KR20070075692A - Server and method for giving information of communication service fee using text message - Google Patents

Abstract

A server for notifying of communication service charges in text message and a method therefor are provided to transmit call details such as traffic in accordance with communication service usage and call charges in real time or periodically, thus a terminal user can map out a strategy for more economical calls. A usage detail collector(310) collects usage details by mobile communication terminal. A DB(320) stores and manages the collected usage details by terminal. A statistical unit(330) generates statistical usage information from the stored usage details. A usage information transmitter(340) transmits the statistical usage information to the terminals in text message type. The statistical usage information is total usage information of each terminal for a certain period of time.

Description

Server and method for informing billing of communication service using text message {Server and Method for Giving Information of Communication Service Fee Using Text Message}

1 is a view for explaining a conventional method for providing a communication service usage history of a mobile communication terminal.

2 is a view for explaining a billing notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a charging notification server of FIG. 2.

4 is an example in which service usage details are provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a usage history in a billing notification server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

230: Billing Notification Server

305: control unit

310: history collection unit

320: database

330: statistics

340: usage information transmission unit

The present invention relates to a method of notifying communication service usage details, and more particularly, to a server and a method for transmitting a service usage history of a mobile communication terminal to a corresponding terminal in a text message.

In modern society, communication terminals are used by many people as long-distance communication means. Especially, mobile terminals are widely used as necessities because they provide users with the ability to communicate conveniently on the go, regardless of place. It is becoming. Recently, as the performance of the processor is improved and the resources of the memory are increased, the mobile communication terminal provides various functions as well as the conventional mobile communication service.

Accordingly, while the use of mobile communication services and supplementary services of mobile communication terminal users is rapidly increasing, there is a problem in that the burden of communication charges for service use is increased and consumer damage cases due to incorrect charges are also rapidly increased. The service fee history used by the user can be checked through a bill, an e-mail, or a website access that can be received once a month.

1 is a view for explaining a conventional method for providing a communication service usage history of a mobile communication terminal.

As shown in FIG. 1, when a mobile communication terminal is used for one month, a monthly usage history is received in the form of an e-mail or a usage statement. Or, the user can only directly access the website to find his or her own usage history (110). Next, the user can check the call volume, talk time, call charge, etc., used for one month in the monthly usage history. Accordingly, a more efficient method for switching the type of service to be used next month or reducing the amount of use is planned (120). Therefore, not only can you see the usage history for a long time, but also need to access the website using a separate device such as a computer, so accessibility is low, it takes a long time, and a very cumbersome procedure such as user authentication is required.

Therefore, the user of the mobile communication terminal cannot immediately check the usage history after finishing the use of the service such as a call, and only needs to estimate the charges, and when the monthly usage history comes out when preparing the account book or calculating the card payment cost, etc. It is very difficult to calculate the exact amount until. In addition, when the amount of calls with whom can be specifically confirmed, there is a problem that confuses the user when the monthly usage fee is excessively charged and causes inconvenience to call the corresponding communication company.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a billing notification server for providing the service usage history to the mobile terminal in the form of a text message periodically or immediately after use and Is to provide a way.

Billing management server according to the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the usage history collecting unit for collecting the usage history for each mobile communication terminal; A database for storing and managing the usage history collected by the usage history collecting unit for each mobile communication terminal; A statistics unit generating usage statistics information from the usage history stored in the database; And a usage information transmitter for transmitting the usage statistics information to a corresponding mobile communication terminal in a text message form, wherein the usage statistics information is total usage information for each mobile communication terminal for a predetermined period of time.

Billing notification service according to the present invention for achieving another object of the present invention as described above comprises the steps of collecting the usage history for each mobile communication terminal; Generating usage statistics information from the collected usage history; And transmitting the usage statistics information to a corresponding mobile communication terminal in the form of a text message, wherein the usage statistics information is total usage information for each mobile communication terminal for a predetermined period of time.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited to the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

2 is a view for explaining a billing notification system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the charging notification system 200 includes mobile communication terminals 211 to 213, a mobile communication network 220, and a charging notification server 230.

