JPH09322229A - Radio telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain dialing of a toll number and a telephone number at an unfamiliar place by storing base station number information sent from a base station to a memory so as to allow a caller to identify a local position and a toll number of the caller located at present. SOLUTION: A receiver of a transmitter-receiver 2 of the radio telephone set 10 receives and demodulates base station identification number information sent periodically from a base station in the standby state and uses a controller 3 to extract the information. When the base station identification number received and extracted is coincident with the base station identification number stored in a memory 4, the controller 3 reads corresponding address and toll number and stores the content to the memory 4 and a buffer memory. When a current location button 7 provided to the radio telephone set 10 is depressed, the address and toll number from the memory 4 or the buffer memory are displayed on a display section 5. Thus, the local position and the toll number of the current location of the caller are identified and dialing to the toll number at an unfamiliar location is attained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless telephone device, and more particularly to a wireless telephone device that allows a user to recognize the current position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a radio telephone device of this type receives a base station number unique to each base station from the nearest base station, it reads out the address data stored in advance corresponding to the base station number and displays it on the display unit. indicate.

Such a radio telephone device is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-175899.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned wireless telephone device, even if the address is known, the area code of the area where one is currently located cannot be known. When making a call from a wireless telephone device, it is necessary to enter the area code even in the same city, so in an unfamiliar area, you cannot make a call even if you are in the same city unless you know the other party's area code.

Therefore, when trying to make a call to a place in the same area where the user is, there are cases where the call cannot be made without knowing the area code of the area.

[0006] In the above-mentioned wireless telephone device, it is preferable that the area code can be inferred from the displayed address, but if it cannot be inferred, the call cannot be made.

Further, in the above-mentioned wireless telephone device, the base station number sent from the base station is searched from the address data stored in advance, so that when the base station is newly installed, it corresponds to that base station. Even the address cannot be displayed.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless telephone device that automatically displays the area code of the area and makes it easy to make a call to the area.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a radiotelephone device capable of displaying the area code corresponding to a newly installed base station.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a radiotelephone device according to the present invention is a radiotelephone device which makes a radio call with the other party through a base station. Means for receiving the base station identification number for specifying the base station sent, memory means for storing in advance the base station identification number and the corresponding area code, and the base sent from the base station When the station identification number is compared with the base station identification number stored in the memory, and when they match, the extraction means for extracting the corresponding area code and when the predetermined operation means of the wireless telephone device is operated , The contents of the extraction means are displayed.

The radiotelephone device of the present invention compares the base station identification number sent from the base station with the base station identification number stored in the memory, and when no match is detected, determines a mismatch. The non-coincidence determination means and the input operation means for inputting the content to be displayed in the memory are provided, and the content to be displayed can be input by the input operation means as a result of the non-coincidence determination means.

[0012] The content to be displayed may be an area code.

The contents to be displayed may be an address and an area code.

When making a call, the radiotelephone device of the present invention can call the telephone number including the relevant area code by taking over the area code display by the operating means and inputting the local area code. It is configured to be possible.

The radiotelephone device of the present invention is equipped with a device for converting and displaying the address of the current position and the area code from the base station number. For this reason, when making a call to the same city, the area code is entered with one button, and the operation man-hour is reduced.
Further, even when moving in an unfamiliar area, it is possible to recognize the address of the current position and the area code.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a radiotelephone device 10 comprises an antenna 1, a transceiver 2, a controller 3, a memory 4, a display section 5, an input section 6 and a current position button 7.

The antenna 1 transmits radio waves from a transmitter in the transceiver 1 to a base station (not shown), receives radio waves coming from the base station, and supplies them to a receiver in the transceiver 1. The transceiver 2 transmits / receives radio waves to / from a base station via the antenna 1 to make a call.

The control device 3 is connected to the transceiver 2, the memory 4, the display unit 5, the input unit 6 and the present position button 7 and performs various controls of the transceiver 2 and the like.

The memory 4 stores various information for controlling incoming and outgoing calls, and also stores the area code and address corresponding to the base station. The display unit 5 displays the number input from the input unit 6 and the area code and address corresponding to the base station from the memory 4 under the control of the control device 3.

The input unit 6 is composed of ten keys and various function keys, and is an input key for inputting a calling number and the like.
The present location button 7 is a button that is pressed when the area code and address corresponding to the base station stored in the memory 4 are displayed on the display unit 5 under the control of the control device 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of stored contents in the memory 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the area code and address are stored in correspondence with the identification number of the base station. For example,
Corresponding to the base station identification number "0001", the area code "04"
5 ”and the address“ Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture ”are stored, and the area code“ 0427 ”and the address“ Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture ”are stored in correspondence with the base station identification number“ 0002 ”.

