JPH1013940A - Mobile telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collectively manage identifiers of a mobile machine and a subscriber by allocating the same type of an identifier to the mobile machine and the subscriber. SOLUTION: This system consists of an identifier-storing device 1 which stores an identifier IMUI1 that is allocated to a subscriber A, a mobile machine A to which an identifier IMUI2 is allocated, a channel 3 which contrives to connect between the machine A and a control part 4 and also contrives to connect transmitter-receivers except the machine A, the part 4 which controls communication of mobile machines A and B and a subscriber and database 5. The database 5 stores related information of the subscriber A which is retrieved by the identifier IMUI1 and related information of the machine A which is retrieved by the identifier IMUI2. Thus, although the same type of an identifier, 'IMU1', is separately allocated to both the subscriber A and the machine A, the 'value' of each identifier is different from each other, i.e., the identifier of the subscriber A is 'IMUI1' and the identifier of the machine A is 'IMUI2'.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication system in which a subscriber provides a communication service using an arbitrary mobile station. In particular, the present invention relates to a mobile station in which the same type of identifier is assigned to the subscriber and the mobile station. The present invention relates to a mobile communication system which facilitates management of identifiers of subscribers and mobile devices and management of related information of subscribers and mobile devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional mobile communication system, as shown in FIG.
A different type of identifier is assigned to each such as assigning a Subscriber Number and assigning an MSI (Mobile Station Identity) as an identifier of a mobile device.

[0003] Further, management of subscriber related information necessary for controlling such a mobile communication system is performed by using FIG.
As shown in (1), MSN, which is the identifier of the subscriber, stored in the database is used, and MSI, which is the identifier of the mobile device, is used to manage the related information of the mobile device, and each is managed separately. .

[0004]

However, in the conventional mobile communication system, different identifiers are assigned to the subscriber and the mobile station, respectively. Therefore, the respective identifiers (MSN, MSI) of the subscriber and the mobile station are assigned separately. Had to be managed.

[0005] Also, in the database, it is necessary to separately provide and manage a storage area for the related information of the subscriber and a storage area for the related information of the mobile station.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is intended to manage the identifiers of subscribers and mobile stations and to integrally manage related information of subscribers and mobile stations. It is intended to provide a mobile communication system.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mobile communication system according to the present invention includes a mobile station to which a predetermined identifier is assigned and a mobile station of the same type as the identifier assigned to the mobile station. Storage means for storing the identifier of the subscriber to which the identifier is assigned; a database in which the relevant information of the mobile device and the subscriber are stored; and an identifier allocated to the mobile device and the storage device Communication control means for reading and controlling each related information of the mobile device and the subscriber stored in the database based on the identifier assigned to the subscriber, and performing communication control based on each related information. It is configured.

[0008] Specifically, the identifiers assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber have different values for the same type. Then, in this case, the communication control means manages related information of the mobile device based on the identifier assigned to the mobile device, and manages related information of the subscriber based on the identifier assigned to the subscriber. to manage.

Alternatively, the identifiers assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber are common identifiers of the same type and the same value. In this case, the communication control means manages the relevant information of the mobile station and the subscriber based on the common identifier assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber.

In such a mobile communication system, the same type of identifier is assigned to the subscriber and the mobile station, so that the management of the identifiers of the subscriber and the mobile station, which had been performed separately up to that point, is unified. In addition, it is possible to unify the management of the subscriber related information and the mobile station related information stored in the database.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the mobile communication system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The mobile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an identifier storage device 1 storing an identifier IMUI1 assigned to a subscriber A as shown in FIG. A connection is established between the mobile unit A to which the identifier IMUI2 of the same type as the allocated identifier but a different value is allocated, and the mobile unit A and the control unit 4, and a connection with a transmitting / receiving device other than the mobile unit A , A control unit 4 for controlling mobile stations A and B, subscriber communication, and the like, and a database 5.

