JP2001111671A - Portable information communication unit and its communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information communication unit that can easily obtain a telephone number of an access point for information communication network connection close to a resident position. SOLUTION: A position information capture section 3 stores position information sent from a base station in a resident communication area to a position information storage means 6. A list storage means 7 stores a telephone number of one access point or more for communication connection to an information communication network as a telephone number list in cross-reference with the position information. When a user of the unit uses an external entry means 11 to enter a retrieval command of the telephone number of the access point, a telephone number retrieval means 9 retrieves the telephone number relating to the position information stored in the position information storage means 6 from the telephone number list.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information communication device such as a portable telephone or a wireless PC card and a communication system therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, portable telephones and wireless PCs
In order to make a communication connection to an information communication network such as the Internet using a portable information communication device such as a card, a telephone number of a predetermined access point of a contracted provider is dialed. When the line is connected to the access point, the portable information communication device and the information communication network can be communicatively connected via the access point of the provider, and information can be exchanged.

[0003]

By the way, the provider sets an access point for each predetermined area. In general, the range of activity in which a portable information communication device is carried is limited, so that access points suitable for communication connection from the range of activity, that is, telephone numbers of access points close to the location are limited. come.

Therefore, by using the telephone number registration function of the portable information communication device and registering the telephone number of the frequently used access point in the portable information communication device, the telephone number of the access point can be individually obtained. By simply performing a simple key operation without inputting, the portable information communication device can dial and connect to the information communication network by dialing the registered telephone number.

[0005] However, there are cases in which the user goes far beyond the normal range of activity due to travel or the like. At this time,
If you use the access point phone number registered in the portable information communication device to connect to the information communication network using the portable information communication device at the destination, you can use the access point with the registered phone number Since the distance from the person's location is large, communication costs are incurred in accordance with the distance, which causes a problem of an increase in communication costs.

In order to reduce the communication cost, the telephone number of the access point close to the destination is checked from, for example, a list of access point telephone numbers distributed by a provider, and the searched telephone number is manually input. Dialing, and the problem that it is troublesome arises.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to easily obtain a telephone number of an access point close to a location without trouble and thereby to obtain a remote location. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information communication device capable of communication connection with a communication information network and a communication system thereof, while preventing a communication cost increase problem caused by a communication connection with an access point.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following structure to solve the above problems. That is, a portable information communication device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: means for receiving position information indicating a location area transmitted from a base station in a communication area; one or more access points for communication connection to an information communication network Storage means for storing a telephone number associated with the location information as a telephone number list; receiving a search command for a telephone number for communication connection to an information communication network; And a telephone number search means for searching for a telephone number from the telephone number list.

[0009] A portable information communication device according to a second aspect of the present invention includes the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, and has a configuration in which a communication connection is made to the information communication network using a provider, for connection to the information communication network. External input means for externally inputting the selected provider identification information is provided,
Further, the telephone number list stored in the storage means is associated with the provider identification information, and the telephone number search means stores the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station and the provider information inputted by the external input means. Based on the identification information, the telephone number list of the selected provider is searched for a telephone number related to the location information, and is configured to be searched.

A portable information communication device according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises the configuration of the first or second aspect, and is provided with automatic dial means for automatically dialing the telephone number searched by the telephone number search means. The feature is that it is.

A portable information communication device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises the configuration of the third aspect of the invention, wherein the automatic dialing means has an information communication network despite dialing the telephone number searched by the telephone number searching means. When a communication connection cannot be made to the telephone number, a retry function for automatically redialing the telephone number again is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable information communication device having the configuration according to the first or second aspect, wherein the position information of the storage means includes position information of a communication area adjacent to the communication area of the position information in advance. Neighboring location information detecting means for detecting the location information of the communication area adjacent to the location area based on the location information transmitted from the base station, which is associated with the information of the determined priority order, is provided. Means are
A telephone number associated with the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station is searched from the telephone number list as the highest priority telephone number, and a telephone number corresponding to the location information detected by the neighboring location information detecting means is called. It is configured to search from the number list in order of priority.

