JP3058494B2 - Communication network service control device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service control device for a communication network.
It relates to location, and more particularly to a service control unit of a communication network to perform radio communication with the radio base station and a mobile terminal.

[0002] In recent years, with the rapid spread of mobile radio communication capable of communicating from any place in a network, there has been an increasing demand for selective reception that can receive only necessary calls according to time and case. Therefore, in the mobile radio communication system,
There is a need for a system that can automatically execute selective reception based on the caller, the communication status, the type of communication, and the like.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional mobile radio communication system. In the figure, 1 is a mobile communication control station, 2 is a radio base station, and 3 is a mobile terminal. The mobile communication control station 1 has a service control device 4 and has a function of controlling connection with the radio base station 2 and a function of interconnecting with a fixed network.

[0004] The wireless base station 2 performs wireless communication with the mobile terminal 3 to provide a communication path. The mobile terminal 3 establishes a communication path based on a wireless channel selection result transmitted from the mobile communication control station 1 via the wireless base station 2. The mobile terminal 3 performs position detection by measuring the reception level of the radio wave from the radio base station 2, and notifies the mobile communication control station 1 via the radio base station 2 when the location registration area has been shifted.

In such a mobile communication system, since each mobile terminal 3 has a unique telephone number, when the mobile terminal 3 is the receiving side, a fixed telephone subscriber dials the telephone number of the called party. . However, since the mobile terminal 3 moves, it is necessary to track and connect to the location of the mobile terminal 3 as the called party. Usually, the fixed network side caller specifies the location of the mobile terminal 3 as the called party. And dial.

[0006] As a result, as long as the mobile terminal 3 is turned on, the mobile terminal 3 receives a call regardless of the situation of the called party within the range covered by the mobile communication network. Therefore,
Conventionally, when the mobile terminal side callee does not want to receive an incoming call, the power of the mobile terminal 3 is turned off or the mobile terminal 3 is prevented from receiving a call. In addition, the phone number of the own terminal is given only to a specific party, so that other callers cannot make a call.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned mobile radio communication system, the incoming call is terminated by turning off the power of the mobile terminal 3, but there is a problem that a call from a necessary partner cannot be selectively received. is there. Further, in order to receive or reject an incoming call, all operations related to turning on / off the power of the mobile terminal 3 are left to the user, and the user has to repeat this operation from time to time and according to circumstances. The operation is complicated. Furthermore, even if only a specific caller is given a telephone number, it is not possible to prevent a wrong call from another caller.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
By making it possible to perform selective reception according to the current situation of the called party, a communication network support that has solved the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object to provide a service control device .

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In claim 1, the database 11 is an
Service 14 according to the type of the incoming call
The association is stored. The service control means 12 is
If there is an incoming call at terminal 14, the terminal and the incoming call
The service according to the type of the call is used by using the database 11.
And performs a service for the terminal.

[0010] Claim 2 provides a predetermined service to the mobile terminal.
Service and the location information of the mobile terminal
Network service control device managed by a database
The location information of the mobile terminal is associated with the mobile terminal.
Second data for storing the correspondence of the service according to the report
When there is an incoming call to the mobile terminal,
Searching for the location information of the terminal using the first database,
The location information searched using the second database
Service corresponding to the mobile terminal, and
Service control means for executing a service .

[0011] Claim 3 provides a predetermined service to the terminal.
In the service control unit of a communication network that provides a terminal
A database for storing the association with the service, and a terminal
When there is an incoming call, the service corresponding to the terminal
If it cannot be identified using the database,
Request a service selection to the terminal, and the terminal
Receive the selected service and execute it
Service control means.

[0014] Claim 4 provides a predetermined service to the terminal.
In the service control unit of a communication network that provides a terminal
A database for storing the association with the service, and a terminal
When there is an incoming call, the service corresponding to the terminal
If it cannot be identified using the database,
And inference means for inferring the service, is extracted by the inference
Service control means for executing the selected service.

[0013]

[0014]

[0015]

[0016]

[Action] In the present invention of claim 1 or 2, wherein the end-terminal 1 of the called user that is storing the service indication to a database 11
4 is received, the service control means 12
The database 11 to search on the basis of the call type and position information <br/> the mobile terminal, to perform the service in accordance with the service instructions retrieved by. Therefore, an incoming call from a special sender can always be automatically received by a certain receiving method.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the database 1
Even for incoming calls the service is not stored in 1, end
A request for selecting a service is made to the receiver , and the service is given to the called user, so that the selected user can receive selectively according to the intention of the called user.

Further, when the invention of claim 4, which can not identify the service from the database 11, the inference hand stage
Reception can automatically in accordance with a more inferred service indication on.

