JP3424641B2 - Automatic selection system of provider connection station and automatic selection method of provider connection station - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically selecting a provider connection station and a method for automatically selecting a provider connection station. More specifically, for example, it automatically provides the optimum connection station between the communication user and the provider in the area where the communication user exists, and provides a new composite service that seamlessly sets the telephone communication line. And a method for automatically selecting a provider connection station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system for automatically selecting a provider connection station and a method for automatically selecting a provider connection station are generally
It was left to manual operation settings based on the judgment of the communication user. In particular, in recent years, as computers have become mobile and the frequency of data communication such as the Internet has increased, the setting of terminals to be accessed and optimum provider connection stations has become more important.

As a conventional example 1 having a technical field similar to that of the present invention, there is a "communication system" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 09-181832. The conventional example 1 has an object to provide a highly secure communication system without using a toll-free dial even when a call is made from a terminal. In this task, when a call is made to the center, a call connection message carrying a call back request message is sent to the center, and if this call back request message exists, the center rejects the call and disconnects the line once. , Is going to rebuild communication with the terminal.

In the "International call system using the Internet" of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-285284 of Conventional Example 2, the caller's password, ID, and telephone number are input in advance before connection. By calling with a unified number such as a free dial, the position is judged by the built-in GPS function, the nearest access point to connect is detected, and automatic CALLBA is performed.
It is a communication system that performs CK. As a result, the point is automatic detection of access points when performing the Internet.

In the "International call system using the Internet" disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-336331 of Conventional Example 3, the caller's password, ID, and telephone number are input in advance before connection. By calling with a unified number such as a free dial, the built-in GPS function detects the nearest access point and performs automatic CALLBACK to connect.
The point is automatic detection of access points when using the Internet.

[0006]

However, in the situation of the above-mentioned prior art, when performing the Internet, mail, etc. while away from home, the nearest connection destination (access point of provider, provider connection station of the provider) is reset by oneself. There must be. Generally, when connecting to a connection station of a provider of a moving source from a mobile phone or PHS at a moving destination, a call (communication) charge becomes high. If possible, I would like to connect from my home or public phone to make cheaper communication, but because of the merit of being able to communicate anywhere, I will connect from a mobile phone or PHS. There is a demand for a system that enhances the usability of mobile and enables easy, low-cost connection.

The present invention with respect to the conventional example 1 is based on the terminal built-in G
Judges a position in PS function, when the call by the unification number of toll-free or the like, the provider connecting station the center of the nearest provider connecting station receives the detected call to be connected is not optimal, the optimal provider It is a communication system that performs automatic CALLBACK via a connecting station. This makes it possible to automatically detect the provider connection station when using the Internet, and when the connection is rebuilt by the callback from the provider, the mobile phone communication fee and the line fee to the provider are separately paid. However, there is a problem in that the mobile charges are made cheaper by collectively carrying out all the charges including the connection charges when paying the charges to the provider. Further, the present invention constitutes a communication system to a specific center, and this point also differs from Conventional Example 1.

Further, the conventional example 2 and the conventional example 3 are systems that first make a normal connection to the Internet and make an international call via the Internet.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic selection system for provider connection stations and a method for automatic selection of provider connection stations with improved connection utilization.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic selection system of a provider connection station according to the invention of claim 1 is a mobile phone such as a PHS which communicates by connecting with a portable mobile terminal. When at least two providers connected stations are arranged in a dispersed, is connected via a respective provider connecting station and a predetermined Internet, and a provider that holds the telephone number table of the provider connecting station each server a system that is configured with, the system, the GPS function to determine the location of the mobile terminal, a function to determine the best provider connection station in the location of the mobile terminal, unified from the mobile telephone to the provider When a dial-up connection is made with the telephone number, the optimal telephone number of the provider connection station based on the judgment is dialed up. If the unified telephone number and differences at the time of connect, is characterized in that the connection with the portable telephone through the best provider connecting station server and a function to rebuild.

[0011] Further, the reestablishment of the above-mentioned connection includes the access from the mobile phone to the provider connection station, the execution of the GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal based on the access, the interruption of the access, and the interruption. It may be configured by executing a connection by a callback to a mobile phone via an optimum provider connection station based on the determination later.