A portable information communication device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention comprises the configuration of the fifth aspect, automatically dials the highest priority telephone number retrieved by the telephone number retrieval means, and accesses the access point of the telephone number. Automatic dialing means for automatically dialing the telephone numbers in order of priority in order to establish a communication connection to the information communication network, such as automatically dialing the telephone numbers of the next priority order when the connection is not established. It is characterized by having been done.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable information communication device having the configuration of any one of the first to sixth aspects, and further comprising a display unit for displaying the telephone number searched by the telephone number search unit. It is characterized by having been done.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable information communication device having the configuration according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein one or more predetermined access points to the information communication network are connected to the telephone. External input means for externally inputting the number in association with at least the positional information of the positional information and provider identification information; and writing the externally input telephone number in the storage means in association with the relevant information and storing the telephone number And a list creation and writing means for creating a list.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the communication system for a portable information communication device, position information indicating a location area is transmitted from the base station in the communication area to the portable information communication device, and the portable information communication device receives the position information of the received position information. In a communication system of a portable information communication device for communication connection with a communication partner via a base station, a telephone number of one or more access points for communication connection to the information communication network is associated with the position information as a telephone number list. An information transmission station having storage means for storing is provided, and the information transmission station receives a list request command from the portable information communication device via the base station and transmits the command to the portable information communication device which has issued the command. List transmission means for returning the telephone number list to the portable information communication device, and issuing the list request command to the information transmitting station. A list requesting unit that includes a storage unit for storing the telephone number list sent from the information source station is configured as being provided.

A communication system for a portable information communication device according to a tenth aspect has the configuration of the ninth aspect, wherein the telephone number list is associated with the provider identification information, and the portable information communication device is connected to the information communication network. External input means for externally inputting the provider identification information selected for the connection of the portable information communication device, the list request unit of the portable information communication device transmits the provider identification information externally input by the external input means together with the list request command to the information. The list transmitting means of the information transmitting station receives the list request command and returns a telephone number list associated with the received provider identification information to the portable information communication device which has issued the list request command. It is characterized by having a configuration.

In the invention having the above structure, for example, in order to connect to the information communication network using the portable information communication device, the user of the portable information communication device uses a command of a telephone number search command using the external input means. Then, in response to the search instruction of the telephone number, the telephone number search means refers to the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station in the telephone number list of the storage means, and calls the telephone related to the location information. Search for a number from the telephone number list.

For each communication area, a telephone number of an appropriate access point close to the communication connection is determined, and each telephone number is associated with the position information of the corresponding communication area to create a telephone number list. By giving the information to the portable information communication device, it is possible to easily and speedily search for an appropriate access point telephone number near the location of the portable information communication device.

For this reason, for example, it is possible to perform a simple key operation by inputting a command for a search command for a telephone number without having to take the trouble of searching for the telephone number of an access point close to the location in a destination where the user goes, for example, by looking at a list. , The telephone number of the access point close to the location as described above can be obtained quickly. Thus, even if the user goes far beyond the normal range of action, it is possible to easily establish a communication connection with an access point near the location. That is, it is possible to connect to the information communication network while preventing the problem of the increase in communication cost. As described above, according to the present invention, a very convenient portable information communication device can be provided.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As is well known, a portable information communication device such as a portable telephone is provided with position information indicating the location area from the base station by wireless communication with a base station in the communication area. The present inventor has devised a unique configuration that makes it possible to easily obtain the telephone number of an access point to an information communication network close to the location of the portable information communication device by using the position information. The specific configuration will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 shows a control configuration of a portable information communication device which is characteristic in the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an example of a control configuration of a base station.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the control device 1 of the portable information communication device unique to the first embodiment includes a radio communication unit 2, a position information acquisition unit 3, a list reception / write unit. 4, a list request unit 5, a position information storage unit 6, a list storage unit 7, and an automatic dial unit 8.
And a telephone number search means 9.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control device 20 of the base station includes a position information transmitting unit 21, a control unit 22, and a radio communication unit 23. The base station is provided with location information indicating a location area unique to the base station, and the operations of the location information transmitting unit 21, the control unit 22, and the wireless communication unit 23 allow the base station to transmit information to the portable information communication device. The position information is provided.

