JP2014082629A - Mobile terminal, communication control method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal, a communication control method, and a storage medium which can suppress processing of unnecessary position registration and reduce loads on a network.SOLUTION: A smartphone 1 which can perform position registration simultaneously to both of line switching and packet service includes: a setting section 101 which sets network information corresponding to a network which performs position registration to the packet service only; and a registration section 102 which performs position registration to the packet service only, when network information corresponding to a network of a base station which is included in notification information from the base station is matched with the network information set by the setting section 101.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a communication control method, and a storage medium that perform location registration for circuit switching and packet services.

  Conventionally, a mobile terminal can support a plurality of communication services provided in a network of a communication carrier. In such a situation, a portable terminal that performs location registration for both circuit switching and packet service (or packet switching) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-295232 A

  However, there are cases where it is inconvenient for a communication provider that provides a communication service to register a location for both services at the same time.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal, a communication control method, and a storage medium that can suppress unnecessary location registration processing and reduce the load on the network.

  A mobile terminal according to the present invention is a mobile terminal capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service, and a setting unit for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for packet services; If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set by the setting unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for the packet service, Prepare.

  The setting unit preferably sets the network information at power-on.

  A mobile terminal according to the present invention is a mobile terminal capable of simultaneously registering positions for both circuit switching and packet service, and a storage unit for storing network information corresponding to a network whose position is registered only for packet services; If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information stored in the storage unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for the packet service, Prepare.

  The storage unit is preferably a nonvolatile storage device.

  The storage unit preferably additionally stores network information corresponding to the network of the base station when location registration for circuit switching is rejected by the base station.

  A mobile terminal according to the present invention is a mobile terminal capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service, and a setting unit for setting network information corresponding to a network for location registration only for circuit switching; When the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set by the setting unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for circuit switching Prepare.

  The communication control method according to the present invention is a communication control method for a portable terminal capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service, and sets network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for packet services. If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step, the location registration is performed only for the packet service. A registration step.

  The communication control method according to the present invention is a communication control method for a portable terminal capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet services, and sets network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for circuit switching. If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step, the location registration is performed only for circuit switching. A registration step.

  A storage medium according to the present invention is a storage medium provided in a portable terminal capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet services, and sets network information corresponding to a network for location registration only for packet services. If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step, the registration for registering the location only for the packet service is performed. And a program for executing the steps.

  According to the present invention, unnecessary location registration processing in a mobile terminal can be suppressed, and the load on the network can be reduced.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the smart phone which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the smart phone which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a rear view which shows the external appearance of the smart phone which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the smart phone which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed function in the smart phone which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the position registration process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the detailed function in the smart phone which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the list update process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Below, a smart phone is demonstrated as an example of a portable terminal.

  The external appearance of the smartphone 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the smartphone 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The smartphone 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The smartphone 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and an external interface 14 on the side face 1C. Hereinafter, the buttons 3A to 3F may be collectively referred to as the button 3 without specifying which button.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, and the like.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. The touch screen 2B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like is in contact with the touch screen display 2.

  The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The smartphone 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact, contact position, contact time, or number of contacts detected by the touch screen 2B. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gesture discriminated by the smartphone 1 includes touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  A touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 (for example, a surface). The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 as a touch. The long touch is a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screen display 2 for a predetermined time or more as a long touch.

  A release is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screen display 2 as a release. The swipe is a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screen display 2 as a swipe.

  A tap is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a touch as a tap. The double tap is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  A long tap is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. The drag is a gesture for performing a swipe from an area where a movable object is displayed. The smartphone 1 determines, as a drag, a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed.

  The flick is a gesture that is released while the finger moves at high speed in one direction following the touch. The smartphone 1 determines, as a flick, a gesture that is released while the finger moves in one direction at high speed following the touch. Flick: Up flick that moves your finger up the screen, Down flick that moves your finger down the screen, Right flick that moves your finger right in the screen, Left flick that moves your finger left in the screen Etc.

  Pinch-in is a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. The smartphone 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that swipes in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. Pinch-out is a gesture that swipes a plurality of fingers away from each other. The smartphone 1 determines a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers move away from each other as a pinch out.

  The smartphone 1 operates according to these gestures that are determined via the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the smartphone 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the smartphone 1. The smartphone 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a button 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, a storage 9, a controller 10, and cameras 12 and 13. , An external interface 14, an acceleration sensor 15, an orientation sensor 16, and a rotation detection sensor 17.

  As described above, the touch screen display 2 includes the display 2A and the touch screen 2B. The display 2A displays characters, images, symbols, graphics, or the like. The touch screen 2B detects a gesture.

  The button 3 is operated by the user. The button 3 includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller 10 detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push, and multi-push.

  For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power on / off button of the smartphone 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, luminance, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display 2A, for example.

  The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object without contact. The proximity sensor 5 detects that the touch screen display 2 is brought close to the face, for example.

