JP2011142604A - System, device, and method for managing mobile-phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for managing a mobile-phone, allowing a user of a mobile-phone to use the phone number and the IMUI (International Mobile User Identity) of the own mobile-phone not at hand by other general mobile-phones. <P>SOLUTION: The system for managing the mobile phone includes: a shop PC6 for accepting a registration of an alternative mobile-phone; and a management device 200 for managing the registration-accepted alternative mobile-phone as the alternative unit of the user's mobile-phone. The management device 200 includes: a multiple-UIM (User Identity Module) management parts 201 for preparing management information including the information for coordinating the phone number and the individual recognition information unique to the alternative mobile-phone with the phone number and the individual recognition information unique to the user's mobile-phone; and a subscriber information management part 202. When a transmission is requested from the alternative mobile-phone and the request includes the information unique to the alternative mobile-phone, the subscriber information management part 202 transmits by the use of the phone number and the individual recognition information of the user's mobile-phone to connect the alternative mobile-phone with the connection destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone management system, a mobile phone management device, and a mobile phone management method, and in particular, to manage an alternative mobile phone, a mobile phone management system, a mobile phone management device, and a mobile phone management method About.

  Currently, mobile phones are very convenient devices that can store data such as telephone numbers and e-mail addresses and can make and receive calls using the stored data. However, while it is highly convenient, if the mobile phone is left behind at work or at home, the other person cannot contact the mobile phone. In many cases, the telephone number stored in the mobile phone is not stored by the user, so that there is a problem that calls cannot be made to many telephone numbers.

For example, Non-Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 1 are known as conventional techniques for solving such problems. Non-Patent Document 1 describes a so-called transfer service in which a mobile phone is remotely operated from another phone and an incoming call to the mobile phone is transferred to another phone. According to the transfer service, an incoming call can be transferred to a telephone usable by a user by remotely operating a misplaced mobile phone.
Patent Document 1 describes a mobile phone system in which a plurality of mobile phones exclusively use one phone number. According to such a mobile phone system, it is possible to make and receive calls with another person using a mobile phone that shares a phone number with a mobile phone that has been misplaced.

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  However, the call forwarding service of Non-Patent Document 1 uses another phone when replying to an incoming call to a mobile phone that has been misplaced somewhere. For this reason, a user who receives a reply receives an incoming telephone number or mail address that is not registered, and may not respond to the telephone or mail because it is an incoming call from an unknown party.

In recent years, there is also a service that does not accept incoming calls other than incoming calls sent from pre-registered telephone numbers as means for countering spam mails and telephone calls. When such a service is set by the connection destination, all outgoing calls from other telephones are eliminated.
Furthermore, the call forwarding service is based on the premise that a contract for receiving the service has been made in advance, and the remote operation starts the contracted service. For this reason, the call forwarding service is not suitable for dealing with an unexpected situation in which a mobile phone is left behind somewhere.

In the mobile phone system of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to assign IMUI (International Mobile User Identity) of a plurality of mobile phones to one phone number in advance. For this reason, since a contract is required to use the mobile phone system of Patent Document 1, Patent Document 1 is also not a service suitable for an unexpected situation where the mobile phone is left behind.
Moreover, in the mobile phone system of Patent Document 1, although the phone number is shared, the IMUI is distinguished. For this reason, music data associated with IMUI cannot be shared by a plurality of mobile phones. Furthermore, in the mobile phone system of Patent Document 1, it is considered that users of a plurality of mobile phones share one phone number. In such a case, there are cases where another user is using the telephone number and a user who has left the mobile phone somewhere cannot obtain the right to use the telephone number from the other mobile phone.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and even when the mobile phone owned by the user is not at hand due to unforeseen circumstances such as misplacement, the phone number or IMUI of the misplaced mobile phone It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone management system, a mobile phone management device, and a mobile phone management method that can be reliably used with other mobile phones.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a mobile phone management system according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a communication terminal device (for example, the shop PC shown in FIG. 1) that accepts registration of a first mobile phone (substitute mobile phone), A management device (for example, the management device 200 shown in FIG. 2 or the management device 200 shown in FIG. 10) that manages the first mobile phone whose registration is accepted by the communication terminal device as an alternative to the second mobile phone (user mobile phone). Management device 300), the management device including first unique information (for example, MSISDN or IMUI shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 13) unique to the first mobile phone. Management information including information associated with second specific information (for example, MSISDN or IMUI shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 13) specific to the second mobile phone is created. Management information creation means (for example, the multiple UIM management unit 201 and the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 2 or the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 10) and the first mobile phone request transmission. When request information (for example, the transmission request I10 shown in FIG. 8 or the transmission request I18 shown in FIG. 15) is transmitted and the request information includes the first specific information, the first specific information is based on the management information. Transmitting means (for example, the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 10) that transmits using the second specific information corresponding to the information and connects the first mobile phone and the connection destination; It is characterized by providing. According to such an invention, by registering the first mobile phone in place of the second mobile phone, it is possible to make a call from the first mobile phone using the telephone number of the second mobile phone. For this reason, when the user has misplaced the mobile phone held by the user, the telephone number of the user mobile phone or registered information corresponding to the telephone number is displayed at the connection destination even if the user uses the alternative mobile phone. Therefore, since the connection destination recognizes that the incoming call is from the user mobile phone, it is possible to prevent the connection destination from not responding to the incoming call or deleting the incoming mail. It is also possible to prevent incoming calls from being rejected due to services such as incoming call rejection or spam mail prevention services.
In such an invention, when a mobile phone held by a user is not in the user's hand due to misplacement or the like, which is an unforeseen situation, the phone number or individual identification information of the misplaced mobile phone is reliably used by another mobile phone. It can be said that it is possible to provide a mobile phone management system.