The above-mentioned position information is provided by a PHS (Personal Handy).
phone System) and PDC (Personal Digital Cellular t)
elecommunication system). For example, in the PHS, the position information is configured by a CSID defined by a standard of the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB). This CSI
D is the carrier identification code, paging area number and additional I
D.

The position information transmitting section 21 and the control section 2
Each of the control configurations of the wireless communication unit 2 and the wireless communication unit 23 has a configuration according to the communication system, and there are various types of control configurations according to the communication system. Here, any of these control configurations is adopted. The description is omitted.

Position information acquisition section 3 of portable information communication equipment
Has a built-in timer (not shown), operates the wireless communication unit 2 at predetermined time intervals based on the timer, attempts reception from a base station in a communication area where the portable information communication device is located, Attempt to capture location information of the location area. When receiving the position information from the base station through the wireless communication unit 2, the position information capturing unit 3 writes and stores the received position information in the position information storage unit 6. Generally, in the PHS, for example, the general call area number is read out from the operator identification code, the general call area number, and the additional ID in the CSID, and stored in the position information storage unit 6 as position information.

The list storage means 7 stores a net number list which is a telephone number list. The net number list is a list in which telephone numbers of one or more access points for communication connection to the information communication network are associated with the location information (for example, a general call area number in PHS). For example, in consideration of the provider for each communication area, a telephone number of an appropriate access point that is short in distance for communication connection is obtained, and the obtained telephone number is associated with position information of the corresponding communication area, and A net number list is created. The net number list thus created is stored in the list storage unit 7 in association with the provider identification information.

The net number list may be written and registered in the list storage means 7 by using external input means 11 such as numeric keys provided in the portable information communication device. Has constructed a unique communication system capable of writing and registering the net number list in the list storage means 7 by download using a communication network.

That is, in the first embodiment, an information transmitting station having a control configuration as shown in FIG. 3 is provided, and a unique communication including the information transmitting station, the base station, and the portable information communication device is provided. Make up the system. The information transmitting station is, for example, a computer installed at an access point of a provider, a computer installed at a telephone company, and configured in an appropriate form such as a mobile phone capable of automatically transmitting information, As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 25 of the information transmitting station includes a list storage unit 26, a list transmission unit 27, and a communication unit 28.

The communication section 28 of the information transmitting station and the base station can be connected for communication by wire or wirelessly, and the portable information communication device and the information transmitting station are connected by a predetermined communication path via the base station. It has a configuration that can be used.

The list number storage means 26 of the information transmitting station stores the above-mentioned net number list. The net number list stored in the list storage means 26 may be, for example, a list in which the location information of each base station in Japan and the telephone number of the access point are associated with each provider, or as shown in FIG. In order to reduce the information capacity of the list, a partial list in which the selected location information is associated with the telephone number of the access point may be used.

In the case of PHS, the amount of information in the net number list can be reduced by using the simultaneous call area number in the CSID as the position information of the net number list.

The list request unit 5 of the portable information communication device uses a command of a predetermined list request command including provider identification information by the user of the portable information communication device using the external input means 11 (for example, provider N). When a net number list is required, a command such as "AT + DN" is detected as an external input.
The wireless communication unit 2 is operated to transmit a list request command together with the provider identification information to the information transmitting station via the base station in the communication area where the wireless communication unit 2 is located. Note that “N” of the above-exemplified command “AT + DN” is the identification information of the provider N.

When the list transmitting means 27 of the information transmitting station receives the list request command and the provider identification information through the communication unit 28, it reads out the net number list associated with the received provider identification information from the list storage means 26. The read-out net number list is output to the communication unit 28, and the communication operation of the communication unit 28 returns the net number list to the portable information communication device that has issued the list request command.

