JPH08294171A - Automatic incoming call system in mobile object communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the automatic incoming call system in a mobile object communication system in which an incoming call can be automatically received at the mobile terminal within the specified group which is the closest to an originating caller within an exchange. CONSTITUTION: When a call processor 9 receives the originating call of a volunteer calling request from a PS 1b, the password as to whether a notified volunteered password is registered or not by referring to a volunteered registration part 7 is confirmed after a confirmation request is performed. When a volunteered registration is performed for the PS 1b, the call processor 9 gives a simultaneous volunteer calling incoming call request to the positional registration area which is the same as the PS 1b. When a PS 1a responds to the calling, whether the volunteer registration is performed for the PS 1a or not is confirmed by referring to a volunteer registration part 6. When the PS 1a is registered, the calling is performed for the PS 1a and the calling sound of the PS 1a is rung.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic incoming call system in a mobile communication system, and more particularly to an automatic incoming call system in a mobile communication system in which a mobile terminal at a specific position receives a call in a personal handyphone system (PHS).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal is freely movable. Therefore, when communication is performed between mobile terminals, for example, the extension number of the calling mobile terminal is displayed on the called mobile terminal. I do not know the location of the other party.

Therefore, conventionally, when an extension call is made between cordless telephones which are mobile terminals, a cordless telephone connecting device used by the cording telephones of the calling side and the called side is referred to by referring to the location registration information storage section. A telephone device adapted to identify the location of the other party by acquiring the location information of the calling party and the called party and displaying the acquired location information of the calling party and the called party on the display units of the cordless telephones of the called party and the calling party. Is known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-328432).

[0004]

However, one or more specific subscribers (mobile terminals) make a call request to a specific group of subscribers (mobile terminals), In a mobile communication system in which a subscriber in the group closest to the caller is called,
Even if the above telephone device is applied, the location information of the telephone numbers of the called mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal is only displayed on the display units of the called mobile terminal and the called mobile terminal. ,
I cannot make a call to a mobile terminal at a specific location. In addition, conventionally, there is no known mobile communication system in which a subscriber in a specific group located closest to the calling party receives an incoming call.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic termination method in a mobile communication system capable of automatically receiving a call to a mobile terminal in a specific group that is closest to a caller in a switchboard by using position information.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a plurality of base stations, each of which forms a wireless zone, for performing wireless communication with each mobile terminal of a general subscriber. A first registration unit in which a password of a first mobile terminal of a subscriber who provides a specific service is registered, and a second mobile terminal of a general subscriber who receives the specific service. A second registration unit in which the password of at least is registered, and a third registration table having a conversion table of a location registration area formed by a plurality of base stations and a terminal number.
Registration unit, an exchange for connecting a line between a mobile terminal and another network or another mobile terminal via a base station, and a call provided in the exchange for controlling incoming and outgoing calls to the first and second mobile terminals. And a call processing device, which accepts a call request from the mobile terminal, performs authentication by referring to the second registration unit based on the terminal number and password input from the call request mobile terminal, When it is confirmed that the call requesting mobile terminal is the second mobile terminal registered in the second registration unit,
The mobile that responds to the call request by making a general call request to request the incoming call of the first mobile terminal to the location registration area in which the second mobile terminal that made the call request based on the information read from the registration unit Authentication is performed by referring to the first registration unit based on the terminal number and password input from the terminal, and when the mobile terminal that responded to the call is confirmed to be the first mobile terminal, the first mobile terminal receives the call. It is configured.

Further, the call processing apparatus according to the present invention is such that, when there are a plurality of first mobile terminals that have answered the call based on the simultaneous call request, the base station located closest to the second mobile terminal that has issued the call request. The first mobile terminal located in the area is called.

Further, when there is no first mobile terminal that responds to the call based on the general call request, the call processing device is located at a position adjacent to the location registration area in which the second mobile terminal that made the call request is located. It is desirable to issue a paging request to the registration area to request an incoming call from the first mobile terminal, in order to enable the incoming call from the first mobile terminal in the adjacent location registration area.

Further, when the call processing device confirms that the mobile terminal that has answered the call based on the paging request is the first mobile terminal, the call processing device adds the information of the second mobile terminal that issued the call request. It is desirable to respond to the first mobile terminal with an incoming call, because the second mobile terminal on the calling side can be predicted by the first mobile terminal.