The database 5 has a search unit 6 for searching for information used when the control unit 4 controls the communication path 3.
And a rewriting unit 7 for rewriting management information and the like stored in the database 5. The database 5 stores the related information of the subscriber A searched by the identifier IMUI1 and the related information of the mobile device A searched by the identifier IMUI2.

As described above, in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment, the subscriber A and the mobile station A
, Respectively, are assigned the same type of identifier “IMUI”, but the identifier of the subscriber A is “IMUI”.
1 ", and the identifier of the mobile device A is characterized in that the" value "of each identifier is different, such as" IMUI2 ".

Next, the operation of the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
First, a calling procedure when the subscriber A performs mobile communication using the mobile device A is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

That is, when the subscriber A makes a call request using the mobile device A, the mobile device A transmits an identifier read request signal to the identifier storage device 1. Upon receiving the identifier read request signal from the mobile station A, the identifier storage device 1 reads out the stored identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A and returns it to the mobile station A together with the identifier read response signal. When the mobile device A receives the identifier read response signal,
The identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A and the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile station A are transmitted together with a transmission request signal. This transmission request signal is transmitted to the control unit 4 via the communication path 3 shown in FIG.

When the control unit 4 receives the transmission request signal, the control unit 4 searches the search unit 6 based on the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile device A so as to read the relevant information of the mobile device A stored in the database 5. Control. Further, based on the identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A, the retrieval unit 6 performs retrieval control so as to read out the relevant information of the subscriber A stored in the database 5. As a result, the search unit 6 searches and reads out the relevant information of the subscriber A and the mobile unit A stored in the database 5 and reads out the relevant information.
Supplied to

When the related information is searched, the control unit 4 controls the connection of the communication path 3 based on the related information, and also accepts a call to the mobile unit A to accept the call. Transmission control for transmitting a signal is performed, and the transmission procedure ends.

Next, when the subscriber A performs mobile communication using the mobile unit A, the incoming call procedure is as shown in the time arrow of FIG.

That is, when a third party connected to the communication path 3 requests an incoming call to the subscriber A by the telephone number of the subscriber A, the control unit 4 sends the telephone number of the subscriber A Along with the subscriber information read request signal. When the subscriber information read request signal is supplied, the search unit 6 identifies the subscriber A identifier IMUI1 and the subscriber A identifier, which are the relevant information of the subscriber A stored in the database 5 based on the telephone number of the subscriber A. Identifier IMUI2 of mobile station A
Is transmitted to the control unit 4 together with the subscriber information read response signal.

When the subscriber information read response signal is supplied, the control section 4 transmits the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile station A to the search section 6 together with the mobile station information read request signal. Search unit 6
Receives the mobile device information read request signal, searches the mobile device A for relevant information stored in the database 5 based on the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile device A, and controls the related information together with the mobile device information read response signal. Transmit to the unit 4.

Upon receiving the mobile unit information read response signal, the control unit 4 controls the connection of the communication path 3 based on the identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A and the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile unit A, and connects to the mobile unit A. Incoming call control such as giving an instruction.

Next, upon completion of such incoming call control, the control section 4 transmits the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile station A to the mobile station A together with a mobile station call signal. Mobile device A
Upon receiving the mobile station call signal, the mobile station returns a mobile station response signal. When the mobile unit response signal is returned, the control unit 4 transmits the identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A to the mobile unit A together with the incoming call request signal. Upon receiving the incoming request signal, the mobile station A transmits an identifier read request signal to the identifier storage device 1 in which the identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A is stored. When the identifier read request signal is supplied, the identifier storage device 1 stores the stored identifier IM of the subscriber A.
The UI 1 is read and transmitted to the mobile station A together with the identifier read response signal. Upon receiving the identifier read response signal, mobile station A transmits an incoming call reception signal to control section 4.
As a result, the mobile device A is ready to receive a call, and the call receiving procedure ends.

Next, the location registration procedure in the case where the subscriber A performs mobile communication using the mobile unit A is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

That is, when the location registration trigger is specified, the mobile station A transmits a location registration request signal to the control section 4 together with the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile station A. Upon receiving the location registration request signal, the control unit 4 receives the identifier IM of the mobile station A.
A position information rewriting request signal is transmitted to the rewriting unit 7 shown in FIG.

