JPH07135674A - Radio selective calling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To call and connect a radio calling telephone set of a radio calling network from a data terminal equipment of an electronic mail network by providing a gate device to the radio calling network so as to register a calling desired area to the radio calling receiver. CONSTITUTION:When a radio calling receiver 121 is called from a data terminal equipment 11 connecting to an electronic mail network 2, the terminal equipment 11 sends a communication network identifier of internetwork connection request to a radio calling network 3. The calling network 3 receiving the request opens a mail network for a source of the communication network identifier and its communication channel. When the communication networks are connected, a radio calling code of the radio calling receiver 121 to be called is received from the terminal equipment 11. The calling code reaches the calling network 3 from the mail network 2 and is inputted to a gate device 6. The gate device 6 sends the call code to a control station 8. together with the call request of the receiver 121 and message information. The control station 81 retrieves the call desired area registered in the receiver 121 having the call code from a database to send the call signal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is used in mobile radio communications. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for connecting a radio paging network and a communication network of a different type to call a radio paging receiver.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a means for calling a frequently moving partner and transferring information, a pager terminal capable of displaying information on a radio call receiver has become widespread. There is also provided a service in which information on an area in which the user is moving is transferred to a wireless calling device in the station by input from a telephone and a calling signal is transmitted only in that area. This has the advantage that the user can receive a wide range of radio selective call services, and the communication carrier has the advantage that effective use of radio waves can be achieved without transmitting a call signal to an unnecessary area. A conventional example will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

FIG. 4A shows a telephone network 1 which is a public telephone network.
2 shows a configuration of a radio selective calling system by the telephone 10 connected to the. The users of the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n are
Select call desired area E ₁ to E _n in accordance with the their mobile location, and transmits a signal that notifies the telephone 10 to the wireless call device 8 ₁ to 8 _n. Wireless calling device 8 ₁ ~8 _n
Then, this information is registered in the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n .
Further, the user of the radio paging receiver 12 ₁ to 12 _n is changed to conform reception frequency call desired area E ₁ to E _n to the appropriate own receiver. By doing so, the users of the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n can receive a call even if they frequently move in a wide range. In this case, transmission from other base stations B ₁ .about.B _n included in the call desired area E ₁ to E _n being registered is not performed, it is possible to achieve effective use of radio waves.

On the other hand, FIG. 4B shows the configuration of the radio selective calling system by the data terminal device 11 connected to the electronic mail network 2. Radio call receiver 12 from the electronic mail network 2
Calling service is currently being conducted in the United States. The interface between the electronic mail network 2 and the radio calling network 3 is Me by CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee).
ssage Handling System X. The 400 series has been standardized.

When the user of the data terminal device 11 calls the user of the radio paging receiver 12, the data terminal device 1
From 1 to the wireless call network 3 corresponding to the destination address registered in advance in the electronic mail network 2, a call request arrives at the wireless call receiver 12 by the wireless call code peculiar to this wireless call network transmitted thereafter. . Base station B ₁₁
And a call signal is transmitted from B _1n and the radio call receiver 1
2 is called.

[0006]

Since the radio selective calling method using the electronic mail network and the radio selective calling method using the telephone network are independently performed, they are for the radio calling called from the electronic mail network. It is not possible to call the receiver from the telephone network or the wireless call receiver called from the telephone network from the electronic mail network.

[0007] Further, the service in which the user registers the desired call area, which is used in the radio selective call system by the telephone network, is not used in the radio selective call system by the electronic mail network. If there is no choice but to call radio call receivers all at once on the same frequency within the same area, and there is a limit to the number of users who can call on the same frequency when users use in a wide service area, the demand for users will increase. There is no choice but to allocate a new radio wave to. In addition, there is a problem in that the cost of the transmission path set up in the service area is enormous because the radio wave is transmitted to the area where the user does not exist.

The present invention has been made against such a background, and a radio selective calling method by the electronic mail network and a radio selective calling method by the telephone network are mutually connected to provide a radio selective calling method by the telephone network. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless selective calling method that allows the provided service to be used even in a wireless selective calling method using an electronic mail network.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a radio paging network including a base station for transmitting a paging signal to a radio paging receiver and a control station for controlling the base station, which control station is public. An identification address of the receiver connected to the telephone network and for each of the public telephone network shared radio calling numbers assigned to the radio calling network among the numbers assigned to the public telephone network or for each radio calling code unique to the radio calling network Storage means for registering the desired call area of the receiver and a desired call area for each of the public telephone network shared radio call number or the radio call code, and a call signal is transmitted to a base station in the area. And a wireless selective calling system.

