JP2001061178A - Position information collection terminal and position information collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position information collection terminal that can easily generate a database of GPS position information in cross-reference with base station identification information. SOLUTION: In this position information collection terminal, a memory section 6 of a mobile communication terminal is provided with a CS-ID storage area 6a and a GPS position information storage area 6b, a base station identification information registration control section 5c registers a CS-ID noticed this time to a corresponding area of the CS-ID storage area 6a, e.g. when a prescribed function is operated, and a GPS position information registration control section 5c registers the CS-ID registered in the CS-ID storage area 6a and the GPS position information entered from a GPS reception section 8, in cross-reference with each other to a corresponding area of the GPS position information storage area 6b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a combination of a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone and a GPS (Global Positioning System), collects GPS position information, and reports the GPS position information and a base station. Base station ID
The present invention relates to a location information collection terminal that generates a location information database based on (base station identification information) and transmits location information registered in the database, and a location information collection system that accommodates the terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art PDC (Personal Digital Cellular)
In a mobile communication system represented by a mobile phone such as a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a base station connected to a mobile station via a radio line is uniquely assigned a base station number identifier (CS-ID). have. This CS-ID (base station ID) is usually broadcasted periodically from each base station to a mobile station (hereinafter, referred to as a mobile communication terminal) such as a PDC or PHS on a broadcast channel, and the mobile communication terminal CS-I received on broadcast channel
A system configuration for monitoring D is adopted. For example, P
Caller ID code (CS-I) broadcast from the HS public base station
D) is composed of a total of 42 bits of a carrier number (provider identification code), a paging area number, and an additional ID (see FIG. 3).

In such a mobile communication system,
From the viewpoint of reducing the load of incoming call control accompanying the shift of the radio zone of the mobile communication terminal, a general paging area is generally configured to group a plurality of adjacent base stations and call them all at once.

[0004] The mobile communication terminal monitors (receives) the CS-ID broadcast from the base station when the power is turned on and during standby.
Then, the CS-ID is compared with the CS-ID already stored in the mobile communication terminal, and when the paging area is different (two CS-IDs are different), or when the mobile communication terminal If the CS-ID is not stored, for example, a location registration request signal is transmitted to the base station. After the request is authenticated, the current mobile communication terminal paging is performed in the subscriber information database of the network. The area is stored, and the location of the mobile communication terminal is registered.

[0005] The mobile communication terminal whose location has been registered in the subscriber information database of the network stores the CS-ID at this time, and thereafter, the network initiates an incoming call to the mobile communication terminal.
Notification is made from a plurality of base stations in the paging area. The mobile communication terminal then repeatedly performs the above-described CS-ID monitoring operation, for example, when the notified (newly received) CS-ID is different from the stored one, for example, as the mobile communication terminal moves. Transmits a location registration request signal to the subscriber information database (base station) of the network, and updates the current call area of the mobile communication terminal.

As described above, in the conventional system, the CS-ID received by the mobile communication terminal indicates the current paging area of each mobile communication terminal, that is, the zone in which each mobile communication terminal is located, by the subscriber information of the network. It is used only for performing registration or update processing to a database, and this uses CS-ID only as closed information between a mobile communication terminal, a base station, and a network.

For this reason, there is a problem that it is not easy for a user of a mobile communication terminal to use various information (particularly location information) such as terminal location information obtained by monitoring the CS-ID. Was.

On the other hand, as a means for obtaining position information, a method of obtaining position information by using a positioning technology using a navigation radio wave from a GPS satellite, which has been widely used in a car navigation system in recent years, is considered. Can be According to this method, the current position of the user (mobile communication terminal) can be accurately known with an error of several tens of meters.

However, the positioning technology using the navigation radio waves from the GPS satellites aims to measure the current position of the user. For example, when considering the application to a vehicle allocation system or the like, a center that controls the vehicle allocation is used. , There is a problem that the current position of a specific vehicle (vehicle with a mobile communication terminal) traveling in a remote place cannot be known.

Therefore, it is conceivable to transmit the GPS position information by a PHS or a mobile phone. However, in this case, there is a problem that the device becomes large and the operability is impaired. by the way,
As described above, since the CS-ID includes a number unique to each base station (fixed station), the mobile communication terminal within a range where the radio wave of each base station reaches the mobile communication terminal , And the current location of the mobile communication terminal (which base station is in the serving zone) can be specified based on the CS-ID in the specified serving zone.

[0011] Then, in this mobile communication terminal, this CS
By creating and holding a database in which IDs (base station IDs) and position information (latitude and longitude information) from the GPS are registered and stored, for example, CS-
The position information (latitude / longitude information) corresponding to the ID is read from the database, output to an external information processing device or the like, and the current position based on the position information is displayed on a map displayed on the information processing device. By doing so, the current position of the mobile communication terminal can be known.

However, in this case, for example, P
Regarding mobile communication systems such as HS, there is a reality that the number of installed base stations reaches hundreds of thousands of totals in each domestic carrier. Therefore, when a user tries to create the above-mentioned database, a survey is conducted. (Database creation work) becomes enormous, and it takes too much time to create the database, and there is a problem that the convenience of the mobile communication terminal and the system user is significantly reduced.

[0013]

As described above, in this type of conventional system, the CS-ID is not disclosed to the public as information closed between the mobile communication terminal and the network. There is a problem that it is difficult for a user or application software to use the CS-ID as, for example, position information.

[0014] Further, when attempting to collect and utilize position information by using a positioning technology using navigation radio waves from GPS satellites, while the current position information of the mobile communication terminal user can be obtained, for example, while traveling in a remote place, There is a problem that the current position of the specific vehicle (vehicle with a mobile communication terminal) cannot be known.

Further, in a mobile communication system such as a PHS, there is a reality that the number of base stations installed is hundreds of thousands in total in each domestic carrier, and a user can change the current location of the mobile communication terminal over a wide range. In order to specify the CS-ID,
(Base station ID) and positional information (latitude / longitude information) from the GPS, if it is attempted to create a database in which the registration (registration work) is enormous, the survey becomes enormous, and it takes time to create the database. There is a problem that it takes too much time and the convenience of the mobile communication terminal and the system user is significantly reduced.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a position information collecting terminal capable of easily creating a database of GPS position information associated with base station identification information.

Further, the present invention accommodates a location information collection terminal capable of easily creating a database of GPS location information associated with base station identification information, and utilizes the database resources to provide a current location information collection terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a position information collection system that can efficiently perform services such as position display.

