JP2009130641A - Location registering method and location registering device of specific area - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a specific area location registering method and device whose application to non-contact IC technology mounted cellular phone is taken into consideration and which reduces excessive location registration requests from a cellular phone when a passenger carrying the cellular phone gets on a traveling means such as a bullet train and travels. <P>SOLUTION: A network configuration apparatus executes location registration processing on the basis of a location registration request from a portable telephone terminal, updates location information of other cellular phones whose cellular phone information is set in a management table for each traveling means, notifies a corresponding terminal of the updated location information by area residence location change paging information after update completion and updates location information in the terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a specific area initiative location registration method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a specific area location registration method and location registration apparatus for changing location registration by a network initiative for a mobile phone moving with the same moving means. It is preferable.

  Conventionally, the location registration method of the mobile terminal is led by the terminal. That is, when the mobile terminal crosses a predetermined location area, the mobile terminal requests location registration from the control station that manages the location information of the mobile terminal.

  However, when a large number of passengers (mobile phones) such as the Shinkansen move simultaneously in the same direction, the reception state of radio waves also changes almost simultaneously, so location registration or handover occurs all at once when passing a certain location (area). And the network was overloaded.

In order to avoid this, in the prior art, the repeater installed in the mobile means registers on the network side that the mobile communication terminal in the mobile means belongs to the repeater, and the position information of the broadcast information is There has been known an invention for performing location registration in place of the mobile communication terminal when changed. (For example, refer to cited document 1)
In another prior art, there is known an invention in which a relay station installed in a moving means collects a plurality of mobile communication terminals in the moving means and performs position notification. (For example, refer to cited document 2)
Furthermore, in another prior art, when the mobile terminal gets on the transportation system, the control station is configured to change the location registration area of the mobile terminal based on the operation information database of the transportation system on which the mobile terminal is boarded. The invention is known. (For example, see cited document 3)
JP 2006-157957 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-244780 JP 2004-129119 A

  However, in the prior art (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2), it is necessary to newly install a repeater in the moving means (such as a train). In another prior art (Patent Document 3), the moving means ( It is necessary to newly install a transportation system identification number notification device in a train or the like), and it is necessary to provide an operation information database in the control station. For this reason, each conventional technique is not realistic in terms of installation restrictions and equipment costs.

  The present invention is intended to be applied to a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC technology (for example, “Osaifu-Keitai” (registered trademark)) that has been rapidly spread in recent years. An object of the present invention is to provide a location registration method and apparatus for a specific area that can reduce excessive location registration requests from a mobile phone when traveling on a transportation means such as a bullet train.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problem, a request for registering a location of a mobile phone of the owner together with information on moving means to be used is triggered when an owner holding a non-contact type IC passes through an automatic ticket gate. A first step of transmitting a signal to a network configuration device that manages subscriber location registration management, and the network configuration device stores the received moving means information in a memory and performs location registration after the subscriber has made a location registration request. A second step of returning a registration completion signal, and the number of registered subscribers who ride together from the moving means information of the subscriber recorded in the memory based on a location registration request based on detection of a change in location of the mobile phone The third step of updating the location location and transmitting the location location update to the corresponding terminal after completion of the update of each location registration information, and possessing the non-contact type IC A fourth step of transmitting a location registration request notification together with the information of the used transportation means to the network component device that manages subscriber location registration management, when the vehicle passes the automatic ticket gate at the destination, and stores it in the memory And a fifth step of returning a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration of the subscriber.

  According to the first invention, when a large number of passengers carrying mobile phones such as Shinkansen move at the same time in the same direction, location registration or handover occurs simultaneously when passing through a certain position (area), It is possible to provide a network-driven location registration method for a specific area that can prevent an excessive load on the network.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the specific area location registration method according to the first aspect, the third step further includes a step of updating the location position according to the status of the update flag recorded in the memory. It is out.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to grasp that the location information of other mobile phones registered for each corresponding moving means is being updated, so that it is possible to prevent duplicate processing of location registration processing.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the specific area location registration method according to the first aspect, the third step sets the location location update to paging information.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily transmit a call signal to a corresponding terminal simply by newly adding a location location update to existing paging information, and to update location information in the terminal.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a location registration request signal and a location registration request signal are managed together with information on moving means to be used when a non-contact type IC provided in a mobile phone is placed over an automatic ticket gate and bids. Means for transmitting to a network configuration device, said network configuration device storing received mobile means information in a memory, and means for returning a location registration completion signal after executing a location registration request for said subscriber; and said mobile phone Based on the location registration request based on the detection of a change in the location of the user, the location information is updated for the number of registered subscribers who are traveling together from the moving means information of the subscriber recorded in the memory, and each location registration information is updated. Triggered by the means for sending the location location update to the corresponding terminal after completion, and placing the contactless IC provided in the mobile phone over the automatic ticket checker , A means for transmitting a location registration request notification together with information on the means of movement used to the network component device that manages subscriber location registration, and a means for deleting the means of movement stored in the memory and the location of the subscriber And a means for returning a location registration completion signal after performing registration.

