JP2002186003A - Position information notice method and repeater - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position information notice method that informs a provider or a network about position information of a mobile device. SOLUTION: Assuming that a mobile device 10 resident in a switch station 21 and making communication with a provider via the switch station 21 and a gateway 30 moves to a zone of a switch station 22, when the switch station 22 receives a packet communication registration request (communication state) from the mobile device 10 ((a)), the switch station 22 transmits a channel connection request to the gateway 30 for the purpose of setting up a session with the gateway 30 with which the mobile device 10 makes communication ((b)). The channel connection request includes position information of the mobile device 10. The gateway 30 making communication receives the channel connection request to detect a change in the position of the mobile device 10, to update the position information of the mobile device 10 and to inform a provider (e.g. a provider 51) making communication with the mobile device 10 about the position operation of the mobile device 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for notifying position information and a relay device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, mobile phones, PHS (Personal Han)
Dyphone System) is widely used.

[0003]

Since the position of (a user of) a mobile phone, a PHS or the like fluctuates, it is convenient if the position can be known. The location information is transferred to a provider or a network (for example, a corporate LAN (Local Area Net).
work)), the location of the mobile device can be ascertained on the provider or network side. Further, for example, it is conceivable that a provider that has received the location information provides a location information notification service to the mobile device.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to notify a provider or a network of location information of a mobile device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a position information notifying device for notifying a provider or a network of a position information from a relay device managing position information of a mobile station. A method, comprising: transmitting the location information from the exchange where the mobile station is located to the relay device; and notifying the provider or the network of the location information from the relay device. Features.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the location information notifying method according to the first aspect, when the relay apparatus receives the location information from the exchange, the relay apparatus transmits the location information to the provider or the network. It is characterized by notifying information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the location information notifying method according to the second aspect, when the mobile station starts a new communication, the switching station determines whether or not the mobile station is communicating with another mobile station. When the mobile station has moved from the switching center and is now in service, when the base station under the switching station in which the mobile station in communication is located has changed, and when the mobile station in communication is in service. The location information is transmitted to the relay device when at least one of the cells of the base station under the exchange changes.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the location information notifying method according to the second or third aspect, wherein the relay device receives the location information from the switching center, Whether the network wants to notify the location information of all mobile devices, only the location information of mobile devices subscribed to the location information notification service, or the location information of all mobile devices. It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not to notify the provider or the network of the location information, based on information on whether or not the notification is not desired.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the location information notification method according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the relay device receives the inquiry from the provider or the network, and The location information is notified to the network.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the position information notifying method according to the fifth aspect, wherein the relay device receives a query from the provider or the network so that a user of the mobile device can receive the inquiry. It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not to notify the provider or the network of the location information based on information on whether or not a response to an inquiry is accepted.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the position information notifying method according to the sixth aspect, the information as to whether or not the user of the mobile device has accepted a response to the inquiry is provided by the user of the mobile device. Can be set or changed.

The invention according to claim 8 is the method for notifying position information according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the relay device converts the received position information, The network is notified.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the location information notification method according to the eighth aspect, wherein the relay device converts the received location information based on the type information of the provider or the network. It is characterized in that whether or not to do so is determined.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the location information notification method according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein the relay device triggers the provider or the network to request the location information notification. And determining whether to notify the provider or the network of the location information based on the information.

[0015] The invention according to claim 11 is a relay apparatus for managing location information of a mobile station, wherein the relay apparatus receives the location information from an exchange in which the mobile station is located, and transmits the location information to a provider or a network. Means for notifying position information.

According to the above configuration, the location information of the mobile device can be notified to the provider or the network.

[0017]

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of position information notification when the exchange in which a mobile station in communication is located changes. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a mobile device, which uses a combination of a mobile phone, a PHS, and the like and a data terminal device in the present embodiment. However, a mobile phone, a PHS, or the like may be used alone. The mobile device 10 can perform packet communication. Switching stations 21 and 22 are packet subscriber processing units in the present embodiment.
Reference numeral 30 denotes a gateway, which in this embodiment is a packet gateway relay processing device. The gateway 30 manages the location information of the mobile device. Reference numerals 51 to 53 denote providers, which provide information.

In FIG. 1, it is assumed that the mobile station 10 which is located in the exchange 21 and has communicated with the provider via the exchange 21 and the gateway 30 is now located in the exchange 22. The exchange 22 receives the packet communication registration request (during communication) from the mobile device 10 (see FIG. 1).
(a)), the gateway 3 with which the mobile device 10 is communicating.
A line connection request is transmitted to the gateway 30 to establish a session with the gateway 0 ((b)). The line connection request includes the location information of the mobile device 10. The gateway 30 in communication receives the line connection request and receives the mobile station 1.
The change in the position of the mobile device 10 is detected, the position information of the mobile device 10 is updated, and the provider (for example, the provider 51) communicating with the mobile device 10 is notified of the position information of the mobile device 10 ((c)).

In the present embodiment, each provider
I want to be notified of the location information of all mobile devices, only want to be notified of the location information of mobile devices subscribed to the location information notification service, or want to be notified of the location information of all mobile devices Whether or not to do so can be registered in advance in the gateway 30 as provider information. If, for example, a certain provider is registered for a certain provider, the gateway 30 transmits only the location information of the mobile device subscribed to the location information notification service, and does not transmit the location information of the other mobile devices. . The information as to whether or not a certain mobile device has a contract to receive the location information notification service includes, for example, a management device that manages information on the mobile device (such as a mobile communication service control device, etc.).
(Not shown).

In the above, an example has been described in which the mobile station is located in a different exchange. The packet communication registration request is also transmitted to the existing exchange when the mobile starts a new communication. Similar processing is performed.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the base station under the exchange station where the mobile station in communication is located changes or the cell of the base station under the exchange station where the mobile station in communication is located changes. FIG. 9 is a diagram for describing an example of position information notification. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 20 denotes an exchange, which in the present embodiment is a packet subscriber processing unit. 61 and 62 are base stations under the control of the exchange 20. 71 to 73 are cells of the base station 61, and 74 to 76 are cells of the base station 62.

The mobile station 10 is located in a cell of a base station under a certain exchange and communicates with a provider.
When the base station or cell changes during communication, a channel registration request is transmitted to the exchange (FIG. 2 (a)). In FIG. 2, the exchange 20 having received the channel registration request from the mobile device 10 notifies the gateway 30 of the location information of the mobile device 10 ((b)). Here, the switching center 20 can also suppress the increase in intra-network signals by not transmitting the location information for the mobile station that does not receive the location information notification service. The communicating gateway 30 detects the change in the position of the mobile device 10 by receiving the notification of the position information, updates the position information of the mobile device 10, and updates the mobile device 10.
Notifies the communicating provider of the location information of the mobile device 10 ((c)). As in the case of FIG. 1, the provider 51 or the like can register any of the above items in the gateway 30 in advance as provider information.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of position information notification when an inquiry is received from a provider. Gateway 30
Receives an inquiry about the location information (where the mobile device is) from the provider 51 or the like (FIG. 3 (a)), and transmits a response to the inquiry, that is, the location information.

The gateway 30 may respond to the inquiry depending on whether the user of the mobile device has acknowledged the response to the inquiry. Information as to whether or not the response has been accepted can be known, for example, by making an inquiry to a management device (such as a mobile communication service control device) that manages information about the mobile device. It is preferable that information on whether or not a response has been accepted in the management device can be freely set or changed by an operation of the user of the mobile device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a position information conversion process. The gateway 30 can also convert the location information and transmit the converted location information to the provider 51 or the like. Location information is
For example, it can be represented by the numbers of the exchange, the base station, and the cell. In addition, as the position information, a municipal number or the like can be considered.

In FIG. 4, when the gateway 30 receives the notification of the position information from the exchange 20 (FIG. 4 (a)),
The conversion request including the position information is transmitted to the converter 90 via the gateway 80 ((b), (c)). The converter 90 converts the position information, and outputs a conversion response including the converted position information,
The data is transmitted to the gateway 30 via the gateway 80 ((d), (e)). Then, the gateway 30 transmits the converted position information to the provider 51 or the like ((f)). Note that the gateway 30 may directly communicate with the converter 90 without passing through the gateway 80, or the gateway 30 may include the converter 90.

The provider 51 or the like can register its type as provider information in the gateway 30 in advance. The gateway 30 can determine whether to convert the location information based on the type of the provider that transmits the location information.

Further, the provider 51 or the like can register in advance in the gateway 30 an opportunity for requesting the notification of the position information as the provider information. The trigger for requesting the notification may be when the mobile device starts a new communication, when the switching station, base station or cell in which the mobile device in communication is located changes, when the provider makes an inquiry, or the like. The gateway 30 can notify the provider 51 or the like of the location information only when the provider 51 or the like desires the notification.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a network is connected to a gateway instead of a provider. A network (for example, a corporate LAN) 56 may be connected to the gateway 30 instead of the provider, and the location information of the mobile device may be notified to the network. For each network connected to the gateway 30,
Information (network information) similar to the provider information described above can be registered.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to notify the provider or the network of the location information of the mobile station.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for describing an example of position information notification when a switching station in which a mobile station in communication is located changes.

FIG. 2 shows position information notification when the base station under the exchange serving the mobile station in communication changes, or when the cell of the base station belonging to the exchange serving the mobile station in communication changes. It is a figure for explaining the example of.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of position information notification when an inquiry is received from a provider.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of position information conversion processing.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a network is connected to a gateway instead of a provider.

[Description of Signs] 10 Mobile device 20-22 Switching center 30, 80 Gateway 51-53 Provider 56 Network 61, 62 Base station 71-76 Cell 90 Converter

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A location information notification method for notifying a location information to a provider or a network from a relay device managing location information of a mobile device, wherein the location information is transmitted from an exchange in which the mobile device is located to the relay device. Transmitting a location information from the relay device to the provider or the network. 2. The location information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the relay device, upon receiving the location information from the exchange, notifies the provider or the network of the location information. Location information notification method. 3. The location information notification method according to claim 2, wherein when the mobile station starts a new communication, the mobile station that is communicating moves from another exchange station. When the mobile station that is communicating is located, when the base station under the exchange where the mobile station that is communicating is located changes, and when the base station that is under the exchange where the mobile station that is communicating is located, When at least one of the cell changes,
A position information notification method, wherein the position information is transmitted to the relay device. 4. The location information notification method according to claim 2, wherein said relay device, when receiving said location information from said switching center, said provider or said network comprises all mobile units. Information about whether you want to notify the location information of all mobile devices, whether you want to receive only the location information of mobile devices subscribed to the location information notification service, or if you do not want to receive the location information of all mobile devices And determining whether to notify the provider or the network of the location information based on the location information. 5. The location information notification method according to claim 1, wherein said relay apparatus, upon receiving an inquiry from said provider or said network, transmits said location information to said provider or said network. A position information notification method, which comprises notifying. 6. The location information notification method according to claim 5, wherein the relay device, when receiving an inquiry from the provider or the network, accepts a response to the inquiry from the user of the mobile device. A location information notification method, comprising: determining whether to notify the provider or the network of the location information based on the information about the location information. 7. The location information notification method according to claim 6, wherein the information as to whether the user of the mobile device has accepted the response to the inquiry can be set or changed by the user of the mobile device. Location information notification method. 8. The location information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the relay device converts the received location information and notifies the provider or the network of the location information. Characteristic location information notification method. 9. The location information notification method according to claim 8, wherein the relay device determines whether to convert the received location information based on the type information of the provider or the network. A position information notifying method, characterized in that: 10. The location information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the relay device is configured to perform the location information notification on the basis of information on a timing when the provider or the network desires the notification of the location information. A location information notification method, comprising: determining whether to notify the location information to a provider or the network. 11. A relay device for managing location information of a mobile device, comprising: means for receiving the location information from an exchange in which the mobile device is located; means for notifying a provider or a network of the location information. A relay device comprising: