WO2002073885A1 - Systeme et methode de facturation pour un telephone internet - Google Patents

Systeme et methode de facturation pour un telephone internet Download PDF

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WO2002073885A1
WO2002073885A1 PCT/KR2001/001060 KR0101060W WO02073885A1 WO 2002073885 A1 WO2002073885 A1 WO 2002073885A1 KR 0101060 W KR0101060 W KR 0101060W WO 02073885 A1 WO02073885 A1 WO 02073885A1
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  • the present invention relates to a billing system and method for use in an internet phone, and a message format for the billing system and method in which a bill processor acting as an electronic purse is added to the internet phone (hereinafter, also referred to as "IP phone"), in which the amount of a user's service charge that the bill processor of the IP phone collect is stored in a gatekeeper, and in which a program allowing the service charge to be paid to the gatekeeper is installed in a separate EEPROM.
  • IP phone internet phone
  • mobile phones refer to cellular phones or PCS phones, and a basic communication system for such phones to be connected to each other to enable a telephone call from one mobile phone to another, as shown, Fig. 1, comprises a telecommunication service company 40, a mobile telephone 50 used by subscribers who join the telecommunication service company 40 as members and communicate with each other, and a packet switched network 31 adapted to allow the telecommunication service company 40 to be connected to another telecommunication service company or a wired communication network.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a typical web videophone which can be used according to the prior art.
  • a web videophone enables a calling party to speak by telephone face to face with a called party through a video screen.
  • a web videophone as shown in Fig. 2, includes a telephone body 11 having a key input section 12 installed thereto, a key board 13 mounted to the telephone body 11, and a display unit 18 mounted at any desirable position of the telephone body 11.
  • An image pickup device or a charge-coupled device (CCD) 19 is disposed at the middle portion of the upper edge of the display unit 18.
  • CCD charge-coupled device
  • IC card recognizing (reading) section 20 mounted to the one side of the top surface of the telephone body 11 for inserting an IC card 21 having a user ID stored in an IC chip thereof to identify a web videophone user's ID.
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the typical web videophone of Fig. 2.
  • the ⁇ eb videophone 100 comprising an analog/digital converter A/D 22, a control section 23, a display unit 18, an interface I/F 24, and a modem 6.
  • the analog/digital converter A/D 22 is adapted to convert an image output from the image pickup device or charge coupled device (CCD) 19 into a digital signal.
  • the control section 23 is adapted to control the digital-converted video data.
  • the display unit 18 is adapted to convert the video data from the control section 23 into an analog signal to display the converted analog video signal thereon.
  • the interface I/F 24 is adapted to interface the digital data outputted from the control section 23 to conform to a modem standard.
  • the modem 6 is adapted to convert the interfaced digital data outputted from the interface I/F 24 in series or parallel to transmit it through the interface I/F 24 by way of a private (dedicated) line 5.
  • a reference numeral 30 denotes an Integrated Service Digital Network (hereinafter, referred to as "ISDN")
  • ISDN Integrated Service Digital Network
  • a reference numeral 31 denotes an Internet network.
  • Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a communication network system to which the typical web videophone is applied according to the prior art.
  • the communication network system comprising a plurality of web videophones 100, a distributor HUB 110, a router 120, a Wide Area Network (WAN) 32, and a server 200.
  • the plurality of web videophones 100 are connected to each other through a local area network (LAN) as shown in Fig. 3.
  • the distributor HUB 110 is adapted to distribute the plurality of web videophone 100, respectively.
  • the router 120 is adapted to connect a plurality of separated communication networks to each other between the distributor HUB 110 and a digital service unit (DSU) 130.
  • DSU digital service unit
  • the Wide Area Network (WAN) 32 is adapted to allow the digital service unit (DSU) 130 to be connected to the Internet 31.
  • the server 200 is connected to the HUB 110 for providing a communication service to enable web videophone calls from one subscriber to another through the Internet network 31.
  • a reference numeral 140 denotes an Internet network-accessing device which comprises the distributor HUB 110, the router 120, and the digital service unit (DSU) 130.
  • a reference numeral 150 denotes a web videophone system comprising the Internet network-accessing device 140, the plurality of web videophones 100, and the server 200.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a controlled information flow between a plurality of web videophones 100 and a server 200 in the communication network system of Fig. 4.
