JP2004289347A - Radio mobile communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently utilize an existing function of a radio mobile communication system for transmitting an operating state of a mobile body administrator (terminal operator) without the need for providing a movement setting unit to a main body side. <P>SOLUTION: A path for delivering a message from a mobile terminal 111 to a position management console 170 is provided, the message delivered from the mobile terminal 111 to the position management console 170 is a message denoting at least an operating state of the mobile terminal 111, the mobile terminal 111 is provided with a means for selecting the message of the operating state of the mobile terminal, and the position management console 170 displays the message denoting the operating state of the mobile terminal 111 together with the position information of the mobile terminal 111. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&amp;NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital wireless mobile communication system including a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to grasping the operation status of a mobile terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the development of wireless communication technology, positioning technology using radio waves has greatly developed. Today, GPS (Global Positioning System), which is a positioning system using artificial satellites, has an error of about 10 m for a single GPS receiver in the world. Position information can be obtained with high accuracy. This GPS technology is mainly used for car navigation, navigation of ships and aircraft, and surveying. In recent years, with the development of wireless mobile communication systems represented by mobile phones and the like, it has become possible to easily carry out mobile data communication over a wide area. By combining these positioning technologies and wireless mobile communication systems, position management systems for mobile objects have been put into practical use, and are being used for the purpose of improving the dispatch efficiency of home delivery vehicles and taxis through public radio and business radio. . Further, in general, in a position management system for business use, by further transmitting the state of the mobile body manager (terminal operator) along with the position information of the mobile body, it is possible to further improve the efficiency. Are known.
[0003]
Hereinafter, an example of a conventional position management system for business use will be described with reference to FIG.
[0004]
First, an operation during normal operation in the conventional business radio mobile communication system will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, 210 and 211 represent wireless mobile terminal stations (hereinafter, referred to as mobile terminals), and 220 and 221 represent wireless base stations. Generally, a radio base station has a function of performing bidirectional communication with a mobile terminal using radio waves and managing radio waves, which are finite resources. However, a range in which radio waves from a wireless base station reach (hereinafter, referred to as a base zone) is limited. In FIG. 2, base zones 230 and 231 are ranges where radio waves from wireless base stations 220 and 221 reach, respectively. It is assumed that the mobile terminals 210 and 211 are under the management of the radio base stations 220 and 221 respectively. Reference numeral 240 denotes a control station of the wireless mobile communication system, and the wireless base stations 220 and 221 and the control station 240 are connected by a wired line. When there are a plurality of wireless base stations, the control station 240 has a function for managing these wireless base stations comprehensively.
[0005]
Reference numeral 250 denotes a command center. A command console 260 in the command center 250 is connected to a command table interface 241 in the control station 240, and a position management console 270 in the command center 250 is connected to a data transmission interface 242 in the control station 240. You.
[0006]
The command console 260 includes a signal processing device 261, a voice input / output device 262, and a display device 263. The position management console 270 includes a signal processing device 271 and a display device 272.
[0007]
With the above-described configuration, communication between the command center 250 and each mobile terminal (210 and 211 in the example of FIG. 2) is possible, and is operated for business execution.
[0008]
Next, with regard to voice communication in the above-described wireless mobile communication system, a state in which voice from the mobile terminal 210 is transmitted to the command console 260 will be described.
[0009]
First, the voice input to the mobile terminal 210 is transmitted through a wireless channel and input to the base station 220. The audio signal is transmitted from the wireless base station 220 through a wired line and input to the control station 240. The voice signal input to the control station 240 is output as voice from the voice input / output device 262 from the command console interface 241 via the signal processing device 261 in the command console 260. At the same time, the display device 263 notifies the operator by flashing the portion or the like so that the user is currently communicating with the mobile terminal 210 (details of the display device 263 will be described later).
[0010]
In the above example, the mobile terminal 210 makes a call, but the voice is transmitted in the same manner in the case of the call from the mobile terminal 211 and the call from the command desk 260.
