CN1855976A - One-key stroke business charging system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a push-to-talk session charging system and a charging method for a session invitation initiator thereof. The push-to-talk session charging system includes: a push-to-talk server, a call session controller, and a charging server. The call session controller is set between the push-to-talk user and the push-to-talk server; it is characterized in that the billing server is used to accept the invitation to join the session when the push-to-talk server receives a response message from the invitee After that, charging is performed in response to the charging request sent by the push-to-talk server. The push-to-talk session charging system and the charging method for the session inviter provided by the present invention can effectively handle rich push-to-talk services and realize the charging of the inviter in the session.

Description

A push-to-talk session charging system and its charging method for session invitation initiators

technical field

The invention relates to a push-to-talk service and a group communication service in the communication field, in particular to a push-to-talk session charging system and a charging method for a session invitation initiator in the session.

Background technique

PoC (push to talk over cellular) introduces direct point-to-point and point-to-multipoint voice services in the cellular network. It enables users to enjoy the popular two-way wireless intercom service with mobile phones, users can establish their own group conversations, and can realize one-to-one (1-1) and one-to-many half-duplex calls. In terms of system implementation, operators need to introduce a new network element PoC server (PoCServer) on the network side, which is responsible for service registration, authentication, session processing, and media distribution of PoC users. The mobile terminal also needs to integrate the PoC function, so that users only need to press a key to make one-to-one and one-to-many calls.

PoC services are relatively rich, such as 1-1 calls, predefined group sessions, and chat group sessions can also be established. A user in a PoC session can also invite users who are not in the session to join the PoC session.

In order to perform some work on the PoC network management level, the PoC Server needs to record the calls and other events in detail, and these detailed records are called bills. A PoC session not only involves the conversation group, but also involves each user in the conversation group. The behavior of each user, especially the initiator of the conversation invitation, in the conversation is different, such as: joining time, speech attributes, etc. Currently There is not yet a better charging method for the initiator of the session invitation in the PoC session.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a push-to-talk session charging system and its charging method for the session inviter, which is used to solve the problem that the charging scheme of the session inviter in the existing push-to-talk session charging system is not perfect The problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a push-to-talk session charging system, including: a push-to-talk server, a call session controller and a charging server, the call session controller is set between the push-to-talk user and the push-to-talk It is characterized in that the charging server is used to respond to the charging request sent by the push-to-talk server when the push-to-talk server receives the response message that the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session , for billing.

In the above PTT session charging system, wherein the PTT server first generates charging information after receiving a response message that the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session, and then sends a charging request to the charging server.

In the above push-to-talk session charging system, the charging information includes the time when the inviter initiates the invitation, the number of the inviter, and the number of the invitee.

In the above-mentioned PTT session charging system, wherein the PTT server receives a response message that the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session, after the call session controller sends the response message to the inviter, the The PTT server sends the charging request to the charging server.

In the above push-to-talk session charging system, the answering method for the invitee to accept the invitation to join the session includes: a manual answering method with a ringing response message, or an automatic answering method with a success response message.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a charging method for the initiator of the push-to-talk session invitation, which is suitable for a push-to-talk session charging system, and the system includes: a push-to-talk server, a call session controller and The billing server, the call session controller is set between the push-to-talk user and the push-to-talk server; it is characterized in that the method includes the following steps:

The push-to-talk server receives a response message in which the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session;

The push-to-talk server sends a charging request to the charging server; and

The charging server performs charging in response to the charging request.

The above-mentioned charging method for the initiator of the push-to-talk session invitation, wherein, after the push-to-talk server receives the response message that the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session, it first generates charging information, and then sends the charging information to the charging server Send billing request.

In the above charging method for an initiator of a push-to-talk session invitation, the charging information includes the time when the inviter initiates the invitation, the number of the inviter, and the number of the invitee.

The above charging method for the initiator of a push-to-talk session invitation, wherein the push-to-talk server receives a response message that the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session, and sends the response message to The push-to-talk server sends a charging request to the charging server only after the inviter has received the invitation.

