JP2007006288A - Incoming call restriction system, base station and mobile communication control station - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an incoming call restriction system, a base station, and a mobile communication control station, wherein incoming calls to a mobile terminal in a usage restriction area are prevented, and message recording is enabled without necessitating function setting or the like of the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: When the mobile-phone 1 is located in an area where its usage is limited, the base station 3 or the mobile communication control station 7 automatically transfers incoming calls to the mobile-phone 1 from other terminals to an answer phone or an answer phone service system 5 for restricting incoming calls to the mobile-phone 1 in that place, according to position information received from the mobile-phone 1. The base station 3 or the mobile communication control station 7 obtains the position information by the GPS function provided for the mobile phone 1. By automatically transferring incoming calls to the mobile-phone 1 to a telephone or the like having the function of answer phone, incoming calls and responses in that place are suppressed, and nuisance calls due to ring tone, call sound or the like are prevented. The user also confirms callers and messages or the like later, and call backs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an incoming call restriction system for a mobile terminal, and more particularly to an incoming call restriction system, a base station, and a mobile communication control station for preventing an incoming call at a place where use is restricted.

  Regarding the use of mobile phones, even in areas where use is restricted (use restricted areas), it is left up to users who have poor manners of use because it is up to the independence of the contractor (user) It is the actual situation that many people suffer from inconvenience.

  In addition, there is a mobile phone equipped with a function such as a manner mode capable of stopping the generation of a ringtone in a public place. However, since the mode setting itself is performed by the user himself in this mobile phone, the user sets the mode. Unless it was done, it was impossible to stop the ringing.

  In other words, the method of using the mobile phone is left to the user's independence, and there is a situation in which it causes trouble for others depending on the method of use even in a specific facility or transportation facility that is a restricted use area.

For this reason, the mobile phone has a GPS function, and when the user who owns the mobile phone enters a specific location or the like based on the position information transmitted from the mobile phone, the mobile phone receives an incoming call from the base station side. There is also known a mobile phone system configured to perform an incoming call prohibition setting for preventing sound generation and an answering machine setting in which the mobile phone itself is an answering machine (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-160985 A

  As described above, it is the actual situation that it is not possible to sufficiently prevent inconveniences in public places or the like by leaving the usage of the mobile phone, function setting, etc. to the user. Also, the control system that stops the incoming call function of the mobile phone from the base station side has a problem in that important calls from the caller may be invalidated and the caller cannot be redone. In addition, the control system that sets the answering machine for the mobile phone itself cannot solve the problem of the ringtone itself, requires a recording storage area, etc. There is also a problem that is targeted.

(the purpose)
An object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call restriction system, a base station, and a mobile communication control station that do not require the function setting of a mobile terminal, prevent incoming calls to a mobile terminal in a restricted use area, and enable absence recording There is to do.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call restriction system, a base station, and a mobile communication control station that prevent incoming calls to portable terminals in restricted use areas and enable voice recording.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call restriction system, a base station, and a mobile communication control station capable of preventing the ringing of a mobile terminal even when the manner mode is not set in a restricted use area.

  The present invention automatically transfers a call from another terminal to an answering machine or answering machine service system using location information received from the portable terminal in a place where the use of the portable terminal is restricted such as a mobile phone. Then, incoming calls at the location are temporarily restricted. The position information is acquired by a GPS (Global Positioning System) function mounted on the mobile terminal.

  First, the map is divided into desired minimum units (10 to 50 m square) according to the positioning accuracy of the GPS function, and an area code is assigned to each map. The assigned area code is managed as a database for each base station by a database management unit such as a server. When the database management unit detects that the terminal has entered an area where use of the terminal is restricted based on position information transmitted from the mobile terminal by the GPS function, the base station follows the instruction from the database management unit. Alternatively, the mobile communication control station automatically transfers a call from another terminal to a telephone having an answering machine function (see FIGS. 1 to 5).

  The incoming call control system according to the present invention is a device having an answering machine function (answering machine) when the mobile terminal is located at a use restricted place, the base station or the mobile communication control station in the area to which the mobile terminal belongs. And the like. It is characterized by recognizing that the mobile phone is located at a place where use is restricted based on position information obtained by a GPS positioning function from the portable terminal.

  In addition, a database having information on the restricted use location is provided, and the base station or the mobile communication control station recognizes whether or not the use restricted location is located by referring to the database based on the location information from the portable terminal. The information on the restricted place of use is characterized in that the map is in units of areas divided according to specific facilities, transportation routes of transportation, and the like. Further, the database is configured as data capable of specifying the information on the restricted use location for each base station.

  The base station or the mobile communication control station of the present invention can answer an incoming call to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is located at a use-restricted location based on the location information of the mobile phone received from the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal is controlled to transfer to a device having a GPS, and based on the position information acquired by the GPS positioning function, it is recognized whether or not the mobile terminal is located at the restricted use location with reference to the database having the restricted use location information. In addition, the information on the restricted place of use is characterized in that the map is in units of areas divided according to specific facilities, transportation routes, and the like. Further, the database is characterized in that it is data that can specify information on the restricted place of use for each base station.

  According to the present invention, incoming calls and responses at the location can be suppressed by automatically transferring the call to the mobile terminal at the restricted use location to a telephone having an answering machine function or an answering machine of an answering machine service. It is possible to surely prevent annoying calls due to ringtones and call sounds.

  In addition, when a call to a portable terminal at a place where use is restricted is transferred to a telephone or the like having an answering machine function, the user can later confirm the caller and its message, and can make a call again. .

  Further, the base station or mobile communication control station determines that the mobile terminal has left the restricted use location and makes a notification regarding the transfer of the transmission to the mobile terminal, thereby making a call to the mobile phone. It is possible for the user to quickly confirm whether or not there is an absence recording and the absence or absence of absence recording.

  In addition, by configuring the database to be distributedly managed for each base station, it is possible to suppress the enlarging of the database and to facilitate data management and update.

Hereinafter, a mobile phone will be described as an example of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
(Description of configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an incoming call restriction system according to the present embodiment. Mobile phone 1, 2, base station 3, fixed telephone network (network) 4, other telephone having an answering machine function or answering machine server (device having an answering machine function) 5 for predetermined answering machine service, GPS positioning information Are composed of a plurality of GPS satellites 61 and 62, a plurality of base stations including the base station 3, and a mobile communication control station 7 between the networks 4. In this example, a mobile phone 1 that transmits position information by the GPS function to the base station 3 and a mobile phone 2 that transmits to the mobile phone 1 exist in the service area of the base station 3. An example is shown in which the outgoing call is transferred to another telephone 5 or the like having an answering machine function because the mobile phone 1 is located at a restricted place.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment. The mobile phone 1 receives GPS positioning information from a plurality of GPS satellites 61 and 62 in addition to the transmission / reception unit 11, the display unit 12 and the like that realize a call, display function, and the like by transmission / reception with the base station 1, and 1 includes a GPS positioning unit 13 that generates position information of 1 and a control unit 14 that controls between them. Here, the GPS positioning unit 13 has a function of generating position information of the mobile phone 1 from the GPS positioning information at a time interval such as several seconds to several minutes and transmitting it to the base station 3.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the base station according to the present embodiment. The base station 3 has a transmission / reception unit 31 that realizes a transmission / reception function with a mobile phone, an area unit such as a 10-40 m square that divides the service area of the base station corresponding to a specific facility on the map, and the like. A database management unit 32 that allocates area information to each unit, creates a database in which mobile phone use-restricted locations and the like can be specified by area information (code), and is distributed and held in units of base stations, location information for acquiring location information from mobile phones When the acquisition unit 33 detects that the position of the mobile phone acquired between the acquisition unit 33 and the location information acquisition unit 33 has been moved to a restricted use location by the database management unit 32, the acquisition unit 33 detects the location via the wireless line or the network 4 or the like. Calls sent to the cellular phone 1 can be used for other telephones having a predetermined answering machine function or an answering machine service for a predetermined answering machine service. 5 comprises a base station controller 34 which performs the process of transferring.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of area code allocation, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a database structure of the database management unit 32. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the area is divided into 10 to 50 m square areas on the map according to the positioning accuracy of GPS. Here, because the purpose of dividing is for buildings (hospitals, movie theaters, etc.) where use of the mobile terminal 1 is restricted rather than range, it is not necessary to divide evenly, and the size according to each object It can be divided into irregularly. In this example, the home is registered as area (code) 7, and the hospital that is the restricted use place is registered as area (code) 13.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the database for managing area information takes the form of registering area information for each base station, for example, and manages it as management data linked to address information (hospital, movie theater, etc.). The position information of the mobile phone transmitted from the mobile phone by the GPS function can be managed as management data at the same time. Furthermore, information on the forwarding destination of outgoing calls of individual mobile phones can be managed as management data.