[0018]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a base station identification which is connected to a plurality of base stations in a communication network via a radio line and is notified from the base station. Receive information and process multiple GPS
What is claimed is: 1. A position information collecting terminal for receiving and processing GPS navigation radio waves from a satellite, comprising: GPS position information detection means for detecting current position information from said GPS navigation radio waves; and a base station storing base station identification information notified from said base station. 1 storage means, second storage means for storing the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and identification of the base station currently notified by detecting a predetermined registration activation condition. Information and GP detected by the GPS position information detecting means.
S location information and base station identification information registration means for registering the base station identification information in a corresponding area of the first storage means; and GP in a corresponding area of the second storage means.
GPS position information registration means for registering S position information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information registered in the first storage means and the second storage means registered in the second storage means corresponding to the base station identification information. Read control means for reading the GPS position information from the corresponding areas in the first and second storage means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information and the GPS position information respectively registered in the first and second storage means are transmitted to an external device connected to the terminal. It is characterized by further comprising information output means for outputting.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information and the GPS position information respectively registered in the first and second storage means are transmitted to a preset partner device. An information transmission means for transmitting the information via the communication network is further provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information registering means includes a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, and reception of new base station identification information as the registration activation condition. The registration operation is performed when at least one of the above is detected.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the information output means includes a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, reception of new base station identification information, and reception of polling from the external device. The information output operation is performed when at least one of the information is detected.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting means includes a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, reception of new base station identification information, and reception of polling from the partner device. The information output operation is performed when at least one of the information is detected.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information registering means includes, as base station identification information to be registered, a plurality of zones forming a zone in which the terminal is located and zones adjacent thereto. It is characterized in that, among the base stations, base station identification information broadcast from the base station having the highest received electric field strength is selected.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the base station identification information registering means includes a plurality of zones forming the zone where the terminal is located and zones adjacent thereto as the base station identification information to be registered. It is characterized in that a plurality of base station identification information notified from a plurality of base stations including a peripheral base station whose received electric field strength is equal to or higher than a predetermined level is selected from the base stations.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the information output means includes, as identification information of the base station to be output, a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. Among them, base station identification information broadcast from the base station having the highest received electric field strength is selected.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the information output means includes, as base station identification information to be output, a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. Among them, a plurality of base station identification information notified from a plurality of base stations including peripheral base stations whose reception electric field strength is equal to or higher than a predetermined level is selected.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the information transmitting means includes, as base station identification information to be transmitted, a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. Among them, base station identification information broadcast from the base station having the highest received electric field strength is selected.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, at least one of the base station identification information and the GPS position information includes at least information indicating the reception field strength of the corresponding base station. It is characterized by adding and registering information.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, at the time of outputting the information, at least one of the base station identification information and the GPS location information corresponds to at least one of the base station identification information and the GPS location information. It is characterized in that arbitrary information including information indicating the reception electric field strength is added and output.

According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, at the time of transmitting the information, the information transmitting means includes a base station corresponding to at least one of the base station identification information and GPS position information. It is characterized in that arbitrary information including information indicating the reception electric field strength is added and transmitted.

In a sixteenth aspect based on the third aspect, the partner device is another location information collection terminal,
A process of receiving the base station identification information transmitted from the other location information collection terminal and the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and registering them in the corresponding areas of the first storage means and the second storage means Communication control means for performing the following.

According to a seventeenth aspect, in the fourth aspect, the partner device is included in the communication network, and base station identification information of each of the base stations, a GPS location corresponding to the base station identification information, The information processing device holds a centralized management position information database in which information and position display information provided in correspondence with the GPS position information are registered, and performs predetermined communication control with the information processing device. Base station identification information registered in the central management location information database, GPS location information corresponding to the base station identification information, and the GPS
It further comprises download control means for downloading the position display information corresponding to the position information to its own terminal.

The invention of claim 18 is the invention of claim 17, further comprising a third storage means, wherein the downloaded base station identification information, GPS location information, and location display information are stored in the first and the first locations. It is characterized in that it is registered in the corresponding area of the second and third storage means.

A nineteenth aspect of the present invention is a position information collecting terminal which is connected to a communication network including a plurality of base stations and an information processing device, and is connected to the base stations by a radio line and receives and processes GPS navigation waves from a plurality of GPS satellites. And a location information collection system having a function of reporting base station identification information from the base station to the location information collection terminal,
The position information collecting terminal includes: GPS position information detection means for detecting current position information from the GPS navigation radio wave; first storage means for storing base station identification information notified from the base station; Second storage means for storing the GPS position information corresponding to the information; base station identification information being notified at the present time and detection by the GPS position information detection means when a predetermined registration activation condition is detected; Base station identification information registration means for registering the base station identification information in a corresponding area of the first storage means, and GPS position information in a corresponding area of the second storage means. GPS position information registering means for registering base station identification information and GPS position information registered in the first and second storage means, respectively. Characterized by comprising an information transmitting means for transmitting through the communication network.

[0037] In a twentieth aspect based on the nineteenth aspect, the information processing apparatus, based on information transmitted from the location information collecting terminal by the information transmitting means,
A centralized management position information database is registered in which base station identification information of each base station, GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and position display information assigned corresponding to the GPS position information are registered. Between the database generating means and the location information collecting terminal, the base station identification information registered in the central management location information database, the GPS location information corresponding to the base station identification information, and the GPS location information Position display information, comprising communication control means for performing communication control for downloading to the position information collection terminal, the position information collection terminal, between the information processing device, performs a predetermined communication control, Base station identification information registered in the centralized management location information database, GPS location information corresponding to the base station identification information, and the GPS
It further comprises download control means for downloading the position display information corresponding to the position information to its own terminal.

According to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention, in the twentieth aspect, the location information collecting terminal further comprises a third storage means, wherein the downloaded base station identification information, GPS location information, location display are provided. Information from the first and second
In addition, the information is registered in the corresponding area of the third storage means.

[0039]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the entire position information collecting system of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a system combining PHS and GPS will be described as an example to which the location information collection system is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to other mobile communication systems. Can of course be applied.

The position information collecting system according to the present invention comprises:
, CSn (n is a natural number) connected to the digital network 100 via a wired line, and a position information collecting terminal PS1 connected to the base stations CS1,..., CSn via a wireless line. ,..., PSm (m is a natural number), and the position information collecting terminals PS1,.
Means at least three GPs, each capable of receiving signals
By receiving signals from the S-satellite SA1, SA2, and SA3, collection of position information (latitude and longitude) of the own terminal is performed as needed.

As an access method between the base stations CS1,..., CSn and the location information collecting terminals PS1,..., PSm, time division multiple access (TDMA) is used.
le Access) system, and as a transmission system, a time division duplex (TDD) system is employed.

Each of the base stations CS1,..., CSn is geographically and appropriately distributed in the service area of the system, and each forms, for example, a radio zone (also referred to as a service zone) of a predetermined area. ing.

Each of the base stations CS1,..., CSn is provided with one PHS connection device 110-1,.
(K is a natural number), for example, via ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network). Here, a plurality of base stations (CS) connected to the same PHS connection device (110) form one group to which simultaneous paging is performed.

FIG. 2 shows a base station C in the system of FIG.
S shows an example of the group configuration of the base station CS.
, CS5, base stations CS6,..., CS10, and base stations CS11,.
.., Ep (p is a natural number) connected to the HS connection device (110).