[0010]

According to the present invention, in response to a call request of the second mobile terminal which is provided with the specific service registered in the second registration unit, the second mobile terminal which has issued the call request by the call processing device is Since a general paging request is made to the first mobile terminal that provides the specific service registered in the first registration unit in the location registration area in which the customer is located, and the first mobile terminal that responded to the paging is called. , The second mobile terminal can automatically call the first mobile terminal at a nearby position without being aware of the position of the first mobile terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of first mobile terminals which have answered the call based on the general call request, the mobile station is located in the base station closest to the second mobile terminal which has issued the call request. Since the incoming call is made only to the one first mobile terminal, the incoming call can be made to the first mobile terminal located closest to the second mobile terminal making the call request.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is FIG.
7 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, PHS terminals (PS) 1a and 1b and base stations (CS) 2a located at the center of respective wireless zones.
2f, a PHS switch 3 provided between the base stations 2a to 2f and the general public telephone network 4 for line connection, and a PHS including a memory 5 connected to the PHS switch 3,
The memory 5 has a volunteer registration unit 6, a volunteer registration unit 7, and a PS position information unit 8. Further, based on the information in the memory 5, the line connection between the CSs is established by the PHS exchange 3
And a call processing device 9 for performing PS1a and 1b
Is the C with the best radio wave condition among the CS2a to 2f.
Select S to be used as a subscriber's communication terminal.

The volunteer registration unit 6 has a conversion table between the PS position registration area and PS number registered as volunteers among general subscribers. Furthermore, the volunteer registration unit 7 has a conversion table between the PS location registration area and PS number registered as volunteers among general subscribers.

That is, in this embodiment, a subscriber who needs emergency care for a physically handicapped person, an elderly person, etc., who wants to receive nursing care by a volunteer as necessary, registers as a volunteer at the time of joining or after joining. By that P
The PS number of S is registered in the volunteer registration section 7.
Also, the subscriber who desires to be a volunteer registers the volunteer's PS number in the volunteer registration section 6 by registering as a volunteer at the time of joining or after joining.

Here, PS1a is a mobile terminal whose PS number is registered in the volunteer registration section 6 and which has a specific password for accepting a volunteer request.
It is also assumed that PS1b is a mobile terminal in which the PS number is registered in the volunteer registration section 7 and the password for receiving the volunteer service is set.

The PS position information section 8 has a position registration area formed by a plurality of CSs and an I specific to each PHS terminal.
It has a conversion table with PS number which is D number, and PHS
The location registration areas of all subscribers (PS) under the control of the exchange 3 are stored, and the latest location information is registered each time each PS moves to a different location registration area.

The call processing device 9 is a processor for controlling incoming and outgoing calls of the PS accommodated in the PHS exchange 3, and can read and write information stored in the volunteer registration unit 6 and the volunteered registration unit 7 at any time. Further, when the call processing device 9 accepts a call from the PS in the normal call originating / receiving procedure, it makes an authentication request before the response, and at that time, the call P
It is possible to recognize which CS area S is in. The same applies to the called side.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. When there is a call for a volunteer call request from PS1b registered as a volunteer, this call is assumed to be in the wireless zone of CS2e and PS1b is in the PHS via CS2e.
The call processing device 9 in the exchange 3 is notified (step 11 in FIG. 2).

When the call processing device 9 receives this volunteer call request, it issues an authentication request to the PS 1b via the CS 2e (step 12 in FIG. 2). This gives P
S1b returns its own PS number and password to PHS exchange 3 as an authentication response via CS2e (step 13 in FIG. 2). At this time, the CS2e also notifies its own CS detailed information. Then, the call processing device 9 refers to the volunteer registration unit 7 and confirms the password of whether the notified volunteer password is registered (step 14 in FIG. 2).

Further, the call processing device 9 compares the PS position registration information read from the PS position information section 8 with the calling PS number from the PS 1b and recognizes the position registration area of the PS 1b which issued the calling request. (Step 16 in FIG. 2). PS
PS1b if 1b is not registered as a volunteer
The call request of is discarded.

In this case, since PS1b is registered as a volunteer, in this case, the call processing device 9 displays an in-call status on PS1b (step 15 in FIG. 2).
Further, an incoming call request for simultaneous volunteer call with the password for the volunteer request added is issued to the same location registration area as PS1b (step 17 in FIG. 2). When there is no incoming call response from any PS, the call processing device 9 performs a similar incoming call procedure to the adjacent location registration area.

As a result, the CS2 in the adjacent position registration area is
When PS1a residing in the wireless zone of c receives a call request to which the password of the volunteer request that it has in advance is added, it responds to the call of all volunteers via CS2c (step 18 in FIG. 2). Thus, the call processing device 9 makes an authentication request to the PS 1a via the CS 2c (step 19 in FIG. 2).

Then, the PS 1a makes an authentication response to return its own PS number and volunteer password (step 20 in FIG. 2). The call processing device 9 refers to the volunteer registration unit 6 with the returned volunteer password together with the detailed position information of the CS2c managing the PS1a notified from the CS2c, and confirms the password of whether the PS1a is registered as a volunteer. (Step 21 in FIG. 2).

