JP3289660B2 - Mobile terminal connection regulation 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 connection restriction system for restricting connection of a mobile terminal based on a communication charge.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a caller or a callee of a telephone is a mobile communication terminal, when the mobile communication terminal moves to a range where a communication charge changes during communication, the caller is notified before the communication. You may find that you are still paying for your data and you will be billed unexpectedly later. In order to prevent this, when the mobile communication terminal moves to a place where the communication charge is changed during communication, a technique having a means for calculating new billing information and notifying the caller is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. No. 7-321962.

Further, in a mobile communication network, as a technique for preventing an unexpectedly high communication fee from being charged because a mobile terminal of a communication partner has moved to an unexpected remote place, a caller on the originating side at the time of originating a call. From the terminal to the public exchange, the identification information of the mobile terminal to be a communication partner and information for specifying a region where connection is permitted or a castle where connection is not permitted (or instead of the region specifying information, a charge unit is indicated. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6 (1994) discloses a technique for determining whether connection is possible or not based on the location information (or billing information instead of location information) of the communication partner held by the public exchange in the exchange. No. 133333.

Further, when the receiving terminal is a portable terminal,
In order to enable the camp-on service even when this mobile terminal is absent (out of service area), when the mobile terminal which is the receiving terminal is in the communication range, the call is received normally, and when the mobile terminal is out of the communication range, the call is sent to the calling terminal. Notify them of absence and accept camp-on registration. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-337951 discloses a camp-on system in which the registrant is called back when the portable terminal returns to the service area.

[0005]

However, the conventional technology only notifies the current (after moving) communication fee,
There has been such a problem that a special device provided in the transmitting terminal requires troublesome registration operation or the like.

An object of the present invention is to enable a caller to recognize the difference between a normal (before moving) communication fee and a current (after moving) communication fee, and to carry out or regulate connection by a simple operation from the caller. Is what makes it possible.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone exchange system in which at least one of a caller and a callee is a mobile terminal. Storage means, destination information storage means for receiving and storing destination information of the mobile terminal, and a standard for calculating a communication fee when both the source and the destination are located in the communication area of the local exchange. Communication charge calculation means, a current communication charge calculation means for calculating a communication charge when the transmission source and the destination are at the current position, and the standard communication charge and the current communication charge calculated by the calculation means When the current communication charge of the callee is higher than the standard communication charge in response to a call operation from the caller, an announcement of the switch is provided by the switch having communication charge comparison means for comparison. And notification to the originator by the device,
A connection restriction method for a mobile terminal, characterized by holding a call of a destination, is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the source receiving the notification performs a predetermined operation, the hold is released and the destination is called to establish a communication connection. A connection control method for a mobile terminal described in (1).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the caller who has received the notification does not perform the operation of disconnecting the circuit of the receiver after a predetermined time has elapsed, the hold is released and the caller is called to establish a communication connection. A method for controlling connection of a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the method is performed.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the present invention. A telephone 1 which is a normal wired telephone is connected to an exchange 9 (supposed to be installed in Tokyo). The main switch 6 accommodates an announcement device 5 that can send out a message, and connection lines 3 and 4 for making and receiving connections with terminals accommodated in other exchanges (the exchanges 10 and 11 in this case). Under the control of the connection control device 7, the main switch 6 connects these contained devices and relays various signals transmitted and received between the devices and the connection control device 7.

The connection control device 7 uses the programs and data stored in the device to control the main switch 6 based on dial information and the like received from the telephone to exchange connection / disconnection and the like. Execute the process.
The connection line 3 is accommodated in an exchange 10 (supposed to be installed in Chiba Prefecture), and this exchange 10 is assumed to be the home station (affiliated exchange) of the mobile terminal 2. Further, the connection line 4 is accommodated in an exchange 11 (supposed to be installed in Okinawa Prefecture).

Further, a data memory device 8 is connected to the connection control device 7 of the exchange 9. The data memory device 8 is a memory for storing information for identifying a unit-time call charge for each destination, and the contents of this memory are registered and deleted by a maintenance person of the exchange. FIG. 2 shows a memory configuration of the data memory device 8. FIG.
As shown in (1), a call charge corresponding to the destination area code is stored.

When a call is made from a terminal connected to the exchange 9 to a terminal connected to the same exchange 9, a call charge "60 seconds /
10 yen "is stored. Similarly, when making a call to the terminal of the exchange 10, the destination area code "047"
1 (Chiba Prefecture) ", the call charge" 30 seconds / 10 yen "is stored. When a call is made to the terminal of the exchange 11, the call charge" 4 seconds "is set by the destination area code" 098 (Okinawa Prefecture) ". / 10 yen "is stored.

