KR20050041253A - Internet-phone service method capable of calculating the charge for anonymous internet-phone user - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to an anonymous user. When an anonymous user requests the use of an Internet phone, the Internet phone management system requests an IP address for each of the installed Internet phones. Confirming whether or not the requested Internet phone can be used by the user; The Internet phone management system, if the requested Internet phone is available, transmitting a specific Internet phone ID given from the call setup server to the user's Internet phone; The Internet phone management system inputs the phone number of the receiver that the user wants to call, and when the call rate and charging unit time information is requested, the preset call rate and charging unit time information according to the receiver's telephone number is transferred to the user's Internet phone. After the transmission, the call setup server is requested from the user's Internet phone to the call setup server, and when the user's Internet phone and the receiver's Internet phone are connected, the call connection information is received from the user's Internet phone in the charging unit time period. Receiving; And when the call connection between the user's Internet phone and the receiver's Internet phone is stopped, calculating and imposing a call rate of the user based on the call rate and the received call connection information.

Description

Internet phone service method for charging call charges to anonymous users {INTERNET-PHONE SERVICE METHOD CAPABLE OF CALCULATING THE CHARGE FOR ANONYMOUS INTERNET-PHONE USER}

The present invention relates to an internet phone service method, and more particularly, to an internet phone service method for imposing a call charge incurred by using an internet phone after providing a temporary internet phone ID to an anonymous user.

With the development of computer technology and the emergence of a powerful application called the World Wild Web (WWW), the use of the Internet is becoming more common and the use of low-cost Internet phone services is increasing. The reason why the call charges of Internet phones are low is because they use a packet-switching scheme that allows multiple calls to share a single line by dividing the data into appropriate sizes without allocating a dedicated line to a specific call.

Looking at the general Internet phone service method, the individual or company subscribes to a company that provides Internet phone service, and is given a separate ID to use the service, paying the call charges calculated in accordance with the plan set for each subscriber. As such, the call charge is calculated based on the ID given to each subscriber.

Meanwhile, PCs and Internet telephone rooms, which have a PC (PC) capable of using a large number of Internet services and provide various Internet-related services to customers for a fee, are popular. Although these PC rooms and Internet telephone rooms have some side effects, there is a positive aspect that they contribute to social informatization by providing high-speed Internet services at a low cost to the general public.

If you install internet phones with relatively low call rates in public places such as PC rooms and Internet telephone rooms, you can secure more customers. In this case, however, it is necessary to calculate and charge a call rate separately for each anonymous customer.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised to meet the above necessity, anonymity that can calculate and impose a call fee according to the user's use of the Internet phone of anonymous users who are not given a separate ID to use the Internet phone. An object of the present invention is to provide an Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to a user.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, after installing a plurality of Internet phones, an Internet phone service method for charging a call fee for each anonymous user who uses the Internet phone, the Internet phone management system is an anonymous user Internet When requesting the use of the phone, confirming whether or not the requested Internet phone is available using a pre-assigned IP address for each installed Internet phone; The Internet phone management system, if the requested Internet phone is available, transmitting a specific Internet phone ID from the plurality of Internet phone IDs that can use the Internet phone service given from the call setup server to the user's Internet phone. ; The Internet phone management system inputs the phone number of the receiver that the user wants to call, and when the call rate and charging unit time information is requested, the preset call rate and charging unit time information according to the receiver's telephone number is transferred to the user's Internet phone. After the transmission, the call setup server is requested from the user's Internet phone to the call setup server, and when the user's Internet phone and the receiver's Internet phone are connected, the call connection information is received from the user's Internet phone in the charging unit time period. Receiving; And when the call connection between the user's Internet phone and the receiver's Internet phone is stopped, calculating and charging the user's call rate based on the call rate and the received call connection information according to the preset recipient's phone number. Characterized in that it comprises a step.