A mobile phone management device according to claim 2 of the present invention is a management device that manages a first mobile phone (for example, an alternative mobile phone) as an alternative to a second mobile phone (for example, a user mobile phone), wherein First unique information unique to one mobile phone (for example, MSISDN or IMUI shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 13), second unique information unique to the second mobile phone (for example, shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 13) Management information creation means for creating management information including information associated with MSISDN or IMUI (for example, the multiple UIM management unit 201 and the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 2, or the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 10). ) And request information (for example, a call request I10 shown in FIG. 8 or a call request I18 shown in FIG. 15) requesting a call from the first mobile phone, When the request information includes the first unique information, the request information is transmitted using the second unique information corresponding to the first unique information based on the management information, and the first mobile phone and the connection destination are connected. Transmission means (for example, the subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 10). According to such an invention, by registering the first mobile phone in place of the second mobile phone, it is possible to make a call from the first mobile phone using the telephone number of the second mobile phone. For this reason, if a user has forgotten to place his / her mobile phone somewhere, even if he / she makes a call using an alternative mobile phone, the phone number of the user's mobile phone or registration information corresponding to the phone number is displayed at the connection destination. The Therefore, since the connection destination recognizes that the incoming call is from the user mobile phone, it is possible to prevent the connection destination from not responding to the incoming call or deleting the incoming mail. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent incoming calls from being rejected by a service for rejecting incoming calls or preventing junk mail.
In such an invention, when the mobile phone that the user owns is not at hand due to unforeseen misplacement, etc., the phone number and individual identification information of the misplaced mobile phone can be reliably used with other mobile phones It can be said that a mobile phone management device can be provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone management apparatus according to the second aspect, wherein request information indicating a request for location registration from the first mobile phone (for example, location registration request I4 shown in FIG. 7 or shown in FIG. 14). When the location registration request I16) is transmitted and the request information includes the first unique information, the second portable information to which the second unique information corresponding to the first unique information is attached based on the management information It further comprises registration means for registering the location of the telephone (for example, a plurality of UIM management unit 201 and subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 2 or a subscriber information management unit 202 shown in FIG. 10). . According to such an invention, by registering the first mobile phone in place of the second mobile phone, the location can be registered from the first mobile phone using the telephone number of the second mobile phone. For this reason, when the user forgets the mobile phone held by the user, a call made by another phone to the phone number of the user's mobile phone can be received using the alternative mobile phone.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone management device according to the second or third aspect, the first specific information identifies the first telephone number of the first mobile phone and the individual of the first mobile phone. Including the first individual identification information, wherein the second unique information includes the second telephone number of the second mobile phone and the second individual identification information for identifying the individual of the second mobile telephone, and the first telephone number and the When the second telephone number is the same, the management information creating means associates the first individual identification information and the second individual identification information with the first telephone number, together with the information, the first individual identification information or Information for prohibiting transmission of a mobile phone with the second individual identification information is created as the management information. According to such an invention, by assigning a plurality of pieces of individual identification information to one telephone number, it is possible to use the telephone number and individual identification information of a misplaced mobile phone relatively easily on another mobile phone. A mobile phone management device can be realized. At this time, it is possible to prevent a plurality of mobile phones assigned to one telephone number from making double calls.

  According to Claim 5 of the present invention, in the mobile phone management device according to Claim 2 or 3, the first specific information identifies the first telephone number of the first mobile phone and the individual of the first mobile phone. Including the first individual identification information, wherein the second unique information includes the second telephone number of the second mobile phone and the second individual identification information for identifying the individual of the second mobile telephone, and the first telephone number and the When the second telephone number is different, the management information creating means associates the first telephone number and the first individual identification information with the second telephone number and the second individual identification information, together with the information, Information indicating which transmission request of the mobile phone to which the individual identification information or the second individual identification information should be given priority is created as the management information. According to such an invention, the mobile phone having the phone number and the individual identification information of the misplaced mobile phone are used in another mobile phone while using the mobile phones having different phone numbers for the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to realize a mobile phone management apparatus that can perform the above-described operation. At this time, it is possible to prevent the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone from making double calls.

The mobile phone management method according to claim 6 of the present invention is a mobile phone management method applied to a service of an alternative mobile phone that lends the first mobile phone as an alternative to the second mobile phone, and is a communication terminal Receiving a registration for replacing the second mobile phone with the first mobile phone by the device, first unique information specific to the first mobile phone for which the registration is accepted, and a first unique information for the second mobile phone. A management information creating step for creating management information including information associated with the specific information, and request information indicating a request for transmission is transmitted from the first mobile phone, and the request information includes the first specific information. In this case, a call is made using the second unique information corresponding to the first unique information based on the management information, and the first mobile phone and a connection destination are connected.
In such an invention, when a mobile phone held by a user is not in the user's hand due to misplacement or the like, which is an unforeseen situation, the phone number or individual identification information of the misplaced mobile phone is reliably used by another mobile phone. It can be said that it is possible to provide a mobile phone management method that can be used.

  According to such an invention, even when the mobile phone is not in the user's hand due to unforeseen circumstances such as misplacement, the user can make a call using the UIM of the mobile phone that the user owns. Thereby, since it is recognized that the call is made using the user's UIM at the connection destination that has received the call, the connection destination can appropriately respond to the call. Specifically, when a user's call is received, it can be prevented from being recognized as a suspicious call or mail at the connection destination and rejected due to a setting on a person or system.

  Further, the user can perform location registration using the UIM of his / her own mobile phone from the alternative mobile phone. For this reason, an outgoing call made to a mobile phone that has been misplaced by the user can be received by the alternative mobile phone. Accordingly, a user can receive a call received from his / her mobile phone, a sent mail, a short message (SM) using a short message service (SM), and the like using an alternative mobile phone. it can.

It is a figure for demonstrating the outline of the management system of a mobile telephone common to Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function of the management apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the figure which showed the multiple UIM management table of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which the management system of Embodiment 1 of this invention registers an alternative mobile telephone. It is the figure which illustrated customer information of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the subscriber information of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the location registration of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the transmission of the management system of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the priority UIM control part which received the request | requirement of the multiple UIM management part of Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a functional block diagram for demonstrating the function of the management apparatus of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating registration of the alternative mobile telephone of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the figure which illustrated customer information of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the subscriber information of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the location registration of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the transmission of the management system of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which the management system of Embodiment 3 of this invention registers an alternative mobile telephone. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the management system when an alternative mobile telephone performs position registration in Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of operation | movement of the management system shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which the management system of Embodiment 4 of this invention registers an alternative mobile telephone. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the management system when an alternative mobile telephone performs position registration in Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other example of operation | movement of the management system shown in FIG.

Embodiments 1 to 4 of a mobile phone management system, a mobile phone management device, and a mobile phone management method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
In the mobile phone management system according to the first embodiment, a user registers a mobile phone that is a substitute for his / her mobile phone when he / she is out. The substitute device makes it possible to make and receive calls using information unique to the mobile phone. The mobile phone management system according to the first embodiment is mainly used when a user forgets to leave his / her mobile phone at work or at home. In the description of the first to fourth embodiments, a mobile phone held by a user is referred to as a user mobile phone, and a mobile phone that replaces the user mobile phone is referred to as an alternative mobile phone.

(Outline configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a mobile phone management system (hereinafter also simply referred to as a management system) common to the first to fourth embodiments. The management system according to the first embodiment includes a shop PC 6 that accepts registration of an alternative mobile phone 1 and a mobile phone management device that manages the alternative mobile phone 1 that has received registration as a substitute for a misplaced user mobile phone 11 ( Hereinafter, it is also simply referred to as a management device). The shop PC 6 is a PC (Personal Computer) provided in a store (shop) that accepts registration of the alternative mobile phone 1, and is connected to the general management server 5 described later via a network.

