mobile service execution time; And a billing details manager configured to generate the individual billing calculation data using the billing basic data and the mobile service execution time.

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

1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall system configuration for performing a mobile service usage fee integrated management method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention is coupled with the mobile communication service system 110 through a communication network, and the mobile communication service system 110 includes a base station 120 and an exchanger 125. , A data service device 130, and a billing processing device 135. The data service device 130 is a device capable of accessing the Internet, such as an interworking function (IWF), a packet data serving node (PDSN), or the like. Of course, the mobile communication service system 110 may further include a base station controller (BSC), a home location register (HLR), and the like.

The mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the telephone network or the Internet via the exchange 125 and the data service device 130 provided in the mobile communication service system 110, through which the user makes a voice call with another user. Or a content (for example, a ringtone, a background image, a game program, etc.) may be provided from a content providing server (not shown). Since a user makes a voice call with another user using the mobile communication terminal 100 or uses a wireless Internet service and functions of each component are obvious to those skilled in the art, description thereof will be omitted.

In the above-described process of using the mobile service of the user (that is, telephone call, text message transmission, wireless Internet access, etc.), the exchange 125 and / or the data service device 130 generates charging data, and the exchange 125 and // Alternatively, the billing data generated by the data service device 130 is transferred to the billing processing device 135 and accumulated, and is provided to each user in the form of an invoice at a predetermined time point. Of course, the charging data generating device (that is, the exchange 125, the data service device 130) may be different depending on the system configuration of the mobile communication service provider, but here the exchange 125 and the data service device 130 It is assumed that billing data is generated.

The billing processing device 135 transmits the received billing data to the mobile communication terminal 100 when the billing data is received from the billing data generating device so that the billing data is managed in the mobile communication terminal 100. Of course, it is apparent that the billing data may be transmitted from the billing data generating device instead of the billing processing device 135. The configuration of the mobile communication terminal 100 and the charging data management process in the mobile communication terminal 100 will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention includes an antenna unit 205, a wireless transceiver 210, a voice processor 215, a handset 225, a display unit 230, and a storage unit ( 235, a key input unit 240, a billing history management unit 245, a power supply unit 250, an LED driver 255, and a controller 260. The mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention does not necessarily have to include all the components shown in FIG. 2, and some components (for example, the billing history management unit 245, etc.) may perform the same function. It is apparent that the software program can be implemented in the form of a software program created to make it possible.

The antenna unit 205 transmits a transmission signal (for example, a user's voice signal, a telephone call request, a message transmission request, a wireless Internet access request, etc.) received from the wireless transceiver 210 to the mobile communication service system 110. The wireless signal is received from the mobile communication service system 110 and transmitted to the wireless transceiver 210, for example, a voice signal of another user, content data, basic billing data, and individual billing calculation data. Here, the billing basic data means basic information (for example, a basic fee of a fee product subscribed to by the user) in calculating a communication fee corresponding to the user. In addition, the individual billing calculation data is billing information generated corresponding to each mobile service used by the user, and may be the same as billing data generated by the billing data generating device or the billing data may be recognized by the mobile communication terminal 100. It may be converted into information of a format.

The wireless transceiver 210 is coupled to the antenna unit 205 to transfer the wireless signal received from the mobile communication service system 110 to the handset 225 or the storage 235, through the handset 225 When using the input voice signal and / or the wireless data service, the content selection signal input through the key input unit 240 is transmitted to the mobile communication service system 110 through the antenna unit 205.

The voice processor 215 processes the voice signal received through the wireless transceiver 210 to be output through the handset 225 and also processes the voice signal input through the handset 225 to transmit and receive the wireless signal. Forward to 210.

The handset 225 includes a speaker (not shown) and a microphone (not shown). The speaker is a means for outputting a voice signal of another user received from the mobile communication service system 110 through the antenna unit 205, a transmission sound corresponding to an arbitrary key button selection provided in the key input unit 240, and the like. The microphone is a means for receiving a voice of the user of the mobile communication terminal 100.

The display unit 230 is a means for displaying charging details information, an operation result corresponding to a user's key button selection, a current time, and the like, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display.