  The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The communication method performed by the communication unit 6 is a wireless communication standard. For example, wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. For example, communication standards for cellular phones include LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA, CDMA2000, PDC, GSM (registered trademark), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of wireless communication standards include WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA, NFC (Near Field Communication), and the like. The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller 10 as audio. The microphone 8 converts the voice of the user or the like into a voice signal and transmits it to the controller 10. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7. The smartphone 1 may further include a speaker instead of the receiver 7.

  The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any storage device such as a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage devices. The storage 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card and a storage medium reading device.

  The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program that supports the operation of the application. For example, the application displays a predetermined screen on the display 2A, and causes the controller 10 to execute processing according to the gesture detected by the touch screen 2B. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a storage medium.

  The storage 9 stores, for example, a control program 9A, a mail application 9B, a browser application 9C, and setting data 9Z. The mail application 9B provides an electronic mail function for creating, transmitting, receiving, and displaying an electronic mail. The browser application 9C provides a WEB browsing function for displaying a WEB page. The table 9D stores various tables such as a key assignment table. The arrangement pattern database 9E stores arrangement patterns such as icons displayed on the display 2A. The setting data 9Z provides various setting functions related to the operation of the smartphone 1.

  The control program 9A provides functions related to various controls for operating the smartphone 1. The control program 9A realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like, for example. The functions provided by the control program 9A include a function of performing various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A in accordance with a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B. Note that the functions provided by the control program 9A may be used in combination with functions provided by other programs such as the mail application 9B.

  The controller 10 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The controller 10 may be an integrated circuit such as a SoC (System-on-a-chip) in which other components such as the communication unit 6 are integrated. The controller 10 controls various operations of the smartphone 1 to realize various functions.

  Specifically, the controller 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage 9 as necessary, and the display 2A, the communication unit 6 and the like. Various functions are realized by controlling. The controller 10 may change the control according to detection results of various detection units such as the touch screen 2B, the button 3, and the acceleration sensor 15.

  For example, by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 executes various controls such as changing information displayed on the display 2A according to a gesture detected via the touch screen 2B.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A. The camera 13 is an out camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The external interface 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The external interface 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as a universal serial bus (USB), a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), a light peak (thunderbolt), and an earphone microphone connector. The external interface 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector. Devices connected to the external interface 14 include, for example, an external storage, a speaker, and a communication device.

  The acceleration sensor 15 detects the direction and magnitude of acceleration acting on the smartphone 1. The direction sensor 16 detects the direction of geomagnetism. The rotation detection sensor 17 detects the rotation of the smartphone 1. The detection results of the acceleration sensor 15, the orientation sensor 16, and the rotation detection sensor 17 are used in combination in order to detect changes in the position and orientation of the smartphone 1.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating detailed functions of the storage 9 and the controller 10 in the smartphone 1.

The storage 9 has a volatile list storage area 91, and, under the control of the controller 10, a CS list that is a set of network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for circuit switching (CS), and a packet service ( A PS list which is a set of network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for (PS) is stored.
Here, the CS list is also a collection of network information corresponding to networks that do not permit location registration for packet services. Similarly, the PS list is also a collection of network information corresponding to networks that do not permit location registration for circuit switching.

  The network information is specifically an ID for identifying a communication carrier, and a carrier that performs location registration only for circuit switching and a carrier that performs location registration only for packet services are determined in advance. Shall. The ID for identifying the communication carrier may be a PLMN ID (Public Land Mobile Network ID). Moreover, PLMN ID may consist of MCC (Mobile Country Code) and MNC (Mobile Network Code).

The controller 10 includes a setting unit 101 and a registration unit 102.
The setting unit 101 stores a PS list corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for the packet service and a CS list corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for circuit switching when the smartphone 1 is powered on. Set by storing in

  The registration unit 102 performs location registration for a predetermined network via the base station discovered by the communication unit 6. At this time, the controller 10 normally tries to register the location simultaneously for both circuit switching and packet service.

  When the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches any one in the PS list set by the setting unit 101, the registration unit 102 Only register the location. Further, the registration unit 102 performs circuit switching when the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches any one in the CS list set by the setting unit 101. Only the location is registered.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the location registration process in the smartphone 1.
In step S1, the registration unit 102 acquires broadcast information from the base station.

  In step S2, the registration unit 102 extracts the network information of the base station, that is, the operator ID, from the broadcast information acquired in step S1.

  In step S3, the registration unit 102 collates the network information extracted in step S2 with the PS list and the CS list, and determines whether they are included in any list. If the extracted network information is included in the PS list, the process proceeds to step S4. If the extracted network information is included in the CS list, the process proceeds to step S5. If it is not included in any list, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S4, the registration unit 102 performs location registration only for the packet service (EPS Attach), and does not request location registration for circuit switching from the network.

  In step S5, the registration unit 102 performs location registration only for circuit switching, and does not request location registration for packet services from the network.

  In step S6, the registration unit 102 performs location registration (combined attach) simultaneously for both circuit switching and packet service.