In this case, the Internet phone service method, after generating a separate user ID for managing information on the call charge calculated according to the user's use of the Internet phone in the Internet phone management system, the user wants to pay It can be operated to charge the total call rate calculated and managed in the user ID.

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

1 is a schematic diagram of a network configuration for carrying out the present invention, wherein a plurality of user Internet phones 110 and Internet phone management systems 120 installed in public places such as PC rooms or Internet telephone rooms are installed in Internet phone service companies. The setting server 140, the billing server 150, and the recipient Internet phone 160 are connected to the Internet network 130.

Anonymous users can make phone calls with the desired counterparts at low call rates using the Internet phone 110 installed in a public place. The user Internet phone 110 is individually assigned an IP address and installed in a public place such as a PC room or an Internet phone room. The Internet phone management system 120 is installed through a computer (not shown) equipped with a program for Internet phone service. Can be connected.

The Internet phone management system 120 manages a plurality of Internet phone IDs received from the call setup server 140 to provide Internet phone services to anonymous users. Therefore, when an anonymous user is requested to use the Internet phone, after confirming whether the requested Internet phone is available using the IP address assigned to the connected and managed user Internet phone 110 (actually, each computer), It provides one of the specific internet phone IDs being managed.

Then, when the anonymous user makes a call with the other party, the call rate of the user is calculated using the call rate and the charging unit time set according to the phone number of the other party (the recipient). Here, the call rate refers to the rate rate charged per hour, such as 25 won / 90 seconds, or 40 won / 90 seconds, and the billing unit time means the minimum unit time to charge, such as 10 seconds, or 15 seconds do.

Meanwhile, the call setup server 140 and the billing server 150 installed in the internet phone service company interwork with each other, and provide an ID for each subscriber to the Internet phone that can use the Internet phone service. In addition, when authenticating by authenticating an Internet phone user requesting a call setup, the service establishes a call and is responsible for a billing function according to the use of the Internet phone service. That is, the connection between the user Internet phone 110 and the recipient Internet phone 160 is established by blocking the connection of the user who failed the authentication through the authentication process and setting the call to the requested Internet phone 160 from the user who has successfully authenticated. It connects and calculates a call charge for each Internet phone ID.

2 is a flow chart illustrating an Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to an anonymous user according to the present invention. Represents the process of imposing.

Referring to the drawings, when an anonymous user intends to use an Internet phone service by holding a handset of an Internet phone 110 installed in a public room such as a PC room or an Internet phone room, the Internet phone management system 120 may prevent the Internet from being hacked. The availability of the requested Internet phone 110 is checked using the IP address assigned to each phone (S210, S220).

In addition, when the Internet phone management system 120 is able to use the requested Internet phone 110 (hereinafter referred to as 'user Internet phone'), the Internet phone management system is given and managed from the call setup server 140 of the Internet phone service company. Among the plurality of Internet phone IDs that can use the Internet phone service, any one Internet phone ID is transmitted to the user's Internet phone 110 (S230). Then, although not shown in the figure, the user's Internet phone 110 transmits the received Internet phone ID to the call setup server 140 to be authenticated.

In detail by explaining the step S230, four Internet phones such as 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D' in the Internet phone management system 120 installed in public places such as PC rooms or Internet telephone rooms ( Suppose that 110 is managed and four Internet phone IDs, such as 'AAAA', 'BBBB', 'CCCC' and 'DDDD', are received from the call setup server 140. In addition, an Internet phone ID of 'AAAA' for the Internet phone 110 of 'A', an Internet phone ID of 'BBBB' for the Internet phone 110 of 'B', and an 'CCCC' for the Internet phone 110 of 'C' Assume that the Internet phone ID of ',' and the Internet phone 110 of 'D' are set to transmit the Internet phone ID of 'DDDD'. Then, when the user 1 requests to use the Internet phone 110 of 'A', the Internet phone ID of 'AAAA' is transmitted, and if the user 2 requests to use the Internet phone 110 of the 'B' 'BBBB 'Will send your Internet phone ID.