In the digital network 100, the PHS connection devices 110-1,...
-1,..., 120-1 (1 is a natural number). Furthermore, local exchanges 120-1, ..., 120-1
Is connected to the PHS service control station 140 via the common channel signaling network 130.

The PHS service control station 140 is connected to the base station C
S1,..., CSn and location information collecting terminals PS1,.
m, based on the result of the location registration procedure with the location information collecting terminals PS1,..., PSm.
, 120-1 are collected via the common line signaling network 130.

The common line signaling network 130 includes the digital network 10
0, for example, via the local exchange 120-1;
A subscriber telephone terminal 170 and a server computer (information processing device) 180 disposed in the location information service center are connected.

On the other hand, local exchanges 120-1,..., 12
0-1 are the toll switches 150-1,..., 150-j (j
Is a natural number). Toll exchange 150 of these
-1 is transmitted to the public base station BS via the selective call control station 160.
, And this public base station BS is connected to a selective call receiver PB by a radio line.

With the above configuration, each position information collecting terminal P
.., PSm can communicate with the general subscriber telephone terminal 170 and the server computer 180 via the digital network 100. Also, each position information collecting terminal PS1,.
Message transmission from PSm to the selective call receiver PB can also be performed. The message transmission to the selective call receiver PB is performed by transmitting predetermined message data from each of the location information collecting terminals PS1,.
1 is transmitted to the selective call control station 160 by transmitting a DTMF signal corresponding to the message data.
In this system, each position information collecting terminal PS1,
... Needless to say, communication and message communication between PSm are possible.

As described above, each of the position information collecting terminals PS1,..., PSm in the present system has a message communication function between terminals or a message to the selective call receiver PB, in addition to a call function as a portable telephone terminal. It has a communication function, a data communication function with the server computer 180, and the like.

In this system, when the position information collecting terminal PS performs a call or message communication with another position information collecting terminal PS, a message communication to the selective call receiver PB, and a data communication to the server computer 180, In principle, location registration is performed for the base station CS and the digital network 100 in the visited zone.

Here, the location information collecting terminal PS and the base station C
About the outline of the location registration function for notifying the zone in which the network is located between the S and the digital network 100, the standard RCR STD-2 for the "2nd generation cordless telephone system" established by the Radio System Development Center
A description will be given based on the mobile communication protocol specified in FIG.

In the system shown in FIG.
CS-ID is periodically broadcast from 1,..., CSn as a message on the broadcast channel. FIG. 3 shows a frame configuration of a CS-ID (calling identification code) used in this system. As shown in FIG. 3, one frame of the CS-ID includes an operator identification code ( 9 bits), paging area number (16 bits), and additional ID (17 bits), for a total of 42 bits.

The position information collecting terminal PS receives this CS-ID when the power is turned on or while waiting, and when the received CS-ID is different from the CS-ID stored in the terminal itself, Sends a location registration signal to the base station CS in the zone where the terminal is located.

[0055] The location registration signal is converted into a form required for connection exchange with the PHS service control station 140 via the PHS connection device 110 to which the terminal PS is connected, and sent to the corresponding local exchange 120. The local exchange 120 exchanges the location registration signal to the PHS service control station 140, and the PHS service control station 140 sends the location registration signal received through the exchange processing to the location information collecting terminal PS of the transmission source. It is stored as position information in association with the position information.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the location registration sequence in this case. As can be seen from FIG. 4, in the location registration from the location information collecting terminal PS, first, as in the case of the outgoing / incoming call, there are two link channel establishment requests and link channel allocation between the location information collecting terminal PS and the base station CS. The message is transmitted and received on the logical control channel LCCH to secure the link channel LCH between the two, and then the synchronization is established by the synchronization burst to establish the LCH, and then the layer 2 is established.

After establishing the layer 2, the network (digital network 10) is controlled by the control signals of the layer 3 of RT and MM.
Negotiation with respect to radio resource management and mobility support is performed between them, and the location information collection terminal PS notifies the network of a paging area in which the location information collection terminal PS newly waits.

When the position registration is normally performed through the above sequence, the position information collecting terminal PS can receive and receive calls in the paging area. The above-described location registration operation is a basic operation in the PHS, and thus further description is omitted here.

The feature of the configuration of the present invention is that the location information collecting terminal PS can always hold and identify the CS-ID of the base station CS of the zone where the terminal is located by the above-mentioned location registration. ID and GPS satellite S
The terminal has a function of storing a GPS position information database as needed by storing the position information (latitude and longitude) of the own terminal obtained from A1, SA2, and SA3.

Based on this point, the configuration of the position information collecting terminals PS1,..., PSm according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the position information collecting terminal PS (PS1,..., PSm) employed in the system in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the position information collecting terminal PS of the present invention comprises a radio unit 1 having an antenna 11, a modem unit 2, a TDMA unit 3, a communication unit 4, a control unit 5, a memory unit 6,
A power supply unit 7 and a GPS receiving unit 8 are provided.

The radio unit 1 includes a high-frequency switch (SW) 12, a receiving circuit (RX) 13, a frequency synthesizer 14, a transmitting circuit (TX) 15, and a receiving electric field strength detecting circuit (RSSI).
16 and the modem unit 2 has a demodulation circuit (DE
M) 21 and a modulation circuit (MOD) 22;
The TDMA unit 3 includes a TDMA decode circuit 31 and a TDMA encode circuit 32.
CM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulatio
n) The control unit 5 includes a transcoder 41, a PCM codec 42, a speaker 43, and a microphone 44. The control unit 5 includes a transmission / reception control unit (control program) 5a, a base station identification information registration control unit 5b, and a GPS position information registration control unit 5c. , A data communication control unit 5d and an information output control unit 5e, and the memory unit 6 stores the CS-ID storage area 6a and the GP
S position information storage area 6b;
Is composed of a battery 71 and a power supply circuit 72,
The S receiving unit 8 includes a GPS receiving antenna 81 and a GPS radio unit 8
2 and a GPS control unit 83.

The control section 5 includes an output section 9, a sounder 51, a vibrator 52, a key input section 53, a display section 5
4. The data interface (I / F) unit 56 is connected. In the position information collecting terminal PS configured as described above, the radio carrier signals arriving from the base stations CS1,..., CSn are received by the antenna 11, and then transmitted through the high-frequency switch (SW) 12 of the radio unit 1. Receiving circuit (RX) 1
3 is supplied. In the receiving circuit 13, the received radio frequency signal is mixed with the local oscillation signal generated from the frequency synthesizer 14 and down-converted into a received intermediate frequency signal. The local oscillation signal frequency generated from the frequency synthesizer 14 is
Is set to a value corresponding to the radio channel frequency.

The radio section 1 is provided with a received electric field strength detection circuit (RSSI) 16. The reception electric field strength detection circuit 16 detects the reception electric field strength of the radio carrier signal arriving from the base stations CS1,..., CSn, and notifies the control unit 5 of the detected value to judge and display the reception quality, for example. Is done.

