JP2001136567A - Mobile communication machine and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the usability, when an alarm function of a portable telephone set is used. SOLUTION: This portable telephone set deciphers information elements of the 'network number' and 'pposition number' of a message of 'notice information' received from a network (step S12) and outputs a specific sound or melody as an alarm (step S15), when the position information specified by the deciphered 'network number' and 'pposition number' matches position information stored previously in a memory as reference position information ('YES' in step S14). Assuming that a user commutes by train, position information indicating the position of the station right before a getting-off station is stored as the reference position information, and then even when the user commutes by train which is different from the normal one, alarm function will operate, when the station right before the getting-off station is reached.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication device such as a portable telephone or an automobile telephone, and a communication system comprising the mobile communication device and a network.

[0002]

Conventionally, there have been provided many types of mobile telephones as mobile communication devices. One of them is to set a reference time in advance so that the time can be set to the reference time. Some are equipped with an alarm function that outputs a specific sound or melody when it becomes.

If this alarm function is used, for example, when a user commutes by train, a time several minutes before the expected arrival time at the station where the user gets off should be set as the reference time. Thus, there is an advantage that a specific sound or a melody can be output several minutes before arriving at the station where the user gets off the vehicle, so that it is possible to avoid falling asleep.

By the way, in the above, when a user commutes to a fixed train every day, it is not necessary to change the set reference time, which is convenient. However, the user commutes to a different train than usual. In such a case, it is necessary to change the set reference time. This means that if you do not change the set reference time, a specific sound or melody will be output well before the scheduled arrival time at the station you get off, or a specific sound after you arrive at the station you get off. Or a melody is output.

[0005] However, from the viewpoint of the user, when commuting on an unusual train like this,
Changing the set reference time every time is complicated and inconvenient.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication device and a communication system capable of improving usability when using an alarm function. .

[0007]

According to the mobile communication device of the present invention, the receiving means receives position information indicating a physical position in the network such as a network number or a position number transmitted by the network, The storage unit stores, as reference position information, position information indicating a reference physical position among the position information received by the reception unit. The control means operates the notifying means when the position information received by the receiving means matches the position information stored as the reference position information by the storage means.

That is, according to this, when the mobile communication device moves to the position indicated by the reference position information, the position information received by the receiving means and the position information stored by the storage means as the reference position information are changed. As a result, the notification means operates. Therefore, for example, assuming that the user commutes by train, commuting by a different train than usual by storing the position information indicating the position of the station just before the getting off station as reference position information. Even in such a case, when the vehicle arrives at a station just before the station from which the user gets off, the notification means starts operating. Thereby, even when commuting by train different from the usual case, the alarm function can be operated accurately, and the usability can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control means stores the position information received by the receiving means at the time when a predetermined key is operated as reference position information in the storage means.

That is, according to this, by moving to a position to be set as a reference position and operating a predetermined key, position information indicating the position can be stored as reference position information. Information can be easily stored.

According to the communication system of the third aspect, the network transmits position information indicating a physical position in the network, such as a network number and a position number, to the mobile communication device. On the other hand, in the mobile communication device, the transmitting means transmits the reference position inquiry signal to the network, and the storage means uses the position information received by the receiving means in response to the transmission of the reference position inquiry signal. It is stored as position information. The control means operates the notifying means when the position information received by the receiving means matches the position information stored as the reference position information by the storage means.

That is, according to this, when the mobile communication device transmits a position information inquiry signal to the network, the mobile communication device receives the position information from the network and stores the received position information as reference position information. . When the mobile communication device moves to the position indicated by the reference position information, the position information received by the receiving unit matches the position information stored in the storage unit as the reference position information. It works. Therefore, also in this case, in the same manner as described in claim 1 above, assuming that the user commutes by train, for example, the position indicating the position of the station just before the station to get off. By storing the information as reference position information, even when commuting by a different train than usual, when arriving at a station just before the station to get off, the notification means will operate,
Thereby, usability can be improved.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable telephone will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of an electric configuration of the mobile phone.
In the mobile phone 1, the control circuit 2 (control means in the present invention) is mainly composed of a microcomputer, and performs a wireless circuit 3 (transmitting means and receiving means in the present invention) for executing wireless processing, and transmission. A microphone 4 for inputting voice, a receiver 5 for outputting a received voice, a specific sound or a melody (notifying means in the present invention), a call start key, a redial key, a call end key, and numeric keys "0" to "9" A keypad 6 having various keys arranged therein, a display 7 for displaying various display information such as a caller's telephone number, an LED 8 blinking when an incoming call is received, and a memory 9 for storing various stored information (the present invention) Storage means).

