JP2000152319A - Communication terminal and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal, where management of personal information is not required and a channel is connected by using the personal information with the highest efficiency and to provide its control method. SOLUTION: Plural pieces of personal information are registered corresponding to one index corresponding to a destination and a communication system using personal information corresponding to the personal information is registered. When a desired index is selected and dialing is made, the personal information registered in the index corresponding to one communication system selected corresponding to a communication environment among plural communication systems is selected, and the selected personal information is used to make line connection to the destination by using the selected communication system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a portable radio telephone capable of selecting a plurality of communication systems and a control method therefor, and more particularly, to a plurality of personal terminals corresponding to one index corresponding to a destination. By registering information and registering a communication method that uses the personal information in correspondence with the personal information, automatically selecting the most efficient personal information in the selected communication method and connecting to a line with the other party And a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a communication terminal device such as a portable radio telephone, a plurality of systems having different communication bands, protocols, base stations and the like have been constructed. Services that can be connected to each other are provided.

[0003] Further, a device has been proposed in which one communication terminal device supports a plurality of communication systems.

In such an environment, when a certain individual subscribes to a plurality of systems, the individual has a plurality of personal information (telephone numbers) corresponding to each system.

In view of the above, a configuration has been proposed for a conventional portable radio telephone in which one or more pieces of personal information can be registered for one destination name.

However, even in the above-mentioned configuration, the communication method for each personal information cannot be set, and therefore, when the call is made only by selecting the name of the other party, the call is made only in a preset order. Was.

[0007] For this reason, in a portable radio telephone supporting a plurality of communication systems, it is not always possible to transmit the personal information with the most efficient personal information, and it is necessary to appropriately manage the personal information.

[0008]

As described above, in a conventional communication terminal device such as a portable radio telephone, one or a plurality of pieces of personal information are registered for one destination name (index). However, in this configuration, a communication method for each personal information cannot be set, and therefore, when a call is made only by selecting the index of the other party, a predetermined order is set. Therefore, in a communication terminal device that supports a plurality of communication systems, it is not always possible to make a transmission with the most efficient personal information. Therefore, it is necessary to appropriately manage this personal information. There is a problem that management of this personal information is very troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device which eliminates the need for managing personal information and enables a line connection with the most efficient personal information, and a control method therefor.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus in which a plurality of communication systems can be selected. Storage means for registering the personal information and registering a communication method using the personal information in accordance with the personal information, and selecting one of the plurality of communication methods in accordance with the communication environment A communication method selecting means, an index specifying means for specifying an index of the storage means, and a plurality of personal information stored corresponding to the index specified by the index specifying means selected by the communication method selecting means Personal information selection means for selecting personal information corresponding to the communication method,
And a line connection unit for connecting to the destination by using the personal information selected by the personal information selection unit and the communication system selected by the communication system selection unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the communication method selecting means selects a communication method having the highest reception level among the plurality of communication methods. I do.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the communication method selecting means selects a communication method having the highest communication quality among the plurality of communication methods. I do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the communication method selecting means selects a communication method having the lowest cost among the plurality of communication methods. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, if the line connection means fails to establish a line connection with another party, another personal information in the same index is selected. It is characterized by further comprising a re-connection means for connecting to the destination using an optimum communication method corresponding to the selected personal information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the control method of a communication terminal device capable of selecting a plurality of communication methods, a plurality of personal information are registered in correspondence with one index corresponding to a destination and the plurality of personal information are registered. When a communication method using the personal information is registered in accordance with the personal information and a call operation is performed by selecting a desired index, the communication method is selected from the plurality of communication methods according to the communication environment. Personal information registered in the index corresponding to one of the communication methods, and using the selected personal information, connects to the other party through the selected communication method. .

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the sixth aspect of the present invention, the communication system having the highest reception level among the plurality of communication systems is selected. .

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the sixth aspect, the communication system having the highest communication quality among the plurality of communication systems is selected. .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the sixth aspect, the communication system having the lowest cost among the plurality of communication systems is selected.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 6.
In the invention described above, if a line connection with the partner cannot be established, another personal information in the same index is selected, and a line connection with the partner is performed using an optimal communication method corresponding to the selected personal information. It is characterized by doing.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a communication terminal device and a control method therefor according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

According to the present invention, 1
When a plurality of personal information are registered corresponding to one index and a communication method using the personal information is registered corresponding to the personal information, and a desired index is selected and a call operation is performed, The personal information registered in the index corresponding to one communication method selected corresponding to the communication environment from a plurality of communication methods is selected, and the selected personal information is selected using the selected personal information. A line is connected to the other party by a communication method. It is configured as follows.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a portable radio telephone constructed by applying a communication terminal device and a control method according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this portable radio telephone 10
Is the antenna 11, the communication system A radio unit 12, the communication system B
Wireless unit 13, switching unit 14, control unit 15, address book 16
It comprises.