  According to the fourth invention, when a large number of passengers carrying mobile phones such as Shinkansen move at the same time in the same direction, location registration or handover occurs simultaneously when passing through a certain position (area), A location registration apparatus that can prevent an excessive load on the network can be provided.

  As described above, according to the location registration method and device of the specific area of the present invention, when the vehicle passes through the automatic ticket gate with the contactless IC of the mobile phone, the information on the vehicle is easily notified to the control station of the mobile phone network. The automatic ticket gate control device of the railway company network can manage the registration information for each boarding vehicle, and the control station of the mobile phone network is network-driven for the mobile phone that is moving by the same moving means. The position can be updated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of a general mobile phone communication system. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an HLR (Home Location Register), which stores service information relating to subscribers. 2 ₁ and 2 ₂ are SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Nodes), which are nodes provided to connect to the radio access network side in the GPRS environment. 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are RNCs (Radio Network Controllers), which are radio network controllers that manage a plurality of BTSs. Reference numerals 4 ₁ to 4 ₅ denote BTSs (Base Transceiver Stations), which are radio base station apparatuses that manage and convert radio signals, which are connected to radio base stations. 5 _{1 to} 5 ₉ are cell # 1 to cell # 9, and a range in which radio waves arrive from the radio base station and can communicate with each other is referred to as a “zone” and refers to a small “zone”. Reference numerals 6 ₁ and 6 ₂ denote a terminal A and a terminal B, respectively.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The SGSN 2 has a packet routing function in the service area to be managed, and is composed of a call processing unit 21, a location registration unit 22, and a signal transmission / reception unit 23. The location registration unit 22 includes a subscriber information management table 24 that stores information on the movement means indicating whether or not the user has boarded the movement means corresponding to different subscriber identifiers, and a movement that manages registered mobile phone information for each position registration means. A means information management table 25 is provided.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a subscriber registration table in an embodiment of the present invention, showing (a) a subscriber information management table and (b) a moving means information management table.

  (A) In the subscriber information management table, moving means information is set corresponding to the subscriber identifiers 1 to n of each mobile phone. In the figure, 0 indicates no setting, 1 indicates the Shinkansen, and 2 indicates JR.

  (B) In the moving means information management table, the moving means 1 (Shinkansen) has the updating flag ON, and the subscriber of each mobile phone of subscriber identifier 1, subscriber identifier 3, subscriber identifier 10. Indicates that the location registration is being updated while riding on the same Shinkansen. In the moving means 2 (JR), the updating flag is OFF, and the subscribers of the mobile phones with the subscriber identifier 4, the subscriber identifier 7, the subscriber identifier 15. Indicates that the registration has not been updated. In the moving means n, the updating flag is OFF, and the subscribers of the respective mobile phones of the subscriber identifier 6, the subscriber identifier 20, the subscriber identifier 25,. The registration indicates a state where it has not been updated.

  FIG. 4 is a position registration sequence diagram before movement according to the embodiment of the present invention. A procedure for setting moving means information (such as Shinkansen) for location registration will be described below with reference to FIG.

  S1. The terminal A transmits a location registration request to the RNC 3 in response to bidding by holding the non-contact type IC provided in the mobile phone over the automatic ticket gate. At that time, moving means information (such as Shinkansen) is set and notified.

  S2. The RNC 3 transmits a location registration request (mobile means information) from the terminal A to the SGSN 2.

  S3. The SGSN 2 that has received the location registration request starts location registration processing (existing processing), and checks whether or not moving means information is set in the location registration request message.

  S4. If the moving means information is set, the mobile phone information is stored in the management table for each moving means.

  S5. The SGSN 2 makes a location registration request to the HLR 1 based on the mobile phone information stored in the moving unit information management table 25 for each moving unit.

  S6. The HLR 1 executes the location registration of the terminal A based on the information in the moving means information management table 25 from the SGSN 2 and transmits a location registration completion signal to the SGSN 2.

  S7. SGSN2 transmits a location registration completion signal to RNC3.

  S8. The RNC 3 transmits a location registration completion signal to the terminal A.

