Apparatus for and method of verifying service user's information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for verifying the information of a service user to be charged in a switching network having a switch system for setting a call requested by one terminal between other terminal and said one terminal and a data memory for retaining service user'"'"'s information previously designated by a subscriber and information on a validity of said service user'"'"'s information,wherein said data memory includes a collating means for collating the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, said switch system includes a checking means for checking whether or not a service user'"'"'s information transmitted via said one terminal satisfies a predetermined formal condition and requesting, if said condition is satisfied, said data memory for the collation of the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, and said switch system sets, when said collating means recognizes the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, a call to be charged based on said information between said one terminal and said other terminal, andwherein said checking means permits setting of a call to be charged based on said information in response to a request for setting said call produced within a predetermined time after said collating means has stopped collating of the validity of said user'"'"'s information, under condition that said information meets said predetermined formal condition.
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Abstract
An apparatus for verifying service user'"'"'s information consists of a switch system for setting a call between one terminal and the other terminal and a data memory connected to this switch system. This data memory stores information indicating the number of a service user on which a charge previously applied by a subscriber is imposed and information on a validity of this service user'"'"'s information. The switch system includes a checking section. The checking section checks at first effects, when the subscriber requests setting of a call to be charged for a talk on the basis of the above-mentioned information from one terminal, a formal check of the service user'"'"'s information sent with the request by the subscriber. If this formal check is passed, the checking section requests the data memory for a collation as to whether or not the service user'"'"'s information is valid. Then, only when receiving a reply saying that the service user'"'"'s information is valid, the switch system sets the call between one terminal and the other terminal.
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1. An apparatus for verifying the information of a service user to be charged in a switching network having a switch system for setting a call requested by one terminal between other terminal and said one terminal and a data memory for retaining service user'"'"'s information previously designated by a subscriber and information on a validity of said service user'"'"'s information,
wherein said data memory includes a collating means for collating the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, said switch system includes a checking means for checking whether or not a service user'"'"'s information transmitted via said one terminal satisfies a predetermined formal condition and requesting, if said condition is satisfied, said data memory for the collation of the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, and said switch system sets, when said collating means recognizes the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, a call to be charged based on said information between said one terminal and said other terminal, and wherein said checking means permits setting of a call to be charged based on said information in response to a request for setting said call produced within a predetermined time after said collating means has stopped collating of the validity of said user'"'"'s information, under condition that said information meets said predetermined formal condition.
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15. An apparatus for verifying the information of a service user to be charged in a switching network having a switch system for setting a call requested by one terminal between other terminal and said one terminal and a data memory for retaining service user'"'"'s information previously designated by a subscriber and information on a validity of said service user'"'"'s information,
wherein said data memory includes a collating means for collating the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, said switch system includes a checking means for checking whether or not a service user'"'"'s information transmitted via said one terminal satisfies a predetermined formal condition and requesting, if said condition is satisfied, said data memory for the collation of the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, and said switch system sets, when said collating means recognizes the validity of said service user'"'"'s information, a call to be charged based on said information between said one terminal and said other terminal, and wherein said checking means permits setting of a call to be charged based on said information in the order of arrival till a predetermined number is reached with respect to requests of setting said call with said information satisfying said formal condition after said collating means has stopped collating of the validity of said service user'"'"'s information.
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16. A method of verifying the information of a service user to be charged in a switching network having a switch system for setting a call requested by one terminal between other terminal and said one terminal and a data memory for retaining service user'"'"'s information previously designated by a subscriber and information on a validity of said service user'"'"'s information, the method comprising:
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checking whether or not said service user'"'"'s information sent from said one terminal satisfies a formal condition in said switch system, collating said service user'"'"'s information on the basis of said information retained by said data memory in said data memory when said service user'"'"'s information satisfies said formal condition as a result of said checking, setting a call to be charged based on said information between said one terminal and said other terminal when recognizing that said service user'"'"'s information is previously retained by said data memory and has a validity as a result of said collation, wherein said switch system permits setting of call to be charged based on said information on condition that said service user'"'"'s information satisfies said formal condition in response to a request for setting the call produced within a predetermined time if a collating means of said data memory stops collating of said service user'"'"'s information.
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17. A method of verifying the information of a service user to be charged in a switching network having a switch system for setting a call requested by one terminal between other terminal and said one terminal and a data memory for retaining service user'"'"'s information previously designated by a subscriber and information on a validity of said service user'"'"'s information, the method comprising:
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checking whether or not said service user'"'"'s information sent from said one terminal satisfies a formal condition in said switch system, collating said service user'"'"'s information on the basis of said information retained by said data memory in said data memory when said service user'"'"'s information satisfies said formal condition as a result of said checking, setting a call to be charged based on said information between said one terminal and said other terminal when recognizing that said service user'"'"'s information is previously retained by said data memory and has a validity as a result of said collation, wherein setting a call to be charged based on said information in the order of arrival till a predetermined number is reached, is permitted on condition that said service user'"'"'s information satisfies said formal condition in response to a request for setting said call when a collating means of said data memory stops collating of said service user'"'"'s information.
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