JP2012231321A - Radio terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio terminal which can restrain calls from being originated or received from or at a telephone number unintended by the user.SOLUTION: The radio terminal is designed to acquire position information upon termination of a call at it, automatically display the acquired position information and an incoming call operation conforming to an operation information policy which has been set, and execute the displayed operation. Further, it is designed to permit the displayed operation to be changed by the user within a certain period of time. When making a call, the radio terminal acquires position information, automatically displays an originating telephone number according to the acquired position information, and further enables it to be changed by the user.

Description

  The present invention relates to a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to a wireless terminal that controls outgoing / incoming calls.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which a user manually switches available telephone numbers in a portable terminal that can use a plurality of telephone numbers. Patent Document 1 also discloses a technique for acquiring presence information (information on an individual's location and state) based on terminal position information.

  Patent document 2 discloses the implementation method for a portable terminal to estimate a present position correctly. This implementation method accurately estimates a position using a plurality of base station ID information even in a place where a GPS signal cannot be captured.

JP 2009-100132 A JP 2009-010638 A

  In a mobile terminal that can use a plurality of telephone numbers, when a user manually switches available telephone numbers, the user may forget to switch. In such a case, when the user is at the office and uses a personal phone number for business communication, or conversely, a business phone number is used for personal communication at home, the phone number is different from the intended use. There is a possibility of making / receiving calls.

  With the technique of Patent Document 1, it is possible for the caller side to acquire presence information of the callee side, and based on this information, the caller can avoid a call due to forgetting to switch, but the caller If there is no intention to do so, the called party will use a number that is different from the intended use, that is, a personal telephone number despite being a business communication, or a business that is a personal communication. It is inevitable that an incoming call with a telephone number will occur.

  In addition, in order to use the technique of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to install a server, and the installation, operation cost, and network load accompanying transmission / reception of presence information between the server and the terminal are generated.

  Further, in order to estimate the current position of the wireless terminal, position estimation using a GPS signal is generally performed. However, if the GPS signal is not visible, the current position can be estimated by a technique such as that disclosed in Patent Document 2. However, it is necessary to install a location information server or the like, and the installation and operation costs and the network load associated with transmission of base station ID information between the server and the terminal are generated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is an application that can occur when a user does not perform a number switching operation on a portable terminal that can use a plurality of telephone numbers. The purpose is to suppress incoming / outgoing calls using different numbers only by adding processing of a wireless terminal without installing a server or the like.

  The above-described problems can be achieved by a wireless terminal that performs an incoming call operation based on location information retrieved based on GPS signals or broadcast information from a wireless base station upon receipt of an incoming call, and a caller telephone number. .

  In addition, it searches for location information using GPS signals before making a call, and based on the location information, the destination phone number, and the attributes registered in the phone book, which phone number will be used to make a call This can be achieved by a wireless terminal that displays.

  According to the radio base station of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of incoming / outgoing calls in which a user uses a phone number different from the intended use in a portable terminal that can use a plurality of phone numbers.

It is a block diagram explaining the structure of a mobile communication system. It is a functional block diagram of a wireless terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the position registration of a radio | wireless terminal. It is a data arrangement | sequence of a home area location information area. This is a data array of the company area location information area. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement at the time of the incoming call of a radio | wireless terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the identification method of an area. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of telephone directory registration of a wireless terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement at the time of the transmission of a radio | wireless terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings using examples. The same reference numerals are assigned to substantially the same parts, and the description will not be repeated.

  The configuration of the mobile communication system will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the mobile communication system 100 includes a plurality of base stations 300 and a radio terminal 600.

  The wireless terminal 600 uses the identification code included in the position information from the GPS satellite 500 and the broadcast information of the base station in order to acquire the position information. In the home area 200, the electric field strength of the base station 300-1 is the strongest, followed by the base station 300-2 and the base station 300-3. In the company area 250, the base station 300-6 has the highest electric field strength, followed by the base station 300-7 and the base station 300-8.

  The wireless terminal determines the current area by measuring the position by the GPS satellite 500 at the time of outgoing and incoming calls, or by observing the base station ID and estimating the position, and performs an operation according to the area.

