KR20070052034A - Apparatus and method for service registration of coonvergence terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for registering a service of an integrated terminal. In the registration method for service switching using multiple wireless communication protocols, a process of connecting an integrated terminal to an access point (AP) supporting a short range wireless communication protocol. And, after accessing the AP, transferring the information of the integrated terminal to the AP, connecting the AP, which has obtained the information of the integrated terminal, to a Short Message Service (SMS) server; After connecting to the SMS server, the AP requests a service switching request to the SMS server, even if the integrated terminal is located in the 3G shadow area BT even in the 3G shading area using the Bluetooth technology of the short-range wireless communication technology There is an advantage that can receive existing 3G service through Bluetooth communication using AP.

Integrated terminal, Bluetooth, Dual Tone Multi Frquency (DTMF), Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), Short Message Service.

Description

Apparatus and method for service registration of integrated terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SERVICE REGISTRATION OF COONVERGENCE TERMINAL}

1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional wired SMS (ESTI ES 201 912 v. 1.2.1),

2 is a view showing an operation process using the existing 3G technology,

3 is a view showing an integrated terminal according to the present invention,

4 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a BT AP according to the present invention;

5 is a view illustrating an operation process of a BT AP according to the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating a service registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating a message flow of service registration according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is a view showing additions among messages defined in the Fixed Line SMS standard (ESTI ES 912 v1.2.1) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for service registration of an integrated terminal, and an apparatus and method for simplifying service registration using a wired network short message.

The present invention can be applied when an integrated terminal capable of simultaneously using a short range wireless communication signal and a 3G signal registers whether to use a home location register (HLR) service of a 3G network for use of a public switched telephone network (PSTN). .

That is, when the short range wireless communication is available, the short range wireless communication signal is used, and when the short range wireless communication is not available, the 3G signal is used. In the present invention, the Bluetooth protocol may be used as the short range wireless communication signal.

1 illustrates the structure of a conventional wired SMS (ESTI ES 201 912 v. 1.2.1).

Referring to FIG. 1A), short message terminal equipment (SM-TE) 110 and 120 uses a PSTN or an integrated service digital network (ISDN), and a short message service center (SM-SC) 150 is an ISDN. Connect to the network using PRI (Primary Rate Interface) or SS7 (Signalling System No. 7).

The ISDN PRI or SS7 represents a communication protocol for connecting the SM-SC 150 and the SM-TEs 110 and 120.

The SM-SC 150 may be configured of a gateway 155 and an SM-SC Core 157. At this time, the Gateway 155 sets an interface role between the PSTN / ISDN 130 and the SM-SC 150 and an interface role between the SMS providing server and the network, that is, a function of setting and releasing a connection between the physical layers. In charge.

Referring to FIG. 1B), the SM-SC Core 157 receives a message from the transmitting SM-TE 110 and delivers the message to the receiving SM-TE 120.

 In the first stage communication initiated by the transmitting SM-TE 110, the transmitting SM-TE 110 transmits a short message to the SM-SC 150 and a telephone number of the transmitting side to the SM-SC 150. .

In the two-stage communication, the SM-SC 150 transmits the short message received from the transmission SM-TE 110 and the telephone number of the transmitter to the receiver SM-TE 120.

Terminals connected to wired networks (PSTN, IDSN) using the above technology can exchange text messages using voice bands, that is, wired telephone networks.

Using the above technology, even if a terminal capable of short-range wireless communication technology is located in a shadow area, registration for service switching provided by the 3G technology can be performed using the SMS function of the existing wired telephone network.

2 illustrates an operation process using the existing 3G technology.

Referring to FIG. 2, the integrated terminal 200 may use short range wireless communication technology and 3G wireless technology.

The integrated terminal 200 may use Bluetooth (Bluetooth) technology as a short range wireless communication technology, and 3G wireless technology may use a code division multiple access (CDMA) technology.

When the integrated terminal 200 detects a Bluetooth signal of a Bluetooth AP (Bluetooth Access Point, hereinafter referred to as a BT AP) 220 that supports the surrounding Bluetooth protocol while moving, the SDP (Service Discovery Protocol) as shown in step 250. ) After exchanging a request message and an SDP response message with the BT AP 220, the service type and parameter values provided from the BT AP 220 are obtained to switch the communication mode from the communication using the 3G network to the communication using the Bluetooth. Decide

Thereafter, the integrated terminal 220 requests a registration for using the service using the BT to the home location register (HLR) 205 of the 3G network in step 260. That is, in addition to the service using the existing 3G technology, requests to use the service through the wired communication provided by the BT AP 220 using the BT signal.

