JPH08163639A - System and device for automatic setting of number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain the system and device for automatic number setting which enables a user to make an international call without paying attention to the origination country (or international prefix number). CONSTITUTION: This is the automatic number setting device of a mobile communication terminal 1 which monitors announcement information announced by a mobile communication network, and is equipped with a detecting means which detects the international prefix number of the country wherein the mobile communication terminal 1 is present on the basis of announcement information before or when making an international telephone call, a storage means 15a which stores the international prefix number of the origination country detected by the detecting means, and an international telephone origination request means 19 which makes a request for international telephone origination by using the international prefix number stored in the storage means 15a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic number setting system and apparatus for making an international dial call using an international prefix number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional mobile communication terminal is shown in FIG. In the mobile communication terminal 101 shown in FIG. 5, the number input means 111 is a part for inputting a destination telephone number. The storage device 115 is a part that stores the area in which the mobile communication terminal 101 is located.
It is required when requesting location registration from 01 to the network side. The control circuit 113 monitors the notification information from the network side, rewrites the area information in the storage device 115, and when a number is input from the number input means 111, does not transmit until the number input is completed. It is a circuit for controlling the waiting time. The signal processing device 117 is a part that performs modulation / demodulation processing of a signal necessary for transmitting a signal from the mobile communication terminal 101 to the network side, amplification of the signal, and the like.

[0003] In such a conventional mobile communication terminal 101, it is possible to know the area in which the mobile communication network broadcasts information by receiving it and processing it by the signal processing device 117. The control circuit 113 compares the existing area in the notification information with the existing area stored in the storage device 115 of the mobile communication terminal 101, and when they are different (for example, when the mobile communication terminal 101 moves across the area). Etc.)
The area within the storage device 115 is changed, and a location registration request is issued to the mobile communication network.

Next, the case of making a call in the conventional mobile communication terminal 101 will be described. In this case, the user uses the number input means 111 to input the telephone number of the communication partner. The control circuit 113 edits the outgoing signal including the input telephone number and requests the signal processing device 117 to transmit the outgoing signal to the wireless section. When the network side receives the transmission signal, it knows that the mobile communication terminal 101 has transmitted and starts normal transmission control.

Next, the case of making an international call will be described. In the conventional method, (1) the international prefix number necessary for notifying the network side of the origination of an international call (2) the country code of the communication partner (3) the number of the communication partner in the order of (1) to (3) Then, the user inputs a number using the number input means 111.

Since this international prefix number generally differs depending on the country, when the user makes an international call from the mobile communication terminal 101, the user himself / herself determines the country in which the user is located, and the After checking the international prefix number in advance, enter the international prefix number.

[0007]

However, in the conventional method, when making an international call from a mobile communication terminal, it is necessary for the user to check and store the international prefix number of each country in advance, and the user is present. There is the annoyance that you must always be aware of the countries in the sphere. Further, since the user of the mobile communication terminal can freely move between countries, there is a problem that it is difficult to always know the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located (or the international prefix number). Especially when originating from a mobile communication terminal near the border, it may not be known in which country the base station receives the signal. At such time, the user determines the country in which the base station is located. Is difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an automatic number setting system and a device for allowing a user to make an international telephone call without being aware of the country in which the user is located (or the international prefix number). The purpose is to do.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the first invention of the present application is an automatic number setting system in a mobile communication terminal for monitoring broadcast information broadcast by a mobile communication network, which is prior to making an international call. Or, at the time of making a call, the international prefix number of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located is previously detected based on the notification information, and an international call origination request is made based on the detected international prefix number of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located. To do.

The second invention of the present application is an automatic number setting device in a mobile communication terminal for monitoring the notification information notified by a mobile communication network, which is based on the notification information before or when making an international call. A detection means for detecting the international prefix number of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located, a storage means for storing the international prefix number of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located, and an international memory stored in this storage means. The gist is to have an international call origination requesting means for making an international call origination request using a Prefix number.

[0011]

The automatic number setting system of the first invention of the present application is the international prefix of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located in advance, based on the notification information notified by the mobile communication network before or at the time of making an international call. Since the number is detected, the detected international Prefix number of the country in which the number is located is automatically edited to make an international call request.

The automatic number setting device of the second invention of the present application detects the international prefix number of the country in which the mobile communication terminal is located based on the notification information notified by the mobile communication network before or when making an international call. Detected by the means and temporarily stored in the storage means. When making an international call, the international call requesting means makes an international call request using the international prefix number stored in the storage means.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a first embodiment of a mobile communication terminal to which the number automatic setting method according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The mobile communication terminal 1 of the first embodiment includes a number input means 11, a control circuit 13, a storage device 15, a signal processing device 17, an international call origination requesting means 19,
The correspondence table 21 and the antenna Ant are included. Further, the storage device 15 is a located area storage means 15
a and the international prefix number storage means 15b, and the international telephone call requesting means 19 is provided with an international telephone call dedicated key 19a.

Next, a storage procedure for storing the international prefix number of the country in which the international prefix number storage means 15b shown in the first embodiment is stored will be described with reference to FIG. The mobile communication terminal 1 stores in-area storage means 15a and international-prefix number storage means 15b, respectively, the international pre-fix numbers of the in-area and the in-country country.
I remember. The control circuit 13 of the mobile communication terminal 1 constantly compares the existing area included in the notification information from the mobile communication network 3 with the existing area stored by the mobile communication terminal 1, and when they are different, the control circuit 13 The location area is updated, the location registration request is issued to the mobile communication network, and the correspondence table 21
Issue a search request for an international Prefix number in the area in which you are located. When the correspondence table 21 receives a search request, it detects an international prefix number from the number of the area in which it is located,
The information in the international prefix number storage means 15b is rewritten.

In the above description, the case where the correspondence table is stored in the read-only memory from the beginning has been described. In addition, when the mobile communication terminal is provided with an interface for rewriting the correspondence table, the user can freely rewrite the correspondence table. Can also be considered.

Next, a procedure for making an international call using the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user inputs the international telephone call exclusive key 19a. As a result, the control circuit 13 sends the call to the signal processing device 17 that edits the call signal including the entered telephone number and the international prefix number suitable for the country in which the country is located, read from the international prefix number storage means 15b. Request that the signal be transmitted in the wireless section. next,
The signaling method is sent to the network side from the same method as the conventional method. Upon receiving the call signal, the network side knows that the mobile communication terminal 1 has made an international call and starts the international call sending control.

Further, when there are a plurality of international prefix numbers (001, 0041, 0061) as in Japan, a plurality of numbers correspond to one country in the correspondence table, and the mobile communication terminal 1 has such a configuration. When in a country, the international prefix number storage means 15b stores a plurality of numbers. In this case, at the time of making an international call, the corresponding international prefix number (001, 0041, 0061) is displayed on the display section of the mobile communication terminal by pressing the international call outgoing exclusive key 19a, and the international prefix number is appropriately selected. Will be selected by the user. In addition, at this time, information such as a charge when each international prefix number is used may be displayed. Further, the mobile communication terminal 1 may be provided with a plurality of international telephone call keys 19a, each key may be assigned an international prefix number in the country in which the user is located, and the user may select from among them.

Furthermore, the country code of the communication partner and the subscriber number of the communication partner that have been input once are stored, and the optimum country (specifically, the charge is low, the communication status is (Good, etc.) The international prefix number may be automatically selected.

Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. In the above-described first embodiment, the notification information includes only the number of the in-zone area, but the notification information may include the information of the in-zone country in addition to the information of the in-zone area.
The configuration of the mobile communication terminal 1 in this case is shown in FIG. In this case, the storing means 15 is provided with a serving country code storing means 15c for storing the number of the serving country. When the in-country country code of the notification information is different from the information in the in-country country code storage means 15c, the international prefix number in the international prefix number storage means 15b is updated by the same method as in the first embodiment. The procedure for making an international call is also the same as in the first embodiment.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when a user moving between countries makes an international call, the user must remember the international prefix number in each country or the user must know the country in which the country is located. It is possible to improve convenience by eliminating the trouble of making a call.

In the above embodiment, the international prefix number is always detected. However, the international prefix number has not been retrieved when making an international call due to poor radio wave condition, immediately after turning on the power, or the like. If the communication environment is not prepared, it may be notified by using any notification means such as an LCD, an LED, a speaker or the like, or the international prefix number of the country in which the communication is made is retrieved and the communication environment is changed. When ready, the notification means may notify that communication is possible only by inputting the country code of the communication partner and the subscriber number of the communication partner.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the mobile communication terminal is provided with the international telephone call requesting means or the international telephone call exclusive key, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the number input. You may make an international call origination request using the input key provided in the means. Specifically, for example, the "#" key is input three times in succession, or the "#" key and the "*" key are alternately input, such as the numeric key, the "#" key and the "*" key. Etc. are appropriately combined and input.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can make an international telephone call without being aware of the country (or the international prefix number) in which the user is located, and the convenience is improved. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of a mobile communication terminal to which an automatic number setting system according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a procedure for storing a prefix number in the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation procedure at the time of making an international call in the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second embodiment of a mobile communication terminal to which an automatic number setting system according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile communication terminal 11 Number input means 13 Control circuit 15 Storage device 15a Location area storage means 15b International prefix number storage means 17 Signal processing device 19 International call origination request means 19a International call origination exclusive key 21 Correspondence table

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A number automatic setting method in a mobile communication terminal for monitoring notification information notified by a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication terminal is based on the notification information in advance before or when making an international call. An automatic number setting method characterized by detecting the international prefix number of the country in which you are located and requesting an international call from the detected international prefix number of the country in which you are located. 2. A number automatic setting device in a mobile communication terminal for monitoring notification information notified by a mobile communication network, wherein the mobile communication terminal exists based on the notification information before or when an international call is made. The detecting means for detecting the international prefix number of the country in the territory, the storing means for storing the international prefix number of the resident country detected by this detecting means, and the international prefix number stored in this storing means An automatic number setting device comprising: an international telephone call requesting means for making a telephone call request.