JP2658936B2 - Mobile communication system - Google Patents
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【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は自動車電話、携帯電話な
どの移動体通信方式に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication system such as an automobile telephone and a portable telephone.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来の移動体通信方式では発信と着信間
との距離、および通信時間によって課金する方式がとら
れている。図２は従来の移動体通信方式の構成を示す構
成図である。図２において、移動可能な移動機１１は基
地局１４がサービスできる無線ゾーン２０内に存在し、
基地局１４とは無線信号によって通信を行っている。位
置登録エリア１９は移動機１１を呼び出す際に効率よく
呼び出しができるように１つまたは複数の無線ゾーン２
０によって構成される。課金エリア１８は課金の起算が
同一の地理的な範囲であり、１つまたは複数の位置登録
エリア１９によって構成されている。無線回線制御装置
１５は基地局１４に接続され、基地局１４の制御を行な
う。また、移動用交換装置１６は無線回線制御装置１５
に接続され、発着信呼の交換接続制御を行なう。2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional mobile communication system, charging is performed based on a distance between a call and a call, and a communication time. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a conventional mobile communication system. In FIG. 2, a mobile station 11 that can move is present in a wireless zone 20 that can be served by a base station 14,
Communication with the base station 14 is performed by wireless signals. The location registration area 19 includes one or a plurality of wireless zones 2 so that the mobile station 11 can be efficiently called when called.
0. The charging area 18 is a geographical area in which the start of charging is the same, and includes one or a plurality of location registration areas 19. The radio channel controller 15 is connected to the base station 14 and controls the base station 14. In addition, the mobile switching unit 16 is
And performs exchange connection control for outgoing and incoming calls.
【０００３】このような構成において、次に課金を行う
場合の動作について説明する。移動機１１が他の移動機
または固定電話網へ発信を要求し基地局１４と無線回線
制御装置１５と移動用交換装置１６とを経て呼が接続さ
れるとき、あるいは移動機１１に他の移動機または固定
電話網より着信の要求があり呼が接続されるとき、移動
用交換装置１６は発信呼と着信呼がそれぞれ属する課金
エリア１８を判断してその距離を算出する。発信呼が属
する課金エリア１８と、着信呼が属する課金エリアとの
距離は課金エリア１８内に代表点をあらかじめ定めてお
き、その代表点間の距離としている。移動用交換装置１
６は発着信呼の接続がなされると課金を開始し、終話後
に課金エリア１８間の距離と通信時間をもとに通話料金
が算出される。[0003] In such a configuration, the operation when charging will be described next. When the mobile station 11 requests a call from another mobile station or the fixed telephone network and a call is connected via the base station 14, the radio network controller 15 and the mobile switching unit 16, or the mobile station 11 performs another mobile operation. When an incoming call is requested from the mobile phone or the fixed telephone network and the call is connected, the mobile switching device 16 determines the charging area 18 to which the outgoing call and the incoming call belong, and calculates the distance. The distance between the charging area 18 to which the outgoing call belongs and the charging area to which the incoming call belongs is determined in advance by setting a representative point in the charging area 18 and the distance between the representative points. Mobile switching device 1
In 6, charging is started when an outgoing / incoming call is connected, and a call charge is calculated based on the distance between the charging areas 18 and the communication time after the call ends.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら上記した
ような従来の移動体通信方式は、無線ゾーンの集合から
なる課金エリアにもとづいて課金を行なうため、地理的
な区画あるいは任意の課金エリアにもとづいて正確に課
金を行うことが不可能であった。However, in the conventional mobile communication system as described above, charging is performed based on a charging area composed of a set of wireless zones, and therefore, charging is performed based on a geographical section or an arbitrary charging area. It was impossible to charge accurately.
【０００５】また、移動体通信の課金エリアと、固定電
話網の課金エリアとは同一でないため、移動機から固定
電話網に発信をする場合に、課金エリアを区別するため
に設けられている市外局番を省くことができなかった。[0005] Further, since the charging area of the mobile communication is not the same as the charging area of the fixed telephone network, when a call is made from the mobile unit to the fixed telephone network, a city provided for distinguishing the charging area. The area code could not be omitted.
【０００６】また、移動機の位置登録エリアが切り換わ
る際の位置登録のふらつきを防止するため、位置登録エ
リアの一部を重ねる多重化の方法を採用すると、他の課
金エリアに属する位置登録エリアと重なることがあるた
め、課金がより不正確になるという問題があった。In order to prevent the location registration from fluctuating when the location registration area of the mobile station is switched, a multiplexing method in which a part of the location registration area is overlapped is adopted. There is a problem that the billing becomes more inaccurate because it may overlap.
