CN101959273A - Mobile communication device and network switching method thereof - Google Patents

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CN101959273A
CN101959273A CN2009101517457A CN200910151745A CN101959273A CN 101959273 A CN101959273 A CN 101959273A CN 2009101517457 A CN2009101517457 A CN 2009101517457A CN 200910151745 A CN200910151745 A CN 200910151745A CN 101959273 A CN101959273 A CN 101959273A
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The invention relates to a mobile communication device and a network switching method thereof. The mobile communication device has a network connecting function and comprises a first communication module, a second communication module and a global satellite positioning module. The network switching method comprises the following steps of: establishing a connecting line of a first network type; judging whether the distance between the geographical area range of the mobile communication device and a preset geographical area range is less than a threshold value or not; if the distance is less than the threshold value, receiving a global satellite positioning coordinate; judging whether the mobile communication device is positioned in the preset geographical area range or not according to the global satellite positioning coordinate; and if the mobile communication device is positioned in the preset geographical area range, switching the connecting line of the mobile communication device into a connecting line of a second network type. The mobile communication device has a network switching function and can save a large amount of electric power.

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Mobile communications device and method for switching network thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of mobile communications device, but particularly a kind of mobile communications device that has automatically switching network and save electric power.
Background technology
Along with development of science and technology, mobile communications device now is also universal day by day, and its function also becomes more diverse.Therefore mobile communications device has more than the function that is limited to communication aspects, also can be connected to network environment.And in the prior art, mobile communications device has developed at present and different wireless network ways of connecting, in order to cooperate the network settings of varying environment.Because different network connectivity modes respectively has its pluses and minuses, for example, utilize Wi-Fi wireless network signal line to have the bigger advantage of bandwidth, but the scope of application is less; Though and utilize the spendable scope of 3G network big, bandwidth is unstable.Therefore, the mobile communications device of built-in multiple wireless network linkage function has been a trend now.
But in the middle of prior art, mobile communications device need utilize the mode that detects wireless network environment at any time, to switch to suitable wireless network signal at any time.Mobile communications device must start the network transmission module of varying environment simultaneously, with the usefulness as detection.Thus, mobile communications device must expend a large amount of electric power.
Therefore, be necessary to invent a kind of new mobile communications device and the method for switching wireless transmission, to solve the defective that prior art was taken place.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of mobile communications device, and its function with changeable network is to reach the effect of power saving.
Another main purpose of the present invention provides a kind of method of network connectivity of the mobile device that automaticallyes switch, and is used for mobile communications device.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, mobile communications device of the present invention has the function of network connectivity.Mobile communications device comprises first communication module, second communication module and global positioning satellite module.First communication module is in order to set up the line of first network type and to transmit first network signal with the mobile communication base station line.Second communication module is in order to set up the line of second network type with wireless access point, wherein mobile device preferential line that uses second network type in the scope of predefined geographic area.The global positioning satellite module is in order to receive the global positioning satellite coordinate.Wherein when the line of first network type was set up, mobile communications device calculated the current geographic area scope of mobile device by the identity identification of mobile communication base station.After the distance of current geographic area scope and predefined geographic area scope was less than threshold value, the global positioning satellite module began to receive satellite positioning coordinate, whether is positioned at predefined geographic area scope to judge mobile communications device.If then preferentially use the line of second network type.
The method of the network connectivity of automatic switchover one mobile communications device of the present invention, wherein this mobile communications device has the line function of first and second network type, this mobile communications device comprises a first communication module, a second communication module and a global positioning satellite module, and preferential this second network type that uses carries out line in a predefined geographic area scope in being set on this mobile communications device, and this method comprises: the line of setting up this first network type by this first communication module and a mobile communication base station; Compare the identity identification and the coordinate thereof of this mobile communication base station, calculate a geographic area scope at this present place of mobile communications device; When the distance of this geographic area scope and this predefined geographic area scope less than a threshold value, open this global positioning satellite module, to obtain a global positioning satellite coordinate of this mobile communications device position; And when this global positioning satellite coordinate falls into this predefined geographic area scope, this mobile communications device is switched to the line of this second network type.
