KR20010010552A - Method for providing charging information in potable phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a method of providing call rate information in a mobile phone that calculates a call charge for an actual call time and checks a call charge when necessary. In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a method for providing call rate information in a mobile phone, the process of inputting and registering one or more billing information applying different call rates, and checking a call time when an outgoing call is formed; When the outgoing call is completed, automatically calculating a call rate by applying billing information corresponding to the checked call time, displaying the calculated call rate, and storing the calculated call rate. Characterized in that made.

Description

How to provide call rate information on your mobile phone {METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGING INFORMATION IN POTABLE PHONE}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a method of providing call rate information in a mobile phone that calculates a call charge for an actual call time and checks a call charge when necessary.

In the case of a conventional mobile phone, a current function and a total call time are provided by providing a guide function for a use time. However, the usage time information guided by the conventional mobile phone was slightly different from the accurate call time information, but the time from the point of system connection instead of counting the time when the actual call was realized, and the error from the actual time of use. Occurred. That is, the usage time guide function of the conventional mobile phone simply informs the arithmetic sum from the time of connecting the system to the time when the user ends the call, so that the actual number of calls charged is not known. In the case of the conventional mobile phone, it is only equipped with a guide function for the use time of the mobile phone, so that the user cannot actually provide the call rate guide function that the user wants to check, so in order to check the call rate, it is possible to receive a bill notice announced at the end of the month. It was difficult to plan the moderation and planning of using a mobile phone.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a user with accurate call rate information when using a mobile phone in order to solve the above problems, and to provide a call rate information providing method in a mobile phone where the user can check the call rate at any time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a call rate information providing method in a mobile phone to provide a monthly call rate and total call rate guide function to enhance the convenience of the user, and to promote the moderation and planning of the use of the mobile phone.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for providing call rate information in a mobile phone, the process of inputting and registering one or more billing information applying different call rates, and checking the call time when an outgoing call is formed. A process of automatically calculating a call rate by applying billing information corresponding to the checked talk time when the outgoing call is completed; displaying the calculated call rate; and storing the calculated call rate Characterized in that the process is made.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a control flowchart for registering charging information in a mobile phone for calculating a call charge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view of charging information registered in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a control flowchart for calculating a call charge according to an originating call time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a control flowchart for checking a call charge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an exemplary diagram of total call rate information displayed on the display unit when the total call rate check is selected according to the present invention.

7 is an exemplary view of the monthly call rate information displayed on the display unit when the monthly call rate check is selected according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention, such as specific processing flows. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention,

The control unit 111 controls the overall operation of the mobile phone, and controls the operation according to the provision of the call charge information, such as the charging information registration, call charge calculation operation, call charge confirmation operation for providing call charges according to the present invention. The duplexer 112 receives a radio signal received from the antenna ANT and outputs it to the radio receiver 113, and outputs a transmission signal received from the radio transmitter 115 through the antenna. The wireless receiver 113 outputs the data to the controller 111 when receiving the data, and outputs the wireless voice signal received in the call mode to the voice processor 116. The frequency synthesizing unit 114 generates a local oscillation signal for demodulating the received signal in response to the receiving channel under the control of the control unit 111, and generates a transmission carrier signal and outputs the transmission carrier signal to the wireless transmitter 115. The wireless transmitter 115 synthesizes a voice signal received from the voice processor 116 and a carrier signal received from the frequency synthesizer 114 under the control of the controller 111 in the call mode. ) The voice processing unit 116 demodulates the coded voice received from the wireless receiving unit 113 and outputs it to the speaker SPK through the switch unit 117, and converts the signal converted into an electric voice signal by the microphone MIC. The electronic voice signal received through the unit 117 is coded and output to the wireless transmitter 115.

The ringer unit 118 outputs a ringing tone when receiving a ring signal under the control of the control unit 111. The memory unit 119 has a program that stores control data necessary for controlling the control unit 111, and includes a ROM in which various programs are embedded, various phone numbers, names and billing information, call charge information, and the like. Non-Volatile Memory (NVM), and RAM for temporarily storing and processing data generated during the program control.

The key input unit 121 has a key matrix structure (not shown), includes a numeric key for dialing and various function keys, generates a key input signal corresponding to a key input by a user, and outputs it to the controller 111. do. The display unit 122 uses, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display device), and displays the state and operation process of the mobile phone under the control of the control unit 111.

2 is a control flowchart for registering charging information in a mobile phone for calculating a call charge according to an embodiment of the present invention, and inputs and registers various billing information, for example, application day, application time, application fee, and unit time.

