JPH04196956A - Phone with billing function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a billing function device in a telephone.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, telephones have had a function to display the elapsed time of a call, but have not had a function to display or print the charge amount.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the prior art, it was not possible to check the charge amount on the telephone, it was only known at the time of billing the call charge, and the validity of the charge amount M could not be determined.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and its purpose is to display the charge amount for the elapsed time during a call and to print the charge amount for each call.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The telephone of the present invention includes: a) a telephone having an electro-optical display device such as a liquid crystal; and b) a memory for storing billing information for each communication company, call area, and call time period. C) A counter circuit that counts the elapsed time in a call; d) An integration circuit that extracts applicable billing information based on the calling number at the time of the call and calculates the billing amount for the elapsed time from the call; e) a display circuit and a display device that display the charge amount in response to a signal from the integration circuit; f) a printing circuit and a printing device that print the calling number, call time, and cumulative charge amount of the call at the end of the call; It is characterized by being prepared.

[Operation] Since the present invention has the above configuration, billing information is calculated based on the calling number at the time of the call, and elapsed time is calculated using the counter circuit, and the billed amount is displayed or printed.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone according to the invention.

1 is a signal of a calling number when making a call; 2 is a storage circuit that stores billing information for each communication company, call area, and call time; 3
4 is a counter circuit that counts the elapsed time in the call, 5 is an integration circuit that calculates the charge amount for the elapsed time from the call, and 6.7 is a signal from the integration circuit. A display circuit and a display device 8.9 are for displaying the charge amount, and 8.9 is a printing circuit and a printing device for printing the calling number, call time, and accumulated charge amount of the call when the call ends.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display state of an embodiment of a telephone with a billing function according to the present invention, and 21 is an electro-optical display device such as a liquid crystal display that displays the billing amount for a call, etc.; 22.2
3 is a display body for displaying the charge amount and the like. (a) shows the display when the charge amount is 120 yen, and (b) shows the display when the charge amount is displayed in points, where each point is 10 yen and the charge is 120 yen.

In this way, the charge amount can be displayed during a call.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the printing state of an embodiment of the telephone with billing function according to the present invention, in which numeral 31 indicates a calling number for each call;
This is a printing device for printing the call time and the cumulative billing amount, and 32 and 33 are print bodies for printing the cumulative billing amount and the like.

(a) is printed with calling number 031234567, call time 1 hour 2 minutes 3 seconds, cumulative charge amount 12,300 yen, (b)
) is a case where the call time is printed in seconds and the charge amount is printed in points, and the calling number, call time, and cumulative charge amount are the same as in case (a).

In this way, at the end of the call, the calling number, call time,
The cumulative billing amount can be printed.

Note that the embodiments listed here are merely examples.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is capable of displaying the billing amount corresponding to the elapsed time of the call on the telephone, and printing the calling number, call duration, and cumulative billing amount for each call. made possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone with billing function of the present invention;
FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are plan views showing how charge amounts are displayed according to the present invention. FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are plan views showing how the calling number, call time, and cumulative billing amount are printed according to the present invention. 1... Calling number signal 2... Memory circuit 3... Progress signal 4... Counter circuit 5... Integration circuit 6... Display circuit 7.21... Display device 8... Printing circuit 9.31...Printing device 22.23...Display body 32.33...Printing body Above Applicant Seiko Epson Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Kizobe Suzuki (and 1 other person) Yui J θ 1 73 items (b)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] a) A telephone having an electro-optical display device such as a liquid crystal display, b) a storage circuit that stores billing information for each communication company, call area, and call time period, and c) elapsed time in a call. d) A totalizing circuit that extracts the applicable billing information based on the calling number at the time of the call and calculates the billing amount for the elapsed time from the call, and e) Calculating the billing amount based on the signal from the totalizing circuit. f) a display circuit and a display device for displaying; and f) a billing function comprising a printing circuit and a printing device for printing the calling number, call time, and cumulative billing amount of the call at the end of the call. telephone with.