The management system according to the first embodiment is applied to a service of an alternative mobile phone that lends the alternative mobile phone 1 as an alternative to the user mobile phone 11. In such a service, the mobile phone managed on the shop side is the alternative mobile phone 1, so that the alternative mobile phone can be used immediately after registration, which is suitable for dealing with unforeseen circumstances such as misplacement. It is.
The management system also includes a VLR (Visitor Location Register) / SGSN (Service GPRS Support Node) 3, an HLR (Home Location Register) 4, and a general management server 5.

  The general management server 5 is a server managed by a predetermined communication company, and manages customer information and information about charges for all mobile phones contracted with this communication carrier. Here, the customer information includes information on the owner of the mobile phone (address, name, credit card information, etc.), contract details of the mobile phone, a phone number (MSISDN) unique to the mobile phone, and individual identification information (IMUI). ). Among the management information, in particular, the telephone number and IMUI are recorded in an IC card called UIM (User Identity Module) built in the mobile phone, and hence these are collectively referred to as UIM.

The HLR 4 reads a part of customer information from the general management server 5 and stores it inside. The VLR / SGSN 3 retrieves customer information from the HLR 4 every time there is a communication request such as incoming or outgoing from the base station 2 and copies it to its own device.
The general management server 5 shown in FIG. 1 receives registration of the alternative mobile phone 1 and generates information for associating the user mobile phone 11 with the alternative mobile phone 1. The generated information is read and stored in the HLR 4. When the alternative mobile phone 1 transmits a request for communication such as location registration, outgoing call, and incoming call to the VLR / SGSN 3, the VLR / SGSN 3 copies the information stored in the HLR 4 as necessary, and the telephone number of the user mobile phone 11. In addition, transmission and location registration are performed using the individual identification information.

(Management device functions)
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions of the management apparatus according to the first embodiment. The management apparatus 200 is configured by the general management server 5, HLR 4, and VLR / SGSN 3 shown in FIG.
The management device 200 includes an integrated management unit 204. The general management unit 204 has a function of reading the original customer information stored in the general management server 5 and the customer information as necessary, or receiving and registering new customer information. The integrated management unit 204 accepts individual identification information and telephone number information unique to the alternative mobile phone registered by the shop PC 6.

In addition, the management device 200 includes a plurality of UIM management units 201 that create information for associating individual identification information and telephone numbers of registered alternative mobile phones with individual identification information and telephone numbers unique to the user mobile phone, and an unspecified mobile phone. It has a subscriber information management unit 202 that compares request information indicating communication requests such as incoming calls and outgoing calls transmitted from a telephone with created information.
At this time, the subscriber information management unit 202 determines whether or not the information transmitted from an unspecified mobile phone and requesting location registration includes individual identification information or a phone number of the alternative mobile phone. When the information includes individual identification information or a telephone number of the alternative mobile phone, transmission or location registration is performed based on the individual identification information or telephone number of the corresponding user mobile phone.

The priority UIM control unit 203 has a function of performing control so that only one of the user mobile phone 11 and the alternative mobile phone 1 can communicate. Such control is performed because it is a social de facto standard that one mobile phone has only one unique telephone number.
FIG. 3 is a diagram exemplifying information for associating the individual identification information and telephone number of the alternative mobile phone generated by the plural UIM management unit 201 with the individual identification information and telephone number unique to the user mobile phone. The information shown in FIG. 3 is a table that associates the individual identification information and telephone number of the alternative cellular phone with the individual identification information and telephone number unique to the user cellular phone. In the first embodiment, the table shown in FIG. 3 is referred to as a multiple UIM management table.

  In FIG. 3, B1 is the telephone number of the user mobile phone (indicated as MSISDN in the figure), and A1 is the individual identification information of the user mobile phone. B2 is the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone, and A2 is the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone. An alternative number is a management number given to a telephone number and individual identification information used when making a call or registering a location. The management number is a number assigned to specify a telephone number and individual identification information managed by the general management unit 204.

In the example of FIG. 3, the management number 1 is associated with both MSISDNB1 and IMUIA1, and MSISDNB2 and IMUIA2. Therefore, a response is made by MSISDNB1 and IMUIA1 managed by the management number 1 to any request of the alternative cellular phone or the user cellular phone.
The connection priority is a priority order related to communication between the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the connection priority is set high when the alternative mobile phone is registered, and set high when the registration of the alternative mobile phone is canceled.
The location registration status is information indicating the location registration status of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone. The location registration state is recorded after registration of the alternative mobile phone and after the user mobile phone or the alternative mobile phone requests location registration.

(Operation)
Next, the operation of the management system described above will be described with respect to registration, location registration, and transmission of alternative mobile phones.
1. Registration of Alternative Mobile Phone If the user forgets to place the user's mobile phone at home or the like, the user goes to the shop and registers the alternative mobile phone. In the shop, the shop PC is used to access the general management server and acquire user information of the user. Then, the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone are specified from the customer information. Furthermore, it is assumed that a mobile phone having a telephone number B2 and individual identification information A2 is registered as an alternative mobile phone of the user mobile phone. In the first embodiment, a user who has registered an alternative mobile phone is also referred to as a subscriber.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the management system according to the first embodiment registers an alternative mobile phone. The shop PC 6 shown in FIG. 1 accepts a contract for registering the alternative mobile phone 1 as an alternative to the user mobile phone having the telephone number B1 (401). Then, information regarding the UIM of the subscriber, the user mobile phone 11 and the alternative mobile phone 1 is sent as contract information I1 to the general management unit 204 shown in FIG. The general management unit 204 manages customer information of all users. Information relating to the alternative mobile phone 11 is also stored and managed as customer information (402).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating customer information stored in the general management unit according to the first embodiment. The customer information 501 is customer mobile phone customer information, and includes information on “alternative flag ON” together with the telephone number (MSISDN) B1 and individual identification information (IMUI) A1 of the user mobile phone. “Alternative flag ON” is information indicating that an alternative mobile phone of the user mobile phone is registered.
Customer information 502 is customer information of an alternative mobile phone. The customer information 502 includes the telephone number B2 of the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A2, the telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone, the alternative number used for responding to a communication request to the alternative mobile phone, and the contract of the alternative mobile phone. Contains the number of days. In the first embodiment, when the number of contract days is counted once every day in the general management server and the count value reaches the number of contract days, or when the registration of the alternative mobile phone is canceled through the shop PC, the replacement flag of the customer information 501 is set. Set to off.

