JP3097787B2 - Wireless telephone device control system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio telephone device,
In particular, the present invention relates to a control method of a radio telephone apparatus which enables a subscriber to select a radio telephone exchange network to be used as required when calling from the radio telephone apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the advancement of wireless telephone exchange technology, there have been a plurality of wireless telephone exchange networks available to users of wireless telephone devices. Along with this, a private wireless telephone exchange network, a home wireless telephone device, and the like are rapidly spreading.

[0003] Generally, a wireless telephone device can communicate with a telephone device of a partner via a wireless telephone exchange network registered in advance. Here, FIG. 6 shows a configuration of a conventional wireless telephone device.

[0004] A conventional wireless telephone device comprises a wireless telephone device main body 200 provided with an antenna section 240, a transmission / reception section 210, a call control section 231, a display section 233, a transmission / reception section 232, a keypad 234, and a basic memory 235. I have.

[0005] The transmission / reception section 210 includes an antenna section 2
40, for transmitting and receiving information to and from a wireless telephone switching network to which the wireless device is subscribed.
11 and a receiving circuit 212.

The transmitting circuit 211 is for transmitting information only to a previously registered wireless telephone switching network, and the receiving circuit 212 is also capable of receiving information only from a previously registered wireless telephone switching network. A possible circuit.

Next, the keypad 234 is an input device for the holder of the wireless telephone device 200 to dial the telephone number of the call destination. The transmission / reception unit 232 restores the signal transmitted from the communication partner to voice,
The voice of the holder of the wireless telephone device 200 is encoded. For example, a handset.

The display section 233 converts various information into character information and displays the image. Basic memory 2
The operation program of the wireless telephone device 200 is stored in 35.

The call control unit 231 controls each of the above units. Thus, when the holder of the wireless telephone device 200 inputs an arbitrary telephone number from the keypad 234, the call control unit 231 sends a call to the transmitting / receiving unit 210 to the telephone exchange network to which the wireless telephone device 200 has subscribed. Issue a call request command. Transmission / reception unit 2 receiving this call request command
In step 10, a transmission request is transmitted from the transmission circuit 211 to the wireless telephone switching network via the antenna unit 240.

When the connection of the call is permitted by the wireless telephone exchange network, the voice inputted by the holder to the transmission / reception unit 232 is transmitted to the telephone exchange network via the transmission circuit 211, and at the same time, the wireless exchange is performed. The transmission / reception unit 232 restores the signal received from the network to voice and outputs the voice.

As a result, the holder of the wireless telephone device 200 can make a call with the other party's telephone. On the other hand, when the call control unit 231 recognizes that the wireless telephone device 200 is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network at the time of calling, the call control unit 231 causes the display unit 233 to display a message indicating that communication is not possible. Can be.

[0012]

However, in the radio telephone apparatus of the above-mentioned method, it is possible to make a call only to a pre-registered radio telephone exchange network, that is, to make a call to another telephone exchange network. Is impossible. For this reason,
If you want to use several different wireless telephone switching networks,
A wireless telephone device registered in each wireless telephone switching network is required, and the holder must carry a plurality of wireless telephone devices, which is troublesome.

When the wireless telephone device is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone switching network to which the wireless telephone device belongs, the wireless telephone device holder cannot communicate with the wireless telephone device, which is inconvenient. Was.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to enable a single wireless telephone device to use a plurality of wireless telephone exchange networks and improve the serviceability of the wireless telephone exchange network. Is a technical issue.

[0015]

The present invention has been made as follows to solve the above-mentioned problems. This will be described with reference to the principle diagram of FIG.

The present invention comprises a wireless telephone device main body 4 and a communication module 1 detachable from the wireless telephone device main body 4. The communication module 1 includes a transmission / reception circuit 2
And an information circuit 3.

The transmission / reception circuit 2 is for wirelessly transmitting / receiving to / from the switching network to which it has joined, and the information circuit 3 is for storing control information specific to the switching network to which it has joined.

Further, the wireless telephone device main body 4 includes a mounting section 5 for mounting the communication module 1, a telephone basic function section 6, and a control section 7. Here, the telephone basic function unit 6 comprises at least a transmission / reception unit 6a and a dial input unit 6b.

The control section 7 controls each section based on control information of the communication module 1 mounted on the mounting section 5. On the other hand, the wireless telephone device body 4
, A plurality of mounting units 5 may be provided, and a module ID table 9 for registering priorities for each module ID for specifying each communication module 1 may be provided.

