CN1309874A - Displaying additional information along with or instead of network identification - Google Patents
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The application relates to a mobile communication device and mobile communication system, in which it is possible to display additional information along with or instead of a network identification that is associated with a network code received from a network onto which the mobile communication device is logged. This greatly enhances the performance of mobile communication devices, such as mobile telephones, with respect to the possibility of roaming between different independently operated networks, as the range of a given network may be extended virtually.
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The present invention relates to the mobile communication equipment and the corresponding mobile communication system that can communicate with heterogeneous networks.An example of such mobile communication equipment is a cell phone.An example of such mobile communication system is the cellular communication system that comprises base station, switching center and control corresponding unit.
Mobile phone and communication system have become the indispensable part of Modern World.The present invention relates to such communication system and equipment, wherein travelling carriage can sign in to different networks, promptly be set up by different network provider and the network of operation independently.The exemplary that is used for the standard of mobile communication system is GSM (global system for mobile communications), and it is the main flow mobile communication standard in Europe.In GSM, the network of such independent operating is called as PLMN (public-land mobile network).For given frequency range, all there are several network providers in most of European countries, and these networks are restricted to a country usually.In other words, several independently suppliers that mobile communication business is provided are arranged typically in a geographic area, and when moving to another geographic area, become operational from different suppliers' business.GSM standard can be so that the user in a PLMN also can sign in to the network of being set up by another supplier in principle.In other words, the user can roam between different PLMN in principle.The roaming capacity of a known users may be owing to each parameter setting for described user is restricted, as below will illustrating.
Location management proposes a basic problem for any mobile communication system of this ability that provides.For example, GSM is inserted into by use in one aspect and travelling carriage solves this problem with the identification user relevant with it, so-called subscriber identification module (SIM).SIM stores by network for the needed all relevant information of identification user.In Europe, this module typically is provided on the card that can be inserted sliding in the mobile phone.Like this, the user is as long as can use any mobile phone that satisfies for the communicating requirement (needed frequency range etc.) of the network that he preengage by the SIM card of inserting he individual.Travelling carriage have then for the necessary customer identification number of network service.In GSM, the program that is used for logining on network consists essentially of the position updating request of sending from travelling carriage, and wherein said position updating request comprises and subscriber-related recognition data.
In network one side, user data is stored in the so-called home location register (HLR).This is the database that is used for the PLMN that the user preengages basically.The network of certain user's reservation is also referred to as ancestral home PLMN.Sign in to his network as the user, promptly, when making his travelling carriage sign in to network (typically, this finishes when the travelling carriage energized automatically), travelling carriage by sending above-mentioned position updating request read from SIM, send to the network base station that he communicates by letter with it with subscriber-related data.Network base station forwards the data to HLR, user's temporary position (representing with the base station that travelling carriage is communicated by letter with it) can be stored there, with subscriber-related specific parameter (for example, the predetermined priority that is used for channel allocation) can be sent out go back to the base station, and the business that is provided for known users supervised and is recorded usually, so that for example be used to the purpose of charging.Should be pointed out that in GSM the information of relevant known users also is stored in the so-called mobile services switching centre (MSC), MSC can handle the communication in the sub-district of given number, and PLMN can comprise several MSC.
In order to allow the user to receive business from other PLMN except his ancestral home PLMN, each PLMN must communicate by letter between them.One is not also referred to as accessed PLMN or VPLMN by the PLMN (in GSM) of specific user's reservation.The mobile subscriber of the visit in the so-called visitor location register (VLR) of PLMN tracking in being stored in each MSC.In other words, when a travelling carriage of visiting sends to VPLMN to position updating request, the MSC that is used to manage the sub-district that travelling carriage is positioned can check VLR, so that check whether login there of this user who is visiting, if it's not true, then it can determine ancestral home PLMN according to the information that travelling carriage provided, and gets in touch so that understand business (and which business) whether can be provided to the travelling carriage of visiting with described ancestral home PLMN.
Communication another aspect, PLMN constantly offers each travelling carriage listed or that attempt to login to network ID, travelling carriage knows it with which PLMN is being communicated by letter like this.This information is very important, because, as mentioned above, it is professional that several suppliers typically will provide a position, like this, on the one hand, when travelling carriage was in the scope of its ancestral home PLMN, it need be discerned and set up and being connected of its ancestral home PLMN, on the other hand, travelling carriage can be distinguished different VPLMN when outside the ancestral home PLMN that is in it.Network ID for example can be displayed to the user of travelling carriage.Typically, the operational mode that can be shown to user's travelling carriage to network ID is an idle pulley, and at this moment travelling carriage is in the state that receives the calling that the calling that enters or foundation goes out of waiting for.Another pattern is the artificial selection pattern, and at this moment all available networks are displayed to the user, thus that network that makes him can select him to want.
More specifically, in GSM, when searching for a PLMN so that logining, travelling carriage will scan various GSM frequencies and be received in so-called Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) goes up the information that sends.Travelling carriage obtains serving the mobile network code (MNC) of each PLMN of known location thus.MNC is the digital code of the two digits in the so-called band of position identifier (LAI) of a message that is comprised in BCCH system information type 3 and 4.By with reference to the look-up table that is stored in during fabrication in the travelling carriage, can convert MNC to corresponding mobile identifier string.In the manual entry pattern, the mobile identifier string of all available PLMN can be displayed to the user of travelling carriage, and like this, he can select him to wish the network of logining.After login, the relevant mobile identifier string of the MNC of the PLMN (being its PLMN or VPLMN) that is signed in to the user will be asked in the idle pulley phase and will be shown.Because the importance of above-described network identifier, the constant connection between mobile network code, MNC and mobile identifier string and also because numbering planning consideration and existing mobile management mechanism, MNC is unalterable, important parameter.
Goal of the invention
The objective of the invention is to improve travelling carriage and performance of mobile communication system aspect the ability of between the heterogeneous networks of independent operating, roaming about travelling carriage.
Brief summary of the invention
This purpose is to solve by equipment and the system of describing in claim independently.Advantageous embodiments is described in dependent claims.
In the prior art, the operational mode that travelling carriage generally can display network ID is an idle pulley.At idle pulley, travelling carriage is in the state of waiting for that enter and calling that go out.When this pattern, the control unit of the travelling carriage of prior art will at first be determined to enter idle pulley, automatically show the network ID relevant then with this network of network code, this network monitors for the calling that enters, if and the user of travelling carriage plans to make a call, it connects by this network code request.Schematically shown this point on Fig. 2, provide a part of control flow of travelling carriage on the figure, wherein S1 represents definite step that should enter idle pulley, S2 represents to enter idle pulley (promptly, parameter suitable is provided with etc.), and directly follow S3 in the S2 back and relate to control and show, make that the ID of the network that travelling carriage is logined is shown automatically.Naturally, during idle pulley, display also shows out of Memory, such as signal strength signal intensity, but the equipment of prior art is characterised in that, during can this pattern of display network ID, network ID must be shown, and this network ID is always ad hoc shown in a special reservations office (for example, in the center) of display.
According to the present invention, when entering one, travelling carriage can show therein (promptly corresponding to the operational mode of the network ID of the network code that receives, idle pulley) time, network ID is not to show automatically, but at first check predetermined condition, then according to the definite data that will be shown of the result of described check.Video data is not this fact of adjudicating automatically according to the network code that receives, and has strengthened the performance of travelling carriage, even because network code remains unchanged, still can implement brand-new characteristic in the different abilities of independently roaming between the network for travelling carriage.
According to the preferred embodiment, after entering idle pulley, travelling carriage is at first checked the data that whether have particular type, if there are the data of described particular type, then (1) does not show the data (these data are being automatically and uniquely to show traditionally) of the network code of broadcasting corresponding to the network that is signed in to of travelling carriage, and shows the data of described particular type; Perhaps, (2) also show the data of described particular type except the data (these data are being automatically and uniquely to show traditionally) that show the network code of broadcasting corresponding to the network of accepting the travelling carriage login.Shown the example that relates to control shown in Figure 2 on Fig. 1.Identical reference number is represented identical step.Opposite with content shown in Figure 2, the control of Fig. 1 is carried out in this wise, so that after step S2 enters idle pulley, whether the data (for example, predetermined network ID (even this user signs in to different networks) that always is shown to the user of travelling carriage) that can determine above-mentioned particular type at step S4 exist.If these data exist, then control enters step S5, in this step, and the data alternate network ID of particular type and being shown.On the other hand, if such data do not exist, then control enters step S3, shows according to the network ID of deciphering out in the network of network code that travelling carriage signed in to.Alternative network ID or the specific data of being mentioned in step S5 of being meant show in the same part of display.As the alternative of step S5, specific data also can be shown together with the network ID of deciphering out from network code, preferably tighten the demonstration that is close together at display.
The data of this particular type are intended to be used for to replace or replenish the data relevant with network code, it can by relevant user (for example, the data that are stored in SIM or after login from the data that network receives) the predetermined address of data discerns.Determine whether the existence of described tentation data can for example, have been set specific markers or also check the bit that wherein whether stores non-zero to be done by entering predetermined address by check by rights.
In other words, the invention provides the possibility of the network ID that does not show or ad hoc do not show that the network that signs in to travelling carriage is relevant, even under travelling carriage a kind of operational mode that is sd so, this network ID can ad hoc be shown usually in this pattern.