The HLR 205 is a system for performing call processing by managing mobility of a mobile subscriber, and manages mobility information and various additional service information for a subscriber.

In step 270, the HLR 205, which has been requested to register the new service, converts the service using the 3G technology for the integrated terminal 200 into the service using the wired technology.

In step 280, the integrated terminal 200 switches the communication mode to communication using the Bluetooth service.

If only the existing 3G technology can be used, as shown in FIG.

However, when the 3G signal is bad and a user needs to use a wireless service using a wired network, there is a problem in that stable operation is difficult by transmitting a signal using the weak 3G signal.

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Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for service registration of an integrated terminal.

The device of the present invention for solving the above problems is a registration device for service switching using multiple wireless communication protocols, when the integrated terminal can use the 3G wireless technology and short-range wireless communication protocol, use the short-range wireless communication protocol An integrated terminal requesting to switch to a communication mode to an AP (Access Point) supporting the short range wireless communication protocol using the short range wireless communication protocol, and receiving a request from the integrated terminal to receive a short message service (SMS) An access point (AP) for transmitting a service switching request of the integrated terminal to a server, and an SMS server for receiving a switching request of the AP and requesting to switch the communication mode of the integrated terminal to a home location register (HLR); Characterized in that.

The method of the present invention for solving the above problems is a registration method for service switching using multiple wireless communication protocols, the process of accessing an integrated terminal to an access point (AP) supporting a short range wireless communication protocol, and to the AP After access, transferring the information of the integrated terminal to the AP, connecting the AP, which has obtained the information of the integrated terminal, to a Short Message Service (SMS) server, and connecting the AP to the SMS server. Thereafter, the AP includes a process of requesting a service switching request to the SMS server.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described an apparatus and method for service registration of the integrated terminal.

3 illustrates an integrated terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, the integrated terminal includes both a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. The following description will be given with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 3, a control unit (MPU: Micro-Processer Unit) 300 controls the overall operation of the integrated terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication, and processes the communication and control function of the Bluetooth unit 330 according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions. In the following description, description of the processing and control of the conventional control unit 300 is omitted.

The read only memory (ROM) 302 stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 300. In particular, in addition to the usual functions, stores a program for processing the short-range wireless communication unit 330 according to the present invention. In the present invention, the Bluetooth protocol is used for short-range wireless communication.

Random Access Memory (RAM) 304 is a working memory of the controller 300 and stores temporary data generated during various program executions. Flash ROM 306 stores various updatable archiving data such as phone books, outgoing messages and incoming messages.

Key pad 308 includes numeric keys 0 to 9, menu key (menu), cancel key (clear), confirmation key, call key (TALK), end key (END), internet access key, navigation key. (Or direction keys) and a plurality of function keys, and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 300.

The display 310 displays status information generated during the operation of the integrated terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like.

The display unit 310 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

A coder (Coder-Decoder) 312 connected to the control unit 300, and a speaker 316 and a microphone 314 connected to the codec 312 are voice input / output blocks used for phone calls and voice recording. .

The codec 312 converts the PCM data provided from the control unit 300 into an analog voice signal, transmits the same through the speaker 316, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 314 into PCM data. Provided to the controller 300.

In addition, the CDMA communication unit 320 performs a function of despreading and channel decoding the received signal by decreasing the frequency of the radio frequency signal received through the antenna 318 and channeling the data to be transmitted. Channel coding, spreading, and frequency up are transmitted through the antenna 318.

In addition, the short-range wireless communication unit 330 uses a Bluetooth protocol and converts the radio signal into a baseband signal by decreasing the frequency when receiving the radio signal, and then converts the radio signal into a digital signal and provides the converted signal to the controller 300. In the case of transmission, the data to be transmitted is converted into an analog signal and then the frequency is increased to be converted into a wireless signal and transmitted through the short range wireless communication antenna 340.

The short range wireless communication antenna 340 performs a function of transmitting / receiving a wireless signal of 2.4 GHz band at a speed of about 1 Mbps for short-range wireless communication at a low transmission rate, and constitutes a system having an independent RF (Radio Frequency) path. do.

4 illustrates a structure of a BT AP according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a controller (CPU) 405 controls the overall operation of the BT AP. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication associated with the integrated terminal. In the following description, description of the processing and control of the conventional control unit 405 is omitted.

The CID (Connection ID) detection unit 410 detects a connection ID when establishing a communication connection with the integrated terminal.

The short-range wireless communication processing unit 415 converts the radio signal into a baseband signal by decreasing the frequency upon reception, converts the radio signal into a baseband signal, and provides the converted signal to the control unit 405.

In the present invention, the Bluetooth protocol is used for the short range wireless communication process. In the case of transmission, the data to be transmitted is converted into an analog signal and then the frequency is increased to be converted into a wireless signal and transmitted through the Bluetooth antenna 412.

The short range wireless communication unit 415 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio frequency signal of 2.4 GHz band at a speed of about 1 Mbps for short range wireless communication at a low transmission rate, and is composed of a system having an independent RF (Radio Frequency) path. .

The voice / message processing unit 425 converts the PCM data provided from the short range wireless communication unit 415 into an analog voice signal and sends the same to the subscriber circuit 430, and transmits the voice signal received through the subscriber circuit 430 to the PCM. The data is converted into data and provided to the short range wireless communication unit 415.

The subscriber circuit 430 modulates the analog voice signal transmitted from the voice / message processing unit 425 to the PSTN 455 and transmits it to the PSTN 455 through the external output unit 1 (OUT1) 440. The analog voice signal transmitted from the PSTN 455 is transmitted to the voice / message processor 425.

The general wireline telephone 445 is connected to the subscriber circuit 430 through an external output unit 2 (OUT2) 435.

The HOOK signal detection / line disconnection detecting unit 420 is connected to the subscriber circuit 430 to process a line disconnection with the PSTN 455 and a HOOK signal detection function according to the use of the PSTN 455.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a BT AP according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, if there is a Bluetooth connection request from the integrated terminal in step 505, the controller 405 of the BT AP performs a Bluetooth communication connection process in step 510.

In step 515, the controller 405 receives the SDP request message sent by the integrated terminal. In step 520, the controller 405 performs a communication connection for SMS transmission to the SMS server.

The SDP request message includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR), a mobile telephone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

In step 530, the controller 405 requests the SMS server to register the service for the integrated terminal.

The registration process follows the basic process defined in the Fixed Line SMS standard (ESTI ES 912 v1.2.1) and adds a specific field to the reserved field of the SM-TE_STATUS message in the message to perform the registration process.

In the present invention, information necessary for registration for service switching is delivered to the specific field. The transmitted information includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR) obtained by the BT AP from the integrated terminal, a mobile communication phone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

In step 535, if there is a response from the SMS server to the service switching request of the wired / wireless integrated terminal, the controller 405 transmits an SDP response message to the wired / wireless integrated terminal to switch the service. The registration result for transmitting to the integrated terminal and terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

6 illustrates a service registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the integrated terminal 600 detects a Bluetooth signal of the BT AP 602 supporting the Bluetooth protocol around the mobile device, the integrated terminal 600 transmits an SDP request message to the BT AP 602 as shown in step 610. do.

The SDP request message includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR), a mobile telephone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

Thereafter, the BT AP 602 performs a communication connection for SMS transmission to the SMS server 604 via the PSTN to the SMS server 604 in step 620, and requests the service switch registration to the SMS server 604.

In step 630, the SMS server 604 requests the HLR 205 to register the service of the integrated terminal 600.

The registration process follows the basic process defined in the Fixed Line SMS standard (ESTI ES 912 v1.2.1) and adds a specific field to the reserved field of the SM-TE_STATUS message in the message to perform the registration process.

In the present invention, information necessary for registration for service switching is delivered to the specific field. The transmitted information includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR) obtained by the BT AP from the integrated terminal, a mobile communication phone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

In step 640, the HLR 205 performs the service switching registration requested by the integrated terminal, and transmits the result to the SMS server 604 in step 645, and the SMS server 604 sends the result in step 647. Transmits to the BT AP 602.

In operation 650, the BT AP 602 transmits an SDP response message including the result to the integrated terminal 600.

In step 660, the integrated terminal 600 receiving the SDP response message switches from the usage mode using the 3G signal to the mode using the Bluetooth signal.

7 illustrates a message flow of service registration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, when the integrated terminal 700 detects the Bluetooth signal of the BT AP 702 supporting the Bluetooth protocol around the mobile device or detects the user's request to use the Bluetooth protocol in step 710, it proceeds to step 715. Perform a Bluetooth connection.