【０００７】本発明は上記したような従来の技術が有す
る問題点を解決するためになされたものであり、地理的
な区画あるいは任意の課金エリアにもとづいて正確に課
金を行う移動体通信方式を提供することを目的とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and is directed to a mobile communication system for performing accurate charging based on a geographical section or an arbitrary charging area. The purpose is to provide.
【０００８】[0008]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
本発明の移動対通信の課金方式は、移動機と、前記移動
機と無線によって送受信を行う基地局と、前記基地局に
接続され、前記基地局の制御を行う無線回線制御装置
と、前記無線回線制御装置に接続され、前記移動機の発
着信呼の交換接続の制御を行なう移動用交換装置とを備
え、前記移動用交換装置によって、前記移動機が存在す
る課金エリアと、前記発着信呼の前記課金エリアとの距
離および送受信時間から課金を行う移動体通信方式にお
いて、前記移動機は、前記移動機の地理的位置を測定す
る測位システムと、前記測位システムの測定した位置情
報を送信する位置情報送信手段とを有し、前記移動用交
換装置は、前記位置情報をもとに、前記移動機が存在す
る前記課金エリアを求めて課金を行う課金手段を有する
ことを特徴とする。According to the present invention, there is provided a mobile-to-communication billing system according to the present invention, comprising: a mobile station; a base station for transmitting and receiving to and from the mobile station by radio; A radio channel controller for controlling the base station; and a mobile switching device connected to the radio channel controller and controlling switching connection of incoming and outgoing calls of the mobile station. In a mobile communication system in which charging is performed based on a distance between a charging area where the mobile device is located and the charging area of the incoming / outgoing call and the transmission / reception time, the mobile device measures a geographical position of the mobile device. A positioning system, and position information transmitting means for transmitting position information measured by the positioning system, wherein the mobile switching device sets the charging area where the mobile device is located based on the position information. Characterized in that it has a charging means for performing Umate charged.
【０００９】このとき、前記移動機が送受信中は、前記
測位システムと前記位置情報送信手段とによって前記位
置情報を定期的に送信し、前記移動用交換装置は送られ
てきた前記位置情報から前記移動機が存在する前記課金
エリアを定期的に求めてもよく、前記移動機の前記課金
エリアを固定電話網の前記課金エリアと同一にしてもよ
い。At this time, while the mobile station is transmitting and receiving, the positioning information is periodically transmitted by the positioning system and the location information transmitting means, and the mobile switching device transmits the location information based on the transmitted location information. The charging area where the mobile station is located may be determined periodically, and the charging area of the mobile station may be the same as the charging area of the fixed telephone network.
【００１０】[0010]
【作用】上記のように構成された本発明の移動体通信方
式は、移動機に移動機の地理的位置を測定する測位シス
テムと、測位システムの測定した位置情報を送信する位
置情報送信手段とを持ち、移動用交換装置に位置情報を
もとに移動機が存在する課金エリアを求めて課金を行う
課金手段を持つことで、地理的な位置情報で課金が実施
される。According to the mobile communication system of the present invention configured as described above, a positioning system for measuring a geographical position of a mobile device to a mobile device, and position information transmitting means for transmitting the position information measured by the positioning system are provided. The mobile switching device has a charging unit that determines the charging area where the mobile station is located based on the location information and performs charging based on the location information.
【００１１】また、移動機が送受信中は、測位システム
と位置情報送信手段とによって位置情報を定期的に送信
し、移動用交換装置は送られてきた位置情報から課金エ
リアを定期的に求めることで、移動機が他の課金エリア
に移動しても課金が行える。Further, during transmission and reception by the mobile station, the positioning system and the position information transmitting means periodically transmit the position information, and the mobile switching device periodically obtains the charging area from the transmitted position information. Thus, charging can be performed even if the mobile device moves to another charging area.
【００１２】そして、移動機の課金エリアを固定電話網
の課金エリアと同一にすることで、固定電話網内にいる
移動機は固定電話網の課金方式で課金が行われる。By setting the charging area of the mobile station to be the same as the charging area of the fixed telephone network, the mobile station within the fixed telephone network is charged by the fixed telephone network charging method.
