JP2771479B2 - Pager location registration method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pager radio calling method, and more particularly to location registration and automatic switching of channel frequency when a pager moves between different service areas of a radio call operator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a pager moves between different service areas of a radio pager, the pager is notified of the current location to a radio station of a home station in which the pager is registered, and the pager is located. It is necessary to update the management data of the home station that manages the area location. Therefore, the pager who has moved to the area where the paging carrier is different, uses a general telephone to make a registration change to the location of the location via a public telephone network to the paging carrier of the home station using a push button. The location information was input, and the paging operator updated the management data of the home station with the information of the PB signal. Also, the pager listens to the frequency of the channel to be used from the paging carrier at the time of contract and manually switches the channel frequency of the pager.

Another method is to wirelessly transmit the location information from a pager to a radio paging exchange of a radio paging operator having jurisdiction over a service area of a destination, and to transmit a location information from the radio paging exchange of the radio paging carrier to a public network (for example, a public network). The position information of the pager is transferred to the paging exchange of the home station via the packet network), and the location registration management data of the paging exchange of the home station is updated.

[0004] When the pager moves to a different service area of the radio paging operator in this way, the pager notifies the radio paging exchange of the radio paging operator in charge of the destination service area of the location information to notify the location service. A method for transferring location information from a paging exchange having jurisdiction over an area to a paging exchange of a home station of a pager via a data public network and updating location registration management data of the home station is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-284095. It is proposed in the gazette.

[0005]

A conventional pager location registration method uses a general telephone to push a push button from a destination service area to a radio pager of a home station via a telephone public network. The first method of contacting is that it is troublesome because the location registration and manual frequency switching are required every time the mobile station moves to a different service area, and it is necessary to know the location information of the destination in advance. was there.

Further, the pager accesses the paging exchange which controls the destination service area to transmit the location information, and the paging exchange of the destination paging carrier sends the home page via the data public network. The second method of transferring the location information to the station and updating the location registration management data of the home station is based on the wireless power for transmitting the location information due to the small size, light weight, economy, and other restrictions required of the pager. It becomes a weak radio wave, and a number of receiving stations for receiving the weak radio wave are required in each service area. Therefore, a severe capital investment is required for a radio paging operator who collects a fixed fee.

Another problem is that if the switching of the channel frequency linked to the pager position information is erroneously operated, the call cannot be received.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a location of a pager which can automatically perform location registration and frequency switching without being conscious of a destination service area when the pager moves to a different service area. To provide a registration method.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of registering a position of a pager, wherein a radio pager of a home station which has received a pager call request signal from a call request terminal refers to the registered position information by referring to the registered position information. In the pager radio paging method, a call request signal is transferred to a radio paging exchange of a visitor station which has jurisdiction over the specified service area, and a pager is wirelessly paged from the radio paging exchange of the visitor station. The pager, which has moved to the service area of the visitor station, automatically communicates with the paging exchange of the home station via a public network to automatically update the location information registered in the paging exchange of the home station. In addition, the frequency switching information is received and the channel frequency is automatically switched.

[0010] Further, the radio paging exchange of the home station comprises:
The location information of the service area in which the pager is located, the location information of the service areas of the plurality of visitor stations having different carriers, and the location information of the service areas of the plurality of visitor stations. Has a position registration management table for registering in advance corresponding to the individual number of the pager, and when the pager moves to a different service area, the ISDN scattered in the destination service area when the pager moves to a different service area. Connecting the pager to a public telephone, automatically calling the pager's paging exchange via the public network, and updating location registration information including the pager's individual number and the location information of the destination service area. To the home station radio pager,
The paging switch of the home station searches the location registration management table based on the individual number of the pager included in the received location registration update information, and the received location information of the destination service area is When it is determined that the pager is registered, the location information of the pager registered in the location registration management table is updated, and the specification information of the used channel frequency corresponding to the updated location information is included. The frequency switching information is returned to the pager, and the pager automatically switches the channel frequency based on the received frequency switching information.