Further, the above GPS function is equipped in a mobile terminal, and when the server rebuilds the connection with the mobile phone, the communication fee is charged as a telephone line usage fee for the server to connect to the mobile phone. It is good for the provider to collect the internet line usage fee together.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically selecting a provider connection station, which comprises connecting a mobile phone such as a PHS and a portable mobile terminal to try to access an arbitrary provider connection station, and a mobile terminal. The step of executing the GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal, the step of determining the optimum provider connection station at the location of the mobile terminal, and the provider connected to each provider connection station via the predetermined Internet The process of maintaining the telephone number table of the connecting station and the provider from the mobile phone
If the dial-up connection is made to the in unified telephone number, if the unified telephone number and differences when the telephone number of the best provider connecting station based on the determination has dial-up connection, a mobile phone through an optimum provider connecting station And the step of the server reconstructing the connection of.

The step of reconstructing the connection includes the step of accessing the provider connection station from the mobile phone,
A step of executing a GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal based on the access, and a step of interrupting the access once and executing a connection by a callback to the mobile phone through the optimal provider connection station based on the determination after the interruption. And the GPS function execution step may be executed in the mobile terminal.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of an automatic selection system of a provider connection station and an automatic selection method of a provider connection station according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2, there is shown one embodiment of an automatic selection system of provider connection stations and an automatic selection method of provider connection stations of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration example of an automatic selection system of provider connection stations. 2 is a block diagram showing an operation example.

The automatic provider connection station selection system of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is a portable mobile terminal 1 such as a notebook personal computer or a mobile terminal, and is connected to the mobile terminal 1 for communication. PHS
And the like, a provider connection station 3 which is a wireless communication station, the Internet 4, and a server 5 such as a provider bigrobe.

In the system for automatically selecting a provider connection station configured as described above, the provider connection stations 3, ..., 3
Shall be scattered all over Japan. The server 5 connected to the provider connection stations 3, ..., 3 via the Internet 4 configures the telephone numbers of the provider connection stations 3 ,. keeping. Further, the present position of the mobile terminal 1 is determined by using the GPS function, and the mobile terminal 1 can be automatically connected to the nearest provider connection station all over the country. The GPS function is assumed to be installed in the mobile terminal device 1 in this embodiment.

A unified telephone number of a normally used or commonly used provider is input to the mobile phone 2 connected to the mobile terminal 1 which is a portable notebook personal computer or PDA terminal.

[0019] Japan from anywhere, when you start a dial-up connection by integrated <br/> one phone number to the provider, the provider to automatically select a national nearest provider connection station location information based on using the GPS function. If the phone number of the automatically selected nearest provider connection station is different from the dial-up unified phone number, the connection by the mobile phone will be disconnected once, and after a while, the above automatically selected nearest provider connection station will be transferred to the mobile phone. CALLBACK is made by the provider, and the communication can be used again.

When automatic access to the dial-up telephone number table of the provider connection station of the provider is started, the provider connection station table is automatically updated.
For the payment of the connection fee for which the connection is reconstructed by the callback from the provider side, the provider collectively bills the user for the payment to the provider (communication fee: payment to the provider + line fee) + connection fee. . As a result, the call charge to be paid by the user is reduced as compared with the conventional case where the system procedure method of the present invention is not used.

(Example of Operation) A more specific example of the above system procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. In step S1, a provider contract is made to obtain a dial-up user ID / password.

In step S2, the provider connecting station dials the unified telephone number . In step S3, the dial-up ID and password are confirmed. If confirmation is obtained, proceed to the subsequent steps (S
3 / YES).

In step S4, position confirmation by the GPS function and the nearest provider connection station CALLBA
CK destination telephone number is detected. In step S5,
The server 5 determines whether the PHS 2 has made a dial-up connection via the optimum provider connection station.

When the provider connection station to which the PHS2 dial-up is connected is the optimum one (S5 / YE
S), the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, when the provider connection station dialed up by the PHS 2 is not optimal (S5 / NO), CALLBACK is performed from the nearest provider connection station in step S6, and the provider connection station is connected to the provider.

At step S7, the Internet connection is completed. According to the above procedure, the GPS device is incorporated in the mobile terminal (portable notebook personal computer or PDA terminal) to enable measurement of the current position. By measuring the longitude and latitude of Japan, the telephone number of the provider connection station closest to the provider is determined.

Further, according to the operation example described above, the provider connecting station from the telephone connected to the mobile terminal (portable notebook personal computer or PDA terminal), subjected to unified telephone number (Provider Common) . If the telephone number called at this time is not that of the optimum provider connection station, then a call back is made from the nearest provider connection station.