[0019]

2 and 3 show the construction of an embodiment of the method according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram in which main parts in FIG. 2 are rewritten.
Both figures show substantially the same configuration. FIG.
The same components as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 2, a mail device 21 and a service control device 22 are connected to the mobile communication control station 1 respectively. The service control device 22 has a user data registration device 2
3. The database search device 24, the inference device 25, the messaging device 26, and the input monitoring device 27 are connected to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the service control unit 22 has a caller telephone number notifying unit 221, a call type notifying unit 222, a zone notifying unit 223, and the like. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the database search device 24 is a user data registration device 2
3, a database (corresponding to the database 11) 241 storing user data (caller telephone numbers and corresponding service instructions related to reception) by the called user; a database search unit 242 for searching the database 241; A network database 243 storing communication network information;
A network database search unit 244 for searching the network database 243 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the network database 243 stores in advance the numbers of the zones used in the mobile communication system and the relevant information of the locations. As shown in FIG. 5, when the database search unit 242 detects the input of the data search request (step 31), it searches the instruction data of the called user in the database 241 (step 32), and sends a service instruction meeting the condition to the service control. Notify the device 22.

The network database search unit 2
As shown in FIG. 6, upon detecting an input of a network data search request (step 41), the network 44 searches the network database 243 based on the zone number to obtain location information (step 42). Notify the service control device 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inference device 25 includes a knowledge base 251 including knowledge used by a human secretary and the like.
And an inference unit 252 for inferring an appropriate service based on the knowledge base 251. The knowledge base 251 stores, for example, data having contents as shown in FIG. That is, the knowledge base data is "knowledge on location", "knowledge on caller telephone number", "knowledge on call type"
And "Knowledge on telephone service selection".

As shown in FIG. 8, upon receiving a service inference request (step 51), the inference unit 252 infers an optimal service from the provided information and rules of the knowledge base (step 52), and controls the inference result in service control. The device 22 is notified (step 53).

As shown in FIG. 3, the messaging device 26 comprises a message database 261 storing message data to be presented to the called user, and a messaging unit 262. Messaging unit 262
As shown in FIG. 9, when there is a message transmission request (step 61), the message database 261 is searched and the message is presented to the called user (step 6).
2). These constitute the notification means 15 described above.

As shown in FIG. 10, when there is an input monitoring request (step 71), the input monitoring device 27 monitors the input operation of the designated user (step 72), and when there is an input (step 73), The information input by the receiving user is notified to the service control device 21 (step 7).
4).

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the telephone number of the caller and the service instruction to be executed when there is an incoming call from the caller are registered by the user data registration device 23 in the database 241.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a service instruction registered in the database 241 by the called user. As shown in the figure, the registration data in the database 241 includes the mobile terminal name and its telephone number, the telephone number of the caller that the called mobile terminal (called user) desires to receive selectively, and the execution service for the caller. Is a list data structure.

In this embodiment, the service control unit 22 performs selective reception according to the flowchart shown in FIG. That is, first, the service control device 22 determines whether or not there is an incoming call (step 81). If there is an incoming call, the service control device 22 issues a request for the telephone number of the caller to the caller telephone number notifying section 221 in the own device. (Step 82)
It is confirmed whether or not the caller telephone number is notified from the caller telephone number notifying section 221 (step 83). The caller telephone number notified from the caller telephone number notifying section 221 is, for example, as shown in FIG. The called party phone number and the called party phone number are paired.

When the service control unit 22 receives the caller's telephone number notification, it issues a service search request registered in the database 241 to the database search unit 242 for the telephone number by the receiving user (step S1). 84). As a result, the database search unit 24
When it is confirmed that the designated service notification corresponding to the caller has been received from step 2 (step 85), an execution request for the designated service is issued and the service is executed (step 8).
6).

For example, when the designated service is a mail service, the service control unit 22 connects the incoming call to a mail device (21 in FIG. 2). When the specified service is rejected, the incoming call is disconnected.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the database 241 stores data including the incoming user name and its telephone number, the type of the incoming call, and the service instruction to be executed when the call is received. It is registered in advance by the receiving user by the data registration device 23.

In FIG. 15, when the service control unit 22 determines that there is an incoming call to the called user (step 91), it issues a call type notification request to the call type notification unit 222 (step 92). The data of the called party telephone number and the incoming call type as shown in FIG.
Then, it is determined whether or not the notification has been received from step 2 (step 93).

When the type of the incoming call is notified, the service control unit 22 issues a search request for the designated service for the type call to the database search unit 242 (step 94). The database search unit 242 searches for the corresponding service, and notifies the service control device 22 of the search result. When the service control device 22 confirms the notification of the search result (step 95), it issues the service execution request to execute the service (step 96).