When the call processing device 9 confirms that PS1a is registered as a volunteer, the call processing device 9 sends PS via CS2c.
1a is called (step 22 in FIG. 2),
Along with the ringing tone of PS1a (the same, step 2
3) The PS1b of the calling terminal is notified that there is a call response (step 24). Then PS1a
And Ps1b, or a position is displayed on the display units of PS1a and PS1b.

When there is an incoming call response from a plurality of PSs in the same location registration area in response to the simultaneous volunteer call request in step 17, the call processing device 9 is authenticated and the volunteers under the CS closest to the volunteer PS1b are authenticated. The call is made only to the registered PS, and the incoming call is discarded to the other volunteer registered PS. As a result, the exchange 3 can automatically call the nearest volunteer-registered PS even if the volunteer-registered PS 1b is not aware of the position of the volunteer-registered PS.
The time to start volunteer activities for 1b can be minimized.

PS1 which is registered as a volunteer
When an incoming call response is issued to (a), the call processing device 9 adds the position information and PS information of the PS1b registered as a volunteer in the calling message, so that the PS1a registered as a volunteer can be predicted by the partner. You can

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be applied to a pager system, a cordless telephone system and other mobile communication systems. In addition, the present invention includes a first group of a plurality of general subscribers who provide a specific service and a second group of a plurality of subscribers who receive a specific service. The first group forming the first group in response to a call request from the second mobile terminal forming the first group
It can be widely applied to mobile communication systems in which the mobile terminals of the above are called.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even if the second mobile terminal receiving the call-requested specific service is not aware of the position of the first mobile terminal providing the specific service, the second mobile terminal automatically calls the first mobile terminal at a nearby position. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently provide the owner of the second mobile terminal with a specific service such as a volunteer activity by the owner of the first mobile terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, when there are a plurality of first mobile terminals that have answered the call based on the paging request, the base station located closest to the second mobile terminal that issued the call request exists. Since the first mobile terminal located closest to the second mobile terminal making the call request is made to receive the call only to the first mobile terminal in the service area, the second mobile terminal It is possible to minimize the time required for the owner of the first mobile terminal to start providing a specific service such as a volunteer activity by the owner of the first mobile terminal.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Volunteer registration PHS terminal (PS) 1b Volunteer registration PHS terminal (PS) 2a to 2f Base station (CS) 3 PHS exchange 6 Volunteer registration section 7 Volunteer registration section 8 PS location information section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of base stations, each of which forms a wireless zone, for performing wireless communication with each mobile terminal of a general subscriber, and a first subscriber of the general subscribers who provides a specific service. A first registration unit in which at least the password of the mobile terminal is registered, and a second registration unit in which at least the password of the second mobile terminal of the subscriber who receives the specific service among the general subscribers is registered. A third registration unit having a conversion table of a location registration area formed by a plurality of the base stations and a terminal number, and a line connection between the mobile terminal and another network or another mobile terminal via the base station. An exchange to perform, and a call processing device provided in the exchange, for performing incoming and outgoing call control for the first and second mobile terminals, the call processing device, when receiving a call request of the mobile terminal, The call request move Authentication is performed by referring to the second registration unit based on the terminal number and password input from the end, and the call requesting mobile terminal is the second mobile terminal registered in the second registration unit. If it is confirmed that there is a second call request based on the information read from the third registration unit,
To the location registration area in which the mobile terminal of
A general call request to request an incoming call from the mobile terminal of
Authentication is performed by referring to the first registration unit based on the terminal number and password input from the mobile terminal that responded to the call, and when the mobile terminal that responded to the call is confirmed to be the first mobile terminal, the authentication is performed. An automatic incoming call system in a mobile communication system, characterized by receiving an incoming call at a first mobile terminal. 2. The call processing device, when there are a plurality of the first mobile terminals that have answered a call based on the general call request, are located at a position closest to the second mobile terminal that makes a call request. 2. The automatic call receiving method in a mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the call is made only to one of the first mobile terminals located in the base station. 3. The location registration area in which the second mobile terminal requesting the call is located when the first mobile terminal responding to the call based on the general call request does not exist. 3. The automatic call reception method in the mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein a paging request for requesting an incoming call of the first mobile terminal is made to a location registration area adjacent to. 4. The call processing device, when confirming that the mobile terminal that has answered the call based on the general call request is the first mobile terminal, sends the call request to the second mobile terminal. 3. The automatic call receiving method in a mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein information is added and an incoming call response is given to the first mobile terminal.