JPH09307962A - Caller identification information notice method in portable telephone service - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the method of notifying caller identification information to a portable telephone terminal at a point of time when the terminal is recovered to be available for use in the case that the terminal is not in use and receives an incoming call. SOLUTION: Portable terminals (6a, 6b) are connected to a network controller 8 having a database 10 via a radio signal controller 7 and exchanges 1a, 1b, 1c. Identification information of calls reaching the terminals are stored in the database 10 as data for each subscriber stored therein while the terminal is not in use because the power supply of the terminal is interrupted while the terminal is resident in the service area or the terminal is at the outside of the service area, and when the terminal reaches the service area and the power supply of the terminal is applied, the network controller 8 makes a connection instruction led to the terminal to the exchange receiving a position registration signal from the terminal and informs the identification information of the callers stored to the terminal after receiving the reply from the terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power source for a portable type mobile phone terminal in a service area, which is in the service area but not in the service area when the mobile phone terminal is powered on. If the terminal receives an incoming call in a situation where the terminal is unavailable, such as when is turned off, or both, the subscriber holds the terminal turned on. If you move to within the service area, turn on the power of the terminal within the service area,
The present invention provides a means for notifying the terminal of identification information of the calling person when the terminal is available for use as in the case of moving to the service area and turning on the power. The present invention is preferably applied not only to a simplified mobile phone service but also to a general mobile phone service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a simple mobile phone terminal in the conventional simple mobile phone service cannot be used and a call arrives at the terminal, a call transfer to the phone terminal desired by a service contractor or a voice message is made. Transfers to the storage center are provided.

However, no service is provided for notifying that there is an incoming call to the terminal when the terminal becomes available.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to enable the terminal to use the caller identification information of a call when an incoming call arrives at the terminal in a situation where the portable telephone terminal cannot be used. The purpose is to provide a method of simply notifying the terminal at the time.

[0005]

The features of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object are a switching device having a circuit switching means,
Service type determination means for determining the type of service requested by receiving a call from a general subscriber telephone terminal or mobile telephone terminal, connection instruction means for instructing a connection to the exchange, and various service logics. A network control device having service execution control means to execute, a database holding data for each subscriber, and a data updating means for each subscriber, and a radio signal control device for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from a mobile phone terminal. In the mobile phone service provided by the telecommunications network consisting of, the mobile phone terminal is in the service area but the power of the terminal is off, or the terminal is out of the service area, While the terminal is unavailable, the database retains the identification information of the caller of the call received at the terminal. When the terminal stores the data for each resident and the terminal is in the service area and the power of the terminal is turned on, the network control device sends the location registration signal from the terminal to the exchange device. There is a caller identification information notifying method in a mobile phone service, which issues a connection instruction to the terminal and notifies the terminal of the accumulated caller identification information after the terminal responds.

[0006] A simplified mobile phone terminal subscriber in the simplified mobile phone service can easily know the caller information of a call received in a situation where the owned terminal cannot be used when the terminal becomes available. Therefore, it is possible to make a call to the caller based on the caller information obtained as necessary.

[0007]

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

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention and shows a relationship between a device and a function for realizing the present invention.

There are a plurality of exchange functions 1 in the telecommunication network,
In addition to accommodating the line 4 connected to the communication terminal device 3 of the general subscriber 2 who uses the telecommunication network, the service contractor 5 who has passed the contract of the simplified mobile phone service with the telephone communication network operator It also houses a large number of wireless signal control functions 7 for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the simplified mobile phone terminal 6 to be used. Further, the network control function 8 having the database 10 holding the states of the subscribers who have contracted the simplified mobile phone service with a large number of exchange functions 1 in the telecommunications network is controlled by the control information transmission means 9. It is connected. The switching function 1 and the network control function 8 notify the control information based on the present invention, for example, the identification information (originating id etc.) of the call originator when the terminal held by the service contract subscriber is unavailable. And the push button signal to be dialed when the service contract subscriber wants to notify the sender's recognition information in the above case.

FIG. 2 (FIGS. 2A and 2B) shows an outline of a procedure at the normal time when the present invention is realized by cooperation of the exchange 1, the network controller 8 and a database in the network controller.

FIGS. 3, 4 (FIGS. 4A, 4B) and 5 (FIGS. 5A, 5B) show the operation flow of the present invention in the originating side switching device 1a, the network control device 8 and the destination side switching device 1b, respectively. Is shown.

The calling subscriber 2 operates the communication terminal device 3 to operate the simple mobile phone service, and the telephone number of the simple mobile phone 5a owned by the service contract subscriber 5a contracting with the telecommunications network operator. The call setting signal 11 is transmitted to the communication terminal device 3 of the calling subscriber 2 and the originating exchange device 1 accommodating the line 4.

Upon receiving the calling signal 11, the calling side switching device 1a sends a call setting processing signal 12 to the communication terminal device 3 of the calling subscriber 2, and then services the network control device 8 from the call setting signal 11. It is identified that the call is to be notified of the activation of and the notification signal 13 including the service identification information, the calling subscriber number and the called subscriber number is transmitted to the network control device.
(Fig. 3, steps 42-45)

The network controller 8 receives the communication signal 13,
A simple mobile phone service is activated from the service identification information, an inquiry signal 14 for the called subscriber number is transmitted to the database 10 in the network control device, and the called subscriber registered in advance stored in the database 10 is called. Response signal 15 containing the incoming subscriber data as well as the location data of Based on the incoming subscriber position data included in the response signal 15, a connection instruction signal 16 for connecting the outgoing subscriber 2 and the incoming subscriber 5a is transmitted to the originating side switching device 1a. (FIG. 4A, steps 51 to 54)

Upon receipt of the connection instruction signal 16, the originating side switching device 1a outputs the address signal 17 to the simplified mobile telephone terminal 6a of the called subscriber 5a specified by the called subscriber location data, and the simplified mobile telephone terminal 6a. The address completion signal 21 is received from the destination exchange device 1b after transmitting to the exchange device 1b that accommodates the radio signal control device that transmits and receives radio signals. (Fig. 3, steps 46 to 48)

Upon receiving the address signal 17, the destination exchange 1b transmits a call signal to the radio signal controller 7 and an address completion signal 21 to the originating exchange 1a.
(FIG. 5A, steps 65 to 66)

On the other hand, the radio signal control device 7 which has received the call signal from the destination switching device 1b sends the call signal to the simplified portable telephone terminal 6a which is probably within the range of influence of the radio signal 19 control device. Is sent. When the portable telephone terminal is outside the range of influence of the wireless signal control device 7 (outside the service area), or within the service area but the terminal is powered off, or both For this reason, when there is no response, the disconnection signal 20 including the reason that the terminal power is off or the service area is out of range is transmitted to the destination exchange device 1b.

The receiving side switching device 1b which has received the disconnection signal 20
Sends a disconnection signal 22 including the same reason as the disconnection signal 20 to the originating side switching device 1a. (FIG. 5, steps 67 to 6
8) Upon receiving the disconnection signal 22, the originating switching device 1a transmits a disconnection signal 23 to the calling subscriber 2 and sends to the network control device 8 the calling subscriber number, the called subscriber number and the simplified mobile telephone terminal 6
The notification signal 24 including the reason why a is unresponsive is transmitted. (Fig. 3, steps 49 to 50)

The network control device 8 which has received the notification signal including the calling subscriber number, the receiving subscriber number and the reason why the portable telephone terminal 6a of the simplified type has not responded to the database 10 in the network control device. A write signal 25 for holding the calling number as a caller who makes the mobile phone terminal receive the call when the mobile phone terminal is powered off or out of the service area range.
And the write end signal 26 from the database 10 is transmitted.
Upon reception of, the response signal 27 is transmitted to the originating exchange device 1a. (FIG. 4, steps 55-58)

When the power source of the simplified mobile phone terminal 6a is turned on, or when the service contract subscriber moves within the service area range, the wireless signal control device 7 causes the switching device 1b, which is the calling side in this case. A location registration signal 28 including the terminal telephone number and location registration data is transmitted to the.

The originating exchange 1b which has received the location registration signal 28 including the terminal telephone number and location registration data transmits a location registration signal 29 to the network controller 8. (FIG. 5B, steps 69 to 70)

Upon receiving the position registration signal, the network controller 8
A position registration signal 30 for registering new position data of the terminal is transmitted to the database 10 in the network control device, the terminal number, the called subscriber data, and the caller when an incoming call is received when the terminal is unavailable. Of the calling number, that is, the calling signal to be notified to the service contract subscriber 5a in the present invention is received. Further, a connection instruction signal 32 including the destination subscriber data and the notified calling party number 32
Is transmitted to the originating exchange apparatus 1b. (Step 4B of FIG. 4B)
62)

The calling and switching apparatus 1b, which has received the connection instruction signal 32 including the called subscriber data and the notified calling number,
The call signal 33 is transmitted to the wireless signal control device 7,
It waits for reception of the response signal 36 from the wireless signal control device 7, and transmits a notification signal 37 including the calling number to be notified to the wireless signal control device 7. Further, when the response signal 40 from the radio signal controller 7 is received, the response signal 4 is sent to the network controller 8.
Send 1. (FIG. 5B, steps 71 to 77)

The radio signal control device 7 which has received the call signal 33 transmits the call signal 34 to the simplified portable telephone terminal 6a existing within the service area of the radio signal control device 7, and the response signal from the terminal. When 35 is received, the response signal 36 is transmitted to the originating exchange 1b. After that, when the notification signal 37 is received from the calling exchange apparatus 1b, the notification signal 38 including the calling number to be notified is transmitted to the terminal, and the response signal 39 from the terminal is received.