The mobile information memory shown in FIG. 3 is a memory provided in the home office exchange of the mobile terminal and the exchange of the moving destination. In this embodiment, the mobile information memory provided in the exchanges 10 and 11 will be described. First, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 2 has left the area of the exchange 10 (the range where radio waves can reach) and moved to the area of the exchange 11 as shown in FIG. And exchange 1
When 1 recognizes the mobile terminal 2, the information of the mobile terminal 2 and the destination number information (098-９８ -−- ○) are stored in the movement information memory as shown in FIG. At the same time, this information is sent to the exchange 10. This information is received by the exchange 10 and stored in the mobile information memory as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal 2 is
, A call is sent to the exchange 11 based on the stored destination number information (098--1) and the exchange 11 receives the destination number information (098).
-OO-OOO) to call the mobile terminal 2. The paging method of the mobile terminal described above is
It is generally called a roaming method, which is a well-known method and has a general structure of a mobile information memory.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts of a program incorporated in the connection control device 7, and the main operation procedure of the present embodiment will be described with reference to these flowcharts. FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a procedure in which the telephone is restricted from the exchange and the telephone is released from the restriction by performing a predetermined operation. FIG. It is a flowchart of the procedure by which transmission restriction is canceled also by operation.

First, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, a telephone number (0471 -−-−- ○) in which the calling telephone 1 in FIG. 1 calls the called mobile terminal 2 is called.
A) is dialed, and the exchange 9 receives this. (Step 101) Based on the telephone number, the exchange 9 sends a call to the exchange 10 belonging to the mobile terminal 2 via the connection line 3. (Step 102)

Normally, the exchange 10 calls the mobile terminal 2, but in the present embodiment, the exchange 1
If the mobile terminal 2 determines that the mobile terminal 2 is moving to another exchange by the built-in mobile information memory of FIG. Number information (Okinawa 098-xxx-xxx)
）) Is transmitted to the exchange 9. And the exchange 9
Is the destination number information (Okinawa 098-xxx-xxx)
OO) is received and the connection line 3 is released. (Step 103)

Next, the exchange 9 sends the telephone number (0471- ○ -−- 千) of the telephone 1 previously dialed.
○) and the destination number information (Okinawa 098- ○ -−- ○) received from the exchange 10 to determine the respective destination area numbers. And the data memory device 8
Referring to the contents stored in the unit-time call charge memory of FIG. 2 incorporated in FIG. 2, the call charge (4 seconds / 10 seconds) of the destination area (098 Okinawa Prefecture) where the mobile terminal 2 is moving.
The current communication fee (yen) is the call fee (30 sec / 1
It is determined whether or not it is higher than the standard communication fee of 0 yen). (Step 104)

If the current communication charge is equal to the standard communication charge, or if the current communication charge is cheaper, the exchange 9 sends a call to the exchange 11 via the connection line 4 and sends the destination number Information (Okinawa 098-xxx-xxx)
(XX) to the exchange 11. (Step 108) The exchange 11 receives this and calls the mobile terminal 2 with reference to the movement information memory of FIG. Then, if the mobile terminal 2 answers, a call with the telephone 1 becomes possible. However, if it is determined in step 104 that the current communication fee is higher than the standard communication fee, the announcement device 5 is connected to the caller telephone 1 to notify the difference charge. (Step 105)

Then, it is monitored whether or not the telephone 1 performs a specific operation such as dialing a specific number or hooking, and the operation of step 107 or 108 is performed depending on the presence or absence of the specific operation. (Step 106) If the telephone 1 performs the specific operation, the exchange 9 releases the connection between the telephone 1 and the announcement device 5 and then switches the switch 11 via the connection line 4.
Call to the destination number information (Okinawa 098- ○○○-
(XX) is transmitted to the exchange 11. (Step 1
08) The exchange 11 receives this and calls the mobile terminal 2 with reference to the mobile information memory of FIG. If the mobile terminal 2 responds, the telephone 1 and the mobile terminal 2
You can talk with

However, if the telephone 1 does not perform the specific operation or the telephone 1 hangs up within a predetermined time in step 106, the connection between the telephone 1 and the announcement device 5 is released. . (Step 107) In the present embodiment, the simple outgoing connection in which the telephone set 1 tries to call the mobile terminal 2 has been described. However, the camp-on function (calling is performed by recognizing that the called terminal is busy) The function of calling the registrant and the called terminal when the called terminal becomes available when the terminal performs the camp-on registration operation and the called terminal becomes empty), the same applies when the called terminal is a mobile terminal. . Further, the same applies to a case where the called terminal has registered transfer and the transfer destination is a mobile terminal.