Therefore, the data of FIG.
When registered in 41, a normal connection service is executed for an incoming call outside the network, and the incoming call is connected. When a data call arrives, the incoming call is transferred to the subscriber of the transfer destination telephone number.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, data including the name of the called user and its telephone number, the location of the called user, and a service instruction corresponding thereto are stored in the database 241 by the user data registration device 23 in advance by the called user. It is registered.

In the present embodiment, the service control device 22 is configured as shown in FIG.
The operation according to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is determined whether or not there is an incoming call (step 101). If there is an incoming call, the zone notification unit 223 is notified of the zone in which the incoming user (mobile terminal 3) is moving (step 102). After confirming the notification (step 103), a request is made to the network database search unit 244 to search for information on the location of the notified zone (step 104).

As described above, the correspondence data between the zone number and the location shown in FIG. 4 is stored in advance in the network database 243, and the location information retrieved from the zone number by the network database retrieval unit 244 is stored in the service control unit 22. (Step 105),
The service control device 22 issues a service search request instructed to this location to the database search unit 242 (step 106).

Thus, the database search unit 242 searches the data in the database 241 of FIG. When it is confirmed that the search service instruction has been notified to the service control device 22 (step 107), an execution request for the designated service is issued (step 108).

As a result, for example, assuming that the receiving user (mobile terminal) receives a call in the A zone, the network database search unit 244 searches the data shown in FIG. Notice. As a result, the service control device 22 causes the database search unit 242 to search the data in FIG. Therefore, in this case, the receiving user can receive the normal receiving service.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 20, the database 241 stores, in the user data registration device, data including the name of the called user and the telephone number thereof, the telephone number of the caller, the location of the called user, and a service instruction corresponding thereto. 23 is registered in advance by the receiving user.

In the present embodiment, the service control device 22 is configured as shown in FIG.
1 is performed according to the flowchart. First, it is determined whether there is an incoming call (step 111). If there is an incoming call, the zone notification unit 223 is notified of the zone in which the incoming user (mobile terminal 3) is moving (step 112), and the zone number is set. Is confirmed (step 113), a request is made to the network database search unit 244 to search for information on the location of the notified zone (step 114).

When the network database search unit 244 notifies the service control unit 22 of the location information searched from the zone number (step 115), the service control unit 22 issues a number request to the caller telephone number notification unit 221 (step 115). (Step 116) After confirming the calling number notification (Step 117), the service specified to the database search unit 242 when there is an incoming call from the caller of this telephone number when the user is at this place. A search request is issued (step 118).

As a result, the database search unit 242 searches the data in the database 241 of FIG. 20 for a service instruction based on the location and the caller telephone number. When it is confirmed that the search service instruction has been notified to the service control device 22 (step 119), an execution request for the designated service is issued (step 120).

Thus, for example, the telephone number "1111"
Assuming that the call from the caller of FIG. 1 is received by the called user (mobile terminal) in the C zone, the network database search unit 244 searches the data of FIG. 4 and notifies the service control unit 22 that the location is the Y district. Notice. As a result, the service control device 22 makes the database search unit 242
20 is searched for the data of FIG. 20 in the database 241 based on the location and the caller's telephone number, and an execution service instruction of “mail service” is received. Therefore, in this case, the call is connected to the mail device 21.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the database 241 stores data including an incoming user name and its telephone number, an incoming call type, an incoming user's whereabouts, and a service instruction corresponding thereto by the user data registration device 23. It is registered in advance by the receiving user.

In the present embodiment, the service control device 22 is
The operation according to the flowchart of 3 is performed. In the figure, the same reference numerals are given to the same processing steps as those in FIG.

When the network database search unit 244 notifies the service control unit 22 of the location information searched from the zone number (step 115), the service control unit 22 issues a call type notification request to the call type notification unit 222 (step 115). (Step 125) After confirming the call type notification (Step 126), the database search unit 242 is instructed when there is a user at this location and the call type, and when there is an incoming call from the caller of this telephone number. A service search request is issued (step 127).

Thus, the database search unit 242 searches the data in the database 241 of FIG. 22 for a service instruction according to the location and the call type. When it is confirmed that the search service instruction has been notified to the service control device 22 (step 128), an execution request for the designated service is issued (step 129).

Thus, for example, if the called user (mobile terminal) receives a data call in the A zone, the network database search unit 244 searches the data shown in FIG. Notify the device 22. As a result, the service control device 22 causes the database search unit 242 to search the data of FIG. 22 in the database 241 from the location and the type of the incoming call, and receives an execution service instruction of “incoming”. Therefore, in this case, the call from the caller is rejected.

Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, FIG.
5, in the flowcharts of the embodiments of FIGS. 18, 21 and 23, the processing executed in place of the steps after A is shown. Return.