The reception intermediate frequency signal output from the reception circuit 13 is supplied to a demodulation circuit (DEM) 21 of the modem unit 2. The demodulation circuit 21 digitally demodulates the received intermediate frequency signal, thereby reproducing the digital demodulated signal.

TDMA decode circuit 31 of TDMA section 3
Separates the digital demodulated signal for each reception time slot. Then, in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 5, a digital communication signal inserted in a time slot allocated to the own station is extracted, and the extracted digital communication signal is supplied to the communication unit 4. On the other hand, for the transmission data transmitted by the control channel and the unrestricted digital data transmitted by the traffic channel, the data I / I
It is supplied to the control unit 5 via the F unit 56.

ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Puls)
e Code Modulation (Adaptive Difference PCM) In the communication unit 4 including the transcoder 41, the PCM codec 42, the speaker 43, and the microphone 44, the ADPCM transcoder 41 decodes the digital communication signal output from the TDMA decoding circuit 31. . The PCM codec 42 converts the digital communication signal output from the ADPCM transcoder 41 into an analog communication signal.
The analog communication signal is amplified by a receiving amplifier (not shown) and then output from a speaker 43.

On the other hand, the communication signal of the user input from the microphone (M) 44 is amplified by a transmission amplifier (not shown) in the communication unit 4 and then transmitted to the PCM codec 4.
In step 2, the signal is converted into a digital transmission signal. The digital transmission signal is coded by the ADPCM transcoder 41 and supplied to the TDMA unit 3 as a digital communication signal.

In the TDMA section 3, the TDMA encoding circuit 32 inserts the digital transmission signal of each channel output from the ADPCM transcoder 41 into a transmission time slot designated by the control section 5 and multiplexes it. The signal is supplied to the modulation circuit (MOD) 22 of the section 2.

The modulation circuit 22 digitally modulates the transmission intermediate frequency signal with the multiplexed digital communication signal output from the TDMA encoding circuit 32 and supplies the modulated transmission intermediate frequency signal to the transmission circuit (TX) 15.

The transmission circuit 15 mixes the modulated transmission intermediate frequency signal with the local oscillation signal generated from the frequency synthesizer 14, upconverts it to a radio carrier frequency, and further amplifies it to a predetermined transmission power level. The radio carrier signal output from the transmission circuit 15 is transmitted from the antenna 11 to the base stations CS1,..., CSn via the high frequency switch 12.

On the other hand, the GPS receiving section 8 obtains the latitude and longitude information of the current position by calculation from the GPS receiving antenna 81, the GPS radio section 82 for demodulating the received navigation radio wave, and the demodulated navigation radio wave. GPS controller 8 to supply
And 3.

As is well known, the GPS receiving unit 8
As in a general car navigation device, at least three GPS satellites SA1 existing in orbiting orbits capable of receiving a current signal are transmitted from a navigation radio wave including a highly accurate time signal transmitted by a GPS satellite. , SA2, and SA3, and the GPS time is calculated based on the arrival time of navigational radio waves from each GPS satellite.
The distances to the satellites are calculated, and a point where the distances match is set as the current position of the own station.

The memory section 6 uses a semiconductor memory such as a ROM or a RAM as a storage medium, and the storage medium has a CS-I which stores CS-IDs of a plurality of base stations CS.
A D storage area 6a and a GPS location information storage area 6b for storing a plurality of location information (latitude and longitude) are provided.

In the CS-ID storage area 6a, for example,
When the user performs a predetermined operation, the CS-ID received from the base station CS located at that time is stored.
For example, CS-I is stored in the GPS location information storage area 6b.
When storing the CS-ID in the D storage area 6a, the GPS position information (latitude and longitude) supplied from the GPS receiving unit 8 is stored in association with the CS-ID.

The control for storing the CS-ID in the corresponding area of the CS-ID storage area 6a in association with the GPS position information supplied from the GPS receiving unit 8 is based on base station identification information in the control unit 5 described later. Performed by the registration control unit 5b,
The above GP is stored in the corresponding area of the GPS location information storage area 6b.
The control for storing the S position information is performed by the GPS position information registration control unit 5c in the control unit 5.

The number of storages in the CS-ID storage area 6a and the GPS location information storage area 6b depends on the location information collection terminal P
It is set appropriately according to the specification of S, but here is set to 1000 for convenience. Therefore, when the user performs a predetermined location registration operation at a place desired by the user while carrying the location information collection terminal PS, the CS-ID of the base station CS of the zone where the user is located and the corresponding The stored GPS position information can be stored in up to 1000 locations.

The output unit 9 is connected to the position information collecting terminal PS via a serial interface such as RS232C.
And transfers the GPS position information supplied from the control unit 5 to the database control device via the serial interface.

The database control device stores the current position information on a map or the like provided in its own device based on the GPS position information supplied from the control unit 5 (under the control of the information output control unit 5e). Output display.

The sounder 51 is controlled by the control section 5 and emits a ring tone having a pattern, frequency and volume previously selected by the user at the time of an incoming call, or an input confirmation sound (key touch sound) of the key input section 53, A warning sound indicating an error or an alarm sound is generated when an alarm set time has arrived, or when the vehicle approaches a registered base station.

The vibrator 52 is a vibrator made up of a small motor or the like, and its operation is controlled by the control unit 5. When a call arrives, an alarm set time arrives, or when approaching the vicinity of a registered base station, etc., It has a function of notifying the user of the fact.

The key input section 53 has a plurality of keys, and inputs various information necessary for operation control and the like by pressing these keys. Keys provided on the key input unit 53 include a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number and the like, an on-hook key, an off-hook key, a menu key,
There are selection keys and so on.

The display unit 54 is provided with an LC having a backlight.
A display device such as D, for which the control unit 5 performs display control such as ON / OFF control of the backlight and control of display contents.

The data I / F unit 56 is controlled by the control unit 5 and buffers the digital demodulated signal separated by the TDMA decoding circuit 31 during data communication with the server computer 180 in the location information service center. Input to the controller 5 or the controller 5
This is an interface having a function of buffering data input from the TDMA encoder and inputting the data to the TDMA encoding circuit 32.

The control unit 5 includes, for example, a microcomputer as a main control unit. The control unit 5 controls each of the above units by a control program (calling / receiving control unit 5a) included therein, so that a call function and a message communication can be performed. It controls the entire position information collecting terminal PS related to the function, the message communication function to the selective call receiver PB, the communication function to the server computer 180, and the like. Note that the transmission / reception control unit 5a
Includes a work area necessary for executing a program by the microcomputer and an area for storing data set by the user for various functions.

Further, the transmission / reception control unit 5a controls the location registration of the terminal PS with respect to the base station CS where the terminal PS is located as a premise for executing the various communication functions described above. For example,
After power-on, the transmission / reception control unit 5a detects the power-on, receives a radio wave from the base station CS at a predetermined frequency in the radio unit 1, measures an electric field strength (RSSI), and sequentially scans a plurality of channels. Then, a control channel higher than the standby level is detected.