When the list receiving / writing section 4 of the portable information communication device receives the net number list from the information transmitting station via the base station and the wireless communication section 2, the list receiving / writing section 4 writes the received net number list into the list storage section 7. .

As described above, in the first embodiment, the user of the portable information communication device simply inputs a predetermined command of the list request command using the external input means 11 and obtains a desired net number. The list can be downloaded from the information transmitting station, and a unique communication system capable of easily storing the net number list in the list storage means 7 is constituted.

With the net number list stored in the list storage means 7 as described above, the user of the portable information communication device can use the external input means 11 to input a predetermined telephone number including provider identification information. (For example, a command such as "ATDXN" when requesting the search of the telephone number of the access point of the provider N) is input, the telephone number search means 9 receives the search instruction of the telephone number. Upon detecting that the command has been input, the position information stored in the position information storage means 6 is read. The command "ATDX" exemplified above is used.
“N” of “N” is the identification information of the provider N.

The telephone number search means 9 refers to the read position information in the net number list of the list storage means 7 corresponding to the provider identification information included in the command of the telephone number search command, A telephone number related to the location information is searched from the net number list, and the searched and detected telephone number is displayed on a display unit 12 such as a liquid crystal screen and output to the automatic dialing unit 8. If the telephone number corresponding to the read position information is not in the net number list of the list storage means 7, it is desirable that a message indicating that there is no corresponding telephone number be displayed on the display means 12 on the screen. .

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic dial means 8 includes a dial section 14, a connection monitoring section 15, and an automatic dial retry section 16. When the telephone number is added from the telephone number search means 9, the dial section 14 automatically dials the telephone number, and the wireless communication section 2 attempts to establish a communication connection with the access point of the telephone number.

The connection monitoring unit 15 is connected to the dial unit 14.
After detecting that the automatic dialing operation of the dial unit 14 has been performed to monitor the operating state of the wireless communication unit and connect to the information communication network, a line is connected to the access point based on the communication operation information of the wireless communication unit 2. And monitor whether

The automatic dial retry section 16 fetches the monitoring information of the connection presence / absence monitoring section 15 from time to time, and detects that a predetermined retry condition is satisfied based on the monitoring information (for example, dialing). When it is detected that the line is not connected even after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the automatic dialing operation of the unit 14), the operation of trying to connect to the access point by the wireless communication unit 2 is temporarily terminated. After that, the dial unit 14 is operated, and the telephone number searched by the telephone number searching means 9 is dialed again (redialed).

The dial automatic retry section 16 has a built-in counting section (not shown), and the built-in counting section counts the number of redials of the telephone number. On the basis of,
When the number of redials reaches a predetermined set value, the redial operation is terminated, and, for example, the fact that the line has not been connected is displayed on the display unit 12 to notify the user.

According to the first embodiment, the net number list is stored in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device and the telephone number search means 9 is provided, and the net number list and the telephone number search means 9 are provided. With the search operation of
A configuration is provided in which the location information can be used to search and detect the telephone number of an appropriate access point close to the location of the portable information communication device. With this configuration, when a user of the portable information communication device wants to connect to the information communication network by communication, the user simply inputs a command for a telephone number search command with a simple key operation. An appropriate access point telephone number can be obtained near the location of the portable information communication device.

As a result, it is possible to easily and easily check the telephone number of an appropriate access point close to the place at the destination while looking at a distributed access point telephone number list, for example, as described above. By quickly obtaining an appropriate access point telephone number, a communication connection to an information communication network can be established while avoiding the problem of increased communication costs.

In the first embodiment, since the automatic dial means 8 is provided, the telephone number searched and detected by the telephone number search means 9 can be automatically dialed by the automatic dial means 8. Becomes
Thus, in the first embodiment, the user of the portable information communication device inputs a command for a telephone number search command by a simple key operation, for example, in order to establish a communication connection with the information communication network. The operation from the search for the telephone number of the appropriate access point close to the location to the dialing of the telephone number obtained by the search is automatically and continuously performed, and the communication connection to the information communication network is performed. Therefore, the convenience of the portable information communication device can be improved.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the automatic dial means 8 has a built-in automatic dial retry section 16, that is, the automatic dial means 8 has a retry function. , Telephone number search means 9
If the access point of the telephone number cannot be connected despite the dialing of the telephone number searched for and detected by the user, the above-mentioned automatic dialing is performed without bothering the user of the portable information communication device. Try part 1
6 automatically redials the telephone number again, so that the convenience of the portable information communication device can be further improved.

