Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP
Satellite communication charging system
 A satellite communication charging system is arranged between a parent station apparatus and child stations installed in a plurality of areas. A plurality of pay phone sets are respectively connected to the child stations. The parent station apparatus includes a charging data memory and a parent station control section. Each child station includes a child station control section. The parent station control section includes a unit for specifying a terminating child station from an address number included in a call connection request from an originating child station, obtaining corresponding charging data, and transmitting the charging data and control data to the originating child station and the terminating child station. The child station control section includes a section for storing the charging data from the parent control section, and a section for performing charging on the basis of the stored charging data. 
NEC Corporation
H H
H04M H04B
inventional inventional
Hiroshi
Yamashita