The storage unit 235 may include an operation program of the mobile communication terminal 100, communication related information for allowing the mobile communication terminal 100 to perform a communication service (for example, a terminal serial number (ESN: Electronic Serial Number), Phone number, etc.), billing-related information (e.g., billing basic data, individual billing calculation data, billing history information, etc.), user personal information (e.g. phone book, short message transmission data, etc.), recent call history ( That is, the recent outgoing telephone number, the latest incoming telephone number) and the like are stored. The storage unit 235 may be configured in plurality or divided into a plurality of storage areas according to the type of information to be stored.

The key input unit 240 includes a plurality of key buttons (for example, a number button, a character button, a function button, etc.) and means for receiving a billing inquiry inquiry request from a user and a telephone number corresponding to an arbitrary receiving terminal. to be.

The billing history management unit 245 manages billing information (for example, billing basic data and individual billing calculation data) received from the mobile communication service system 110 and stored in the storage unit 235, and manages the key input unit 240. When the billing details inquiry request is input, the corresponding billing history information is generated and displayed on the display unit 230. The operation of the billing details manager 245 will be described in detail later with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The power supply unit 250 performs a function of supplying driving power of the mobile communication terminal 100, and may be, for example, a connection terminal for connecting to a battery, a solar cell, or the like.

The LED driver 255 performs a function of blinking an LED under the control of the controller 260 so that a user can recognize when a call is received at the mobile communication terminal 100.

The controller 260 is the antenna unit 205, wireless transceiver 210, voice processing unit 215, handset (so that the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention can perform the integrated mobile service charge management function) 225, the display unit 230, the storage unit 235, the key input unit 240, the billing history management unit 245, the power supply unit 250, the LED driver 255, and the like.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrated management of mobile service charges according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an exemplary view of a screen display showing a mobile service charge inquiry process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the billing processing device 135 moves billing information (for example, billing basic data and individual billing calculation data) in describing a mobile service usage fee integrated management method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. A case of transmitting to the communication terminal 100 will be described. However, as described above, the charging information may be generated from the charging data generating device and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 100.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 310, the charging processing device 135 charges corresponding to the use of any user's mobile service (eg, a telephone call service, a message transmission service, a wireless Internet service, etc.) from the charging data generating device. Collect data.

In operation 315, the charging processing apparatus 135 extracts a user identifier corresponding to the collected charging data and stores the charging data to correspond to the extracted user identifier.

Subsequently, in step 320, the charging processing device 135 transmits individual charging calculation data corresponding to the collected charging data to the mobile communication terminal 100. As described above, the individual billing calculation data may be the same as the collected billing data, or the billing data may be converted into information in a format that can be recognized by the mobile communication terminal 100. In addition, when the billing data is collected from the billing data generating device in real time when the user uses the mobile service (for example, when using the wireless Internet service), the billing processing device 135 ends until the user uses the mobile service. After waiting, the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the entire billing data collected after the user's use of the mobile service is terminated may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 100. In addition, the individual billing calculation data transmitted by the billing processing device 135 to the mobile communication terminal 100 may be transmitted together with a billing identifier for indicating what type of mobile service the billing is for.

The mobile communication terminal 100 receives individual billing calculation data from the billing processing device 135 in step 325, and proceeds to step 330 and stores the received billing calculation data in the storage unit 235.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether the user has input the billing details inquiry request using the key input unit 240 (step 335). The user may input a billing detail inquiry request by using a preset function button or by using one of menu items displayed by pressing a menu button.

When the billing details inquiry request is input, the mobile communication terminal 100 extracts one or more individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit 235 and displays the individual billing calculation data extracted in step 345. 230). Steps 340 and 345 may be performed by the billing details manager 245. In addition, after the extracted individual billing calculation data are consolidated (for example, sum of individual amounts, etc.) of mobile service items of the same type (e.g., telephone call, wireless Internet, etc.) using corresponding billing identifiers, respectively. The integrated result may be displayed on the display unit 230 as the billing details.

