KR100918911B1 - Method For Zone Based Service Of Portable Terminal And Portable Terminal Having The Same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a region-based service method of a portable terminal capable of controlling the portable terminal based on a type of region-based service set when the portable terminal subscribed to the region-based service is not in a serviceable state, and a portable terminal performing the same. The region-based service method of the mobile terminal receives the region-based service control information from the network, stores the provided region-based service control information, and stores the region-based service if the portable terminal is in one of an out of service state or a limited service state. Read the service control information and control the portable terminal based on the read area-based service control information. Therefore, even when the mobile terminal subscribed to the region-based service is not in the serviceable state, the mobile terminal controls the mobile terminal based on the type of the region-based service that is set, thereby restricting the security-related functions in the service unavailable state or the limited service state. It can solve the inconvenience of using the service.

Handheld Terminals, Regional Based Services, Free Zone, Security, Restricted

Description

Method for zone-based service of a portable terminal and a portable terminal performing the same {Method For Zone Based Service Of Portable Terminal And Portable Terminal Having The Same}

The present invention relates to a service providing method of a portable terminal, and more particularly, based on the setting contents of a region-based service even when a portable terminal subscribed to a predetermined region-based service is located in an unserviceable area and / or a restricted service area. The present invention relates to a region-based service method of a portable terminal capable of controlling the portable terminal, and a portable terminal performing the same.

Area-based services (for example, Free Zone service) set certain areas, such as businesses and universities, as area-based service areas, and provide benefits such as discounted call rates to mobile devices that subscribe to area-based services within the area. A service that provides a security function by limiting functions such as a camera, a video call, and / or a dial up network.

In the region-based service as described above, a service type provided through a portable terminal and a limited service type are set differently according to the set region-based service area.

For example, if a region-based service area is set up as a school campus, portable devices subscribed to the region-based service through the school may not be limited in camera, camcorder, and dial-up network capabilities, but the region-based service area may be A portable terminal set to a location where a company is located and subscribed to a region-based service through the company may be limited in camera, camcorder, and dial-up network functions for security in the area-based service area where the company is located.

In order for the region-based service to be normally provided, the portable terminal subscribed to the region-based service must be in a serviceable state. That is, when a portable terminal subscribed to a region-based service in a predetermined region set as a region-based service region is located in the predetermined region and is in a serviceable state, the set region-based service functions are normally provided, and the portable terminal is provided in the predetermined region. In case of departure, the region-based service is not provided.

However, such a region-based service is a camera and a camcorder regardless of the region-based service function set when a portable terminal subscribed to a predetermined region-based service is in an unserviceable state or a limited serviceable state (eg, an emergency call). Forcibly restricting security-related functions such as the above causes inconvenience in use.

For example, in a region where the functions of the camera and camcorder are not restricted, if a mobile terminal subscribed to the region-based service leaves the service area and becomes out of service, the region-based service is set not to limit the functions of the camera and camcorder. Nevertheless, the functions of cameras and camcorders are forcibly limited, resulting in dissatisfaction of users who subscribe to regional-based services.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide a region-based service method of a portable terminal capable of controlling the portable terminal based on the type of region-based service set when the portable terminal subscribed to the region-based service is not in a serviceable state. To provide.

Also, a second object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal for performing a region-based service method for controlling a portable terminal based on a type of region-based service set when the portable terminal subscribed to the region-based service is not in a serviceable state. It is to provide a terminal.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a region-based service method of a portable terminal, the method comprising receiving region-based service control information from a network, and receiving the region-based service control information. Storing, reading the stored region based service control information when the portable terminal is in one of an out of service state and a limited service state, and based on the read region based service control information. Controlling the step. The step of receiving region-based service control information from the network may include receiving system information from the network, recognizing a region-based service network based on the provided system information, and performing a location registration control procedure with the network. And transmitting a message for performing. The storing of the received area-based service control information may include receiving a GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) Information message from the network and controlling the area-based service from the most significant bit of LSA_id included in the received GMM inforamtion message. And reading the information and storing the read region-based service control information. In the storing of the provided area-based service control information, the area-based service control information may be stored in a universal integrated circuit card (UICC). The area-based service method of the portable terminal may limit at least one of a camera function and a video call transmission function provided in the portable terminal when the region-based service control information cannot be read.

In addition, the portable terminal for performing the region-based service method according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the second object of the present invention is provided with the region-based service control information from the network, the region-based service control information received A control unit for reading the stored region based service control information and controlling the portable terminal based on the read region based service control information when the portable terminal is in one of an unserviceable state and a limited service state after storing And a nonvolatile memory in which the region based control information is stored. The controller may receive system information from the network, recognize a region based service network based on the system information, and transmit a message for performing a location registration control procedure to the network. The control unit receives a GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) Information message from the network, reads area-based service control information from the most significant bit of LSA_id included in the received GMM inforamtion message, and stores the read area-based service control information. Can be. The controller may limit at least one of a camera function and a video call transmission function provided in the portable terminal when the area based service control information cannot be read. The nonvolatile memory may be a universal integrated circuit card (UICC).

According to the region-based service method of the portable terminal and the portable terminal performing the same, after receiving the GMM Information message from the network, reading and storing the region-based service control information from the LSA_id of the received GMM Information message, the portable terminal Reads the stored area-based service control information and controls the portable terminal based on the read-out area-based service control information.

Therefore, even when the mobile terminal subscribed to the region-based service is not in the serviceable state, the mobile terminal controls the mobile terminal based on the type of the region-based service that is set, thereby restricting the security-related functions in the service unavailable state or the limited service state. It can solve the inconvenience of using the service.

As the present invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description.

However, this is not intended to be limited to the specific embodiment of the present invention, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a region-based service method when a portable terminal is in a serviceable state according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a region-based service control provided from a network in the region-based service process shown in FIG. Represent information.

1 illustrates a process in which a region-based service is provided after power is applied to a portable terminal subscribed to a region-based service in a predetermined region.

1 and 2, when power is supplied to the portable terminal (power ON) (step 101), the portable terminal is referred to as a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN: hereinafter referred to as a 'network') to which the portable terminal is connected. After selecting (step 103), the system information broadcasted from the network is received.

The system information may include system information for the portable terminal in the idle state to access the network, mobility support and measurement information for the portable terminal in the connected state. It may be provided from a Radio Network Controller (RNC) of a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN).

In detail, the portable terminal receives a System Information Block (SIB) 3 message from the network (step 105).

Thereafter, the portable terminal detects the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID included in the received SIB 3 message and determines whether the 15th bit is '1' (step 107).

In this case, when the portable terminal is in motion, the portable terminal receives an Active Set Update message from the network in step 105 and checks whether the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID of the Active Set Update message is '1'. You can judge.

The upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID indicates whether the network to which the mobile terminal belongs is a network set as a region-based service area or a general public network. For example, if the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID is '1', it means that the network to which the current mobile terminal belongs is set to a region-based service area. If '0', the network to which the current mobile terminal belongs is a local area. It may mean that it is a general public network, not a network set as a base service area.

If it is determined in step 107 that the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID is '1', the portable terminal recognizes that the network to which it belongs is a region-based service network (step 109).

Thereafter, the portable terminal performs a routing area update procedure (step 111).

Here, the portable terminal transmits an Attach Request message or Routing Area Update Request message to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and / or Serving GPRS Supporting Node (SGSN) of a core network.

In detail, the portable terminal transmits an Attach Request message when the portable terminal is powered on, and transmits a Routing Area Update Request message when the portable terminal moves in the idle state.

Thereafter, the portable terminal receives region based service control information transmitted from the network (step 113). The region-based service control information may be included in a Localization Service Area (LSA) _id in a GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) Information message or a Mobility Management (MM) information message provided from a network.

In detail, as shown in FIG. 2, the LSA_id may be configured with 24 bits, and the lowest 5 bits (ie, 24 to 20th bits) from the most significant bit (MSB) include region based service control information.

For example, if the 23rd bit of the LSA_id is set to '1', the portable terminal may limit the camera's function. If the 21st bit of the LSA_id is set to '1', the portable terminal may limit the dial-up network function. Can be. In addition, when the 20th bit of the LSA_id is set to '1', the portable terminal may limit the video call origination function.

The portable terminal stores the region based service control information received from the network in a nonvolatile memory (step 115). Specifically, the portable terminal may read the lower 5 bits from the most significant bit of the LSA_id and store it in an EEPROM or a flash memory provided in the Universal IC Card (UICC) or the portable terminal.

Thereafter, the portable terminal controls the function of the portable terminal based on the received region-based service control information (step 117). For example, when the lower 5 bits of the received LSA_id are '11111', the portable terminal restricts the camera, the dial-up network and the video call transmission function, and an event is generated indicating the use of the functions. If so, a message indicating that use of the functions is prohibited is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal.

In addition, when the portable terminal is moved from the public network to the area-based service network during the video call, the portable terminal may transmit a pre-stored substitute image instead of the user's video instead of transmitting the user's video to the mobile terminal of the video call counterpart. .

If it is determined in step 107 that the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID included in the SIB 3 message is not '1' (that is, '0'), the portable terminal recognizes that the network to which it belongs is a public network (step 119). In step 121, a general public network-based service is provided.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a region-based service method when the portable terminal is in a service unavailable state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, when a portable terminal subscribed to a region-based service in a predetermined region enters an out-of-service state or a limited service state in a serviceable state (step 301), the portable terminal is stored in a nonvolatile memory. The base service control information is read (step 303).

Here, the unserviceable state means a state in which the portable terminal leaves the service area and cannot provide circuit switched and / or packet switched service. In addition, the limited service state refers to a state in which the portable terminal is located in a communication network of another mobile communication company other than the mobile communication company of the mobile communication company to which the portable terminal is not normally provided except for an emergency call.

In step 303, the portable terminal reads the area-based service control information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and then determines whether the area-based service control information exists normally (step 305).

The portable terminal controls the portable terminal based on the region-based service control information when the region-based service control information normally exists (step 307), and if the region-based service control information does not exist in the nonvolatile memory, The function of the associated portable terminal (e.g. camera, video call origination) is restricted (step 309).

For example, if the region-based service control information read from the nonvolatile memory is set to not limit the camera's function (that is, when the 23rd bit of LSA_id is set to '0'), the portable terminal may disable the camera's function. Do not limit.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in the region-based service method of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the portable terminal subscribed to a predetermined region-based service is in a service unavailable state or a limited service state. In the case of the transition, the mobile terminal is controlled by using the region-based service control information stored in the nonvolatile memory in the serviceable state, thereby eliminating the inconvenience of the conventional region-based service that restricts the security-related functions unconditionally in the service-unusable state. have.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal for performing a region based service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a camera unit 401, a display unit 403, a graphic processor 405, and a video codec 407. ), A microphone 409, a speaker 411, an audio codec 413, a controller 415, a storage unit 150, a UICC 419, a key input unit 421, and a wireless transceiver 423.

Although the configuration of the camera unit 401 is well-known, it is not shown in detail, but includes a lens, an image sensor, and an analog-digital converter. When an image capture or video call function is executed, a subject incident through the lens is performed. The optical signal is converted into an electrical signal corresponding to the optical signal incident through the image sensor, and the converted electrical signal is converted into a corresponding digital image through an analog-to-digital converter and then provided to the graphic processor 405.

The display unit 403 may be, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and an image signal provided from the graphic processor 405. Based on the display, the user interface such as a menu, an operation state, an application program execution screen, and the like of the portable terminal are displayed.

In particular, the display unit 403 performs the function based on the control of the controller 415 when an event indicating an image capturing or a video call occurs in a region-based service area in which functions such as a camera and / or a video call are limited. You can display a message indicating that it is restricted.

The graphic processor 405 receives a digital image from the camera unit 401, reduces the size of the image by converting the color format of the digital image, and provides the digital image to the video codec 407. For example, the graphic processor 405 may receive raw data in the form of RGB (Red, Green, Blue) from the camera unit 401, encode the raw data, and convert the raw data into YCbCr 420 format.

In addition, the graphic processor 405 receives a decoded image (for example, a video call counterpart) from the video codec 407, and the resolution so that the received image can be displayed on a predetermined region of the display unit 403. And graphics processing such as a display position, a frame rate, and the like are provided to the display unit 403.

The video codec 407 receives a digital image from the graphic processor 405 or the controller 415, encodes it into a predetermined video call format, and provides the digital image to the controller 415. In addition, the video codec 407 receives a predetermined image (for example, an image of a video call counterpart) provided from the controller 415, decodes the same, and provides the decoded image to the graphic processor 405.

The video codec 407 may encode and decode the video using codecs such as H.261, H.263, H.264, and MPEG-4, and H.263 and MPEG-4 during a video call. Simple profile level 0 can be used to encode and decode video.

The microphone 409 receives a user's voice in a video call and a voice call, converts the input user's voice into an electric signal corresponding thereto, and provides the same to an audio codec 413.

The speaker 411 receives a decoded and analog signal from the audio codec 413 and is converted into an analog signal and amplified to a predetermined level, and outputs the audio and / or audio signal in the audio frequency band.

The audio codec 413 receives an analog form of an electrical signal corresponding to the user's voice from the microphone 409, converts it into a corresponding digital signal, and converts the converted digital signal into a voice call or video call transmission standard. After encoding, the control is provided to the controller 415.

In addition, the audio codec 413 receives a predetermined voice and / or sound signal and a volume control signal from the controller 415, decodes the predetermined voice and / or sound signal based on the converted signal, and converts the predetermined voice and / or sound signal into an analog signal. The speaker 411 is provided.

The audio codec 135 is voiced using a codec such as, for example, QualComm Code Excited Linear Predictive Coding (QCELP), Enhanced Variable Rate Codec (EVRC), G.711, G.723, G.723.1, G.728, and the like. Encoding and decoding may be performed.

The controller 415 may be, for example, a mobile station modem (MSM), and performs control and processing for a voice call and a video call, which are inherent functions of a portable terminal, based on a mobile communication protocol.

For example, the controller 415 multiplexes the video and audio signals provided from the video codec 407 and the audio codec 413, and channel-codes the multiplexed signal to generate a baseband signal, and then the wireless transceiver 423. To provide. In addition, the controller 415 channel decodes and demultiplexes the baseband signal provided from the wireless transceiver 423 and then provides the demultiplexed video and audio signals to the video codec 407 and the audio codec 413, respectively. Can be.

In addition, when power is supplied to the portable terminal, the controller 415 receives the SIB 3 message broadcast from the network through the wireless transceiver 423 and detects the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID included in the received SIB 3 message. It is determined whether the fifteenth bit is '1'.

Alternatively, when the portable terminal is in motion, the controller may receive an active set update message from the network and determine whether the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID of the received active set update message is '1'. .

If it is determined that the upper 15th bit of the Cell_ID is '1', the controller 415 recognizes that the portable terminal is currently located in the region-based service network, and sends an Attach Request message or Routing Area Update Request message to the MSC and / or SGSN. Perform the location registration procedure by sending.

Thereafter, the controller 415 receives the region-based service control information transmitted from the network, and stores the received region-based service control information in the nonvolatile memory. In detail, the control unit 415 receives the GMM information message or the MM Information message from the network, reads the lower 5 bits from the most significant bit of the LSA_id in the received GMM information message or the MM Information message, and then reads the UICC 419 or the storage unit ( 417). Thereafter, the controller 415 controls the function of the portable terminal based on the received region-based service control information.

In addition, the controller 415 reads out the area based service control information stored in the UICC 419 or the storage 417 when entering the service unavailable state or the limited service state in the service available state, and reads the read out region based service control information. If the portable terminal is controlled based on the control unit, and the region-based service control information cannot be read from the UICC 419 or the storage unit 417, a function of the portable terminal related to security (for example, camera or video call) To limit.

The storage unit 417 may be configured of a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, an electrically erasable and programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and the like, and a system program (for example, an operating system) required for basic operation of the portable terminal and / Or save other applications.

In addition, the data generated by the user may be stored in the storage 417, and data generated during the execution of the system program and / or the application program may be stored.

In particular, the storage unit 417 may store region-based service control information.

The UICC 419 may include a subscriber identity module (SIM) or a universal SIM (USIM), and user information and region-based service control information of a portable terminal may be stored.

The key input unit 421 includes a plurality of numbers, character input keys, and function keys for performing special functions, and corresponding key input signals when a key operation (for example, multi-party video call execution) occurs by a user. To the control unit 415.

The wireless transceiver 423 converts a radio frequency (RF) signal received through the antenna 425 into a baseband signal and provides it to the controller 415, and the base provided from the controller 415. The band signal is converted into a radio frequency signal and output through the antenna 425.

In particular, the wireless transceiver 423 receives the system information message broadcast from the network, provides the system information message to the controller 415, and transmits a message necessary for the location registration procedure of the portable terminal to the network based on the control of the controller 415. .

Although described with reference to the embodiments above, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. Could be.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a region-based service method when a portable terminal is in a serviceable state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 illustrates region based service control information provided from a network in the region based service process illustrated in FIG. 1.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a region-based service method when the portable terminal is in a service unavailable state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable terminal for performing a region based service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

401: camera portion 403: display portion

405: graphics processor 407: video codec

415: control unit 419: UICC

423: wireless transceiver

Claims (10)

In the region-based service method of a portable terminal, Receiving system information from a network; Recognizing a region based service network based on the received system information; Transmitting a message for performing a location registration control procedure to the network; Receiving area based service control information from the network; Storing the received area-based service control information; Reading the stored area based service control information when the portable terminal is in one of an out of service state and a limited service state; And And controlling the portable terminal based on the read region based service control information. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the storing of the provided area-based service control information comprises: Receiving a GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) Information message from the network; Reading region based service control information from the most significant bit of LSA_id included in the received GMM inforamtion message; And And storing the read area-based service control information. delete delete After receiving system information from a network, recognizing a region based service network based on the system information provided, transmitting a message for performing a location registration control procedure to the network, and then receiving region based service control information from the network. After storing the received area-based service control information, if the portable terminal is in one of an out-of-service state and a limited service state, the stored area-based service control information is read and stored in the read-out area-based service control information. A controller for controlling the portable terminal based on the result; And And a non-volatile memory storing the region based service control information. delete The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit Receiving a GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) Information message from the network, reading the region-based service control information from the most significant bit of the LSA_id included in the received GMM inforamtion message, and storing the read region-based service control information; A portable terminal performing a region based service method. delete delete

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