JP2007129359A - Response service method and system for caller to mobile wireless terminal in speech inhibit area - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means capable of being in contact with a caller making a call to a mobile wireless terminal in a use inhibit area by a method other than using a mobile wireless terminal whose power is interrupted. <P>SOLUTION: A database 11 of a base station 10 registers a gate 30 arranged in the speech inhibit area and information associated with the speech inhibit area. When the mobile wireless terminal A passes through the gate 30 arranged in the speech inhibit area, the gate 30 transmits a power OFF setting to the mobile wireless terminal A and transmits telephone number information of the mobile wireless terminal A received from the mobile wireless terminal A to the base station 10. The base station 10 registers the telephone number received from the gate 30 in cross reference with the gate 30. When a user C makes a call from a mobile wireless terminal C to the mobile wireless terminal A, the base station 10 confirms that the mobile wireless terminal A stays in the speech inhibit area at present and the power of the mobile wireless terminal A is turned off, makes no access to the mobile wireless terminal A but gives the user C about the information of the speech inhibit area wherein the mobile wireless terminal A stays. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing technique when a call is made from outside a call prohibition area to a mobile radio terminal such as a mobile phone that has entered the call prohibition area and is turned off.

  Mobile radio terminals such as mobile phones generate relatively strong electromagnetic waves when communicating, and thus may adversely affect various electronic devices such as electronic medical devices and pacemakers, and control devices. The communication operation that generates strong electromagnetic waves is not limited to during a call by the mobile radio terminal, that is, even when it is not intended by the owner of the mobile radio terminal. In public places such as in hospitals, trains, airplanes, etc., there are announcements to turn off mobile radio terminals.

  However, if the owner of the mobile radio terminal forgets to turn off the power, communication by the mobile radio terminal is performed within the prohibited area, and strong electromagnetic waves are emitted from the mobile radio terminal, adversely affecting surrounding electronic devices and the like. There was a problem that there is a risk of affecting. From a manner point of view, there are many places other than the above places where it is required to turn off the mobile radio terminal in a movie theater or school. As a solution to such a problem, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 propose a system in which a gate or the like is provided on the approach path to the mobile radio terminal use prohibited area and the mobile radio terminal is forcibly turned off. .

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, a mobile wireless terminal includes a power-off unit that receives a power-off request signal and turns off the power, and moves a communication device that performs communication including transmission of the power-off request signal. Provided at a gate installed in a path of entry to a prohibited area where use of a wireless terminal is prohibited, and when the mobile wireless terminal in a state where power is turned on passes through the gate installed in the prohibited area, the communication A power-off request signal transmitted from the apparatus is received by the mobile radio terminal, and the power of the mobile radio terminal is forcibly turned off by the power-off means.

  Further, in the system described in Patent Document 2, when the mobile radio terminal receives a use prohibition signal transmitted from a small base station installed at the entrance of the use prohibition area, the mobile radio terminal moves to the radio exchange station. A notification signal is sent to notify that the wireless terminal has entered the prohibited area. When the mobile wireless terminal receives an incoming call while it is not in use, the mobile wireless terminal of the other party is notified and the incoming call history is recorded. After transmitting a billing signal requesting to be held as information, the transmission function of the mobile radio terminal is stopped.

  When a radio switching center receives an incoming call from another mobile radio terminal to a mobile radio terminal in this prohibited area, the mobile exchange terminal of the other party is currently in the prohibited area. If the incoming date and time, the telephone number of the mobile wireless terminal that made the call, the attribute information such as the name of the user, and the contents of the call or mail are sent, the communication information When the mobile radio terminal goes out of the use prohibition area and the use prohibition is canceled, a request for location registration to the base station is made and an inquiry request for a history of incoming calls is made. The history information held by the radio exchange station is received and the incoming call information when entering the prohibited area can be acquired.

  Further, in the system described in Patent Document 3, when a mobile radio terminal holder receives a power-off request signal by approaching a use-prohibited area equipped with a simple base station device at the entrance, the mobile radio terminal responds as a response. A stop number notification with the telephone number of its own terminal is transmitted to the simple base station device, and then the power of the radio unit is voluntarily turned off. In the simple base station device, the received stop number notification is sent as a communication suspension setting message. As a signal, the signal is transmitted to a location management server connected to the wireless network via a public base station. The location management server registers that the mobile wireless terminal is currently out of communication, and moves to another location. When a wireless terminal transmits to the mobile wireless terminal, the wireless network refers to the information of the location management server and recognizes that the mobile wireless terminal is currently out of communication. The mobile wireless terminal refers to the service content registered in the location management server without performing the incoming call processing on the public base station device in which the location is registered, and provides service to the originating mobile radio terminal. Is provided.