  FIG. 5 is a position registration sequence diagram during movement in one embodiment of the present invention. A procedure for detecting a change in the location location will be described below with reference to FIG.

S9. Terminal A transmits a location registration request to RNC 3 when the location information of the notification information changes. (Existing processing)
S10. The RNC 3 transmits a location registration request (mobile means information) from the terminal A to the SGSN 2.

  S11. The SGSN 2 that has received the location registration request checks whether or not the mobile phone information is registered in the moving unit information management table 25 for each moving unit.

  S12. If the mobile phone information is not registered in the moving means information management table 25 for each moving means in S11, the SGSN 2 performs a normal location registration process and makes a location registration request to the HLR 1.

  S13. The HLR 1 returns a location registration completion signal to the SGSN 2 after performing the location registration process.

  S14. SGSN2 returns a location registration completion signal to RNC3.

  S15. The RNC 3 returns a location registration completion signal to the terminal A.

  S16. If the mobile phone information is registered in the moving means information management table 25 for each moving means in S11, it is confirmed whether or not the updating flag is OFF.

  S17. If the updating flag is OFF in S16, the updating flag is updated to ON.

  S18. Other registered subscribers (mobile phones) are read out from the corresponding moving means information management table 25 in which the updating flag is updated to ON.

  S19. The mobile phone location information is updated for the number of all registered subscribers registered in the relevant moving means information management table 25.

  S20. SGSN2 transmits a location registration request to HLR1.

  S21. After performing the location registration process, the HLR 1 returns a location registration completion signal to the SGSN 2.

  S22. After the update of the location registration information is completed, the SGSN 2 creates a location update as paging call information. As the existing paging call information, there are call forms such as statistical paging and simultaneous paging, and a location location update paging function is newly provided in the present invention.

  S23. SGSN2 transmits paging (in-service location update) to RNC3.

  S24. The RNC 3 transmits paging (in-service area update) to the terminal B.

  S25. The terminal B that has received the paging (in-service position update) updates the position information in the terminal B.

  S26. When the update of the location information of all registered subscribers (mobile phones) registered in the relevant moving means information management table is completed, the update flag of the moving means information management table 26 for each moving means is set to OFF.

  S27. In S16, if the updating flag is ON instead of OFF, the location registration request is discarded.

  FIG. 6 is a position registration sequence diagram after movement in one embodiment of the present invention. The procedure for setting no moving means information for location registration will be described below with reference to FIG.

  S28. Terminal A leaves the contactless IC provided in the mobile phone over the automatic ticket gate. If the mobile means information has been notified in advance, a location registration request is transmitted to the RNC 3 upon leaving.

  S29. The RNC 3 transmits a location registration request (mobile means information) from the terminal A to the SGSN 2.

  S30. The SGSN 2 updates the mobile information of the corresponding mobile phone information in the subscriber information management table 24 without setting.

  S31. The SGSN 2 deletes the corresponding mobile phone information from the moving means information management table 25.

  S32. SGSN2 makes a location registration request to HLR1.

  S33. The HLR 1 performs location registration of the terminal A and transmits a location registration completion signal to the SGSN 2.

  S34. SGSN2 transmits a location registration completion signal to RNC3.

  S35. The RNC 3 transmits a location registration completion signal to the terminal A.