Here, a feature of the present invention is that the radio calling network includes means for receiving an inter-network connection request coming from another communication network and connecting the communication network and the radio calling network. The connecting means is provided, and means for retrieving information of a control station in which the corresponding receiver is registered in advance according to the public telephone network shared radio call number or the radio call code coming from the other communication network. And means for transferring the public telephone network shared radio call number or the radio call code and the message information associated therewith to the control station according to the search result of the search means. The other communication network is CCITT Recommendation X.264. An electronic mail network having a 400 interface function is desirable.

[0011]

When the wireless call receiver is called from the data terminal device connected to the electronic mail network, the data terminal device connected to the electronic mail network sends the communication network identifier to the wireless calling network as an inter-network connection request. Send out. In this communication network identifier, information of the communication network of the transmission source of this identifier and information of the communication network of the destination are written, and the information is transferred to the communication network of the destination. The communication network that receives this opens a communication path with the communication network that is the transmission source of the communication network identifier. In order to execute this opening procedure, a barrier device is provided here.

When the communication networks are connected, the radio call code of the radio call receiver to be called is input from the data terminal device. The electronic mail network sends this radio call code to the radio call network. The radio call code reaches the radio call network and is input to the barrier device. According to the radio calling code, this barrier device searches the database for a control station in the radio calling network corresponding to the radio calling code registered in advance.

This radio calling code is transferred to the control station of the radio calling network together with the call request and message information of the radio calling receiver. In the control station, the user of the radio paging receiver having this radio paging code searches for a desired paging area registered in advance in the database and transmits a paging signal.

Thus, the radio selective calling method by the electronic mail network and the radio selective calling method by the telephone network are mutually connected, and the services provided in the radio selective calling method by the telephone network are selected by the electronic mail network. It can also be used in the system.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] The present invention relates to a radio paging receiver 12 ₁ to 12
and the base station B ₁ .about.B _n for transmitting a call signal to _n, the radio pager as a control station for controlling the base station B ₁ ~B _n 8
₁ to 8 _n, and the radio calling devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n are connected to the telephone network 1 which is a public telephone network,
Of the numbers assigned to the telephone network 1, a radio calling number shared by the public telephone network assigned to the radio calling network 3 or a radio calling receiver 12 for each radio calling code unique to the radio calling network 3.
Databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n as storage means to which the identification addresses _{1 to} 12 _n are assigned and the desired call areas of the radio receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n are registered, and the public telephone network shared radio call numbers or A calling desired area is selected for each radio calling code, and the base stations B _{1 to} B _n in that area are selected.
Call control unit 80 ₁ as a means for transmitting a call signal to the
It is a radio selective calling system provided with 80 _n .

Here, a feature of the present invention is that the radio calling network 3 receives a communication network identifier which is an inter-network connection request coming from the electronic mail network 2 which is another communication network, and receives the electronic mail network. 2 is provided as a means for connecting the wireless call network 3 and the wireless call network 3, and the gateway apparatus 6 corresponds to the wireless call number or the wireless call code common to the public telephone network coming from the electronic mail network 2. Receiver for call 1
A database 7 as means for retrieving information of the radio call devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n in which 2 _{1 to} 12 _n are registered in advance, and the public telephone network shared radio call number or the radio call according to the search result of the database 7. The code and the message information associated therewith are sent to the radio calling device 8 ₁
To 8 _n, and a call control unit 60 as a means for transferring to 8 _n .

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the barrier device 6. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the call control unit 60. The radio calling code shared by the public telephone network and the radio calling code unique to the radio calling network 3 will be described below as the radio calling code. The radio calling code peculiar to the radio calling network 3 may be a number or a character. Moreover, the number and the character may be mixed. Data terminal device 11
Before describing the operation of calling from the telephone, the operation of calling the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n from the telephone 10 will be described. The owners of the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n use the access means such as the telephone set 10 to access the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n of the radio call devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n in which their calling numbers are registered. The area to receive the call is registered so that the base stations B _{1 to} B _n can select it, and at the same time, the reception frequency of the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _{n is} the frequency of the area to receive the call. Switch to. In the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n , the radio calling device 8 corresponding to the identification address assigned to each of the radio calling receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _{n is} included.
The information of ₁ to 8 _{n and} the information of the identification address corresponding to the radio calling code are stored. Radio call receiver 12 ₁
Once you have a procedure for owners to 12 _n is indicated above for even coverage changes by moving call desired area E in ₁ to E _n, use caller telephone network 1 from telephone 10 Then, by connecting to the radio paging network 3 and searching the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n of the radio paging receivers 8 ₁ to 8 _n by calling numbers,
The radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n can be individually called.