Further, in this embodiment, the charge notification is announced to the telephone 1 in step 105.
If the telephone is capable of displaying characters / numbers, the telephone may be modified so as to notify by characters / numbers. As another modified example, a means for transmitting destination information or charge difference information from the exchange side to the telephone side may be provided, and the terminal may be regulated by the information. That is, instead of providing the unit-time call charge memory in FIG. 2 or the means for determining whether to continue / disconnect the call in FIG. 4 in the exchange, a microcomputer and a memory may be incorporated in the telephone.

Next, the telephone is subject to the transmission restriction from the exchange,
The operation in the case where the outgoing call restriction is released even when the telephone is not operated will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is assumed that processing equivalent to steps 101 to 105 in FIG. Then, it is monitored whether or not the telephone set 1 that has received the difference charge notification from the announcement device 5 connected in step 201 hangs up within a predetermined time. The operation is performed. (Step 202) If the source confirming the difference charge gives up and hangs up the telephone set of the telephone 1, the connection between the telephone 1 and the announcement device 5 is released. (Step 20
3)

However, if a predetermined time (several seconds) elapses without the caller confirming the difference rate without hanging up the handset, the exchange 9 releases the connection between the telephone 1 and the announcement device 5 and then releases the connection. A call is sent to the exchange 11 via the connection line 4 and the destination number information (Okinawa 098-
(XX-XXXXX) is transmitted to the exchange 11. (Step 204) The exchange 11 receives this and calls the mobile terminal 2 with reference to the movement information memory of FIG. Then, if the mobile terminal 2 responds, it is possible to talk with the telephone 1. As a result, even when the communication fee fluctuates (moves to a remote place) in the mobile terminal, it is possible to solve the problem of inadvertently making an outgoing call that requires a high communication fee.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and a design change or the like may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. The present invention is also included in the present invention. A program for realizing the connection restricting operation according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read by a computer and executed to execute the connection restricting operation. May be performed.

[0027]

As described above, when the source or destination is a mobile terminal and the mobile terminal is moving a long distance (from a city to a city, from a city to an overseas location, etc.), The caller can recognize the difference between the (before the move) communication charge and the current (after the move) communication charge, and the connection can be implemented or restricted by a simple operation from the caller, so the caller is expensive. An effect is obtained that it is possible to surely prevent a call from being made without paying attention to the call charge.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal connection restriction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of a unit time call charge;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a memory configuration of movement information;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 telephone 2 mobile terminal 3, 4 connection line 5 announcement device 6 main switch 7 connection control device 8 data memory device 9, 10, 11 exchange

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-321917 (JP, A) JP-A-59-156038 (JP, A) JP-A-7-321962 (JP, A) JP-A 8-256227 (JP) JP-A-9-284426 (JP, A) JP-A-3-278658 (JP, A) JP-A-6-133362 (JP, A) JP-A-9-116649 (JP, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04M 15/00-15/38 H04B ^7/ 24-7/26 H04Q ⁷ /00-7/38

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A telephone exchange system in which at least one of a caller and a callee is a mobile terminal, a unit time call charge storage means for each caller's area code, and a transfer destination information of the mobile terminal. Destination information storage means for storing and transmitting; and a standard communication charge calculating means for calculating a communication charge when both the caller and the callee are located in the communication area of the local exchange; and Current communication charge calculating means for calculating the communication charge when the source and the destination are at the current position, and communication charge comparing means for comparing the standard communication charge calculated by the calculating means with the current communication charge When the current communication charge of the callee is higher than the standard communication charge in response to a call operation from the caller by the exchange provided, the effect is issued by the announcement device of the switch. Notify the original connection restriction method of a mobile terminal, which comprises holding the destination of the call 2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the source receiving the notification performs a predetermined operation, the hold is released, the destination is called, and a communication connection is established. Connection regulation method 3. The communication connection by releasing the hold and calling a destination when the source receiving the notification does not perform a circuit disconnection operation of the receiver even after a predetermined time has elapsed. Item 1. Connection control method for mobile terminals according to item 1.