This bells and whistles provides very big advantage.For example, the data of this particular type can be the ID of the network preengage of user, the i.e. ID that is shown when idle pulley in response to receiving the ancestral home network code traditionally.Then, even the user signs in to another network, for example, when when foreign country visit (in this case, traditional equipment will show the network ID relevant with this network of network code), according to equipment of the present invention can explicit user ancestral home network of network ID, and do not show and belong to the network of network ID that the user signs in to that this gives the sensation in the ancestral home network that the user still is in him.This has increased the traffic identification potentiality for the supplier of ancestral home network, because it provides the virtual extended of real network.
This advantage is being significant especially aspect the so-called National roaming, and promptly the two or more network providers in the competition of the area of denser population will cooperate with each other in underpopulated rural area, so that cost saving.In these rural areas, have only a supplier to provide professional among these suppliers for the user of two networks, wherein typically some zone will be controlled by a supplier, and other zones are by another supplier's control.Like this, by above-mentioned mechanism of the present invention, the user will always see at typical ID display mode (promptly, idle pulley) ID of network shown, that he the preengages time, thus, the user always has the sensation in the ancestral home network that is in him, though in fact he may just roam in another supplier's the network.
Certainly, can show the data of any kind, and be not only above-mentioned, ancestral home network of network ID.
Another very favorable application of the present invention is aspect the relation between service supplier and network provider.The network provider moves actual network, and service supplier provides the business with sales network.Such business can be to set up the long distance with cheap rate to connect or call back service.For example, in order to insert specific service supplier, the user in the known network must dial specific service number.Then, he is connected to the business of wanting, for example, and the long-distance network operator of a low expense.Obviously, most of network providers also are service suppliers, but a plurality of service supplier can be present in beyond the network provider of known network.
As mentioned above, in traditional system, a network of network ID that explicit user signed in to.The ID or the similar information that in other words, can not show him for service supplier.On the contrary, for the present invention, this is possible, because service supplier can be transmitted in the message that idle pulley (or other appropriate mode) will be shown, or these data can be comprised in the subscriber identification module, if service supplier also is the supplier of subscriber identification module.
Like this, service supplier can " be stamped label to their business ", that is, make themselves be seen by the user.For example, use the service supplier of one or more networks of having set up and selling operation reservation to be presented at his ID on its user's the mobile device, so that the sensation that is in the network that is provided by service supplier is provided these users.In situation formerly, this can be advantageously applied to service supplier naturally can provide in the situation of business of more than one network range, so that (in fact the user will have the known network of being in, this network does not exist) in sensation, even in fact he roam between different networks.In other words, might set up virtual network for service supplier.
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Fig. 1 shows the part of the flow chart of the operation be used to control mobile communication equipment, and described part is represented the control according to the demonstration of one embodiment of the present of invention.
Fig. 2 shows the part of the flow chart of the operation be used to control mobile communication equipment, and described part is represented the control according to the demonstration of an embodiment of prior art.
Fig. 3 shows the typical example of mobile communication equipment.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram that schematically shows the structure of mobile communication equipment.
Fig. 5 shows how the additional display message according to one embodiment of the present of invention is provided for schematically illustrating of travelling carriage.
Fig. 6 shows the example of structure of the message that is provided for travelling carriage shown in Figure 5.
Fig. 7 shows the example of structure according to additional display message of the present invention.
Fig. 8 shows how the additional display message according to an alternative embodiment of the invention is provided for schematically illustrating of travelling carriage.
Fig. 9 shows the part of the flow chart of the operation be used to control mobile communication equipment, and described part is represented the control according to the demonstration of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
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Following total the providing of detailed description for GSM.This is used for reaching the purpose of understanding better, and is looked at as preferred application of the present invention.Yet the present invention is limited to the system according to GSM work anything but.On the contrary, the present invention can be applied to having all equipment and the system of the feature of describing in the appended claims.
Fig. 3 shows the figure as the mobile phone of an example of mobile communication equipment.Phone 1 has the antenna 2 that is used to send and receive radio communication.And, display 3 also is provided, can show information specific thereon for the user of mobile phone.In the example of Fig. 3, related network supplier's information is network identifier 31, is called " Teleplus " in this example.And, also shown out of Memory, for example signal strength signal intensity or the like.
Moreover, mobile phone 1 comprises and (for example is used for input digit, telephone number) numerical key 4 can be finished the loud speaker 5 of the variable key 7 of any function of wanting, the speech information that is used to make the user hear and enters and the user can be facing to the microphone 6 of its speech when communication.
Fig. 4 schematically shows the structure of mobile communication equipment shown in Figure 3.Identical unit has identical reference number.Communication equipment is by central control unit 10 controls.This central control unit for example can comprise microprocessor and suitable storage unit, such as, RAM and ROM, necessary program and data when being used to comprise for microprocessor work.This control unit 10 is connected with each parts of mobile communication equipment, so that be controlled at the data flow between these each parts and control their operations separately, thus total operation of definite mobile communication equipment.