Upon receiving the position information rewrite request signal, the rewriting unit 7 searches and controls the database 5 so as to search for the relevant information of the mobile station A based on the identifier IMUI2 of the mobile station A. Rewriting control of the searched position information in the related information is performed, and the rewriting result is transmitted to the control unit 4 together with a position information rewriting response signal.

When receiving the position information rewriting response signal, the control unit 4 forms a position registration response signal according to the rewriting result, and transmits this to the mobile station A. As a result, the desired position information is rewritten, and the position registration procedure ends.

Next, an incoming call registration procedure in the case where the subscriber A performs mobile communication using the mobile station A is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

In this case, upon receiving the incoming call registration request of subscriber A, mobile station A transmits an identifier read request signal to identifier storage device 1. When receiving the identifier read request signal, the identifier storage device 1 reads the stored identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A, and transmits it to the mobile station A together with the identifier read response signal.

Upon receiving the identifier read response signal, the mobile station A receives the identifier IMUI1 of the subscriber A transmitted with the identifier read response signal and the identifier IM of the mobile station A.
UI2 together with the incoming call registration request signal is transmitted to the control unit 4.

When receiving the incoming call registration request signal, the control unit 4 transmits the identifier IMUI1 to the search unit 6, and causes the search unit 6 to search for the related information of the subscriber A stored in the database 5. At the same time, the rewriting unit 7 is controlled so as to rewrite the incoming registered subscriber information in the retrieved related information of the subscriber A.

When the control unit 4 receives the incoming call registration request signal, the control unit 4 transmits the identifier IMUI2 to the search unit 6 and searches for the relevant information of the mobile station A stored in the database 5 so as to search. In addition to controlling the unit 6, the rewriting unit 7 is controlled so as to rewrite the incoming registered mobile device information in the searched related information of the mobile device A.

As a result, the registered subscriber information of the subscriber A stored in the database 5 and the registered mobile station information of the mobile station A are rewritten. When the rewriting section 7 rewrites the above information, it sends the rewriting result to the control section 4 together with the incoming registration subscriber information rewriting response signal and the incoming registration mobile station information rewriting response signal.

When receiving the response signals, the control unit 4 forms a call registration response signal in accordance with each rewrite result, transmits the signal to the mobile station A, and ends the call registration procedure.

As is clear from the above description, the first
The mobile communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention assigns the same type of identifier “IMUI” to the subscriber A and the mobile device A and registers them in the database 5, whereby the identifiers of the subscriber A and the mobile device A are Management can be unified. In addition, the management of the related information of the subscriber A and the related information of the mobile device A can be performed in a unified manner.

Next, a mobile communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment described above, the subscriber A and the mobile device A are assigned identifiers of the same type but different values.
In the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment, an identifier having the same type and the same value is assigned to the subscriber A and the mobile device A.

That is, in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an identifier storage device 2 storing an identifier IMUI3 assigned to a subscriber B, A mobile station B to which an identifier IMUI3 of the same type and the same value as the identifier allocated to B is allocated, and a connection between the mobile station B and the control unit 4 is established. , A communication unit 3 for controlling mobile station B and subscriber communication, and a database 5.

The database 5 is provided with the search unit 6 and the rewriting unit 7, and its storage area has the related information of the subscriber B and the related information of the mobile station B searched by the identifier IMUI3, respectively. Is stored.

As described above, in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment, the subscriber B and the mobile station B
, Is assigned a common identifier of “IMUI3”, which is an identifier of “the same type and the same value”.

Next, an operation of the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment having such a configuration will be described.
First, a calling procedure when the subscriber B performs mobile communication using the mobile device B is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

That is, when the subscriber B makes a transmission request using the mobile station B, the mobile station B transmits an identifier read request signal to the identifier storage device 2. Upon receiving the identifier read request signal from the mobile station B, the identifier storage device 2 reads out the stored common identifier IMUI3 of the subscriber B and the mobile station B, and returns this together with the identifier read response signal to the mobile station B. . Upon receiving the identifier read response signal, the mobile station B transmits the common identifier IMUI3 to the control unit 4 together with the transmission request signal.