4 illustrates a screen display showing a mobile service usage fee inquiry process. Referring to FIG. 4, first, when a user inputs a billing history inquiry request, the mobile communication terminal 100 inputs and confirms billing history inquiry conditions (eg, inquiry period division, inquiry period selection, etc.) to the display unit 230. Information is displayed (see screen 410). The user can change any of the displayed detailed conditions (for example, change the period division from month to actual period range), and each detailed condition is changed to the corresponding contents (for example, the period The selection is changed from the month selection mode to the period selection mode such as October 3-October 15). When the user selects the "confirmation" button after confirming the billing details inquiry condition, the display unit 230 displays billing summary information corresponding to the designated inquiry condition (screen 420). When the user selects any of the mobile service items included in the billing summary summary (for example, call charges), the billing history details (eg, telephone call date (10.02), call duration) corresponding to the selected item. (0:15) and call charges (38 won, etc.) are displayed on the display unit 230 (screen 430).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a mobile service after setting an available fare limit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Recently, as the use of mobile services using the mobile communication terminal 100 is activated, excessive mobile service usage charges due to indiscriminate wireless Internet service access or use of additional services such as 700 services have become a social problem. As a way to solve this problem, a lot of prepaid cards have been discussed to allow users to set a limit in advance. However, it is not easy for a user to purchase and use a prepaid card, and in order to purchase a prepaid card, a user must pay a predetermined amount in advance and also have a limitation that a prepaid card cannot be used as a whole for mobile services. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method for blocking the charge of an excessive mobile service usage fee only by its own function provided in the mobile communication terminal 100 even if the user does not purchase a prepaid card. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step 510, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether fee limit information (eg, 30,000 won) is input by a user. The user can call up the charge limit setting function using any of the menu items displayed by using the preset function button or menu button, and input the charge limit information using the called charge limit setting function. Can be. In addition, the user may input period information (for example, one month from the present) together with the fee limit information. In addition, the user may set the rate limit information to correspond to a specific mobile service type. For example, if a user sets a charge limit of 30,000 won per month for wireless Internet service only, it may be applied only to charges corresponding to wireless Internet service separately from telephone call charges during subsequent mobile service use. have. Applying this method, a user who uses the mobile communication terminal 100 only as a means of telephony may set the charge limit corresponding to the wireless Internet service to 0 won so that the wireless Internet access is not allowed.

When the fee limit information (and / or period information) is input, the mobile communication terminal 100 stores the fee limit information (and / or period information) input in step 515 in the storage unit 235. The fee limit information and / or period information may be managed by the billing history manager 245.

In operation 520, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether a mobile service use request (eg, a telephone call request or a wireless Internet access request) is input from the user. If no mobile service use request is input, the process waits at step 520, and if a mobile service use request is input, the process proceeds to step 525.

In operation 525, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether the sum of the individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit 235 to date exceeds the fee limit information designated by the user. As described above, when period information corresponding to the fee limit information exists, the combined amount of individual billing calculation data corresponding to the period may be used. In addition, when the mobile service type corresponding to the fare limit information is set, the combined amount of only individual billing calculation data corresponding to the corresponding mobile service type may be applied.

If the rate limit is not exceeded, the mobile communication terminal 100 proceeds to step 530 to perform a mobile service corresponding to the user's mobile service use request. In step 535, the individual billing calculation data is received from the billing data generating device or the billing processing device 135, and the flow proceeds to step 540, and the billing details are updated by storing the billing calculation data received in the storage unit 235. .

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal 100 according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating and managing mobile service charges according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention includes an antenna unit 205, a wireless transceiver 210, a voice processor 215, a handset 225, a display unit 230, and a storage unit ( 235, a key input unit 240, a billing history management unit 245, a power supply unit 250, an LED driver 255, a controller 260, and a use time calculator 610.

The storage unit 235 may include an operation program of the mobile communication terminal 100, communication related information for allowing the mobile communication terminal 100 to perform a communication service (for example, a terminal serial number (ESN: Electronic Serial Number), Phone number, etc.), billing-related information (e.g., billing basic data, mobile service usage time, billing history information, etc.), user personal information (e.g. phone book, short message transmission data, etc.), recent call history ( That is, the recent outgoing telephone number, the latest incoming telephone number) and the like are stored. Here, the billing basic data means basic information (for example, a basic fee of a fee product subscribed to by the user, a fee calculation standard of the fee product, etc.) in calculating a communication fee corresponding to the user.

The billing history management unit 245 manages billing information (eg, billing basic data, mobile service usage time) received from the mobile communication service system 110 and stored in the storage unit 235, and manages the key input unit 240. When the billing details inquiry request is input, the corresponding billing history information is generated and displayed on the display unit 230. In addition, the billing history management unit 245 is calculated by the usage time calculation unit 610 using the mobile service usage time stored in the storage unit 235 and the fee calculation criteria included in the billing basic data according to the use of the corresponding mobile service. Individual billing calculation data may be calculated and stored in the storage unit 235. Of course, the individual billing calculation data generation may be performed by the usage time calculator 610.

