JPH07336741A - Service method for providing pocket beeper call location information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a user to obtain position information of a caller by allowing the pocket beeper user to make a phone call to a displayed number with respect to the service calling the pocket beeper with an information display function from a public phone. CONSTITUTION:A caller uses a public phone 1 to call a called party of a pocket beeper 2 with information display transmission and dials a specific number. The called party dials the specific number displayed on the pocket beeper 2 by using a public phone 3 located nearby to receive position information of the caller from an information service device 5 connect,ing t,o a public network 4 in a voice message. The information service device 5 stored the specific number from a public phone and location information corresponding thereto and connects to a specific line in the public network to set up a call with the device 5 with first several digits of the number from the phone phone and retrieves the correspondence with the position information by the remaining number to serve the position information to the called party.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pager originating location information providing service method for calling a pager with an information display function from a public telephone. Until recently, pagers (pagers), which were mostly used for business such as contacting sales people from offices, are rapidly becoming widespread as users are called one of the “three kinds of sacred treasures” of high school girls. Came.

Users have come to use rudimentary message and data communication on a daily basis with simple pagers that can receive a few numbers. For example, by easily using "88951" to "come fast" and "42885" to "Shibuya Hachiko" to call a date,
It has become rapidly popular among friends.

In the case of a pager call as described above,
In many cases, a caller calls the user's pager from an outdoor public telephone, and there is a need for a service that provides accurate information on the meeting place by notifying the other user of the location of the public telephone.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in the conventional pager method, when a subscriber of a telephone goes out, a receiver having a calling number similar to that of the telephone must be carried. This receiver is a pager, and since it is about a cigarette box, it can be easily carried in a jacket pocket.

When there is a business and wants to make a call, the person who wants to call, that is, the caller dials the calling number from a general telephone, and in response to this, a signal is transmitted from the base station by radio waves and the calling number is received. Only the machine receives the signal and the ringer beeps to alert the called party, ie the called party, that there is a call.

[0006] Therefore, this person uses the nearest telephone or public telephone to call a predetermined contact such as a company or home to listen to an errand. However, in the tone-only pager paging performed through such a telephone exchange, it is possible to call the receiver from any subscriber telephone, but there is a problem that it is not known from whom.

In order to solve this problem, a pager has been provided with a simple information display board so that the calling party can display the calling number and symbols to provide the called party with information. It was

[0008]

In the conventional pager call with an information display function, when the caller wants to contact the pager user from outside and wait for the call,
First, request a message from a fixed station such as a company, then call the user, send the telephone number of the fixed station to get in touch, or a code that can recognize each other's location (for example, 428 is Shibuya). ) Was sent and was waiting.

The former always requires a fixed station capable of sending messages, and the latter requires a place-specific code that has been previously said to each other. Therefore, simply knowing the pager's calling number will meet outdoors. Has been difficult.

According to the present invention, in the currently provided pager service with an information display function, when a pager is called from a public telephone, the user of the pager makes a call to the displayed number to make a public telephone call. The purpose is to provide the user with the location information by voice.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a calling public telephone, 2 is a called pager, 3 is a called public telephone, 4 is a public network, and 5 is an information providing device. After the caller calls the called party of pager 2 using public telephone 1, the called party dials a specific number, and the called party dials the specified number displayed on pager 2 using the nearest public telephone 3 to call the public The caller's position information is received as a voice message from the information providing device 5 connected to the network 4.

[0012]

The principle of the operation flow of the present invention is shown in FIG. The caller dials the pager 2 call number from the public telephone 1, continues to dial the specific number (XYZ ○○○○), and then presses the message end code ##
A signal is transmitted by radio waves from the base station connected to, the pager 2 of the calling number receives the signal, and the specific number (XYZ ○○○○) is displayed on the display board. The called party uses the specific number (XY
(Z ○○○○) is sent from the nearest public telephone 3. The information providing device 5 connected to the public network 4 is captured by the first several digits (XYZ) of the specific number, and the remaining numbers (XXXXX)
Is taken into the information providing device 5, and the number (○○○
Search for location information corresponding to ○). The information providing device 5 converts the information obtained as a result of searching the location information corresponding to the number (○○○○) into a voice message, and sends the location information of the calling party to the called party of the public telephone 3 by voice message. Send out. The called party confirms the location of the calling party from the information.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 3 shows an operation explanatory diagram of the location information providing apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a location information providing device, 12 is a public network interface, 13 is a specific number receiving unit, 14 is a location information storage unit, and 15 is a message sending unit. The location information providing device 11 is connected to the public network by the public network interface 12, and a specific number (XYZ ○○○) from the called party's public telephone is used.
It is captured by the first few digits (XYZ) of ().