(Description of operation)
The operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, set up the base station.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the map is divided according to the accuracy of the GPS function, the area codes are assigned so that the restricted use places (areas) can be specified, and the assigned area codes are used as a database for each base station. It is stored and managed in the management unit 32. Further, the location information received from the mobile phone is stored and managed in the database management unit 32 as a database for each base station. Furthermore, information such as a telephone number of an answering machine such as a home or office suitable for the user of the mobile phone 1 is set and registered in advance. When using the answering machine service, a service contract is concluded for the mobile phone 1.

  The base station control unit 34 detects an area code corresponding to the position on the database of the database management unit 32 based on the position information measured by the GPS positioning function of the mobile phone 1, and the area code is within the base station area. In the case of the use restricted place, when a call to the mobile phone 1 occurs within the area of the area code (transfer conditions match), an answering machine such as a home or office, an answering machine function or an answering machine service, etc. Controls forwarding to a preset answering machine. For example, the base station control unit 34 substantially notifies the mobile communication control station 7 that the mobile phone 1 has entered the restricted use location together with information such as a telephone having an answering machine function for the mobile phone 1. It can also be configured to control the transfer.

  In addition, when moving between areas of the mobile phone 1, processing for handover is performed between the source base station and the destination base station using the movement information, and after the movement, the area code of the new base station is used. Based on the database, when the mobile phone 1 is in the restricted use location within the base station area, while the mobile phone 1 is in the restricted use location, the other party can make outgoing calls to the mobile phone 1 as well. Control is automatically transferred to a telephone having an answering machine function.

Further, when the base station determines from the position information from the mobile phone 1 that the mobile terminal has left the restricted use location, the base station controls the outgoing call to the mobile phone 1 so that it can be received as usual.
Furthermore, when the base station determines that the mobile terminal has left the restricted use location, the transfer notification performed at the restricted use location is notified to the telephone having the answering machine function or to the answering machine server. It is preferable to notify the user of the cellular phone 1 of the information on the voice recording by prompting the transfer from the voice mail server side to the portable terminal.

(Other embodiment 1)
In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which each base station stores a database of area codes or the like for each base station and performs distributed management. However, allocation to a wide area including base station areas of a plurality of base stations is performed. A database including the area code and the management data is installed, and a database management unit for managing the database in common is installed in the mobile communication control station 7 that supervises a plurality of base stations. Based on the location information received via each base station, it can be determined whether or not the mobile phone is in a restricted use location, and the same transfer control as described above can be performed.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an incoming call restriction system according to another embodiment of the present invention. The basic configuration is the same as the system configuration shown in FIG. 1 except that the mobile communication control station 7 having a switching function between a plurality of base stations including the base station 3 and the network 4 has a database management common to the plurality of base stations. The unit 8 is installed, and it is possible to refer to an area code that is a use-restricted place by position information from mobile phones in areas of a plurality of base stations. The present embodiment is suitable for control for transferring an incoming call to a mobile phone that is moving in a transportation facility or the like where a use restriction area is formed across service areas of a plurality of base stations to a phone having an answering machine function.

(Other embodiment 2)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which a mobile phone in public transportation is taken as an example, and FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram of area code allocation according to the present embodiment. This is an example applied to a user (mobile phone) who is on a public transportation such as a train or bus, and the mobile communication control station 7 according to the present embodiment further divides the map according to the positioning accuracy of the GPS function. Then, assign the area code of multiple areas on the map that correspond to the route of transportation such as trains, buses, etc. on the map to include the route, and assign the assigned area code to the base station Each database is stored and managed in the database management unit 8. The stored information of the database management unit 8 is the same as the method shown in FIG. 5, but includes area information of a plurality of base stations.