The usage time calculator 610 may perform a wireless service after a mobile service corresponding to a user's mobile service use request using the key input unit 240 is initiated (for example, after a telephone call is started with another user in response to a telephone call request). After being connected to the corresponding system in response to the Internet connection request, the user calculates the time at which the mobile service is terminated (ie, the mobile service use time) and stores it in the storage unit 235.

Hereinafter, an individual billing calculation data generation process at the time of performing a phone call function will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7.

Referring to FIG. 7, in operation 710, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether a telephone call request using the key input unit 240 is input from a user.

When the telephone call request is input, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits a telephone call request including the telephone number of the receiving terminal to the mobile communication service system 110 in step 715.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether ringback tone transmission is started through the speaker in step 720. The same applies to ringtones designated by the user other than the ringback tone.

When ringback tone transmission is started, in step 725, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether ringback tone transmission is finished. The ringback tone transmission may be terminated when the receiving terminal responds to the telephone call request, when the user cancels the telephone call attempt by inputting an end button provided on the mobile communication terminal 100 or by covering a cover. .

When the ringback tone transmission ends, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether a call is established in step 730 in relation to the receiving terminal. This is for generating charging data only when a telephone call is normally made among the various cases in which the aforementioned ringback tone transmission is terminated. The conventional method of calculating the talk time in a mobile communication terminal is a method of calculating the time from when a user presses a call button to the end of ringback tone transmission, which is different from the actual billing time. There was a problem that you cannot predict in advance whether a call charge will be charged.

If the call is normally established, the mobile communication terminal 100 performs a phone call function in step 735.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 100 determines whether the user inputs a telephone call termination request in step 740. The call termination request may be a signal input by a user by inputting an end button provided on the mobile communication terminal 100 or by covering a cover. Of course, the call termination request determined in step 740 may be a call release request received from the mobile communication service system 110.

If the call termination request is not input, the telephone call function is continuously performed in step 740, and if the call termination request is input, the flow proceeds to step 745.

In operation 745, the mobile communication terminal 100 calculates a time from when the call is set up to when the call termination request is input. Step 745 may be performed by the usage time calculator 610.

In operation 750, the mobile communication terminal 100 generates individual charging calculation data using the usage time calculated in operation 745 and pre-stored charging basic data, and stores the generated individual charging calculation data in the storage unit 235. Update your billing details. Step 750 may be performed by the usage time calculator 610 or the billing history manager 245. When individual billing calculation data is calculated, the billing basis data calculates the call charges according to the time of the call (for example, 13 won per 10 seconds from 8 am to 9 pm, and 8 won per 10 seconds for other time zones). In this case, it is obvious that call time information may be used as well as use time.

The process of generating individual billing data when performing a phone call function has been described. It will be apparent that the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention can generate individual billing calculation data in a similar manner even when using the wireless Internet access function. However, since the mobile communication terminal 100 can be easily understood by those skilled in the art through the above description, Omit.

In addition, the method of using the mobile service after setting the fare limit information described with reference to FIG. 5 may be similarly applied to other embodiments of the present invention, which will be easily understood by those skilled in the art, and thus the description thereof. Omit.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal having an integrated mobile service fee management function according to the present invention can easily manage various mobile service fee rates of the user.

In addition, the present invention allows the user to easily check the mobile service usage charges so that unnecessary communication service use can be suppressed.

In addition, the present invention is to block the use of the mobile service indiscriminately by adolescents to block the use of the mobile service itself when it exceeds the preset mobile service usage fee limit.

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

Claims (19)

