JP2001268641A - System and method for mobile communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the radio wave of a mobile station device from exerting adverse influence on a peripheral device, etc., and to enable the mobile device to receive a call in a place where the radio wave of the mobile station device exerts adverse influence or in a use-prohibited place without manually turning on and off the power source of the mobile station device when the user enters or exist to/from such a place. SOLUTION: Sensors 102 and 103, provided nearby the entrance and the exit of the portable telephone use-prohibited place 101 in which the transmitted radio wave of the portable telephone set 105 exerts some adverse influence, detect the user of the portable telephone set 105 entering or exiting to/from the place through the entrance and exit. A transmission device 104 sends a 1st signal when the entry of the user into the user-prohibited place 101 through the entrance is detected, and sends a 2nd signal when the exiting operation is detected, with electric power large enough for the signals to reach the periphery of the entrance and the exit. The portable telephone set 105 is enabled to notify the user of termination without generating any sound when the received signal from the transmission device 104 is the 1st signal, but to originate a call, on the other hand, when the received signal is the 2nd signal.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a place where a radio wave transmitted from a mobile station device such as a portable telephone or an information terminal device having a portable telephone function and a computer function affects the surroundings or a mobile station device. The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and a mobile communication method capable of preventing an affected radio wave from being transmitted from a mobile station device when entering a place where use should be avoided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a place where the influence of radio waves of a mobile phone is concerned or where it is better to refrain from using the radio waves, the radio waves of the mobile phone affect, for example, medical equipment and measuring equipment, causing serious problems. It has become a social problem.

[0003] Therefore, by publicizing the use of mobile phones by broadcasting or advertising, etc., when entering the above-mentioned place, the person carrying the mobile phone manually turns off the power at his own discretion. Or, at present, it is requested to switch to the manner mode.

[0004] As a mobile communication system that addresses such a conventional problem, there is known a mobile communication system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-41644.

[0005] The contents of this publication are that a small base station device is installed inside or at the entrance of a mobile station device prohibited area, the small base station device monitors the radio wave of the mobile station device, and detects the entry of the mobile station device. Then, a request to stop the transmission of the paging channel is sent to the existing base station apparatus, and then the mobile station apparatus is called using the stopped channel, a text message indicating that use is prohibited is transmitted by a text message, and then the forced power off is performed. Command to forcibly power off the mobile station apparatus.

[0006]

However, in the conventional apparatus, every time the mobile phone enters a place where it is better to refrain from using the mobile phone or a place where the influence of the radio wave of the mobile phone is concerned, the mobile phone may be used. There is a drawback that it is very troublesome to repeatedly turn on / off the power supply, and that the user often forgets it.

Further, according to the above publication, when a mobile station device enters a region where the mobile station device is prohibited to use, when the mobile station device receives a signal emitted from a small base station device installed in the region, In this method, the power of the mobile station device is automatically turned off. However, in this method, it is necessary to manually turn on the power when leaving the prohibited area, and when entering the prohibited area. There is a problem that it is not possible to notify the reception of an e-mail or an incoming call during a call.

In addition, radio waves emitted from a small base station device installed in a prohibited area may be influential radio waves, and mobile stations of people living near the prohibited area may not be able to use the mobile station apparatus. There is a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a radio wave of a mobile station device enters or exits a place where radio waves affecting peripheral devices or the like or a place where use is prohibited, the power of the mobile station device is manually turned on. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system and a mobile communication method that can prevent the radio wave of the mobile station device from having an influence without turning off / off and can receive a call in the above-mentioned location. .

[0010]

A mobile communication system according to the present invention is provided near an entrance and exit of an area where a transmission radio wave of a mobile station device has some influence, and a user of the mobile station device enters and exits from the entrance and exit. A detecting device for detecting an operation, and when the detecting means detects an approaching operation from the entrance of the holder to the area, the first instruction signal is transmitted with electric power reaching only near the entrance, and A transmitting device that transmits a second instruction signal with power reaching only near the entrance when an exit operation from the exit is detected, and an incoming call when the signal received from the transmitting device is the first instruction signal. A mobile station device that enables only a silent incoming call notification process for notifying the holder with no sound, and enables a calling / receiving operation when the signal is the second instruction signal.

[0011] According to this configuration, the radio wave of the mobile station device and the transmitting device for transmitting radio waves to the mobile station device can be transmitted and received without manually turning on / off the power of the mobile station device. It is possible not to affect an area which has some influence, for example, a medical device, and an incoming call can be made in that area.

[0012] The mobile communication system of the present invention employs a configuration in the above configuration, wherein the mobile station device has a function of receiving and storing data transmitted at the time of the silent incoming call notification process.

According to this configuration, the data transmitted in the silent incoming call notification process can be received and stored.

