KR20010025774A - Method for offering a terminal location - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing terminal position is provided for a user to accurately recognize the current location of his or her mobile terminal by operating a location service center or a home location register, recognizing the current location by detecting the latitude and the longitude according to the strength of a power supply generated from a mobile terminal and providing a current location message of the recognized mobile terminal to the terminal or an operator terminal. CONSTITUTION: A base station transmits an additional service code to a base station controller(BSC)(201). The BSC transmits the additional service code to a mobile switching center(MSC)(202). The MSC transmits the additional service to a number translation unit(203). The number translation unit determines whether the additional service code is related to a call processing or related to a special service(204). If the code is related to a call processing, the MSC controls to connect a speech path between an originating terminal and a destination terminal(205). If the code is related to a special service, the MSC transmits a number translation response message through the MSC to the BSC(206). The BSC transmits an originated call proceeding procedure request message and a channel allocation request message through the base station to a mobile terminal(207). Upon receipt of the response message to the radio resource and channel allocation, the MSC transmits an additional service code analysis request signal to a home location register(HLR)(208). The HLR analyzes the code and transmits a power increase request message to the MSC if the code is an additional service code for the current location recognition service(209). The MSC transmits a power increase request message to the BSC(210). The BSC transmits the power increase request message to the mobile terminal, recognizes the current location of the mobile terminal by using the power strength value sensed from the mobile terminal, and transmits a location recognition result message to the MSC(211). The MSC a location message through the HLR to a location service center(LSC)(212). The LSC transmits a character location message to a short message center(SMC)(213). The SMC combines a location message in a character form and transmits it to the mobile terminal(214).

Description

How to provide terminal location {METHOD FOR OFFERING A TERMINAL LOCATION}

The present invention relates to a personal communication service exchange (hereinafter, abbreviated to PCX), and in particular, to measure the power intensity value and hardness using the power intensity value provided by the terminal, the measured power intensity value and hardness The present invention relates to a method for providing a terminal location for determining a current terminal location based on a value and providing the same to a terminal or a switching network.

In general, the PCX system can freely talk with anyone, anytime, anywhere, and can communicate with each other or with mobile subscribers using special services, and transmit / receive messages with mobile subscribers moving in unspecified areas. A two-way call is made between a calling / receiving subscriber by a base station controller which manages radio resources so as to perform various functions required for radio call processing such as handoff while controlling and managing a plurality of base stations.

That is, the special service provided by the PCX system is a call forward all service for all calls to which the incoming call is forwarded to the designated mobile terminal, and is switched to the designated mobile terminal when the incoming call is busy. Call forward busy service, a call forward no answer service that switches to a specified mobile terminal when there is no answer within a specified time when an incoming call is requested, and when two mobile terminals are busy Call waiting service that can know by call sound when call request is requested from any mobile terminal, and location service that can know approximate location by using cell number to which calling party belongs service).

In the various special services as described above, the location service in the PCX system can know the current location of the calling subscriber by using the cell number to which the calling subscriber belongs to know the current location of the calling subscriber. The method has a problem that it is impossible to determine the exact location of the calling subscriber because the cell range is too wide.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of which is to increase the power strength of the terminal in conjunction with the location service center or home location register when the request for the current location from the terminal, the terminal The present invention provides a method for providing a terminal location to measure latitude and longitude using a power intensity value provided from the mobile terminal, and to determine a current location based on the measured latitude and longitude values and to provide the terminal to the terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to increase the power of the terminal in conjunction with the location service center or home location register when there is a request for the current location from the operator operating the switching network, and then using the power strength value provided from the terminal The present invention provides a terminal location providing method for measuring latitude and longitude, grasping a current location based on measured latitude and longitude values, and providing the terminal to an operator terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the method of providing a location of a terminal includes a mobile communication switch, a short message center and a base station controller, and when the terminal requests a current location, the current location is interlocked with a home location register and a location service center. A method of identifying and providing a terminal to a terminal, the method comprising: determining whether an additional service code is a code related to a special service by a mobile communication switch; Transmitting a call signal processing procedure request message and a channel assignment request message corresponding to the code from the base station controller to the terminal if the code is related to a special service in the determining step; When the mobile communication exchange transmits the additional service code analysis request signal to the home location register, transmitting a power increase request message according to the terminal location determination to the base station controller according to the result of analyzing and analyzing the signal at the home location register; Transmitting, by the base station controller, a power increase request message to the terminal, and determining a latitude and longitude of the terminal by using the power strength value generated from the terminal and transmitting the message to the location service center through the mobile communication switch; And transmitting, by the location service center, the text location message obtained by converting the location message into a text format to the short message center, and transmitting the text location message to the terminal.

Another feature of the present invention includes a mobile communication exchanger, a short message center and a base station controller, and when a user requests a current location of a terminal from an operator, the terminal locates the terminal by interworking a home location register and a location service center and provides the operator terminal. A method comprising: transmitting, at a home location register, a power increase request message for determining a current location of a terminal in response to a location service request signal received from an operator terminal to a mobile communication switch; Checking at the mobile communication exchange whether the terminal state is in an idle state; Receiving a power increase request message from a home location register and transmitting the received power increase request message to a base station controller if the terminal state is idle in the checking step; And transmitting, by the base station controller, a power increase request message to the terminal and determining the latitude and longitude of the terminal by using the power strength value generated from the terminal, and transmitting the message to the operator terminal through the mobile communication switch.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a method for providing a terminal location by a terminal request according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method for providing a terminal location by a terminal request according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a method for providing a terminal location by a switching network request according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method for providing a terminal location by an exchange network request according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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10: mobile station 10-1, ...: a plurality of mobile terminals

20, ...: multiple base stations 30: base station controller (BSC)

40: MSC 42: number translation unit

50: HLR 60: LSC

70: SMC

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a method for providing a terminal location by a terminal request according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The mobile station (hereinafter, abbreviated as MS) 10 and the base station 20; ...), base station controller (hereinafter referred to as BSC) 30, mobile switching center (hereinafter referred to as MSC) 40, and home location register (Home) Location Register (hereinafter abbreviated as HLR) 50, Location Service Center (hereinafter abbreviated as LSC) 60, and Short Message Center (hereinafter abbreviated as SMC). And 70.

The mobile station 10 is provided with a plurality of mobile terminals 10-1, ..., and is a group formed by gathering each of the mobile terminals 10-1, ... owned by a fixed or mobile subscriber. Under the control of a plurality of base stations 20, ..., the movement is free by the control of the base station 20, ..., after entering the additional service code for the current location, press the SEND key , An additional service code is transmitted to a predetermined base station 20 of the base stations 20,... In addition, the mobile terminal 10-1 increases its own power after receiving the power increase request message from the base station 20.

The plurality of base stations 20, ... are in the form of a fixed station, transmit / receive data with the mobile terminals 10-1, ... through a wireless network, and the mobile terminal 10, by the BSC 30; ...), and transmits the additional service code received from the mobile terminal 10-1 to the BSC (30).

The BSC 30 controls the plurality of base stations 20,..., And stores the latitude and longitude of the plurality of base stations 20,... In a memory (not shown). 20,..., After receiving the additional service code from the base station 20 controlling the mobile terminal 10-1 requesting the current location service, for example, the received additional service. The code is sent to the MSC 40. In addition, after receiving the power increase request message from the MSC 40, the BSC 30 transmits the power increase request message to the mobile terminal 10-1 through the base station 20 to transmit the power increase request message of the mobile terminal 10-1. After the location is determined, the location result message is transmitted to the MSC 40. Here, a description will be given of how the BSC 30 determines the current position of the mobile terminal 10-1. The mobile terminal 10-among the plurality of base stations 20,... Controlled by the BSC 30 is described. The three specific base stations 20,... Closest to 1) detect the power intensity value of the mobile terminal 10-1 temporarily increased by the power increase request message, and then measure the power intensity value. The latitude and longitude of the mobile terminal 10-1 may be determined by calculating a distance ratio between each specific base station 20,... And the mobile terminal 10-1. As an example, a specific base station A among the base stations A, B, and C senses a maximum power intensity value (for example, at least 1 dB to 10 dB of up to 10 dB) from the mobile terminal 10-1, and is determined from another base station ( When B and C detect a minimum power intensity value (for example, 1 dB) from the mobile terminal 10-1, the latitude and longitude may be adjusted as the mobile terminal 10-1 and the base station A are in the same position. I can figure it out.

The MSC 40 is a service center having a number translation section 42. The MSC 40 is a number translation section (QC) for checking whether an additional service code received from the BSC 30 is a code related to call processing or a code related to a special service. 42), and after receiving the number translation response message, i.e., a special service code message, from the number translation unit 42, a call processing procedure request message (radio resource allocation request message) and a channel allocation request message are received. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10-1 through the BSC 30 and the base station 20. Thereafter, the MSC 40 receives a response message for radio resource and channel allocation from the mobile terminal 10-1, and then transmits a code analysis request signal to the HLR 50 requesting what the additional service code means. do. The MSC 40 also sends a power increase request message received from the HLR 50 to the BSC 30.

In addition, the MSC 40 transmits a positioning result message for the mobile terminal 10-1 received from the BSC 30 to the LSC 60 through the HLR 50.

After receiving the code analysis request signal from the MSC 40, the HLR 50 executes code analysis to transmit the power increase request message to the MSC 40 if it is an additional service code for the current location service. 60 receives the location message from the MSC 40 and then transmits the text location message obtained by converting the location message into a text format to the SMC 70.