The billing notification system 200 is a billing notification server that the mobile communication terminals 211 to 213, such as at least one cellular phone, PCS, PDA, DMB phone connected to the components of various communication networks, including MSC, base station, gateway, etc. It is proposed to receive the service usage history from the 230 to quickly check the service usage information of the most recent or predetermined period.

To this end, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the billing notification server 230 first collects the service usage history of one or more mobile communication terminals (211 ~ 213). The service usage history may be received from a schedule server connected to the mobile communication network 220 such as a mobile communication company system and a base station. The collected usage history may be stored in a database (320 of FIG. 3) stored and managed for each mobile communication terminal 211. Next, usage statistics information is generated from the usage history stored in the database 320. The usage statistics information is statistics on various service usage information such as call volume (number), call duration, call charge, and the like, and may be total usage information for each mobile communication terminal 211 for a predetermined period of time. The generated usage statistics information may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 211 in the form of a text message. Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 211 may receive details of a call volume, a call charge, etc. according to service use at predetermined periods. Therefore, the terminal user can adjust the call volume more efficiently and check the usage information with a specific counterpart, and the service provider can improve the image with the customer-oriented quality service, thereby increasing the number of subscribers. It can be secured.

The mobile communication terminals 211 to 213 may receive a service usage history from the charging notification server 230 through the mobile communication network 220. The service usage history is usage information on a communication service (ie, a call service and an additional service) of the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the mobile communication terminals 211 to 213 may receive the service usage history from the billing notification server 230 in the form of a text message, and the text message may be a short message service (SMS) or a long message (LMS). The message may be one of a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, or an integrated message transmitted and received through a service, a multimedia message service (MMS), or a unified message service (UMS).

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 211 is a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) phone, CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) phone, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) phone Communication such as Dual Band / Dual Mode phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phone, Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone, Smart phone, mobile phone, etc. Features may include portable devices, public switched telephone network (PSTN) terminals, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Media Gateway Control (MEGACO), and PDA (Personal) Digital Assistants, Hand-Held PCs, Notebook Computers, Laptop Computers, WiBro Terminals, MP3 Players, Mobile Devices such as MD Players, and International Roaming and Expanded Mobile Communication Services International Mobile Telecommunic provided by IMT-2000 ation-2000) A portable electric and electronic device, which refers to all types of handheld-based wireless communication devices including a terminal, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service (UMTS) -based terminal, and the like, and includes a code division multiplexing access (CDMA) module and a Bluetooth ( It may be provided with a predetermined communication module, such as a wireless communication device equipped with a GPS chip to enable location tracking through a Bluetooth module, an Infrared Data Association, a wired / wireless LAN card, and a Global Positioning System (GPS). In addition, the microprocessor capable of performing a multimedia playback function is interpreted as a generic term for a terminal capable of performing a certain arithmetic operation.

The mobile communication network 220 refers to a communication network connecting a mobile communication terminal with a fixed point or between mobile communication terminals, and various mobile communication principles, such as a cellular mobile communication scheme, may be applied. In addition, as a wireless station that handles a task of communicating with an electric and electronic device that is used in movement, a base station (BS) relaying transmission and reception radio waves of the mobile communication terminal 211, a plurality of different types or the same type of communication network are interconnected to each other. A gateway or the like used as a functional unit or device that can transmit and receive information may be used together.

The billing notification server 230 moves the usage statistics information of the communication service usage information such as a call, a text message, a data service of the mobile communication terminal 211 and additional service usage information such as the use of a wireless Internet service for a predetermined period of time. It can transmit to the communication terminal 211. In addition, the billing notification server 230 may transmit the total usage information of a plurality of mobile communication terminals (211 ~ 213) for a certain period of time and transmit the statistics for each mobile communication terminal, and the period for making statistics Can be specified.

In addition, a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) server that provides the service usage history in the form of a WAP page through the mobile communication network 220 may be used as the billing notification server 230. The swap server is a server that conforms to international standards that allow a communication terminal to communicate with the Internet or perform an application with another computer according to a wireless application communication protocol. The swap server may define an application program interface (API) to mount various applications in a gateway. . In addition, the billing notification server 230 may use a web server that provides the service usage history in the form of a web page through a wired or wireless Internet as well as a swap server.