The specific number receiving unit 13 receives the remaining numbers (○○○○) of the specified numbers that have passed through the public network interface 12,
The location information storage unit 14 is searched by the received number (○○○○). The location information storage unit 14 stores location information corresponding to a specific number in advance. For example, A station north exit for 0001, A station south exit for 0002, B city office in front of 0003, etc. , Specify the main meeting place in advance.

The location information storage unit 14 is searched by a specific number. For example, if the specific number is 0001, the A station north exit is detected,
The selected information is sent to the message sending unit 15. The message sending unit 15 converts the selected information into a voice message and sends it to the public telephone of the called party connected to the public network via the public network interface 12.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a block diagram of the location information providing apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, 21 is a call control unit,
Reference numeral 22 is an information extraction unit, 23 is a location information storage unit, 24 is an information control unit, 25 is a voice processing unit, and 26 is a connector. The location information storage unit 23 is composed of a memory card, a CD-ROM, etc., and location information corresponding to a specific number is stored in advance.

The call control unit 21 takes an interface with the network, controls incoming calls as to whether or not to connect to the network, and extracts the specific number of the public telephone from the connected line by the information extraction unit 22. The specific number is sent to the information control unit 24. The information control unit 24 reads the location information corresponding to the number from the location information storage unit 23 based on the specific number, transfers the digitized information to the voice processing unit 25, and the voice processing unit
The information digitized at 25 is converted into a voice message.

The voiced location information is sent to the line connected via the connector 26 and provided to the location information requester. The pager called party can listen to the provided voice message on a payphone to see where the caller is meeting.

When the caller calls a pager from a public telephone and inputs a specific number, he or she simply presses a common number key (for example, # 1) or pushes a separately prepared push button. A specific number of a public telephone can also be automatically transmitted, and a specific number prepared in advance in the telephone is converted into a tone signal by key input or button input and transmitted to the line.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which a tone conversion function is provided in a public telephone. FIG. 5A shows a specific key input method,
FIG. 5B shows a push button input method. In the figure,
31 is a public telephone, 32 is a telephone receiver, 33 is a public network interface, 34 is a push button, 35 is a push button, 36 is a specific key input detection unit, 37 is a specific number storage unit, 38 is a specific number reading unit, 39 is a tone The conversion units 1 and 40 represent the tone conversion unit 2.

According to this method, when a caller sends a specific number from a public telephone, a specific key is input (for example, #
When there is 1) or by inputting a push button prepared separately, a public telephone can be equipped with a function to automatically send out a specific number for providing the location of its own station, so it is possible to prevent erroneous sending and save labor. Becomes

[0022]

According to the present invention, by providing the location information of the public telephone, it is possible to make the other party surely recognize the location of himself / herself (caller) when calling the pager user from the outside, and to make a sudden call or a call. It is possible to prevent mistaking in waiting without making a message request to the fixed station, and this greatly contributes to improving the service to both the pager user and the calling side.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a principle diagram of an operation flow of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory diagram of the location information providing device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a block diagram of a location information providing device.

[FIG. 5] Example in which a tone conversion function is provided in a public telephone

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Caller's payphone 2 Callee's pager 3 Callee's payphone 4 Public network 5 Information provider 11 Location information provider 12,33 Public network interface 13 Specific number receiver 14,23 Location information storage Section 15 message sending section 21 call control section 22 information extraction section 24 information control section 25 voice processing section 26 connector 31 public telephone 32 handset 34 push button 35 push button 36 specific key input detection section 37 specific number storage section 38 specific number reading Part 39 Tone converter 1 40 Tone converter 2

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. In a pager service with an information display function, a calling party calls a called party of a pager (2) with a public telephone (1) and then dials a specific number, and the called party pagers. Dial the specific number displayed in (2) by the nearest public telephone (3) and receive the caller's location information by voice message from the information providing device (5) connected to the public network (4). Pager transmission location information providing service method characterized by: 2. The pager service with information display function, wherein the information providing device (5) stores a specific number from a public telephone and location information corresponding to the specific number, connects to a specific line in a public network, and connects to a public line. A call to the information providing device (5) is established by the first several digits of the number from the telephone, the information providing device (5) searches the remaining number for correspondence with the place information, and the place information is obtained. The pager calling location information providing service method according to claim 1, wherein the method is provided to a public telephone. 3. In a pager service with an information display function, when a caller sends a specific number from the public telephone (1), a specific key is input (for example, # 1) in the public telephone or a push key prepared separately is used. 2. The pager originating location information providing service method according to claim 1, wherein a specific number for providing the location of the own station is automatically transmitted by pressing a button.