JPH01158869A - Charging information output system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reference charging information at a location apart from an exchange by devising the system such that charging information is able to be displayed onto a data terminal equipment accommodated in the exchange CONSTITUTION:Upon the request of setting a data Communication line with a charging device 12 to a central controller 11 from a data terminal equipment 13 via a data terminal accommodating circuit 18, the central controller 11 controls a master switch 10 to set a data communication line 101. When a transmission request of charging information corresponding to a telephone set 14 is sent to the charging device 12, a charging controller 122 of the charging device 12 extracts the charging information and an interface circuit 124 sends the charging information to the data terminal equipment 13 to be connected, and the data terminal equipment 13 receives the charging information and displays it. Thus, the charging information can be referenced by the data terminal equipment.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a billing information output method.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of billing information output method, billing information is output using a billing device that is directly connected to a central control device and has means for storing, editing, and displaying billing information. It was not possible for the data terminal device to refer to billing information transmitted from the billing device through the communication channel.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional billing information output method. This conventional billing information output system includes a central control device f11, a main switch 10, a billing device 120, and the like. In FIG. 3, the central control unit 11 sends billing information for calls from telephones 14 and 15 to the billing device 12.
', and in the charging device 12', the charging control device (hereinafter referred to as C
TL) 122 is a billing information storage device (hereinafter referred to as MEM) 123
This is stored, edited, and displayed on a display device (hereinafter referred to as DPY) 121.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional billing information output method described above is based on the DPY of the billing device.
121, and in other words, the billing information can only be referenced from the billing device, which is one of the components of the switch, so the billing information can only be viewed by a maintenance person near the switch. The problem was that it was limited.

[Means for solving problems]

In the billing information output method of the present invention, in an exchange including a central control device, a main switch, and a billing device, the central control device transmits billing information corresponding to a call of each telephone housed in the main switch to the billing device. the billing device includes means for editing the billing information corresponding to each telephone call into billing information corresponding to the telephone and storing the same; The data terminal device has means for transmitting designated billing information to the data terminal device in response to a billing information sending request from the data terminal device connected to the data terminal device.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the billing information output method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the billing information transmission procedure in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the same components as in the conventional example are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. This embodiment is different from the conventional example in that a data terminal device 132 and a billing device 12 are connected to the main switch 10 via data terminal accommodation circuits 16 and 19, respectively, and the billing device 12 is connected to the DPY121. CTL122
．． An interface circuit (hereinafter referred to as I) connected between the MEM 123 and CTL 122 and the data terminal accommodation circuit 19
NF) 124.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the central control bag N11 transmits the billing information corresponding to the call from the telephone set 14.15 to the CTL 122 of the billing device 12,
The STL 122 edits the billing information for the call from the telephone 14.15 into billing information compatible with the telephone 14.15 and sends it to the ME.
Accumulate in M123. ME at the data terminal device 13
In order to display billing information for, for example, the telephone 14 stored in the M123, first a data communication path is established from the data terminal device 13 to the billing device 12 via the data terminal accommodating circuit 16 to the central control device 11. Make a setting request.

The central control unit 11 controls the main switch 10 in response to this data communication path setting request, and controls the data terminal accommodation circuit 16 .
19 is set up. Next, the data terminal device 13 is connected to the data terminal accommodation circuit 16. Data communication path 101. A request to send billing information corresponding to the telephone set 14 is transmitted to the billing device 12 via the data terminal accommodation circuit 19. The billing device 12 wants to receive a billing information transmission request.Procedure 1) I
When the NF 124 issues a request to the CTL 122 to retrieve billing information from the MEM 123 (step 2), the CTL 12
2 extracts the billing information and passes it to the INF 124 (Step 3
). INF 124 is the data terminal accommodation circuit 19. Billing information is transmitted to the data terminal device 13 connected via the data communication path 101 of the main switch 10 and the data terminal accommodation circuit 16. In step 4), the data terminal device 13 receives and displays the billing information.

Furthermore, if there is billing information that needs to be displayed on the data terminal device 13 (for example, for another telephone 41115), a billing information sending request is sent to the billing device 12, and the billing information is received and displayed. . Furthermore, if there is no billing information that needs to be displayed, the data terminal device 13 requests the central control device 11 to release the data communication path 101 with the billing device 12 via the data terminal accommodation circuit 160, The central controller 11 releases the data communication path 101.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, since the present invention can display billing information on a data terminal device housed in an exchange, the user of any telephone can refer to the billing information at a location away from the exchange.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the billing information output method of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the billing information transmission procedure in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an example of a conventional billing information output method. This is a professional diagram. 10... Main switch, 1... Central control device 12, 1
2'...Charging device, 13...Data terminal device, 14°15...Telephone, 16.19...Data terminal accommodation circuit, 17.18...Telephone accommodation circuit, 101...Data communication Path, 121...Display device (DPY), 12
2...Charging control device (CTL), 123...Charging information storage device (MEM>), 124...Interface circuit (■NF).

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an exchange including a central control device, a main switch, and a billing device, the central control device has means for sending billing information corresponding to a call of each telephone housed in the main switch to the billing device; The billing device includes means for editing billing information corresponding to each telephone call into billing information corresponding to the telephone and storing the same, and a means for editing and storing billing information corresponding to the call of each telephone, and a means for collecting billing information from a data terminal device connected to the billing device by a data communication path in the main switch. A billing information output method characterized by comprising means for transmitting designated billing information to the data terminal device in response to a billing information sending request.