The following additional notes are further disclosed with respect to the embodiment including the above examples.
(Supplementary note 1) When the owner holding the non-contact type IC passes through the automatic ticket gate, the location registration request signal of the owner's mobile phone together with the information on the means of transportation to be used is managed. A first step of transmitting to the managing network configuration device; and the network configuration device stores the received moving means information in a memory, and returns a location registration completion signal after executing the location registration request of the subscriber. And, based on the location registration request based on the detection of the location change of the mobile phone, update the location location for the number of registered subscribers who ride from the subscriber's moving means information recorded in the memory, The third step of transmitting the location update to the corresponding terminal after the update of the location registration information is completed, and the owner holding the non-contact type IC passes the destination automatic ticket gate In response to this, a fourth step of transmitting a location registration request notification together with the used moving means information to the network configuration device that manages subscriber location registration management, and deleting the moving means information stored in the memory And a fifth step of returning a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration of the subscriber.
(Supplementary note 2) The specific area location registration method according to supplementary note 1, wherein the third step further includes a step of updating a location position according to the status of the update flag recorded in the memory.
(Additional remark 3) The said 3rd step sets the said location location update to paging information, The position registration method of the specific area of Additional remark 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary note 4) Network configuration for managing location registration request signal and location registration request signal together with moving means information to be used when bidding by holding non-contact type IC equipped in mobile phone over automatic ticket gate Means for transmitting to the device, the network component device stores the received moving means information in a memory, returns a location registration completion signal after executing the location registration request of the subscriber, and the presence of the mobile phone. Based on the location registration request based on the detection of the change in the sphere location, the location location update is performed for the number of registered subscribers who are traveling together from the moving means information of the subscriber recorded in the memory, and after the update of each location registration information is completed Triggered by the means for sending the location update to the corresponding terminal and the non-contact type IC provided in the mobile phone over the automatic ticket checker, A means for transmitting a location registration request notification together with the used moving means information to the network component device that manages subscriber location registration management, and deleting the moving means information stored in the memory and registering the location of the subscriber Means for returning a position registration completion signal after
A location registration apparatus comprising:
(Additional remark 5) The said network structure apparatus is a serving GPRS support node (SGSN), The location registration apparatus of Additional remark 4 characterized by the above-mentioned.
(Supplementary Note 6) The memory includes a subscriber information management table in which moving means information is set corresponding to a subscriber identifier of each mobile phone, an updating flag information for each moving means, and a subscriber identifier that rides on the moving means. The location registration apparatus according to appendix 4, characterized by comprising a moving means information management table to be set.
(Additional remark 7) The location registration apparatus of additional remark 4 further provided with the means to update the location position according to the condition of the update flag recorded on the said memory.
(Supplementary note 8) The location registration apparatus according to supplementary note 4, wherein the location location update is set in paging information.

  In the present invention, when a passenger who wears a mobile phone equipped with a non-contact IC technology represented by “Osaifu-Keitai” (registered trademark) gets on a transportation means such as a bullet train and moves in a specific area, the network takes the lead. The SGSN can be provided with a function of changing the position. Therefore, an excessive location registration request from the mobile phone can be reduced, and the present invention can be used in a processing method for updating the location location led by the SGSN for the mobile phone.

It is a network block diagram of a general mobile telephone communication system. It is a block block diagram of SGSN in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the subscriber registration table in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a position registration sequence figure before the movement in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a position registration sequence figure in the movement in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a position registration sequence diagram after movement in one embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Home location register (HLR)
2 Serving GPRS support node (SGSN)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Call processing part 22 Location registration part 23 Signal transmission / reception part 24 Subscriber information management table 25 Moving means information management table 3 Radio network controller (RNC)
4 Radio base station equipment (BTS)
5 Cell # 1 to Cell # 9
6 ₁ , 6 ₂ Terminal A, Terminal B

Claims (4)

A network configuration apparatus that manages subscriber location registration management by using the owner's mobile phone location registration request signal together with the moving means information to be used when the owner holding the non-contact type IC passes the automatic ticket gate A first step of transmitting to
The network component device stores the received moving means information in a memory, and returns a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration request of the subscriber,
Based on the location registration request based on the detection of a change in the location of the mobile phone, the location information is updated for the number of registered subscribers who are traveling from the subscriber's moving means information recorded in the memory, and each location registration is performed. A third step of transmitting a location update to the corresponding terminal after the information update is completed;
When the owner holding the non-contact type IC passes through the automatic ticket gate at the destination, a location registration request notification is transmitted to the network configuration device that manages subscriber location registration management together with the information on the moving means used. And a fourth step
A fifth step of deleting the moving means information stored in the memory and returning a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration of the subscriber;
The location registration method of the specific area characterized by including.   2. The location registration method for a specific area according to claim 1, wherein the third step further includes a step of updating the location location according to the status of the update flag recorded in the memory.   2. The location registration method for a specific area according to claim 1, wherein the third step sets the location location update in paging information. Sending a location registration request signal together with information on moving means to be used to a network configuration apparatus that manages subscriber location registration, when a bid is held over a contactless IC provided in a mobile phone over an automatic ticket gate Means,
The network configuration device stores the received moving means information in a memory, and returns a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration request of the subscriber;
Based on a location registration request based on detection of a change in the location of the mobile phone, the location information is updated for the number of registered subscribers who are traveling from the subscriber's moving means information recorded in the memory, and each location is registered. Means for transmitting the location update to the corresponding terminal after the information update is completed;
When the contactless IC provided in the mobile phone is placed over the automatic ticket checker, the location registration request notification is sent to the network configuration device that manages the subscriber location registration management together with the information on the moving means used. Means for transmitting;
Deleting the moving means information stored in the memory, and returning a location registration completion signal after performing the location registration of the subscriber;
A location registration apparatus comprising:

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