When a channel higher than the standby level is detected, the channel having the highest electric field strength is demodulated by the modem unit 2, frame synchronization is established by the TDMA unit 3, and the CS-ID broadcast on the downlink control channel is received. I do. Then, it is compared with the stored general call area code, and if they do not match, the location registration sequence (see FIG. 4) is started, the area in which the area is located is updated, and the apparatus enters a standby state.

Further, the transmission / reception control unit 5a captures a key input based on a series of key operations such as a dial and a transmission button while the terminal is in standby, and performs a series of control operations from transmission to calling based on the key input. Is carried out. In addition, during standby of the own terminal PS, by receiving a call from the base station CS to the own station, the control from the incoming call to the call is executed.

Further, the control unit 5 includes a base station identification information registration control unit 5b, a GPS position information registration control unit 5c, a data communication control unit 5d, and an information output control unit 5e.
The GPS position information registration control unit 5c inputs GPS position information including latitude and longitude data from the GPS receiving unit 8,
An operation of storing the same in the memory unit 6 in association with the CS-ID of the base station CS currently located stored in the memory unit 6 is performed.

For example, when the user performs a predetermined function operation, the CS-ID storage area 6a of the memory unit 6
To determine the presence or absence of the CS-ID of the base station CS that is currently located, and if the CS-ID is stored,
The GPS position information corresponding to the CS-ID is read from the GPS position information storage area 6b and displayed on the display unit 54. If the CS-ID is not stored, the base station identification information registration control unit 5b stores the CS-ID broadcast from the currently located base station CS in a corresponding area of the CS-ID storage area 6a of the memory unit 6, and then stores the corresponding area of the GPS position information storage area 6b of the memory unit 6. Then, control is performed to prompt the user to newly register the GPS position information corresponding to the CS-ID.

The data communication control unit 5d performs authentication and controls data transmission / reception when performing data communication with the server computer 180 installed in the location information service center. The information output control unit 5e controls an external device such as a database control device connected to the output unit 9 to display and output the current position of the position information collecting terminal PS based on the GPS position information. is there.

The power supply unit 7 includes a battery 71 and a power supply circuit 72. The power supply circuit 72 generates a predetermined operating voltage Vcc based on the output of the battery 71, and supplies the generated operating voltage Vcc to the above-described units.

Next, the position information collecting terminal P according to the present invention
The function of creating a database of GPS position information in S will be described. As a first embodiment for realizing this function, for example, when a predetermined operation is performed on the position information collecting terminal PS, the position information collecting terminal PS itself receives a notification from the CS- There is a method of registering the ID in the memory unit 6 in association with the GPS position information supplied from the GPS receiving unit 8.

In the second embodiment, a specific information processing device (for example, a server computer 180 in a location information service center) arranged in the digital network 10 separately from the location information collecting terminal PS is used for each location. Information collection terminal P
CS based on CS-ID and GPS location information collected from S
A database including IDs and GPS position information associated with the IDs is created, and the registration information in the database is downloaded to each position information collecting terminal PS as appropriate, so that the information is stored in the memory unit 6 of each terminal PS. There is a way to register.

First, the first embodiment will be described.
Here, the location information collecting terminal PS is the base station CS
The description will be made on the assumption that the user performs a registration operation of the location information when the user is located in any of the wireless zones 1, 1,..., CSn.

[0096] When the user is in the GPS
When registering the position information in the position information collecting terminal PS, a key operation for instructing the registration (operation of registering the GPS position information in the position information collecting terminal PS) is performed by the key input unit 53. Based on this key input, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c of the control unit 5 starts the operation of registering the GPS position information in the position information collection terminal PS.

In this state, when, for example, a key for instructing “new registration” is pressed from the key input unit 53, the GPS position information registration control unit 5 c inputs GPS position information from the GPS receiving unit 8 and A new registration process of the location information is performed.

Specifically, first, when the key for instructing “new registration” is depressed, the base station identification information registration control unit 5b informs the base station CS where the terminal PS is currently located of a notification. CS-ID is the receiving CS-ID
After being stored in the storage area 6a, the GPS position information input from the GPS receiving unit 8 is stored in the GPS-related information in association with the CS-ID stored in the CS-ID storage area 6a.
It is stored in the PS position information storage area 6b. After this registration process, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c may display the GPS position information (latitude and longitude) registered this time on the display unit 54.

In the registration process, the CS-ID
If the GPS location information has already been registered in the GPS location information storage area 6b corresponding to the CS-ID stored in the storage area 6a, a key for instructing "new registration" is input from the key input unit 53. The GPS position information registered at the timing when the button is pressed may be displayed on the display unit 54. At this time, if, for example, a key for instructing “update” is pressed from the key input unit 53, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c performs the same procedure as that at the time of new registration.
The update processing of the PS position information may be performed.

On the other hand, the GPS position information registration control
If, for example, a key for instructing “list display” is pressed from the key input unit 53 while the registration operation of the PS position information is started, the GPS position information registration control unit 5 c Is read out and displayed in a list on the display unit 54. If the amount of information is too large to display all, for example, the display is performed on a scroll screen.

If, for example, a key operation for instructing "cancel" is performed by the key input unit 53 during execution of the registration operation, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c ends a series of registration processing. .

Next, the registration processing of the GPS position information in the position information collecting terminal PS of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a key operation for instructing a registration operation of the GPS position information to the position information collecting terminal PS is performed on the key input unit 53 by the user, and then a key corresponding to the selection of “new registration” is pressed, the GPS The position information registration control unit 5c detects that a new registration request has occurred, and starts a new registration process of the position display data.

At the start of this process, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c first sends the CS-ID broadcast from the base station CS in the current serving zone from the TDMA decode circuit 31 to the data I / F unit 56. (Step 601).

Next, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c
Searches the CS-ID storage area 6a of the memory unit 6 (step 602), and determines whether a CS-ID that matches the one acquired in step 601 is stored (step 603).

Here, if the matching CS-ID is not stored (NO in step 603, including no registration), the GPS position information registration control unit 5c shifts to a new registration process.

When the process proceeds to the new registration process, the GPS position information registration control unit 5c monitors whether or not there is a registration execution instruction (step 604). The station identification information registration control unit 5c is started, and the CS-ID acquired in step 601 is activated.
Is written into the CS-ID storage area 6a (step 605), and the GPS position information obtained from the GPS receiver 8 is stored in the storage address of the GPS position information storage area 6b corresponding to the storage address of the CS-ID at this time. This is memorized (Step 606), and the process is terminated.

On the other hand, the CS-I acquired in step 601
When D and the CS-ID searched in step 602 match (step 603 YES), GPS position information registration control unit 5c reads GPS position information corresponding to this CS-ID from GPS position information storage area 6b (step 603). 607) and display it on the display unit 54 (step 60).
8).

If the key corresponding to the selection of "update" of the GPS position information is pressed during the display of the registered GPS position information (step 609 YES), the GPS position information registration control section 5c stores the GPS position information. The corresponding GPS position information already stored in area 6b is
The location information is updated to the GPS location information obtained from the S receiving unit 8 (step 610), and the process ends. In addition, the registered G
When the key corresponding to the selection of "update" of the GPS position information is not pressed while the PS position information is displayed (step 6).
(09: NO), the process is terminated as it is.