[0011] Further, the location information is included in the location registration information,
The individual number of the pager is transmitted from the pager, and the location information of the destination service area is transmitted from the public network based on the calling number of the ISDN public telephone.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pager radio paging system showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the paging switch 10 of the home station, the paging switch 20 of the visitor station, the service area 30 of the home station controlled by the paging switch 10 of the home station, and the paging switch 20 of the visitor station are controlled. A visitor station service area 40, a public network 60 connecting the home station radio pager 10 and the visitor station radio pager 20 and an ISDN scattered in the home station radio pager 10 and the visitor station service area 40. Public networks 50 and 80 connecting public telephones 43
And ISDN scattered in the service area 30 of the home station
A public network 70 connecting the public telephone 33 and the public network 80,
A call request terminal 100 connected to the public network 50, a pager 32 located in the service area 30 of the home station,
The pager 32 includes a pager 42 that has moved from the service area 30 of the home station 10 to the service area 40 of the visitor station 20.

[0013] The paging exchange 10 of the home station receives an incoming trunk 11 for accommodating the call request terminal 100 via the public network 50 and dial information from the call request terminal 100 received by the incoming trunk via the public network 50. MF / P to translate
B receiver 12, an ISDN transceiver 13 for transmitting and receiving pager position information via the public network 50, and a pager's call information based on the dial information sent by the call request terminal 100. Station 31
A data transmission / reception device 15 for transmitting a pager call request signal when the pager 32 moves from the service area 30 of the home station to the service area 40 of the visitor station, and a radio pager 10 of the home station. And a pager 3 located in a service area 30 of a home station under its control.
2, a storage device 17 having a location registration management table (not shown) for registering the location information, a switch 18, and an input terminal 19 for registering initial data.

The paging switch 20 of the visitor station, like the paging switch 10 of the home station, also has an incoming traffic 21 and M
It comprises an F / PB receiver 22, an ISDN transmitting / receiving device 23, a local control device 24, a data transmitting / receiving device 25, a central control device 26, a storage device 27, a switch 28, and an input terminal 29. .

The service area 30 of the home station is composed of a radio base station 31, a pager 32 registered in the radio pager 10 of the home station, and an ISDN public telephone 33. The service area 40 of the visitor station is also wireless. It comprises a base station 41, an ISDN public telephone 43, and a pager 42 moved from a home station.

First, the initial setting for registering the position information of the pager 32 in the radio pager 10 of the home station will be described. In order to register the pager 32 in the home station 10 from the input terminal 19 of the radio pager (hereinafter referred to as the home station) 10 of the home station, the home station 10 is under the jurisdiction of an individual number preset to the pager 32, for example, 1000. The location information of the service area 30, for example, 300 is input, and the page information of the visitor station (hereinafter, referred to as a visitor station) 20 of the visitor station managed by another paging carrier to which the pager 32 is to be moved 20 The location information of the service area 40 For example, “400” is input and registered in the location registration management table of the storage device 17.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the location registration management table. The location registration management table corresponds to the individual number of each pager, the location information of the service area where the pager is located, the location information of the service area of the visitor station to which the pager is to move, and the location information. The frequency of the used channel is registered.

That is, the individual number 10 of the pager 32
00, the location information 30 indicating that the pager 32 is located in the service area 30 of the home station 10.
0, and location information 300, 400,
500, and the used channel frequencies f300, f400, f500 are registered corresponding to the respective pieces of position information 300, 400, 500. Therefore, the pager 32 to which the individual number 1000 is set is currently located in the service area 30 of the home station 10 from the located location information 300, and the pager 32 is located in the service area 40 and the service area 40.
Can be connected only when returning from the service area 30 to the service area 30, and the channel frequencies used at that time are f300, f4
00 and f500.

Next, from the call request terminal 100 to the home station 10
A case where the pager 32 located in the service area 30 is called will be described. In order for the call request terminal 100 to call the pager 32, the individual number 1 unique to the pager 32
Dial the calling number containing 000. This dial information is transmitted to the incoming trunk 1 of the home station 10 via the public network 50.
Call 1 The dial information received at the incoming trunk 11 is received by the MF / PB receiver 12 and the individual number 1000 of the pager 32 is translated.