In FIG. 24, when the service control device 22 receives notification that there is no designated service in the database 241 (step 131), the messaging unit 262
To the user, "There was an incoming call from the *** person. What service do you want to perform? 0 # if receiving an incoming call, 1 # if connecting to a mail device. Please press 2 # if you have a request to send a message that prompts you to select a service (step 1
32).

Further, a request for a user's input analysis is issued to the input monitoring device 27 (step 133), and an input from the user is waited for (step 134). Here, the user inputs, for example, 1 #, and receives a notification from the input monitoring device 27 that the input from the user is "1 #", and determines from this that execution of the mail service has been instructed. as a result,
The service control device 22 issues a mail service execution request (step 135), and the incoming call is connected to the mail device.

FIG. 25 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is also described in FIG.
FIG. 26 shows a process executed in place of the steps after A in the flowcharts of the embodiments of FIGS. 15, 18, 21 and 23. In FIG. 25, the service control device 22
Is a database 2 based on various information obtained upon receiving a call.
A search request for the service registered in 41 is issued to the database search unit 242, and as a response, a search result indicating that there is no corresponding service in this situation is obtained (step 141).

Then, the service control unit 22 notifies the inference unit 252 of each information of the caller's telephone number, the call type of the received call, and the user's location obtained from the zone information of the user's travel destination. Request inference of the appropriate service (step 142). The inference unit 252 uses the knowledge base 251 to infer an optimal service to be executed in that situation based on the information and notifies the service control unit 22 of the inferred service. Upon receiving this notification (step 143), the service control device 22 issues an execution request (step 144) and executes the inferred service.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is also possible to perform time-dependent selective reception according to a schedule. In addition, it goes without saying that wireless communication between mobile terminals can be performed.

[0057]

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, according to the invention of claims 1 to 2, wherein it is possible to always automatically received at a fixed receiving method calls from special callers, incoming user < br /> it was can be selected reception according to Oh Ru end at the end of intention. Also, in the invention described in claim 3, even without data in the database is stored selected to receive it in accordance with the occasional status of the mobile terminal, according to the service indication inferred in yet a fourth aspect of the present invention It has features such as the ability to perform reception and the automatic selection and reception that is ultimately considered most appropriate in mobile radio communication.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, even if no data is stored in the database, it is possible to selectively receive the mobile terminal according to the current situation, and further, the service inferred in the invention of claim 7 Reception can be performed in accordance with an instruction, and selective reception that is ultimately considered most appropriate in mobile radio communication can be automatically performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network database.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a database search unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a network database search unit.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of knowledge in a knowledge base.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the inference unit.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of messaging.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the input monitoring device.

FIG. 11 is an example of a service instruction according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a notification example from a caller number notification unit.

FIG. 14 is a service instruction example according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a notification example from a call type notification unit.

FIG. 17 is a service instruction example according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a notification example from a zone notification unit.

FIG. 20 is an example of a service instruction according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a service instruction example according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 26 is a configuration diagram of an example of a conventional mobile radio communication system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3,14 mobile terminal 11,241 database 12 search means 13 execution means 15 reporting means 16 inference means 21 mail device 22 service control device 23 user data registration device 24 database search device 25 inference device 26 messaging device 27 input monitoring device 242 database search Section 244 Network Database Search Section 252 Inference Section 262 Messaging Section

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. The endProviding predetermined services to the end
In a service control device of a communication network, A service pair corresponding to the type of incoming call
A database for storing the correspondence, When an incoming call is received by a terminal, the terminal and the incoming call;
The service corresponding to the type of
Service system to execute the service for the terminal
Communication network service system, comprising:
Control device. (2)Providing predetermined services to mobile terminals
And the location information of the mobile terminal is stored in a first database.
In the service control device of the communication network managed by the source, According to the location information of the mobile terminal in association with the mobile terminal
Database for storing the correspondence of the services
When, The location of the mobile terminal when there is an incoming call to the mobile terminal
Searching for information using the first database,
Corresponds to the searched location information using a database
Identify the service and implement the service for the mobile terminal.
Service control means for executing
Telecommunication network service control device. (3)Providing predetermined services to terminals
In a service control device of a communication network, Database for storing correspondence between terminals and services
When, When an incoming call arrives at a terminal, the service corresponding to the terminal
If the database cannot be identified using the database,
Make a service selection request to the terminal, and
Receive more selected services and execute them
Service control means Communication characterized by comprising
Web service control unit. (4)Providing predetermined services to terminals
In a service control device of a communication network, Database for storing correspondence between terminals and services
When, When an incoming call arrives at a terminal, the service corresponding to the terminal
If the resources cannot be identified using the database,
Inference means for inferring critical services, A service that executes the service extracted by the inference
Control means and Communication network service characterized by comprising:
Control device.