After the above series of registration processing is completed, the memory unit 6
The CS-ID and the GPS position information are stored in the CS-ID storage area 6a and the GPS position information storage area 6b, respectively, in the modes shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, respectively.

More specifically, every time a user newly registers GPS position information, the CS-ID data and the GPS position information are arranged in the same order, that is, CS-ID storage area numbers 0,. N (N is a positive integer including 0) and GP
The S storage area numbers 0,..., N are associated with each other so that they match, and the CS-ID storage area 6a and the GPS
It is written in the position information storage area 6b.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 7A, the CS-ID is written with the 42-bit calling identification code shown in FIG. 3 as 8-byte data in the lower byte direction. The GPS position information is, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, for example, east longitude X0 degrees X1 minute X2 seconds, north latitude Y0 degrees Y1.
It is written as latitude and longitude data such as minute Y2 seconds.

For reading the CS-ID and the GPS position information, the CS-ID is searched, and a number (GP) corresponding to the CS-ID storage area number of the searched CS-ID is read.
It can be easily realized by a method of reading GPS position information having an S storage area number).

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the user of the location information collecting terminal PS does not need to be aware of the base station number (CS-ID) of the zone in which the user is located. The GPS position information can be easily registered by performing the position registration operation at the place where the GPS position information (latitude and longitude) is desired to be registered.

Further, by repeatedly performing the above-described position registration operation at an arbitrary position in the action area of the user, a database of the user's original GPS position information can be easily created.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the above-described first embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined operation is performed on the location information collecting terminal PS, the CS-
By registering the GPS position information supplied from the GPS receiving unit 8 in association with the ID, a database of the GPS position information is created, and the position is displayed as needed (latitude / longitude display on the display unit 54, output, etc.). Display on an external device such as the unit 9)
However, in the second embodiment of the present invention,
The registration information in the GPS position information database including the CS-ID and GPS position information collected by each position information collection terminal PS is stored in an information processing apparatus connected to the digital network 100, for example, a position information service center. By transmitting the database to the server computer 180, the management of the database is entrusted to the server computer 180.

In the server computer 180 which has received the CS-ID and the GPS position information from the position information collecting terminal PS, the operator can use the server computer 180 for each GPS position information (latitude / longitude), such as a station name or a building name. A position display name (see FIG. 8 (c)) is given, and a database (hereinafter, referred to as a central management position information database) in which the position display name is associated with each of the CS-ID and GPS position information is reconstructed. .

Thus, the location information collecting terminal PS downloads the centralized management location information database from the server computer 180, and based on the GPS location information including the location display name assigned by the server computer 180, It is possible to cope with the display of the current position of the own terminal accompanied by the display of a display name (character display).

As a method for downloading the information stored in the centralized management location information database, for example, a location information collection terminal PS, for which a download contract has been previously made, is registered in the server computer 180 in the location information service center. The server computer 180
Calls the contracted location information collection terminal PS periodically (for example, once a month, etc.). At this time, the location information collection terminal PS is located in the central management location information database. The CS-ID of the base station in the zone in which it is located and its surrounding base stations and the GPS position information for each CS-ID and the position display name corresponding to them (hereinafter referred to as position display information) are distributed to the position information collecting terminal PS. A method is conceivable.

In this case, after responding to the call from the server computer 180, the location information collecting terminal PS receives the CS-ID in the central management location information database sent from the server computer 180 and the GPS for each CS-ID. The data communication control unit 5d of the control unit 5 receives and processes the position information and the position display information corresponding to the position information. The CS-ID and the GPS position information for each CS-ID and the position display information corresponding thereto are shown in FIG. In a manner as shown in FIG. 8, the information is stored in a CS-ID storage area 6a, a GPS position information storage area 6b, and a position display information storage area (not shown) in the memory unit 6. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8C, the position display information is written as a character code with the maximum number of characters being, for example, eight characters.

At this time, if the newly downloaded information includes the GPS position information already stored, the information registered in the GPS position information storage area 6b and the position display information storage area is deleted. Update processing may be performed with the newly downloaded GPS position information and the corresponding position display information.

As another method for downloading the position display information, a position information collecting terminal PS for which a download contract has been made is registered in advance in the server computer 180, and the contracted position information collecting terminal PS can be registered as necessary. To connect to the server computer 180 by calling
From the centralized management location information database of the server computer 180, the GPS location information in the CS-ID of the base station in the zone where the location information collecting terminal PS is located, and the location display information corresponding to the GPS location information are stored in the location information. A method of downloading to the information collecting terminal PS is considered.
In addition, data download from the central management position information database can be performed using an arbitrary number of data (CS-ID,
-GPS position information corresponding to the ID and position display information corresponding to the GPS position information).

Also in this case, in the position information collecting terminal PS, after connecting to the server computer 180, the data communication control unit 5d of the control unit 5 controls the server computer 18
0, performing a communication procedure required for download, such as making a request for transmission of registration data, and receiving GPS position information and position display information for each corresponding CS-ID from the server computer 180, Further, the received GPS position information and position display information for each CS-ID are
Each of the GPS units in the memory unit 6 is configured as shown in FIG.
What is necessary is just to memorize | store in the position information storage area 6b and the position display information storage area (not shown), respectively.

When the GPS position information corresponding to a plurality of CS-IDs and the position display information corresponding to the GPS position information are to be downloaded from the server computer 180, the GPS position information to be downloaded and the GP
As the position display information corresponding to the S position information, the base station position data of all areas can be downloaded according to the memory capacity of the memory unit 6 of the position information collecting terminal PS, or the location display information can be determined according to the user's living area or the like. It is also possible to restrict the download to a limited area.

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, when a predetermined operation is performed on the location information collecting terminal PS, the terminal PS is notified of the CS-ID broadcast from the base station CS at that time. And the GPS position information corresponding to the CS-ID is registered at the place where the user wants to register. By appropriately repeating this registration operation at the place where the user has registered the position, a database of the user's original position display data (latitude / longitude data) can be easily created.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the registration information of the database collected by each location information collection terminal PS is transmitted to the server computer (network control device) 180 of the location information service center and further transmitted. The centralized management position information database to which the position display name is added is reconstructed, and thereafter, the position information collection terminal PS of the user who has contracted in advance from the server computer (network control device) 180 (or the movement of the general user in the digital network 100). Communication terminal)
On the other hand, periodically or whenever there is a transmission request from the location information collecting terminal PS, the registration information in the centralized management database is downloaded, so that the downloaded information is By storing them in the corresponding CS-ID storage area 6a, GPS position information storage area 6b, and position display information storage area, respectively, the CS-ID, the GPS position information for each CS-ID, and the position display information corresponding thereto are stored. Can create a database.