Upon receiving the transmission request signal, the control unit 4 searches the search unit 6 based on the identifier IMUI3 of the mobile station B so as to read the relevant information of the mobile station B stored in the database 5. Control. Mobile device B
IMUI of subscriber B, which is the same identifier as
Based on 3, the retrieval unit 6 controls retrieval so as to read out the relevant information of the subscriber B stored in the database 5. As a result, the relevant information of the subscriber B and the mobile device B stored in the database 5 is retrieved and read by the retrieval unit 6 and supplied to the control unit 4.

When the related information is searched, the control unit 4 controls the connection of the communication path 3 based on the related information, and receives a call to the mobile station B for receiving a call. Transmission control for transmitting a signal is performed, and the transmission procedure ends.

Next, an incoming procedure in the case where the subscriber B performs mobile communication using the mobile station B is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

That is, when a third party connected to the communication path 3 requests an incoming call to the subscriber B using the telephone number of the subscriber B, the control unit 4 sets the telephone number of the subscriber B Is supplied to the search unit 6 together with the subscriber information read request signal and the mobile station information read request signal. When the subscriber information read request signal and the mobile station information read request signal are supplied, the search unit 6 reads the subscriber B and mobile station B stored in the database 5 based on the telephone number of the subscriber B. Retrieve the related information and the common identifier IMUI3 of the subscriber B and the mobile station B, and transmit them to the control unit 4 together with the subscriber information read response signal and the mobile station information read response signal.

Upon receiving the subscriber information read response signal and the mobile station information read response signal, the control section 4 controls the connection of the communication path 3 and moves based on the relevant information of the subscriber B and the mobile station B. An incoming call control such as giving a connection instruction to the machine B is performed.

Next, upon completion of such incoming call control, the control unit 4 sets the common identifier I of the subscriber B and the mobile station B.
The MUI 3 is transmitted to the mobile station B together with the mobile station call signal. Upon receiving the mobile station call signal, the mobile station B returns a mobile station response signal. When the mobile station response signal is returned, the control unit 4 transmits the common identifier IMUI3 to the mobile station B together with the incoming call request signal. Upon receiving the incoming request signal, the mobile station B transmits an identifier read request signal to the identifier storage device 2 in which the identifier IMUI 3 of the subscriber B is stored. When the identifier read request signal is supplied, the identifier storage device 2 reads the stored identifier IMUI 3 of the subscriber B, and transmits this to the mobile station B together with the identifier read response signal. Upon receiving the identifier read response signal, mobile station B transmits an incoming call acceptance signal to control unit 4. As a result, the mobile station B is ready to receive an incoming call, and the incoming call procedure ends.

Next, the location registration procedure in the case where the subscriber B performs mobile communication using the mobile station B is as shown in the time arrow of FIG.

That is, when the location registration trigger is specified, the mobile station B becomes the subscriber B and the common identifier IM of the mobile station B.
A position registration request signal is transmitted to the control unit 4 together with the UI 3.
When receiving the position registration request signal, the control unit 4 transmits a position information rewrite request signal together with the identifier IMUI3 of the mobile station B to the rewrite unit 7 shown in FIG.

Upon receiving the position information rewriting request signal, the rewriting unit 7 searches and controls the database 5 based on the common identifier IMUI3 so as to search for the related information of the subscriber B and the mobile station B. Rewriting control of the searched position information in the related information is performed, and the rewriting result is transmitted to the control unit 4 together with a position information rewriting response signal.

When receiving the position information rewriting response signal, the control unit 4 forms a position registration response signal according to the rewriting result, and transmits this to the mobile station B. As a result, the desired position information is rewritten, and the position registration procedure ends.

