JP2008085646A - Mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication system and a mobile radio terminal device which makes operation by a user unnecessary, and can automatically perform comfortable operation setting. <P>SOLUTION: A management center 400 updates a table in which a user information memory unit 420 stores in accordance with a user's age, etc. by the control of an automatic setting unit 430 and a setting notification control unit 440. The setting notification control unit 440 controls a communication unit 410, establishes a communication link with a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal 100, and acquires a telephone number from the PHS terminal 100 through the communication link. The setting notification control unit 440 also reads out an operation parameter corresponding to the telephone number from the table, and sets it in the PHS terminal 100 through the communication link. Accordingly, the PHS terminal 100 is operated following the operation parameter established from the management center 400. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication system such as a mobile phone system or PHS (Personal Handyphone System).

As is well known, in the conventional mobile phone, when changing the call volume, the user manually operates the mobile phone (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, conventionally, when an elderly person or the like is a user, for example, there is a problem that an operation method cannot be understood and a desired setting cannot be easily performed.
JP 2006-157611 A.

Conventionally, for example, when an elderly person is a user, there is a problem that an operation method cannot be understood and a desired setting cannot be easily performed.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system that can automatically perform comfortable operation settings without requiring any user operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and is connected to a network, storage means for storing user information of the mobile station, and information stored in the storage means Transmitting means for transmitting a control signal in response to the mobile station, the mobile station receiving means for receiving the control signal, and control means for controlling its own operation based on the control signal received by the receiving means It was made to comprise.

  As described above, in this invention, the management apparatus accommodated in the network transmits a control signal corresponding to the user information of the mobile station to the mobile station, and the mobile station responds to the control signal. To control their own actions.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, since the management apparatus accommodated in the network can control the operation of the mobile station according to the user information of the mobile station, the operation by the user is unnecessary, and the comfortable operation setting is automatically performed. A mobile communication system that can be provided can be provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication system shown in FIG. 1 includes a PHS terminal 100, a PHS base station 200, a public network 300, and a management center 400 as main components. In the following description, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) will be described as an example of a mobile communication system, but the present invention can be applied to other mobile communication systems such as a mobile phone system.

The PHS terminal 100 includes a user interface unit 110, a call unit 120, a communication unit 130, a setting control unit 140, and a setting storage unit 150.
The user interface unit 110 includes a display unit that visually displays information (characters and video) using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and a key input unit that includes a plurality of keys and receives a request from the user.

  The call unit 120 is a microphone for inputting a user's transmitted voice, a speaker for amplifying and outputting a received voice from a call partner, an amplifier for amplifying a voice signal input / output from these, and a variable sound quality of the voice signal. Equipped with an equalizer. Note that these configurations operate based on a plurality of operation parameters stored in a setting storage unit 150 described later. That is, the amplifier amplifies the audio signal with a gain corresponding to the operation parameter, and the equalizer amplifies or attenuates each band of the audio signal according to the operation parameter.

  The communication unit 130 wirelessly communicates with the PHS base station 200, and transmits / receives audio signals to / from the PHS terminal 101 that is a call partner via the public network 300 and the PHS base station 201, or wirelessly communicates with the PHS base station 200. Communicate with the management center 400 through the public network 300.

  In response to a request from the management center 400, the setting control unit 140 updates the operation parameter stored in the setting storage unit 150 and controls the communication unit 130 with the operation parameter input from the user through the user interface unit 110. And transmitted to the management center 400.

  The setting storage unit 150 stores various operation parameters that determine the operation of the PHS terminal 100. For example, the setting storage unit 150 stores parameters that determine the amplifier gain of the call unit 120 and the operation of the equalizer.

  The PHS base station 200 includes a network communication unit 210 that communicates with the management center 400 and other PHS base stations 201 through the public network 300, and a terminal communication unit 220 that communicates wirelessly with the PHS terminal 100.

The management center 400 includes a communication unit 410, a user information storage unit 420, an automatic setting unit 430, and a setting notification control unit 440.
The communication unit 410 communicates with the PHS terminal 100 through the public network 300 and the PHS base station 200.

  The user information storage unit 420 stores the operation parameters set for each user according to an automatic setting by an automatic setting unit 430 described later or a request from the user in a table. An example is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, for each user, the age, the presence / absence of an automatic setting contract, the set value of the volume, the presence / absence or type of a range change process are stored in association with the telephone number and the user name.