  • a system for controlling the information flow comprises a server 200, a plurality of web videophones 100 which have subscribed for the server 200, and personal computers (PCs) 300.
  • the server 200 includes a gatekeeper or directory server 210, a web server 220, and a data base server 300.
  • the IC card recognizing section 20 reads the insertion of the IC card 21 to transfer the subscriber's ID to the directory server 210 of the server 200.
  • the card recognizing section 20 of the web videophone 100 transfers the password information to the directory server 210 through the IC card 21 to identify whether or not the subscriber is a valid member.
  • the directory server 210 manages the operation status (log-on, line's busy, standby, etc.) of the web videophone used all over the world, and updates subscriber information in a two- minute cycle (not limited particularly to a specific cycle) to inform the web videophone 100 of the updated information.
  • Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication network system in which the web videophone is connected to a typical wireless mobile phone network to allow telephone calls between the mobile phone and the web videophone according to the prior art.
  • a mobile phone 50 or a terminal locates another mobile phone through a telecommunication service company 40 to communicate with the located other mobile phone.
  • the telecommunication service company 40 comprises a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) 41 adapted to provide an environment to communicate with the mobile phone 50 by using a protocol according to Interleaf Standard-95 (IS-95) at a wireless cell site ("region") , a Base Station Controller (BSC) 42 adapted to control a wireless link and a wired link through each base transceiver station (BTS) 41 and perform a handoff function to allow a subscriber to continuously maintain a telephone call even when the subscriber' s mobile phone communicating with a base transceiver station enters another base transceiver station's cell site, a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 43 adapted to switch each base station controller (BSC) 42 and totally manage each Base Station Controller (BSC) 42, and a network converter 44 such as an Inter Working Function (hereinafter, referred to as "IWF”) adapted to convert a signal to be transmitted from the mobile phone 50 to the packet switched network 31 to allow the mobile phone 50 to access the packet switched network 31 belonging to
  • a typical router 140 or an Internet network accessing device is connected to the packet switched network 31 which in turn is connected to a videophone system enabling audio (e.g., voice) and video communications between the web videophones 100 through a gatekeeper 210 for guaranteeing a call quality state when there is an interconnection between the web videophones 100 through the Internet accessing device 140.
  • audio e.g., voice
  • video communications between the web videophones 100 through a gatekeeper 210 for guaranteeing a call quality state when there is an interconnection between the web videophones 100 through the Internet accessing device 140.
  • the new subscriber' s web videophone may be connected additionally to the videophone system.
  • This videophone system enables a subscriber of the web videophone 100 to speak by telephone face to face with another subscriber of a web videophone 100 through a video screen, but enables only voice communication between a subscriber of the mobile phone 50 and the subscriber of the web videophone 100, which is disadvantageous to a user using an expensive web videophone.
  • a web videophone when the web videophone is produced except a video part to achieve the reduction of the cost price, it can also be used as a general internet phone. For this reason, the web videophone is hereinafter referred to as an internet phone .
  • an internet phone Several kinds of cashless financial transaction services are available conventionally.
  • Another form of cashless card system is a prepayment card system, in which a card is purchased prior to a series of transactions and a value record recorded on it is appropriately decremented on each transaction.
  • a phone card is an example of the prepayment card.
  • W091/16691 discloses a value transfer system based on an electronic purse concept which secures a customer against outflow of his own personal information details. Such a system provides a practical solution to the problem by providing a framework suitable for cashless small value high volume transactions.
  • the value transfer system proposed in the above patent has a computer; a plurality of electronic purses; exchange devices whereby purses may communicate with each other to transfer value in transactions which are off-line from the computer; draw-down means for loading purses with value under control of the computer; redemption means for redeeming value from purses under control of the computer; a value meter; one or more of said purses being bulk purses which are capable of having value loaded and redeemed via the value meter, the value meter recording one or more float value records whereby the net value released to the bulk purse or purses may be derived, the net value being the difference between the total of values drawn down to the bulk purse or purses and the total of values redeemed from the bulk purse or purses, the float value record being non-specific with regard to individual draw-down and redemptions.