Further, in the first embodiment, an information transmitting station storing a net number list is provided, and a unique communication system including the information transmitting station, the base station, and the portable information communication device is constructed. That is, when a list request command is issued from the portable information communication device to the information transmitting station via the base station, the communication system returns the net number list from the information transmitting station to the portable information communication device that has issued the command. Was formed. Thereby, for example, by simply performing a simple key operation, the above-mentioned net number list can be registered in the portable information communication device by downloading from the information transmitting station, compared with a case where the net number list is manually input one by one. The work of registering the list can be greatly reduced. Further, it is possible to substantially avoid the problem that incorrect telephone number information is registered in the net number list.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the net number list stored in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device is associated with the provider identification information, a plurality of users of the portable information communication device are required. When a contract is made with a provider, the net number list of all the contracted providers can be stored separately in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device for each provider. Only the telephone number of the access point of the provider can be searched and detected.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the net number list stored in the list storage means 26 of the information transmitting station is associated with the provider identification information, the user of the portable information communication device can obtain the desired information. Only the provider's net number list can be selected, downloaded from the information transmitting station, and stored in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment will be described.

A characteristic of the second embodiment is that not only the telephone number of the access point corresponding to the position information of the communication area where the portable information communication device is located is searched, but also the vicinity of the communication area where the portable information communication device is located. And that the telephone number of the access point corresponding to the location information of the communication area can be searched and detected. Other configurations are almost the same as those of the first embodiment. In the description of the second embodiment, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the common portions will not be repeated.

In the second embodiment, the position information stored in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device includes the position information of the communication area adjacent to the communication area of the position information in a predetermined priority order. Associated with the information. The adjacent communication area is an area including not only the adjacent communication area but also a communication area near the outside of the adjacent communication area.

In the second embodiment, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 5, in addition to the control configuration shown in the first embodiment, a nearby position information detecting means 17 and an automatic dialing means are provided. 8 priority dial control units 18 are provided. In FIG. 5, the illustration of the position information fetching unit 3, the list receiving / writing unit 4, and the list requesting unit 5 shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

As described in the first embodiment, the user of the portable information communication device can use the external input means 11 to search for a predetermined telephone number in order to make a communication connection with the information communication network. Is detected, the telephone number search means 9 reads the position information from the position information storage means 6. Similarly, the nearby position information detecting means 17 reads out the position information from the position information storing means 6 and reads the position information of the neighboring communication area associated with the position information together with the priority order information from the list storing means 7. It is read out and output to the telephone number search means 9.

The telephone number retrieving means 9 stores the location information of the communication area where it is located and the location information of the neighboring communication area received from the neighboring location information detecting means 17 as in the case of the first embodiment. The telephone number associated with the location information is searched from the net number list by referring to the net number list of the selected provider 7. Then, the telephone number searching means 9 outputs the searched telephone numbers to the automatic dialing means 8 in association with the priority information of the position information.

When receiving the telephone number from the telephone number searching means 9, the priority order dial control section 18 of the automatic dialing means 8 firstly obtains the location information of the location area based on the priority information associated with the telephone number. Is output to the dial unit 14, and the telephone number is displayed on the screen by the display unit 12.

The dial unit 14 dials the telephone number received from the priority dial control unit 18 and tries to establish a communication connection to the information communication network by the wireless communication unit 2. Then, similarly to the first embodiment, when the line is not connected, the connection number monitoring unit 15 and the automatic dial retry unit 16 redial the telephone number.