  The automatic setting unit 430 stores a standard table that is fixed and set in advance as shown in FIG. 3, and among all users, the user who has contracted the automatic setting or a predetermined age ( For a user over 60 years old, for example, the volume setting value and the range change processing stored in the user information storage unit 420 are changed to information according to the user's age according to the standard table.

  For example, for a 70-year-old user who has a contract for automatic setting, the automatic setting unit 430 sets the volume setting value to “extra large” as shown in FIG. Change processing is set to “high tone emphasis processing”. If there is a request from the user, the parameter is set in the table of the user information storage unit 420 in preference to the user request over the standard table.

  The setting notification control unit 440 controls the communication unit 410 to establish a communication link with the PHS terminal 100 immediately before the PHS terminal 100 starts a call, and the unique identification information (telephone from the PHS terminal 100 through this communication link). Number) and user authentication is performed in cooperation with the automatic setting unit 430. The setting notification control unit 440 reads out the operation parameter of the user confirmed by the user authentication from the table stored in the user information storage unit 420, and sets it through the communication link.

  In addition, when a change in operation parameter is notified from the PHS terminal 100 by a user request, the setting notification control unit 440 changes the operation parameter stored in the user information storage unit 420 to the parameter requested by the user in accordance with this notification. To do.

Next, the operation of the mobile communication system configured as described above will be described.
First, processing for automatically setting operation parameters in the PHS terminal 100 by the automatic setting unit 430 and the setting notification control unit 440 of the management center 400 will be described. This process is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 when the management center 400 detects an incoming call to the PHS terminal 100 or an outgoing call from the PHS terminal 100.

  First, in step S401, the setting notification control unit 440 controls the communication unit 410 to establish a communication link with the PHS terminal 100, and acquires unique identification information (telephone number) from the PHS terminal 100 through this communication link. Then, the automatic setting unit 430 reads out information related to the user's age and the automatic setting contract corresponding to the acquired telephone number from the table stored in the user information storage unit 420, and proceeds to step S402.

  In step S402, the automatic setting unit 430 determines whether the age read in step S401 is equal to or higher than a preset age (for example, 60 years old). Here, when it is older than the preset age, the process proceeds to step S404, whereas when it is less than the preset age, the process proceeds to step S403.

  In step S403, the automatic setting unit 430 determines whether or not the automatic setting contract is “present” based on the information related to the automatic setting contract read in step S401. If the automatic setting contract is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S404. On the other hand, if the automatic setting contract is “No”, the process ends.

  In step S404, the automatic setting unit 430 refers to the standard table (FIG. 3) stored in advance, and each information of “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” associated with the age read in step S401 ( Operating parameter). Then, the automatic setting unit 430 includes “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” corresponding to the telephone number acquired by the automatic setting unit 430 in step S401 in the table stored in the user information storage unit 420 (FIG. 2). Each information is updated with the detected “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” information, and the process proceeds to step S405.

  In step S405, the setting notification control unit 440 uses the table stored in the user information storage unit 420 to store the “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” information corresponding to the telephone number of the PHS terminal 100 acquired in step S401. Read. Then, the setting notification control unit 440 controls the communication unit 410 to read each information of the “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” through the communication link established with the PHS terminal 100 in step S401. Is transmitted to the PHS terminal 100, and the process ends.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5, a process in which the management center 400 automatically sets the operation parameter in the PHS terminal 100 that is about to make a call with incoming / outgoing calls will be described in the entire sequence of the mobile communication system. . This process is performed after an outgoing / incoming call control and a response thereto are performed and an authentication operation (S500) before establishing a call is performed, until an actual call is made.

  In sequence S501, the management center 400 establishes a communication link with the PHS terminal 100, acquires unique identification information (telephone number) from the PHS terminal 100 through the communication link, and determines the age and the user's age corresponding to the acquired telephone number. Information related to the automatic setting contract is read from the table stored in the user information storage unit 420 (step S401).

  Next, in sequence S502, the management center 400 refers to the standard table (FIG. 3) stored in advance, and each information of “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” associated with the age read in sequence S501. Is recorded in the table (FIG. 2) stored in the user information storage unit 420 as information of “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” of the PHS terminal 100 (steps S402 to S404).