[0011]
Next, a description will be given of a state in which status information such as the current position and the operating status of the vehicle equipped with the mobile terminal 211 is transmitted to the position management console 270 for non-voice communication in the wireless mobile communication system, that is, data transmission. .
[0012]
First, a positioning signal from a satellite is received by the GPS antenna 214, and the GPS receiver 213 calculates position information such as the latitude / longitude / altitude of the current position and the moving speed and direction. The position information is transmitted to the signal processing device 212 and is input to the mobile terminal 211 together with the operation status and the like set by the dynamic setting device 215. The vehicle state information input to the mobile terminal 211 is transmitted through a wireless line and input to the wireless base station 221. The signal is transmitted from the wireless base station 221 through a wired line and input to the control station 240. The vehicle state information input to the control station 240 is displayed on the display device 272 from the data transmission interface 242 via the signal processing device 271 in the position management console 270.
[0013]
As described above, the status information such as the current position and the operating status of the vehicle is transmitted from the mobile terminal 210 to the location management console 270.
[0014]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the position information and the operation status can be transmitted at one time as the non-voice communication, but the state of the mobile unit manager (terminal operator) is also transmitted along with the position information of the mobile unit. In such a case, the device configuration (hardware) on the mobile side becomes large, that is, when viewed from the terminal operator, in addition to the operation of the wireless mobile terminal station, the operation of the dynamic setting device is also required, There is a disadvantage that the operation becomes troublesome.
[0015]
In addition, even in the case of a position management system for business use, in order to grasp the operation status of the mobile body manager (terminal operator), it is necessary to use [operating] or [pausing at meals]. It is necessary and sufficient if there is a degree, and it is not preferable to add hardware for that purpose.
[0016]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to transmit the operating status of a mobile manager (terminal operator) by efficiently using existing functions of a wireless mobile communication system without providing a dynamic setting device on the mobile side. I do.
[0017]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the wireless mobile communication system of the present invention provides a route for transmitting a message from a mobile terminal to a location management console, and the message from the mobile terminal to the location management console at least determines the operating status of the mobile terminal. Mobile terminal, the mobile terminal is provided with a means for selecting a message indicating the operation status of the mobile terminal, the location management console, the transmitted message indicating the operation status of the mobile terminal, together with the location information of the mobile terminal It is intended to be displayed.
[0018]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Before describing a wireless mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, basic matters related to the present invention will be described.
[0019]
In recent wireless mobile communication systems, in addition to the basic voice communication function for communicating and the non-voice communication function for transmitting still images and moving images, short messages that enable simple fixed message transmission There is a communication function. The short message communication function is positioned between voice communication and non-voice communication, and is intended, for example, to enable efficient communication even when a partner is not present. Particularly, in a commercial mobile communication system, simple fixed messages such as "contact,""standby,""change to group A," and "change to group B" are mainly transmitted from the command center to the mobile terminal (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal). , The downlink direction). This will be described with reference to FIG.
[0020]
First, the command terminal 260 in the command center 250 calls the mobile terminal 210 by voice communication. However, if the manager of the mobile terminal 210 (terminal operator) is away from the vehicle and is absent, the communication between the two is not performed. I can't get it. Therefore, a short message of “contact me” is transmitted from the command console 260 in the downward direction. This situation will be described in more detail.
[0021]
Generally, the display device 263 forming the command console 260 is of a touch panel type as shown in FIG. In the figure, 301 is a communication partner selection unit, 302 is a call start button unit, and 303 is a short message communication start button unit. When the short message communication start button 303 is touched, the screen is switched, and the short message content selection unit 304 is displayed. Reference numeral 305 denotes a call end button for disconnecting communication.
