JPH07245782A - Mobile radio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To forcibly stop speech communication at a location where the use of the mobile radio equipment such as a portable telephone set is desired to be inhibited and to allow the mobile radio equipment to receive an incoming call without giving an uncomforting sense to surrounding persons due to speech. CONSTITUTION:In the normal mode of a mobile radio equipment 1, a power changeover switch 10 of a power supply control circuit 3 is thrown to the position of a portable telephone set 4, which is energized and the portable telephone set mode is set. In the standby state of the user, when the user passes by a mode switching signal transmitter 23 installed at a wicket exit or the like, a mode switching reception circuit 12 of the mobile radio equipment 1 receives a mode switching signal and a CPU 11 switches a power changeover switch 10 to the pager mode for intermittent reception. When the user (caller) makes dialing by using the mobile radio equipment 1 in the pager mode, the setting state of the pager mode is informed to the caller. The changeover to the portable telephone set 4 is attained by receiving the mode switching signal from the mode switching signal transmitter 23 when the user passes through the wicket exit or a changeover switch provided to a key pad of the mobile radio equipment 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile radio device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile wireless device for forcibly switching a mobile phone to a pager mode in a place where a call causes discomfort to others.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a mobile wireless device corresponding to a conventional mobile phone.

In FIG. 5, 13 is a transmitting / receiving antenna,
14 is a receiving circuit for amplifying the received data from the antenna 13, 15 is a baseband signal reproduced from the received data,
A demodulation circuit for reproducing a clock, 16 is a voice decoding circuit for converting a reproduction baseband signal into an analog voice signal, 1
Reference numeral 7 is a timing control circuit for controlling the timing of the entire mobile radio, 18 is a voice encoding circuit for converting an analog voice signal into a baseband signal, 19 is a modulation circuit for modulating the baseband signal according to each modulation method, and 20 is transmission. A transmission circuit that amplifies data. A CPU 29 controls the entire mobile wireless device.

Next, the operation of the conventional example will be described. In the conventional example with the above configuration, when the power of the mobile wireless device is turned on, all circuits are turned on, the position where the self is present is registered in the base station, and the standby state is entered. In the standby state, the clock supply from the timing control circuit 17 is minimized, and the reception circuit 14 and the demodulation circuit 15 are switched to the intermittent reception mode by turning on the power of only the slots of necessary information. Also, the voice decoding circuit 1
6, speech coding circuit 18, modulation circuit 19 and transmission circuit 2
0 shifts to the standby mode and becomes the intermittent reception mode. In the intermittent reception mode, intermittent reception is performed several times in several hundred ms. When an incoming or outgoing call is made, the call mode is switched. Turn on the power only for the required time even in call mode.

As described above, in the conventional mobile radio device, the power source is O
If N is in the service area, it is possible to receive calls in public facilities, in vehicles such as trains, or in places where it is desired to avoid calling.

[0006]

In the conventional mobile radio device, public areas,
Calls can be received even in vehicles such as trains or in places where you want to avoid calls, and making calls may cause annoyance to people around you. On the contrary, when the mobile wireless device is turned off to forcibly stop the call, there is a problem that an incoming call cannot be received and an emergency message cannot be received.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and in public facilities, in vehicles such as trains, in places where it is desired to avoid telephone calls, or in places where it is desired to prohibit the use of telephones,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile wireless device that can switch to a mobile phone pager mode and receive an incoming call without causing discomfort to surrounding people.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is to provide a mobile telephone having a pager which is a receiving unit for radio calling, and a place where it is desired to avoid a call between the mobile telephone or a call is prohibited. A mode switching signal transmitting unit that is installed in a place and transmits a mode switching signal for switching the mobile phone between a pager mode and a mobile phone mode; and a mode switching receiving unit that is built in the mobile phone and receives the mode switching signal. A control means for switching the mobile phone to a pager mode / mobile phone mode and notifying the base station that the mobile phone is in the pager mode / mobile phone mode when the mode switching receiving means receives the mode switching signal. It is a prepared structure.

[0009]

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the mode switching receiving means receives the mode switching signal, the portable telephone automatically switches to the pager mode, and the incoming call at the facility or the train is received in the pager mode. No more discomfort for people.

[0010]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a mobile wireless device, 2 is a pager, and 3
Is a power supply control circuit for controlling ON / OFF of the power supply of the pager 2 and the mobile phone 4.

The pager 2 comprises a pager receiving circuit 6 for amplifying a signal received by the antenna 5, a pager demodulating circuit 7 for demodulating the received pager signal, and a pager decoding circuit 8 for obtaining an incoming signal from the demodulated signal. Composed.

Reference numeral 9 is a power supply circuit for supplying power to the pager 2 and the mobile phone 4. Reference numeral 10 denotes a power source changeover switch for changing over the power supply to the pager 2 and the mobile phone 4 by the CPU 11 which controls the mobile wireless device 1, and 12 indicates a mode changeover signal and outputs a changeover request signal to the CPU 11.