  In addition, the control unit of the mobile communication control station 7 manages the location information of the operation routes such as trains and buses in the database, and refers to the database every time the location information of the mobile terminal being moved by the user is acquired. It is configured to determine whether or not it has entered a restricted use place, and when entering a restricted use place, calls from other terminals etc. to the mobile phone are forwarded to a telephone having an answering machine function. The

  Also in the present embodiment, when the mobile communication control station 7 determines from the location information from the mobile phone 1 that the mobile terminal has subsequently left the restricted use location, the mobile phone 1 is normally sent. Take control. Further, when the mobile communication control station 7 determines that the mobile terminal has left the restricted use location, the mobile communication control station 7 is notified of the transfer to the telephone having the answering machine function or the answering machine regarding the transfer processing performed at the restricted use location. By notifying the telephone server and notifying the transfer from the answering machine server side to the mobile terminal, it is possible to notify the user of the cellular phone 1 of the information on the absence recording promptly.

  According to the present embodiment, incoming calls are not directly received while traveling in public transportation such as trains and buses, and it is possible to prevent inconvenience to surrounding passengers.

  In addition, when the restricted use location is indoors in a facility, in a transportation vehicle, etc., and GPS information is difficult to receive, the point of entry into any of the areas of one or more adjacent area codes that are prohibited use The transfer control of the present invention can be configured to start, and when the GPS information is received by the movement from the inside of the area to the outside of the area and the position information is acquired, the transfer control is terminated. It is possible to configure. By such control, the present invention can be realized even if position information due to movement of the one or more adjacent area codes in the area cannot be obtained after the start of transfer control.

  In addition, although an example of a mobile phone has been described as the present embodiment, all methods such as a PDC method and a PHS method can be used as a mobile phone, and the present invention can be applied to a portable information terminal or the like instead of a mobile phone. It is clear that it can be applied, and can be implemented as a new service of a communication company such as a mobile phone company.

It is a figure showing an example of composition of an incoming call control system of an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the base station of this Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram of allocation of an area code. It is a figure which shows the structure of the database of a database management part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the incoming call | reception control system of other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows embodiment which takes the mobile phone in a public transport system as an example. It is a conceptual diagram of allocation of the area code of this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1, 2 Mobile phone 3 Base station 4 Network (landline)
5 Answering machine 7 Mobile communication control station 8, 32 Database management unit 11, 31 Transmission / reception unit 12 Display unit 13 GPS positioning unit 14 Control unit 33 Location information acquisition unit 34 Base station control unit 61, 62 GPS satellite

Claims (13)

  When the mobile terminal is located in a restricted use location, the base station or mobile communication control station in the area to which the mobile terminal belongs performs control to transfer the outgoing call to the mobile terminal to a device having an answering machine function Incoming call restriction system.   2. The incoming call restriction system according to claim 1, wherein the base station or the mobile communication control station recognizes that the mobile station is located at a use-restricted place by acquiring position information from the portable terminal using a GPS positioning function. .   A database having information on the restricted use location, wherein the base station or the mobile communication control station recognizes whether or not the restricted use location is located by referring to the database according to the location information from the portable terminal. The incoming call restriction system according to claim 2.   4. The incoming call restriction system according to claim 3, wherein the information on the restricted place of use is an area unit divided on the map according to a specific facility, an operation route of transportation, and the like.   5. The incoming call restriction system according to claim 3, wherein the database is data that can specify information on the restricted place of use for each base station.   Based on the location information of the mobile phone received from the mobile terminal, when the mobile terminal is located at a restricted place, the incoming call to the mobile terminal is transferred to a device having an answering machine function Bureau.   7. The mobile terminal recognizes whether or not the mobile terminal is located at the restricted use location with reference to a database having the restricted use location information based on the location information acquired by the GPS positioning function. Base station.   8. The base station according to claim 7, wherein the information on the restricted place of use is an area unit divided on the map according to a specific facility, a transportation route of transportation, and the like.   9. The base station according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the database distributes and manages the information on the use restricted place as data that can be specified for each base station.   The mobile phone is configured to transfer an incoming call to the mobile terminal to a device having an answering machine function when the mobile terminal is located at a use-restricted location based on location information of the mobile phone received from the mobile terminal. Communication control station.   11. The mobile terminal recognizes whether or not the mobile terminal is located at the restricted use location with reference to a database having the restricted use location information based on the location information acquired by the GPS positioning function. Mobile communication control station.   12. The mobile communication control station according to claim 11, wherein the information on the restricted place of use is an area unit divided on the map according to a specific facility, an operation route of a transportation facility, or the like.   13. The mobile communication control station according to claim 11, wherein the database commonly manages the information on the restricted use location as data that can be specified in a plurality of base station units.

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