The network wiring method of automatic switchover one mobile device of the present invention may further comprise the steps: the line of setting up first network type by first communication module and mobile communication base station; The identity identification and the coordinate thereof of comparison mobile communication base station calculate the geographic area scope at the present place of mobile device; When the distance of geographical regional extent and predefined geographic area scope less than threshold value, open the global positioning satellite module, to obtain the global positioning satellite coordinate of mobile device position; And when the global positioning satellite coordinate falls into predefined geographic area scope, mobile device is switched to the line of second network type.
The present invention has the function of changeable network, can save a large amount of electric power.
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Fig. 1 is the Organization Chart of mobile communications device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of mobile communications device of the present invention and network environment.
Fig. 3 A-Fig. 3 B is the flow chart of steps of method for switching network of the present invention.
Description of reference numerals in the above-mentioned accompanying drawing is as follows:
Mobile communications device 10
Processing module 21
First communication module 22
Second communication module 23
Network telephone module 231
Global positioning satellite module 24
Mobile communication base station 31
Wireless access point 32
Server 41
The first network area A1
The second network area A2
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For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, cited below particularlyly go out specific embodiments of the invention, and conjunction with figs., be described in detail below.
Please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 about mobile communications device of the present invention.Wherein Fig. 1 is the Organization Chart of mobile communications device of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of mobile communications device of the present invention and network environment.
Mobile communications device 10 of the present invention can be smart mobile phone or personal digital assistant, and (Personal Digital Assistant PDA) waits and has the device of communication function, and can be used in the environment of wireless network.Mobile communications device 10 comprises processing module 21, first communication module 22, second communication module 23 and global positioning satellite module 24, each other for electrically connecting.Processing module 21 is in order to carry out the application program of mobile communications device 10.
First communication module 22 in order to mobile communication base station 31 lines, set up the line of first network type with the first network area A1 that utilizes mobile communication base station 31, and transmit first network signal.First network signal has also comprised the status identification information such as (ID) of mobile communication base station 31, for example coordinate of mobile communication base station 31.In the present embodiment, first communication module 22 is a 3G (3rd-generation) communication module, first network type then is the environment of 3G communication, but the present invention do not exceed with this communications specification, also can be the communications specification of 3.5G or other network-connectables.
Second communication module 23 radio area network (Wireless LAN, WLAN) in, with the second network area A2 line of wireless access point 32 setting up being connected of second network type, and transmit second network signal.When in the scope in predefined geographic area, second communication module 23 prioritised transmission second network signal.In the present embodiment, second communication module 23 is a Wi-Fi module, and second network type then is the environment of Wi-Fi wireless network, but the present invention is not exceeded with this transmission means.
24 global positioning satellite coordinates of global positioning satellite module in order to reception mobile communications device 10.Wherein global positioning satellite module can be in order to transmission global positioning system (Global PositioningSystem, GPS) signal or agps system (Assisted Global Positioning System, AGPS) signal, but the present invention is not exceeded with above-mentioned signal.When the line of first network type is set up, mobile communications device 10 calculates the general location of mobile communications device 10 according to first network signal of first communication module 22 gained, utilize global positioning satellite module 24 to obtain definite position again, whether switch to the connection of second network type with decision.Detailed changing method after have detailed explanation, so do not repeat them here.
When mobile communications device 10 uses the connection of second network type, also can carry out other senior network application.In one embodiment of the present invention, when mobile communications device 10 enters the line scope of server 41, can utilize second communication module 23 and server 41 to be dynamically connected directly to carry out data sync certainly, for example can upgrade schedule, mail or remaining file synchronously.Wherein server 41 can be that the user is set in the family, office or the main frame of all the other particular places, and have the network connectivity function.Be extensive use of owing to carry out the method for data sync, and be not major technique feature of the present invention, so do not repeat them here its method by those of ordinary skills.
The present invention has another execution mode in addition.The second communication module 23 of mobile communications device 10 also can have the networking telephone, and (Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP) module 231, for example can use
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Application module.When mobile communications device 10 was carried out the line of second network type, processing module 21 controls started network telephone module 231 to carry out voip communications.For example, when conversing under the environment that mobile communications device 10 utilizes 3G to communicate by letter, when switching to the connection of second network type as if mobile communications device 10, voip communications can be in order to replace the 3G signal of communication of ongoing communication.
