Communication method of supplying information in intelligent network and apparatus therefor

• US 5,809,119 A
• Filed: 06/20/1996
• Issued: 09/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1993
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Sakurai, Yoshito, Tonomura, Yukiko, Nishi, Yumiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Saras, Steven J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US08/670,774
• Time in Patent Office: 817 Days
• Field of Search: 379/111-115, 379/130, 379/131, 379/132, 379/133, 379/207, 379/219
• US Class Current: 379/114.05
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13547 subscriber, e.g. profile, database, database access
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking

Abstract

A communication method for providing information in an intelligent network includes a step of entering by a user a connection number of the user terminal, a connection number of an information provider terminal and a time to receive the information providing service into a user database provided in a transmission layer, a step of reading the data registered in the user database into a service control database provided in the intelligent layer, a step of referring to the service control database to automatically connect the user terminal and the information provider terminal when a service start time is reached and automatically disconnect the connection therebetween when a service end time is reached.

Claims

1. A communication method for providing information in an intelligent network including a transmission layer having a user terminal and a switching system and an intelligent layer issuing a connection command of a line to said transmission layer, said communication method comprising the steps of:

registering into at least one database an identification number of the user terminal, an identification number of an equipment for performing an information providing service, and a time to receive the information providing service input, by a user of said user terminal, said at least one database is included in said transmission layer or said intelligent layer,

collating a current time with said time to receive the information providing service registered in said at least one database by a timer circuit provided in said transmission layer or said intelligent layer where said at least one database is located; and

automatically controlling a connection between said user terminal and said equipment for performing the information providing service when said current time corresponds to said time to receive said information providing service registered in said at least one database as indicated by said collating step.

2. A communication system for providing information in an intelligent network including a transmission layer having a user terminal and a switching system and an intelligent layer issuing a connection command of a line to said transmission layer, said communication system comprising:

a first controller for registering at least one database into at least one database an identification number of the user terminal, an identification number of an equipment for performing an information providing service, and a time to receive the information providing service input, by a user of said user terminal, said at least one database is included in said transmission layer or said intelligent layer,

a second controller for collating a current time with said time to receive the information providing service registered in said at least one database by a timer circuit provided in said transmission layer or said intelligent layer where said at least one database is located; and

a third controller for automatically controlling a connection between said user terminal and said equipment for performing the information providing service when said current time corresponds to said time to receive said information providing service registered in said at least one database as indicated by said second controller.