JP4156958B2 - Mobile communication support apparatus and mobile communication support method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technology for supporting communication of a mobile station, and more particularly to a technology for notifying a mobile station of location information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, wireless communication networks for various mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, car phones, and simplified mobile phones have been rapidly developed. A wireless communication network that has expanded its service area while connected to a conventional wired telephone network has already become a social infrastructure.
[0003]
The basic form of a wireless communication network such as a simple mobile phone is to divide a service area into areas called cell areas. A base station is installed for each cell area. A mobile station such as a simple mobile phone performs communication by connecting to a base station installed in a cell area to which the mobile station belongs. Therefore, if a mobile station belongs to a different cell area from its former cell area as it moves, it connects to a base station in the new cell area and communicates. I do.
[0004]
Each base station is assigned an identification number that identifies the base station. Each base station transmits its own identification number in the cell area that it is in charge of, and a mobile station belonging to that cell area receives the identification number of this base station. As a result, the mobile station recognizes a base station to which the mobile station is to connect and communicate. Further, the mobile station further transmits the identification number for identifying the mobile station and the received identification number of the base station to the base station. The base station transmits these pieces of information to the service control station. As a result, the service control station appropriately recognizes to which cell area each mobile station currently belongs and to which base station is connected (Patent Document 1).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-5-041688
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The service control station recognizes which cell area each mobile station currently belongs to when the base station to be connected to the mobile station is transmitted from another communication terminal to the mobile station. This is to identify. In the past, there have been few proposals for utilizing the information on the position of the mobile station.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for supporting efficient movement by utilizing the function of a mobile station.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
One embodiment of the present invention is a mobile communication support apparatus. The apparatus includes a mobile station position detection unit that detects a base station that is in charge of a cell area including a mobile station, a destination position registration unit that registers a base station that is in charge of a cell area including a destination of the mobile station, and a mobile station A route information storage unit for storing route information from the position of the destination to the destination, and a route for generating estimated arrival time information for the mobile station to arrive within a predetermined cell area on the route to the destination from the route information The information generation unit includes a location information notification unit that notifies the mobile station of location information via a base station in charge of the predetermined cell area at the estimated arrival time.
[0009]
“Mobile station” refers to a mobile communication device such as a car phone, a simple mobile phone, and a mobile phone. A “base station” refers to a communication device that is installed to relay communication between a mobile station and another communication device by connecting to the mobile station. The base station is usually fixed and does not move itself, but may be installed in a transport organization such as a train. “Cell area” refers to a range in which a predetermined base station communicates with a mobile station. A mobile station communicates by connecting to a base station in charge of a cell area to which the mobile station belongs.
[0010]
“Route information” refers to a cell area (hereinafter referred to as “on-route cell area”) including a route on which the mobile station moves to the destination and points on the route (hereinafter referred to as “points on the route”). This is information related to the estimated arrival time, and is generated based on timetable data of transportation such as trains and buses. The route information may be information regarding a plurality of routes from a point where the mobile station is located (hereinafter referred to as “mobile station location point”) to a destination. Hereinafter, the cell area including the mobile station location point is referred to as “mobile local cell area”.
[0011]
“Location information” refers to information to be notified to the mobile station in relation to the mobile station location point, such as notification of arrival at the destination or recommendation to change trains. Hereinafter, a cell region that should notify the mobile station of location information when the mobile station reaches the cell region is referred to as a “location information notification cell region”. The notification of the position information may be made by voice like a normal phone, or just by ringing the ring tone of the mobile station. Alternatively, an e-mail may be transmitted to the mobile station. In other words, the location information may be notified as long as the mobile station reaches a predetermined location information notification cell area as a trigger.
[0012]
Based on the route information, a time at which the mobile station should arrive at a cell region on a predetermined route can be acquired in advance. Therefore, the mobile communication support apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention provides a base station in charge of a location information notification cell region (hereinafter referred to as “location information notification base station”) when the mobile station belongs to a predetermined location information notification cell region. And the predetermined location information is notified to the mobile station at the estimated arrival time.
[0013]
For example, the mobile station obtains the estimated arrival time when the mobile station arrives in the cell area including the destination (hereinafter referred to as “destination cell area”) based on the route information, and takes charge of the destination cell area at the estimated arrival time. The mobile station can be notified of arrival at the destination via the base station (hereinafter referred to as “destination base station”). Thereby, when the user moves by transportation such as a train, anxiety that the user travels through the destination is reduced.