According to the mobile communication method of the present invention, when the owner of the mobile station device enters an area where the transmission radio wave of the mobile station device has some influence, the approach operation is detected,
At the time of this detection, the first signal is transmitted with electric power that reaches only near the entrance, and when the holder exits the area, the exit operation is detected. A signal is transmitted, and the mobile station device can perform only a process of notifying the holder of an incoming call without sound when receiving the first signal, and can perform an outgoing / incoming operation when receiving the second signal. .

According to this method, without manually turning on / off the power of the mobile station device, the radio wave of the mobile station device and the transmitting device for transmitting the radio wave to the mobile station device is transmitted by the mobile station device. It is possible not to affect an area which has some influence, for example, a medical device, and an incoming call can be made in that area.

[0016]

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

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile communication system shown in FIG. 1 includes an entrance sensor 102 installed near the entrance side of a mobile phone prohibited area 101 such as a hospital, and an exit sensor 103 installed near the exit side. A mobile phone operation mode switching signal transmitting device (hereinafter referred to as a transmitting device) 104 connected to each of the sensors 102 and 103 by wiring and installed near the entrance;
The mobile phone 105 is provided.

The sensors 102 and 103 are connected to the mobile phone 1
This is to detect a state in which a person carrying the device 05 has entered or exited the entrance / exit of the cell phone prohibited use place 101.

As shown in FIG. 2, the transmitting device 104 includes an operation mode instruction signal generation unit 201 in a prohibited use place, a normal operation mode instruction signal generation unit 202, and each sensor 102,
A switch 203 hard-wired to the switch 103;
4 and an antenna 205.

The operation mode instruction signal generation unit 201 in the use prohibited area instructs to perform only the silent incoming notification process of notifying the user of the incoming call to the mobile phone 105 by a display means or a vibration means (not shown) without sound. To generate an operation mode instructing signal in the use prohibited place. However, in the silent incoming call notification process, if the incoming call is voice communication, it is not possible to respond to it, but if it is data communication, a process of receiving data is performed.

The normal operation mode instruction signal generation section 202
A normal operation mode instruction signal for instructing the mobile phone 105 to perform a normal outgoing / incoming call is generated.

The switch 203 is connected to each of the sensors 102 and 10
When it is detected in step 3 that a person has entered the mobile phone prohibited area 101, the operation mode instruction signal generation unit 201 in the prohibited area is connected to the modulation unit 204, and the person exits the mobile phone prohibited area 101. When the operation is detected, a switching operation is performed to connect the normal operation mode instruction signal generation unit 202 and the modulation unit 204.

The modulation section 204 modulates a carrier with a signal generated by any of the generation sections 201 or 202, and transmits the modulated signal from the antenna 205 with power reaching only near the entrance of the mobile phone use prohibition area 101. Is what you do.

The mobile phone 105 includes a receiving antenna 301.
, Demodulation section 302, reception signal determination section 303, switch 304, normal operation section 307 having reception processing section 305 and transmission processing section 306, and silent reception notification processing section 308.
Operating section 308 having a use prohibition location, and modulation section 310
And a transmission antenna 311.

The demodulation section 302 demodulates a signal received by the receiving antenna 301.

The received signal determination section 303 determines whether the signal demodulated by the demodulation section 302 is an operation mode instruction signal in a use prohibited place or a normal operation mode instruction signal.

The switch 304 is connected to the reception signal determination unit 303
, The demodulation unit 30 via the normal operation unit 307 and the received signal determination unit 303
2 is connected, and when it is determined that the operation mode instruction signal is within the use prohibited place, a switching operation is performed so as to connect the use prohibited place operation unit 308 and the demodulation unit 302 via the reception signal determination unit 303. Things.

The normal operation section 307 is for performing an outgoing / incoming operation normally performed by the mobile phone 105, and
5 and a transmission processing unit 306 performs a receiving operation.

The in-place prohibited operation section 308 performs the above-described silent incoming call notification processing by the silent incoming call notification processing section 308.

Modulation section 310 modulates a carrier with a transmission signal from transmission processing section 306 and transmits the modulated signal from transmission antenna 311.

The operation of the mobile communication system having such a configuration will be described.

First, assuming that a person carrying the mobile phone 105 enters from the entrance of the mobile phone prohibited area 101, this approach operation is detected by the entrance sensor 102. By this detection, the switch 20 of the transmitting device 104
3 is switched to the side where the operation mode instruction signal generation unit 201 in use prohibited area and the modulation unit 310 are connected.

As a result, the operation mode instruction signal in the prohibited place generated from the generation unit 201 is output to the modulation unit 310, and after the carrier wave is modulated by the signal,
The power is transmitted from the antenna 205 with electric power that reaches only near the entrance of the mobile phone use prohibition place 101.

At this time, since the person is still near the entrance,
The transmission signal is received by the receiving antenna 301 of the mobile phone 105 carried by the person. This received signal is transmitted to the demodulation unit 3
02, and the demodulated signal is
Is determined.

In this case, since the demodulated signal is determined to be the operation mode instruction signal in the use prohibited place, the switch 30
Reference numeral 4 switches to the operation section 308 within the use prohibited area.