Returning to FIG. 4, next, the general management unit 204 shown in FIG. 2 sends information I 2 regarding the user mobile phone 1 and the alternative mobile phone 11 to the plural UIM management unit 201. The multiple UIM management unit 201 creates the multiple UIM management table shown in FIG. 3 based on the information I2 (403).
Further, the general management unit 204 sends information I3 regarding the alternative mobile phone 1 to the subscriber information management unit 202. The subscriber information management unit 202 creates subscriber information based on the information I3 (404).

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the subscriber information according to the first embodiment. The illustrated subscriber information 601 is subscriber information of the user mobile phone (denoted as a subscriber profile in the figure). The subscriber information includes the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, and information on “alternative flag ON”. The subscriber information 602 is subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone, and includes a telephone number B2 and individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone. It also includes information on an alternative number used for a response to a request for communication to the alternative mobile phone, telephone number B1 of the corresponding alternative mobile phone, and “substitution flag ON”.
With the above operation, registration of an alternative mobile phone, which is an alternative to the user mobile phone, is completed.

2. Location Registration Next, operations related to location registration of the management system of the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the management system when the registered alternative mobile phone performs location registration for the base station 2 shown in FIG. When the alternative mobile phone requests location registration from the base station, a location registration request I4 is sent to the subscriber information management unit via the base station to the subscriber information management unit. The location registration request I4 includes the UIM of the alternative mobile phone, that is, the telephone number B2 and the individual identification information A2.

The subscriber information management unit confirms the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone from the UIM included in the location registration request I4 (701), and the information of “substitution flag ON” is included in the subscriber information of the alternative phone Information I5 for inquiring location registration to a plurality of UIM managers.
The multiple UIM management unit receives the information I5 and confirms the multiple UIM management table shown in FIG. 3 (702). As a result of confirmation, it is recognized that the UIM management number of the alternative mobile phone is B2 and the individual identification information A2, and the management number “1” is acquired as the UIM alternative number of the management number “2”. To do. Then, the connection priority and location registration status of the UIM with the management number “1” are acquired.

  The connection priority refers to the priority of location registration of the mobile phone when a location registration request is made. The location registration state indicates whether the mobile phone is currently registered for location. In the management system of the first embodiment, the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone are managed so that the mobile phone with the higher priority has completed the location registration. Such management is performed so that only one of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone that is used by the user is registered.

For example, when the “substitution flag ON” is included in the subscriber information of the user mobile phone or the alternative mobile phone, the connection priority is set to a higher priority and the user mobile phone is set lower. It is done to set. Alternatively, when the customer mobile phone customer information includes “substitution flag ON” and the contract days included in the alternative mobile phone customer information remain, the connection priority of the alternative mobile phone may be increased. .
The location registration state is “completed” when the location registration is completed, and “uncompleted” when the location registration is not completed. It is impossible for both the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone to be in the position registration state “completed” at the same time.

  In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone that requested the location registration is the subscriber information 602, and the subscriber information of the user mobile phone is the subscriber information 601. In this case, the multiple UIM management unit recognizes from the multiple UIM management table shown in FIG. 3 that the connection priority of the user mobile phone is low and the location registration is complete. Then, a control request I6 is sent to the priority UIM control unit so as to shift the location registration of the user mobile phone having a low connection priority from “completed” to “incomplete”.

  The priority UIM control unit controls the location registration state of the user mobile phone to be “incomplete” in accordance with the control request from the plurality of UIM management units (703). Then, the control result is sent to the plural UIM management units as a response I7. The multiple UIM management unit updates the location registration state of the user mobile phone to “incomplete” and the location registration state of the alternative mobile phone to “completed” in the multiple UIM management table. Along with the update of the location registration state, the location of the alternative mobile phone is registered and the location registration is completed.

The location registration is performed using the UIM of the user mobile phone acquired in the processing of 702. That is, in the first embodiment, the location registration of the alternative mobile phone is performed by registering the location of the mobile phone having the telephone number B1 of the management number “1” and the individual identification information A1. As a result, in the management system of the first embodiment, the position of the alternative mobile phone is registered as the position of the user mobile phone. For this reason, when a call is made from another mobile phone to the user mobile phone, the call can be received by the alternative mobile phone.
After the above processing, the multiple UIM management section sends information I8 indicating that the multiple UIM management table has been updated to the subscriber information management section as a result of the inquiry. The subscriber information management unit receives the information I8, and a location registration response I9 responding to the location registration request of the alternative mobile phone is transmitted via the base station.

3. Transmission FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation at the time of transmission of the management system of the first embodiment. As shown, the alternative mobile phone transmits a call request I10 to the subscriber information management unit. The outgoing request I10 includes the UIM of the alternative mobile phone. The subscriber information management unit compares the UIM included in the call request I10 with the subscriber information to confirm the subscriber information 602 of the alternative mobile phone shown in FIG. 6 (801). Then, it is determined whether or not the subscriber information 602 includes information of “substitution flag ON”.

  When the subscriber information of the user mobile phone includes “substitution flag ON”, a transmission inquiry I11 is sent from the subscriber information management unit to the plurality of UIM management units. The outgoing inquiry I11 also includes the UIM of the alternative mobile phone. Upon receiving the outgoing inquiry I11, the multiple UIM management unit checks the multiple UIM management table shown in FIG. 3 (802). Then, a UIM alternative number that matches the UIM included in the outgoing inquiry I11 is acquired.

  Specifically, the individual identification information of the subscriber information 602 of the alternative mobile phone shown in FIG. 6 is A2, and the telephone number is B2. The individual identification information and the telephone number are compared with the multiple UIM table shown in FIG. As a result of the comparison, it is understood that the corresponding UIM is the UIM having the management number “2”. The multiple UIM management unit confirms that the alternative number of the UIM with the management number “2” is the management number “1”. Then, a transmission inquiry result I12 indicating that the alternative number is the management number “1” is sent to the subscriber information management unit to the subscriber information management unit.

  The subscriber information management unit confirms that the alternative number is the management number “1” from the transmission inquiry result I12 and confirms the subscriber information of the management number “1” (803). Then, the transmission request I13 is transmitted to the connection destination using the UIM having the management number “1”. As a result, the same information as when receiving an incoming call from the user mobile phone is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone (connection destination) that has received the call request. For this reason, in the first embodiment, the user of the mobile phone that is the connection destination can recognize and respond to the incoming call from the user of the user mobile phone.

4). Deregistration Deregistration of an alternative mobile phone is automatically performed when the contractor of the alternative mobile phone makes an application at the shop, or when the “contract days” included in the customer information becomes “0”. When the registration of the alternative mobile phone is canceled, the multiple UIM management unit confirms the connection priority and the location registration state between UIMs having the same management number of the alternative number. Then, the priority UIM control unit is requested to perform control to prevent double communication between the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the priority UIM control unit that has received a request from the multiple UIM management unit. The multiple UIM management unit determines whether the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone, that is, the IMUI exists in the multiple UIM management table (step S901).