3 is an exemplary view of charging information registered in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a control flowchart for calculating a call charge according to an originating call time according to an embodiment of the present invention, after checking the use time from the time when the outgoing call is formed to the end of the call, charging of the corresponding use time It calculates and displays the call charge according to the information, and stores it by adding up the monthly call charge and the total call charge.

5 is a control flow chart for checking the call rate according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user enters the call rate check mode to check the call rate and select the monthly call rate check menu or the total call rate check menu Displays monthly call rate information and total call rate information.

6 is an exemplary view of the total call rate information displayed on the display unit 122 when the total call rate check is selected according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a display unit when the monthly call rate check is selected according to the present invention. An example of monthly call rate information displayed on the screen.

1 to 7 will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. First, a process of registering charging information in a memory unit of a mobile phone for calculating a call rate will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

In step 210, the controller 111 checks whether a billing information registration mode is selected among menu items. When the billing information registration mode is selected, the controller 111 proceeds to step 220. In this case, the control unit 111 displays a message requesting input of charging information through a display window of the display unit 122, for example, an LCD. For example, if the billing information to be input is 'applicable day', 'applicable time zone', 'applied fee', and 'unit time', input is sequentially requested one by one. Thus, in step 220, the control unit 111 inputs an application day through the key input unit 121 (step 221), an application time input (step 223), an application fee input (step 225), and unit time input (step 227). Receive. Here, the 'day of application' refers to a specific day of the week when the billing information is applied, and the 'applicable time zone' refers to a time zone in which the corresponding billing information is applied during the day, and the 'application fee' refers to a fee applied per unit time. The term 'unit time' means a reference time which is a standard for calculating a call charge. When each billing information according to the billing information input request message is input and a confirmation key is input in step 230, the controller 111 proceeds to step 240. In step 240, the control unit 111 checks whether a new billing information input is selected, and if a new billing information input is selected, the control unit 111 returns to step 220 to perform an input process for the new billing information. If no new charging information input is selected in step 240, the controller 111 proceeds to step 250 and stores / registers the input charging information in a designated storage area of the memory unit 119. An example of the charging information registered in this way is shown in FIG. 3. For example, the user enters billing information that applies the normal rate of 24 won per 10 seconds of call from 08:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Friday, and 06:00 to 08:00, 21 from Monday to Friday. Enter the billing information to apply the discounted rate of 18 won per 10 seconds during the time of: 00 ~ 24: 00, and charge the late night discount rate of 12 won per 10 seconds of the call every day from 00:00 to 06:00. If the information is input and billing information is applied to apply a discounted rate of 18 won per 10 seconds during the weekends and holidays from 06:00 to 24:00, it is stored in the memory storage area of FIG.

Although not shown, a menu item is provided to allow a user to change and check the registered billing information, if necessary, so as to change the billing information or to check the registered billing information.

In this way, if the charging information is applied to the mobile phone to apply different call rates, the control unit 111 automatically calculates the call rate according to the call time every time the outgoing call of the mobile phone user, this call rate automatic calculation operation is shown in FIG. A detailed description will be given with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 401, the control unit 111 checks whether an outgoing call is formed. When the outgoing call is formed, the control unit 111 proceeds to step 403 to start a call time check. The talk time check point is a point at which the ring signal provided to the called party, which is the charging point of the actual exchange station, is cut off. In step 405, the controller 111 checks the current time information and reads out the charging information registered in advance for the charging information corresponding to the current time information. The controller 111 continuously checks the talk time and continuously reads and stores corresponding billing information according to the time change during the talk. After that, if it is detected in step 407 that the call is terminated, the controller 111 proceeds to step 409 to terminate the call time check and then calculates a call rate using the charging information according to the call time checked in step 411.

For example, when the call time is from 23 o'clock on Sunday to 9 o'clock on Monday, the charging information applied to the call charge calculation is as follows.