In the above charging method for the initiator of a push-to-talk session invitation, the invitee accepts the invitation to join the session by means of a manual answer in response to a ringing response message, or in an automatic answer way in response to a successful response message.

The above-mentioned charging method for the initiator of the push-to-talk session invitation, which also includes the step of charging the initiator of the session invitation, further comprising:

Step 111, a user A sends an invitation message to the push-to-talk server, inviting a user C who is not in the session to join the session;

Step 112, the push-to-talk server sends the invitation message to user C, and if user C accepts the invitation, responds with a success response message;

Step 113: After receiving the successful response message from user C, the push-to-talk server generates billing information according to the event of receiving the message and the numbers of inviter user A and invitee user C, and sends it to the billing server Accounting Request message; and

Step 114, the charging server responds with a charging response message to the push-to-talk server for charging.

The PoC session charging system and the charging method for the session inviter provided by the present invention can effectively handle rich PoC services, and realize the problem of charging the inviter in the session.

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a PoC session system;

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a PoC session charging system;

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of setting up a PoC session;

Fig. 4 is a flow chart of charging when a user in a PoC session invites another user to join the session.

Detailed ways

The invention mainly relates to the charging method for the initiator of the session invitation in the PoC session. The technical problem mainly solved by the present invention is to provide a method for charging the initiator of the session invitation in the PoC session. The present invention comprises the steps:

Step (a): The PoC source user initiates a 1-1 or one-to-many PoC call request message to the PoC server;

Step (b): After the PoC Server receives the call request message of the PoC source user, it inquires about the relevant configuration information of the user, and after the security check is passed, the PoC Server sends the call request message to the target user;

Step (c): After receiving the call request message, the target user sends back a response message to the PoC Server;

Step (d): PoC Server sends a response message to the PoC source user;

Step (e): The PoC source user sends a response confirmation message, and the PoC session is established successfully;

Step (f): The user in the session starts to apply for the right to speak, the user who has obtained the right to speak starts to speak, and other users accept the media stream of the speaker. If the speaker releases the right to speak or the speech is timed out, other users can apply for the right to speak and speech;

Step (g): a user in the session sends a request message to the PoC Server, inviting another user outside the session to join the PoC session;

Step (h): After receiving the invitation message, the PoC Server sends an invitation message to the invited user;

Step (i): The invited user receives the invitation message, and if accepts the invitation, responds with an acceptance response message;

Step (j): After receiving the called response message, the PoC Server where the user who initiated the invitation generates the billing information of the inviter and interacts with the billing server (billing Server).

In the step (j), the billing information of the inviter mainly includes the time when the invitation was initiated, the number of the user who initiated the invitation, and the number of the invited party.

In the described step (j), the interaction between the PoC server and the charging server refers to: the PoC Server sends a charging request message to the charging server, and the charging server responds to the request message.

Now describe the specific embodiment of the present invention in detail in conjunction with accompanying drawings 1, 2, 3, 4 and the summary of the invention.

Since the PoC session has various forms, in order to have a relatively clear introduction to the present invention, it is first assumed that the following conditions are established:

- User A, User B and User C are all PoC end users;

- user A and user B belong to an Ad-hoc call;

- User A, User B and User C belong to the same PoC server;

—User C is invited by user A after the session between user A and user B is successfully established.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a PoC session system; Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a PoC session charging system; the PoC session system shown in Fig. 1 includes: a PoC server, a call session controller with a call session control function (Call Server Control Function, CSCF) , the call session controller is set between the PoC user and the PoC server. Compared with the session system shown in Figure 1, the PoC session charging system shown in Figure 2 also includes a charging server, which is used to , performing charging in response to the charging request sent by the push-to-talk server.