Reference numeral 23 is a mode switching signal transmitting circuit for transmitting a mode switching signal. This mode switching signal transmitting circuit 2
3 is installed at the ticket gate 24 of the station, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the mode switching signal sending circuit 23 fetches information as to whether or not a commuter pass or a ticket owned by the user 22 carrying the mobile wireless device 1 has passed through the ticket gate 24. CPU 26 that issues a transmission request and this C
It is composed of a transmission circuit 27 and an antenna 28 which transmit a mode switching signal based on a transmission request command from the PU 26.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 13 to 20 indicate the same constituent elements as the circuit blocks shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. In the above-described embodiment, when the mobile wireless device 1 is powered on, the power source changeover switch 10 of the power source control circuit 3 is normally switched to the mobile phone 4 side to put the mobile phone 4 into the operation mode and carry out the same portable operation as in the conventional case. Become a phone.

When the user 22 carrying the mobile radio 1 in the above-mentioned state passes through the ticket gate 24 of the station shown in FIG. 2, the mode switching signal transmission device 23 for transmitting the switching signal between the pager mode and the mobile phone mode is operated. A switching signal is sent,
This mode switching signal is received by the mobile wireless device 1. That is, in the mode switching signal transmission device 23, C shown in FIG.
The PU 26 issues a transmission request to the transmission circuit 27 based on the information when the commuter pass and the ticket have passed the ticket gate. The transmission circuit 27 amplifies the mode switching signal and sends the mode switching signal from the antenna 28. At the same time, it reports to the base station that the mobile wireless device 1 has transitioned to the pager mode.

On the other hand, in the mobile wireless device 1, the mode switching receiving circuit 12 receives the mode switching signal and outputs it to the CPU 11.

In the CPU 11, the power supply switch 9 switches the power supply circuit 9 to the pager 2 side to switch the mobile wireless device 1 to the pager mode for intermittent reception. When a call is made to mobile radio 1 in pager mode, the caller is informed that "the mobile radio that is the target of call is in pager mode and cannot talk. Please give me a message." To do. Accordingly, the message from the caller is reported to the mobile wireless device 1 through the pager network. Then, the message is received and stored in the mobile wireless device 1. The user of the mobile wireless device 1 knows the message through the display or voice.

To switch to the mobile phone 4, a mode switching signal is received from the mode switching signal transmitting device 23 when exiting the ticket gate 24, or switching is provided on a keypad (not shown) of the mobile wireless device 1. It is possible with a switch.

In the above embodiment, the case of switching between the mobile phone and the pager is switched every time the mode switching signal is received, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the user 22 carrying the mobile wireless device 1 is switched to the pager only while the user 22 is in the wireless zone 25 of the mode switching signal transmitting device 23 and is receiving the mode switching signal. It is also possible to do it.
In this case, when the mobile wireless device 1 moves out of the wireless zone 25, the mobile wireless device 1 switches to the mobile phone mode.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiment, the present invention is capable of mode switching in a public facility, in a vehicle such as a train, in a place where it is desired to avoid telephone calls, or in a place where use of a mobile phone is prohibited. Since the pager mode is forcibly switched by receiving the mode switching signal from the signal transmitting means, it is possible to receive an incoming call in an emergency or the like without giving discomfort to surrounding people.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile wireless device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mode switching operation of the mobile wireless device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a mode switching signal transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a mode switching operation of a mobile wireless device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional mobile wireless device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mobile Radio 2 Pager 3 Power Supply Control Circuit 4 Mobile Phone 5 Antenna 6 Pager Reception Circuit 7 Pager Demodulation Circuit 8 Pager Decoding Circuit 9 Power Supply Circuit 10 Power Supply Switch 11 CPU 12 Mode Switching Reception Circuit 13 Antenna 14 Reception Circuit 15 Demodulation Circuit 16 Voice decoding circuit 17 Timing control circuit 18 Voice encoding circuit 19 Modulation circuit 20 Transmission circuit 22 User 23 Mode switching device 24 Ticket gate 25 Wireless zone 26 CPU 27 Transmission circuit 28 Antenna 29 CPU

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having a pager, which is a receiver for wireless calling, and a mobile phone installed in a place where it is desired to avoid a call or a call is prohibited, and the mobile phone is set to a pager mode / a mobile phone mode. A mode switching signal transmitting means for transmitting a mode switching signal for switching, a mode switching receiving means built in the mobile phone for receiving the mode switching signal, and a mode switching receiving means for receiving the mode switching signal when the mode switching signal is received. A mobile radio apparatus comprising: a control means for switching a mobile phone to a pager mode / a mobile phone mode and notifying a base station that the mobile phone is in a pager mode / a mobile phone mode. 2. The mobile phone is set to a pager mode every time the mode switching receiving means receives a mode switching signal.
The mode is switched to a mobile phone mode.
The mobile wireless device described. 3. The mobile radio apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is switched to the pager mode only while the mode switching receiving means is receiving the mode switching signal from the mode switching signal transmitting means. . 4. The mobile wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the installation location of the mode switching signal transmitting means is a ticket gate of a public facility or a station.