As a result, the portable telephone 105 is brought into a state where only the silent incoming call notification processing unit 308 operates. In other words, in this state, it is no longer possible to perform an outgoing / incoming operation from the mobile phone 105, and when there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 105, the silent incoming notification processing unit 308 renders the incoming sound silent and displays the display means or the like. Processing to be notified to the user by vibration means or the like is performed.

Thereafter, assuming that the holder of the mobile phone 105 has exited from the exit of the mobile phone use prohibition location 101, the exit operation is detected by the exit sensor 103. By this detection, the switch 203 of the transmitting device 104 is switched to the side where the normal operation mode instruction signal generation unit 202 and the modulation unit 310 are connected.

Thus, the normal operation mode instruction signal generated from generation section 202 is output to modulation section 310,
Here, after the carrier wave is modulated by the signal, the carrier wave is transmitted from the antenna 205 with electric power that reaches only near the entrance of the mobile phone use prohibition place 101.

At this time, since the person is still near the entrance,
The transmission signal is received by the receiving antenna 301 of the mobile phone 105 carried by the person. This received signal is transmitted to the demodulation unit 3
02, and the demodulated signal is
Is determined.

In this case, since the demodulated signal is determined to be the normal operation mode instruction signal, the switch 304 switches to the normal operation unit 307.

Thus, the portable telephone 105 is in a state in which the incoming call processing unit 305 and the outgoing call processing unit 306 are operated, and is in a state in which a normal outgoing / incoming / receiving operation can be performed.

As described above, according to the mobile communication system of the present embodiment, the sensors 102 and 103 provided near the entrance and exit of the mobile phone use prohibition place 101 have some influence on the radio wave transmitted from the mobile phone 105. The mobile phone 105 detects the entry / exit operation of the holder of the mobile phone 105 from the entrance / exit, and when the transmitting device 104 detects the entry operation of the holder from the entrance to the mobile phone use prohibited location 101, the use is prohibited. Transmit the in-place operation mode instruction signal with the power that reaches only near the entrance and exit, and when the exit operation of the holder from the exit is detected, transmit the normal operation mode instruction signal with the power that reaches only near the entrance and exit Telephone 105
When the signal received from the transmitting device 104 is an operation mode instruction signal in a place where use is prohibited, only a silent incoming notification process of notifying the holder of the incoming call with no sound is possible, and when the signal is a normal operation mode instruction signal, It is configured so that outgoing / incoming operations can be performed.

Thus, the portable telephone 105 and the transmitting device 104 for transmitting a radio wave to the portable telephone 105 without manually turning on / off the power of the portable telephone 105.
Of the mobile phone use prohibited place 101 does not affect, for example, medical equipment and the like, and an incoming call can be made in the mobile phone use prohibited place 101.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the mobile station device enters or exits a place where radio waves affect peripheral devices or use prohibited places, the radio wave of the mobile station device does not affect the power without manually turning on / off the power of the mobile station device. , And you can receive a call within the above location.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transmitting device in the mobile communication system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone in the mobile communication system according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Mobile phone use prohibited place 102, 103 Sensor 104 Transmitter 105 Mobile phone 201 Operation mode instruction signal generation section 202 in use prohibited place Normal operation mode instruction signal generation section 203, 304 Switch 204, 310 Modulation section 205 Antenna 301 Receiving antenna 302 Demodulation section 303 Received signal determination section 305 Incoming processing section 306 Outgoing processing section 307 Normal operation section 308 Silent incoming call notification processing section 309 Operation section in use prohibited area 310 Modulation section 311 Transmission antenna

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A detection device provided near an entrance and exit of an area where a transmission radio wave of a mobile station device has some influence, and a detection device for detecting an entry / exit operation of a holder of the mobile station device from the entrance / exit, and A first instruction signal is transmitted with power reaching only near the entrance and exit when the entry operation to the area is detected from the entrance of the holder, and the second instruction signal is transmitted when the exit operation from the exit of the holder is detected. A transmitting device that transmits an instruction signal with power reaching only near the entrance and only a silent incoming notification process of notifying the holder of an incoming call with no sound when the signal received from the transmitting device is the first instruction signal And a mobile station device capable of performing an outgoing / incoming call operation when the signal is the second instruction signal. 2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station device has a function of receiving and storing data transmitted during the silent incoming call notification processing. 3. When the owner of the mobile station device enters an area where the transmission radio wave of the mobile station device has some influence, the approach operation is detected, and the power that reaches only near the entrance at the time of this detection is detected. Transmitting a first signal, when the holder exits the area, detects the exit operation, transmits a second signal with power reaching only near the exit at the time of this detection,
The mobile communication device, wherein the mobile station device can perform only a process of notifying the holder of an incoming call without sound when receiving the first signal, and can perform an outgoing / incoming call operation when receiving the second signal. Method.