When a transmission signal is input from the microphone 4, the control circuit 2 performs voice processing on the input transmission signal, and the radio circuit 3 receives an input of the voice-processed transmission signal from the control circuit 2. The transmission signal is processed wirelessly and the antenna 1
0 and the antenna 10 receives the transmission signal from the wireless circuit 3 and transmits the input transmission signal as a transmission radio wave of a predetermined communication frequency band (for example, 800 MHz band).

When the antenna 10 receives a radio wave in a predetermined communication frequency band (for example, 800 MHz band) as a reception radio wave and inputs the reception radio wave from the antenna 10, the radio circuit 3 wirelessly processes the input reception radio wave. When a reception signal is generated, and the control circuit 2 receives the reception signal from the wireless circuit 3, the control circuit 2 processes the input reception signal by voice.

When a key operation signal is input from the keypad 6 when the user operates a key, the control circuit 2 decodes the input key operation signal. Further, the control circuit 2 outputs a sounding command to the receiver 5 so that
By causing the receiver 5 to output a specific sound or melody as an alarm, outputting a display command to the display 7, display information is displayed on the display 7, and outputting a blink command to the LED 8, causing the LED 8 to blink.

Now, a sequence between the mobile phone 1 and the network will be described. The network transmits a message of “broadcast information” to the mobile phone 1. When the mobile phone 1 receives the message of “broadcast information” from the network, the “network number” and “position” of the message of “broadcast information” are transmitted. By decoding the information element of "number", it is possible to recognize its own physical position in the network. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the content of the "network number" is composed of two octets of "country code", "operator group number" and "network number in group", and the content of the "location number" is 1 octet.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5. FIG. FIG. 4 shows the control contents in which the control circuit 2 stores the reference position information in the memory 9, and FIG. 1 shows the control contents in which the control circuit 2 identifies the position information and outputs an alarm.

First, in FIG. 4, when the control circuit 2 detects that a predetermined key for storing reference position information has been operated, it determines "YES" in a step S1, and then sends a "report" from the network. When the message of "information" is received, "YES" is determined in step S2, and the information elements of "network number" and "location number" of the received "broadcast information" message are decoded (step S3). Then, the control circuit 2 stores the decoded position information indicated by the "network number" and the "position number" in the memory 9 as reference position information (step S4).

Next, in FIG. 1, when the control circuit 2 receives the "broadcast information" message from the network,
It is determined as "YES" in 11 and the information elements of "network number" and "position number" of the message of "broadcast information" are decoded (step S12). Then, the control circuit 2 compares the decoded position information indicated by the "network number" and the "position number" with the position information previously stored as the reference position information in the memory 9 (step S1).
3) If the two match, "YES" is determined in step S13, and a ringing command is output to the receiver 5, so that the receiver 5 outputs a specific sound or melody as an alarm (step S15). .

With the above processing, the mobile phone 1
For example, an area indicated by a two-dot chain line C in FIG. 5 is stored as reference position information, and along an route P from an area indicated by a two-dot chain line A in FIG. 5 to an area indicated by a two-dot chain line D in FIG. In such a case, a specific sound or melody as an alarm is output when the vehicle reaches the area indicated by the two-dot chain line C in FIG.

In the above description, the configuration in which a specific sound or melody is output from the receiver 5 as an alarm has been described. In addition to outputting a specific sound or melody, a display command is output to the display 7. By displaying specific display information on the display 7 or by outputting a blinking command to the LED 8,
It is also possible to make it blink LED8.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the cellular phone 1 decodes the "network number" and "position number" information elements of the "broadcast information" message received from the network, and decodes them. When the position information indicated by the “network number” and “position number” matches the position information stored in advance in the memory 9 as the reference position information, a specific sound or melody as an alarm is output. Therefore, for example, assuming that the user commutes by train, the position information indicating the position of the station immediately before the station to get off is stored as reference position information, so that a different train Even when commuting by train, when a user arrives at a station just before the station to get off, a specific sound or melody is output. Thereby, even when commuting by train different from the usual case, the alarm function can be operated accurately, and the usability can be improved.