[0014]
The route information generation unit of this device realizes the arrival time at which the mobile station should arrive within a predetermined cell area on the route to the destination, and the arrival realization when the mobile station actually arrived within the predetermined cell area. Based on the difference from the time, it may further have a function of appropriately correcting the estimated arrival time information that the mobile station should arrive in another cell area on the route to the destination.
[0015]
The mobile station does not always arrive at a predetermined estimated arrival time in a predetermined location information notification cell area due to a train delay or an unscheduled stopover. In the aspect of the present invention, the estimated arrival time when the mobile station arrives in the cell area on the predetermined route is compared with the time when the mobile station actually arrived in the cell area (hereinafter referred to as “arrival realization time”). By calculating the difference, the route information on the subsequent points on the route is corrected as appropriate. Therefore, the mobile communication support apparatus can notify the mobile station of location information at an appropriate timing even if the mobile station does not move according to a schedule scheduled in advance.
[0016]
The apparatus further includes a congestion detection unit that detects congestion of the base station, and the position information notification unit is configured to notify the mobile station of the position information via the base station in which the congestion is detected. Instead of the base station, it may have a function of notifying the mobile station of location information via a predetermined base station in which congestion is not detected.
[0017]
When a base station communicates with a mobile station, the frequency band of communication radio waves between the base station and the mobile station is usually divided into a plurality according to the frequency and assigned to each mobile station in the cell area. However, when a mobile station exceeding the allowable range enters the cell area, a mobile station exceeding a predetermined amount cannot be assigned a frequency band for communication with the base station. As described above, a state in which a mobile station that cannot be connected to a base station among mobile stations belonging to a certain cell area is referred to as “congestion”. In this case, the mobile station that has failed to connect to the base station cannot communicate until connection to the base station is possible.
[0018]
That is, even if the mobile station reaches the location information notification cell area, if the location information notification base station is in a congested state, the mobile station cannot be connected to the base station. Cannot notify. In such a case, for example, when the mobile station reaches the cell area on the path before the position information notification cell area, the position information is notified via the base station in charge of the cell area in a so-called flying form. To do. As a result, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the location information is not notified to the mobile station due to congestion of the location information notification base station.
[0019]
Further, if the base station in charge of the cell area on the previous path is also congested, the location information may be notified via the base station in charge of the cell area on the previous path. In this way, when congestion of a predetermined base station is detected, an appropriate base station that does not cause congestion, for example, a base station in charge of a cell area on the nearest route, is searched for, and position information is instead of that base station. It is good also as notifying.
[0020]
The position information notification unit of this apparatus may have a function of changing the contents according to the position of the mobile station when the position information is notified to the mobile station.
[0021]
This apparatus may further include a mobile station planned position notifying unit that notifies the service control station in advance of the planned position of the mobile station at the estimated arrival time.
[0022]
The “service control station” is mainly a station for managing the mobile station location point of each mobile station. When the cell area to which the mobile station belongs is changed as the mobile station moves, the service control station needs to know which cell area the mobile station newly belongs to. The mobile communication support apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention calculates in advance a scheduled arrival time at which a mobile station arrives in a cell area on a predetermined route, and performs service control in advance so that the mobile station belongs to the cell area at the scheduled arrival time. Notification to the station (hereinafter referred to as “notification of planned mobile station location”). This makes it easier for the service control station to detect which cell area the mobile station belongs to.
[0023]
The route information generation unit of this device appropriately changes the estimated arrival time information that the mobile station should arrive in a predetermined cell area on the route to the destination, based on the route selected when the mobile station moves. It may have a function.
[0024]
Another aspect of the present invention is a mobile communication support method. According to this method, as the mobile station moves, the base station in charge of the cell area including the mobile station is appropriately detected, and the path information from the position of the mobile station to the destination of the mobile station, A step of generating scheduled arrival time information for the mobile station to arrive in a predetermined cell area on the route to the destination, and the mobile station via the base station in charge of the predetermined cell area at the estimated arrival time Including a step of notifying position information.
[0025]
It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.