The central control device 16 searches the location registration management table stored in the storage device 17 based on the translated individual number 1000 of the pager 32, and the pager 32 is located in the service area 30 of the home station 10. The presence of the area is identified from the location information 300, and the individual number 1000 of the pager 32 and the location information 300 of the service area 30 in which the pager 32 is located are transmitted to the area control device 14.

The local controller 14 generates the received pager's individual number 1000 and the location information of the service area 30 as pager call information in a predetermined signal format, and transmits the pager call information to the radio base station 31 of the service area 30 of the home station 10. . The wireless base station 31 sends out the received pager call information by radio and calls the pager 32.

Subsequently, the service area 3 of the home station 10
A method of updating the position registration of the pager 42 when the pager 32 located within 0 moves to the service area 40 under the control of the visitor station 20 which is another paging communication carrier will be described.

The pager 42 that has moved from the service area 30 of the home station 10 to the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 is connected to a predetermined connection terminal of an ISDN public telephone 43 scattered in the service area 40 of the visitor station 20, and the pager 42 Of the pager 42 to the ISDN public telephone 43 by pressing an automatic dial transmission switch provided by the
The DN public telephone 43 uses the individual number 100 of the pager 42.
0 is sent to the public network 80.

The public network 80 specifies from the calling number of the ISDN public telephone that the ISDN public telephone 43 is installed in the service area 40 of the visitor station 20, the position information 400 of the service area 40 and the individual number 10 of the pager 42.
00 is transmitted to the public network 50 using the B channel, and the public network 50
A call arrives at the DN transceiver 13.

The central control unit 16 of the home station 10
The location registration update information is received via the DN transceiver 13, and the individual number 1000 of the pager 42 and the location information of the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 are extracted from the location registration update information.
Based on 00, the location registration management table stored in the storage device 17 is searched to determine whether or not the location information 400 of the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 is registered as connectable location information.

When the central controller 16 identifies that the location information 400 of the service area 40 has been registered corresponding to the individual number 1000 of the pager 42, the central controller 16 stores the location information in the location registration management table stored in the storage device 17. After rewriting the location information 300 of the service area 30 of the home station 10 registered in the coverage service area to the location information of the service area 40 of the visitor station 20, the individual number 1000 of the pager 42 and the location information 300 of the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 are changed. A position registration completion signal including the position information 400, the used channel frequency f400, and the used channel number switching information
Public network 50 to public network 80 via SDN transceiver 13
Send to

The public network 80 transmits the received location registration completion signal to the pager 42 via the ISDN public telephone 43. The pager 42 automatically switches the channel frequency based on the frequency switching information received via a predetermined connection terminal of the ISDN public telephone 43.

Thereafter, when there is a call request for the pager 42 from the call requesting terminal 100, the central control unit 16 of the radio paging exchange 10 of the home station updates the updated location registration management table stored in the storage device 17. See
The pager 42 identifies that the location is registered in the service area 40 of the home station 20, transmits a call request signal to the public network 60 via the data transmitting / receiving device 15, and
"0" is transmitted to the data transmitting / receiving device 25 of the visitor station 20.

The central control device 26 of the visitor station 20 sends the call request signal received via the data transmitting / receiving device 25 to the local control device 24. The local control device 24 converts the received call request signal into a predetermined signal format. As a pager calling signal, and the radio base station 41 of the service unit 40
To pager 42.

The pager 42 changes from the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 to the service area 30 of the home station 10 again.
When the mobile station has moved to the home station 10, the pager 32 is connected to the ISDN public telephone 33 in the service area 30 of the home station 10 and connected to the home station 10 via the public network 70 to the public network 80 to the public network 50 using the automatic dial function. Then, the location registration management table stored in the storage device 17 of the home station 10 is updated.

Thereafter, when there is a call request for the pager 32 from the call request terminal 100, the pager returning to the service area 30 of the home station 10 is referred to by referring to the updated location registration management table stored in the storage device 17. 32
Can be called.