  In this stop number notification and communication suspension setting signal, it is possible to selectively store the service content for the telephone that has been transmitted to the mobile wireless terminal during communication suspension, and that information is also registered in the location management server. The Therefore, for example, when the answering machine service is set, the caller's message is stored by connecting to the voice storage center, and when the mobile wireless terminal goes out of the use prohibition area and the use prohibition is canceled, The stored sender's message can be acquired.

JP 2005-142940 A JP 2003-134564 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-069412

  As described above, according to the techniques described in the above patent documents, even if the owner of the mobile radio terminal is not conscious of turning on / off the power of the mobile radio terminal, the owner passes through the gate. The mobile radio terminal is automatically turned off, so that the mobile radio terminal communicates unintended by the owner within the use prohibited area of the mobile radio terminal at the end of the gate. It is possible to prevent adverse effects on the electronic equipment and the like installed in the area.

  However, in the case of the technology described in each of the above patent documents, even if there is an incoming call to the mobile radio terminal of the user who is staying in the prohibited area, the user can go out of the prohibited area in order to know the incoming call. Therefore, it is necessary to wait until the power of the mobile radio terminal is turned on again and communication with the base station becomes possible. It is enough.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to call a caller who has made a call to a mobile radio terminal of a user who is staying in a prohibited area using a method other than the mobile radio terminal being turned off. By providing means for enabling contact with the user, the convenience of the user is further enhanced.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a response service method to a caller for a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area. The mobile radio terminal enters the call prohibition area through the gate at a gate disposed at the entrance of the call prohibition area. In addition, a signal for setting the power off is transmitted to the base station by adding the identification information of the gate to the information (telephone number) of the mobile radio terminal acquired from the mobile radio terminal and notifying the base station. Information related to the call-prohibited area where the gate is located (name, address, telephone number, information map, etc. of facilities where entrance / exit is controlled such as hospitals / movie theaters / trains where calls are prohibited) The mobile radio terminal information received from the gate is registered and managed in association with the gate, and an incoming call is received by the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area. The base station notifies the caller of information related to the call prohibition area where the mobile radio terminal is located without accessing the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area. It is characterized by providing services.

  Further, the service system for answering a caller to a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area according to the present invention receives a power off signal of the mobile radio terminal transmitted from a gate arranged at the entrance of the call prohibition area. Means for transmitting a signal for setting the power off to the mobile radio terminal that enters the call prohibition area through the gate in the system for turning off the power of the mobile radio terminal; Means for acquiring information (telephone number) of the mobile radio terminal from the mobile radio terminal, means for adding the gate identification information to the acquired information of the mobile radio terminal and notifying the base station; In addition, information related to the call-prohibited area where the gate is located (names of facilities where entrance / exit of hospitals, movie theaters, trains, etc. where calls are prohibited are managed, , A telephone number, a guide map, etc.) and a gate that receives the information of the mobile radio terminal when receiving the information of the mobile radio terminal to which the gate identification information is added from the gate, The means for performing registration management in association with the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area, when the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area receives an incoming call It is characterized by providing means for notifying information related to the area.

  The information related to the call prohibition area includes, for example, the call prohibition area name (facility name), address, telephone number, map information, and the like. In addition, when it is not necessary to include all of such information, a configuration including only necessary information can be adopted.

  According to the present invention, information on a call prohibition area where the mobile radio terminal is located is notified to a caller who has called a mobile radio terminal whose power is turned off in the call prohibition area. In an emergency, it is possible to provide a method for a calling party to contact the called party by means other than the mobile radio terminal. The called party goes out of the prohibited area and the mobile radio terminal is powered on. Before being re-entered and ready to communicate with the base station, emergency information from the caller can be obtained by another means.

  In addition, since information on mobile radio terminals that are turned off in the call prohibition area is managed by the base station, when the telephone number information from the caller is transmitted to the base station, The base station can immediately detect that the mobile radio terminal is not turned on, and the response from the base station to the caller and the provision of service are also accelerated.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a system configuration example of the present invention that provides a response service to a caller for a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area.

  In FIG. 1, a base station 10 includes a database (DB) 11, antennas 20 to 22 that transmit and receive with mobile radio terminals in each callable area, and mobile radio terminals that are arranged at the entrance of a call prohibition area and pass therethrough. A gate 30 for transmitting and receiving is connected. User information notified from the gate 30 is stored in the DB 11. Here, the user information is information associated with user information (telephone number or the like) and gate information (information to be notified to the caller) transmitted when the gate recognizes the user's passage. Since the gate information is information fixed for each call-prohibited area (eg, hospital, movie theater, etc.), the gate information is transmitted from the gate 30 to the base station 10 in the area and registered in advance. What is necessary is just to transmit the information which linked | related user information and gate identification information to the base station 10, when recognizing passage of this.