  • the value meter may have an interface whereby the float value record may be adjusted on command so as to create or destroy value within the bulk purse or purses.
  • each purse storage means which stores a purse value record which is accumulative and, in each purse or associated exchange device, a microprocessor, transactions being conducted between purse pairs, one of which, the sending purse, sends value and the other of which, the receiving purse, receives value, the microprocessors being programmed so that in each off-line transaction the purse value record in the sending purse is decreased by a chosen and variable transaction value and the purse value record in the receiving purse is increased by the same transaction value .
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a banking computer system according to the prior art.
  • FIG. 7 there are shown three clearing banks 1, 2 and 3 with respective computers la, 2a and 3a.
  • the computers have files containing account details of the banks' consumer and retailer customers.
  • Each computer also has a value meter lb, 2b and 3b which shows a float value record.
  • the actual funds represented by the non-specific float value records may reside in one or more of banks 1, 2 and 3, or elsewhere.
  • Each bank has a bulk purse lc, 2c and 3c which is connected to the respective value meter and which has a memory with a purse value record.
  • Terminals 5 are connected by telephone selectively to computers of banks 1, 2 and 3. Typically, terminals 5 may be home computer terminals or terminals available in public places. Consumers have electronic purses in the form of IC card 6.
  • each card has microprocessors and memories.
  • a purse value record 7 In the memory of each card is stored a purse value record 7.
  • the cards have contacts 8, whereby the cards can interact with terminals 5 via card readers 9.
  • a consumer By making appropriate requests at the keyboard of the terminal, a consumer may be connected to the computer of his bank 1, 2 and 3 and may request a value record to be loaded to his purse. If the bank authorizes the request, the bulk purse is instructed to institute a draw-down of value to load purse value record 7 with the value requested. The card is now ready for use.
  • terminals 10, 11 which are equipped with IC card readers, located at different points-of-sale .
  • To use his card the consumer presents it to the retailer where it is inserted into the reader 9.
  • the required value of the transaction is keyed in and by agreement the total held in the purse value record of the purse 6 is reduced by the amount of the transaction.
  • the purse value record of the purse held within the terminal 10 or 11 is increased by the same transaction value. The consumer takes his goods and is free to use the card up to the total held in the purse value record of his purse in other retailer's equipment.
  • a retailer may redeem value represented by the purse value record held in the purse of his terminal 10 or 11, irrespective of the consumer's identities and without presenting any details of the individual transactions that have given rise to the total accumulated value. This may be done by connecting the terminal 10 or 11 to the retailer's bank 1, 2 and 3 as appropriate and requesting a redemption of value.
  • the bank' s computer then instructs a redemption transaction which accepts value from the terminal purse.
  • the bank computer credits the retailer's account with funds.
  • the value meters form the basis for allowing control of the total amount of value in circulation in all the purses and for apportioning, on an agreed basis, funds representing »the total value.
  • the bulk purses lc, 2c and 3c differ from the other purses in being capable of having value loaded and redeemed via the value meter, as well as by purse to purse transactions.
  • the purses are technically similar, it being understood in particular that the same cryptographic techniques for bulk purse to other purse transactions (on-line) used are the same as for off-line transactions.
  • Fig. 8a shows a card reader according to one embodiment of the prior art in the form of a pocket exchange device.
  • this device PEC is battery powered or solar powered, and has an LCD screen A15 and IC card reader A16.
  • the consumer's card is inserted in the card reader A16 and it may then be interrogated by means of keys A17 to A21.
  • a key A17 allows the user to scroll through log entries and balances resident on the card, accessed via keys 19 and 20.
  • Keys 18 and 21 allow interchange between two cards, via an intermediate store within the device.
  • Fig. 8b is a block diagram illustrating the construction of a billing system for an internet phone system to which an existing electronic purse is applied according to the prior art.
  • a separate bill processor 170 serving as an electronic purse is connected to the IP phone 160 using an interface RS-232C.
  • a bill server 180 is built through the added line to perform protocol X.25 for claiming a customer's calling service charge or a charge for call services, while the bill server 180 is connected to a bank via a dedicated line VAN. Accordingly, since the internet phone adopts a dynamic IP scheme, interruption acceptable time between telephone calls is very short (for example, within one second) .