The priority dial control section 18 monitors the redial operation of the automatic dial retry section 16 and, when the number of redials reaches a predetermined set value, dials the next priority telephone number. 14, and the telephone number is dialed by the dial unit 14 in the same manner as described above to further attempt communication connection to the information communication network. Thus, the priority dial control unit 18
Makes a telephone connection automatically in order of priority in order to establish a communication connection to an information communication network. If the line is not connected even if the telephone number with the lowest priority is dialed, the priority dial control unit 18
Displays a message indicating that the line is not connected
And the priority dial control operation ends.

According to the second embodiment, the first
With the configuration shown in the second embodiment, not only the excellent effects as described in the first embodiment can be obtained, but also in the second embodiment. , A location information detecting means 17 is provided to detect the location information of the communication area adjacent to the communication area of the location. List storage means 7
Can be searched from the net number list. This makes it possible to obtain a plurality of telephone numbers close to the location in priority order. In addition, since the telephone numbers are automatically dialed in the order of priority in order to establish a communication connection to the information communication network, the user of the portable information communication device can perform the simple operation once and almost certainly. Communication connection to an information communication network.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various embodiments can be adopted. For example, in each of the above embodiments, a specific communication system is constructed, a net number list is downloaded from an information transmitting station and registered in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device. A configuration in which a net number list is given, a portable information communication device is directly connected to the personal computer, and the net number list is collectively registered in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device from the personal computer functioning as the external input means. It may be.

Further, the location information and the telephone number to be associated with the location information may be registered by using external input means such as a numeric key of the portable information communication device while viewing the telephone number list of the access point. In this case,
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example in which the externally input position information is associated with a telephone number corresponding to the position information and written into the list storage means 7.
5 and the dotted line shown in FIG. 5 are provided. Also, instead of inputting the position information by the external input means as described above, for example, the telephone number of the access point and the provider identification information suitable for communication connection from the location area are input using the external input means. Thus, the input telephone number and provider identification information may be automatically associated with the location information of the location area stored in the location information storage unit 6 and written into the list storage unit 7.

As described above, in the case where the net number list is registered in the list storage means 7 of the portable information communication device only by the list registration means other than the means for downloading the net number list from the information transmitting station, It is not necessary to construct the specific communication system shown in each of the above embodiments.

Further, both the means for obtaining the net number list by downloading from the information transmitting station and the list creating and writing means for creating and registering the net number list by manual input may be provided.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the automatic dial means 8 is provided, and the automatic dial means 8 automatically dials the telephone number searched by the telephone number search means 9. However, for example, when it is assumed that the function of automatically dialing the searched telephone number is not required, the automatic dialing unit 8 may be omitted. In this case, for example, the telephone number search means 9 displays the searched telephone number on the display means 12, and the user of the portable information communication device confirms the displayed telephone number, and presses a dial start button or the like. When the telephone number is displayed, the displayed telephone number may be dialed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the telephone number being dialed for communication connection with the information communication network is displayed on the display means 12. For example, it is determined whether or not the telephone number is displayed. Selectable configuration,
If no telephone number display is selected, the telephone number may not be displayed.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the net number list is associated with the provider identification information. However, for example, in the case of a portable information communication device that can use only one provider, the net number list is used. Does not need to be associated with the provider identification information.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the automatic dialing means 8 includes the automatic dial retry section 16. However, if it is assumed that the automatic dial retry function is not required, for example, The retry unit 16 need not be provided.

Further, the configuration is such that a comment can be associated with the position information of the net number list and stored in the list storage means 7. If the comment is associated with the telephone number retrieved by the telephone number retrieval means 9, May be provided with a configuration in which the comment is displayed on the display unit 12 on a screen. Furthermore, a configuration may be provided in which the user of the portable information communication device can read the net number list in the list storage means 7 and display the list on the display means 12 when desired.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, in the case of PHS, only the paging area number in the CSID is used as the position information from the viewpoint of reducing the amount of information registration. May be used as the location information. In this case, the position information of the net number list is constituted by the general call area number and the additional ID, and the position information fetching unit 3 of the portable information communication device selects the general call from the CSID received from the base station. The area number and the additional ID are read, and the read information is written into the position information storage means 6 as position information.