Here, the communication system A radio unit 12 and the communication system B radio unit 13 support two communication systems of communication by the communication system A and communication by the communication system B.
For example, the communication system A uses the 800 MHz band (800 MHz band).
830 MHz and 940 MHz to 960 MHz in the 1.5 G band (1429 MHz to 1525 MHz).
Frequency band). The communication system A radio unit 12 and the communication system B radio unit 13
Are connected to the antenna 11 and to the switching unit 14.

The switching unit 14 switches between communication using the communication system A using the communication system A wireless unit 12 and communication using the communication system B using the communication system B wireless unit 13.
The switching between the communication method A and the communication method B by the switching unit 14 is performed based on, for example, a comparison between the reception level of the communication method A wireless unit 12 and the reception level of the communication method B wireless unit 13.

That is, when the reception level of the portable radio telephone 10 during communication is higher in the communication system A radio unit 12 than in the communication system B radio unit 13, the communication system A radio unit 12 is selected and the communication system A radio unit 12 is selected. Communication system B from wireless unit A
If the wireless unit 13 is larger, the communication system B wireless unit 13
Select

The switching between the communication system A and the communication system B by the switching unit 14 is performed based on a comparison of the reception quality of the communication system A radio unit 12 and the communication system B radio unit 13, for example, the signal error rate. You may comprise.

The switching between the communication system A and the communication system B by the switching unit 14 may be performed based on a comparison between the communication cost of the communication system A and the communication cost of the communication system B. In this case, It is also possible to further consider the communication time zone.

The control unit 15 controls the overall operation of the portable radio telephone 10, and is not shown in the figure.
Processing of voice information transmitted and received by the mobile radio telephone 10, processing of input information by the operation unit, display processing on the display unit, and the like are also included.

The address book 16 is for storing information of a transmission destination. In this embodiment, a plurality of personal information is registered in correspondence with one index corresponding to the transmission destination, and the personal information is stored in the personal information. The communication system using the personal information is registered correspondingly.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the address book 16 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, the address book 16 contains
An "index" column, a "personal information" column, and a "communication method" column are provided. In the "index" column, indices P1, P2,...
Is registered, and the index P1,
For example, personal information D1, D2, D3, D4, D5,... Corresponding to P2,.
In the "communication method" column, each personal information D1, D2, D3, D
, D5,... Are registered.

That is, 3 corresponding to the index P1
The personal information D1, D2, and D3 are stored, and the communication method is the method A, corresponding to each of the personal information D1, D2, and D3.
The method B and the method C are registered, and two pieces of personal information D4 and D5 are stored corresponding to the index P2, and the communication method is a method B and a method corresponding to each personal information D4 and D5. Method D is registered.

Here, in the portable radio telephone 10 of this embodiment, for example, the index P1 is selected, and in this state, the communication system currently selected by the switching unit 14 of the portable radio telephone 10 is the communication system A. Considering a certain case, in this case, the control unit 15 of the portable radio telephone 10 is used.
Refers to the address book 16 and knows that the personal information registered in the communication system A of the index P1 is D1, and transmits the personal information D1 to the destination using the communication system A wireless unit 12.

For example, consider the case where the index P1 is selected and the communication system currently selected by the switching unit 14 of the portable radio telephone 10 in this state is the communication system B. 10 control units 15
Refers to the address book 16 and knows that the personal information registered in the communication method B of the index P1 is D2, and transmits the personal information D2 to the destination using the communication method B wireless unit 13.

Further, the communication system A wireless unit 1
If the communication system B wireless unit 13 has secured a reception level that allows connection with a communication network (not shown), By controlling the switching unit 14, the communication system B wireless unit 1
3 and transmits to the destination using the communication system B wireless unit 13 with the personal information D2.

In this case, the communication system B radio unit 13 does not secure a reception level at which connection with a communication network (not shown) is possible, and the communication efficiency with the communication network of the communication system A is lower than that of the communication system C. If the communication method B is larger than the communication method B, the personal information D3 registered corresponding to the communication method C is selected with reference to the address book 16 and the communication method A wireless unit 12 is used for the personal information D3. Send first.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a calling process of the portable radio telephone 10 using the address book 16 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, when this processing is started,
First, the reception level of the communication method A wireless unit 12 is compared with the reception level of the communication method B wireless unit 13 to check whether the reception level of the communication method A wireless unit 12 is higher than the reception level of the communication method B wireless unit 13. (Step 101).

If it is determined that the reception level of the communication system A radio unit 12 is higher than the reception level of the communication system B radio unit 13 (YES in step 101), the switching unit 14 sets the communication system A radio unit 12 to Communication method A by selecting
Is selected (step 102). And address book 1
6, the personal information registered corresponding to the communication method A is selected from the address book 16 (step 103).

If it is determined in step 101 that the reception level of the communication system A radio unit 12 is lower than the reception level of the communication system B radio unit 13 (N in step 101).
O) The communication system B is selected by selecting the communication system B wireless unit 13 by the switching unit 14 (step 104). Then, referring to the address book 16, the personal information registered corresponding to the communication method B is selected from the address book 16 (step 105).

In step 106, a call is transmitted to the destination using the communication method selected in step 102 or 104 and the personal information selected in step 103 or step 105.

