JPH09172675A - Vehicular communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the selection of an optimum system as against a communication destination number designated by means of a user and to improve operability by enabling accessing to the plural systems by means of one vehicular communication equipment and changing-over the system so as to enable usage to be executed. SOLUTION: An input signal from an operating part 8 is outputted to a system control part 1 with an operation interface 7. A call control part 6 executes a calling operation to a destination and a terminating operation from a line processing part 9 as against an incoming call signal. A voice processing part 2 outputs voice data from a radio line processing part 9 to a telephone receiver 4 and outputs voice inputted from a transmitter 5 to the line processing part 9. A communication system kind detecting part 10 is reported of a telephone number from the operation interface 7 and reports the suitable communication system to a plural system-control part 3. The plural system-control part 3 connects the communication system as it is when it coincides with the one reported from the communication system kind detecting part 10 and automatically selects the suitable communication system so as to connect it in the case of noncoincidence.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication device capable of accessing and communicating with a plurality of communication systems.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the demand for various communications has increased,
Multiple systems are running for the convenience of the user. For example, there are a cordless telephone system, a PHS, a cellular telephone system, an amateur radio system and the like that use radio waves, a light that uses the IrDA standard and the like, a general subscriber telephone, and a line that uses a wired line such as ISDN. The plurality of communication systems have different systems, and the system to be used is determined by using one communication device. Even if a communication device with multiple systems is used, from the user's point of view, it is possible to determine which system is available when, where, and which system best suits the user's purpose. Absent. In addition, the communication system may not be available depending on the communication destination number.

For example, a cellular phone and a PHS, which are widely used at present, cannot connect to each other, and a phone number starting with "050" cannot be called from the cellular phone.
From the HS, it is impossible to make a call with a telephone number starting with "030" or "040". For this reason, when a multi-function peripheral that can use both the cellular telephone and PHS communication systems is configured, it is necessary to specify the system (in this example, the cellular telephone and PHS) to be connected by the individual telephone number unique to each system. is there.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to use a communication device having a function corresponding to a plurality of communication systems so that it is not necessary to carry a plurality of mobile communication devices, and the user specifies It is to provide a device for selecting an optimum system according to the communication destination number.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication device capable of accessing a plurality of communication systems and switching between the systems is used by an input means. The mobile unit is provided with a judging means for judging whether or not the designated communication destination number is compatible with an available communication system, and a control means for selecting and connecting a communication system compatible with the communication destination number by the judging means. Configured the communication device.

Further, when a communication destination number that does not conform to the communication system is designated by the input means, a communication system conforming to the communication destination number is selected and connected.

Also, the operation for connecting to the communication system that matches the communication destination number designated by the input means can be set to be valid or invalid by the user.

Further, there is provided means for notifying the user that the communication destination number is not compatible with the communication system when the communication destination number is not compatible with the communication system.

[0009]

According to the above configuration of the present invention, a plurality of communication systems can be used with one mobile communication device, and the optimum system for the number designated by the user can be easily and automatically selected.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. Here, cellular phone and PH
The composite telephone set of S will be described as an example.

Reference numeral 1 is a system control unit, 2 is a voice processing unit, and 3 is a voice processing unit.
Is a plurality of system control units, 4 is a receiver, 5 is a transmitter, 6 is a call control unit, 7 is an operation interface, 8 is an operation unit which is an input unit constituting an operation unit of a telephone, 9 is a line processing unit, 10 Is a communication system type detection unit, 11 is a PHS system conversion unit, and 12 is a cellular system conversion unit.

In the figure, the input signal from the operating section 8 is
It is output to the system control unit 1 via the operation interface 7. The call control unit 6 is controlled by the system control unit 1 to perform a call operation to a destination and a call operation to a call signal input from the line processing unit 9 via the system control unit 1. The voice processing unit 2 converts the voice data from the wireless line processing unit 9 into voice and outputs the voice to the handset 4 or the voice input from the transmitter 5 according to the state controlled by the system control unit 1. The data is converted and output to the line processing unit 9.