As a result of the determination in step S901, if the individual identification information does not exist in the multiple UIM management table (step S901: No), the multiple UIM management unit responds “NG” to the subscriber information management unit (step S904). ). If the individual identification information exists in the UIM management table (step S901: Yes), the multiple UIM management unit determines whether there is a management number that matches the management number of the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone and the alternative number. (Step S902). Even when there is no matching alternative number (step S902: No), the multiple UIM management unit responds “NG” to the subscriber information management unit on the assumption that the alternative mobile phone is not registered (step S902). S904).
In step S902, if there is a matching alternative number (step S902: Yes), the connection priority and the location registration state are confirmed between mobile phones having the same management number as the alternative number. Then, the connection priority and the location registration state are determined based on the relationship between the connection priority and the location registration state (step S903). Table 1 shows the relationship between connection priority and location registration status.

In Table 1, connection priority 1 and connection priority 2 are set, and connection priority 2 is higher than connection priority 1. Note that after the registration of the alternative mobile phone is canceled, the connection priority of the user mobile phone is set higher than that of the alternative mobile phone. Therefore, in Table 1, it is assumed that the connection priority of the user mobile phone is “2” and the connection priority of the alternative mobile phone is “1”.
In case a, the location registration state of the mobile phone with connection priority 1 is complete, and the location registration state of the mobile phone with connection priority 2 is incomplete. At this time, the multiple UIM management unit sends a control request to the priority UIM control unit so as to shift the location registration state of the mobile phone having connection priority 1 to incomplete. At this time, if the mobile phone whose location registration state is complete is connected to the connection destination, the location registration state is shifted to incomplete after executing the disconnection process. In addition, the multiple UIM management unit sends a control request so as to shift the location registration state of the mobile phone with connection priority 2 to completion.

  In case b, the location registration states of the mobile phone with connection priority 1 and the mobile phone with connection priority 2 are both complete. At this time, the multiple UIM management unit sends a control request to the priority UIM control unit so as to shift the location registration state of the mobile phone having connection priority 1 to incomplete. In addition, since the location registration state of the mobile phone having the connection priority 2 is maintained as “complete”, a “normal response” indicating that the location registration has been normally performed to the subscriber information management unit without sending a control request. Notify the response.

  In case c, the location registration states of the mobile phone with connection priority 1 and the mobile phone with connection priority 2 are both incomplete. At this time, the multiple UIM management unit does not perform any processing in order to maintain the location registration state of the mobile phone having the connection priority 1 as incomplete. In addition, the multiple UIM management unit sends a control request to the subscriber information management unit so as to shift the location registration state of the mobile phone having the connection priority 2 to completion.

  In case d, the location registration state of the mobile phone with connection priority 1 is incomplete, and the location registration state of the mobile phone with connection priority 2 is complete. At this time, the multiple UIM management unit does not perform any processing in order to maintain the location registration state of the mobile phone having the connection priority 1 as incomplete. Further, in order to maintain the location registration state of the mobile phone having the connection priority 2 as completed, only the response of “normal response” is notified to the subscriber information management unit without transmitting a control request.

  In the first embodiment described above, the alternative mobile phone can be transmitted using the same UIM as the user mobile phone. For this reason, it is recognized that the incoming call from the alternative mobile phone is an incoming call from the user mobile phone. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that a call or mail from the alternative mobile phone is recognized as being from an unknown sender and ignored. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent incoming calls from being eliminated by a spam mail prevention service or the like.

Furthermore, in the management system of the first embodiment, an alternative mobile phone can perform location registration using the same UIM as the user mobile phone. For this reason, even when a call is made from another telephone to the telephone number of the user portable telephone, this call can be received by the alternative portable telephone.
According to the first embodiment, even when the user mobile phone is forgotten, the alternative mobile phone can be used in the same manner as the user mobile phone.

  By the way, there is currently a service for storing data such as an address book and music stored in a mobile phone together with customer information in, for example, a general management server. In registering an alternative mobile phone, it is also conceivable to download data such as an address book and music stored by such a service to the alternative mobile phone. In this way, the alternative mobile phone can be used more like a user mobile phone, and the operability of the alternative mobile phone can be improved.

  However, even if the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone is the same as that of the user mobile phone, the conventional technology having a different IMUI cannot download the music data downloaded to the user mobile phone to the alternative mobile phone. On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the subscriber information management unit can receive the IMUI of the alternative mobile phone and request the download using the IMUI of the user mobile phone. For this reason, the management system of the first embodiment allows the user to view data such as music downloaded to his / her mobile phone while using the alternative mobile phone. In this case, as a matter of course, the data downloaded to the alternative mobile phone is deleted at the shop when the registration is canceled.

  Further, according to the first embodiment described above, a mobile phone having a telephone number different from that of the user mobile phone can be used as the alternative mobile phone, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of double communication from the same telephone number. it can. Since the UIM and connection priority used for the transmission of the alternative mobile phone and the request for location registration are managed by a plurality of UIM management tables, the location registration and transmission between the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone are properly performed. Can be controlled.

In the management system of the first embodiment described above, the alternative mobile phone corresponds to the first mobile phone, and the user mobile phone corresponds to the second mobile phone. The telephone number (MSISDN) and the individual seat information (IMUI) correspond to first unique information and second unique information.
Further, the shop PC functions as a communication terminal device that accepts registration of the first mobile phone, and the management device functions as a management device. The multiple UIM management unit and the subscriber information management unit function as management information creation means, and the subscriber information management unit also functions as transmission means.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. Since the schematic configuration of the management system of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, the illustration is omitted.
(Management device functions)
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram for explaining functions of the management apparatus according to the second embodiment. Similarly to the first embodiment, the management apparatus 300 is configured by the integrated management server 5, HLR 4, and VLR / SGSN 3 illustrated in FIG. The management apparatus 300 includes a general management unit 204 and a subscriber information management unit 202. Note that in the drawing shown in the second embodiment, the same components as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is partially omitted.

(Operation)
1. Registration of Alternative Mobile Phone If the user forgets to place the user's mobile phone at home or the like, the user goes to the shop and registers the alternative mobile phone. In the shop, the shop PC is used to access the general management server and acquire user information of the user. Then, the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone are specified from the customer information. Here, in Embodiment 2, the telephone number of the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is set to B1 and registered as an alternative mobile phone at the shop.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the management system according to the second embodiment registers an alternative mobile phone. The shop PC accepts a contract for registering an alternative mobile phone as an alternative to the user mobile phone whose telephone number is B1 (1101). Then, information on the individual identification information of the subscriber, the user mobile phone, and the alternative mobile phone is sent as contract information I14 to the general management unit. The contract information I14 includes the UIM of the user mobile phone and the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone. Since the telephone numbers of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone are set to be the same, the general management unit adds and stores that the alternative mobile phone is registered in the customer information of the user mobile phone. FIG. 12 shows customer information 1201 to which registration of an alternative mobile phone is added.

