JP3194905B2 - Method for selecting public / private mode and public / private shared PHS terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a public / private company P
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatically selecting a mode of an HS terminal to use for outgoing calls corresponding to a destination telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art PHS (Personal Mobile Phone: Persona)
l Handy phone System) contains P
There are a public mode used as an HS telephone and a self-employed mode used as a cordless telephone handset at home or business. As the PHS terminal, two types of terminals, a public terminal and a public / private terminal, are defined.

In a public / private shared PHS terminal, a public mode telephone number and a private telephone telephone number are used separately, and manual switching by a mode switch and different public mode / private mode telephone numbers are used. Mode switching is performed in such a manner that the reception level of the control frequency to which the frequency is assigned is detected and automatically switched. Therefore, if the call is made in the public mode, the telephone number in the public mode is charged, and if the call is made in the private mode, the telephone number of the subscriber telephone is charged.

[0004]

In a PHS terminal having such a public / private mode, for example, a public / private shared PHS terminal provided by a company is used as a cordless telephone handset at home. In order to avoid confusion between public and private parties, calls to one specific phone number are only allowed in public mode, calls to another specific phone number are allowed only in private mode, and other There are cases where it is desired to limit the mode to be used depending on the other party's telephone number, such as allowing both the public and private modes to make a call to the destination telephone number.

[0005] Alternatively, even if the other party is the same,
Since there is a difference in the call fee between the case where the call is made in the public mode and the case where the call is made in the self-employment mode, there are cases where it is desired to limit the mode to be used depending on the other party's telephone number.

In order to realize this, the mode to be used is determined each time the operator makes a call, and the mode set in the terminal or the mode automatically selected by the terminal is determined as the mode to be used. If they are different, it is necessary to make a call after performing a switching operation by the mode switch, and there is a problem that the operation is troublesome.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for selecting a public / private mode and a public / private mode PHS terminal device, which can automate the mode setting performed by an operator when making a call and improve the operability of the public / private mode. Is to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a storage means for storing in advance a mode to be used for outgoing calls corresponding to a destination telephone number, and the user inputs the mode. If the destination telephone number is stored in the storage means, the mode stored in the storage means is extracted, and if it is possible to use the extracted mode, the mode is switched to the extracted mode. If the call cannot be made in the extracted mode, the user is notified that the call cannot be made in the extracted mode. Further, when the other party's telephone number input by the user is not stored in the storage means, a call is made using the currently selected mode.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the public and the public according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a block configuration of a self-owned shared PHS terminal.

A public / private shared PHS terminal 1 of this embodiment
00 denotes a radio unit 101, a mode switching unit 102, a mode monitoring unit 103, a control unit 104, and an input / output unit 105
And a telephone directory storage unit 106. Wireless unit 101
Performs modulation / demodulation and amplification of a wireless signal, similarly to a conventional public / private PHS terminal. Mode switching unit 102
Switches between the public mode and the private mode in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 104, similarly to the conventional public / private shared PHS terminal. The mode monitoring unit 103 uses the conventional public / private shared P
Like the HS terminal, the reception level of the control frequency to which a different frequency is assigned is monitored in the public mode and the private mode. The control unit 104 performs call control based on the ISDN layer 3 function, radio management for location registration and cell-to-cell connection change, radio carrier, time slot designation, and the like performed by the conventional public / private shared PHS terminal. A detailed description will be given with reference to FIG. 2 in addition to the wireless management for performing the wireless communication quality management. However, based on the destination telephone number input by the operator, the telephone directory storage unit 106 is searched to set the selection mode. After the determination, the mode switching unit 102 is instructed to switch the mode. The input / output unit 105 performs input / output of sound such as a speaker and a microphone, and input / output from an input / output unit such as a keyboard and a liquid crystal display screen.

Conventionally, information such as a destination telephone number and a name is stored in a telephone directory storage unit. There is a PHS terminal provided with a function of easily transmitting a call by selecting an operation. The telephone directory storage unit 106 according to the embodiment of the present invention is different from the conventional configuration in that, for each destination telephone number 1061,
It is characterized in that it is configured to be able to store 62. In the selection mode for each destination telephone number, a telephone directory registration operation from the operator is performed in the same manner as in the related art, and for each destination telephone number 1061,
By setting the selection mode 1062, it is stored in the telephone directory storage unit 106.

The telephone directory storage unit 106 of the embodiment shown in FIG.
If the other party's telephone number 1061 is "045-681-XXX
"X", the selection mode 1062 is "public mode"
1063 is selected, and the destination telephone number 1061 is “03-3481-XXXX”, the selection mode 10
The “self-employed mode” 1064 is selected as 62, and the other party's telephone number 1061 is set to “06-281-XXXX”.
In the case of, neither the public mode nor the self-employed mode is selected as the selection mode 1062, the current mode monitored by the mode monitoring unit 103 is used.
When 061 is “0462-38-XXXX”, an example in which “public mode” 1065 is selected as the selection mode 1062 is shown.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a process of automatically selecting a mode of the public / private PHS terminal 100 according to the present embodiment by inputting a destination telephone number from an operator.

