Method for calculating communication charge, apparatus for calculating communication charge and method for charging communication

A communication charge calculation method for calculating the meter-rate charge appropriate to a usage degree of a network for each user, comprising:

• a first step for storing a first table having addresses on the network of users stored therein, and a second table having therein addresses of users of specific communication parties for said each user designated in advance;
• a second step for taking in, from outside, said addresses of each of said users of the sending source and the sending party of data transmitted via said network at a predetermined communication unit;
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• a third step for judging if the communication party is designated as a user of said specific communication party, with respect to each of said users of said sending source and said sending party of said data at said communication unit, on the basis of said first and second tables stored in said first step and the addresses of said users taken in in said second step, and in case said communication party is not the user of said specific communication party, calculating said meter-rate charge with respect to said data in a first charge form, whereas in case said communication party is the user of said specific communication party, calculating said meter-rate charge with respect to said data in a second charge form.

A communication charge calculation method for calculating the meter-rate charge appropriate to a usage degree of a network for each user, comprising:

• a first step for tabulating and storing addresses on said network at said each user belonging to a group registered in advance;
• a second step for detecting said addresses each of said users of the sending source and the sending party of data transmitted via said network at a predetermined unit;
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• a third step for judging if said addresses of said sending source and said sending party of said data belong to said one and same group, at said predetermined unit, on the basis of the detected result in said second step and said table, and in case of belonging to said one and the same group, calculating the meter-rate charge with respect to said data in a first charge form, whereas in case of not belonging to said one and the same group, calculating said meter-rate charge with respect to the data in a second charge form.

A communication charge calculation method for calculating the meter-rate charge appropriate to a usage degree of a network for each user, comprising:

• a first step for tabulating and storing addresses on said network for said each user belonging to a group registered in advance;
• a second step for taking in, from outside, said addresses of said users of the sending source and the sending party of data transmitted via said network at a predetermined unit;
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• a third step for judging if said addresses of said sending source and said sending party of said data belong to said one and the same group, at said predetermined unit, on the basis of said addresses of said users of said sending source and said sending party taken in at said predetermined unit, and said table stored in said first step, and in case of belonging to said one and the same group, calculating said meter-rate charge with respect to said data in a first charge form, whereas in case of not belonging to said one and the same group, calculating said meter-rate charge with respect to said data in a second charge form.

A communication charge billing method for billing the charge appropriate to communication carried out by a user on said user when said user carries out communication with a communication party via a network, the method comprising:

• a detection step for detecting an IP address of a communication party by analysing flow information of communication carried out by said user;
• a calculation step for calculating the communication charge carried out by said user by employing a meter-rate charge calculation method different from the standard charge, appropriately to the IP address of said communication party;
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• a billing step for billing the communication charge calculated by said calculation step on said user.

A communication charge billing method for billing the charge appropriate to communication carried out by a user on said user when said user carries out communication with a communication party via a network, the method comprising:

• a detection step for detecting an IP address of a communication party by analysing flow information of communication carried out by said user;
• a calculation step for calculating the communication charge carried out by said user employing the meter-rate charge calculation method in which the communication charge applied is different from the standard charge, in case said communication party is determined to be a communication party registered in advance by said user, referring to said detected IP address, whereas calculating the communication charge carried out by said user employing the charge calculation method appropriate to said standard charge, in case said communication party is determined not to be a communication party registered in advance by said user, referring to said detected IP address;
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• a billing step for billing the communication charge calculated by said calculation step on said user.

A communication charge billing method for billing the charge appropriate to communication carried out by a user on said user when said user carries out communication with a communication party via a network, the method comprising:

• a detection step for detecting an IP address of a communication party by analysing flow information of communication carried out by said user;
• a calculation step for calculating the communication charge carried out by said user using the discount charge form different from the standard charge, in case said communication party is a communication party registered in a group of said user, referring to said detected IP address, whereas calculating the communication charge carried out by said user using the charge form as same as said standard charge, in case said communication party is a communication party not registered in group of said user, referring to said detected IP address;
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• a billing step for billing the communication charge calculated by said calculation step on said user.

A communication charge billing method for billing the charge appropriate to communication carried out by a user on said user when said user carries out communication with a communication party via a network, the method comprising:

• a detection step for detecting an IP address of a communication party by analysing flow information of communication carried out by said user;
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• a calculation step for calculating the communication charge carried out by said user, using a first discount charge form and a second discount charge form different from the standard charge, in case said communication party is determined to be a communication party registered in advance by said user, and said communication party is a communication party registered in a group of said user, referring to said detected IP address,
• whereas calculating the communication charge carried out by said user using the charge form as same as said standard charge, in case said communication party is determined not to be a communication party registered in advance by said user, and said communication party is not a communication party registered in a group of said user, referring to said detected IP address.