Fig. 3 shows the flow chart that one-to-one temporary group session is set up, and this process comprises the following steps:

Step 301, PoC user A presses the ptt key to send a temporary group session request message to PoC Server;

Step 302, after the PoC server receives the session establishment request message of the user A, the legitimacy of the user A is checked, and if the check is passed, the PoC server sends the session establishment request message to the called user B;

Step 303, after the called user B receives the session establishment request message of the PoC server, if it is a manual answer, then respond to the ringing message, otherwise directly transfer to step 304;

Step 304, after receiving the session establishment request message of the PoC server, the called user B responds with a successful response message;

Step 305, the PoC server sends a successful response message to user A;

Step 306, user A sends a confirmation response message, and the PoC session is established successfully;

Step 307, the user in the session starts to apply for the right to speak, the user who has obtained the right to speak starts to speak, and other users accept the media stream of the speaker, if the speaker releases the right to speak or the speech is timed out, other users can apply for the right to speak and speak, The session goes into steady state.

Fig. 4 is the charging flowchart that the user in the PoC session of the present invention invites another user to join this session, and this flowchart includes:

Step 401, user A sends an invitation message to the PoC server, inviting user C who is not in the session to join the session;

Step 402, the PoC server sends an invitation message to user C, and if user C accepts the invitation, responds with a success response message;

Step 403, after receiving the successful response message from user C, the PoC server generates charging information according to the event of receiving the message and the numbers of the inviter and the invitee, and then sends a charging request message to the charging server;

In step 404, the charging server responds with a charging response message to the PoC server.

The PoC session charging system and the charging method for the session inviter provided by the present invention can effectively handle rich PoC services, and realize the problem of charging the inviter in the session.

Of course, the present invention can also have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, but these corresponding Changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (11)

1, a kind of PTT session charging system, comprising: PTT service device, call session controller and accounting server, this call session controller are arranged between PTT user and this PTT service device; It is characterized in that, described accounting server, be used for when described PTT service device receive the invitee accept the invitation add the response message of session after, respond the charging request that described PTT service device sends, charge.

2, PTT session charging according to claim 1 system is characterized in that, described PTT service device is received that the invitee accepts the invitation and generated a charge information earlier behind the response message that adds session, sends the request of charging to described accounting server then.

3, PTT session charging according to claim 2 system is characterized in that, described charge information comprises the time that the inviter initiates to invite, inviter's number, invitee's number.

4, according to claim 1,2 or 3 described PTT session charging systems, it is characterized in that, described PTT service device is received that the invitee accepts the invitation and is added the response message of session, after by this call session controller this response message being sent to the inviter, described PTT service device just sends the request of charging to accounting server.

5, PTT session charging according to claim 4 system, it is characterized in that, the described invitee response mode that adds session of accepting the invitation comprises: the manual answering mode of responding with the ring response message, or the auto-answer mode of responding with success response message.

6, a kind of charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter, be applicable to PTT session charging system, this system comprises: PTT service device, call session controller and accounting server, this call session controller are arranged between PTT user and this PTT service device; It is characterized in that this method comprises the steps:

Described PTT service device reception invitee accepts the invitation and adds the response message of session;

Described PTT service device sends the request of charging to described accounting server; And

Described accounting server responds described charging request, charges.

7, the charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described PTT service device is received that the invitee accepts the invitation and is generated a charge information earlier behind the response message that adds session, sends the request of charging to described accounting server then.

8, the charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter according to claim 7 is characterized in that, described charge information comprises the time that the inviter initiates to invite, inviter's number, invitee's number.

9, the charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, described PTT service device is received that the invitee accepts the invitation and is added the response message of session, after by this call session controller this response message being sent to the inviter, described PTT service device just sends the request of charging to accounting server.

10, the charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, the manual answering mode that described invitee responds with the ring response message, or with the auto-answer mode that success response message the is responded adding session of accepting the invitation.

11, the charging method that is used for PTT session invitation promoter according to claim 6 is characterized in that, also comprises the step that a pair of session invitation promoter charges, and comprising:

Step 111, a user A sends invitation message to described PTT service device, and inviting not, the user C in this session adds this session;

Step 112, described PTT service device sends to user C with this invitation message, if user C accepts the invitation, then responds success response message;

Step 113, after described PTT service device is received the success response message of user C, according to the number generation charge information of the incident of receiving this message and inviter user A and invitee user C, and to accounting server transmission charging request message; And

Step 114, described accounting server is responded charge response message to described PTT service device, charges.

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