Next, the general management section sends information I15 regarding the alternative mobile phone to the subscriber information management section. The information I5 also includes the UIM of the user mobile phone and the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone. The subscriber information management unit creates subscriber information based on the information I15 (1102).
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the subscriber information according to the second embodiment. In the subscriber information 1301 shown in the figure, an alternative mobile phone of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone, and the individual identification information A2 are active. Information indicating that (location registration or connection is permitted) is included.
With the above operation, registration of an alternative mobile phone, which is an alternative to the user mobile phone, is completed.

2. Location Registration Next, operations related to location registration in the management system of the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the management system when the alternative mobile phone registered in the second embodiment performs location registration for the base station 2 shown in FIG. When the alternative mobile phone requests location registration from the base station, a location registration request I16 is sent to the subscriber information management unit. The location registration request I16 includes individual identification information A2 and a telephone number B1 which are UIMs of alternative mobile phones.

  The subscriber information management unit acquires the individual identification information A2 and the telephone number B1 from the information I16. Then, the subscriber information 1301 shown in FIG. 13 is confirmed (1401), and it is confirmed whether or not the subscriber information includes information (A2: active) indicating that the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is active. To do. If information indicating that the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is active is included, the location registration of the alternative mobile phone is permitted and information I17 responding to the location registration is sent. With this operation, the location of the alternative mobile phone is registered as the mobile phone having the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A1.

3. Next, the operation related to the transmission of the management system of the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining transmission by the management system according to the second embodiment. After the location registration described above, the alternative mobile phone transmits a call request I18 for requesting a call to the subscriber information management unit. The call request I18 includes the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone.
The subscriber information management unit confirms the subscriber information 1301 shown in FIG. 13 based on the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A2 included in the transmission request I18. Then, it is confirmed that the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is a substitute for the user mobile phone of the individual identification information A1, and that the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is active (1501).

As a result of the confirmation, if the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is active, the subscriber information management unit transmits a call request I19 to the connection destination using the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A1. As a result, the same information as when receiving an incoming call from the user mobile phone is displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone (connection destination) that has received the call request. For this reason, also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the user of the mobile phone that is the connection destination can recognize and respond to the incoming call from the user of the user mobile phone.
In the second embodiment, the registration of the alternative mobile phone can be canceled at the shop. By deregistering the alternative mobile phone, information indicating that the alternative mobile phone is active is deleted from the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone. Or you may make it delete all the subscriber information of an alternative mobile telephone.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the phone number of the mobile phone is set to the same phone number as the phone number of the user mobile phone. For this reason, the management of the correspondence between the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone becomes simpler than that of the first embodiment, which is advantageous in simplifying the process and reducing the load on the system. However, in the second embodiment, since the mobile phone once set to the telephone number of the user mobile phone is not used for other contracts by changing the telephone number, a dedicated alternative is used each time the user mobile phone is registered. A mobile phone is required.

  In the management system of the second embodiment described above, the alternative mobile phone corresponds to the first mobile phone, and the user mobile phone corresponds to the second mobile phone. The telephone number (MSISDN) and the individual seat information (IMUI) correspond to first unique information and second unique information. Further, the shop PC functions as a communication terminal device that accepts registration of the first mobile phone, and the management device functions as a management device. The subscriber information management unit functions as management information creation means and transmission means.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The schematic configuration of the management system of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first and second embodiments. The function of the management apparatus is the same as that of the management apparatus 300 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. That is, also in the third embodiment, the management apparatus 300 is configured by the general management server 5, the HLR 4, and the VLR / SGSN 3 functioning together. In the third embodiment, the subscriber information management unit 202 functions within one HLR 4.

(Operation)
1. Registration of Alternative Mobile Phone Also in the third embodiment, when the user forgets to place the user mobile phone at home or the like, the user goes to the shop and registers the alternative mobile phone. In the shop, the shop PC is used to access the general management server and acquire user information of the user. Then, the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone are specified from the customer information. Here, in the third embodiment, in the shop, the telephone number is set to B2 and the telephone number of the mobile phone having the individual identification information A2 is set to B1 and registered as an alternative mobile phone.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the management system according to the third embodiment registers an alternative mobile phone. As shown in the drawing, in the third embodiment, two subscriber information management units in one HLR manage the subscriber information of the user mobile phone and the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone, respectively. In this description, a subscriber information management unit (user) is a subscriber information management unit that manages subscriber information of a user mobile phone, and a subscriber information management unit is a subscriber information management unit that manages subscriber information of an alternative mobile phone. (Alternative).

The shop PC accepts a contract for registering an alternative mobile phone as an alternative to the user mobile phone (1601). Then, from the shop PC, contract information I20 indicating that an alternative mobile phone is contracted as a user mobile phone is transmitted to the general management unit. The contract information I20 includes the telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, and the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone.
The contract information I20 is received by the general management unit. The general management unit transmits the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone, and the telephone number B1 as contract information I21 to the subscriber information management unit (user). The subscriber information management unit (user) adds and stores the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone in the subscriber information of the user mobile phone (1602).

  In the third embodiment, it is assumed that the subscriber information of the user mobile phone before the addition includes only the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone. By adding the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone to such subscriber information, the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit (user) includes the telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone, the individual identification information A1. In addition, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone and the information indicating that the mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is used instead (active) are included. Since the subscriber information after addition is the same as that shown in FIG. 13 of the second embodiment, it is not shown.

In parallel with the transmission of the contract information I21, the general management unit sends the subscriber information (telephone number B1, individual identification information A2, and necessary parameters) I22 to the subscriber information management unit (substitute). Send.
When the subscriber information management unit (substitution) stores the subscriber information I22, the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone is created in the subscriber information management unit (substitution) (1603). Since the alternative mobile phone does not have a general mobile phone service contract, the subscriber information I22 only needs to include minimum information as necessary parameters.

  The minimum information is, for example, the telephone number B1 set as the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, and the contract of the alternative mobile phone. It may be only information indicating that it is in the middle. In the third embodiment, information indicating that the alternative mobile phone is in use (active) is used as information indicating that the alternative mobile phone is being contracted.

2. Location Registration Next, operations related to location registration of the management system of the third embodiment will be described.
FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the management system when the registered alternative mobile phone requests location registration from the base station 2 shown in FIG. 1 in the third embodiment.
When the alternative mobile phone requests location registration from the base station, a location registration request I23 is transmitted to a subscriber information management unit (hereinafter referred to as a subscriber information management unit (region)) corresponding to the location of the alternative mobile phone. . The location registration request I23 includes individual identification information A2 and a telephone number B1 which are UIMs of the alternative mobile phone.