  The configuration of the wireless terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 2, the wireless terminal 600 includes a wireless unit 610, a user interface unit 620, a GPS signal receiving unit 630, a CPU 640, a memory unit 650, and a program storage unit 660. The radio unit 610 includes an antenna unit 611, a radio signal transmission / reception unit 612, and an electric field strength measurement unit 613. The user interface unit 620 includes a location registration button 621, a display unit 622, and a telephone button 623. The memory unit 650 includes a home area position information area 651, a company area position information area 652, a telephone directory information area 653, a business telephone number area 654, a personal telephone number area 655, and an incoming call operation information area 656. It consists of.

  The radio unit 610 processes radio waves from the base station. The user interface unit 620 is a mobile phone interface. The GPS signal receiving unit 630 receives a GPS signal and acquires latitude and longitude. The CPU 640 is a processor that executes a program. The memory unit 650 is a RAM. The program storage unit 660 is a ROM that stores software. The antenna unit 611 transmits and receives radio waves from / to the base station. The wireless signal transmission / reception unit 612 converts radio waves from the antenna unit 611 into digital signals. The wireless signal transmission / reception unit 612 converts the digital signal into an RF signal and sends it to the antenna unit 611. The electric field strength measuring unit 613 measures the strength of the radio wave from the digital signal.

  The location registration button 621 is a button for location registration. Display unit 622 is a display of a mobile phone. The telephone button 623 is a call / end call button. The home area position information area 651 is a memory unit that stores position information of the home area. The company area position information area 652 is a memory unit that stores position information of the company area. The phone book information area 653 is a memory unit that stores phone book information. The business telephone number area 654 is a memory unit that stores a business telephone number. The personal telephone number area 655 is a memory unit that stores a personal telephone number. The incoming call operation information area 656 is a memory unit for recording an incoming call operation.

  With reference to FIG. 3, setting of position information necessary for processing at the time of outgoing and incoming calls will be described. In FIG. 3, registration as a home area or a company area is started by pressing a location registration button 621 mounted on the user interface unit 620. The wireless terminal 600 accepts pressing of the location registration button 621 (S101). The wireless terminal 600 receives radio waves from the GPS satellite 500 and acquires position information (latitude / longitude) (S102). The wireless terminal 600 further acquires base station identification information (base station ID) included in the base station broadcast information of the top three stations having the strongest electric field strength (S103). The wireless terminal 600 accepts selection of home or company for the acquired location (S104). The wireless terminal 600 further sets the radius of the home area or the company area (S105). The wireless terminal 600 stores the home area information or the company area information in the memory unit 650 (S106). The wireless terminal 600 selects the answering machine, incoming call forwarding, or incoming call rejection as the incoming call operation, and stores it in the incoming call operation information area 656 of the memory unit 650 (S107).

  With reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the data arrangement of the home area position information area 651 and the company area position information area 652 will be described. 4 and 5, the data arrangement of the home area location information area 651 and the company area location information area 652 includes the latitude and longitude acquired from the GPS, the radius input by the user, and the base station with the highest electric field strength. An ID, a base station ID having the second highest electric field strength, and a base station ID having the third highest electric field strength are held.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the process at the time of incoming call of the wireless terminal will be described. In FIG. 6, the wireless terminal 600 tries to acquire position information from the GPS satellite 500 using an incoming call as a trigger (S202). The wireless terminal 600 determines whether information can be acquired by GPS (S203). If YES, the wireless terminal 600 specifies a home area (S205). When in the home area, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether the incoming telephone number exists in the home telephone directory (S206). At home, the wireless terminal 600 calls (S212).

  When the terminal is not for home use in step 206, the wireless terminal 600 displays an incoming call operation (answering machine, forwarding, refusal) for a certain period of time (S208). The wireless terminal 600 determines whether a user selection is accepted during this period (S209). When there is an operation, the wireless terminal 600 performs a user selection operation (answering machine, transfer, rejection) (S210). When there is no operation in step 209, the wireless terminal 600 performs an incoming call operation setting (answering machine, forwarding, refusal) (S211).

  When in step 205, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether the incoming telephone number exists in the business telephone directory (S207). When it is for business use, the wireless terminal 600 transitions to step 212. When the terminal is not for business use in Step 207, the wireless terminal 600 transitions to Step 208.

  At other times in step 205, the wireless terminal 600 transitions to step 212. When NO in step 203, the radio terminal 600 acquires base station information for the top 10 stations with strong electric field strength (S204), and transitions to step 205.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the method for specifying the area in step 205 in FIG. 6 will be described. In FIG. 7, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether there is GPS information (S901). When there is GPS information, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether the distance difference between the home position and the GPS acquisition position is less than the radius (S902). If YES, the wireless terminal 600 sets the current area as home (S903).