As shown in Figure 4, antenna 2 is connected to transceiver 11, and it sends and receive the signal with suitable frequency work under the control of control unit 10.Processed in data processor 12 by the data that transceiver 11 sends and receives, this processor makes the suitably digitlization of simulated voice information quilt from microphone 6, and also will be by the analog information of loud speaker 5 outputs digitized information conversion one-tenth.And the specific control information that receives by antenna 2 and transceiver 11 is sent to control unit 10, and conversely, is also handled by data processor 12 from the control information of control unit 10, so that send from mobile communication equipment.
Mobile communication equipment or travelling carriage also comprise SIM connector 13,, are used to admit the device of user identifier module that is.Fig. 4 also shows such user identifier module (SIM) 14, though it is not the part of communication equipment itself on principle.But SIM 14 was inserted into communication equipment before operation, so that all and subscriber-related data in SIM 14 can be accessed via SIM connector 13 by control unit 10.As previously mentioned, in European gsm system, SIM is provided on the card usually, this is inserted in the mobile phone before being stuck in and using, the chip that wherein has standardized contact point is set on this card, makes the interior suitable corresponding contact point of mobile phone constitute SIM connector 13 as shown in the figure.This technology is known, so be not further described.Certainly, module can be provided with any other suitable form, for example, and as the circuit chip encapsulation that can be attached to the specified portions of printed circuit board (PCB) in the mobile communication equipment.
According to present embodiment, control unit 10 is controlled the operation of mobile communication equipment 1 according to step shown in Figure 1.The arbitrary steps of the idle pulley (step S2) that will enter is guided in step S1 representative in the control flow of being carried out by control unit 10.Idle pulley is defined as the pattern when one mobile communication equipment is in the state of the calling of waiting for entering or the calling of going out or any user action therein, that is, travelling carriage is waited for and checked: whether relevant base station, the sub-district that is positioned at travelling carriage has sent is represented that user that a calling just is being directed into the message of travelling carriage or is waiting for travelling carriage makes a call or carries out certain other action.Usually, travelling carriage shows and the relevant Network Recognition information of mobile network code, MNC that receives from the network that travelling carriage signed in to.In other words, traditional travelling carriage is according to the predefined table that is stored in during fabrication in the travelling carriage, the mobile network code, MNC that automatic code translation received.In other words, if preengage another network that a user with network of identifier " Teleplus " (promptly " Teleplus " is the title of his ancestral home PLMN) is logged " Money-sy-phone " (promptly " Money-sy-phone " is accessed PLMN) that have network identifier, then " Money-sy-phone " will be presented at (see figure 3) on the display 3 automatically, substitute shown network identifier " Teleplus " (31 on Fig. 3).
In contrast, in the present embodiment, step S4 determines whether to exist the data of particular type.In the present embodiment, this means, whether control unit 10 is tested has data so that find on predetermined address in user's identification module 14, described specific data are another network identifiers, if and the data that have described particular type, the then data of this particular type of step S5 regulation demonstration.For example, on the predetermined address of subscriber identification module, can store network identifier (i.e. " Teleplus ") corresponding to user's ancestral home PLMN, travelling carriage will show " Teleplus " on display 3 then, as shown in Figure 3, though in fact it is logged the network that is called " Money-sy-phone ".Like this, the user of reservation " Teleplus " has the sensation of extended network, and promptly network has been expanded virtually.
This example is advantageously applied to equally and wherein uses the title of the service supplier of the network that is called as " Money-sy-phone " is the situation of " Teleplus ".Like this, although mobile device is logged " Money-sy-phone " network, " Teleplus " still can be shown, and oneself using (virtual) " Teleplus " network so that the user thinks.
On the other hand, if the data that do not have such particular type in predetermined address (for example, because the supplier of ancestral home PLMN does not wish to use possibility of the present invention), then processing procedure enters step S3, wherein relevant with the mobile network code, MNC that receives network ID is shown, in prior art.In other words, in above example, with display network identifier " Money-sy-phone ".Like this, it is compatible mutually with traditional embodiment that system keeps, because if there are not the data of above-mentioned particular type, then travelling carriage will enter traditional ruuning situation acquiescently.
In a word, test, and determine the data that finally are shown according to described assay with respect to the information that will be shown at the ID display mode.
Shown the example of structure of the additional information of being stored on Fig. 7 and will be described in more detail it below.
The above embodiments can be corrected in many ways.At first, the accurate embodiment of step S4 can be in any mode suitable or that want (promptly, might this step not by checking whether another network identifier exists, but by only checking whether the preposition place sets specific markers in the data of user identifier module) carry out.For example, if mark is set to 1 numerical value, then this is meant the data that have particular type, and therefore such data are read out from predetermined address, then carry out step S5 then, and if mark is set to 0, then carry out step S3 automatically.