【００１３】[0013]
【実施例】次に本発明の実施例について図面を参照して
説明する。Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
【００１４】図１は本発明の移動体通信方式の構成を示
す構成図である。図１において、移動機１には移動機１
の地理的位置を測定する測位システム２と、測位システ
ム２が測定する位置情報を送信する位置情報送信手段３
とが内蔵または接続され、測位システム２は例えばＧＰ
Ｓ（グローバル・ポジショニング・システム）によって
実現されている。移動機１と基地局４は無線信号によっ
て相互に通信を行なっている。無線回線制御装置５は基
地局４に接続され、基地局４の制御を行なう。移動用交
換装置６は無線回線制御装置５に接続され、基地局４の
サービスエリア内に存在する移動機１に発信または着信
が行なわれた場合に交換接続の制御を行なう。また、移
動用交換装置６には測位システム２の測定した位置情報
により課金を行う地理的課金手段７が内蔵されている。
そして、課金エリア８は例えば地理的な区画にもとづい
て決定されたものである。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the mobile communication system of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the mobile device 1 includes a mobile device 1.
Positioning system 2 for measuring the geographical position of the vehicle, and position information transmitting means 3 for transmitting the position information measured by the positioning system 2
And the positioning system 2 is, for example, GP
It is realized by S (Global Positioning System). The mobile station 1 and the base station 4 communicate with each other by radio signals. The radio channel controller 5 is connected to the base station 4 and controls the base station 4. The mobile switching device 6 is connected to the radio network controller 5 and controls the switching connection when a call is made to or received from the mobile device 1 existing in the service area of the base station 4. The mobile switching device 6 has a built-in geographical charging means 7 for charging based on the position information measured by the positioning system 2.
The charging area 8 is determined based on, for example, a geographical section.
【００１５】このような構成において、移動機１が他の
移動機または固定電話網に発呼を行なう場合、移動機１
に内蔵または接続されている測位システム２は移動機１
の位置する緯度・経度を測定する。位置情報送信手段３
は測位システム２によって測定した移動機１の緯度・経
度の情報を無線信号にて基地局４に送信する。この緯度
・経度の情報は無線回線制御装置５を経て移動用交換装
置６内に送信される。移動用交換装置６内の地理的課金
手段７はこの移動機１の緯度・経度の情報から移動機１
の存在する課金エリア８を判断し、地理的な区画により
正確に課金が実行される。In such a configuration, when the mobile station 1 makes a call to another mobile station or a fixed telephone network, the mobile station 1
The positioning system 2 built in or connected to the mobile device 1
Measure the latitude and longitude where is located. Location information transmitting means 3
Transmits the information of the latitude and longitude of the mobile device 1 measured by the positioning system 2 to the base station 4 by a radio signal. The latitude / longitude information is transmitted to the mobile switching device 6 via the wireless channel control device 5. The geographical billing means 7 in the mobile switching device 6 uses the information of the latitude and longitude of the mobile device 1 to
Is determined, and charging is performed more accurately by geographical section.
【００１６】また移動機１に他の移動機または固定電話
網から着呼があった場合も、同様に移動機１の緯度・経
度の情報を移動用交換装置６に送ることにより地理的な
区画ごとに正確な課金が実行される。さらに通話中は測
位システム２で定期的に移動機１の緯度・経度の情報を
測定し、そのつど位置情報送信手段３により移動用交換
装置６に送って移動機１が存在する課金エリア８の更新
を行う。このことにより移動機１が移動して他の課金エ
リアに入っても地理的区画による正確な課金が行える。
さらに位置登録エリアが多重化され、位置登録エリアが
重なる位置に移動機１がいても正確に課金が行える。Also, when an incoming call is received from the mobile unit 1 from another mobile unit or a fixed telephone network, the information on the latitude / longitude of the mobile unit 1 is similarly sent to the mobile switching unit 6 so as to be geographically partitioned. Accurate billing is performed every time. Further, during a call, the positioning system 2 periodically measures the latitude / longitude information of the mobile device 1 and sends it to the mobile switching device 6 by the position information transmitting means 3 each time, and transmits the information to the charging area 8 where the mobile device 1 is located. Perform an update. As a result, even if the mobile device 1 moves and enters another charging area, accurate charging based on the geographical section can be performed.
Furthermore, the location registration areas are multiplexed, and accurate billing can be performed even when the mobile device 1 is located at a position where the location registration areas overlap.
【００１７】また、測位システム２によって移動機１の
地理的な位置が正確に判るため、移動機１用の課金エリ
ア８を固定電話網と同じに設定することが可能になり、
固定電話網の課金エリア内にいる移動機１から固定電話
網に発呼する場合、固定電話網の課金方式で課金を行う
ことができるため、移動機１は市外局番をかける必要が
なくなる。Further, since the geographical position of the mobile device 1 can be accurately determined by the positioning system 2, the charging area 8 for the mobile device 1 can be set to be the same as that of the fixed telephone network.
When a call is made from the mobile station 1 within the fixed area of the fixed telephone network to the fixed telephone network, charging can be performed by the fixed telephone network charging method, so that the mobile station 1 does not need to call the area code.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】本発明は以上説明したように構成されて
いるので、以下に記載する効果を奏する。Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
【００１９】請求項１に記載の方式においては、移動機
は移動機の地理的位置を測定する測位システムと、測位
システムの測定した位置情報を送信する位置情報送信手
段とを持ち、移動用交換装置は位置情報をもとに移動機
が存在する課金エリアを求めて課金を行う課金手段を持
つことで、地理的な位置情報で正確に課金を行うことが
できる。In the system according to the first aspect, the mobile station has a positioning system for measuring the geographical position of the mobile station, and position information transmitting means for transmitting the position information measured by the positioning system. Since the apparatus has a charging unit for obtaining a charging area where the mobile device is present based on the position information and performing charging, it is possible to accurately perform charging based on geographical position information.
【００２０】請求項２に記載の方式においては、移動機
が送受信中は、測位システムと位置情報送信手段とによ
って位置情報を定期的に送信し、移動用交換装置は送ら
れてきた位置情報から課金エリアを定期的に求めること
で、移動機が他の課金エリアに移動しても正確な課金が
行える。さらに、位置登録エリアが重なる位置にいても
正確に課金が行える。In the system according to the second aspect, while the mobile station is transmitting and receiving, the positioning information is periodically transmitted by the positioning system and the location information transmitting means, and the mobile switching device is configured to transmit the location information from the transmitted location information. By obtaining the charging area periodically, accurate charging can be performed even if the mobile device moves to another charging area. Furthermore, accurate billing can be performed even when the location registration areas overlap.
【００２１】請求項３に記載の方式においては、移動機
の課金エリアを固定電話網の課金エリアと同一にするこ
とで、固定電話網の課金エリア内にいる移動機から固定
電話網に発呼する場合に市外局番をかける必要がなくな
る。In the method according to the third aspect, the charging area of the mobile station is set to be the same as the charging area of the fixed telephone network, so that the mobile station within the charging area of the fixed telephone network calls the fixed telephone network. You do not need to call the area code when you do.
【図１】本発明の移動体通信方式の構成を示す構成図で
ある。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication system of the present invention.
【図２】従来の移動体通信方式の構成を示す構成図であ
る。FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a conventional mobile communication system.
１ 移動機 ２ 測位システム ３ 位置情報送信手段 ４ 基地局 ５ 無線回線制御装置 ６ 移動用交換装置 ７ 地理的課金手段 ８ 課金エリア REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 mobile device 2 positioning system 3 position information transmitting means 4 base station 5 radio line controller 6 mobile switching device 7 geographical charging means 8 charging area
Claims (3)
線制御装置と、 前記無線回線制御装置に接続され、前記移動機の発着信
呼の交換接続の制御を行なう移動用交換装置とを備え、 前記移動用交換装置によって、前記移動機が存在する課
金エリアと、前記発着信呼の前記課金エリアとの距離お
よび送受信時間から課金を行う移動体通信方式におい
て、 前記移動機は、前記移動機の地理的位置を測定する測位
システムと、 前記測位システムの測定した位置情報を送信する位置情
報送信手段とを有し、 前記移動用交換装置は、前記位置情報をもとに、前記移
動機が存在する前記課金エリアを求めて課金を行う課金
手段を有することを特徴とする移動体通信方式。A mobile station; a base station for transmitting and receiving to and from the mobile station by radio; a radio channel controller connected to the base station for controlling the base station; and a radio channel controller connected to the radio channel controller. A mobile switching device for controlling switching connection of incoming and outgoing calls of the mobile device, wherein the mobile switching device allows the mobile device to have a charging area where the mobile device is located and a charging area for the outgoing and incoming calls. In a mobile communication system that performs charging from a distance and transmission / reception time, the mobile device includes: a positioning system that measures a geographical position of the mobile device; and a position information transmitting unit that transmits position information measured by the positioning system. The mobile communication system, characterized in that the mobile switching device has a charging unit for obtaining the charging area where the mobile device is located and charging based on the location information.
て、 前記移動機が送受信中は、前記測位システムと前記位置
情報送信手段とによって前記位置情報を定期的に送信
し、 前記移動用交換装置は送られてきた前記位置情報から前
記移動機が存在する前記課金エリアを定期的に求めるこ
とを特徴とする移動体通信方式。2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile station transmits and receives the location information periodically by the positioning system and the location information transmitting means while the mobile station is transmitting and receiving. A mobile communication system, wherein the apparatus periodically obtains the charging area where the mobile device is located from the transmitted location information.
式において、 前記移動機の前記課金エリアを固定電話網の前記課金エ
リアと同一にすることを特徴とする移動体通信方式。3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the charging area of the mobile device is the same as the charging area of a fixed telephone network.
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