[0026]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a hardware configuration diagram of the mobile communication support apparatus 100. The mobile communication support apparatus 100 is connected to the wireless communication network 18. A plurality of connection devices (hereinafter collectively referred to as “connection device 202”) such as the connection device 202a and the connection device 202b are connected to the wireless communication network 18. The connection device 202a relays the wireless communication network 18 with a plurality of base stations (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “base station 204”) such as the base station 204a, the base station 204b, and the base station 204c. Each base station 204 is in charge of a cell region 208a, a cell region 208b, and a cell region 208c (hereinafter collectively referred to as “cell region 208”). The mobile station 206 performs communication by connecting to the base station 204 in charge of the cell area 208 to which the mobile station 206 belongs. In the figure, the mobile station 206 performs communication by connecting to the base station 204b in charge of the cell area 208b to which the mobile station 206 belongs.
[0027]
The mobile station 206 knows which base station 204 it is connected to by receiving a number (hereinafter referred to as “base station ID”) that identifies the base station transmitted by the base station 204b. In addition, the mobile station 206 transmits a number for identifying the mobile station 206 (hereinafter referred to as “mobile station ID”) together with the received base station ID via the base station 204b, the connection device 202a, and the wireless communication network 18. Write to service control station 200. Accordingly, the service control station 200 stores information about which cell area the mobile station 206 currently belongs to and which base station 204 is connected to (hereinafter referred to as “mobile station location information”).
[0028]
Furthermore, the mobile communication support device 100 is connected to the terminal device 210 via the Internet 20. The terminal device 210 performs various settings for the mobile communication support device 100 such as the destination of the mobile station 206 and the location information notification point.
[0029]
FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the mobile communication support apparatus 100. Each component of the mobile communication support apparatus 100 includes an arbitrary computer CPU, memory, a program for realizing the components shown in the figure loaded in the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program, and a network connection interface. Although it is mainly realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications in the implementation method and apparatus. Each drawing described below shows a functional unit block, not a hardware unit configuration.
[0030]
The user interface processing unit 110 performs processing related to the user interface such as input reception from the user. The service control station interface processing unit 120 performs processing related to the interface with the service control station. The storage unit 140 stores various data. In addition, the route information generation unit 130 calculates the estimated arrival time of the mobile station 206 in the cell region on the route, and generates route information. The functional blocks inside the route information generation unit 130 will be described in detail later.
[0031]
The storage unit 140 includes a route information storage unit 142 and a timetable information storage unit 144. The route information storage unit 142 stores route information about a route from the mobile station location point to the destination. The data structure of the route information storage unit 142 will be described in detail later. The timetable information storage unit 144 stores timetable data such as public transportation. The route information generation unit 130 generates route information to be stored in the route information storage unit 142 based on the timetable data stored in the timetable information storage unit 144.
[0032]
The user interface processing unit 110 includes a location information notification registration unit 112, a target location registration unit 114, and a location information notification unit 116. The location information notification registration unit 112 registers information related to the location to be notified of location information according to the setting from the user. The route information generation unit 130 receives information on the location where the location information should be notified from the location information notification registration unit 112, and stores this in the route information storage unit 142. The destination position registration unit 114 registers information about the destination according to settings from the user. The route information generation unit 130 receives information on the destination from the location information notification registration unit 112 and stores it in the route information storage unit 142. The location information notification unit 116 notifies the mobile station 206 of predetermined location information stored in the route information storage unit 142 when the mobile station 206 reaches the location information notification cell area.
[0033]
The service control station interface processing unit 120 includes a mobile station position detection unit 122, a congestion detection unit 124, and a mobile station planned location notification unit 126. The mobile station position detection unit 122 appropriately acquires mobile station position information from the service control station 200 to detect a mobile local cell area. The route information generation unit 130 appropriately generates route information to be stored in the route information storage unit 142 based on the mobile local cell area detected by the mobile station position detection unit 122 and its arrival realization time. The congestion detection unit 124 appropriately detects whether a predetermined base station in charge of the cell region on the route is in a congestion state. The congestion detection unit 124 writes the detected presence / absence of congestion in the route information storage unit 142. Based on the route information stored in the route information storage unit 142, the mobile station planned location notification unit 126 notifies the service control station 200 of the planned mobile station location.
[0034]
FIG. 3 shows a functional block diagram inside the route information generation unit 130. The mobile station position input unit 137 appropriately acquires information on the mobile local cell area from the mobile station position detection unit 122. The time measuring unit 139 measures the current time. Based on the information on the destination, the information on the mobile station location point, and the information on the current time acquired from the time measurement unit 139, the time table acquisition unit 134 stores the appropriate time table data on the route point on the time table information storage unit. Obtained from 144. The generation unit 132 acquires the timetable data from the timetable acquisition unit 134 and generates route information.