Further, in the case of the PHS, all the CSIDs may be used as the location information. In this case, the location information of the net number list is composed of the entire CSID as described above. 6 stores the entire CSID as position information.

Also, of course, in the case of a communication system other than the PHS, the position information may be any information as long as it has information indicating the communication area where it is located, and may take an appropriate form.

In the second embodiment, a plurality of searched telephone numbers are automatically dialed in order of priority. For example, the searched telephone numbers are sequentially dialed in priority order. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a number is displayed in priority order, and a telephone number selected by a user of the portable information communication device is dialed while seeing this display. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the automatic dialing unit 8 with the priority order dial control unit 18.

[0075]

According to the present invention, the telephone numbers of one or more access points for communicating and connecting to the information communication network are stored in the storage means as a telephone number list in association with the position information, and are stored in the information communication network. When a search command for a telephone number for communication connection is added, the telephone number search means searches the telephone number list for a telephone number associated with the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station. .

With this configuration, when trying to make a communication connection to an information communication network using a portable information communication device at a place where one has gone out, a telephone number of an appropriate access point close to the location is obtained. It becomes possible. This makes it possible to easily and speedily obtain a desired access point telephone number without having to search for a telephone number of an access point closer to the location from a list of access point telephone numbers, for example, at the destination. This makes it easy to connect to an information communication network while avoiding the problem of increased communication costs even at a distant destination.

The telephone number list is associated with the provider identification information, and the telephone number search means, based on the provider identification information input by the external input means, retrieves the telephone number associated with the location information from the telephone number list of the provider identification information. Is configured to search for a mobile information communication device, and can sufficiently cope with the case where the user of the mobile information communication device has contracted with a plurality of providers. Convenience can be improved.

In the case where the automatic dial means is provided, since the automatic dial means automatically dials the telephone number searched by the telephone number search means, the user of the portable information communication device can easily, for example, use the telephone number. By simply inputting a telephone number search command using external input means with simple key operation, the operation from searching for the telephone number corresponding to the location information to dialing the telephone number obtained by the search is automatically performed. It will be done continuously. Therefore, the user of the portable information communication device does not need to learn a complicated operation for communication connection to the information communication network, and can easily connect the portable information communication device to the information communication network.

In the case where the automatic dial means has a retry function, when the communication connection to the information communication network cannot be established despite the dialing of the telephone number, the above-mentioned operation is automatically performed. Since the telephone number is dialed again, the trouble of the user of the portable information communication device for communication connection to the information communication network can be further reduced.

From the telephone number list, it is possible not only to search for a telephone number related to the location information of the communication area where it is located, but also to search for a telephone number related to the location information of a communication area adjacent to the communication area where it is located. For example, if the line of the access point closest to the communication area of the location is congested and cannot be connected, the access point close to the location different from the highest priority telephone number can be used. Since the phone number is being searched,
You can quickly dial the next priority phone number,
Communication connection to the information communication network can be made faster and easier.

Further, by providing a communication connection to the information communication network and automatically dialing the telephone numbers searched as described above in order of priority, the convenience of the portable information communication device is further improved. Becomes possible.

In the case where the display means for displaying the telephone number searched by the telephone number search means is provided, it is possible to confirm the telephone number of an appropriate access point near the location.

The telephone number list is created by writing the telephone number input using the external input means to the storage means in association with at least the positional information of the location information and the provider identification information. In the case, only the telephone number of the access point required by the user of the portable information communication device can be selected and stored in the storage means as a telephone number list,
Since there is no useless telephone number, the storage capacity used by the storage means can be reduced.

An information transmitting station storing a telephone number list is provided. When a request command for the telephone number list is added from a portable information communication device via a base station, the information transmitting station issues the request command. In a communication system having a configuration in which the telephone number list is returned to the portable information communication device, it is troublesome that a user of the portable information communication device creates and registers the telephone number list by manual entry. The telephone number list can be easily stored in the storage unit of the portable information communication device without multiplying the telephone number.

In the telephone number list stored in the storage means of the information transmitting station, the provider identification information is associated with the telephone number list, and only the telephone number list of the provider desired by the user of the portable information communication device is stored. The portable information communication device can take in the information from the transmitting station and hold it, thereby improving convenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a control configuration of a portable information communication device which is characteristic in the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a control configuration of a base station.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a control configuration of an information transmitting station constituting a characteristic communication system in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing an example of a telephone number list.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main control configuration of a portable information communication device which is characteristic in the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 List Request Unit 7 List Storage Unit 8 Automatic Dialing Unit 9 Phone Number Searching Unit 11 External Input Unit 12 Displaying Unit 16 Automatic Dial Retry Unit 17 Neighboring Location Information Detecting Unit 18 Priority Dial Control Unit 26 List Storage Unit 27 List Transmission Unit

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A means for receiving position information indicating a location area transmitted from a base station in a communication area; and a telephone number of one or more access points for communication connection to an information communication network. Storage means for storing a telephone number list in association with the telephone number; receiving a telephone number search instruction for communication connection with the information communication network;
And a telephone number searching means for searching the telephone number list for a telephone number associated with the received location information of the location area. 2. The information communication network has a configuration in which communication connection is performed using a provider, and external input means for externally inputting provider identification information selected for connection to the information communication network is provided. The telephone number list stored in the storage means is associated with the provider identification information, and the telephone number search means
A configuration for searching for a telephone number associated with the location information from a telephone number list of the selected provider based on the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station and the provider identification information input by the external input means. 2. The portable information communication device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The portable information communication device according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic dial unit for automatically dialing the telephone number searched by the telephone number search unit. 4. The automatic dialing means automatically dials the telephone number again when the communication connection to the information communication network cannot be established despite the dialing of the telephone number searched by the telephone number searching means. 4. The portable information communication device according to claim 3, further comprising a retry function. 5. The position information of the storage means is associated with position information of a communication area adjacent to the communication area of the position information together with information of a predetermined priority, and based on the position information transmitted from the base station. Means for detecting the location information of the communication area adjacent to the location area, and the telephone number search means converts the telephone number associated with the location information of the location area transmitted from the base station to a telephone number. Search the list for the highest priority phone number,
3. The portable information communication device according to claim 1, wherein a telephone number corresponding to the position information detected by said neighboring position information detecting means is searched in a priority order from a telephone number list. . 6. The system automatically dials the highest priority telephone number searched by the telephone number search means, and automatically dials the next highest priority telephone number when the access point of the telephone number cannot be connected. 6. The portable information communication apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an automatic dialing means for automatically dialing the telephone numbers in order of priority in order to establish a communication connection with the information communication network. 7. The portable information communication device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a telephone number searched by the telephone number search means. 8. External input means for externally inputting a telephone number of one or more predetermined access points to the information communication network in association with at least one of the location information and the provider identification information. 8. A list creating and writing means for writing an externally input telephone number in a storage means in association with the related information to create a telephone number list. The portable information communication device according to any one of the above. 9. A base station in a communication area transmits position information indicating a location area to a portable information communication device, and the portable information communication device communicates with a communication partner via the received base information of the position information. In a communication system of an information communication device, one for communication connection to an information communication network.
There is provided an information transmitting station having storage means for storing a telephone number of one or more access points in association with the location information as a telephone number list, and the information transmitting station includes the base station from a portable information communication device. List receiving means for returning the telephone number list to the portable information communication device which has issued the command when receiving the list request command via the portable information communication device. And a storage unit for storing a telephone number list sent from an information transmitting station. 10. The telephone number list is associated with provider identification information, and the portable information communication device is provided with external input means for externally inputting provider identification information selected for connection to an information communication network, The list request unit of the portable information communication device issues the provider identification information externally input by the external input unit to the information transmitting station together with the list request command, and the list transmitting unit of the information transmitting station receives the list request command and receives the list request command. 10. The communication of the portable information communication device according to claim 9, wherein a telephone number list related to the received provider identification information is returned to the portable information communication device that issued the list request command. system.