After receiving the text location message from the LSC 60, the SMC 70 combines the location message where the mobile terminal 10-1 is currently located in the text format and sends the text message to the mobile terminal 10-1.

With reference to the flowchart of Fig. 2, a method for providing a terminal location by a terminal request according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

The base station 20, which has received the additional service code for identifying the current location from the mobile terminal 10-1, transmits the additional service code to the BSC 30 (step 201), and receives the additional service code from the base station 20. The received BSC 30 transmits the additional service code to the MSC 40 (step 202).

Upon receiving the supplementary service code from the BSC 30, the MSC 40 transmits the supplementary service code to the number translation section 42 (step 203).

The number translation unit 42 having received the additional service code from the MSC 40 determines whether the additional service code is a code related to call processing or a code related to a special service (step 204).

If it is the code related to the call processing in the determination step 204, the call path between the calling / calling terminal (not shown) is controlled to be connected (step 205). On the other hand, if the code related to the special service is determined in step 204, the number translation response message is transmitted to the BSC 30 through the MSC 40 (step 206).

Upon receiving the message of the special service code from the number translation unit 42, the BSC 30 transmits an outgoing call processing procedure request message (radio resource allocation request message) and a channel allocation request message through the base station 20 to the mobile terminal 10-. 1) (step 207).

Then, the MSC 40 receiving the response message for the radio resource and channel allocation from the mobile terminal 10-1 transmits the additional service code analysis request signal to the HLR 50 to know what the additional service code means. (Step 208).

Upon receiving the additional service code analysis request signal from the MSC 40, the HLR 50 executes code analysis and transmits a power increase request message to the MSC 40 if the additional service code is for the current location service (step 209). ).

The MSC 40 receiving the power increase request message from the HLR 50 transmits a power increase request message to the BSC 30 (step 210), and the BSC 30 receives the power increase request message from the MSC 40. Transmits a power increase request message to the mobile terminal 10-1 through the base station 20, and uses the power strength value detected from the mobile terminal 10-1 to determine the current position of the mobile terminal 10-1. After the identification, the identified location result message is transmitted to the MSC 40 (step 211).

The MSC 40 that has received the location determination result message from the BSC 30 receives the location message which accurately grasps the actual location of the mobile terminal 10-1 as the mobile terminal 10-1 is the mobile station. Is transmitted to the LSC 60 via step 212.

Receiving the location message from the MSC 40, the LSC 60 transmits the text location message converted from the location message to the text format to the SMC 70 (step 213), and receives the text location message from the LSC 60. The SMC 70 sends the location message in which the mobile terminal 10-1 is currently located to the mobile terminal 10-1 by combining them in a text format (step 214).

3 is a block diagram for performing a method for providing a terminal location by requesting a switching network according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which includes an operator terminal 100, an LSC 102, an HLR 104, and an MSC ( 106, BSC 108, and mobile terminal 110.

The operator terminal 100 is a terminal that operates the switching network, and is controlled by an operator (not shown), and the operator uses the operator terminal 100 to determine a location service request signal for the current location, that is, the mobile terminal 110. The LSC 102 transmits a location service request signal including a phone number, a latitude or longitude of the mobile terminal 110, a moving time of the mobile terminal 110, a product number of the mobile terminal 110, and the like. In addition, the operator terminal 100 displays the location message received from the LSC 102 so that the operator can confirm.

The LSC 102 transmits the location service request signal received from the operator terminal 100 to the HLR 104, and the HLR 104 receives the location service request signal from the LSC 102, and then the mobile terminal 110. A power increase request message is sent to the MSC 106 to locate. In addition, the LSC 102 receives the current location message identified for the mobile terminal 110 from the MSC 106 and transmits it to the operator terminal 100.

After receiving the power increase request message from the HLR 104, the MSC 106 checks the current state of the mobile terminal 110, and if the mobile terminal 110 is idle, the mobile terminal 110. As a paging request is received and a paging response message is received in response to the paging request, an incoming call processing procedure for assigning a channel is performed through a call setup step. On the other hand, if the mobile terminal 110 is currently busy, the traffic channel currently being used by the mobile terminal 110 is used as it is. In addition, the MSC 106 transmits a power increase request message to the BSC 108 at the time that the incoming call processing procedure is performed, and after receiving the positioning result message from the BSC 108, the actual position of the mobile terminal 110. Sends the location message identified for the LSC 102 via the HLR 104.

After receiving the power increase request message from the MSC 106, the BSC 108 transmits a power increase request message to the mobile terminal 110 through a base station (not shown), and generates power from the mobile terminal 110. The position of the mobile terminal 110 is determined using the intensity value. Thereafter, the BSC 108 transmits a positioning result message for the mobile terminal 110 to the MSC 106.

Referring to the flowchart of Fig. 4, a method of providing a terminal location by a switching network request according to another embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described in detail.

The operator (not shown) uses the operator terminal 100 to determine the current location, the phone number of the mobile terminal 110, the latitude or longitude of the mobile terminal 110, the travel time of the mobile terminal 110 and In step 401, the location service request signal including the product number of the mobile terminal 110 is transmitted to the LSC 102.

The LSC 102 sends the location service request signal received from the operator terminal 100 to the HLR 104 (step 402), and the HLR 104 receives the location service request signal from the LSC 102 and then moves. A power increase request message for locating terminal 110 is sent to MSC 106 (step 403).

Upon receiving the power increase request message from the HLR 104, the MSC 106 checks the state of the current mobile terminal 110 (step 404).

If the mobile terminal 110 is idle in the check step 404, the mobile terminal 110 makes a paging request and receives a paging response message in response to the paging request. After an incoming call processing procedure is assigned, the power increase request message received from the HLR 104 is transmitted to the BSC 108 (step 405). On the other hand, if the mobile terminal 110 is busy at the check step 404, the traffic channel currently being used by the mobile terminal 110 is used as it is (step 406).

Upon receiving the power increase request message from the MSC 106, the BSC 108 transmits the power increase request message to the mobile terminal 110 through a base station (not shown), and generates a power strength value generated from the mobile terminal 110. After detecting the current location (step 407), the mobile station 110 transmits the location finding result message to the MSC 106 (step 408).

Receiving the positioning result message from the BSC 108, the MSC 106 sends the actual location message for the mobile terminal 110 to the LSC 102 via the HLR 104 (step 409).

Receiving the location message from the MSC 106, the LSC 102 sends the location message to the operator terminal 100 (step 410).

The operator terminal 100 receiving the location message from the LSC 102 displays the location message for the operator to confirm (step 411).

Therefore, when there is a current mobile terminal location request from the mobile terminal 10-1 or the operator terminal 100, the location service centers 60 and 102 or the home location registers 50 and 104 interlock with each other. Determine the current location by grasping the latitude and longitude according to the power intensity generated from the 10-1, 110, and the mobile terminal (10-1) or operator to determine the current location message of the mobile terminal (10-1, 110) Provided to terminal 100.

The present invention as described above, when there is a current terminal location request from the operator operating the terminal or the switching network, interworking with the location service center or home location register, and grasping the latitude and longitude by the power strength generated from the mobile terminal By identifying the location and providing the current location message of the mobile terminal to the terminal or operator terminal, from the subscriber's point of view, it is possible to accurately identify the current location of the mobile terminal that they are using to improve service increase. From the operator's point of view, the service can be efficiently managed in relation to illegal subscriber tracking and service maintenance.

Claims (4)

In the method comprising a mobile communication switch, a short message center and a base station controller, when the terminal requests the current position, by interlocking the home location register and the location service center to determine the current position and provide it to the terminal, Determining whether an additional service code is a code related to a special service by the mobile communication switch; If it is a code related to a special service in the determining step, transmitting, from the base station controller to the terminal, an originating signal processing procedure request message and a channel allocation request message corresponding to the code; When the mobile communication exchange transmits an additional service code analysis request signal to a home location register, a power increase request message according to the location of the terminal is transmitted to the base station controller according to a result of analyzing and analyzing the signal at the home location register. step; Transmitting, by the base station controller, a power increase request message to the terminal, and determining a latitude and longitude of the terminal by using a power strength value generated from the terminal and transmitting a message to a location service center through a mobile communication switch; And transmitting, by the location service center, a text location message obtained by converting the location message into a text format to a short message center, and transmitting the text location message to the terminal at the short message center. The method of claim 1, And if the code is related to a call processing service in the determining step, controlling a call path between the terminals. In the method comprising a mobile communication switch, a short message center and a base station controller, when requesting the current location of the terminal from the operator, by interlocking the home location register and the location service center to determine the terminal location to provide to the operator terminal, Transmitting, at a home location register, a power increase request message for identifying a current location of the terminal to a mobile communication switch in response to a location service request signal received from the operator terminal; Checking whether the terminal state is in an idle state in the mobile communication exchange; Receiving a power increase request message from a home location register and transmitting the received power increase request message to a base station controller if the terminal state is idle in the checking step; Transmitting a power increase request message to the terminal by a base station controller and transmitting a message to the operator terminal through a mobile communication switch as a result of determining the latitude and longitude of the terminal using the power strength value generated from the terminal; Terminal location providing method, characterized in that. The method of claim 3, wherein If the terminal state is busy in the checking step, using the traffic channel being used by the mobile terminal.