  In this configuration, the gate 30 is the only entrance / exit of a call-prohibited area (eg, hospital, movie theater, etc.), and when a user who has a mobile radio terminal that is powered on enters through the gate 30 and enters the mobile radio terminal A When the power is turned off and the vehicle exits after passing through the gate 30, the power is turned on like the mobile radio terminal B. The mobile radio terminals B and C can receive and make calls because the power is turned on within the callable area (inside the dotted circle). On the contrary, since the mobile radio terminal A is in the call prohibition area (within the alternate long and short dash line frame), the power is off and the incoming / outgoing call cannot be made. It is assumed that the users A to C are using the mobile radio terminals A to C, respectively. The gate 30 communicates user information with the base station 10 as needed.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile radio terminal 40 and the gate 30 shown in FIG. 1. The mobile radio terminal 40 transmits and receives electromagnetic waves between the antennas 20 to 22 of the base station or the gate 30. An antenna 41 to perform, a communication processing unit 42 that receives and transmits a radio signal via the antenna 41, an audio processing unit 45 that processes an audio signal included in a signal received or transmitted by the communication processing unit 42, and audio A speaker 47 that emits the signal processed by the processing unit 45 to the outside and a microphone 48 that collects external sound and supplies it to the sound processing unit 45 are provided.

  The control unit 44 processes signals from the communication processing unit 42, the voice processing unit 45, and the key input unit 43 to control the entire mobile radio terminal 40 including power on / off control. The display unit 46 displays various states and warnings of the mobile phone 40 output from the control unit 44. Note that the antenna 41 and the communication processing unit 42 are dedicated to communication with the base station antennas 20 to 22, and the antenna and communication processing unit that performs short-range communication with the gate 30 are the antenna 41 and the communication processing unit 42. It is good also as a structure provided separately.

  On the other hand, the gate 30 is connected to the base station 10 by a wired or wireless connection with the antenna 31, the communication processing unit 32 that processes signals transmitted and received between the mobile radio terminal 40 via the antenna 31, and the base station. A communication processing unit 34 that processes signals transmitted and received between them, and a control unit 33 that is connected to the communication processing units 32 and 34 and controls the operation of the gate 30. Also, in the database 11 connected to the base station 10, mobile wireless terminal information (telephone number) that has entered the call prohibition area through the gate 30 and information related to the call prohibition area in which the gate 30 is arranged are stored. It is registered in a set or in a state associated with each other.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of information registered in the database 11, and FIG. 3 (a) shows the name, address, telephone number, map information, etc. of the facility where the gate 30 is arranged corresponding to each gate. FIG. 3B is a table in which mobile phone number information that is in a power-off state in each call prohibition area is registered in association with each gate.

  When there is an incoming call to a mobile radio terminal that is powered off in the call prohibition area, the base station 10 refers to the table in FIG. 3B, so that the call prohibition area where the mobile radio terminal that has received the call stays. Next, by referring to FIG. 3 (a), the name, address, telephone number, map information, etc. of the facility where the extracted gate is arranged are extracted. The mobile wireless terminal that has received the incoming request notifies that it cannot be connected because it is currently in the call prohibition area, and the name, address, telephone number, map information, etc. of the facility extracted from the table (FIG. 3A). Is notified to the caller by voice or e-mail.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a transmission procedure between the base station 10, the gate 30, and the mobile radio terminal in the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the database 11 of the base station, the gates 30 arranged in each call prohibition area and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, map information, and the like of the facilities are transmitted from the respective gates in advance, so that FIG. ) Is registered as a table as shown in FIG. First, when the user A who has the mobile radio terminal A passes through a gate 30 arranged in a certain call prohibition area, a “power OFF setting” signal transmitted from the gate 30 is received. When the mobile radio terminal A receives this power OFF setting instruction, it transmits the telephone number information of the mobile radio terminal A to the gate 30 and then turns off the power of the mobile radio terminal A.

  When the gate 30 receives the telephone number information of the mobile radio terminal A possessed by the user A and transmitted from the mobile radio terminal A, the gate 30 associates the received telephone number information of the mobile radio terminal A with the identification information of the gate 30. The transmitted information is transmitted to the base station 10. The base station 10 recognizes that the mobile radio terminal A possessed by the user A passes through the gate 30 and that the power of the mobile radio terminal A is currently in the OFF state, and the identification information of the gate 30 that has received the telephone number Register in association (FIG. 3B).

  In this state, if the user C in the callable area calls the mobile radio terminal A of the user A from the mobile radio terminal C, the base station 10 refers to the table (FIG. 3B). As a result, it can be confirmed that the mobile radio terminal A of the user A is currently in the call-prohibited area and is in the power-off state, so the table (FIG. 3A) is accessed without accessing the mobile radio terminal A. Referring to the mobile radio terminal C, information indicating that the mobile radio terminal A is currently located, that is, that the mobile radio terminal A is in the call prohibition area is notified to the mobile radio terminal C using communication means such as mail. At that time, as specific information of the call prohibition area notified to the mobile radio terminal C, for example, information such as the name, address, telephone number, and map of the facility as shown in FIG. If time contact is set, it is notified together.