[0015] Conventional calling operation methods from a PHS terminal having a telephone directory function include a method of inputting a telephone number of a destination one digit at a time and a method of selecting and inputting a destination telephone number from a telephone directory. It is roughly divided into two. When a destination telephone number is input to the public / private common use PHS terminal 100 using the present invention by using any one of the two calling operations, the mode selection processing is performed. It is determined whether the destination telephone number is an outgoing call using the telephone directory storage unit 106 (step 201). If it is determined in step 201 that the call is not made using the telephone directory storage unit 106 but is entered one digit at a time by a dial operation of the operator, the entered destination telephone number is used as a key,
The telephone directory storage unit 106 is searched (step 202), and it is determined whether or not the input telephone number is registered in the telephone directory storage unit 106 (step 203).
If not registered in mode 6, the mode selection process ends. In this case, the transmission process is performed using the mode selected by the control unit 104 for the mode switching unit 102 based on the monitoring result of the mode monitoring unit 103 according to the related art.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 201 that the call is made using the telephone directory storage unit 106, or if the destination telephone number input in step 203 is registered in the telephone directory storage unit 106. If it is determined, the selection mode 1062 is extracted from the telephone directory storage unit 106 (step 204), and it is determined whether the extracted selection mode 1062 is set to either the public mode or the private mode. (Step 205) If there is a setting, it is determined whether or not it matches the currently selected mode (Step 206). If the current mode and the current mode do not match, it is determined whether it is possible to switch to the selection mode extracted in step 204 (step 207). The determination as to whether or not the mode switching is possible can be easily realized by monitoring whether or not the reception level of the control frequency of the mode to be selected is at a usable level by the mode monitoring unit 103. If it is determined in step 207 that the mode can be switched to the selection mode 1062 extracted in step 204, the mode switching unit 102 is instructed to switch to the selection mode 1062 (step 2).
08), the mode selection process ends.

As a result, automatic switching to the selection mode set in the telephone directory storage unit 106 is performed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 208 that mode switching is not possible,
In other words, if the reception level of the control frequency of the mode to be selected is not at a usable level, a display display or a voice notification to the effect that transmission is not possible is performed to the input / output unit 105 using the conventional technology. The operator is notified that transmission is not possible in the selected mode (step 209). In step 205, the telephone directory storage unit 106
If it is determined that the selection mode 1062 is not set to the current mode, or if it is determined in step 206 that the selection mode matches the current mode, the mode selection process ends, and the mode at that time is used. Outgoing call processing.

By the way, in the mode selection processing shown in FIG. 2, the destination telephone number is set to 1 by an operator's dial operation.
Even if numbers are entered one by one, the telephone directory storage unit 10
6 shows the processing flow for determining whether or not the telephone number is a destination telephone number registered in the telephone number storage unit 6. The process of switching to the selection mode 1062 set in the telephone directory storage unit 106 may be performed only when the call is made by the call 106. In this case,
The processing of step 204 and subsequent steps is performed without performing the processing of steps 201, 202, and 203 in FIG.

Further, in step 209, even if a display display indicating that the operator cannot make a call in the selected mode or a voice notification is performed, a special operation defined in advance, for example, " A method of permitting transmission in the current mode by operating "*" may be adopted.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which only one type of selection mode can be set for the other party's telephone number. However, a public / private shared PHS terminal whose time can be set is described. For example, a time zone element may be added to the selection mode. FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the telephone directory storage unit 106 when the selection mode is changed depending on the time zone.

In FIG. 3, the selection mode 1062 has a table structure divided into a time zone A 1066 and a time zone B 1067. The time zone A 1066 is used when a call is made between 8:00 am and 20:00 at night. A mode to be selected is shown, and a time zone B1067 indicates a mode to be selected when a call is made from 20:00 to 8:00 in the next morning.

In FIG. 3, as a specific example, the other party's telephone number 1
When 061 is “045-681-XXXX”, if the transmission time zone is from 8:00 am to 20:00 at night, the public mode is selected as the selection mode 1062, and the transmission time zone is from 20:00 at night to 8:00 the next morning. If so, select mode 10
When the self-employed mode is selected as 62 and the destination telephone number 1061 is “03-3481-XXXX”, the self-employed mode is selected as the selection mode 1062 if the calling time zone is from 8:00 am to 20:00 at night. If the transmission time zone is from 20:00 at night to 8:00 the next morning, select mode 1
The private mode is also selected as 062, and if the destination telephone number 1061 is “06-281-XXXX”, the public / private mode is selected as the select mode 1062 if the calling time zone is from 8:00 am to 20:00 at night. If neither is selected, the current mode monitored by the mode monitoring unit 103 is used, and if the transmission time period is from 20:00 at night to 8:00 in the next morning, the self-employed mode is selected as the selection mode 1062. If the other party telephone number 1061 is “0462-38-XXXX” and the calling time zone is from 8:00 am to 20:00 at night, the selection mode 106
The public mode is selected as 2 and the transmission time zone is 20 at night.
An example is shown in which from the time until 8:00 in the next morning, neither the public mode nor the self-employed mode is selected, and the current mode monitored by the mode monitoring unit 103 is used.