Next, the operation of the radiotelephone device shown in FIG. 1 during standby will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The receiver of the transceiver 2 of the radio telephone apparatus 10 receives the base station identification number information periodically transmitted from the base station during standby (S101). After this base station identification information is received by the receiver, it is demodulated and extracted by the control device 3 as a base station identification number (S102). The extracted base station identification number is stored in the memory 4 by the control device 3.
Base station identification number (base station No.) stored in advance
A search is made to see if they match (S103). The base station identification number received and extracted may be stored in an unused area in the memory 4 or may be temporarily stored in a buffer memory (not shown).

As a result of the search, if the received and extracted base station identification number matches the base station identification number stored in the memory 4 (YES in S104), the control device 3 determines that corresponding address and area code. Is read from the corresponding part of the memory 4 (S105). At this time, the contents may be stored in a temporary buffer memory (not shown).

After that, when the current location button 7 provided on the radio telephone device 10 is pressed (YES in S106), the address and area code stored in the memory 4 or temporarily stored in the buffer memory are displayed (S107). ).

If the current position button 7 is not pressed (S
If NO in 106, the process returns to step 101 and the process is repeated from the reception of the base station identification information. Since the zone in which the wireless telephone device 10 is located may change, it is necessary to repeatedly receive the base station identification information.

On the other hand, if there is no match in the memory 4 with the base station identification number received in the process 104 (S
(NO in 104), the process proceeds to step 108, and the display unit 5 is prompted to enter the area code. For example, a message such as "Please enter the corresponding area code" is displayed and the user waits for input from the input unit 6. At this time, the address may also be input together. If the input is not completed (NO in S109), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time is up (S11).
1) If the time is not up (NO in S111)
It returns to the process 109 and waits for input. When the input is completed in the process 109 (YES in S109), the area code (which may include the address) is displayed (S110) and the process returns to the standby.
The dimensions for inputting the area code and address from the numeric keypad are already well known, so the details are omitted.

Finally, when the time is up in the process 109 without any input (YES in S111), the display returns to the standby without displaying.

The above-described operation is repeated during standby.

Next, the operation at the time of calling will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When making a call from the wireless telephone device 10 of the present invention to the same city, the present position button 7 for recognizing the present position
Is pressed (S201).

When the present position button is pressed, the control device 3 displays the address and the area code corresponding to the currently received base station identification number on the display unit 5 (S202). This is performed, for example, by reading from a temporarily stored buffer memory or displaying the corresponding address or the like from the identification number stored in the unused area in the memory 4.

Enter the local area code after the displayed area code (S203) and press the call button (S204).
The area code displayed by the control unit 3 and the entered local area code and thereafter are transmitted to reach a call.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an external view and an enlarged display portion of an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 5, a current position button 7 is provided between the display unit 5 and the input unit 6. The display unit 5 displays the address and area code.

[0039]

As described above, in the present invention, the base station number information transmitted from the base station makes it possible to identify the local location and area code of the sender.
This makes it possible to make a call to a telephone number such as a signboard whose area code is not displayed in an unfamiliar land.

Since the area code and address corresponding to the base station not registered in the memory of the wireless telephone device can be registered, the information of the newly installed base station can be input from the wireless telephone device. Become. This makes it possible to eliminate base stations whose address recognition is unknown.

Furthermore, in the current wireless telephone device which requires the input of the area code even when making a call to the same city, the area code of the current position is input with one button. You can enter the local area code as it is after displaying the position. This reduces the number of operations for making calls to the same city.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of stored contents in a memory shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the wireless telephone device of the present invention during standby.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the wireless telephone device of the present invention when making a call.

5 is a schematic view of the wireless telephone device shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Antenna 2 Transceiver 3 Control Device 4 Memory 5 Display 6 Input 7 Current Location Button 10 Wireless Telephone Device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A radiotelephone device that makes a radio call with the other party via a base station, in standby mode, means for receiving a base station identification number unique to each base station sent from the base station, and the base station. The memory means in which the identification number and the corresponding area code are stored in advance are compared with the base station identification number sent from the base station and the base station identification number stored in the memory. A radiotelephone device for extracting the area code and a radiotelephone device for displaying the contents of the extraction device when a predetermined operating device is operated on the radiotelephone device. 2. As a result of comparing the base station identification number sent from the base station with the base station identification number stored in the memory, when no match is detected, a mismatch determination means for determining a mismatch is displayed. 2. The radio telephone according to claim 1, further comprising input operation means for inputting contents to be displayed in the memory, and as a result of the mismatch determination means, inputting the contents to be displayed by the input operation means. apparatus. 3. The wireless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the content to be displayed is an area code. 4. The wireless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the contents to be displayed are an address and an area code. 5. When making a call, it is possible to make a call to a telephone number including the relevant area code by taking over the area code display by the operation means and inputting the local area code. The wireless telephone device according to claim 1.