  Therefore, even if the user C cannot communicate with the user A by the mobile radio terminal, the user C can obtain information such as the current location of the user A, the address / phone number / map of the location, etc. In this case, contact the user A by a method other than the mobile radio terminal that is powered off, such as going directly to the notified location or calling the user A by calling the notified telephone number. Is possible. Note that the information of the call prohibition area does not need to include all the above-described information, and can be selected and set as appropriate.

  Thereafter, when the mobile radio terminal A passes through the gate 30, the mobile radio terminal A determines that the instruction of “power ON setting” has been received by the transmission signal from the gate 30, and turns on the power of the mobile radio terminal A. Turn it on. The gate 30 transmits the information deletion setting of the mobile radio terminal A to the base station 10, and the base station 10 deletes the information of the mobile radio terminal A in the database 11 from the table of FIG. Thereafter, a call from the mobile radio terminal C to the user A is performed as usual.

It is the schematic which shows the system structural example of this invention which provides the response service to the caller with respect to the mobile radio | wireless terminal in a call prohibition area. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the internal structural example of the mobile radio | wireless terminal and gate in this embodiment. It is a table which shows the example of the information registered into the database in this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the transmission procedure between the base station in this embodiment, a gate, and a mobile radio terminal.

Explanation of symbols

10 base station 11 database 20, 21, 22 base station antenna 30 gate 31 antenna 32, 34 communication processing unit 33 control unit 40 mobile radio terminal 41 antenna 42 communication processing unit 43 key input unit 44 control unit 45 voice processing unit 46 display unit 47 Speaker 48 Microphone

Claims (7)

  In the gate arranged at the entrance of the call prohibition area, the mobile radio terminal that passes through the gate and enters the call prohibition area transmits a signal for setting the power off, and the signal acquired from the mobile radio terminal The mobile station information is added to the information of the mobile radio terminal and notified to the base station. In the base station, information related to the call prohibition area where the gate is arranged is registered and managed, and received from the gate. When the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area receives a call, the base station accesses the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area when the mobile radio terminal is registered and managed in association with the gate. Without any call, the call prohibition area is characterized in that the caller is notified of information related to the call prohibition area where the mobile radio terminal is located. Response service method to the caller for the mobile radio terminal.   The base station notifies the caller of information including at least one of a name, an address, a telephone number, and map information of the call prohibition area as information related to the call prohibition area. Item 5. A service method for responding to a caller with respect to a mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area according to Item 1. In the system for turning off the power of the mobile radio terminal by receiving the power off signal of the mobile radio terminal transmitted from the gate arranged at the entrance of the call prohibition area,
Means for transmitting to the gate a signal for setting the power off to the mobile radio terminal passing through the gate and entering the call prohibition area; and obtaining information on the mobile radio terminal from the mobile radio terminal And means for adding the gate identification information to the acquired mobile radio terminal information and notifying the base station,
The base station receives and manages information related to the call prohibition area where the gate is arranged, and information on the mobile radio terminal to which the gate identification information is added from the gate, Means for registering and managing mobile radio terminal information in association with the received gate; and when the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area is called, the registration management is performed for a caller. Means for notifying information related to the call prohibition area where the mobile radio terminal is located;
A service system for answering a caller to a mobile radio terminal in a call-prohibited area.   The mobile radio in the call prohibition area according to claim 3, wherein the information related to the call prohibition area includes at least one of a name, an address, a telephone number, and map information of the call prohibition area. A service system for answering a caller to a terminal. A mobile radio terminal used in a service system for answering a caller to a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area according to claim 3 or 4,
When a mobile terminal power off signal transmitted from a gate located at the entrance of the call prohibition area is received, the mobile terminal telephone number information is transmitted to the gate and then the power is turned off. A mobile radio terminal comprising means for making A gate used in a service system for answering a caller to a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area according to claim 3 or 4,
Means for transmitting a signal for setting the power off to the mobile radio terminal that passes through the gate and enters the call prohibition area; means for acquiring information of the mobile radio terminal from the mobile radio terminal; A gate comprising means for adding the gate identification information to the acquired mobile radio terminal information and notifying the base station. A base station used in a service system for answering a caller to a mobile radio terminal in a call prohibition area according to claim 3 or 4,
Means for registering and managing information related to the call prohibition area in which the gate is arranged, and information on the mobile radio terminal to which the identification information of the gate is added from the gate; Means for registering and managing in association with the received gate, and when the mobile radio terminal in the call prohibition area receives an incoming call, the mobile radio terminal being registered and managed for a caller is located A base station comprising means for notifying information related to the call prohibition area.

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