[0035]
When the mobile station 206 reaches the location information notification cell area, the notification unit 136 notifies the mobile station 206 of predetermined location information stored in the route information storage unit 142 via the location information notification unit 116. The correction calculation unit 138 calculates the estimated arrival time stored in the route information storage unit 142 and the arrival realization time acquired from the time measurement unit 139 based on the information on the mobile local cell area acquired by the mobile station position input unit 137. Compare. If the estimated arrival time does not match the arrival realization time, the difference is notified to the generation unit 132. The generation unit 132 corrects the route information based on the difference and stores the corrected route information in the route information storage unit 142. Further, when the mobile station position input unit 137 detects that the mobile station 206 has deviated from the route assumed by the mobile station 206, the generation unit 132 again generates route information based on the new route.
[0036]
FIG. 4 shows a position information setting screen 150 for the user to set a location where the position information notification registration unit 112 notifies the mobile station 206 of the position information. In this figure, when the user moves from “Uji” in Kyoto Prefecture to “Daikanyama” in Tokyo, he / she wants to set a location where position information should be notified as appropriate on the moving route. Here, it is assumed that the location information notification location specified such as “Uji” or “Daikanyama” corresponds to a cell area including a railway station such as Uji Station or Daikanyama Station. That is, when the mobile station 206 reaches the location information notification cell area including the location information notification location set on the location information setting screen 150, predetermined location information is notified to the mobile station 206.
[0037]
The position information notification scheduled time column 152 indicates a scheduled time for notification of position information at each position information notification location (hereinafter referred to as “position information notification scheduled time”). Here, when the location information notification location is “Uji”, the scheduled location information notification time is set to “12:10”. That is, at “12:10”, assuming that the mobile station 206 exists in the cell region including “Uji” station, the location information notification unit 116 notifies the mobile station 206 of predetermined location information. In this case, in particular, the mobile station may notify the predetermined position information at “12:10” even if the mobile station is not in the cell area including the “Uji” station.
[0038]
On the other hand, in subsequent location information notification locations such as “Kyoto”, the location information notification scheduled time is set to “Auto”. Therefore, for example, the route information generation unit 130 calculates the estimated arrival time when the mobile station 206 arrives in the cell area including the “Kyoto” station, and at the same time, the location information notification unit 116 informs the mobile station 206 of a predetermined location. Notify information. When the location information notification base station is, for example, a mobile base station set in a train, the location information is notified from the base station in the train.
[0039]
The location information notification location column 154 indicates a location information notification location. In the figure, the location information is notified seven times in total in the order of “Uji”, “Kyoto”,..., “Daikanyama”. The position information notification timing column 156 indicates the position information notification timing setting. When the location information notification location is “Uji”, the location information notification scheduled time is set to “12:10” in the location information notification scheduled time field 152, so the location information is notified to the mobile station 206 at the same time. Is done. Therefore, no timing is set.
[0040]
On the other hand, when the location information notification location is “Kyoto”, the timing is set to “5 minutes later”. This means that the mobile station notifies the predetermined location information 5 minutes after arriving at the cell area including “Kyoto” station.
[0041]
The message column 158 shows the content of a message that is actually notified by means such as an e-mail as position information. This message may be selected from several prepared in advance, or may be created by the user himself. In the figure, five minutes after the user arrives at “Shin-Yokohama”, location information with the content of “calling Mr. Akai” is notified. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to manage the schedule based on the place instead of the time. The user can validate the setting by pressing the setting button 160 after completing the setting on the position information setting screen 150. Further, the user can cancel the setting by pressing a cancel button 162.
[0042]
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram when the user arrives at a cell area including “Kyoto” station set as a location information notification place. In the position information setting screen 150 of FIG. 4, the mobile station 206 is set to send position information “Replace Nozomi XX. Home is No. 6” five minutes after the mobile station 206 arrives at the cell area including “Kyoto” station. Was. Therefore, at “12:44” five minutes after “12:39” when the mobile station 206 actually arrived at the cell region including “Kyoto” station, the message is transmitted from the mobile communication support apparatus 100 to the mobile station 206. Sent to. As a result, after the user arrives at Kyoto Station, the user can know in a timely which train of which platform to transfer to.
