JPH10285303A - Billing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable new service charge, without markedly changing a charging logic, even at the time of newly executing the communication of the other side by changing a dial string to a virtual dial string, analyzing the dial string including the virtual dial string, so as to calculate a call charge and then returning the changed virtual dial string to the original dial string. SOLUTION: A CDR receiving means 1 receives CDR data from RBX to record in a charging device and a new service analyzing and a virtual dial string converting processing means 2 analyzes whether or not a service is new and charges to the virtual dial string, at the time of a new service. For the dial string of a new service, the original dial string is changed to a virtual dial string which has been previously registered by each kind of a network. A call charge arithmetic processing means 3 analyzes the dual string to calculate-process a call charge. After judging the kind of the network of the communication line of a communication company and obtaing and calculating the charge-calculating parameter of the corresponding network kind from a charging table, the virtual dial string is returned to the original dial string.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a billing apparatus which connects to a private branch exchange (hereinafter, referred to as a PBX) to calculate and aggregate call charges.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional billing device. In the figure, reference numeral 51 denotes CDR reception processing means for receiving call detail information (hereinafter, referred to as CDR data) generated in the PBX from the PBX and storing the information in a billing device; 52, storage by the CDR reception processing means 51 Call charge calculation processing means for extracting information for each call from the CDR data to calculate and record a call charge, 53 denotes a terminal number, network type based on the CDR data to which the call charge is added by the call charge calculation means 52 Is a call charge totaling means for totalizing and recording call charges.

Next, the operation will be described. In this conventional billing apparatus, first, the CDR reception processing means 51 receives CDR data from the PBX and records it in the billing apparatus. next,
When the reception of the CDR data from the PBX is completed, the call charge calculation processing means 52 extracts the information for each call from the CDR data stored in the charging device and calculates the call charge. After the calculation of the call charge is completed in this way, the call charge totaling means 53 outputs the CD to which the call charge has been added.
Based on the R data, call charges are totaled and recorded for each terminal number and network type.

In the calculation of the call charge performed by the call charge calculation processing means 52, the domestic call charge is usually x seconds 1
The charge is made in units of 0 yen, and the international call fee is charged in units of 6 yen y yen (x and y are natural numbers), and the call charge calculation method for domestic call charges and international call charges is different.

The call charge calculation processing means 52 acquires the corresponding network type and charge calculation parameters from the destination dial string recorded in the CDR data. In this case, the call charge calculation processing means 52 first starts an analysis from the head of the destination dial string and determines whether the call is a local call or a non-local call. A parameter corresponding to a local call using a corporation (hereinafter, referred to as NTT) is acquired from a charging table held in the charging device. If it is determined that the call is other than a local call, for example, it is determined whether the call is a toll call using NTT or a toll call using another communication line. If the call is determined to be a toll call using NTT, use the NTT. The parameter corresponding to the out-of-town call is acquired from the charging table. NTT
If it is determined that the call originates outside the city using a communication line other than the above, the network type of the communication line of which communication carrier is determined, and the charge calculation parameter of the corresponding network type is obtained from the charging table.
Thereafter, a call charge is calculated based on the obtained charge parameter.

[0006]

As described above, the conventional billing apparatus analyzes the dial string to distinguish between the local call and the outside call, the NTT call, and the network type. It is configured so that a telecommunications carrier that provided an international communication service entered the domestic communication service, while a telecommunications carrier that provided a domestic communication service entered the international communication service. If a new service is provided by extending the dial string that provided the conventional service, it is necessary to use a dial string that selects one network type to perform different charging processing for domestic call rates and international call rates There is a problem that it is necessary to modify the structure of the charge table in which the call charge calculation logic and the parameters used for calculating the call charge are recorded.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. In the case where a telecommunications carrier currently providing a domestic or international communication service newly enters the other communication service, the conventional network type is used. A billing apparatus capable of coping with the above communication service without changing as much as possible the call charge calculation logic used in the current billing apparatus and the structure of the billing table used in calculating the call charge when the selection number is used as it is. The purpose is to obtain.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a billing apparatus comprising: a CDR reception processing unit for receiving and storing call detail information; and a communication line of a communication carrier which has newly started another type of service. A new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means for judging whether or not the dial string is a dial string of the corresponding carrier and changing the dial string to a fictitious dial string assigned in advance, and a dial string including a fictitious dial string Call charge calculation processing means for analyzing and calculating and recording the call charge, fictitious dial string restoration processing means for returning the fictitious dial string changed by the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means to the original dial string, and call charge Call charge totaling means for collecting and recording the call charges for each terminal number and network type based on the call detail information to which the call charges have been added by the calculation processing means It is those with a.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Embodiment 1 FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a charging apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is the PBX
CDR reception processing means for receiving the CDR data generated in the BX and accumulating the data in the billing device, 2 is the communication in the case where a telecommunications carrier which has conventionally provided domestic or international communication services newly starts the other service. The new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means for judging whether or not the dial string is for the communication line of the carrier and changing the dial string to a fictitious dial string allocated in advance if the dial string is for the communication carrier, 3 Call charge calculation processing means 4 for analyzing and calculating a call charge by analyzing the dial string, and a fictitious dial string restoration processing 4 for returning the fictitious dial string changed by the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2 to the original dial string Means 5 collect and record the call charges for each terminal number and network type based on the CDR data to which the call charges have been added by the call charge calculation processing means 3. Is the call charges totaling process means that.