  In sequence S503, the management center 400 transmits each information (operation parameter) of “volume setting value” and “sound range changing process” recorded in sequence S502 to the PHS terminal 100 (step S405).

  On the other hand, in the PHS base station 200, the network communication unit 210 receives an operation parameter addressed to the PHS terminal 100 sent from the management center 400 through the public network 300 (sequence S504), and the received operation parameter is transmitted to the terminal communication. Unit 220 wirelessly transmits to PHS terminal 100 (sequence S505).

  On the other hand, in the PHS terminal 100, the communication unit 130 receives the operation parameter from the PHS base station 200 (sequence S506), and the setting control unit 140 records the received operation parameter in the setting storage unit 150 (sequence S507). ). Thereby, the PHS terminal 100 thereafter operates based on the operation parameter newly set in the setting storage unit 150.

  That is, the PHS terminal 100 operates the amplifier of the communication unit 120 with a gain based on the operation parameter of the “volume setting value” sent from the management center 400, and the operation of the “sound range changing process” sent from the management center 400. Based on the parameters, the equalizer of the communication unit 120 amplifies or attenuates each band of the audio signal.

  Thereafter, the PHS terminal 100 makes a call with the PHS terminal 101 that is the other party under the management of the management center 400 (sequence S508). In this call, in the PHS terminal 100, for example, when the user is 70 years old, the operation parameter of the “volume setting value” is set to “extra large”, so the amplifier of the call unit 120 is operated with a gain based on this. As a result, the other party's voice is loudly output at a high volume. As for the “sound range changing process”, since the operation parameter is set to “high tone emphasizing process”, a high frequency audio signal is emphasized by the equalizer and output as a loud sound.

  When the operation parameter of the “volume setting value” is set to “large”, the amplifier of the call unit 120 is set so that the voice of the other party is loudly output at a lower volume than in the case of “extra large”. Gain is controlled. When the operation parameter of the “volume setting value” is “medium” or “small”, the call unit 120 is configured so that the other party's voice is loudly output at a lower volume than that of “large”. The gain of the amplifier is controlled.

  Also, when the operation parameter of “sound range changing process” is set to “bass emphasizing process”, a low-frequency audio signal is emphasized by the equalizer based on this, and is output loudly. In addition, when the operation parameter of “sound range changing process” is set to “none”, the equalizer does not emphasize a specific band, or amplifies or attenuates each band with a preset characteristic to receive a call. The sound will be output loudly.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a process in which the PHS terminal 100 changes the operation parameter managed by the management center 400 in response to a request from the user will be described in the entire sequence of the mobile communication system. This process is started when the user makes a request through the user interface unit 110.

  First, in the PHS terminal 100, the user makes an operation parameter change request through the user interface unit 110, and the setting control unit 140 accepts this request (sequence S601). Here, as an example, the following will be described on the assumption that the user has performed an input for setting the operation parameter of “volume setting value” to “medium” and the operation parameter of “sound range changing processing” to “high tone emphasis processing”.

  Next, in the PHS terminal 100, the setting control unit 140 controls the communication unit 130 and transmits the operation parameter received in sequence S601 to the management center 400 together with its own identification information (telephone number) (sequence S602). On the other hand, in the PHS base station 200, the terminal communication unit 220 receives the operation parameter transmitted from the PHS terminal 100 (sequence S603), and the network communication unit 210 transmits the received operation parameter via the public network 300 to the management center. 400 is transmitted to sequence 400 (sequence S604).

  On the other hand, in the management center 400, the communication unit 410 receives the operation parameter and the identification information (telephone number) transmitted through the PHS base station 200 (sequence S605). In the management center 400, the setting notification control unit 440 receives the operation parameter corresponding to the telephone number (PHS terminal 100) received in the sequence S605 among the operation parameters stored in the user information storage unit 420 in the sequence S605. The operation parameters are changed (sequence S606), and the process is terminated.

  As a result, among the operation parameters stored in the user information storage unit 420, the operation parameter of the PHS terminal 100 is “medium” as the operation parameter of “volume setting value” and “high tone emphasis” as the operation parameter of “sound range changing process”. When the PHS terminal 100 subsequently makes and receives calls, the operation parameters set by the user are set in the PHS terminal 100 according to the sequence shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the mobile communication system configured as described above, the management center 400 controls the volume and range characteristics of the loudspeaker output in the PHS terminal 100 according to the age of the user. Therefore, according to the mobile communication system having the above-described configuration, no user operation is required, and comfortable operation settings can be automatically performed.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. Further, for example, a configuration in which some components are deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment is also conceivable. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component described in different embodiment.