  The subscriber information management unit (located area) transmits a request for location registration of the alternative mobile phone as a location registration request I24 to the subscriber information management unit (substitution). The subscriber information management unit (alternative) has information on the user's mobile phone individual identification information A1 and individual identification information A2 in the state of “Active” in the alternative mobile phone subscriber information that the subscriber information management unit (substitution) has. An alternative number confirmation request I25 is transmitted to the management unit (user). The alternative number confirmation request I25 is information for requesting the subscriber information management unit (user) for the subscriber information of the user mobile phone.

  The subscriber information management unit (user) transmits the requested subscriber information of the user mobile phone to the subscriber information management unit (substitution) as an alternative number confirmation response I26. The subscriber information management unit (substitute) transmits a location registration response I27 to the subscriber information management unit (located area) based on the alternative number confirmation response I26. The location registration response I27 includes individual identification information A1 and A2 of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone and a telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone. The subscriber information management unit (located area) creates subscriber information (subscriber profile) based on the location registration response I27 (1701).

As shown in FIG. 13, the subscriber information created in the subscriber information management unit (region) includes individual identification information A1 and telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone and individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone. Information indicating that the mobile phone having A2 and the individual identification information A2 is Active is included.
By creating the subscriber profile, the subscriber information management unit (located) recognizes that the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone is set to B1. Then, a location registration response I28 that responds to location registration is sent to the alternative mobile phone. With this operation, the location of the alternative mobile phone is registered as the mobile phone having the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A1.

Further, the location registration of the third embodiment is not limited to that performed by the operation shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the subscriber information management unit (alternative) is not limited to the one that transmits the alternative number confirmation response I25 to the subscriber information management unit (user) by receiving the location registration request I24. .
Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 18, in the third embodiment, the subscriber information management unit (substitution) is based on the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone held by itself. The location registration response I251 may be directly transmitted to the service area.

That is, as shown in FIG. 18, the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone managed by the subscriber information management unit (substitute) includes the individual identification information together with the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone. It is recorded that the alternative mobile phone of A2 is an alternative to the user mobile phone and is Active. From this, the subscriber information management unit (substitution) can transmit a location registration response I251 including the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone to the subscriber information management unit (present area).
At this time, the subscriber information management unit (located) confirms from the subscriber information included in the location registration response I251 that the alternative mobile phone is an alternative to the user mobile phone. Then, a location registration request I261 is transmitted to the subscriber information management unit (user). In response to the location registration request I261, the subscriber information management unit (user) transmits a location registration response I271 to the subscriber information management unit (located).

The subscriber information management unit (located area) creates subscriber information (subscriber profile) based on the location registration response I271 (1801). The subscriber information includes information indicating that the alternative mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is an alternative to the user mobile phone of the individual identification information A1 and the telephone number B1, and is Active.
After the subscriber information is created, until the substitute contract is canceled, the subscriber information management unit (located area) transmits a location registration response I281 in response to the location registration from the alternative mobile phone.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The schematic configuration of the management system of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first to third embodiments, and the function of the management apparatus is the same as that of the management apparatus 300 of the second embodiment shown in FIG. That is, also in the fourth embodiment, the management apparatus 300 is configured by the general management server 5, the HLR 4, and the VLR / SGSN 3 functioning together. However, the fourth embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that the subscriber information management unit 202 of the user mobile phone and the subscriber information management unit 202 of the alternative mobile phone function in two different HLRs.

(Operation)
1. Registration of Alternative Mobile Phone Also in the fourth embodiment, when the user forgets to place the user mobile phone at home or the like, the user goes to the shop and registers the alternative mobile phone. In the shop, the shop PC is used to access the general management server and acquire user information of the user. Then, the telephone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone are specified from the customer information. Here, in the fourth embodiment, in the shop, the telephone number is set to B2, and the telephone number of the mobile phone having the individual identification information A2 is set to B1 and registered as an alternative mobile phone.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining an operation in which the management system of the fourth embodiment registers an alternative mobile phone. As illustrated, in the fourth embodiment, the subscriber information management unit provided in each of two different HLRs manages the subscriber information of the user mobile phone and the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone, respectively. Also in the description of the fourth embodiment, the subscriber information management unit (user) that manages the subscriber information of the user mobile phone and the subscriber information management unit that manages the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone are subscribed. Shall be described as a person information management section (alternative).

  The shop PC accepts a contract for registering an alternative mobile phone as an alternative to the user mobile phone with the telephone number B1 (1901). From the shop PC, contract information I29 indicating that an alternative mobile phone is contracted as a user mobile phone is transmitted to the general management unit. The contract information I29 includes the telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, and the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone.

  The contract information I29 is received by the general management unit. The general management unit transmits the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone, and the telephone number B1 to the subscriber information management unit (user) as contract information I30. The subscriber information management unit (user) adds the individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone to the subscriber information of the user mobile phone and stores it (1902).

  In the fourth embodiment, it is assumed that the subscriber information of the user mobile phone before the addition includes only the phone number B1 and individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone. By adding the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone to such subscriber information, the subscriber information stored in the subscriber information management unit (user) includes the telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone, the individual identification information. In addition to A1, information indicating that the mobile phone having the individual identification information A2 is used instead (active) is included. Since the subscriber information after addition is the same as that shown in FIG. 13 of the second embodiment, the illustration is omitted.

In parallel with the transmission of the contract information I30, the general management unit sends the subscriber information (telephone number B1, individual identification information A2, and necessary parameters) I31 to the subscriber information management unit (substitute). Send.
When the subscriber information management unit (substitution) stores the subscriber information I31, the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone is created in the subscriber information management unit (substitution) (1903). Since the alternative mobile phone does not have a general mobile phone service contract, the subscriber information I31 only needs to include minimum information as necessary parameters.

  The minimum information is, for example, the telephone number B1 set as the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone, the individual identification information A1 of the user mobile phone, and the contract of the alternative mobile phone. It may be only information indicating that it is in the middle. In the fourth embodiment, information indicating that the alternative mobile phone is in use (active) is used as information indicating that the alternative mobile phone is being contracted.

2. Location Registration Next, operations related to location registration in the management system of the fourth embodiment will be described.
FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the management system when the registered alternative mobile phone performs location registration for the base station 2 shown in FIG. 1 in the fourth embodiment.
When the alternative mobile phone requests location registration from the base station, a location registration request I32 is transmitted to the subscriber information management unit (located) corresponding to the location of the alternative mobile phone. The location registration request I32 includes individual identification information A2 and a telephone number B1 which are UIMs of the alternative mobile phone.