In addition, a server of a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) may be used as the charging notification server 230. The SMSC is a communication service that delivers a limited size of text between a mobile station (MS) and a mobile communication terminal or between a mobile communication terminal and a short message entity (SME). The short message transmitted to the missing subscriber is stored and forwarded until the subscriber can receive it, and also forwarded to the called subscriber. More detailed operation of the billing notification server 230 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of the charging notification server 230 of FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the billing notification server 230 includes a controller 305, a usage history collector 310, a database 320, a statistics unit 330, and a usage information transmitter 340. .

The controller 305 is responsible for the overall control of the components of the mobile communication terminal 211, and in the present invention, the usage history is collected and stored for each mobile communication terminal 211 for a predetermined period of time for a predetermined period of time. And controlling usage statistics information on total usage information using a service, and automatically controlling the usage statistics information to be transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal in the form of a text message. In addition, the predetermined period of statistics for the usage information may be at least one of AM / PM, day, week, month, and year. In addition, the usage statistics information may be processed and provided in real time after using a schedule service, or may be periodically provided every time period such as a day or a week, and a plurality of statistics information (for example, weekly statistics and Monthly statistics) may be provided together.

In addition, a predetermined period of time for statistic of the usage information may be determined by a predetermined number of the collected usage details. For example, statistical information for statistically analyzing the usage history of the mobile communication service during the week may be generated, and at this time, statistical information may be generated based on information such as the number of 20 calls. In addition, a few days during the week can be a statistic considering the case of not using the service due to the battery discharge, failure, etc., if it takes more than two weeks to generate statistical information about the number of 20 calls, statistical information generation is It can also be ignored.

Such a period of time for statistic of the usage information may be set by a manager managing the billing notification server 230, but may be automatically set when requested in the form of a text message from the corresponding mobile communication terminal. .

The usage history collecting unit 310 collects usage history for each mobile communication terminal 211. The usage history is a history of using a communication service and an additional service of the plurality of mobile communication terminals 211 to 213 for a predetermined period of time. The call information collection may be performed whenever the mobile communication terminal 211 uses a service. The service usage history may be received from a schedule server connected to the mobile communication network 220 such as a mobile communication company system and a base station.

The database 320 stores and manages the usage history collected by the usage history collecting unit 310 for each of the mobile communication terminals 211 to 213. Usage statistics information may be generated from the usage history stored in the database 320.

The statistics unit 330 generates usage statistics information based on the usage history stored in the database 320. As described above, the usage statistics information may be information of at least one usage history of a call volume, a number of calls, a call duration, and a call rate for a predetermined period of time. In addition, the usage statistics information may be statistical information on the communication terminal that was most recently called for extracting information such as a call amount for a specific person.

4 is an example in which service usage details are provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a certain period is designated as a week, the first week usage history of a specific month may be transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 211. That is, the talk time for each use day using the service for one week may be calculated, and the use amount may be calculated and provided in a tabular form. Therefore, the user can view his or her usage history and increase or decrease the call volume in consideration of the usage pattern. In addition, if the call volume by day, morning / afternoon time statistic (not shown), it can be a great help in selecting a communication service that is suitable for you. For example, if you use it frequently on Saturdays and Sundays, you can use telecommunications services more efficiently using a rate plan that discounts weekend rates. In addition, if the wireless Internet usage time, the number of file downloads, and the number of online game usage are also statistically provided as usage statistics information (not shown), a fee service that discounts the additional service fee rather than the call service may be used.

The usage information transmitter 340 may automatically transmit the usage statistics information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal periodically according to the predetermined period. As described above, the periodic transmission period may be set by a user managing the charging notification server 230 or a user request of the corresponding mobile communication terminal 211.

Hereinafter, the charging notification server 230 according to the present invention described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described according to the steps of the operation process.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a usage history in a billing notification server 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the usage history collection unit 310 of the billing notification server 230 collects service usage history for each of the mobile communication terminals 211 to 213 (S510). In this case, the billing notification server 230 may receive a service usage history from various servers (for example, a mobile communication company system, a base station, etc.) connected to the mobile communication network 220. The collected usage history is stored and managed for each mobile communication terminal 211 in the database 320 (S520).

Next, the statistics unit 330 generates usage statistics information from the usage history stored in the database 320 (S530). Since the usage statistics can be statistical information between communication terminals that have been most recently called, it is also possible to extract information such as a call volume for a specific person. The usage statistics information may include statistical values of additional service information as well as statistical values of call service information calculated for a certain period of various service usage information such as call volume, call time, call rate, and the like. That is, as the additional service information, the number of times of MOD / VOD use, the number of game downloads, and the amount of time of streaming service use may be statistically provided together as usage statistics.

The usage information transmitter 340 transmits the usage statistics information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 211 in the form of a text message (S540). The usage information transmitter 340 automatically transmits the usage statistics information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal 211 periodically according to the predetermined period. The predetermined period may be at least one of AM / PM, day, day, week, month, and year. In addition, the predetermined period may be determined by a predetermined number of the collected usage history.

Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 211 receives the usage statistics information which is total usage information for each mobile communication terminal for a predetermined period of time (S550). Therefore, the user can more systematically manage the use of the service, and the service provider can induce more customer subscriptions by supporting a customer-oriented convenient service.

The details mentioned in the embodiments of FIGS. 2 to 4 may be applied to the charging notification service method according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 5.

In addition, the embodiments mentioned in connection with the charging notification server 230 may be applied to the mobile communication terminal 211 and vice versa.

The billing notification service according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from such description.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all the things that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims as well as the following claims will belong to the scope of the present invention. .

As described above, in the billing notification server according to the present invention, since the details of the call volume, call charge, etc. according to the use of the communication service are transmitted to the corresponding mobile communication terminal in real time or periodically, the terminal user has a strategy to make the call more economical. It can be built and service providers can support more customer-oriented services and, moreover, implement user-oriented services to attract more customers.

Claims (14)

A usage history collection unit for collecting usage history for each mobile communication terminal; A database for storing and managing the usage history collected by the usage history collecting unit for each mobile communication terminal; A statistics unit generating usage statistics information from the usage history stored in the database; And A usage information transmitter for transmitting the usage statistics information to a corresponding mobile communication terminal in a text message form; Including, The accounting information is billing notification server, characterized in that the total usage information for each mobile communication terminal for a predetermined period. The method of claim 1, The billing notification server, characterized in that it comprises at least one of a call service or an additional service. The method of claim 1, The text message may be a short message, a long message, a multimedia message, or an integrated message transmitted or received through a short message service (SMS), a long message service (LMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), or a unified message service (UMS). Billing notification server, characterized in that one message. The method of claim 1, And the usage information transmitter periodically transmits the usage statistics information to the corresponding mobile communication terminal periodically according to the predetermined period of time. The method of claim 1, The predetermined period of time is billing notification server, characterized in that at least any one of am / pm, day, day, week, month, year. The method of claim 1, The predetermined period of time is a billing notification server, characterized in that determined by a certain number of the collected usage history. The method of claim 1, And the usage statistics information includes at least one of a call amount, a call count, a call duration, and a call charge. The method of claim 1, The accounting information is billing notification server, characterized in that the statistical information on the communication terminal to the last call. The method of claim 1, The predetermined period of time is billing notification server, characterized in that set by the manager managing the server. The method of claim 1, And the predetermined period of time is set according to a request from a corresponding mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The billing notification server is a web server that provides the usage statistics information in the form of a web page through a wired or wireless Internet. Billing notification server, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The billing notification server is a swap server that provides the usage statistics information in the form of a WAP page through a mobile communication network. Billing notification server, characterized in that. Collecting usage history for each mobile communication terminal; Generating usage statistics information from the collected usage history; And Transmitting the usage statistics information to a corresponding mobile communication terminal in the form of a text message; Including, The accounting information is billing notification service, characterized in that the total usage information for each mobile communication terminal for a predetermined period. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the claim 13.

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