  For example, in the above description, the case where the operation parameter is controlled based on the age is described as an example, but the user information is not limited to this. For example, information such as hearing impairment may be set as user information. Further, a setting mode of the PHS terminal 100 that can be grasped on the management center 400 side, such as a drive mode, may be used as user information.

  In the above embodiment, the management center 400 is configured to control the volume and range characteristics of the loudspeaker output in the PHS terminal 100 by controlling the operating parameters of the PHS terminal 100. Instead, for example, The management center 400 performs signal processing according to the age of the user on the audio signal exchanged between the PHS terminal 100 and the PHS terminal 101 that is the other party, so The characteristics of the sound range may be controlled.

  As specific processing in this case, as described with reference to FIG. 4, in the management center 400, the user information storage unit 420 is controlled by the automatic setting unit 430 and the setting notification control unit 440 according to the age of the user. Update the stored table. The newly provided signal processing unit may control the volume and range characteristics of the audio signal transmitted from the PHS terminal 101 to the PHS terminal 100 in accordance with the above table, and transmit this to the PHS terminal 100.

  Recently, PHS terminals and mobile phones generally have a function of communicating with a mail server accommodated in the Internet through the public network 300 to send and receive electronic mail. In the above embodiment, the case of voice communication has been described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to transmission / reception of electronic mail.

  The PHS terminal 100 displays the received e-mail on the display unit of the user interface unit 110. At this time, for example, in the case of an elderly person or a user with visual impairment, it may be difficult to see because the text information of the displayed e-mail is small. The management center 400 controls the operation parameters of the PHS terminal 100 in order to make it easy for the user to view the text information of the e-mail that is difficult to see.

  As specific processing in this case, as described with reference to FIG. 4, the management center 400 controls the automatic setting unit 430 and the setting notification control unit 440 to change the character display size according to the age of the user. The operation parameter to be determined is determined and recorded in a table stored in the user information storage unit 420. Then, the operation parameters recorded in this table are transmitted to the PHS terminal 100.

  On the other hand, the PHS terminal 100 stores operation parameters in the setting storage unit 150, and the display unit displays text information of the e-mail with characters having a size according to the operation parameters. When the operation parameter is received from the management center 400, the operation parameter stored in the setting storage unit 150 is updated with the received operation parameter.

  According to this, since the PHS terminal 100 displays the text information with the character size according to the judgment of the management center 400 based on the information such as the user's age, the user's operation is unnecessary and the content of the e-mail is confirmed. However, comfortable operation settings can be made.

  The control of the character size is not limited to e-mail, but may be similarly controlled as long as it is a character displayed on the display unit of the user interface unit 110. That is, text information such as menus and operation explanations may be similarly controlled. In a terminal device having a browser function for browsing the Web, the same effect can be obtained by displaying text information to be displayed in a character size according to the operation parameters.

  Furthermore, although the configuration according to the operation parameter determined by the management center 400 for the character size to be displayed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in a mail server having the same configuration as that of the management center 400 (or a management center 400 having a mail server function), the body text of an email to be transmitted to the PHS terminal 100 is converted to an HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) format email. In this case, the text may be edited so as to be displayed in a size corresponding to the age of the user and transmitted to the PHS terminal 100.

  As specific processing in this case, as described with reference to FIG. 4, the mail server (or management center 400) controls the user according to the user's age, etc., under the control of the automatic setting unit 430 and the setting notification control unit 440. The table stored in the information storage unit 420 is updated. Then, the newly provided mail editing processing unit converts the body of the email to be sent to the PHS terminal 100 into an HTML email, and displays the text of the body in the character size according to the table. A description is added, and an e-mail including the contents edited in this way as a text is transmitted to the PHS terminal 100.

  According to this, since the PHS terminal 100 displays the text information with the character size according to the judgment of the mail server (or the management center 400) based on the information such as the user's age, the operation by the user is unnecessary, and the electronic Comfortable operational settings can be made to check the contents of emails.