Then please refer to Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B flow chart of steps about method for switching network of the present invention.Be noted that herein, though below be that example illustrates method for switching network of the present invention with mobile communications device 10, method for switching network of the present invention is not so that be used in mobile communications device 10 and exceed.。
At first carry out step 301: the connection of setting up first network type is to transmit first network signal.
Mobile communications device 10 utilizes first communication module 22 and mobile communication base station 31 to set up the line of first network type earlier, in order to receive first network signal.Be in the present embodiment in the first network area A1, with mobile communication base station 31 transmission 3G signals of communication.
Carry out step 302 again: whether judge between mobile communications device and the predefined geographic area scope less than threshold value.
Owing to have the identity identification information of mobile communication base station 31 in first network signal simultaneously, by mobile communication base station 31 coordinates that mobile communications device 10 is stored in advance, processing module 21 can be extrapolated the position of mobile communications device 10.Wherein mobile communication base station 31 coordinates can be stored in processing module 21 or remaining memory module (figure does not show), but the present invention is not as limit.And predefined geographic area scope is the scope that can use radio area network, also is the scope of the second network area A2.The position of above-mentioned predefined geographic area scope is stored in its coordinate in the mobile communications device 10 in advance.In the scope of this second network area A2, mobile communications device 10 is set at preferential use second network type.
If position of extrapolating and the distance between the scope of predefined geographic area be not less than threshold value, then representative mobile communication device 10 does not have the scope of the close second network area A2, and still in the scope of the first network area A1.Therefore mobile communications device 10 continues control first communication module 22 and carries out the transmission of first network signal, and the module that does not start other is to save the electric power of mobile communications device 10.
If then carry out step 303: receive the global positioning satellite coordinate.
Owing to utilize first network signal to judge that the mode of position is not accurate, only can calculate the general location of mobile communications device 10.Therefore in step 303, processing module 21 need be learnt mobile communications device 10 more accurate accurate locations.Processing module 21 starts global positioning satellite module 24 immediately, utilizes transmission global positioning system signal or transmission agps system signal to receive the global positioning satellite coordinate.Because the error range of global positioning satellite coordinate in 10 to 15 meters, therefore can obtain mobile communications device 10 position more accurately by this coordinate Calculation.
Then carry out step 304 again: the whole world judges whether to be positioned at predefined geographic area scope according to satellite positioning coordinate.
Processing module 21 is according to global positioning satellite coordinate received in the step 303, to calculate mobile communications device 10 more accurate positions.Can learn that whether mobile communications device 10 is positioned at the predefined geographic area scope with radio area network, that is to say not entered in the second network area A2 this moment.
If not, can close global positioning satellite module 24 this moment according to the setting of mobile communications device 10, and execution in step 302 again.The present invention also can set after definite mobile communications device 10 is away from predefined geographic area scope, closes global positioning satellite module 24 again.
If mobile communications device 10 is positioned at predefined geographic area scope, then carry out step 305: the connection of carrying out second network type is to transmit second network signal.
Can determine that mobile communications device 10 is the scopes that are positioned at the second network environment A2 this moment, so processing module 21 promptly starts second communication module 23, with wireless access point 32 lines with the line that switches to second network type and transmit second network signal.Thus, can replace first network signal, to obtain preferable network connectivity bandwidth.
By above-mentioned step, mobile communications device 10 can only use first communication module 22 at ordinary times, when approaching the scope of radio area network, starts global positioning satellite module 24 and second communication module 23 more stage by stage.Thus, can save down many electric power.
Be noted that, set up the line of second network type when mobile communications device 10 after, also can carry out senior wireless network again and use.Mobile communications device 10 can continue execution in step 306: the join domain that judges whether to be positioned at server.
Processing module 21 is utilized its data of storage in advance, with the position of judging mobile communications device 10 whether in the line environment of having set.In this step, processing module 21 judges promptly whether mobile communications device 10 is arranged in the join domain of server 41.Wherein server 41 is the prior equipment of setting with network connectivity function, for example main frame.
