Embodiment
The technical terms of this specification is with reference to the idiom of the art, and as this specification is illustrated or defines part term, the explanation of this part term is as the criterion with explanation or the definition of this specification.For instance, couple two words and can comprise direct, indirect, wired and/or wireless connection in this manual.Each embodiment of the present invention has respectively one or more technical characterictic.Under the prerequisite that may implement, those skilled in the art optionally implement technical characterictic part or all of in arbitrary embodiment, or optionally technical characterictic part or all of in these embodiment are combined.
Fig. 1 shows according to the functional block diagram of the area information broadcast system of the embodiment of the present invention (location-based message broadcast system).Now please refer to Fig. 1.Area information broadcast system 100 comprises: evolution package core (evolved packet core, EPC) 110Yu family enode (Home eNodeB, HeNB) 150.Evolution package core 110 comprises: family's enode management system (HeMS) 120, family's enode gateway (HeNB Gateway, HeNB GW) 130 and security gateway (security gateway, SeGW) 140.Family's enode management system 120 is coupled to family's enode gateway 130.Family's enode 150 can be the cellular base station of a femto (Femtocell), and family's enode gateway 130 can be the cellular base station gateway of a femto (Femtocell gateway).Family's enode 150 is coupled to evolution package core 110.
Family's enode 150 can and a plurality of mobile device 160 between the number of delivering a letter mutually, information etc., and family's enode 150 can the mobile device 160 of paging (paging) in its covering scope.Mobile device 160 can receive and show the area information being broadcast out by area information broadcast system 100.
In Fig. 1, although only demonstrate one family enode 150, when knowing that the present invention is not limited to this.In fact, the embodiment of the present invention can comprise a plurality of families enode 150.In addition, the function of family's enode gateway 130 and security gateway 140 with operate in this in principle can be without particular limitation of it.
In embodiments of the present invention, if area information is disaster information (as earthquake, tsunami etc.), this area information possibility Shi You local government or the national central government offer family's enode management system 120 when disaster being detected.Such as, may be by base station broadcast entity (Cell Broadcast Entity, CBE) receive by disaster and detect the detected disaster information of unit (such as being the weather bureau etc. of the central government), then, base station broadcast entity (CBE) is delivered to base station broadcasting center (Cell Broadcast Center, CBC) by this area information (disaster information).Afterwards, then by base station broadcasting center (CBC) this disaster information (area information) is delivered to family's enode management system 120.
When family's enode management system 120 receives area information (as disaster information), family's enode management system 120 can be sent to area information (as disaster information) family's enode gateway 130 and security gateway 140.Then, by security gateway 140, deliver to the family enode 150 of position in target area.Tu1Jiang of the present invention family enode gateway 130 is shown as individual device with security gateway 140, but on the implementation, also can select family's enode gateway 130 and security gateway 140 to be integrated among same device, and this is also in the present invention's spirit scope.
Family's enode 150 can be sent to all mobile devices 160 in its covering scope by this area information (as disaster information), even if the mobile device 160 in (standby) state of awaiting orders.
Fig. 2 illustrates the flow chart according to the area information broadcasting method of one embodiment of the invention.Now please refer to Fig. 2.For convenience of understanding, in Fig. 2, family's enode gateway 130 does not demonstrate with security gateway 140, and demonstrates family's enode management system 120, family's enode 150 and mobile device 160.But those skilled in the art when can be learnt by Fig. 1 of the present invention and foregoing the operation in the middle of the embodiment of the present invention of family's enode gateway 130 and security gateway 140 (such as, the area information that family's enode management system 120 is sent relays to family's enode 150), old family front yard enode gateway 130 is not described it with the details of security gateway 140 in principle especially in this.
In family's enode management system 120, receive after area information, family's enode management system 120 is the selected at least one target of area information family enode 150 for this reason.Such as, a base station identification code (cell ID), a trace regions identification code (TA (tracking area) ID) or an emergency region identification code (EA (Emergency area) ID) that family's enode management system 120 is analyzed in this area information distinguish which region this area information will be broadcast to.For instance, area information can distributed region may be defined as the region of 3 types: base station grade dispersion zone (cell level distribution area), trace regions grade dispersion zone (TA level distribution area) and emergency region grade dispersion zone (EA level distribution area).If area information comprises the list of base station identification code, this area information will be disseminated to the specified family's enode of base station identification code list.If area information comprises the list of trace regions identification code, this area information is by the specified all families enode (TA can be contained several families enode) of distributed so far TA identification code list.Each family's enode can a designated emergency region identification code (EA can be contained several TA).If area information comprises the list of emergency region identification code, this area information will be disseminated to those family's enodes that meet this emergency region identification code.