  When NO in step 902, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether the distance difference between the company position and the GPS acquisition position is less than the radius (S904). If YES, the wireless terminal 600 sets the current area as a company (S905). If NO in step 904, wireless terminal 600 sets the current area to other (S906).

  When there is no GPS information in step 901, the wireless terminal 600 determines whether all base station IDs stored in the home information are included in the acquired base station information (S907). When YES, wireless terminal 600 sets the current area as home (S908). When NO at step 907, wireless terminal 600 includes all base station IDs stored in the company information in the acquired base station information. It is determined whether or not (S909). If YES, the wireless terminal 600 sets the current area to the company (S910). If NO in step 909, the wireless terminal 600 sets the current area to other (S911). Referring to FIG. 8, description will be given of phone book registration necessary for determining the destination telephone number at the time of outgoing call. In FIG. 8, the wireless terminal 600 accepts registration in the telephone directory (S301). The wireless terminal 600 accepts registration type input (S302). The wireless terminal 600 determines the registration type received in step 302 (S303), and if it is for business use, registers it in the telephone directory for business use (S304). If it is for personal use in step 303, the wireless terminal 600 registers in the telephone directory for personal use (S305).

  With reference to FIG. 9, the operation | movement at the time of the transmission of a radio | wireless terminal is demonstrated. In FIG. 9, the wireless terminal 600 displays the telephone number of the callee candidate dial number and accepts the selection (S401). The wireless terminal 600 determines whether the destination is for business use or personal use (S402). If it is for business use, the wireless terminal 600 displays the number stored in the business phone number 654 as the own phone number to be used (S407). The wireless terminal 600 accepts user selection (S409). When business use is selected, the wireless terminal 600 transmits for business use (S410). When personal use is selected in step 409, the wireless terminal 600 transmits for personal use (S411).

  In step 402, if it is for personal use, the wireless terminal 600 displays the number stored in the personal phone number 655 as the own phone number to be used (S408), and proceeds to step 409. In step 402, if the destination is not for business use or personal use, the wireless terminal 600 tries to acquire position information from the GPS satellite 500 (S403). The wireless terminal 600 determines whether or not position information can be acquired by GPS (S404). If YES, the wireless terminal 600 identifies the area where it is located (S406). When in the home area, the wireless terminal 600 transitions to step 408. In step 406, the area other than the home area transitions to step 407. When NO in step 404, the radio terminal 600 acquires base station information for the top 10 stations with strong electric field strength (S405), and transitions to step 406.

  As is clear from the above explanation, by automatically selecting the operation at the time of incoming call (forwarding / rejecting call / answering machine answering), and further allowing the operation to be manually selected during the incoming call, the intended incoming operation can be achieved. It becomes possible. In addition, the telephone number used for outgoing calls (for business / personal use) is automatically displayed as the preferred number, but the user can select the displayed number to prevent outgoing calls with unintended numbers. Will be able to.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Mobile communication system, 300 ... Multiple base stations, 500 ... GPS satellite, 600 ... Wireless terminal, 610 ... Wireless part, 620 ... User interface part, 630 ... GPS signal receiving part, 640 ... CPU, 650 ... Memory part 660: Program storage unit.

Claims (6)

  In a mobile communication system, an operation upon arrival is performed based on location information retrieved based on a GPS signal or broadcast information from a radio base station upon receipt of an incoming call, and a caller telephone number. Terminal. The wireless terminal according to claim 1,
A wireless terminal that selects a set incoming call operation when the caller telephone number is not for home use and not for business use. The wireless terminal according to claim 2,
A wireless terminal that displays the incoming call operation, receives an operation, and executes a second incoming call operation.   In a mobile communication system, position information using a GPS signal is searched before calling, and based on the position information, a destination telephone number, and an attribute registered in the telephone directory, which telephone number A wireless terminal that displays whether to make a call. The wireless terminal according to claim 4,
A wireless terminal that displays a selected telephone number (first telephone number) to a user, accepts an operation, and makes a call using a second telephone number. The wireless terminal according to claim 1 or 4, wherein
A wireless terminal that adjusts the size of a current area using position information and a radius depending on whether it is in a home area or a company area.

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