Further, a second mounting portion 8 for mounting an arbitrary module 10 on the wireless telephone device main body 4 may be provided. The module 10 may be, for example, a scramble module for scrambling transmission from the wireless telephone device 4.

The telephone basic function unit 6 may be provided with a display unit for displaying arbitrary information in an image. Further, the basic telephone function unit 6 may be provided with an alarm generation unit or a lamp for generating a warning sound.

[0022]

According to the present invention, when the person carrying the wireless telephone device inputs an arbitrary telephone number to the dial input unit, the control unit
By referring to the information circuit of the communication module mounted on the mounting unit, the procedure for transmitting the communication module to the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module has joined is recognized. Then, based on this calling procedure, a call request is made to the wireless telephone exchange network via a transmitting / receiving circuit.

Here, when the wireless telephone device is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network, it is possible to urge the holder of the wireless telephone device to replace the communication module. In this case, the display unit may display message information prompting replacement of the communication module as an image.

When the telephone basic function unit has an alarm generation unit, the alarm generation unit can generate a warning sound to urge the holder to replace the communication module.

Further, the control unit can prompt the exchange of the communication module by turning on a lamp of the telephone basic function unit. On the other hand, when the wireless telephone device main body has a plurality of mounting units, the control unit detects the module ID of the communication module of each mounting unit when the communication module is mounted on each mounting unit, and The priority of each communication module is recognized by comparing the ID with the module ID table. And
When an arbitrary telephone number is input from the dial input unit, the control unit can make a call request using a communication module with a high priority. Here, when the present device is located outside the communication area of the wireless switching network to which the communication module belongs, the issuing process can be performed by the communication module having the next highest priority after the communication module.

When an arbitrary module is mounted on the second mounting unit when making a call request, the control unit controls the communication module and the telephone basic function unit by referring to the module. .

Therefore, the holder of the wireless telephone device can select an arbitrary communication module from the plurality of communication modules, and one wireless telephone device can use a plurality of wireless telephone exchange networks. For example, by carrying a plurality of communication modules together with a wireless telephone device when going out, a call can be made to an arbitrary wireless telephone exchange network by exchanging communication modules when making a call.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 2 shows the configuration of a wireless telephone device in Embodiment 1.

The wireless telephone device according to the first embodiment includes a wireless telephone device main body 11 and a communication module 12 that is detachable from the wireless telephone device main body 11. The communication module 12 includes a transmission circuit 12a, a reception circuit 12b, and an information circuit 12c.

The transmission circuit 12a is connected to the communication module 1
2 is a circuit for transmitting information to the subscribed wireless telephone switching network. The receiving circuit 12b is a circuit for receiving information transmitted from the wireless telephone switching network.

The information circuit 12c stores information on control procedures for transmission and reception with respect to the wireless telephone switching network. On the other hand, the wireless telephone device main body 11 is provided with a telephone basic function unit 14 and a control unit 13.

The telephone basic function unit 14 includes a transmission / reception unit 14
a, a keypad 14b, and a display 14c. The above-mentioned transmission / reception unit 14 a
The audio information input from the receiver is converted into a digital signal, the digital signal sent from the receiving circuit 12b is converted into audio information, and output from the transmitter.

The keypad 14b is used for the wireless telephone 1
1 is for the user to enter an arbitrary dial number. The display 14c is for displaying an arbitrary message as an image.

The control unit 13 controls the communication module 12 and the telephone basic function unit 14. Furthermore, the wireless telephone device 11 in the first embodiment
Has a second mounting unit 1 for mounting an arbitrary module.
5, where the scramble module 16 is mounted.

The scramble module 16 stores a program based on an algorithm for scrambling information to be transmitted and received. Less than,
FIG. 3 shows an operation process of the wireless telephone device 11 in the first embodiment.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The keypad 1 is held by the holder of the wireless telephone device 11.
4b is dialed with an arbitrary telephone number (step 30).
1) The control unit 13 determines whether or not a module is mounted on the second mounting unit 15 (step 302). If a module is mounted, the module of the second mounting unit 15 (in the first embodiment, With scramble module 16)
The transmitting circuit 12a and the antenna 17 of the communication module 12 are controlled based on the algorithm described above, and a call request is made to the wireless telephone switching network to which the communication module 12 has joined (step 303).