[0022]
First, when the mobile terminal 210 is selected (touched) from the communication partner selection unit 301, that part is lit up to notify the operator of the command console 260 of the selection. When the call start button unit 302 is selected (touched), the mobile terminal 210 is called from the signal processing device 261 via the line control device 240 and the wireless base station 220, and a call path is formed. After the communication path is formed, the operator of the command console 260 starts a call with the mobile terminal 210 by voice communication from the voice input / output device 262. However, as described above, when the administrator of the mobile terminal 210 (terminal operator) is unable to communicate with each other because the user is away from the vehicle, the operator of the command console 260 temporarily stops the communication by using the call end button unit 305. Disconnect with
[0023]
Next, similarly to the above, the mobile terminal 210 is selected (touched) from the communication partner selection unit 301, and that part is lit to notify the operator of the command console 260 of the selection. Then, the short message communication start button 303 is selected (touched), and a short message content selection screen 304 is displayed. From this screen, by selecting (touching) the portion of “1. Contact”, a fixed message is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 210 from the signal processing device 261 via the line control device 240 and the wireless base station 220. (In this case, "contact me"). Then, when the manager (terminal operator) of the mobile terminal 210 returns to the vehicle, after confirming the displayed fixed message “contact me”, voice communication with the command console 260 is started. Will be able to communicate.
[0024]
In the wireless mobile communication system of the present invention, as described above, the short message communication mainly used in the down direction (from the command center to the mobile terminal) is changed to the mobile terminal to the command center (hereinafter, referred to as the up direction). At least two types such as "during work" and "during break" are transmitted. The essential operation method is the same as the above-described touch panel method except that the operation is performed by key operation of the mobile terminal. That is, the procedure is [select a communication partner → select short message communication → select short message content → transmit].
[0025]
Furthermore, the message in the upward direction is transmitted not only to the display device on the command desk side but also to the display device on the position management console side, and the message content from the mobile body manager (terminal operator) is displayed on both display devices. It is intended to be.
[0026]
Based on the above basic matters, a wireless mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
[0027]
In this figure, 110 and 111 represent mobile terminals. In a vehicle on which the mobile terminal 111 is mounted, a signal processing device 112, a GPS receiving device 113, and a GPS antenna 114 are mounted for transmitting position information. Reference numerals 120 and 121 represent wireless base stations. Generally, a radio base station has a function of performing bidirectional communication with a mobile terminal using radio waves and managing radio waves, which are finite resources. However, a range in which radio waves from a wireless base station reach (hereinafter, referred to as a base zone) is limited. In FIG. 1, base zones 130 and 131 are ranges where radio waves from wireless base stations 120 and 121 respectively reach. It is assumed that the mobile terminals 110 and 111 are under the management of the radio base stations 120 and 121, respectively. Reference numeral 140 denotes a control station of the wireless mobile communication system, and the wireless base stations 120 and 121 and the control station 140 are connected by a wired line. When there are a plurality of radio base stations, the control station 140 has a function for managing these radio base stations comprehensively.
[0028]
Reference numeral 150 denotes a command center. The command center 150 includes a command console 160 including a signal processing device 161, a voice input / output device 162, and a display device 163, and a position management console 170 including a signal processing device 171 and a display device 172.
[0029]
Here, the signal processing device 161 in the command console 160 is connected to the command console interface 141 in the control station 140, and the signal processing device 171 in the location management console 170 is connected to the data transmission interface 142 in the control station 140. At the same time, it is connected so as to input only the upward short message signal output from the command console interface 141.
[0030]
With the above-described configuration, communication between the command center 150 and each of the mobile terminals (110 and 111 in the example of FIG. 1) is possible, and is operated for business execution.
[0031]
Next, in the wireless mobile communication system of the present embodiment, a detailed state in which status information such as the current position and the operating status of the vehicle on which the mobile terminal 111 is mounted is transmitted to the position management console 170 will be described. Note that the voice communication is the same as the conventional one, and thus the description is omitted.
[0032]
First, how the current position of the vehicle is displayed on the display device 172 in the position management console 170 will be described. A positioning signal from a satellite is received by a GPS antenna 114, and a GPS receiver 113 calculates position information such as the latitude / longitude / altitude of the current position and the moving speed and direction. The position information is transmitted to the signal processing device 112 and input to the mobile terminal 111. The vehicle state information input to the mobile terminal 111 is transmitted through a wireless line and input to the wireless base station 121. The signal is transmitted from the wireless base station 121 through a wired line and input to the control station 140. The vehicle state information input to the control station 140 is displayed on the display device 172 from the data transmission interface 142 via the signal processing device 171 in the position management console 170.