As described above, the pager 32 is connected to the home station 10 in Tokyo in a different area of the radio paging carrier.
For example, the service area 4 under the jurisdiction of the visitor station 20 in Osaka
0 is registered, and the pager 32 moves from the home station 10 in Tokyo (located location information 300) to the service area 40 (accessible location information 400) under the jurisdiction of the visitor station 20 in Osaka. The ISDN public telephone 43 installed in the destination service area.
To the public network 80 using the automatic dial function to connect to the home station 10 in Tokyo, and transmit the location information 400 of the service area 40 of the visitor station 20 in Osaka, which is currently located. By updating the location information in the location registration management table registered in the home station 10 in Tokyo, there is no hassle of manually updating location registration and switching the channel frequency as in the related art. A large number of receivers for receiving the weak radio waves transmitted by the pager to update the location registration are not required, and the capital investment can be reduced.

[0033]

According to the present invention, the location information of the service area where the pager is located, the location information of the service areas of a plurality of visitor stations having different communication carriers, and the location information of each service area of the plurality of visitor stations are individually stored in the home station. The channel frequency assigned to the pager is registered in advance in the location registration management table corresponding to the individual number of the pager, and when the pager moves to a different service area, the pager is scattered in the destination service area. A pager is connected to an ISDN public telephone, and a call is automatically made to the radio pager of the home station via the public network, and the location registration update information including the pager's individual number and the location information of the destination service area is transmitted to the home station. The call is transferred to the paging exchange, and the paging exchange of the home station is ranked based on the pager's individual number contained in the received location registration update information. When searching the registration management table and identifying that the received location information of the destination service area is registered, the location information of the pager registered in the location registration management table is updated and updated. The frequency switching information including the designation information of the used channel frequency corresponding to the current location information is returned to the pager, and the pager is configured to automatically switch the channel frequency based on the received frequency switching information. Update and channel frequency switching without the hassle of manual operation, and without having to install a large number of receivers to receive the weak radio waves transmitted by the pager to update the location registration, the owner of the pager can Even if you move to a geographically sparse area on a business trip or the like, the nearest ISDN Just by connecting a pager to a pay phone and making an automatic call, the location registration can be automatically updated and the channel frequency can be automatically switched, so the pager is located in any of the pre-registered areas Can be called even if.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of location registration management data according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 paging switch at home station 20 paging switch at visitor station 11, 21 incoming trunk 12, 22 MF / PB receiver 13, 23 ISDN transceiver 14, 24 area controller 15, 25 data transceiver 16, 26 central control Device 17, 27 Storage device 18, 28 Switch 30 Home station service area 40 Visitor station service area 31, 41 Wireless base station 32, 42 Pager 33, 43 ISDN public telephone 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Public network 100 Call request terminal

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A home page radio pager which has received a pager call request signal from a call request terminal, identifies a service area of the pager by referring to the registered location information, and specifies the service area of the specified service. In a pager radio paging system for transferring a paging request signal to a paging exchange of a visitor station that has jurisdiction over an area and paging a pager wirelessly from the paging exchange of the visitor station, the pager that has moved to the service area of the visitor station is: Automatically updates the location information registered in the home office's paging exchange by automatically communicating with the home office's paging exchange via a public network, and receives the frequency switching information and automatically switches the channel frequency. A pager position registration method, characterized in that: 2. The radio pager of the home station, comprising: location information of a service area where the pager is located; location information of service areas of a plurality of visitor stations having different communication carriers; and a plurality of the visitor stations. Has a location registration management table for pre-registering the channel frequency assigned to each location information of each service area in correspondence with the individual number of the pager, wherein the pager is connected to a service area of a different carrier. When moving, the pager is connected to ISDN public telephones scattered in the destination service area, and an automatic call is made to the home page radio pager via the public network, and the pager's individual number and the Transferring the location registration update information including the location information of the destination service area to the radio paging exchange of the home station; The exchange searches the location registration management table based on the individual number of the pager included in the received location registration update information, and confirms that the received location information of the destination service area is registered. When identified,
Updates the location information of the pager registered in the location registration management table, and returns the frequency switching information including the designation information of the used channel frequency corresponding to the updated location information to the pager. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pager automatically switches the channel frequency based on the received frequency switching information. 3. The pager's individual number contained in the location registration information is sent from the pager, and the location information of the destination service area is sent from the public network based on the calling number of the ISDN public telephone. 3. The method for registering a position of a pager according to claim 2, wherein: