JPH11215052A - Power cut method for portable terminal, portable terminal control system by the method, portable terminal, and base station - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a base station in the use inhibition area of the portable terminal such as a hospital to prevent the occurrence of the malfunction of a medical unit by permitting the base station to output broadcasting signals which are simultaneous multi-address transmission to all portable terminals and permitting the respective terminals receiving the signals to automatically cut self-power. SOLUTION: A use inhibition area base station 100 outputs broadcasting channel data signals which are simultaneous multi-address transmission to all the portable terminals, by setting the specified address of effect that power is to be cut to be a destination address. Effect that power is to be cut is inserted into an idle channel which is not used in regular simultaneous multi-address transmission. Portable terminals 200 recognize the specified address and recognizes simultaneous multi-address. The portable terminals 200 refer to the idle channel and recognize that the signal is to cut power and automatically cut self-power. Thus, the base station 100 provided in a hospital and a train is able to be cut the power of the portable terminals 200 without the user having to conduct the.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for powering off a portable terminal, and more particularly, to a method for powering off a portable terminal that controls the power of the portable terminal based on received data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many portable terminals are widely used today.
The advantage of the portable terminal is that it can be used in various places as long as the radio wave can be reached. However, the adverse effect that this advantage acts in reverse is also discussed. For example, it is stated that a portable terminal should not be used in a hospital or on a train in order to prevent a malfunction of a medical device.

In the conventional portable terminal, a system for restricting a place where the portable terminal is used has not been considered, and the portable terminal can be used in a range where radio waves can reach. For this reason, it was possible to use it even in a place where the above-mentioned use is not preferable.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In a conventional portable terminal, it can be used within a range where radio waves can reach, and no particular restriction has been placed on a place where the portable terminal is used. For this reason, it can be used even in hospitals and trains where use is not preferable, and there is a problem that there is a risk that the medical device may malfunction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and has been made in view of the above circumstances. An object is to realize a terminal control system.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable terminal control system according to the present invention includes a base station which is arranged at a predetermined location and transmits a signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal, and a base station which transmits a signal based on a signal from the base station. And a mobile terminal that controls its own functions. In this case, the base station may output a broadcasting signal to turn off the power of the mobile terminal.

[0007] The base station may output a broadcasting signal for changing the portable terminal to a state in which the portable terminal cannot receive a call, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode.

[0008] The method of powering off a portable terminal according to the present invention uses a base station for transmitting a signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal and a portable terminal for controlling its own function based on a signal from the base station. A method of powering off a portable terminal, wherein the base station is arranged in a place where use of the portable terminal is not preferable, and a signal for turning off the power of the portable terminal is transmitted.

In this case, the base station may output a broadcasting signal to turn off the power of the portable terminal.

[0010] The base station may output a broadcasting signal for changing the portable terminal to a state in which the portable terminal cannot receive a call, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode.

[Operation] For example, if a low-output small base station is installed at the entrance of a hospital or a train to prevent the occurrence of malfunction or the like in medical equipment and only the control signal is continuously transmitted, it is left to the user. It is possible to forcibly turn off the power supply of the portable terminal or change the use mode, and it is possible to prevent the medical device from malfunctioning due to the user forgetting to change the switching.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the system according to the present invention. The present embodiment is a use prohibited area base station 1 which is arranged in a place where use of a portable terminal is not preferable, such as in a hospital or a train, and outputs a broadcasting (BC) channel data signal for turning off the power.
00, and a plurality of portable terminals 200 that receive a broadcast channel data signal to turn off the power from the use prohibited area base station 100 and turn off the power. The broadcasting channel data signal output from the use prohibition area base station 100 to turn off the power has a specific address indicating a broadcast as a destination address, and is a broadcast transmission to all portable terminals. The fact that the power is to be turned off is inserted into an unused channel that is not used in the ordinary broadcast transmission, and the portable terminal 200 recognizes that the broadcast is the broadcast by confirming the above specific address, and In broadcast transmission, by referring to an unused channel, it recognizes that it is a signal to turn off the power, and turns off its own power. Here, the method of turning off the power to be performed can be executed by a conventionally known technique, and therefore, no particular description is given here.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of one embodiment of the portable terminal 200 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation thereof.

The portable terminal 200 is a portable terminal having a function of turning off its power supply based on a received signal. As shown in FIG. 2, an antenna 1, a communication circuit unit 2, a CPU
(Central Processor Unit) 3, ROM (Read Only Me)
mory) 4, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 5, a data input unit 6, and a data output unit 7.

The communication unit 2 receives a broadcast channel reception data signal received by the antenna 1.
Performs a hardware interrupt to the CPU 3 after writing to the reception buffer area secured on the RAM 5. An interrupt is executed and C confirms this.
The PU 3 performs an operation based on software read in advance from the ROM 4 and written in the RAM 5. Each of the data input unit 6 and the data output unit 7 serves as an interface with the mobile terminal user. The data input unit 6 receives an input from the mobile terminal user, and the data output unit 7 communicates by voice or display. Present the content to the mobile terminal user.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of software executed when an interrupt process is performed.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 2, a broadcasting channel reception data signal including a power-off command transmitted from the base station is received by the antenna 1 (step S1), and the received broadcasting channel reception data signal is transmitted to the communication circuit unit 2 by the communication circuit unit 2. The data is stored in the RAM 5 in the mobile phone body (step S2). After receiving the broadcasting channel reception data signal, the communication circuit unit 2 executes a hardware interrupt for the CPU 3 (step S3). When the hardware interrupt is executed, the CPU 3 operates according to the software stored in the ROM 4 in advance and expanded on the RAM 5, and executes an interrupt based on the broadcast channel reception data (step S).
4), a reception interrupt process is started (step S5).

The interrupt processing is performed by analyzing the received data signal of the broadcasting channel written by the communication circuit section 2 (step S6), and it is confirmed whether or not the content of the signal indicates that the power is turned off (step S6). (Step S7) If it indicates that the power is to be turned off, a process of turning off the power is executed (Step S8), and the operation of the mobile terminal ends (Step S9). If it is determined in step S7 that the content of the signal does not indicate that the power is turned off, the process proceeds to another received data process (step S10).

In the present embodiment configured as described above, the mobile communication terminal receives
The signal of the broadcasting channel is analyzed, and if the content of the received signal is a power-off signal, the power is turned off by software. Therefore, the power of the mobile communication terminal can be turned off without the user of the mobile communication terminal being conscious.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the control signal of the disconnection command may be transmitted using not only the broadcasting signal but also the channel signal that the mobile terminal constantly monitors. Further, instead of the disconnection command, a control signal regarding a change in the state of the mobile terminal may be transmitted. As the control signal related to the change of the state of the mobile terminal, for example,
A signal for changing the state of the mobile terminal to a state in which the mobile terminal cannot receive a call, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode, may be used, and the base station may transmit such a control signal. . Thereby, the state change of the portable terminal, which is to be performed only by the user, can be performed.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the power of the mobile terminal can be turned off by the data received from the base station, the user presses the power key by placing the base station in a place where use of the mobile terminal is not desirable, such as in a hospital or a train. The power supply of the portable terminal can be cut off without the necessity of the device, and the medical device can be prevented from malfunctioning.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable terminal 200 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Communication circuit part 3 CPU 4 ROM5 RAM 6 Data input part 7 Data output part 100 Unusable area base station 200 Mobile terminal S1-S10 Step

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[Submission date] February 1, 1999

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A portable terminal control system according to the present invention includes a base station which is arranged at a predetermined location and transmits a signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal, and a base station which transmits a signal based on a signal from the base station. The base station comprises a mobile terminal that controls its own function, and the base station broadcasts simultaneously to all mobile terminals.
Output a broadcasting signal.
It shall be the butterfly. In this case, the base station may output a broadcasting signal to turn off the power of the mobile terminal.

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Further, the base station sets the portable terminal in one of an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode .
Mobile terminal may output a broadcasting signal indicating to change the state that can not be called as a.

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[0008] The method of powering off a portable terminal according to the present invention uses a base station for transmitting a signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal and a portable terminal for controlling its own function based on a signal from the base station. A method of powering off a mobile terminal, wherein the base station is placed in a place where use of the mobile terminal is not preferred, and all mobile terminals are signaled to turn off the power of the mobile terminal.
Broadcasting, a broadcast transmission to mobile terminals
And outputting a switching signal .

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[0010] Further, the portable terminal is connected to the base station by any one of an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode .
Mobile terminal may be output a broadcasting signal indicating to change the state that can not be called as a.

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A mobile terminal comprising: a base station which is arranged at a predetermined place and transmits a signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal; and a mobile terminal which controls its function based on a signal from the base station. Control system. 2. The control system for a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the base station outputs a broadcasting signal for turning off the power of the mobile terminal. 3. The control system for a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the base station changes the portable terminal to a state in which the portable terminal cannot receive a call, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode. A control system for a portable terminal, which outputs a signal. 4. A mobile terminal that controls its function based on a signal from a base station. 5. The portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein a power supply of the portable terminal is turned off upon receiving a broadcasting signal from the base station. 6. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the mobile terminal changes to a state in which a call cannot be received, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode, upon receiving a broadcasting signal from the base station. Terminal. 7. A base station which is arranged at a predetermined place and sends out a signal for controlling the operation of a portable terminal. 8. The base station according to claim 7, wherein the base station outputs a broadcasting signal to turn off the power of the portable terminal. 9. The base station according to claim 7, wherein the portable terminal is set in an answering machine mode, an incoming call reject mode,
A base station which outputs a broadcasting signal for changing to a state in which a portable terminal cannot receive a call, such as a transfer mode. 10. A method for powering off a portable terminal using a base station for transmitting a signal for controlling the operation of the portable terminal and a portable terminal for controlling its function based on a signal from the base station. A method for powering off a mobile terminal, comprising: arranging the base station in a place where use of the mobile terminal is not preferred; and transmitting a signal to turn off the power of the mobile terminal. 11. The power-off control method for a mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein the base station outputs a broadcasting signal to turn off the power of the mobile terminal. Method. 12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the mobile terminal is changed to a state in which the mobile terminal cannot receive a call, such as an answering machine mode, a call rejection mode, and a transfer mode. A power cutoff control method for a portable terminal, comprising outputting a broadcasting signal.