Next, an incoming call registration procedure in the case where the subscriber A performs mobile communication using the mobile station A is as shown in a time arrow of FIG.

In this case, upon receiving the incoming call registration request of subscriber B, mobile station B transmits an identifier read request signal to identifier storage device 2. Upon receiving the identifier read request signal, the identifier storage device 2 reads the stored identifier IMUI 3 of the subscriber B, and transmits it to the mobile station B together with the identifier read response signal. Upon receiving the identifier read response signal, the mobile station B transmits the identifier IMUI3 to the control unit 4 together with the incoming call registration request signal.

When receiving the call registration request signal, the control unit 4 transmits the identifier IMUI 3 to the search unit 6 and also transmits the call registration subscriber information rewrite request signal and the call registration mobile unit information rewrite request signal to the rewriting unit 7. To be transmitted.

Upon receiving the identifier IMUI3, the search unit 6 searches the subscriber B and mobile station B related information stored in the database 5 corresponding to the identifier IMUI3. Further, the rewriting unit 7 includes the search unit 6
Of the subscriber B and the mobile station B retrieved from the relevant information are rewritten.

After rewriting the above information, the rewriting section 7 transmits the rewriting results to the control section 4 together with the incoming registration subscriber information rewriting response signal and the incoming registration mobile station information rewriting response signal. When receiving each of the above response signals, the control unit 4 forms an incoming call registration response signal according to each rewrite result, transmits this to the mobile station A, and ends the incoming call registration procedure.

As is clear from the above description, the second
In the mobile communication system according to the embodiment, the subscriber B and the mobile station B are assigned a common identifier of “the same type and the same value” of “IMUI3” and register each related information in the database 5. , The management of the identifiers of the subscriber B and the mobile station B can be unified. Also,
The related information of the subscriber A and the related information of the mobile device A can be unified.

In the above description of each embodiment, the identifiers of the subscriber and the mobile device are “IMUI”. However, this is only an example, and the person who manages the mobile communication system is required. Needless to say, the identifier may be constituted by an arbitrary number or alphabet.

[0058]

The mobile communication system according to the present invention can uniformly manage the identifiers of the mobile station and the subscriber by assigning the same type of identifier to the mobile station and the subscriber. In addition, by using the identifier for managing information required for controlling mobile communication, it is possible to uniformly manage each related information of the mobile station and the subscriber.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a time arrow for explaining a calling procedure in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a time arrow for explaining an incoming call procedure in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a time arrow for explaining a location registration procedure in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a time arrow for explaining an incoming call registration procedure in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a time arrow for explaining a calling procedure in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a time arrow for explaining an incoming call procedure in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a time arrow for explaining a location registration procedure in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a time arrow for explaining an incoming call registration procedure in the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a conventional mobile communication system in which different types of identifiers are assigned to each other to perform management.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a database of a conventional mobile communication system that manages each related information of a subscriber and a mobile device by attaching different types of identifiers.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 identifier storage device 3 communication path 4 control unit 5 database 6 search unit 7 rewriting unit

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Akira Kaiyama Inside NTT Mobile Communication Network Co., Ltd. 2-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile station to which a predetermined identifier is assigned, storage means for storing the identifier of a subscriber to which an identifier of the same type as the identifier assigned to the mobile station is assigned, the mobile station and the subscription And a mobile station stored in the database based on the identifier assigned to the mobile station and the identifier assigned to the subscriber stored in the storage means. A mobile communication system comprising communication control means for reading and controlling each related information of a subscriber and performing communication control based on each related information. 2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the identifiers assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber have different values of the same type. 3. The communication control means manages related information of the mobile station based on an identifier assigned to the mobile station, and manages related information of the subscriber based on an identifier assigned to the subscriber. The mobile communication system according to claim 2, wherein the mobile communication system is managed. 4. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the identifiers assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber are common identifiers of the same type and the same value. 5. The mobile communication system according to claim 4, wherein said communication control means manages each related information of the mobile station and the subscriber based on a common identifier assigned to the mobile station and the subscriber. Mobile communication system.