  The subscriber information management unit (located area) transmits a request for location registration of the alternative mobile phone as a location registration request I33 to the subscriber information management unit (substitution). The subscriber information management unit (alternative) has information on the user's mobile phone individual identification information A1 and individual identification information A2 in the state of “Active” in the alternative mobile phone subscriber information that the subscriber information management unit (substitution) has. An alternative number confirmation request I34 is transmitted to the management unit (user). The alternative number confirmation request I34 is information for requesting the subscriber information management unit (user) for the subscriber information of the user mobile phone.

  The subscriber information management unit (user) transmits the requested subscriber information of the user mobile phone to the subscriber information management unit (substitution) as an alternative number confirmation response I35. The subscriber information management unit (substitute) transmits a location registration response I36 to the subscriber information management unit (located) based on the alternative number confirmation response I35. The location registration response I36 includes individual identification information A1 and A2 of the user mobile phone and the alternative mobile phone and a telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone. The subscriber information management unit (located area) creates subscriber information (subscriber profile) based on the location registration response I36 (2001).

As shown in FIG. 13, the subscriber information created in the subscriber information management unit (region) includes individual identification information A1 and telephone number B1 of the user mobile phone and individual identification information of the alternative mobile phone. Information indicating that the mobile phone having A2 is Active is included.
By creating the subscriber profile, the subscriber information management unit (located) confirms that the telephone number of the alternative mobile phone is set to B1. Then, a location registration response I37 that responds to location registration is sent to the alternative mobile phone. With this operation, the location of the alternative mobile phone is registered as the mobile phone having the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A1.

Further, the location registration of the fourth embodiment is not limited to that performed by the operation shown in FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the subscriber information management unit (alternative) is not limited to the one that transmits an alternative number confirmation response I25 to the subscriber information management unit (user) by receiving the location registration request I24. Absent.
For example, as shown in FIG. 21, in the fourth embodiment, the subscriber information management unit (substitution) is based on the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone held by itself, and the subscriber information management unit (local area). Alternatively, the location registration response I341 may be directly transmitted.

  In other words, as shown in FIG. 21, the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone managed by the subscriber information management unit (substitute) includes the individual identification information together with the telephone number B1 and the individual identification information A2 of the alternative mobile phone. It is recorded that the A2 mobile phone is an alternative to the user mobile phone and is Active. From this, the subscriber information management unit (substitution) can transmit the location registration response I341 including the subscriber information of the alternative mobile phone to the subscriber information management unit (located).

  At this time, the subscriber information management unit (located area) confirms from the subscriber information included in the location registration response I341 that the alternative mobile phone is an alternative to the user mobile phone. Then, a location registration request I351 is made to the subscriber information management unit (user). In response to the location registration request I351, the subscriber information management unit (user) transmits a location registration response I361 to the subscriber information management unit (located).

The subscriber information management unit (located area) creates subscriber information (subscriber profile) based on the location registration response I361 (2101). The subscriber information includes information indicating that the alternative mobile phone of the individual identification information A2 is an alternative to the user mobile phone of the individual identification information A1 and the telephone number B1, and is Active.
After the subscriber information is created, until the substitute contract is canceled, the subscriber information management unit (located area) transmits a location registration response I371 for the location registration from the substitute mobile phone.
According to the third and fourth embodiments described above, the user mobile phone can be used regardless of whether the alternative mobile phone is managed by the same HLR as the user mobile phone or by another HLR. It can be seen that the location can be registered in the base station using the telephone number and the individual identification information.

1 Alternative mobile phone 2 Base station 3 VLR / SGSN
4 HLR
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 General management server 11 User mobile telephone 200,300 Management apparatus 201 Management part 202 Subscriber information management part 203 Preferential UIM control part 204 General management part 501,502 Customer information 601,602 Subscriber information 1201 Customer information 1301 Subscriber information

Claims (6)

A communication terminal device for accepting registration of the first mobile phone;
A management device that manages the first mobile phone that has been registered by the communication terminal device as an alternative to the second mobile phone;
A mobile phone management system including:
The management device
Management information creating means for creating management information including information associating first unique information unique to the first mobile phone with second unique information unique to the second mobile phone;
When request information for requesting transmission is transmitted from the first mobile phone and the request information includes the first specific information, the second specific information corresponding to the first specific information is used based on the management information. Transmitting means for connecting the first mobile phone and the connection destination;
A mobile phone management system comprising: A management device that manages a first mobile phone as an alternative to a second mobile phone,
Management information creating means for creating management information including information associating first unique information unique to the first mobile phone with second unique information unique to the second mobile phone;
When request information for requesting transmission is transmitted from the first mobile phone and the request information includes the first specific information, the second specific information corresponding to the first specific information is used based on the management information. Transmitting means for connecting the first mobile phone and the connection destination;
A mobile phone management apparatus comprising: When request information indicating a location registration request is transmitted from the first mobile phone and the request information includes the first specific information, the second specific information corresponding to the first specific information based on the management information Registration means for registering the position of the second mobile phone with
The mobile phone management device according to claim 2, further comprising: The first unique information includes a first phone number of the first mobile phone and first individual identification information for identifying an individual of the first mobile phone, and the second unique information is a second phone of the second mobile phone. And a second individual identification information for identifying an individual of the second mobile phone, and the first telephone number and the second telephone number are the same,
The management information creating means associates the first individual identification information and the second individual identification information with the first telephone number, and the first individual identification information or the second individual identification information is attached together with the information. 4. The mobile phone management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein information for prohibiting transmission by the mobile phone is created as the management information. The first unique information includes a first phone number of the first mobile phone and first individual identification information for identifying an individual of the first mobile phone, and the second unique information is a second phone of the second mobile phone. And a second individual identification information for identifying an individual of the second mobile phone and the first telephone number and the second telephone number are different from each other,
The management information creation means associates the first telephone number and the first individual identification information with the second telephone number and the second individual identification information, together with the information, the first individual identification information or the second individual identification information. 4. The mobile phone management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein information indicating which outgoing call request of a mobile phone to which identification information is attached should be given priority is created as the management information. A mobile phone management method applied to an alternative mobile phone service that lends a first mobile phone as an alternative to a second mobile phone,
Receiving a registration for replacing the first mobile phone with the second mobile phone by the communication terminal device;
A management information creation step of creating management information including information that associates the first unique information unique to the first mobile phone that has received registration with the second unique information unique to the second mobile phone;
Including
When request information indicating a request for transmission is transmitted from the first mobile phone, and the request information includes the first specific information, the second specific information corresponding to the first specific information is determined based on the management information. A method for managing a mobile phone, characterized in that the first mobile phone and a connection destination are connected by transmitting using the first mobile phone.

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