If then carry out step 307: carry out data sync with server.
Processing module 21 is promptly controlled the data that mobile communications device 10 stored its storage data and server 41 and is carried out synchronously.Thus, the user can carry out data synchronization updating easily automatically, and need not do extra line in entering the line scope of server 41 time.
Except the above embodiments, mobile communications device 10 also can carry out step 308: carry out voip communications.
After the connection of setting up second network type, processing module 21 also can utilize network telephone module 231 foundation to carry out voip communications, and the 3G signal of communication is converted to the use voip communications.By this step, the user can switch to voip communications easily to save cost of the phone call.
Be noted that herein the method for method for switching network of the present invention is not exceeded with above-mentioned order of steps, as long as can reach purpose of the present invention, but the also change of above-mentioned order of steps.
To sum up institute is old, and no matter the present invention all shows it totally different in the feature of known technology with regard to purpose, means and effect.It should be noted that above-mentioned many embodiment only give an example for convenience of explanation, the interest field that the present invention advocated should be as the criterion so that claim is described certainly, but not only limits to the foregoing description.

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1. the method for the network connectivity of the mobile communications device that automaticallyes switch, wherein this mobile communications device has the line function of first and second network type, this mobile communications device comprises a first communication module, a second communication module and a global positioning satellite module, and preferential this second network type that uses carries out line in a predefined geographic area scope in being set on this mobile communications device, and this method comprises:
Set up the line of this first network type by this first communication module and a mobile communication base station;
Compare the identity identification and the coordinate thereof of this mobile communication base station, calculate a geographic area scope at this present place of mobile communications device;
When the distance of this geographic area scope and this predefined geographic area scope less than a threshold value, open this global positioning satellite module, to obtain a global positioning satellite coordinate of this mobile communications device position; And
When this global positioning satellite coordinate falls into this predefined geographic area scope, this mobile communications device is switched to the line of this second network type.
2. the method for claim 1, wherein this first communication module is a 3G communication module, this first network type is a 3G network environment.
3. the method for claim 1, wherein this second network type is a Wi-Fi network environment.
4. method as claimed in claim 3, it more is included in this mobile communications device set up the Wi-Fi network connectivity after, make this mobile communications device be connected to a server to carry out data synchronization updating.
5. the method for claim 1, wherein this global positioning satellite module in order to transmit a global positioning system signal and an agps system signal one of them.
6. mobile communications device has the line function of first and second network type, and this mobile communications device comprises:
One first communication module is in order to set up the line of one first network type with a mobile communication base station line;
One second communication module, in order to set up the line of one second network type with a wireless access point, this mobile device preferential line that uses this second network type in a predefined geographic area scope wherein; And
One global positioning satellite module is in order to receive a global positioning satellite coordinate; Wherein when the line of this first network type is set up, this mobile communications device calculates a current geographic area scope of this mobile device by the identity identification of this mobile communication base station, wherein, when the distance of this current geographic area scope and this predefined geographic area scope during less than a threshold value, this global positioning satellite module begins to receive the global positioning satellite coordinate, to judge whether this mobile communications device is positioned at this predefined geographic area scope, if then preferentially use the line of this second network type.
7. mobile communications device as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first communication module is a 3G communication module, this first network type is a 3G communication environment.
8. mobile communications device as claimed in claim 6, wherein this second communication module is a Wi-Fi communication module, this second network type is a Wi-Fi wireless network environment.
9. mobile communications device as claimed in claim 8, wherein this mobile communication more comprises a processing module, to be connected to a server to carry out data synchronization updating when the line of this second network type is set up.
10. mobile communications device as claimed in claim 6, wherein this global positioning satellite module in order to transmit a global positioning system signal and an agps system signal one of them.
11. a method for switching network is used for a mobile communications device, this method may further comprise the steps:
Set up the line of one first network type;
Judge that whether the position of this mobile communications device and the distance between the predefined geographic area scope are less than a threshold value;
If then receive a global positioning satellite coordinate;
According to this global positioning satellite coordinate, judge whether mobile communications device is positioned at this predefined geographic area scope; And
If then switch the line that is wired to one second network type of this mobile communications device.
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