According to the present invention including the first and second embodiments, the location information database created in the location information collecting terminal PS or the central management location information database created in the server computer 180 And various services using the service can be provided.

For example, the location information collecting terminal PS searches for the GPS location information corresponding to the CS-ID received at the current location and reads it from the location information database. Latitude and longitude can be displayed as the current location.

In the position information collecting terminal PS, the information output control section 5e reads out the GPS position information corresponding to the CS-ID from the position display database (memory section 6) and sends it to the outside of the position information collecting terminal PS. It can also be transmitted to an installed personal computer (corresponding to the above-described database control device) to graphically display the current location of the position information collecting terminal PS on a navigation map of the personal computer.

Further, as a service utilizing the central management location information database, the registration information of the central management location information database is transmitted from the server computer 180 of the location information service center to each of the location information collection terminals PS and the mobile communication terminals of general users. To be used as location display information.

As a service utilizing the server computer 180 in the location information service center, the location information collection terminal PS provides the above-mentioned CS- The ID and the GPS position information corresponding to the ID are transmitted to the server computer 180 via the communication network, and the server computer 180 uses the received information to display the current location of each position information collecting terminal PS from which the information is transmitted on the navigation map. Operation such as displaying on the top is also possible.

As an example of the location information service center according to the present invention, there is a dispatch center that supervises dispatch of vehicles such as taxis. In this case, a server computer in the dispatch center is provided with a CS-ID and GPS position information corresponding thereto from the position information collecting terminal PS mounted on each vehicle at regular intervals or every time the vehicle arrives at or passes a predetermined place. The server computer displays the current location of the vehicle equipped with the transmission source location information collection terminal PS on the navigation map based on the reception information from the location information collection terminal PS, thereby efficiently dispatching the vehicle. Can be realized.

The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments. For example, in the first embodiment, a case has been described in which the current serving zone, that is, the CS-ID of the base station whose position has been registered is stored in the memory unit 6 together with the GPS position information. Not only the station but also the CS-ID of the base station having the strongest electric field strength at the time of the registration operation and the GPS position information corresponding to the CD-ID may be stored.

Also, in the first embodiment, one GP
Although the case where one CS-ID is stored for the S position information has been described, other than this, for example, for a plurality of CS-IDs in which the electric field strength level measured in the current serving zone is equal to or more than a predetermined value, Thus, one GPS position information may be stored, or each electric field strength level and time information measured for each of the plurality of CS-IDs may be stored as additional information (for example, CS-ID). (At least one of the ID storage area 6a and the GPS position information storage area 6b). When these storage modes are adopted, the base station closest to the current position and the neighboring base stations are also included, so that the accuracy of specifying the current position can be improved.

[0134] The case where registration of the GPS location information is performed only when the user performs a predetermined registration operation has been described. Alternatively, the registration of the GPS location information in the current serving zone received by the location information collection terminal PS may be performed. -ID, CS-ID
The CS-I automatically retrieves from the storage area 6a.
If D and the corresponding GPS position information are not stored, the sounder 51 may generate an alarm sound and operate to prompt the user to register the GPS position information.

The registration operation of the GPS position information may be performed, for example, at a predetermined cycle, at the timing when the zone in which the service area is changed (when a new CS-ID is detected), or at another position information collection terminal. It may be automatically performed at the timing when polling is received from a predetermined partner device such as a server computer in a location information service center, which is one of the information processing devices included in the communication network.

Further, the C registered by the user in the memory unit 6
The database of the S-ID and the GPS position information is transmitted to another preset position information collecting terminal PS using a data communication function (for example, entrusted to the control of the data communication control unit 5d), or vice versa. The database of the CS-ID and the GPS position information transmitted by the other position information collecting terminal PS may be received and written in the memory unit 6 of the own station for use. In this case, the database may include position display information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the PHS
However, the present invention is not limited to the PHS, but can be applied to all mobile wireless devices capable of performing wireless communication via a base station. Not something. Further, the registration operation of the position display information and the screen display form are not limited to the present embodiment. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified or applied without departing from the gist described above.

[0138]

As described above, according to the position information collecting terminal of the present invention, the base station identification information conventionally used as information closed between the mobile communication terminal and the base station and the network has the GPS information. A function has been added to register the current position information obtained by receiving and processing the navigation radio wave, so that the user of the position information collection terminal can save the original information in his own terminal without the trouble of inputting the position information. A database of various GPS location information can be created.

The position information collecting terminal of the present invention has a function of reading registration information (base station identification information and corresponding GPS position information) in the database, and a function of reading the registration information from an external device connected to the terminal itself. For example, in the own terminal, it is possible to display the current location of the own terminal based on the registration information read from the database, thereby improving the convenience of the user using the location information collecting terminal. Can be improved.

Further, according to the position information collection system of the present invention, the position information collection terminal is connected to a communication network, and the position information collection terminal transmits registration information in the database to the communication terminal to which the terminal is connected. Since the information processing apparatus further includes a function of transmitting information to a pre-registered information processing apparatus (for example, a server computer in a location information service center) in the network, the information processing apparatus and the like arranged in the communication network are Based on the registration information sent from the location information collecting terminal, it is possible to deal with the present location display and the like of each location information collecting terminal from which the registration information is transmitted, thereby improving the convenience of the user using the present system. be able to.

Further, in the position information collecting system of the present invention, at the position information service center where the information processing device for receiving the registration information of the database sent from the position information collecting terminal is arranged, based on the registration information, It is also possible to operate such that the position of each position information collecting terminal from which information is transmitted is displayed on the navigation map.

Further, in the position information collection system of the present invention, the person at the position information service center can check each position information (latitude and longitude) in the registration information obtained from each position information collection terminal.
To the centralized management position information database by assigning a position display name consisting of character information to the position information and registering the position information in correspondence with the position information, and registering information in the restructured database. From the information processing device to each location information collection terminal in the communication network or mobile communication terminals of general users, etc., and use it as location table information to display the current location of each location information collection terminal in characters. Can also be expected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an entire position information collection system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a group configuration based on wireless zones of a base station.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a base station identification code broadcast from a base station to a position information collecting terminal.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a location registration sequence between a base station and a location information collecting terminal.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a location information collection terminal.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing when registering position display information in the position information collecting terminal.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage form of a base station identification code and GPS position information in the position information collecting terminal.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a storage form of GPS position information and a position display name given by the center in a server computer in the position information service center.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Digital Network 110-1, ..., 110-k PHS (Personal Handy
, 120-l local exchange 130 common line signaling network 140 PHS service control station 150-0, ..., 150-1 toll switch 160 selective call control station 170 subscriber telephone terminal 180 server Computer BS Public base station PB Selective call receiver CS1,..., CSn Base station PS1,..., PSm Position information collecting terminal SA1, SA2, SA3 GPS satellite 1 Radio unit 11 Antenna 12 High frequency switch (SW) 13 Receiving circuit (RX) Reference Signs List 14 frequency synthesizer 15 transmission circuit (TX) 16 reception electric field strength detection circuit (RSSI) 2 modem section 21 demodulation circuit (DEM) 22 modulation circuit (MOD) 3 TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) section 31 TDMA decoding circuit 32 TDMA encoding circuit 4 Communication unit 41 ADPCM (Adaptiv e Differential Pulse Code
Modulation) Transcoder 42 PCM codec 43 Speaker 44 Microphone 5 Control unit 5a Transmission / reception control unit (control program) 5b Base station identification information registration control unit 5c GPS location information registration control unit 5d Data communication control unit 5e Information output control unit 6 Memory Unit 6a CS-ID storage area 6b GPS position information storage area 51 Sounder 52 Vibrator 53 Key input unit 54 Display unit 56 Data interface (I / F) unit 7 Power supply unit 71 Battery 72 Power supply circuit 8 GPS reception unit 81 GPS reception antenna 82 GPS radio unit 83 GPS control unit E1, E2, ..., Ep paging group