Next, the operation will be described. In this billing device, first, the CDR reception processing means 1 receives CDR data from the PBX and records it in the billing device.

When the reception of the CDR data from the PBX is completed, the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2
Performs analysis of whether or not the service is a new service and changes to a fictitious dial string in the case of a new service. The operation of the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2 will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2 first analyzes the destination dial string of the CDR data stored in the billing device and determines whether or not the dial string utilizes the new service. (Step ST1). If it is determined that the dial sequence is a new service, the virtual dial sequence 00pq, 00ab registered in advance for each network type
The original dial strings 00xy and 00ef are changed (steps ST2 and ST3). If it does not correspond to the new service, no processing is performed. The above processing is performed for all the stored CDR data.

Next, the call charge calculation processing means 3 analyzes the dial string and performs a call charge calculation process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the dial string analysis operation of the call charge calculation processing means 3. Hereinafter, the dial analysis operation of the call charge calculation processing means 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The call charge calculation processing means 3 first starts the analysis from the head of the destination dial string including the fictitious dial string transferred from the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2 to start a local call or a local call. If it is determined that the call is other than a call (step ST11), and if it is determined that the call is a local call, a parameter corresponding to a local call using, for example, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (hereinafter referred to as NTT) is held in the charging device. It is obtained from the existing charging table (step ST14).

If it is determined in step ST11 that the call is other than a local call, it is determined, for example, whether the call is toll using the NTT or toll using another communication line (step ST11).
12) If it is determined that the call is toll-free using NTT, N
The parameter corresponding to the out-of-town call using TT is acquired from the charging table (step ST15). NTT
If it is determined that the outgoing call is made using a communication line other than the communication line, the network type of which communication carrier is determined (step S
T13), the charge calculation parameter of the corresponding network type is obtained from the charge table (step ST16, step ST16).
17). Thereafter, the call charge calculation processing means 3 calculates the call charge based on the acquired charge parameters. In addition, 1
In calculating the call charge for each call, the dial string converted into the fictitious dial string searches a charge table registered as a fictitious dial string in advance, acquires corresponding parameters, and calculates the call charge.

After the calculation of the call charge is completed in this way, the fictitious dial string restoration processing means 4 returns the fictitious dial string to the original dial string. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing this fictitious dial string restoration processing operation. Hereinafter, the operation of the fictitious dial train restoration processing means 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The fictitious dial string restoration processing means 4 firstly
It is determined whether or not the dial string input via the call charge calculation processing means 3 is a dial string converted into a fictitious dial string by the new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 2 (step ST20). If the dial strings are 00pq and 00ab converted to the dial strings, the dial strings are returned to the original dial strings 00xy and 00ef (step ST).
21, step ST22).

On the basis of the dial string restored by the fictitious dial string restoring processing means 4 as described above, the call charge totaling processing means 5 totalizes and records the call charges for each terminal number and network type.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, a case where a communication carrier that has been providing domestic or international communication services newly enters the other service and uses the conventional network type selection number However, there is an effect that the accounting process can be performed without greatly changing the structures of the conventional accounting process logic and the accounting table.

[0020]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the dialing sequence is changed to a fictitious dialing sequence, the dialing sequence including the fictitious dialing sequence is analyzed, and the call charge is calculated. The fictitious dialing sequence is configured to return to the original dialing sequence, so if a telecommunications carrier that was providing domestic or international communication services newly enters the other communication service and uses the conventional network type selection number In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to perform charging for a new service performed by each communication carrier without significantly changing the conventional charging logic.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a charging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a new service analysis operation of a new service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing unit according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a destination dial analysis operation of a call charge calculation processing unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an imaginary dial string restoring operation of an imaginary dial string restoring processing means according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional billing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CDR reception processing means 2 New service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means 3 Call charge calculation processing means 4
Fictitious dial string restoration processing means, 5 Call charge totalization processing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A billing apparatus for connecting to a private branch exchange, collecting call detail information generated in the private branch exchange from the private branch exchange, and calculating a call charge for each call from the call detail information. CDR reception processing means for receiving and storing information; and judging whether or not it is a dial line of a communication line of a communication carrier which has newly started another kind of service. New service analysis fictitious dial string conversion processing means for changing the dial string to a dial string; call charge calculation processing means for analyzing and calculating a call charge by analyzing the dial string including the fictitious dial string; Fictitious dial string restoration processing means for returning the fictitious dial string changed by the fictitious dial string conversion processing means to the original dial string; Terminal number by based on the call detail information call charges is added by physical means, charging apparatus being characterized in that a call charge totalization processing means for aggregating the call charges on network classification record.