In addition, step S5 can carry out in several different modes.For example, replace only showing another information that is stored in the subscriber identification module, equally also can show very much network identifier relevant and the information of adding simultaneously in subscriber identification module with the mobile network code, MNC that receives from the network that travelling carriage signed in to.In other words, for above-mentioned example, this is meant and shows " Teleplus " and " Money-sy-phone " simultaneously.
Another alternative of step S5 is the additional information that shows in the given time interval from subscriber identification module, in the later time interval, show the network identifier relevant then with mobile network code, MNC, and, just repeat this process as long as travelling carriage is in idle pulley.In other words, for above example, this is meant and alternately shows " Teleplus " and " Money-sy-phone ".
Can show therein from the additional information of subscriber identification module and the advantage of knowing two the last embodiment that accord with in addition corresponding to the network of the mobile network code, MNC that receives and be, the user of travelling carriage is apprised of the network that he signs in to, but also reminds the ancestral home network of user of mobile station about him simultaneously.
For above embodiment, the side information on the subscriber identification module be substitute belong to the travelling carriage actual log to the network of network identifier or the complementary network identifier that therewith shows.Certainly, the present invention never is limited to this.On the contrary, the such information that shows in step S5 (ad hoc or with network of network identifier that travelling carriage is signed in to alternatively showing mutually no matter be) can have any character basically.For example, it can be the indication of the business (for example, " Gold Member (golden member) ", " VIP business " etc.) that is provided for the specific type of known users.In this case, this another display mode can be advantageously together with the network identifier display business identifier of VPLMN.Like this, the user can see that his specific business is provided, even he roams.The network identifier of ancestral home PLMN might be provided together together with service identifier (that is, " Teleplus gold member " etc.) in addition.In this case, another display mode can show this information once more, and does not show and give the user sensation with extended network thus by the network identifier of VPLMN.As also can seeing that from this example the present invention not only improves the performance possibility for the roaming capacity of mobile communication equipment, it also provides possibility new in the single network.By using above mechanism, the network provider can be so that those users that this business is enjoyed rights be given in the indicated number of the business of particular type, wherein advantageously display business indication and network identifier of another display mode.The user who this business is not obtained right will only see network ID as usually.
Fig. 9 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention, and step wherein identical or equivalence has the reference symbol identical with Fig. 1.Program is identical with previous embodiment, and except additional step S6 was provided, whether the network that judgement is being visited in this step allowed to show additional data.If unallowed words, then control program enters step S3, that is, and and as in traditional system, showing the network identifier of VPLMN.This step S6 can be implemented in any mode suitable or that want, for example, by making mobile communication equipment send corresponding request message to VPLMN and come execution in step S6 according to answering message then, or necessary information can be provided in the answer for mobile communication equipment position updating request of transmission before login by VPLMN.This embodiment has also increased the performance possibility, because not only belong to this user's ancestral home PLMN for the control of the user's who is shown to mobile communication equipment content, and belongs to each VPLMN supplier.The variation scheme of this embodiment is: whether the supplier of VPLMN can not only influence and will show additional and/or another information, and influences which information and be shown and how be shown, and for example, alternately or side by side shows.This can be: VPLMN checks the type of the phone that sends position updating request according to described position updating request, sends then about how to carry out data presented according to the ability of phone.As again seeing, the present invention has increased the performance possibility of mobile communication equipment and system significantly.
Also should be understood that, as the step S4 of Fig. 1 and step S4, S5 and the processing shown in the S6 of S5 and Fig. 9 is an example of the present invention, because the present invention (for example is generally comprised within the ID display mode, idle pulley) for the check of predetermined condition, determines the data that will be shown when the described pattern according to the result then the time.For example, this processing also can be more complicated, might plural possibility be arranged for the data that will be shown.As represented, can make some processing (judgement) in one or two switching center place in the mobile services switching centre (MSC) of VPLMN and HPLMN in conjunction with embodiment shown in Figure 9.
In above embodiment, this additional information that shows at step S5 always is stored in the subscriber identification module, and this subscriber identification module can be used after need being inserted into travelling carriage.Yet the present invention never is limited to this.On the contrary, equally probably this additional information that will be shown is sent to travelling carriage.
Show the system that implements present principles on Fig. 5.The embodiment of Fig. 5 is based on GSM's, but need change standardization for the present embodiment, as what will be illustrated.The additional information that is shown is derived in following mode.The starting point, network of mobile station in selecting, and attempt to sign in to this network by sending so-called position updating request.This still is according to known operation method.Such position updating request constitutes in fact for the request that signs in to known network, and it is sent to user's home location register by using travelling carriage.This also is according to known system.