Next, it is checked whether or not the call is normally connected to the destination by the transmission in step 106 (step 107). If it is determined that the connection to the other party has been made normally (YES in step 107), the line connection is completed (step 10).
8).

If it is not determined in step 107 that the connection to the other party has been made normally (N in step 107)
O) With reference to the address book 16, a search is made as to whether personal information is registered corresponding to the other communication method (step 109).

If there is personal information corresponding to the other communication system, that is, if the personal information has been registered (YES in step 110), the switching unit 14 is controlled to control Changes the communication system to the other communication system by selecting a different other wireless unit (step 1).
11). Then, using the other communication method, a call is transmitted to the other party using the personal information retrieved in step 109 (step 112).

Next, it is checked whether or not the call is normally connected to the destination by the transmission in step 112 (step 113). Then, when it is determined that the connection to the other party has been normally made (YES in step 113), the line connection is completed (step 11).
4).

If it is determined in step 110 that there is no personal information corresponding to the other communication method (NO in step 110) or if it is not determined in step 113 that the connection to the other party has been normally made (step 110). N at 113
O) With reference to the address book 16, it is checked whether unselected personal information remains (step 115). If unselected personal information remains, the most efficient combination of the communication methods A and B and the remaining personal information is selected and transmitted (step 116).

Then, it is checked whether or not the connection has been normally made to the destination (step 113). Here, if it is determined that the connection is normally established with the other party (YES in step 113), the line connection is completed (step 114). If it is not determined that the connection is normally established (NO in step 113), step 115 is performed again. Return to

If it is determined in step 115 that there is no unselected personal information left (NO in step 115), the process ends.

Although the above embodiment has been described by taking a portable radio telephone as an example, the present invention can be similarly applied to other communication terminal devices supporting a plurality of communication systems.

The plurality of communication systems referred to in the present invention include not only communication systems having different communication bands but also communication systems having different communication protocols, communication base stations, and the like.

[0052]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Register a plurality of personal information corresponding to one index corresponding to the other party, register a communication method using the personal information corresponding to the personal information, select a desired index, and perform a call operation. When the personal information is registered, the personal information registered in the index is selected from the plurality of communication methods corresponding to one communication method selected corresponding to the communication environment, and the selected personal information is And the line is connected to the other party by the selected communication method, so that the following various effects can be obtained.

1) Personal information is automatically selected by designating an index at the time of transmission, so that the user need not be aware of the number and type of personal information registered corresponding to the index.

2) When the connection cannot be made with the selected personal information, the next personal information is automatically selected and transmitted, so that the operation items of the user can be reduced.

3) By automatically switching the communication mode depending on the reception level or the like in the communication terminal of the plural communication systems, it is possible to automatically select a line having a good state and a line having a low cost without being conscious of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a portable radio telephone configured by applying a communication terminal device and a control method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in an address book 16 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a calling process of the portable wireless telephone 10 using the address book 16 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile radiotelephone 11 Antenna 12 Communication method A wireless part 13 Communication method B wireless part 14 Switching part 15 Control part 16 Address book

Claims (10)

[Claims] In a communication terminal device capable of selecting a plurality of communication methods, a plurality of personal information is registered in correspondence with one index corresponding to a destination and the personal information is used in accordance with the personal information. Storage means for registering a communication method to be performed; communication method selection means for selecting one of the plurality of communication methods in accordance with a communication environment; index designation means for designating an index of the storage means; Personal information selecting means for selecting personal information corresponding to the communication method selected by the communication method selecting means among a plurality of personal information stored in correspondence with the index specified by the index specifying means; Line connection for line connection with the other party by the communication method selected by the communication method selection means using the personal information selected by the personal information selection means Communication terminal apparatus characterized by comprising a stage. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said communication method selection means selects a communication method having the highest reception level among said plurality of communication methods. 3. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said communication scheme selection means selects a communication scheme having the highest communication quality among said plurality of communication schemes. 4. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said communication scheme selection means selects a communication scheme with the lowest cost among said plurality of communication schemes. 5. If the line connection means fails to establish a line connection with the other party, another personal information in the same index is selected, and the other party is selected using the optimum communication method corresponding to the selected personal information. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising re-line connection means for connecting the line with the destination. 6. A control method for a communication terminal device capable of selecting a plurality of communication methods, comprising: registering a plurality of personal information corresponding to one index corresponding to a destination; When a communication method using information is registered, and a desired index is selected and a call operation is performed, one of the plurality of communication methods corresponds to a communication method selected according to a communication environment. And selecting a personal information registered in the index by using the selected personal information and connecting to a line with the other party by the selected communication method. 7. The control method for a communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the communication system selects a communication system having a highest reception level among the plurality of communication systems. 8. The control method for a communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the communication system selects a communication system having the highest communication quality among the plurality of communication systems. 9. The control method for a communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein, as the communication method, a communication method with the lowest cost is selected from the plurality of communication methods. 10. When a line connection with the other party cannot be established, another personal information in the same index is selected,
7. The control method for a communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein a line is connected to the other party using an optimum communication method corresponding to the selected personal information.