Thereafter, in step 720, the SDP request message is transmitted to the BT AP 702. The SDP request message includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR), a mobile telephone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

In step 730, the wired / wireless integrated terminal 700 receiving the SDP request message performs a communication connection with the SMS server 704 for SMS transmission.

Thereafter, the BT AP 702 requests the SMS server 704 to register the service switching of the integrated terminal in step 740, and the SMS server 704 registers the HLR (registration for the service switching in step 750). 706).

The registration process follows the basic process defined in the Fixed Line SMS standard (ESTI ES 912 v1.2.1) and adds a specific field to the reserved field of the SM-TE_STATUS message in the message to perform the registration process.

In the present invention, information necessary for registration for service switching is delivered to the specific field. The transmitted information includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR) obtained by the BT AP from the integrated terminal, a mobile communication phone number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

Thereafter, the BT AP 702 receives the request result transmitted from the SMS server 704 in step 760 and terminates the communication connection with the SMS server 702 in step 765.

In operation 770, the BT AP 702 transmits an SDP response message including the request result to the portable terminal.

8 is a view illustrating additional items of messages defined in the Fixed Line SMS standard (ESTI ES 912 v1.2.1) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, an additional part of the present invention is illustrated in the SM-TE_STATUS message during the registration request step 740 of FIG. 7.

The SM-TE_STATUS message basically includes a version of firmware mounted on an integrated terminal, an identifier of an SMS provider, a calling terminal identity, and an SM-TE resource for displaying the status of the integrated terminal. do.

Initially, when the BT AP receives the SDP request message from the integrated terminal and requests registration with the SMS server, the BT AP first assigns a "Calling Terminal Identity" to an empty value between 0 and 9.

The "Calling Terminal Identity" is an ID for distinguishing when multiple integrated terminals exist in one BT AP. In addition, the "Calling Terminal Identity" is used to distinguish a plurality of terminals in one phone number in the fixed line SMS standard (ESTI ES 201 912 v.1.2.1).

 The "SM-TE Resources field" is a field for notifying the status of the integrated terminal to an SMS server, and basically a parameter name, a length, and a terminal equipment status code of the integrated terminal. It includes.

In the status code of the integrated terminal of the existing fixed line SMS standard (ESTI ES 201 912 v.1.2.1), only the sufficient memory for receiving the SMS was transmitted and the remaining fields were reserved.

In the present invention, information necessary for registration for service switching is delivered to the reserved field. The transmitted information includes a Bluetooth address (BD_ADDR) obtained by the BT AP from the integrated terminal, a mobile communication number (Mobile #), and a wired telephone number (PSTN #) of the integrated terminal.

 After receiving the information necessary for registration, the SMS server confirms whether the integrated terminal is an integrated terminal subscribed to the wired service with an HLR, and then notifies a result through a registration request process of step 760 of FIG. 6. do.

After the process is finished, the BT AP informs the integrated terminal that the wired service is started. Thereafter, the integrated terminal may be provided by forwarding (forwarding) services such as voice call, SMS, MMS, etc., which were provided by the existing 3G service.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage in that even if the integrated terminal is located in the 3G shadow area, the existing 3G service can be received by the Bluetooth communication using the BT AP in the 3G shading area using the Bluetooth technology of the short range wireless communication technology. .

In addition, the relatively inexpensive PSTN can be used instead of the 3G network, thereby minimizing the use cost, and since there is no change in the wireless network, the cost of service activation can be minimized.

Claims (25)