  • this conventional prior billing system has a limitation in applying to an internet phone system in which the service time for each call service is calculated and an IP address and an internet phone number are allocated to a gatekeeper even during the telephone call to allow an internet phone and a general telephone to communicate with each other, and in which the interval between transmission and reception of a signal by a calling party and a called party required for the connection of a call is restricted (as long as a response for a call reaches one side of two parties within the very short time, for example, one second, the call connection can be maintained) .
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to a billing device and method for use in an internet (IP) phone in which a bill processor acting as an electronic purse is added to an IP (IP) phone.
  • IP internet
  • a billing system for use with an internet (IP) phone comprising: a plurality of IP phones, each having a bill processor included integrally and internally therein in such a fashion that the bill processor is connected to a control section through an interface, the bill processor serving as an electronic purse; and a gatekeeper connected to the plurality of IP phones through a communication network, the gatekeeper being adapted to store a user' s service charge collected from the bill processor therein, the gatekeeper including: a call control section adapted to control a call to enable a telephone call between two corresponding IP phones of the plurality of IP phones, the call control section having a call processing section and an additional servicing section; a billing section connected to a bank through a private line, the billing section being adapted to demand a payment of the user' s
  • IP internet
  • the gatekeeper further includes a plurality of data base sections each adapted to store and update data of an associated one of the call processing section of the call control section, the calling information-generating section and the billing section.
  • a billing method for use with an internet (IP) phone in a billing system including a plurality of IP phones (web phones) and a gatekeeper for storing an IP address and a user' s IP phone number therein to allow a telephone call between IP phones or between an IP phone and a general telephone, the comprising the steps of: adding a bill processor acting as an electronic purse and an EEPROM to the IP phone, the bill processor and the EEPROM being adapted to communicate with a control section; allowing the gatekeeper to control a call connection between the IP phones, and to, in real time, collect a user' s phone service charge for a call service from the bill processor in such a- fashion that the service charge is withdrawn from the bill processor within the IP phone and stored in a memory section acting as
  • IP internet
  • a message format for use in a billing system including a plurality of IP phones and a gatekeeper, the message format being constructed to simultaneously perform an existing call controlling function and a communication protocol (X.25) associated with a demand of payment of a user' s service charge between the IP phone and the gatekeeper, and to add an actual service charge information to a header portion of the message format.
  • X.25 a communication protocol
  • a billing control method in an internet (IP) phone (IP) phone performing a call service and a billing related function simultaneously comprising the steps of: allowing the EEPROM to request a program portion (Packet Tunneling, Card Reader) for processing the message for each format to process the message
  • a bill processor acting as an electronic purse is added to the internet phone, the amount of a user's service charge that the bill processor of the IP phone collects is stored in a gatekeeper, and a program allowing the service charge to be paid to the gatekeeper is installed in a separate EEPROM.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a wireless communication network system of a telecommunication service company for use with a typical mobile telephone according to the prior art
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a typical web videophone which can be used according to the prior art
  • Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the typical web videophone according to the prior art
  • Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a communication network system to which the typical web videophone is applied according to the prior art
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a concrete signal flow between a plurality of web videophones and a server in the communication network system of Fig. 4;
  • Fig. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a wireless communication network system implemented to allow a telephone conversation between a typical mobile phone and the web videophone according to the prior art
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a typical value transfer system according to the prior art
  • Fig. 8a shows one possible embodiment of typical card reading devices according to one embodiment of the prior art
  • Fig. 8b is a block diagram illustrating the construction of a billing system for use with an internet phone to which an existing electronic purse is applied according to the prior art
  • Fig. 9a is a block diagram illustrating the construction of internet phone according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 9b is a block diagram illustrating the construction of a billing system for use with an internet phone according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating interconnection between a bill processor and a control section shown in Figs. 9a and 9b.