As described above, by taking into account the element of the use time zone, the switching operation between the public mode and the self-employment mode can be further simplified, and the operability is improved.

Although two time zones are provided in FIG. 3, three or more time zones may be provided. In addition, only one time zone, for example, working hours (9:00 to 1
Until 7 o'clock), only the self-employed mode can be used.

Further, it is possible that only the administrator sets the other party's telephone number in the self-employed mode to be used for company use, and that a person other than the administrator cannot change the telephone number by using a personal identification number or the like.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a storage means for storing in advance the mode used for making a call in correspondence with the destination telephone number, and the destination telephone number inputted by the user is stored. , When stored in the storage means,
When the mode stored in the storage unit is extracted, and when use in the extracted mode is possible, transmission is performed by switching to the extracted mode, and when use in the extracted mode is not possible. Informs the user that it is not possible to make a call in the extracted mode, and if the destination telephone number entered by the user is not stored in the storage means, By using the mode that is set to be used for calling, the public / private shared PHS terminal uses
It is possible to automatically select the self-employed mode, and the operability is improved when a PHS terminal provided to an individual from a company or the like is to be switched between private use and company use. Also,
For a telephone number that clearly belongs to a private use range, such as a home telephone number, only a call operation in the public mode can be permitted, so that an effect that the distinction between public and private is clarified can be obtained. Further, by being able to clarify the distinction between public and private, it is possible to obtain the effect of eliminating the inconvenience of carrying both a company PHS terminal and a private PHS terminal at the same time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a public / private shared PHS terminal to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for automatically setting a public / private mode in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone directory storage unit in which a mode to be selected according to a transmission time zone can be arbitrarily set;

[Explanation of symbols]

100: public / private shared PHS terminal, 102: mode switching unit, 103: mode monitoring unit, 106: telephone directory storage unit,
1061 ... Destination telephone number, 1062 ... Selection mode, 1
066: time zone A, 1067: time zone B.

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method for automatically selecting a mode to be used for outgoing calls of a public / private common use PHS terminal corresponding to a destination telephone number, wherein a mode to be used for outgoing calls is set in advance corresponding to a destination telephone number. A storage unit for storing the destination telephone number input by the user, when the destination telephone number is stored in the storage unit, extracting a mode stored in the storage unit; If it is possible to use, the user can switch to the extracted mode and make a call, and if it is not possible to use the extracted mode, the user can make a call in the extracted mode. If the destination telephone number entered by the user is not stored in the storage means, a call is made using the currently selected mode. For self-owned shared PHS terminals, Automatic selection of public / private mode to use for outgoing calls. 2. A storage means for storing in advance a mode to be used for making a call in correspondence with a destination telephone number, and when a destination telephone number inputted by a user is stored in said storage means, Extracts the mode stored in the storage means, switches to the extracted mode if it can be used in the extracted mode, and makes a call if it cannot be used in the extracted mode. Notifies the user that it is not possible to make a call in the extracted mode, and if the destination telephone number entered by the user is not stored in the storage means, Means for making a call using the selected mode, and a public / private common use PHS terminal device. 3. A method for automatically selecting a mode to be used for outgoing calls of a public / private shared PHS terminal corresponding to a destination telephone number. When the user has made a call by designating a destination telephone number in the storage means, the mode stored in the storage means is extracted. If use in the extracted mode is possible, switch to the extracted mode and make a call.If use in the extracted mode is not possible, provide the user with the extracted mode. If the user makes a call by inputting the other party's phone number instead of specifying the other party's phone number from the storage means, The other party stored in the storage means Even telephone number, the public-private shared PHS terminals and performing calls using a mode that is currently selected, automatic selection method of the public-private mode that is used for outbound. 4. A storage means for preliminarily storing a mode to be used for outgoing call corresponding to the other party's telephone number, and a case where the user designates the other party's telephone number from said storage means and makes a call. In this case, the mode stored in the storage means is extracted, and if use in the extracted mode is possible, switching to the extracted mode is performed and transmission is performed, and use in the extracted mode is not possible. When possible, the user is notified that the call cannot be made in the extracted mode, and the user does not make a call by designating the destination telephone number from the storage means. A means for making a call using the currently selected mode, even if the call is made by inputting the other party's telephone number, even if the other party's telephone number is stored in the storage means, Public and self-employed, characterized by having Use PHS terminal equipment. 5. The public / private common use PHS terminal device according to claim 2, wherein said storage means comprises a storage means having a table structure capable of setting an arbitrary mode for each time zone. 6. A public / private communication system comprising a storage means for storing in advance either a self-operating mode or a public mode for a mode to be used for outgoing calls in correspondence with a destination telephone number.
Self-owned shared PHS terminal.