When the response signal 41 is received from the calling side switching device 1b, the network control device 8 process is terminated. (FIG. 4B Step 6
3-64)

[0026]

According to the present invention, a simplified mobile phone service subscriber who has contracted with a telecommunications network operator for a simplified mobile phone service is provided when a simplified portable phone terminal owned by the subscriber is turned off. Alternatively, if the terminal receives an incoming call when the terminal is out of the service area range, or both of them, the caller who has received the call when the terminal is turned on or when the terminal moves within the service area range The identification information can be easily recognized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the cooperation of a switching device based on the present invention, a network control device, a radio signal control device, and a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a switching device and network control device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
It is a figure which shows the procedure for implement | achieving this invention using the database in network control.

FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a continuation of the procedure of FIG. 2A.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation flow in the originating side switching device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a diagram showing an operation flow in the network control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a continuation of the flow of FIG. 4A.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an operation flow in the destination exchange device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating a continuation of the flow of FIG. 5A.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 switching device 2 telecommunications network subscriber 3 telecommunications network subscriber communication terminal device 4 line between subscriber's communication device and switching device 5 contract for simple mobile phone service subscriber 6 contract for simple mobile phone service Simple mobile phone terminal owned by the subscriber 7 Wireless signal control device for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the simple mobile phone terminal 8 Network control device 9 Control between many switching devices and network control device in the telecommunication network Information transmission means 10 Database in network control device 11 Call setting signal including calling subscriber number and called subscriber number from calling side communication terminal to calling side switching device 12 From calling side switching device to calling side communication terminal Call setting processing signal 13 Notification signal including service identification information from the calling side switching device to the network control device, the called subscriber number, and the calling subscriber number 14 From the network control device to the database in the network control device Inquiry signal including subscriber number 15 Response signal from the database in the network control device to inquiry signal 14 from the network control device 16 Called subscriber subscriber data from the network control device to the originating switching device, destination subscriber position data Connection signal 17 including an address signal from the originating side switching device to the destination side switching device 18 a call signal from the destination side switching device to the wireless signal control device 19 From the wireless signal control device to the contract subscriber of the simplified mobile phone service Calling signal 20 Disconnection signal from radio signal control device to destination switching device with simple mobile phone terminal not responding 21 Address completion signal from destination switching device to originating switching device 22 From destination switching device Disconnection signal to originating switching device 23 Disconnection signal from originating switching device to originating communication terminal 24 Reason for disconnection from originating switching device to network control device Notification signal including 25 25 Signal for writing the calling number transmitted to the terminal from the network controller to the database in the network controller when the terminal is unavailable 26 Signal for writing completion from the database in the network controller to the network controller 27 Network control A response signal from the device to the originating exchange device 28 Includes new position data from the radio signal control device to the originating exchange device when the power of the simplified mobile phone terminal is turned on or when the portable telephone terminal moves within the service area range Location registration signal 29 Location registration signal from originating switching device to network control device 30 Location registration signal from network control device to database in network control device 31 Response signal from database in network control device to network control device 32 Network 33. A connection instruction signal including a calling number to be notified to a subscriber who has subscribed to a simplified mobile phone service from the control device to the calling side switching device 33 Call signal from the side switching device to the radio signal control device 34 Call signal from the radio signal control device to the simplified mobile phone terminal 35 Response signal from the simplified mobile phone terminal to the wireless signal control device 36 From the wireless signal control device Response signal to the switching device 37 Notification signal including a calling number to be notified from the calling side switching device to the wireless signal control device 38 Notification signal from the wireless signal control device to the simplified mobile phone terminal 39 From the simplified mobile phone terminal Response signal to wireless signal control device 40 Response signal from wireless signal control device to originating switching device 41 Response signal from originating switching device to network control device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A switching device having circuit switching means, a service type determining device for receiving a call from a general subscriber telephone terminal or a mobile telephone terminal, and determining the type of service requested by the switching device; A network control device having a connection instruction means for giving a connection instruction, a service execution control means for executing various service logics, a database for holding data for each subscriber, and a data updating means for each subscriber. In a mobile phone service provided by a telecommunications network consisting of a mobile phone terminal and a radio signal control device that transmits and receives radio signals, the mobile phone terminal is in the service area but the power to the terminal is off. A call received at the terminal while the terminal is out of service area because the terminal is out of the service area. The identification information of the caller is stored in the data for each subscriber held in the database, and when the terminal is within the service area and the power of the terminal is turned on, the network control device In a mobile phone service characterized by instructing a switching device that has received a location registration signal from the terminal to connect to the terminal and, after the terminal responds, notifying the terminal of the accumulated identification information of the caller. Caller identification information notification method. 2. The caller identification information notification method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone service is a simplified mobile phone service.