[0033]
Next, how the operation status of the mobile body manager (terminal operator) is displayed on the display device 172 in the position management console 170 will be described. First, the command console 160 is selected as a communication partner by key operation of the mobile terminal 111 (not shown). Then, short message communication start is selected, and a short message content selection screen 111-2 is displayed. By selecting, for example, a part of “2. Resting” from this screen, a signal of “resting” is transmitted through the wireless line, and the command table is transmitted from the wireless base station 121 via the command table interface 141 in the line controller 140. 160, and distributed to the position management console 170, transmitted to the display device 163 via the signal processing device 161, and a fixed message is displayed on the display device 163. Further, this signal is transmitted to the display device 172 via the signal processing device 171, and a fixed message is also displayed on the display device 172. In this case, the display device 163 in the command console 160 displays, for example, “mobile terminal 111: resting”. (The display of the display device 172 in the position management console 170 will be described later.)
As described above, in the wireless mobile communication system according to the present embodiment, the operating status of the mobile body manager (terminal operator) can be transmitted by efficiently using the short message communication, which is one of the existing functions. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to display the position information of the moving body on the same display device.
[0034]
FIG. 4 shows an example in which the current position and the operation status of each moving object are displayed on the display device 172 in the position management console 170. Here, a state in which the mobile station xxx in the area A is in business and a state in which the mobile station 111 in the area D is taking a break are shown.
[0035]
In this embodiment, the transmission of the position information and the transmission of the operation status are performed separately. However, the switching of the operation status (in this embodiment, “during operation” ⇔ “during break”) is performed during the daytime operation. Among them, it is not performed so frequently, and if it is set to "working" in a default state (initial setting), it is not an essential problem, and there is no problem in terms of troublesomeness seen from the terminal operator.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the operation status of the mobile body manager (terminal operator) can be efficiently utilized without providing the dynamic setting device on the mobile body side and efficiently using the existing functions of the wireless mobile communication system. Transmission becomes possible.
[0037]
As a result, the command center can centrally manage and grasp the operation status in addition to the location information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a commercial wireless mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a commercial wireless mobile communication system as an example of the related art.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a touch panel type command table display device unit in the professional wireless mobile communication system.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of a position management console display device in the professional wireless mobile communication system.
[Explanation of symbols] 110, 111: mobile terminal, 111-2: short message content selection screen, 112: signal processing device, 113: GPS receiving device, 114: GPS antenna, 120, 121: radio base station, 130, 131 : Base zone, 140: control station, 141: command console interface, 142: data transmission interface, 150: command center, 160: command console, 161, 171: signal processing device, 162: voice input / output device, 163, 172: Display device, 170: location management console, 210, 211: mobile terminal, 212: signal processing device, 213: GPS receiving device, 214: GPS antenna, 215: dynamic setting device, 220, 221: wireless base station, 230, 231 : Base zone, 240: control station, 241: command console interface, 242: data transmission in Face, 250: Command center, 260: Command desk, 261, 271: Signal processing device, 262: Voice input / output device, 263, 272: Display device, 270: Location management console, 301: Communication partner selection unit, 302: Call Start button section, 303: Short message communication start button section, 304: Short message content selection section, 305: Call end button section.

Claims (1)

A control station, a base station connected to the control station via a wired line, and a mobile terminal connected to the base station via a wireless line;
The mobile terminal is connected to position information generating means capable of identifying its own position information,
The control station is connected to a position management console on which position information of the mobile terminal is displayed, and a command console for performing voice communication with the mobile terminal.
In a wireless mobile communication system having means for communicating a message between the command console and the mobile terminal,
Providing a route for transmitting the message from the mobile terminal to the location management console,
The message from the mobile terminal to the location management console is a message representing at least the operating status of the mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal includes means for selecting the message indicating the operating status of the mobile terminal,
The position management console displays the transmitted message indicating the operating status of the mobile terminal together with the location information of the mobile terminal.

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