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Claims (21)

[Claims] 1. A base station connected to a plurality of base stations in a communication network via a wireless line, receiving base station identification information broadcast from the base station, and receiving GPS navigation radio waves from a plurality of GPS satellites. A location information collecting terminal for detecting current location information from the GPS navigation radio wave
Position information detection means, first storage means for storing base station identification information broadcast from the base station, second storage means for storing the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, Is detected, the base station identification information being notified at this time is associated with the GPS position information detected by the GPS position information detecting means, and the corresponding area of the first storage means is determined. Location information registering means for registering the base station identification information, and GPS location information registration means for registering the GPS location information in a corresponding area of the second storage means. Collection terminal. 2. The base station identification information registered in the first storage unit and the GPS position information registered in the second storage unit corresponding to the base station identification information are stored in the first and second storage units. 2. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, further comprising read control means for reading from each corresponding area in said second storage means. 3. An information output means for outputting base station identification information and GPS position information registered in the first and second storage means to an external device connected to the terminal. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, wherein 4. An information transmitting means for transmitting base station identification information and GPS position information respectively registered in said first and second storage means to a preset partner device via said communication network. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: 5. The base station identification information registration unit detects the registration activation condition by detecting at least one of a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, and reception of new base station identification information. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal performs an operation. 6. The information output unit detects the information by detecting at least one of a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, reception of new base station identification information, and reception of polling from the external device. 4. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 3, wherein an output operation is performed. 7. The information transmission means detects at least one of a predetermined operation, a predetermined cycle, reception of new base station identification information, and reception of polling from the counterpart device, and detects the information. 5. The position information collecting terminal according to claim 4, wherein an output operation is performed. 8. The base station identification information registering means, as the base station identification information to be registered, among the plurality of base stations forming the zone where the terminal is located and the zone adjacent thereto, the received electric field strength is the maximum. 2. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, wherein base station identification information notified from the base station is selected. 9. The base station identification information registering means, as the base station identification information to be registered, the reception electric field strength of a plurality of base stations forming a zone in which the terminal is located and an adjacent zone thereof is equal to or higher than a predetermined level. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of base station identification information notified from a plurality of base stations including a neighboring base station is selected. 10. The information output unit outputs, as base station identification information to be output, a base station having the highest received electric field strength among a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. 4. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 3, wherein the broadcasted base station identification information is selected. 11. The information output means includes, as base station identification information to be output, a base station having a reception electric field strength of a predetermined level or higher among a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of base station identification information notified from a plurality of base stations including the station are selected. 12. The information transmitting means includes, as base station identification information to be transmitted, a base station having a maximum received electric field strength among a plurality of base stations forming a zone where the terminal is located and a zone adjacent thereto. 5. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 4, wherein the broadcasted base station identification information is selected. 13. The base station identification information or the GPS
2. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 1, wherein arbitrary information including at least information indicating the reception electric field strength of the corresponding base station is added to at least one of the location information and registered. 14. The information output means, at the time of outputting the information, includes, in at least one of the base station identification information and the GPS position information, at least one of information including at least information indicating a reception electric field strength of the corresponding base station. 4. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 3, wherein the location information collecting terminal is added and output. 15. The information transmitting means, at the time of transmitting the information, includes at least one of the base station identification information and GPS position information with any information including at least information indicating a received electric field strength of the corresponding base station. 5. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 4, wherein the location information collecting terminal is additionally transmitted. 16. The other device is another location information collecting terminal, and receives base station identification information transmitted from the other location information collection terminal and GPS location information corresponding to the base station identification information, 4. The location information collecting terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a communication control unit that performs a process of registering a corresponding area in the first storage unit and the second storage unit. 17. The remote device is included in the communication network and has base station identification information of each of the base stations, GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and is provided in correspondence with the GPS position information. An information processing device that holds a centralized management position information database in which registered position display information is registered, performs predetermined communication control with the information processing device, and is registered in the centralized management position information database. 5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising download control means for downloading the base station identification information, the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and the position display information corresponding to the GPS position information to the terminal. Location information collection terminal. 18. A storage device, further comprising a third storage unit, wherein the downloaded base station identification information, GPS position information, and position display information are stored in corresponding areas of the first, second, and third storage units. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the registration is performed.
7. The location information collecting terminal according to 7. 19. A communication network including a plurality of base stations and an information processing device, and a position information collection terminal connected to the base stations by a radio line and receiving and processing GPS navigation waves from a plurality of GPS satellites, A location information collection system having a function of notifying base station identification information from the base station to the location information collection terminal, wherein the location information collection terminal detects a current location information from the GPS navigation wave.
Position information detection means, first storage means for storing base station identification information broadcast from the base station, second storage means for storing the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, Is detected, the base station identification information being notified at this time is associated with the GPS position information detected by the GPS position information detecting means, and the corresponding area of the first storage means is determined. Base station identification information registering means for registering the base station identification information, GPS position information registering means for registering the GPS position information in a corresponding area of the second storage means, and the first and second storage means Information transmitting means for transmitting the base station identification information and the GPS position information respectively registered to the information processing apparatus via the communication network. Collection system. 20. The information processing apparatus, comprising: base station identification information of each of the base stations based on information transmitted by the information transmitting means from the position information collection terminal; and a GPS position corresponding to the base station identification information. Database generating means for generating a centrally managed location information database in which information and location display information assigned in correspondence with the GPS location information are registered; and the centrally managed location information between the location information collection terminal. Communication for performing communication control for downloading base station identification information registered in the database, GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and position display information corresponding to the GPS position information to the position information collecting terminal. Control means, wherein the location information collecting terminal performs predetermined communication control with the information processing apparatus, and executes the central management location information data. The base station identification information registered in the database, the GPS position information corresponding to the base station identification information, and the download control means for downloading the position display information corresponding to the GPS position information to its own terminal. 20. The location information collecting system according to claim 19, wherein: 21. The location information collecting terminal further comprises third storage means, and stores the downloaded base station identification information, GPS location information, and location display information in the first, second, and third locations. 21. The location information collecting system according to claim 20, wherein the location information is registered in a corresponding area of said storage means.