According to the present embodiment, the smartphone 1 performs location registration only for one of the packet service and the circuit switching in the case of a specific network based on network information set in advance.
If the smartphone 1 requests location registration for both circuit switching and packet service, the location registration for either circuit switching or packet service may be rejected from a specific network. Therefore, since the smart phone 1 can suppress the process of unnecessary location registration, the load on the own terminal and the network can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the smart phone 1 sets network information at the time of power activation, the setting can be completed efficiently as part of initial processing at the time of activation. In addition, even if the PS list or CS list stored in the non-volatile list storage area 91 is erased, the smartphone 1 is reset even when the power is turned on. Registration process can be performed.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the structure similar to 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating detailed functions of the storage 9a and the controller 10a in the smartphone 1a according to the present embodiment.

  The storage 9a has a non-volatile list storage area 91a, and corresponds to a CS list corresponding to a network that registers only for circuit switching and a network that registers only for a packet service, under the control of the controller 10a. The PS list to be stored is stored.

The controller 10 includes a registration unit 102 and an update unit 103.
The updating unit 103 updates the PS list or CS list in the list storage area 91a based on information acquired from the base station from the user via an input device such as the touch screen 2B or the communication unit 6.
Specifically, for example, when the base station is refused location registration for circuit switching or packet service, the update unit 103 additionally stores network information corresponding to the network of the base station in the PS list or CS list. .

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing list update processing in the smartphone 1.
In step S11, the registration unit 102 requests location registration simultaneously for both circuit switching and packet service.

  In step S12, the update unit 103 determines whether or not location registration is rejected from the network. If location registration for circuit switching is rejected, the process proceeds to step S13. If location registration for packet service is rejected, the process proceeds to step S14. If the location registration is not rejected, the process ends.

  In step S <b> 13, the updating unit 103 additionally updates the PS list with the information on the network whose location registration for circuit switching is rejected.

  In step S <b> 14, the updating unit 103 additionally updates the CS list with the information on the network whose location registration for the packet service is rejected.

According to the present embodiment, the smartphone 1a has the nonvolatile list storage area 91a and stores the PS list and the CS list in this area. Therefore, the initial connection immediately after startup is performed regardless of the power on / off operation. The location registration process can be performed efficiently.
In addition, not only when the CS list and the PS list are registered in advance, but also when the location registration is requested by both the CS and the PS and is rejected, the information of the rejected network is newly added to the CS list and the PS list. A list storage area 91a may be created and stored as a list.

  Furthermore, since the smartphone 1 updates the PS list and the CS list based on information acquired from the user or the base station, the location registration process can be performed efficiently based on the latest list.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. Further, the effects described in the embodiments of the present invention only list the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the above-described embodiments. Absent.

  The configuration of the smartphone 1 illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 is an example, and may be appropriately changed within a range that does not impair the gist of the present invention.

4 may be downloaded from another device through wireless communication by the communication unit 6. 4 may be stored in a storage medium that can be read by a reading device included in the storage 9. 4 is stored in a storage medium such as a CD, a DVD, or a Blu-ray that can be read by a reader connected to the external interface 14. May be.
Each program shown in FIG. 4 may be divided into a plurality of modules or may be combined with other programs.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the smart phone as an example of a portable terminal, a portable terminal is not limited to a smart phone. For example, the portable terminal may be a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a portable electronic device such as a navigator or a game machine, or a communication dedicated module specialized for a communication function.

1, 1a Smartphone 6 Communication unit 9, 9a Storage 10, 10a Controller 91, 91a List storage area (storage unit)
101 Setting unit 102 Registration unit 103 Update unit

Claims (9)

A portable terminal capable of registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service at the same time,
A setting unit for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for the packet service;
If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set by the setting unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for the packet service, Mobile terminal equipped.   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the network information when power is turned on. A portable terminal capable of registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service at the same time,
A storage unit for storing network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for the packet service;
If the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information stored in the storage unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for the packet service, Mobile terminal equipped.   The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit is a nonvolatile storage device.   The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the storage unit additionally stores network information corresponding to the network of the base station when location registration for circuit switching is rejected from the base station. A portable terminal capable of registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service at the same time,
A setting unit for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for circuit switching;
When the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set by the setting unit, a registration unit that registers the location only for circuit switching Mobile terminal equipped. A mobile terminal communication control method capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service,
A setting step for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for the packet service;
A registration step of registering a location only for a packet service when network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step; Including a communication control method. A mobile terminal communication control method capable of simultaneously registering locations for both circuit switching and packet service,
A setting step for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for circuit switching;
A registration step for registering a location only for circuit switching when the network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step; Including a communication control method. A storage medium provided in a portable terminal capable of simultaneously registering positions for both circuit switching and packet service,
A setting step for setting network information corresponding to a network whose location is registered only for the packet service;
A registration step of registering a location only for a packet service when network information corresponding to the network of the base station included in the broadcast information from the base station matches the network information set in the setting step; A storage medium storing a program for execution.

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