Next, when the wireless telephone device 11 is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module 12 has joined, the call request is transmitted due to poor sensitivity. Not delivered to The control unit 13 recognizing this causes the display 14c to display an image prompting the user to change the communication module to be mounted (step 305). If it is determined in step 304 that the wireless telephone device 11 is within the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network, the calling process ends here.

Further, after step 305, the holder of the wireless telephone device 11
Is converted, the control unit 13 makes a call request to the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module 12 has joined via the transmission circuit 12a and the antenna 17 of the newly installed communication module 12 (step 306). .

Here, if the wireless telephone device 11 is within the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network to which the newly installed communication module 12 is subscribed, the call request processing is terminated. The processing after step 305 is repeated (step 307).

On the other hand, if the module is not mounted on the second mounting section 15 in the above-mentioned step 302, a normal call request is made from the transmission circuit 12a (step 30).
8) Perform the processing of step 304 and subsequent steps.

Therefore, according to the first embodiment, the holder holds the wireless telephone device main body 11 and some communication modules 12.
, It is possible to select a communication module corresponding to a wireless telephone switching network having a different communication area for each region.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a wireless telephone device in Embodiment 2. The wireless telephone device 11 according to the second embodiment includes two mounting portions for mounting the communication module in the configuration of the first embodiment, that is, the mounting portion (A) 16a and the mounting portion (B) 16b. In addition, two antennas 17 are provided. The telephone basic function unit 14 is provided with a module ID table 14d for registering a module ID for specifying each communication module and a priority order of each communication module corresponding to the module ID.

Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment. The control unit 13, the telephone basic function unit 14, the second mounting unit 1
And 5. Then, the telephone basic function unit 14
Comprises a transmission / reception unit 14a, a keypad 14b, and a display 14c.

The wireless telephone device 11 in the second embodiment is
A communication module (18, 19) for each mounting part 16;
Is mounted, the control unit 13 detects the module ID of each communication module (18, 19), compares the module ID with the module ID table 14d, and checks the module ID of each communication module (18, 19). The priority is detected, and the priority of the two is compared to recognize a module ID having a higher priority.

Hereinafter, the process of the call request process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the holder of the wireless telephone device 11 dials an arbitrary telephone number to the keypad 14b (step 501), the control unit 13 causes the second mounting unit 15
It is determined whether or not a module is mounted (step 502). If the module is mounted (in the second embodiment, the scramble module 16 is mounted), the module is accessed to access the algorithm registered in the module. Communication module (1
8 or 19) transmission circuit (18a or 19a)
Makes a call request to the wireless telephone exchange network (step 50)
3).

Here, when the wireless telephone device 11 is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module (18 or 19) is subscribed, the control unit 13 recognizes that the sensitivity is poor. (Step 504) Automatically make a call from the transmission circuit (18a or 19a) of the communication module (18 or 19) having a lower priority to the wireless telephone switching network to which the communication module (18 or 19) has joined. A request is made (step 505). Here, if the wireless telephone device 11 is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module (18 or 19) is subscribed, the control unit 13 recognizes this ( (Step 506), a message prompting the user to change the communication module to be mounted is displayed on the display 14c (Step 507).

Next, the control section 13 newly sets the mounting section (A).
The module ID of each of the communication modules (18 and / or 19) mounted on the mounting section 16B and / or the mounting section (B) 16b is detected, and based on the detected module IDs, the module ID table 14d is referenced to compare the priorities of both. .
Then, the transmission circuit (18) is sent to the wireless telephone exchange network to which the communication module (18 or 19) having the higher priority has joined.
a or 19a) to make a call request (step 50).
8). If the wireless telephone device 11 is located outside the communication area of the wireless telephone exchange network (step 509), the above-described processing from step 505 is repeated.

In step 502 described above, the second
If the module is not mounted on the mounting unit 15, the control unit 13 normally makes a call request to the wireless telephone switching network to which the communication module has joined (step 510).

Therefore, according to the second embodiment, the holder of the wireless telephone device 11 can use the two wireless telephone exchange networks, and when one is outside the communication range, the other automatically joins the other wireless telephone. Since a call request can be made to the telephone exchange network, the trouble of exchanging communication modules can be saved, which is convenient.

Although two mounting parts are provided in the second embodiment, three or more mounting parts may be provided.

[0051]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to select a wireless telephone switching network to be used from a plurality of different wireless telephone switching networks from one wireless telephone device, thereby improving the serviceability of the wireless telephone switching network. Can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a wireless telephone device according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the wireless telephone device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of a wireless telephone device according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the wireless telephone device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional wireless telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Communication module 2. Transmission / reception circuit 3. Information circuit 4. Radiotelephone device main body 5. Mounting unit 6. Telephone basic function unit 6a Transmission / reception unit 6b Dial input unit 7. Control Unit 8 Second mounting unit 9 Module ID table 10 Module 11 Wireless telephone device body 12 Communication module 12 a Transmitting circuit 12 b Receiving circuit 12 c Information circuit 13 Control unit 14. Basic telephone function unit 14a Transmitting / receiving unit 14b Keypad 14c Display 14d Module ID table 15 Second mounting unit 16 Scramble module 17 Antenna 18 Communication module 18a -Transmission circuit 18b-Reception circuit 18c-Information circuit 19-Communication module 19a-Transmission circuit 19b-Reception circuit 1 c ·· information circuit

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A wireless telephone apparatus for communicating with a destination telephone set via a subscribed radio telephone exchange network, a transmission / reception circuit (2) for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from a subscribed exchange network, A communication module (1) having an information circuit (3) for storing control information peculiar to the switching network to which the mobile telephone belongs, and a wireless telephone device body (4) for detachably attaching the communication module (1). The wireless telephone device main body (4) includes a mounting section (5) for mounting the communication module (1), at least a transmission / reception section (6a), and a dial input section (6b).
A telephone basic function unit (6) having: a control unit (7) that controls each unit based on control information of the communication module (1) mounted on the mounting unit (5); 7) When an arbitrary telephone number is inputted from the dial input unit (6b), the information circuit (3) of the communication module (1) mounted on the mounting unit (5) is referred to, and the transmission / reception circuit is referred to. (2) A call request is made to the switching network to which the communication module (1) joins. If the wireless telephone device (4) is located outside the control area of the switching network, the wireless telephone device (4) A wireless telephone device control method characterized by prompting the holder of the wireless communication device to replace the communication module (1). 2. A plurality of mounting portions (5) are provided in the wireless telephone device (4), and a module ID table (9) for registering a priority order for each module ID specifying an individual communication module (1) is provided. The control unit (7) detects the module ID of the communication module (1) of each mounting unit (5) when the communication module (1) is mounted on each of the mounting units (5). The ID is compared with the module ID table (9) to recognize the priority of each communication module. When an arbitrary telephone number is input from the dial input unit (6b), the communication with the higher priority is performed. When a call request is made by the module (1), and the wireless telephone device (4) is located outside the management area of the switching network to which the communication module (1) belongs, the wireless telephone device (4) is next to the communication module (1). 2. A call request is made by a communication module having a higher priority.
The wireless telephone device control method described in the above. 3. A second mounting section (8) for mounting an arbitrary module (10) to the wireless telephone device, wherein the control section (7) performs communication with the switching network when communicating with the switching network. 2. The wireless telephone device control system according to claim 1, wherein the control of the communication module (1) and the telephone basic function unit (6) is performed based on a module (10) mounted on the mounting unit (8). . 4. A display unit for displaying arbitrary information in an image is provided in the telephone basic function unit (6), and the control unit (7) is configured such that the wireless telephone device (4) is connected to the mounting unit (5). 2. The wireless telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a message prompting the exchange of the communication module (1) is displayed on the display unit when the communication module (1) is located outside the control area of the switching network to which the communication module (1) belongs. control method. 5. The basic telephone function unit (6) is provided with an alarm generation unit for generating an alarm sound, and the control unit (7) is configured such that the wireless telephone device (4) belongs to the communication module (1). 2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the wireless telephone device is located outside a service area of the switching network, a warning sound is generated by the alarm generating unit to urge the holder of the wireless telephone device to replace the communication module. The wireless telephone device control method described in the above. 6. The basic telephone function unit (6) is provided with a lamp that blinks under the control of the control unit (7). The control unit (7) is configured such that the wireless telephone device (4) is connected to the communication module (6). 2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein, when the wireless telephone device is located outside the service area of the switching network to which the wireless module belongs, the lamp is turned on to prompt the holder of the wireless telephone device to replace the communication module. Wireless telephone device control system.