  • Fig. 11a is a block diagram illustrating the construction of a gatekeeper according to the present invention
  • Fig. lib is a schematic view illustrating a signal flow for processing the billing method according to the present invention
  • Fig. 12a is a packet tunneling message format used in the present invention
  • Fig. 12b is a table illustrating a code division of a packet used in Fig. 12a;
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state of packet analysis for implementing the present invention
  • Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a flow of packet analysis for implementing the present invention
  • Fig. 15 is a flow chart illustrating the process routine for explaining a billing method according to the present invention
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the entire construction of a communication network system for implementing a billing system according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 9a is a block diagram illustrating the construction of internet phone according to the present invention. Referring to Fig. 9a, there is shown an internet
  • IP analog/digital converter
  • the analog/digital converter A/D 22 is adapted to convert an image output from the image pickup device or charge coupled device
  • the control section 23 is adapted to control the digital-converted video data.
  • the display unit 18 is adapted to convert the video data from the control section 23 into an analog signal to display the converted analog video signal thereon.
  • the interface I/F 24 is adapted to interface the digital data outputted from the control section 23 to conform to a modem standard.
  • the modem 6 is adapted to convert the interfaced digital data outputted from the interface I/F 24 in series or parallel to transmit it through the interface I/F 24 by way of a private (dedicated) line 5.
  • a reference numeral 301 denotes an EEPROM having a program for analyzing and generating a user' s service charge according to the use of an internet phone internally included therein.
  • a reference numeral 170 denotes a bill processor for collecting a user' s service charge.
  • a reference numeral 302 denotes an interface for allowing the bill processor 170 and the control section 23 to communicate with each other.
  • the control section 23 also includes an algorithm for controlling the communication between the bill processor 170 and the EEPROM 301, and the processing of the user's service charge using the EEPROM 301.
  • the internet phone 300 may be constructed in such a fashion that the image pickup device or charge coupled device (CCD) 19 and the analog-digital (A/D) converter 22 are eliminated from the internet phone 300.
  • Fig. 9b is a block diagram illustrating the construction of a billing system for use with an internet phone according to the present invention.
  • a billing system including a plurality of IP phones 300 and a gatekeeper 400.
  • the IP phone 300 has a bill processor 170 serving as an electronic purse included integrally and internally therein in such a fashion that the bill processor 170 is connected to a control section 23 through an interface 302.
  • the gatekeeper 400 includes a call control section 410, a billing section 420 and a calling information-generating section, and is connected to the IP phone 300 through a communication network.
  • the control section 410 controls a call to enable a telephone call between two telephones such as IP phones 300, etc., according to an existing call service method.
  • the billing section 420 is connected to a bank 1 through a private line VAN.
  • Fig. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an interconnection system in which the bill processor 170 and the control section 23 are connected with each other through the interface 302 shown in Figs. 9a and 9b.
  • the interface 302 employs a typical interface RS-232C.
  • the control section 23 and the interface 302 are connected with each other through an address bus 23-1 and a data bus.
  • Fig. 11a is a block diagram illustrating the construction of the gatekeeper 400 used in the present invention.
  • the call control section 410 of the gatekeeper 400 includes a call processing section 411 and an additional servicing section 412.
  • the billing section 420 demands a payment of the user' s service charge from the bill processor 170 through the additional servicing section 412.
  • the calling information-generating section 430 generates information about a call service.
  • the gatekeeper 400 also includes a call control data base (DB) 413 for storing and updating data of the call processing section 411, a billing data base (DB) 423 for storing and updating data of the billing section 420, and a calling information- generating data base (DB) 423. That is, the gatekeeper 400 of the present invention has been implemented by adding the additional servicing section 412, the billing section 420 and the calling information-generating section 430 to a gatekeeper having only the control section 410 included therein according to the prior art.
  • DB call control data base
  • Fig. lib is a schematic view illustrating a signal flow for performing the billing operation as shown in Fig. 11a according to the present invention.
  • the call control section 410 of the gatekeeper 400 transmits the results (RCF (identification of the registration) , RRJ (rejection of the registration)) of identification of the registration to the IP phone 300.
  • the IP phone 300 requests a telephone call service from the gatekeeper 400, it sends a counterpart's telephone number to the control section 410.
  • the call control section 410 determines the position of the counterpart's terminal and sends a message (payRate . req) to the billing section 420 of the gatekeeper 400 to see information about a calling service charge per second for each call service.
  • the billing section 420 calculates the calling service charge per second based on the information about the positions to send the result of calculation of the service charge per second to the control section 410 (payRate . res) .