According to the present invention, the additional information that be shown is stored in the user record of home location register as the numerical chracter string of finite length.Accept the position and upgrade if belong to the home location register of user's ancestral home PLMN, then the message of Jie Shouing will be returned to the mobile services switching centre MSC among the PLMN of the visit that the user attempts to sign in to.According to the present invention, the additional information that be shown is retrieved from user record, and is sent out together with the message of accepting.On Fig. 5, this message is called as MAP-renewal-position-result (MAP=MAP).The visitor location register at mobile services switching centre place receives this message, and this information is sent to travelling carriage (DTAP=directly transmits applying portion) together with DTAP-position-renewal-acceptance-message.Travelling carriage is deciphered this message, and draws the additional information that will be shown.Other processing is as illustrating among the embodiment formerly, promptly, if determine to exist additional information, then this information ad hoc or together with the network ID of PLMN of visit is shown (as among the step S5), if and the additional information that in from the message of visitor location register, does not exist this to be shown, then the network ID of the PLMN of display access is illustrated as the step S3 for Fig. 1.
The variation scheme of above embodiment can comprise not the additional information that will be shown is stored among user's the home location register HLR at PLMN place, ancestral home, but the IMSI (IMSI=international mobile subscriber identifier) by using the user is as input, and this additional information relevant with known users, that will be shown is remained in the table in the visitor location register (MSC/VLR) that is stored in mobile services switching centre.In other words, the additional display message of known users is stored as identifier by the IMSI that uses this user.Such table at MSC place must be updated termly from the network operation and maintenance centre.This advantage that changes scheme is that HLR remains unchanged, and that part that only relates to the GSM standard of the communication between MSC/VLR and travelling carriage (MS) (that is, DTAP) must be modified.
Fig. 6 shows an example of DTAP-position-renewal-acceptance-message.Just as can be seen, this message comprises known parameter, and according to the present invention, new additional display message parameter is added to the end, and is represented as dotted line.
An example of this additional display message parameter of Fig. 7 code displaying.First eight bits group comprises the information element identifier (that is, mark) for additional display message, is the eight bit groups that are described in the display packing that travelling carriage will be used subsequently.This display packing can comprise permanent demonstration, temporary transient demonstration, show or alternately show with existing network identifier with existing network identifier.In other words, the method for display additional information can be transmitted with display message.The 3rd eight bit group can comprise the character-coded information that regulation will be used.The purpose of doing like this is to use and obtains the available character coding method that travelling carriage is supported.In the example of Fig. 7, eight bit groups 4 to m comprise n character of the additional display message of representative.According to the example of describing for the first embodiment of the present invention, character string (" Money-sy-phone ") will be comprised among these characters 4-n, that is, character 1 will be M, and character 2 will be o, and character 3 will be n or the like.
As previously mentioned, the shown form of Fig. 7 also is used in other embodiments of the invention.In other words, in those embodiment, wherein Fu Jia display message is stored in the subscriber identification module, and a series of eight bit groups shown in Figure 7 can be stored in the predetermined address of described module.Form can be noticed hereto, and by n character of storage, any arbitrary string can be used as additional display message and is used.If additional information be network identifier itself (for example, the network identifier of user's ancestral home PLMN, " Teleplus " in above example), it is enough then sending the mobile network code, MNC that belongs to network code, supposes that the additional information of the eight bit groups 4 to m that this network code is shown in Figure 7 as an alternative is shown.This alternative has been simplified system, because the transmission or the storage of the character string in the table of having avoided being stored in travelling carriage and being comprised.
Below in conjunction with Fig. 8 an alternative embodiment of the invention is described, wherein additional display message is sent to travelling carriage.Fig. 8 is similar to Fig. 5, and at first travelling carriage sends position updating request to known network, and the mobile services switching centre of accessed here network is sent to described position updating request the home location register of making requesting users.Yet different with embodiment described in conjunction with Figure 5, present embodiment sends additional display message (supplementary service data of the non-structure of USSD=) in USSD message.Additional display message is stored in the home location register, and when upgrading in the position, the USSD application item obtains this display message of adding from user data, and it is encapsulated in sends to travelling carriage in the USSD message.
The conclusive aspect of USSD is that it is not the part of standard, on the contrary, its notion consider for each different PLMN specific application item.This is due to the fact that: USSD message is handled by the cell transparent of centre ground.In other words, the MSC/VLR at the PLMN place of visit shown in Figure 8 handles the USSD message that has encapsulated additional display message pellucidly, so, only transmit USSD message to travelling carriage.Travelling carriage is this information of decodable code then.
For the embodiment that describes in conjunction with Fig. 5, the use of USSD has the following advantages: mobile services switching centre and other all temporary location between home location register and travelling carriage needn't be changed, because they only transmit USSD message pellucidly.
According to the preferred variation scheme of the above embodiments, USSD message was repeated after the regular hour, that is, home location register sends USSD message periodically to travelling carriage.
