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WO1999033253A1 - Procede de transfert d'informations concernant le cout d'appels telephoniques, et central telephonique conçu pour un tel procede - Google Patents

Procede de transfert d'informations concernant le cout d'appels telephoniques, et central telephonique conçu pour un tel procede Download PDF

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WO1999033253A1
WO1999033253A1 PCT/NL1998/000719 NL9800719W WO9933253A1 WO 1999033253 A1 WO1999033253 A1 WO 1999033253A1 NL 9800719 W NL9800719 W NL 9800719W WO 9933253 A1 WO9933253 A1 WO 9933253A1
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Mathias Hubert Maria Hutschemaekers
Wim Nouwens
Rolf Keijzer
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Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson
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Priority to AU16953/99A priority Critical patent/AU1695399A/en
Priority to EP98961690A priority patent/EP1042907A1/fr
Publication of WO1999033253A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999033253A1/fr
Priority to NO20003171A priority patent/NO20003171D0/no

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/28—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP with meter at substation or with calculation of charges at terminal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/40—Network security protocols

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  • This invention relates to a method for transferring information regarding telephony charges.
  • telephone subscribers can obtain direct information about the charges of their call through pulse - signals.
  • a pulse is sent from the exchange to the subscriber and represented there, for instance by a counter.
  • Each pulse then represents a fixed amount, which is charged to the subscriber's account.
  • ISDN affords the possibility of making use of a charge report service, which arranges for call charge information to be sent to a subscriber during and/or after a call and to be shown on the alphanumeric display of the subscriber's ISDN apparatus.
  • a drawback of this service is that it is not available to subscribers on the normal analog telephone system because in most cases subscribers do not have apparatuses with alphanumeric displays.
  • a printer is provided at the subscriber's site, which printer is connected to the local exchange via a separate communication line. After each call, a call report specifying the charges of the call is transmitted.
  • the drawback of this solution is, of course, the necessity of a separate connection, exclusively for the charge information.
  • the subscriber is automatically telephoned after each call and information on the charges of the call is given by means of a voice machine.
  • a drawback of this solution is that the spoken report entails the risk that it will be understood incorrectly, while obtaining the charge information after each call requires extra time.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a solution that has none of the drawbacks of the known solutions and which can be readily provided to subscribers having modern equipment at their disposal .
  • a method for transferring information regarding the charges of a telephone call wherein after the telephone connection in question has been broken, an electronic mail message with charge information is sent to a personal computer of the calling subscriber.
  • the invention has the advantage that -the subscriber only needs to have a personal computer and an electronic mail address on a computer network.
  • This connection is sending an e-mail via the Internet, but other solutions are also possible.
  • the solution according to the invention is easy to implement, can be provided inexpensively, and is fast. In principle, a separate communication line is not required and errors are precluded because the message is displayed in writing and may optionally be printed.
  • the call charges can be sent directly after a call, but they may also be collected in the exchange for a fixed period of time, for instance an hour or a day, and then be sent. Further, the subscriber can also decide that he wants to know the charges for every call or, for instance, just for trunk and/or international calls. It is also possible to send a message from the exchange only when the charges of a call exceed a minimum amount.
  • the invention further provides a telephone exchange comprising means for establishing a connection between two subscribers and means for determining the duration of the connection, characterized in that the means for determining the duration are coupled to an apparatus for composing an electronic mail message and that an interface is provided for coupling that apparatus to an external computer network.
  • a calling procedure is carried out for connecting a calling- subscriber A with a called subscriber B.
  • a connection between A and B is established.
  • information on the time of the call is recorded (in connection with telephone charges that vary in amount depending on the time of day) , and when the connection is broken, information on the length of the call is recorded.
  • the cost price of the connection for subscriber A is registered.
  • the information generated by the calling procedure is transmitted to a block 2, where a charging procedure is carried out.
  • a charging procedure is carried out.
  • all such information is collected as is needed_to periodically send the subscriber a bill, and this information is further processed via an interface outside the exchange.
  • This procedure too, is standard in conventional exchanges.
  • the charge information is supplied to an e-mail module, represented by block 3, which carries out an e-mail procedure.
  • the charge information is sent to the electronic "mailbox" of the subscriber at an Internet provider, with the use of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) , known per se .
  • SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • This protocol which is described, for instance, by Jonathan B. Postel in "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol", RFC 821, USC/Information Science Institute, August 1982, comprises three steps, wherein successively a transaction is started by identification of the sender, a command is sent that identifies the recipient, and a data command is sent, whereby all factual data of the sent message are transferred. An "end of message” indicator confirms the transfer.
  • block 3 further includes a memory storing all mailbox addresses of the subscribers for whom the offered service is active.
  • Whether the subscriber is active can be determined either in the calling procedure or in the charging procedure.
  • the e-mail procedure initiates an SMTP mail transfer.
  • the mailbox of the recipient is then retrieved from the above memory, on the basis of the telephone number of the calling subscriber.
  • the data to be sent is so organized as to provide the subscriber with information on the charges in a neatly arranged form.
  • the mail data consists of ASCII characters. If the internal representation of the call data is different, a conversion must be provided for in a manner known per se .
  • the e-mail procedure 3 is coupled via an Internet interface 4 with the Internet gateway.
  • This interface provides inter alia for the transport for SMTP.
  • One of the protocols that can be used for this purpose is the Point-to- Point Protocol (PPP) , which is described, for instance, by W. Simpson in "The Point-to-Point Protocol", RFC 1661, Network Working Group, July 1994.
  • PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
  • the exchange further comprises an interface 5 for the operator of the exchange. Via this interface, the list of active subscribers for the above-described charge information service can be entered and updated. Both via the interface 5 and by the subscriber operating the telephone apparatus, the charge information service can, for individual subscribers, be activated, deactivated or be consulted.
  • the e-mail procedure and the Internet interface outside of the exchange by arranging for the delivery of the data required therefor via a suitable interface in the exchange.
  • a suitable interface in the exchange instead of sending an e-mail, it is also possible to make the charge information available on a website, for instance the website of the manager of the telephone network, while the subscriber can have access to the charge information relevant to him on the website through a personal code .

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un central téléphonique servant à transférer des informations concernant le coût d'appels téléphoniques à un abonné. Dans le procédé, après qu'une connexion a été interrompue, un message électronique contenant les informations de coût est envoyé à l'abonné par un réseau d'ordinateurs. De préférence, le message électronique est un courrier électronique et le réseau d'ordinateurs est l'Internet.
PCT/NL1998/000719 1997-12-19 1998-12-18 Procede de transfert d'informations concernant le cout d'appels telephoniques, et central telephonique conçu pour un tel procede WO1999033253A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU16953/99A AU1695399A (en) 1997-12-19 1998-12-18 Method for transferring information regarding telephony charges, and telephone exchange arranged for such method
EP98961690A EP1042907A1 (fr) 1997-12-19 1998-12-18 Procede de transfert d'informations concernant le cout d'appels telephoniques, et central telephonique con u pour un tel procede
NO20003171A NO20003171D0 (no) 1997-12-19 2000-06-19 FremgangsmÕte for overføring av informasjon om telefonitakseringskostnader, og telefonsentral tilpasset slik fremgangsmÕte

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NL1007861A NL1007861C2 (nl) 1997-12-19 1997-12-19 Werkwijze voor het overdragen van informatie betreffende telefonie- kosten, alsmede een telefooncentrale ingericht voor een dergelijke werkwijze.
NL1007861 1997-12-19

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