In the mobile service terminal fee management method integrated, Transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet connection request, and a message transfer request; Receiving and storing charging information from the mobile communication service system, wherein the charging information includes at least one of charging basic data and individual charging calculation data; And And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored billing information and displaying a corresponding billing history. The method of claim 1, When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. Integrated management method for mobile service charges of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The step of transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, Determining whether an aggregate fee corresponding to the stored one or more individual billing calculation data exceeds previously stored fee limit information; If not exceeding, transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to a mobile communication service system, And the fee limit information is money information input by a user. The method of claim 3, If the billing information further includes the mobile service type information, and the fee limit information is set to correspond to any particular mobile service type, the aggregated fee may be based on the individual fee of the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the mobile service type. Mobile service usage fee integrated management method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the sum. In the mobile service terminal fee management method integrated, Receiving and storing charging basic data from a mobile communication service system; Transmitting transmission data corresponding to a mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transfer request; Performing a mobile service corresponding to the mobile service use request in association with the mobile communication service system; Calculating the execution time of the mobile service; Generating and storing individual billing calculation data using the billing basic data and the mobile service execution time; And And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored one or more individual billing calculation data and displaying a corresponding billing history. The method of claim 5, The mobile service execution time is a time from when a response signal is received from the receiving terminal corresponding to the telephone call request to when the call setup with the receiving terminal is released. How to manage usage charges. The method of claim 5, When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. Integrated management method for mobile service charges of a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 5, The step of transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, Determining whether an aggregate fee corresponding to the stored one or more individual billing calculation data exceeds previously stored fee limit information; If not exceeding, transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to a mobile communication service system, And the fee limit information is money information input by a user. In the mobile communication terminal performing the integrated method of managing the mobile service charges, A key input unit for receiving a mobile service use request and a billing information inquiry request, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transmission request; A transmission unit which transmits transmission data corresponding to the input mobile service use request to a mobile communication service system; A receiving unit for receiving charging information from the mobile communication service system, wherein the charging information includes at least one of charging basic data and individual charging calculation data; A storage unit for storing the received charging information; A billing details manager configured to extract the stored billing information and generate a corresponding billing history when the billing information inquiry request is input; And And a display unit for displaying the generated billing details. The method of claim 9, When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. Characterized in a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 9, The storage unit further stores the charge limit information, wherein the charge limit information is money information input by a user; The billing history management unit determines whether or not the total charge corresponding to one or more individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit exceeds a pre-stored fee limit information, and if not, outputs the mobile service use permission signal. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 10, If the billing information further includes the mobile service type information, and the fee limit information is set to correspond to any particular mobile service type, the aggregated fee may be based on the individual fee of the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the mobile service type. A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the sum. In the mobile communication terminal performing the integrated method of managing the mobile service charges, A receiving unit which receives the charging basic data from the mobile communication service system; A storage unit for storing the received billing basic data and individual billing calculation data; A key input unit for receiving a mobile service use request, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transfer request; A transmission unit which transmits transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system; A service performing unit which performs a mobile service corresponding to the mobile service use request in association with the mobile communication service system; A usage time calculator configured to calculate the mobile service execution time; And And a billing details manager configured to generate the individual billing calculation data using the billing basic data and the mobile service execution time. The method of claim 13, When the billing information inquiry request is input through the key input unit, the billing history management unit extracts one or more individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit to generate a corresponding billing history, and display the billing history through the display unit. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 13, When the charging information further includes mobile service type information including one or more mobile service types, the displayed charging information is a sum of individual charges corresponding to individual charging calculation data corresponding to each mobile service type information. Mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 13, The storage unit further stores the charge limit information, wherein the charge limit information is money information input by a user; The billing history management unit determines whether or not the total charge corresponding to one or more individual billing calculation data stored in the storage unit exceeds a pre-stored fee limit information, and if not, outputs the mobile service use permission signal. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 16, If the billing information further includes the mobile service type information, and the fee limit information is set to correspond to any particular mobile service type, the aggregated fee may be based on the individual fee of the individual billing calculation data corresponding to the mobile service type. A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the sum. In the recording medium on which a program of instructions that can be executed by a mobile communication terminal is tangibly embodied to perform a mobile service usage fee integrated management method, and which records a program that can be read by the mobile communication terminal. Transmitting the transmission data corresponding to the mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet connection request, and a message transfer request; Receiving and storing charging information from the mobile communication service system, wherein the charging information includes at least one of charging basic data and individual charging calculation data; And And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored billing information and displaying a corresponding billing history. In the recording medium on which a program of instructions that can be executed by a mobile communication terminal is tangibly embodied to perform a mobile service usage fee integrated management method, and which records a program that can be read by the mobile communication terminal. Receiving and storing charging basic data from a mobile communication service system; Transmitting transmission data corresponding to a mobile service use request to the mobile communication service system, wherein the mobile service use request includes at least one of a telephone call request, a wireless Internet access request, and a message transfer request; Performing a mobile service corresponding to the mobile service use request in association with the mobile communication service system; Calculating the execution time of the mobile service; Generating and storing individual billing calculation data using the billing basic data and the mobile service execution time; And And when the billing information inquiry request is input, extracting the stored one or more individual billing calculation data and displaying a corresponding billing history.

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