An apparatus for service switching using multiple wireless communication protocols, An integrated terminal for requesting a switch to a communication mode using the short range wireless communication protocol using a short range wireless communication protocol; An access point (AP) for receiving a request of the integrated terminal and delivering a service switching request of the integrated terminal to a short message service (SMS) server; And an SMS server for receiving a switching request of the AP and requesting a switch of a communication mode of use of the integrated terminal to a home location register (HLR). The method of claim 1, The short range wireless communication protocol uses a Bluetooth protocol. The method of claim 1, The access point (AP) is characterized in that for performing a conversion request including the information of the Bluetooth address, mobile communication telephone number, wired telephone number of the integrated terminal. The method of claim 1, The AP adds a specific field to the message "SM-TE_STATUS" of the Fixed Line SMS standard, and delivers the information of the integrated terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message is added to the information indicating the presence or absence of registration of the integrated terminal, the information indicating the presence of a Bluetooth address, the information indicating the presence of a mobile telephone number, the information indicating the presence of a wired telephone number Device. The method of claim 4, wherein The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message field, the Bluetooth address of the integrated terminal, the mobile telephone number, the landline telephone number is added. In the method for service switching using multiple wireless communication protocols, Connecting an integrated terminal to an access point (AP) supporting a short range wireless communication protocol; After accessing the AP, transferring information of the integrated terminal to the AP; Connecting the AP, which has obtained the information of the integrated terminal, to a Short Message Service (SMS) server; After the AP connects to the SMS server, requesting a service switching request from the AP to the SMS server. The method of claim 7, wherein After the SMS server receives the service switch request, the SMS server requesting the service switch to the home location register (HLR) of the mobile communication network; And performing the service switch by the HLR requested to switch the service. The method of claim 7, wherein The short range wireless communication protocol uses a Bluetooth protocol. The method of claim 7, wherein Access Point (AP) is characterized in that for performing the conversion request including the information of the Bluetooth address, mobile communication telephone number, wired telephone number of the integrated terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein After the AP connects to the SMS server, the AP requests a service switching request to the SMS server. And adding a specific field to the message "SM-TE_STATUS" of the Fixed Line SMS standard. The method of claim 11, The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message is added to the information indicating the presence or absence of registration of the integrated terminal, the information indicating the presence of a Bluetooth address, the information indicating the presence of a mobile telephone number, the information indicating the presence of a wired telephone number How to. The method of claim 11, The particular field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message field, the Bluetooth address of the integrated terminal, the mobile telephone number, the landline telephone number is added. In the service switching method of the access point (AP) using a short range wireless communication protocol, Checking whether a connection request is made using a near field communication protocol from an integrated terminal supporting a near field communication protocol and a mobile communication wireless technology; If there is a connection request using the short range wireless communication protocol, checking whether a SDP (Service Discovery Protocol) request message is transmitted from the integrated terminal; After receiving the SDP request message, requesting a service switch to the SMS (Short Message Service) server and waiting for the response receiving; After receiving the response, transmitting the response result to the integrated terminal. The method of claim 14, The short range wireless communication protocol is characterized by using a Bluetooth (Protocol) protocol (Protocol). The method of claim 14, After receiving the SDP request message, requesting a service switch to a Short Message Service (SMS) server, characterized in that it comprises the information of the Bluetooth address, mobile communication telephone number, wired telephone number of the integrated terminal. The method of claim 14, After receiving the SDP request message, the process of requesting a service switch to the SMS (Short Message Service) server, And adding a specific field to the message "SM-TE_STATUS" of the Fixed Line SMS standard. The method of claim 17, The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message is added to the information indicating the presence or absence of registration of the integrated terminal, the information indicating the presence of a Bluetooth address, the information indicating the presence of a mobile telephone number, the information indicating the presence of a wired telephone number How to. The method of claim 17, The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message field to add the Bluetooth address, mobile phone number, landline number of the integrated terminal. In an access point (AP) requesting service switching using a short range wireless communication protocol, Check whether there is a connection request using the short range wireless communication protocol from an integrated terminal that supports a short range wireless communication protocol or mobile communication wireless technology. When there is a connection request using the short range wireless communication protocol, it is checked whether there is a SDP (Service Discovery Protocol) request message transmission from the integrated terminal. When the SDP request message is received, after requesting service switching to a Short Message Service (SMS) server, waiting for a response reception, And when receiving the response, transmitting the response result to the integrated terminal. The method of claim 20, The short range wireless communication protocol uses a Bluetooth protocol. The method of claim 20, The AP, after receiving the SDP request message, characterized in that the short message service (SMS) server switching request including the information of the Bluetooth address, mobile communication number, landline telephone number of the integrated terminal. The method of claim 20, After the AP receives the SDP request message, the AP adds a specific field to the "SM-TE_STATUS" message of the Fixed Line SMS standard to the SMS (Short Message Service) server to request a service switching request for transmitting the information of the integrated terminal. Characterized in that the device. The method of claim 23, wherein The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message is added to the information indicating the presence or absence of registration of the integrated terminal, the information indicating the presence of a Bluetooth address, the information indicating the presence of a mobile telephone number, the information indicating the presence of a wired telephone number Device. The method of claim 23, wherein The specific field is characterized in that the "SM-TE_STATUS" message field, the Bluetooth address of the integrated terminal, a mobile telephone number, a wired telephone number is added.

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