(Characteristics) A GPS device is incorporated in a mobile terminal (portable notebook personal computer) to enable position measurement.

[0028] During the-free dial, such as a unified telephone number dial-up connection, to determine the nearest provider connection stations,
When the dial-up connection is not made to the optimum provider connection station, automatic CALLBACK is performed.

By performing CALLBACK from the provider, the telephone charge and the provider communication cost are unified for the call back from the provider.

(Effect) The charge is lower than that when calling from a mobile phone. Eliminates the need to look up the telephone number of the nearest provider connection station. When you call back from the provider, you will be billed for both the provider fee and the call charge.

(Other Embodiments) Utilizing the GPS position measuring function of a mobile phone or PHS,
Although the position of the mobile phone or PHS is measured, the position of the mobile phone or PHS may be acquired by the provider. CALLBACK is performed from the provider side via the nearest provider connection station to connect. Communication charges and line charges are billed collectively by the provider.

The above-mentioned embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, it is not limited to this,
Various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, the system for automatically selecting a provider connection station and the method for automatically selecting a provider connection station according to the present invention connect a mobile phone such as a PHS and a mobile terminal. After trying to access the provider connection station, which is an arbitrary wireless communication station, the GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal is executed to determine the optimum provider connection station at the location of the mobile terminal. Further, when the provider connected to each provider connection station via the predetermined Internet holds the telephone number table of each provider connection station and the mobile terminal accesses the server, the above determination is made. The server reestablishes the connection with the mobile phone via the optimal provider connection station based on.

Therefore, the mobile phone can always connect to the optimum provider connection station regardless of the location of the mobile phone. Further, by collectively paying the communication cost to the provider, the generation mode of the communication cost, the communication construction status, the usage status, etc. can be easily grasped and managed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a system for automatically selecting a provider connection station and a method for automatically selecting a provider connection station according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Mobile terminal 2 mobile phones 3 Provider connection station 4 Internet 5 servers

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mobile phone such as a PHS that communicates by connecting to a mobile mobile terminal, at least two provider connection stations that are arranged in a distributed manner, and each provider connection station via a predetermined Internet. connected Te, and a respective said provider holding the telephone number table of the provider connecting station server and system that is configured with a, the system, GPS function of determining the location of said mobile terminal when a function to determine the optimum provider connection station in the location of the mobile terminal, when the dial-up connection from the cellular phone to the provider unified telephone number is made, the optimal provider connecting station based on the determination if different from the unified telephone number when the telephone number is to continue the dial-up contact, the best provider connection It said automatic selection system provider connecting station, wherein the connection with the mobile phone server includes a function to rebuild, the via. 2. The reestablishment of the connection includes access from the mobile phone to the provider connection station, execution of a GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal based on the access, and temporary interruption of the access. The automatic selection system of a provider connection station according to claim 1, wherein the automatic connection system of the provider connection station is configured by executing a connection by a callback to the mobile phone via an optimum provider connection station based on the determination after the disconnection. 3. The system for automatically selecting a provider connection station according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is equipped with the GPS function. 4. The communication fee charged when the server rebuilds the connection with the mobile phone, the telephone line usage fee for the server to connect to the mobile phone and the Internet line usage fee An automatic selection system of a provider connection station according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the provider collects the data collectively. 5. A step of connecting a mobile phone such as a PHS to a portable mobile terminal to try to access an arbitrary provider connection station, and a step of executing a GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal. Determining an optimum provider connection station at the location of the mobile terminal, and a provider connected to each provider connection station through a predetermined Internet holds a telephone number table of each provider connection station. If, when said dial-up connection is made in the mobile phone unified telephone number to the provider, if different from the unified telephone number when the telephone number of the best provider connecting station based on the determination is the dial-up connection, the The server reconstructs a connection with the mobile phone via an optimal provider connection station. , Automatic selection method of provider connection station comprising the. 6. The step of reconstructing the connection, the step of accessing the provider connection station from the mobile phone, the step of executing a GPS function for determining the location of the mobile terminal based on the access, the access And the step of executing a connection by a callback to the mobile phone via an optimal provider connection station based on the determination after the interruption. Automatic station selection method. 7. The method for automatically selecting a provider connection station according to claim 5, wherein the step of executing the GPS function is executed in the mobile terminal.