[0043]
FIG. 6 shows a location information setting screen 170 for setting a location of notification of location information on the input screen of the mobile station 206 such as a simple mobile phone. The mobile station location point display area 172 displays the mobile station location point. The user inputs a destination in the destination display area 174. The location information notification location display area 176 shows a location where location information is notified.
[0044]
FIG. 7 shows the data structure of the route information storage unit 142. The route point column 182 indicates points on the route. In the figure, the name of the railway station is shown as a point on the route, but a more detailed place name may be designated. Alternatively, it may be a base station ID in charge of a cell area on the route. The route column 184 shows the name of the route. The scheduled arrival time column 186 indicates the scheduled time when the mobile station 206 arrives at the on-route cell area including each on-route point shown in the on-route point column 182 calculated by the route information generating unit 130.
[0045]
The position information notification column 188 indicates whether or not to notify position information. In the figure, it is set to notify predetermined position information in “Uji” and “Kyoto”. A congestion column 190 indicates whether the base station 204 is congested. In the figure, since the presence or absence of congestion other than the location information notification base station is not relevant, no congestion detection is performed in a location where location information such as “Twilight” is not notified. In the figure, no congestion is detected in the location information notification base station for “Uji”. On the other hand, congestion is detected in the location information notification base station for “Kyoto”. Therefore, if the congestion at the location information notification base station for “Kyoto” does not fall within the time zone close to the location information notification scheduled time in the location information notification cell area for “Kyoto”, the mobile communication support apparatus 100 The base station 204 that is in charge of the cell area on the path before the position information notification cell area for “Kyoto” is searched for, and the position information is notified to the mobile station 206 there. The message column 192 shows the content of the message notified as position information. This corresponds to the message input in the message field 158 of FIG.
[0046]
FIG. 8 shows a route diagram when the mobile station 206 moves from “Uji” to “Daikanyama”. The route (1) is a route assumed by the mobile communication support device 100 before the mobile station 206 starts moving. From “Uji” to “Kyoto”, “Shin Yokohama”,..., “Jiyugaoka”, “ It is a route that passes in the order of “Daikanyama”. On the other hand, the route (2) is another route when the mobile station 206 moves from “Uji” to “Daikanyama”. When the user selects a route from “Kyoto” to “Shin-Yokohama” that was initially assumed, but a route to “Itami Airport”, the mobile communication support apparatus 100 changes the assumed route from (1). Must switch to (2). When the mobile station position detection unit 122 detects that the mobile station 206 has deviated from the route (1), the route information generation unit 130 newly regenerates route information for the route (2).
[0047]
In the position information setting screen 150 of FIG. 4, “Shin-Yokohama” and “Kikuna” are set as position information notification places. However, since the user has selected the route (2), the mobile station 206 does not reach the location information notification cell area for these location information notification locations. In this case, the position information notification setting regarding these places is automatically invalidated. In addition, the user may newly set a location information notification location from the location information setting screen 170 in FIG.
[0048]
Next, the flow of processing will be described.
[0049]
FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of processing of the mobile communication support apparatus 100 in the process of moving the mobile station 206. The position of the mobile station 206 is appropriately detected by the mobile station position detector 122 (S10). If the mobile station location point is within the position information notification cell area (Y in S12), the position information notification unit 116 notifies the mobile station 206 of predetermined position information (S14). Then, the estimated location information notification time is compared with the arrival realization time of the mobile station 206 in the location information notification cell area, and the scheduled arrival time of the mobile station 206 in the subsequent cell area on the route is corrected (S16).
[0050]
On the other hand, if the mobile local location is not within the position information notification cell area (N in S12), it is confirmed whether or not the mobile station 206 has deviated from the assumed route (S18). If the route is not deviated (N in S18), the process proceeds to S16. If it is outside the assumed route (Y in S18), the route information generation unit 130 regenerates the route information (S20).
[0051]
Next, the congestion detection unit 124 detects congestion (S22). When congestion is detected in the location information notification base station (Y in S22), a change of the location information notification base station is set (S24). Then, the mobile station planned location notifying unit 126 notifies the service control station 200 of the mobile station planned location regarding the base station 204 in which congestion occurs (S26). When the mobile station 206 reaches the destination or the user invalidates the location information notification setting on the way, the mobile communication support apparatus 100 ends the process (Y in S28). If not finished (N in S28), the process returns to S10.