Though use the advantage of USSD to be such fact: promptly, unit between home location register and travelling carriage does not need to change, in any case but, also might implement the present invention by this way, so that additional display message is not stored in the home location register, but be stored in the visitor location register of mobile services switching centre, therein, known users and provide by IMSI for the relation between described user's the additional display message.This is to be similar to situation described in conjunction with Figure 5.In this case, USSD message only is to send to travelling carriage from MSC/VLR.
Preferred modification according to above embodiment, the information (or partial information) that when ID display mode (for example, idle pulley), will be shown can be for example according to accessed network, given birth to by dynamic real estate for one in the possible business of known users and the type of employed mobile device etc. or several.In other words, substitute network of network ID that this specific user signed in to or do not fix together with the message that this network ID is shown, but according to one or more conditions situation and being determined with dynamical fashion frequently one by one.As an example, in the ancestral home network of a specific user, be given in the system of high access priority at him, this can represent to the user by a suitable message (for example, " HP " except " Teleplus " (if the user has preengage above-mentioned " Teleplus " network)) that shows together with network ID.If the user roams into another network, owing to the arrangement to this user, HPLMN also will give high priority and insert at this, be used for the additional display message of the ID display mode of this network so HPLMN can determine this point and selection " HP " conduct.On the other hand, if accessed network does not give any higher priority, then HPLMN can select suitable different display message (for example " No Pri ") so that notify the user.
This dynamic message is determined also can be utilized in the embodiment that describes in conjunction with Fig. 5 to 7.
Though by having described the present invention with reference to concrete example, should see that protection range is not limited to these concrete examples, those skilled in the art will easily find various modifications.Thereby scope of the present invention is stipulated by the appended claims.Comprise in claims that reference number is for understanding better, rather than limit its scope.
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- Can with the mobile communication equipment of a plurality of diacritic network services, described network is to be distinguished by the code of the uniqueness that identifies each network, described code is sent by each network, so that the travelling carriage that it can be in its scope receives, wherein said mobile communication equipment (1) comprising:Display unit (3) is used for the user that display message is given described mobile communication equipment (1), andControl device (10), be used to control the operation of described mobile communication equipment (1), described control device (10) can be set to specific running status to described mobile communication equipment (1), described mobile communication equipment (1) can be gone up in display unit (3) and show the data (31) relevant with the code of network under this state, described mobile communication equipment (1) receives described code from this network, wherein at the described mobile communication equipment of control after (1) enter described specific running status, the data that described control device (10) check predetermined condition (S4) and determine according to the result of described check will be shown under described running status.
- 2. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 1, it is characterized in that described specific running status is such state, under this state, described mobile communication equipment (1) is waited for one of the calling enter, the calling of going out and any user action.
- 3. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that described predetermined condition is the data that have predefined type.
- 4. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 3, it is characterized in that described predetermined data are the display message that will be shown on described display unit.
- 5. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 3, it is characterized in that described predetermined data are there is the display message that will be shown in expression on described display unit marks.
- 6. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 4 or 5, it is characterized in that described display message is subscriber-related with the described mobile communication equipment of use.
- 7. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 4 and 5, it is characterized in that described display message is stored in the middle preposition place of data that is sent to this mobile communication equipment by the network of communicating by letter with described mobile communication equipment.
- 8. according to the mobile communication equipment of claim 4 or 5, it is characterized in that, have and be used to admit the holding device (13) that is loaded with the module (14) that can identify the user's data of using described mobile communication equipment, wherein said display message is stored in the preposition place in the data in the described module.
- 9. according to the mobile communication equipment of one of claim 4 to 8, it is characterized in that, described display message be with by the relevant network identification data of the network that the user preengage and with service supplier one of relevant business device data.
- 10. according to the mobile communication equipment of one of claim 4 to 9, it is characterized in that, if there are the data of described predefined type, then show described display message by described display unit, otherwise, show and the relevant network identification data of the network code that network received that signs in to from described mobile communication equipment.
- 11. mobile communication equipment according to one of claim 4 to 9, it is characterized in that, if there are the data of described predefined type, then show the relevant network identification data of the network code that network received that signs in to from described mobile communication equipment together with described display message by described display unit, otherwise, only show and the relevant network identification data of the network code that network received that signs in to from described mobile communication equipment.
- 12. comprise a plurality of diacritic mobile communication system that are used for the network of mobile communication equipment, described network can be distinguished by the code of the uniqueness that identifies each network, described code is sent by each network, so that the travelling carriage that it can be in its scope receives, wherein each network can have the user that can sign in to other network, and each relevant display message is stored in conjunction with the described subscriber-related data that can sign in to other network with each, and wherein relevant with known users described display message is displayed on the mobile communication equipment that described known users uses by one of following mode:-together with the network identifier of the code that receives corresponding to the network that described mobile communication equipment signed in to that uses from described known users, and-corresponding to the substitute of the network identifier of the code that receives from the network that described mobile communication equipment signed in to that uses by described known users.