Subsequently, when the call rate and charging unit time information are requested by inputting the telephone number of the receiver that the user wants to call to the Internet phone 110, the Internet phone management system 120 is set according to the input telephone number of the receiver. The call rate and charging unit time information is transmitted to the user's Internet phone 110 (S240, S250). That is, when the user enters the phone number of the receiver, the call rate and billing unit time information is automatically requested, and the unit time for charging the call rate and rate to calculate the call rate charged according to the use of the Internet phone 110. Send information about

In addition, the Internet phone management system 120 requests a call setup from the Internet phone 110 of the user to the call setup server 140 by the caller's phone number input through the user to the caller's phone number. When a call between 110 and the recipient Internet phone 160 is connected, call connection information is received from the user's Internet phone 110 at a charging unit time period (S260, S270, S280, and S290).

That is, the call connection information is received from the user Internet phone 110 in a charging unit time period so that the call between the user Internet phone 110 and the receiver Internet phone 160 is connected and the call charges can be calculated from the time when the parties call. For example, if the charging unit time is 10 seconds, the call is connected every 10 seconds to receive information indicating that the call is in progress.

Finally, when the call between the user and the receiver is terminated and the call connection between the user's Internet phone 110 and the receiver's Internet phone 160 is stopped, the Internet phone management system 120 determines the call rate according to the phone number of the receiver. The call charge is calculated using the received call connection information and then charged to the user (S300 and S310). For example, when the call rate set in the receiver's telephone number is 40 won / 90 seconds and the call time based on the call connection information is 270 seconds, a call charge of 120 won is calculated and charged.

On the other hand, the Internet phone service method as described above, after generating a separate user ID for managing information on the call charges calculated according to the use of the Internet phone 110 of the user in the Internet phone management system 120 In addition, the user may operate to charge the accumulated total call charge calculated on the generated user ID when the user wants to make a payment. That is, to manage the call charges that are calculated and accumulated for each user using the user Internet phone 110 connected to the Internet phone management system 120 installed in the PC room or the Internet phone room.

As described above, the Internet phone service method for charging call charges to anonymous users includes installing Internet phones in more public places by calculating and charging call charges for Internet phone services used by anonymous users. It is effective to provide an Internet phone service. On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be utilized or applied in various ways in the field of Internet phone service by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit.

1 is a schematic diagram of a network configuration for implementing the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to an anonymous user according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

110: user Internet phone

120: Internet phone management system

130: Internet network

140: call setup server

150: billing server

160: recipient Internet phone

Claims (2)

In the Internet phone service method to charge a call fee for each anonymous user using the Internet phone after installing a plurality of Internet phones, The Internet phone management system, if an anonymous user requests the use of the Internet phone, checking whether the requested Internet phone is available using an IP address pre-assigned for each installed Internet phone; The Internet phone management system, if the requested Internet phone is available, transmitting a specific Internet phone ID from the plurality of Internet phone IDs that can use the Internet phone service given from the call setup server to the user's Internet phone. ; The Internet phone management system inputs the phone number of the receiver that the user wants to call, and when the call rate and charging unit time information is requested, the preset call rate and charging unit time information according to the receiver's telephone number is transferred to the user's Internet phone. After sending Receiving call connection information from a user's Internet phone at a charging unit time period when a user's Internet phone is requested to set up a call to a receiver's phone number from a user's Internet phone to a call connection server; And The Internet phone management system calculates and charges the call rate of the user based on the call rate and the received call access information according to the preset receiver's phone number when the call connection between the user's Internet phone and the receiver's Internet phone is stopped. Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to an anonymous user characterized in that it comprises a. According to claim 1, The Internet phone service method, In the Internet phone management system to generate a user ID for managing information on the call charges calculated according to the user's use of the Internet phone, When the user wants to pay the Internet phone service method for charging a call charge to the anonymous user, characterized in that to charge the total call charge calculated and managed in the user ID.