1) Sunday's discount rate of 18 won per 10 seconds from 23:00 to 24:00;

1 hour (3600 seconds) x 18 (won) / 10 (seconds) = 6,480 (won)

2) Monday night at 00:00 ~ 06:00 late night discount rate of 10 won per second;

6 hours × 1 hour (3600 seconds) × 12 (won) / 10 (seconds) = 25,920 (won)

3) Monday's discount rate of 18 won per 10 seconds from 06:00 to 08:00,

2 hours × 1 hour (3600 seconds) × 18 (won) / 10 (seconds) = 12,960 (won)

4) Monday's discounted rate of 24 won per 10 seconds from 08:00 to 09:00,

1 hour (3600 seconds) × 24 (won) / 10 (seconds) = 8,640 (won)

Therefore, if the call is made from 23 o'clock on Sunday to 9 o'clock on Monday, a total of 54,000 won is calculated. In this manner, the control unit 111 calculates the call charge according to the call time in step 411. The controller 111 displays the call charge calculated in step 413 on the LCD window of the display unit 122 together with the call time. Then, in step 415, the control unit 111 stores the sum of the current talk time and the talk charge in addition to the monthly talk time and the monthly talk fee. In addition, in step 417, the control unit 111 stores the total talk time and the total talk rate, and adds the current talk time and the talk rate. When the sum of the monthly call time and the monthly call rate is checked, the current call date and time are managed to add up the call time and the call rate by month. Although not shown, the call time and call rate may be separately managed by daily or weekly or annually.

Referring to the flowchart of FIG. 5, an operation of calculating and storing a call charge for an actual call time and confirming it as necessary in the same manner as the flow of FIG. 4 will be described in detail.

In step 501, if the call rate check mode is selected from the menu items, the controller 111 displays sub-menu items of the monthly call rate check menu and the total call rate check menu on the LCD window of the display unit 122, and then proceeds to step 503. Proceed. In step 503, the control unit 111 proceeds to step 505 when the monthly call rate confirmation menu is selected from the sub-menu items, and proceeds to step 511 when the monthly call rate confirmation menu is not selected.

In step 505, the control unit 111 displays the monthly call time and monthly call rate information, which are separately managed, on the LCD window of the display unit 122 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, in step 507, if there is a key input for deleting the monthly call rate information, the controller 111 proceeds to step 509 to initialize the monthly call time and initialize the monthly call rate. In this case, the monthly call time is 0 (zero) and the monthly call rate is 0 (zero). If deletion is not selected in step 507 or if the monthly call rate information is initialized in step 509, the flow proceeds to step 515. In step 515, if the confirmation key is input, the controller 111 ends the call charge checking program.

Meanwhile, in the above-described monthly call rate checking embodiment, call rate information is initialized by month so that only one month's call rate information can be checked. However, by storing and managing monthly call rate information, a specific month is designated when the monthly call rate is checked. It may also be provided with a function to confirm.

If the call rate confirmation menu is selected in step 511, the control unit 111 proceeds to step 513 and displays the total call time and total call rate information as shown in the display example of FIG. 6 on the LCD window of the display unit 122. Let's do it. In step 515, the control unit 111 terminates the call charge checking program according to the present invention when there is a confirmation key input.

On the other hand, the detailed description of the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of improving the user's convenience by providing the call rate information to the user by calculating the correct call rate for the actual call time in the mobile phone, and promoting the moderation and planning of the use of the mobile phone. have.

Another effect of the present invention can be changed immediately even if the billing information to apply the call rate, and the effect of providing the information of the call charge so that the user can check the mobile phone charge history at any time by managing the call charge monthly have.

Claims (8)

In the method for providing call charge information in a mobile phone, Registering and entering one or more billing information for different call rates; When the outgoing call is formed, the process of checking the talk time, Automatically calculating a call charge by applying billing information corresponding to the checked talk time when the outgoing call is completed; Displaying the calculated call rate; Call rate information providing method in the mobile phone characterized in that the process consisting of storing the calculated call rate. The method of claim 1, The charging information is a call rate information providing method in the mobile phone, characterized in that can be changed if necessary. The method of claim 2, The billing information is a call charge information providing method in the mobile phone, characterized in that consisting of the day of the week, time zone to apply, rate to be applied per unit time, unit time. The method of claim 3, wherein The call time is a call rate information providing method in a mobile phone, characterized in that from the time when the ring signal is terminated to the end of the call to the called party of the exchange. The method of claim 4, wherein The call rate is calculated by reading billing information corresponding to a change in each talk time during a call, and calculating the call charges when there are a plurality of read billing information. Call rate information providing method in the mobile phone, characterized in that summing. The method of claim 5, The calculated current call rate is stored in addition to the daily, weekly, monthly, annual call rate separately managed call rate information providing method in a mobile phone. The method according to claim 5 or 6, Call rate information providing method in the mobile phone, characterized in that the calculated current call charges are added to the total call charges separately managed. The method of claim 7, wherein Call rate information providing method in the mobile phone characterized in that it further comprises a call rate check process for selecting and displaying the call rate information desired by the user when the call rate needs to be confirmed.