Further, as described above, it can be realized by a method other than adding a description for designating the display size of characters to an electronic mail in HTML format. For example, the management center 400 is newly provided with a header control means, whereby information specifying the character display size according to the table is added to the header of the email, and the PHS terminal 100 is specified by the header. E-mail text information is displayed with a display size based on information. Even in such a configuration, the same effect can be obtained.
In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly implemented even if various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The figure which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the mobile communication system concerning this invention. The figure which shows an example of the table which the user information storage part of the management center shown in FIG. 1 memorize | stores. The figure which shows an example of the standard table which the automatic setting part of the management center shown in FIG. 1 memorize | stores. The flowchart explaining the automatic setting process of the operation parameter by the automatic setting part and setting notification control part of the management center shown in FIG. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement which the operation center shown in FIG. 1 sets an operation parameter to a PHS terminal. The flowchart explaining the operation | movement in which the PHS terminal shown in FIG. 1 updates the operation parameter of a management center.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100,101 ... PHS terminal, 110 ... User interface part, 120 ... Call part, 130 ... Communication part, 140 ... Setting control part, 150 ... Setting storage part, 200, 201 ... PHS base station, 210 ... Network communication part, 220 Terminal communication unit 300 Public network 400 Management center 410 Communication unit 420 User information storage unit 430 Automatic setting unit 440 Setting notification control unit

Claims (10)

In a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and connects to a network,
The management device accommodated in the network is
Storage means for storing user information of the mobile station;
A transmission means for transmitting a control signal corresponding to the information stored in the storage means to the mobile station,
The mobile station
Receiving means for receiving the control signal;
A mobile communication system comprising: control means for controlling its own operation based on a control signal received by the receiving means. The transmission means generates a control signal related to voice communication based on information stored in the storage means, and transmits the control signal to the mobile station,
2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein when performing voice communication, the control unit controls an operation related to voice communication based on the control signal. The transmission unit generates a control signal for controlling a reproduction volume during voice communication based on information stored in the storage unit, and transmits the control signal to the mobile station.
2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein when performing voice communication, the control unit performs control so that the received voice is loudly output at a volume based on the control signal. The transmission means generates a control signal for controlling a reproduction sound range at the time of voice communication based on information stored in the storage means, and transmits the control signal to the mobile station,
2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein, when performing voice communication, the control unit performs control so that the received voice is loudly output in a sound range based on the control signal. The mobile station further comprises display means for displaying character information,
The transmission means generates a control signal related to information display based on information stored in the storage means, and transmits the control signal to the mobile station,
2. The mobile communication according to claim 1, wherein when the information is displayed on the display unit, the control unit controls the display unit to display character information in a size based on the control signal. system. The mobile station further comprises display means for displaying character information,
The transmission means generates a control signal related to information display based on information stored in the storage means, and transmits the control signal to the mobile station,
2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when displaying an e-mail on the display unit, the control unit controls the display unit to display the character information in a size based on the control signal. Mobile communication system. In a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and connects to a network,
Storage means for storing user information of the mobile station;
A mobile communication system comprising: a transmission means for controlling the volume of an audio signal addressed to the mobile station according to information stored in the storage means and transmitting the controlled audio signal to the mobile station. . In a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and connects to a network,
Storage means for storing user information of the mobile station;
A mobile communication system comprising: a transmission unit that controls a range of a voice signal addressed to the mobile station according to information stored in the storage unit and transmits the controlled voice signal to the mobile station. . In a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and connects to a network,
Storage means for storing user information of the mobile station;
The text information in the body of the e-mail addressed to the mobile station is converted to HTML format, and the text information converted into the HTML format is added to the text in a description corresponding to the information stored in the storage means. A mobile communication system, comprising: a transmission means for generating an electronic mail and transmitting the electronic mail to the mobile station. In a mobile communication system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile station and connects to a network,
Storage means for storing user information of the mobile station;
Adding a description for displaying the text information of the e-mail addressed to the mobile station in a size corresponding to the information stored in the storage means in the header of the e-mail, and transmitting means for transmitting the e-mail to the mobile station; Prepared,
The mobile station
Display means for displaying character information;
Receiving means for receiving e-mail;
A mobile communication system comprising: control means for displaying the text of the electronic mail on the display means in a size based on information described in a header of the electronic mail received by the receiving means.

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