The portion shown by the broken line in FIG. 1 has the same structure as the conventional telephone as a whole, but the present invention is provided with a plurality of system control units 3 and a communication system type detection unit 10, and It is characterized by the conversion units of the plurality of systems (the cellular system conversion unit 12, the PHS system conversion unit 11 in this embodiment) and the switching control method. The multiple system control unit 3 is controlled by the system control unit 1 and notifies the system control unit 1 of the status of the result of monitoring of the multiple systems.

Further, the communication system type detecting section 10 is
A telephone number is notified from the operation interface 7, and a compatible communication system is notified to the multiple system control unit 3.
The plural system control unit 3 keeps the communication system currently used if it matches the communication system notified from the communication system type detecting unit 10, and if not, sets the notified communication system to the system control unit. Notify 1.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a control flow when the mobile communication device is automatically connected to a compatible communication system when a telephone number is input.

In FIG. 2, the mobile communication device is connected to the system selected by the user (STEP 1). The communication system type detection unit 10 is notified of the telephone number from the operation interface 7 (STEP 2), searches for a compatible communication system (STEP 3), and notifies the multiple system control unit 3 of the currently used system. If the communication system in use is the same as the communication system notified from the communication system type detecting unit 10, the communication system remains as it is, and if not, the notified communication system is notified to the system control unit 1 (STEP 4). If the system control unit 1 does not match the currently connected system and the notified communication system, the system control unit 1 notifies the user that the system does not match the communication system (STEP 5).

If the function of automatically connecting to the compatible communication system is enabled (STEP 6), the connection to the compatible communication system is made (STEP 7).

[0019]

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the present invention in a mobile communication device in which both PHS and cellular systems are combined. When the first three digits of the telephone number is "050", the PHS is "010",
"020", "030", "040", "080",
When it is "090", the cellular is the compatible communication system, and otherwise, the connection is continued to the system selected by the user.

In FIG. 3, the mobile communication device is connected to the system selected by the user (STEP 11). The communication system type detection unit 10 checks the input of the telephone number from the operation interface 7 (STEP 12), determines whether the first three digits of the telephone number is “050” (STEP 13), and is “050”. If so, select the communication system that matches the number (STEP1
4). When the number is other than "050" in STEP 13, "010""020""030""040""08"
"0" and "090" are sequentially checked (STEP 15), and a compatible communication system is selected (STEP 16). If there is no compatible system, the process returns to STEP 12.

After the communication system which is more suitable for the selected head number is selected, it is judged whether the currently communicating system is different from the selected communication system (STEP).
17). If they match, communication is continued as it is. If they do not match, the system informs that the current communication system does not match the compatible communication system (STEP 18), and automatically determines whether the connection is valid for the compatible communication system (STEP 19). If valid, the current communication system is connected to the compatible communication system (STEP 20).
If it is invalid, the process returns to STEP 12.

By providing the above-mentioned functions, it is possible to automatically connect to the most suitable system by mounting the battery on the charger or supplying power from the outside regardless of the state of the mobile communication device.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform communication using a plurality of communication systems by only having one mobile communication device at all times, and the communication can be performed by mounting the battery on a charger or from an external power source. The most stable system can be selected and the operability for the user can be improved simply by supplying.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of the mobile communication device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control flow chart diagram of an embodiment of a mobile communication device in which the present invention combines cellular and PHS.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 System Control Section 2 Voice Processing Section 3 Multiple System Control Section 4 Handset 5 Transmitter 6 Call Control Section 7 Operation Interface 8 Operation Section 9 Line Processing Section 10 Communication System Type Detection Section 11 PHS System Conversion Section 12 Cellular System Conversion Section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a mobile communication device capable of accessing a plurality of communication systems and switching between the systems, whether the communication destination number designated by the input means is compatible with the available communication system. A mobile communication device comprising: a judgment means for judging whether or not it is connected, and a control means for selecting and connecting a communication system suitable for a communication destination number by the judgment means. 2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein when a communication destination number that does not conform to the communication system is designated by the input means, a communication system conforming to the communication destination number is selected and connected. Mobile communication device. 3. The movement according to claim 1, wherein the user can arbitrarily set the operation to connect to the communication system that matches the communication destination number designated by the input means to be valid or invalid. Body communication device. 4. The device according to claim 1, further comprising means for notifying a user of a communication destination number that does not conform to the communication system, when the communication destination number is specified by the input means. Mobile communication device.