- 13. the mobile communication system according to claim 12 is characterized in that, the described display message that is used for known users is stored in the central database of the network of being preengage by described user together with the out of Memory relevant with described known users.
- 14. mobile communication system according to claim 12, it is characterized in that, the described display message that is used for known users is stored in the subscriber identification module that is used to identify described known users together with the out of Memory relevant with described known users, and described subscriber identification module is designed to and will be connected with mobile communication equipment, so that the information that is stored in the described module is offered described mobile communication equipment.
- 15. the mobile communication system according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described system moves according to GSM, and described display message sends to described mobile communication equipment (1) in one of following information:-the message that forms according to tentation data form for described display message defined, andThe supplementary service data message that-non-makes up.
- 16. the mobile communication system according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described display message be stored in one of following in,The home location register of the ancestral home public-land mobile network that the user preengage of-described mobile communication equipment (1), andThe visitor location register of the accessed public-land mobile network that-described mobile communication equipment (1) signs in to.
- 17. the mobile communication system according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described display message is come dynamically definite by being used for handling with the mobile services switching centre of communicating by letter of described mobile communication equipment (1).
- 18. the mobile communication system according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described display message is dynamically determined in the ancestral home public-land mobile network of user's reservation of described mobile communication equipment (1).
- 19. be used to store the subscriber identification module (14) of the information relevant with the predetermined user of mobile radio communication, described module (14) is designed to be connected to mobile communication equipment (1), thereby the information that is stored in the described module (14) is offered described mobile communication equipment (1), wherein said module (14) also together with or substitute the corresponding network identifier of Network Recognition code of the uniqueness that the network that signed in to the described mobile communication equipment (1) that uses from described known users receives and be stored in the display message that will be shown on the mobile communication equipment (1) by described predetermined user use.
- 20. be used to control can with the method for the mobile communication equipment (1) of a plurality of diacritic network services, described network can be distinguished by the code of the uniqueness that identifies each network, described code is sent out by each network, so that the travelling carriage that it can be in its scope receives, comprising:It is specific running status that described mobile communication equipment (1) is provided with (2), described mobile communication equipment (1) can be gone up in display unit (3) and show the data (31) relevant with the code of network under this state, described mobile communication equipment (1) receives described code from this network, wherein at the described mobile communication equipment of control after (1) enter described specific running status, the data that check (S4) predetermined condition and determine according to the result of described check will be shown under described running status.
- 21. method according to claim 20, it is characterized in that, described predetermined condition is the data that have predefined type, if and the data that have described predefined type, then show (S5) described display message by described display unit, otherwise, show (S3) and the relevant network identification data of the network code that network received that signs in to from described mobile communication equipment.
- 22. method according to claim 20, it is characterized in that, described predetermined condition is the data that have predefined type, if and the data that have described predefined type, then further whether check (S6) allows to show predetermined display message, and if described further check allow this demonstration, then show (5) described display message by described display unit, otherwise, show (3) and the relevant network identification data of the network code that network received that signs in to from described mobile communication equipment.
- 23. the method according to claim 21 or 22 is characterized in that, the data of described predefined type are marks.
- 24. the method according to claim 21 or 22 is characterized in that, the data of described predefined type are described predetermined display message.
- 25. the method according to claim 20 is characterized in that, if described predetermined condition satisfies, is then shown one of project that (S5) is following by described display unit:-independent predetermined display message,-predetermined display message is inconjunction with and the relevant network identification data of network code that receives from the network that described mobile communication equipment signed in to, and-predetermined display message with the two alternates from the relevant network identification data of the network code that is received by the network that described mobile communication equipment signed in to,Otherwise, only show (S3) with from the relevant described network identification data of network code by the network reception that described mobile communication equipment signed in to.
- 26. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described predetermined condition is the data that have predefined type, and if the data that have described predefined type, then described predetermined condition is satisfied.
- 27. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described predetermined display message is stored in the subscriber identification module that is connected to described mobile communication equipment (1).
- 28. the method according to claim 25 is characterized in that, described mobile communication equipment (1) and described network move according to GSM, and described predetermined display message is sent to described mobile communication equipment (1) in one of following information:-the message that forms according to tentation data form for described display message defined, andThe supplementary service data message that-non-makes up.
- 29. the method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, described predetermined display message be stored in one of following in:The home location register of the ancestral home public-land mobile network of user's reservation of-described mobile communication equipment (1), andThe visitor location register of the accessed public-land mobile network that-described mobile communication equipment (1) signs in to.
- 30. the method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, described predetermined display message is dynamically determined by being used for handling with the mobile services switching centre of communicating by letter of described mobile communication equipment (1).
- 31. the method according to claim 28 is characterized in that, described predetermined display message is dynamically determined in the ancestral home public-land mobile network of user's reservation of described mobile communication equipment (1).
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