  • the control section 410 of the gatekeeper 400 sends a signal ACF indicative of identification of authentication of the call service or a signal ARJ indicative of the rejection of authentication of the call service to the IP phone 300 while sending the service charge-per-second information message (Facility (paylnfo. ind) ) to the IP phone 300.
  • the call control section 410 When the IP phone 300 transmits a message (SETUP) to call control section 410 of the gatekeeper 400 to try to establish connection of a call, the call control section 410 sends a message (CONNECT) to the IP phone 300, and at the same time, sends the calling party's telephone number and the called party's telephone number, a call service starting time to the calling information-generating section 430 which, in turn, generates a message (CDR: Call Detail Record)
  • the IP phone 300 sends a call connection release-requesting signal DRQ to the call control section 410 to request a release of the call connection
  • the call control section 410 sends a call connection release-identifying signal DCF to the IP phone 300 to identify the request of the release of the call connection while informing a call service ending time of the calling information-generating section 430 to allow the calling information-generating section 430 to complete the message (CDR) .
  • the call control section 410 sends a call service ending signal to the billing section 420 of the gatekeeper 400 to allow the billing section 420 to add a present calling service charge of the calling party to an existing accumulated charge for previous call services (accum.req).
  • the billing section 420 informs the call control section 410 of the result of the accumulation of service charges
  • the call control section 410 sends a message ( Facility (paylnfo . ind) to the IP phone 300, which instructs the IP phone 300 to decrement the amount of electronic money stored in the IP phone 300 by the service charge added in the billing section 420.
  • Facility paylnfo . ind
  • the gatekeeper 400 communicates with a billing service system of a bank through a private line VAN to inform the billing service system of the request of the filling of the amount and inform the IP phone 300 of its result value (the amount to be filled) (payRegist . res) .
  • the IP Phone 300 adds the amount to be filled of the result value to the last amount of electronic money to sufficiently fill the bill process 170 used as an electronic purse. If the bank rejects the request of the filling of the amount, the IP 300 phone takes no action.
  • Fig. 12a is shows a packet tunneling message format used in the present invention, which allows an existing call controlling function and a communication protocol associated with a demand of payment of a user's service charge to be performed simultaneously between the IP phone 300 and the gatekeeper 400
  • Fig. 12b is a table illustrating a code division of a packet used in Fig. 12a.
  • Such a packet tunneling 7 performs an addition of an actual service charge information (for example, codes C000, C001, C002 indicating service charge reference information) to a header portion of a nonstandard message packet (message format) 500 (a message associated with a call service is called a standard one, and a message associated with user information or a service charge, but not associated with the call service is called a nonstandard one) of messages transmitted and received between the internet
  • an actual service charge information for example, codes C000, C001, C002 indicating service charge reference information
  • IP IP
  • the gatekeeper 400 an addition of the header portion 510 to the data portion 520 upon the transmission of the nonstandard message from the IP phone terminal to the billing section 420.
  • a message from the IP phone 300 to the gatekeeper 400 employs a nonstandard message transmission scheme of a protocol H.323.
  • codes B000, B001, B002
  • codes B001, C000, C001, C002, R0OO, R001
  • Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state of packet analysis for implementing the present invention .
  • the packet analysis state diagram constitutes the IP phone 300 of the present invention, and is performed by an EEPROM 301 having a program associated with a payment of a service charge of the present invention internally included therein.
  • a program (Packet Analysis Machine) for performing the function of the EEPROM 301 is in an initial state (Idle) in which a call service related event (for example, the results of calculated service charges and the request for the filling of the amount) incoming from the control section (Phone_process) 23 is processed.
  • a call service related event for example, the results of calculated service charges and the request for the filling of the amount
  • the EEPROM 301 requests a program portion (Packet Tunneling, Card Reader) for processing the message for each format to process the message (Analysis), starts a timer (Tl), produces its result (Produce) , waits for an arrival of the result from each event processor (Packet Tunneling, Card Reader) (Wait) . If the result does not reach the EEPROM 301 after the lapse of the time set in the timer (Time Out), the EEPROM 301 informs the control section 23 of the time out (Report) and the state of the EEPROM 301 is converted to another idle state.
  • a program portion Packet Tunneling, Card Reader
  • the EEPROM 301 sends the result to the phone processor (Send Report) and the state thereof is converted to the idle state.
  • Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a flow of packet analysis for implementing the present invention, which shows an entire flow of the operation of the internet (IP) phone.
  • IP internet
  • the control section 23 transmits a packet to the gatekeeper 400 or performs an internet phone call service function, if necessary.
  • the program (packet_analysis_process) executed in the EEPROM 301 requests another program (Packet_tunneling_process) installed in the EEPROM 301 to generate the packet 500 to be sent to the gatekeeper 400 ( ⁇ ) .
  • packet_analysis_process transmits the packet to a program (phone_process) to send it to the gatekeeper
  • Fig. 15 is a flow chart illustrating the process routine for analyzing and producing a packet according to the present invention.
  • a program allowing a phone charge for a call service to be paid to the gatekeeper 400 is installed in an EEPROM 301 of the internet (IP) phone 300.
  • IP internet
  • the program stored in the EEPROM 301 analyzes whether a command message of the control section 23 is a call service or a phone service charge for the call service.
  • the program in the EEPROM 301 allows the gatekeeper 400 to produce a service charge related message.
  • the steps S20, S30 and S40 further includes the steps of: requesting the processing of the message according to the type of the command message analyzed in the step S10, setting a timer, and waiting for an arrival of the result of the processed message (S20) ; resetting the timer when there occurs an arrival of the processed result of the requested message, and processing the result of the arrived message (S30); and releasing a request of a packet analysis and waiting for a request of another packet analysis (S40) .
  • the step S20 further includes the steps of: informing a phone process of an arrival of non-service charge information from the gatekeeper 400 (S21); requesting a packet tunneling process to allow the gatekeeper 400 to produce a service charge related message (S22) ; and informing a card reader of standard service charge-per-second information and a response result to the request of the filling of the amount received from the gatekeeper 400, and waiting for the processing the informed result (S23) .
  • the step S30 further includes the steps of: resetting the timer when there occurs an arrival of a requested result of production of a new packet, and requesting the phone process to transmit the packet (S31); and allowing the card reader to receive the standard service charge-per-second information and the response result to the request of the filling of the amount from the gatekeeper 400 to send them to the bill processor 170, and then allowing informing the control section 23 of an message of the sent result (S32).
  • Fig. 16 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the entire construction of a communication network system for implementing a billing system according to the present invention.
  • the internet (IP) phone 300 is allocated an internet phone number and an IP address from a server 440 through a gatekeeper 400, and stores them therein. Also, the server 440 is connected to a bank 1 through a private line to allow the gatekeeper to, in real time, collect a subscriber' s service charge from the internet (IP) phone.
  • the internet (IP) phone 300 includes an EEPROM 301 having a program allowing the service charge to be paid to the gatekeeper installed therein, and a bill processor 170 for paying a service charge to the server 440 on each call service after withdrawing and storing an amount of electronic money from a bank account.
  • the amount stored in the bill processor 170 must first be withdrawn by a usage service charge to transfer it to the gatekeeper 400, which in turn provides it to the server 440. Then, the server 400 demands a payment of the service charge from the bank 1 based on this.
  • an internet (IP) phone is equipped with a bill processor acting as an electronic purse in such a fashion that the bill processor communicates with a control section of the internet (IP) phone through an interface, so a real time-calling charge calculation is possible.
  • a service charge related communication between the internet (IP) phone and the billing section of the gatekeeper are integrated with a signal processing for a call connection between the internet phones, so that the delay of a signal for a call connection due to a bill signal is prevented.
  • a billing system is integrated with the gatekeeper so that the gatekeeper provides precise data (CDR) for a call connection between the internet phones, thereby guaranteeing a reliability of a user's service charge (a call service time) .

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La présente invention concerne un système et une méthode de facturation pouvant être utilisés pour un téléphone Internet. Elle concerne également un format de message pour le système et la méthode de facturation dans lequel un processeur de facturation agissant comme porte-monnaie électronique est adjoint au téléphone Internet (ci-après également appelé 'téléphone IP'). Le montant des frais de service débité à l'usager par le processeur de facturation du téléphone IP est stocké dans un module de contrôle, et un programme autorisant le paiement des frais de service au module de contrôle est installé dans une EEPROM distincte.
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