Next, a call from the data terminal device 11 will be described. It is possible to connect to the gateway device 6 by transmitting the communication network identifier uniquely assigned to the radio calling network 3 from the data terminal device 11 in order to select the radio calling network 3. This communication network identifier includes the address assigned to the electronic mail network 2 as the information of the transmission source, and the address assigned to the wireless calling network 3 as the information of the destination. The interface between the electronic mail network 2 and the wireless calling network 3 is defined by CCITT as X. 400 has been standardized. After being connected to the barrier device 6, the radio paging code is transmitted. By searching the database 7 using this radio calling code, the radio calling devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n corresponding to the radio calling code can be searched. The gateway device 6 receives the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n corresponding to the radio call devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n via the transfer network 5.
The radio call code is transferred together with the call request. Radio call devices 8 ₁ to 8 to which the call request and the radio call code are transferred
By searching the databases 9 ₁ to 9 _{n, n} recognizes the desired call area in which the corresponding radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n are registered and selects the base stations B _{1 to} B _n . As a result, the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n are called and the information is transferred. Radio call receiver 12 ₁ ~
Even when the 12 _n users move from the call desired areas E _{1 to} E _n , if the procedure for changing the service area as described in the call from the telephone network 1 is completed, the wireless call is made. Information can be transferred by calling the receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n .

As shown in FIG. 2, the gateway device 6 has a packet network input / output unit 62 for inputting / outputting packets to / from the packet network 4.
And a transfer network input / output unit 64 for inputting / outputting signals to / from the transfer network 5. Call control unit 60
When the electronic mail network 2 and the radio call network 3 are already connected by the communication network identifier, the data terminal device 11 transmits the radio call receiver 12 ₁ as shown in FIG.
When a call request is made to .about.12 _n , the call request is packetized together with the radio call code of the radio call receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n , and the packet network of the gateway device 6 is transmitted via the electronic mail network 2 and the packet network 4. It is input to the input / output unit 62 and received (S1). The database 7 is searched according to the radio call code that arrived with the call request. At this time, the radio calling device 8 corresponding to the radio calling code
_{If 1} to 8 _n are found (S3), this identification number is transferred to the radio calling devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n via the transfer network 5 (S3).
4). The radio paging devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n search the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n with this radio paging code, and as a result, the corresponding base stations B _{1 to} B _n are found, and the radio paging receiver 12 ₁
If ~ 12 _n is called (S5), the result is notified to the data terminal device 11 as "called" (S5).
7). Radio call devices 8 ₁ to 8 _n corresponding to radio call codes
Is not found in the database 7 (S3),
This is notified to the data terminal device 11 as "no registration" (S6). Also, the databases 9 _{1 to} 9 _n
If the corresponding base stations B _{1 to} B _n are not found as a result and no call is made to the radio paging receivers 12 _{1 to} 12 _n (S5), the result is obtained.
1 is notified as "not called" (S8).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the packet network 4 is described as being interposed between the electronic mail network 2 and the radio paging network 3, but it can be constructed by a dedicated line. Also, the e-mail network 2 has been described as an example, but the same description can be applied to any network other than the e-mail network 2 as long as the network can be selected and connected using the communication network identifier.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
To mutually connect the radio selective calling method by the electronic mail network and the radio selective calling method by the telephone network, and use the services provided in the radio selective calling method by the telephone network also in the radio selective calling method by the electronic mail network. You can

That is, there is a merit that the user can receive a wide range of radio selective call services,
There is a merit that the communication carrier can effectively use the radio wave without transmitting the calling signal to an unnecessary area.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a barrier device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of a call control unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 telephone network 2 email network 3 radio paging network 4 packet network 5 transfer network 6 gateway device 7, 9 ₁ to 9 _n database 8 ₁ to 8 _n, 18 a radio paging system 10 telephone 11 data terminal device 12, 12 _{1-12 n} Radio call receiver 20 _{1 to} 20 _n Receiver 30 Unique radio call coding system 60, 80 ₁ to 80 _n Call controller 62 Packet network input / output unit 64 Transfer network input / output unit B _{1 to} B _n Base station E _{1 ~E n} call the desired area

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A radio paging network including a base station for transmitting a paging signal to a radio paging receiver and a control station for controlling the base station, the control station being connected to a public telephone network, Of the numbers assigned to the telephone network, the identification address of the receiver is assigned to each of the public telephone network shared radio calling numbers assigned to the radio calling network or each radio calling code unique to the radio calling network, and the receiver's identification address is assigned. and storage means for registering a call desired area (9 ₁ ~9 _n), transmits a call signal to the base station in that area to select a call desired area to the public telephone network shared radio call number or each of the radio call sign Means (80 ₁
˜80 _n ), a means (6) for receiving an inter-network connection request from another communication network and connecting the communication network and the wireless paging network to the wireless paging network. ) Is provided, and the connecting means retrieves information of a control station in which the corresponding receiver is registered in advance according to the public telephone network shared radio call number or the radio call code coming from the other communication network. And a means for transferring the public telephone network common radio call number or the radio call code and the accompanying message information to the control station according to the search result of the searching means. Selective call method. 2. The other communication network is CCITT Recommendation X.264.
The wireless selective calling system according to claim 1, which is an electronic mail network having a 400 interface function.