[0052]
As described above, in the embodiment, the user can set the position information notification cell region based on an appropriate point on the route in advance. As a result, the user can be alerted to overtaking of a train or the like. Further, even if the user's movement route is changed in the middle or the movement schedule is changed, the mobile communication support device 100 appropriately acquires information on the position of the mobile station 206 and generates appropriate route information. . Therefore, it is possible to manage the schedule based on the place, not the time.
[0053]
Further, the present invention can be basically realized by simply connecting the mobile communication support apparatus 100 to the wireless communication network as shown in FIG. Therefore, there is an advantage that the affinity with the existing infrastructure is high. Furthermore, by adding or changing the timetable data stored in the timetable information storage unit 144, it is possible to easily cope with various transportation facilities, so that the system maintenance burden is reduced.
[0054]
The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. The embodiments are exemplifications, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to combinations of the respective constituent elements and processing processes, and such modifications are within the scope of the present invention. .
[0055]
As such a modification, the route information stored in the route information storage unit 142 may be generated including walking, taxi, and the like. In that case, the estimated timetable data may be generated from the time required for traveling by taxi or walking on a predetermined route during a predetermined time zone and stored in the timetable information storage unit 144. Even in this case, since the mobile communication support apparatus 100 controls the timing for notifying the location information based on the location of the mobile station 206, the location information can be appropriately notified to the mobile station 206. Further, the assumed timetable data may be changed as appropriate based on the movement history.
[0056]
In addition, the mobile communication support device 100 has a function of prompting the user for attention when the user is behind the original travel schedule, or suggesting use of another transportation facility or selection of another route. May be. Alternatively, the user may be configured not only to notify the mobile station owned by the user of the location information but also to notify the mobile station owned by another person of the location information. Thereby, for example, it is possible to give an instruction by appropriately notifying other people who are unfamiliar with geography by notifying the location information. Further, the content of the position information notification may be image data such as a picture or a photograph, not limited to text and voice. Furthermore, when a plurality of mobile stations belong to the same cell region, for example, it may be possible to set so that location information is notified.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, efficient movement can be supported using the function of a mobile station.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a mobile communication support apparatus according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram inside the mobile communication support apparatus in the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram inside a route information generation unit in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a position information setting screen in the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of position information notification in the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a position information setting screen on a user interface screen of a mobile station in the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data structure of a route information storage unit in the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing route change of a mobile station in the present embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of processing of the mobile communication support apparatus while the mobile station is moving in the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
18 Wireless communication network, 100 Mobile communication support device, 110 User interface processing unit, 112 Location information notification registration unit, 114 Target location registration unit, 116 Location information notification unit, 120 Service control station interface processing unit, 122 Mobile station location detection unit , 124 congestion detection unit, 126 mobile station planned location notification unit, 130 route information generation unit, 138 correction calculation unit, 140 storage unit, 142 route information storage unit, 144 timetable information storage unit, 204 base station, 206 mobile station, 208 cell region.

Claims (3)

A mobile station position detecting unit for detecting a base station in charge of a predetermined cell area including a location point of the mobile station;
A destination location registration unit for registering a base station in charge of a cell area including a destination of the mobile station;
A route information storage unit for storing route information regarding a waypoint on a route from the location point of the mobile station to a cell region including the destination;
When the mobile station arrives in a via cell area that is a cell area including a transit point, information to be notified when the mobile station arrives near the transit point is registered in advance by the user of the mobile station A location information notification unit that notifies the mobile station of the location information that is present via the base station in charge of the routed cell area;
A mobile communication support apparatus comprising: A congestion detection unit for detecting congestion of a base station in charge of a cell region passing through and a cell region including the destination ;
Further including
The position information notification unit wherein when congestion is expected to notify the location information to the mobile station via the base station detected, instead of the base station the congestion is detected, the congestion is detected The mobile communication support apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position information is notified to the mobile station via a predetermined base station that is not provided. Appropriately detecting a base station in charge of a predetermined cell area including the mobile station as the mobile station moves; and
Referring to route information about a waypoint on a route from a location point of the mobile station to the destination, and determining whether the mobile station has reached a routed cell region that is a cell region including the waypoint; and
When the mobile station reaches the route cell area, the location information registered in advance by the user of the mobile station as the information to be notified when the mobile station arrives near the route point Notifying the mobile station via a base station in charge of the cell area;
A mobile communication support method comprising:

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