By operating a predetermined key,
Since the position information indicated by the "network number" or "position number" at the time when the predetermined key is operated is stored as the reference position information, the user moves to the position desired to be set as the reference position and presses the predetermined key. By operating, the reference position information can be easily stored.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the first embodiment, when a predetermined key is operated on the mobile phone 1, the position information indicated by the "network number" or "position number" at the time when the predetermined key is operated is referred to as the reference position information. Is stored as
In this embodiment, a specific area is designated and the designated area is notified to the network, so that the location information of the designated area is stored as reference location information.

More specifically, the cellular phone 1 adds, for example, a specific code (bit pattern) indicating an area to a message of “position registration request” and adds a specific code indicating the area to “position registration request”. Request "message to the network. That is, in this case, the message of "location registration request" corresponds to the location information inquiry signal in the present invention.

When the network receives the "location registration request" message transmitted by the mobile phone 1, the network identifies the specific code added to the "location registration request" message and identifies the area indicated by the specific code. I do. Next, the network searches the database and reads the "network number" and the "location number" indicating the identified area. Then, the network adds a specific code (bit pattern) indicating the read “network number” and “position number” to the “location registration acceptance” message, and specifies the “network number” and “position number”. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 with the "location registration accepted" message to which the code "."

Next, when the cellular phone 1 receives the "location registration reception" message transmitted by the network, it identifies the specific code added to the "location registration reception" message, and indicates the "code" indicated by the specific code. "Network number" and "location number" are identified. Then, the mobile phone 1 stores the position information indicated by the identified “network number” and “position number” as reference position information.
The same processing as in the embodiment is executed.

By the way, the above is described as a database.
The explanation is based on the assumption that the area is associated with the "network number" and "location number". However, not only the area is associated with the "network number" and "location number", but also the postal code and address. Alternatively, it is also possible to associate a telephone number and the like with a “network number” and a “location number”.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, when the portable telephone 1 transmits a "location registration request" message to which a specific code indicating the area is added to the network, the network indicates "location registration request". Receives a “location registration acceptance” message with the “network number” and “location number” added, and stores the received location information indicated by the “network number” and “location number” as reference location information. The "network number" and "location number" information elements of the "broadcast information" message received from the network are decrypted, and the decrypted "network number"
When the position information indicated by the "position number" matches the position information stored in advance in the memory 9 as the reference position information, a specific sound or melody as an alarm is output. The same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

(Other Embodiments) The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows. The mobile communication device is not limited to a mobile phone, but may be another device such as an automobile phone.

In the second embodiment, the message to which the specific code indicating the area is added is not limited to the "location registration request" message, but may be another message. The message to which the specific code indicating the “number” is added is not limited to the “location registration reception” message, and may be another message. further,
As the information element indicating the physical location of the mobile communication device,
The information element is not limited to the "network number" or "position number", and may be another information element such as "color code" or "frequency code".

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing control contents according to a first embodiment of the present invention (part 1);

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing information elements of “network number” and “location number”;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing control contents (part 2).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawings, 1 is a mobile phone (mobile communication device), 2 is a control circuit (control means), 3 is a wireless circuit (transmitting means, receiving means),
Reference numeral 5 denotes a receiver (notification unit), and reference numeral 9 denotes a memory (storage unit).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving position information indicating a physical position in a network, such as a network number or a position number transmitted by a network, and a physical reference serving as a reference among the position information received by the receiving means. Storage means for storing position information indicating a position as reference position information; notification means for executing a notification operation; position information received by the reception means; and position information stored by the storage means as reference position information. And a control means for operating the notification means when the conditions are met. 2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said control means stores the position information received by said receiving means as reference position information when said predetermined key is operated in said storage means. Machine. 3. A mobile communication device and a network, wherein the network is configured to transmit position information indicating a physical position in the network, such as a network number or a position number, to the mobile communication device, Transmitting means for transmitting a reference position inquiry signal to the network; receiving means for receiving position information transmitted by the network; and responding to the transmitting means transmitting the reference position inquiry signal. Storage means for storing the position information received by the receiving means as reference position information; notification means for performing a notification operation; position information received by the reception means; and storage means storing the reference information as reference position information. A communication system comprising: a control unit that operates the notification unit when the position information matches.