In family's enode management system 120, for this reason after the selected at least one target of area information family enode 150, family's enode management system 120 is sent to target family enode 150 by this area information.Such as, family's enode management system 120 can be sent a setup parameter information to target family enode 150, and this setup parameter information comprises: a Disasters Type information (disaster type information), an information dissemination region information (message distribution area information), a main notice information (primary notification information) and a message word (message text).If the area information of the broadcasting Disasters Type information included with the new area information receiving is identical, family's enode 150 can be given up the area information of new reception; On the contrary, if the area information of the broadcasting Disasters Type information included with the new area information receiving is not identical, the new area information receiving just can replace in broadcast area information, and family's enode 150 can send out the area information newly receiving immediately.
If area information comprises main notice information, family's enode 150 can will mainly notify information meeting mapping extremely in order to broadcast the radio channel of main notice information.Whether family's enode 150 can inspection area information comprise message word, to determine whether to broadcast less important notice (secondary notification) information, and by this less important notice information mapping in order to broadcast the radio channel of less important notice information.
In family's enode 150, receive after area information, family's enode 150 can be confirmed transmission object (that is confirming target mobile device), or does not need to confirm transmission object.For instance, family's enode 150 can broadcast area information, and all mobile devices of awaiting orders of paging, to determine all mobile devices receiving area information of all waking up.In addition, paging is not limited to broadcast mode or mode one to one.When family's enode 150 starts transit area information, family's enode 150 also can by including the indication of earthquake and SSWWS information, (paging information of (Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System message indication, ETWS message indication) be delivered to mobile device 160.No matter and mobile device 160 is former in connected state (such as, talking state) or armed state, this paging information of all can trying to receive.During family's enode 150 paging mobile device 160, the mobile device under standby can be waken up.
After receiving the paging information that comprises the indication of ETWS information, mobile device 160 can start receiving area information.In addition, by guaranteeing that area information can be moved device and be received, family's enode 150 is broadcast area information repeatedly.Mode by this, family's enode 150 can confirm that all mobile devices in its service range all can receive area information.
In mobile device 160, receive after area information, mobile device 160 can return confirmation (acknowledgement) and pass to family's enode 150.
When disaster information being detected, the embodiment of the present invention can send this disaster information rapidly to all mobile devices in target area as soon as possible, even if this mobile device is under (standby) state of awaiting orders.
For scattering out as early as possible disaster information, in embodiments of the present invention, this area information is sent out with the highest priority.For allowing the people of target area can understand as early as possible area information, the content of area information can be tried one's best succinctly.Such as, the received area information in target area may show " earthquake, tsunami occur, please take refuge as quickly as possible " etc., or more can show " intensity, epicenter center etc. ".
In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, when mobile device 160 receives area information, mobile device 160 can produce warning sound and show corresponding word according to the content of area information, to allow user can recognize the content of area information.
In addition, except receiving disaster information, the emergence message that the area information broadcast system 100 Yi Kejiangyou local governments of the embodiment of the present invention send sends mobile device 160 to, certainly, the emergence message being sent by local government is also first to deliver to after family's enode management system 120, then according to the mode of the embodiment of the present invention, delivers to the mobile device 160 of target area.
In embodiments of the present invention, area information may be also by webmaster personnel see through output/input interface (such as, keyboard, mouse, touch control screen etc.) and input to family's enode management system 120.Such as, when having region to occur as situations such as road landslides, webmaster personnel can input warning word to family's enode management system 120, by family's enode management system 120, according to the mode of above-described embodiment, the area information that comprises this warning word are delivered to target family enode 150.When user enters so far road landslide region, user's mobile device just can receive this road landslide information being broadcast out by target family enode 150, with person easy to use, understands and judgement.
In the above embodiment of the present invention, the received area information of mobile device can be mandatory information, that is user must receive and cannot select not receiving area information.
From the above, in embodiments of the present invention, by intended target base station, in area information, the area information broadcast system of the embodiment of the present invention can be specified the region of wanting receiving area information accurately.In addition, due to can intended target base station, the target area of area information may not be to want continuous, that is the embodiment of the present invention can be according to required and select target area, even if the actual geographic position of these target areas discontinuous or adjacent.
What is more, because enode 150You family of family enode management system 120 is managed, so only need to see through single face (interface between enode management system 120Yu family of family enode gateway 130) just can provide area information broadcast service.
In sum, although the present invention with embodiment openly as above, it is not in order to limit the present invention.Those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing various changes and modification.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion depending on accompanying claims protection range person of defining.