KR940001980B1 - Method and system of programing in mobile communication telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

No content.

Description

Method and system for programming the functionality of a mobile telephone

1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile communication system using a programming interface system according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic block diagram of the programming adapter shown in FIG.

FIG. 2A is a schematic block diagram of the data access alignment circuit of FIG. 2. FIG.

3 is a detailed block diagram of a mobile telephone.

4 is a flow diagram illustrating part of the operation of a programming adapter and programming interface system.

5 is a flow diagram illustrating the operation of a programming adapter and programming interface system.

6 and 7 are flowcharts illustrating a spontaneous calling method of the target station mobile communication telephone.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

2: host computer

6: Mobile Telephone Switching Office

10: cell site facility

13: mobile telephone (modile telephone or cellular telephone)

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system (Cellular or mobile telephone system), and more particularly to a method and system that allows a serviceman to connect or disconnect various functions and parameters without direct access.

Mobile communication systems are very widely used, which typically connects a "land side" telephone to a "cell site facility" having transmitters, receivers, filter circuits and controls (hereinafter, referred to as "cell site facility"). Simply referred to as MTSO). Various mobile telephone apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as "mobile telephones") communicate with a base station via an assigned high frequency channel. In general, a plurality of base stations are overlapping all over the metropolis. When a mobile phone enters a base station from one base station to another, a hand-off operation occurs automatically, and communication is continuously carried out through a "voice channel" with each base station. Voice communication between each mobile telephone and user of the "land station" telephone via the "voice channel" is via the base station and MTSO.

The distributor's seller often sells or leases the mobile telephone. This mobile phone has a "function switch" software that allows subscribers to be assigned a phone number, hand-free operation, phone number memory, alarm functions such as an auxiliary alarm / alarm, call display, call restriction ( For example, local calls only), burglar alarms, seller passwords, etc. have various functions and parameters. The fee paid by the subscriber will increase with the number of these functions that can be activated. Normally, when the mobile phone is brought to the service shop, the serviceman connects the tester to it and supplies the corresponding data to various function switches to set up the mobile phone so that the subscriber can use it as desired. After inputting parameters and function selection information through this tester, and then unplugging the tester and the connection plug, the mobile phone can be used at any time.

The chronic problem is that some subscribers do not pay monthly fees for mobile communication services. Nevertheless, there is no effective way for a telecommunications company to discontinue service for unsubscribed subscribers to prevent unauthorized subscribers from accessing the cellular telephone. If a company in the mobile telecommunications service slumps and an unpaid subscriber receives an unpaid bill from one service company, he joins the other company for a while, receives the telecommunication service, and then runs away without paying the fee repeatedly.

Decades ago, the American Electronics Industry Association (EIA) stipulated a "standard" message format for programming functional switches on mobile telephones, but some telephone companies did not agree with the format of message switching programming. Are not possible to accommodate various formats of function switch programming messages.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a system that allows a provider of a mobile communication service to connect or disconnect a specific mobile phone and set a function switch without changing the MTSO.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a system capable of programming the function switches of a mobile telephone without requiring equipment change of the mobile switching center.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a system that allows for the termination of service for an unpaid subscriber without having to access the mobile telephone directly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system in which a security code is programmed.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system in which a call on an unsubscribed mobile phone is automatically transmitted to a billing office.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the invention allows a base station to send a start signal over a digital paging channel by causing a host computer to send a first call to the mobile telephone. Provides a system for programming software function switches. One processor of the mobile phone monitors this paging channel. An alarm signal is generated in the mobile phone according to the start signal of the base station, and a response signal is generated in the mobile phone when the subscriber responds to the first call. According to this response signal, the first processor causes the base station to complete the voice channel connection between the mobile communication telephone and the modem of the host Kimputer by sending a first acknowledge signal through the digital channel. When a tone generator connected to the host computer generates an identification tone on the voice channel, it is detected by the mobile telephone. At this time, the processor of the mobile phone sets the programming mode and transmits a second reply signal to the host computer. The host computer then sends the function switch data over the voice channel. The processor of the mobile phone monitors the function switch data received from the voice channel and writes the data to a plurality of software function switches of the mobile phone. The mobile telephone has a timer circuit that automatically makes a self-initiated call from the mobile telephone to the host computer at a set timeout. This allows the host computer to stop servicing the mobile phone when the user has not paid for the service. In one embodiment of the present invention, the function switch data includes data that, when set, can automatically transfer all calls of the mobile telephone to a programmed telephone number, such as an accounting station.

In FIG. 1, the mobile communication system 1 includes a host computer 2 (which may be a general personal computer such as an IBM PC-AT) and a handset 3 connected to the programming adapter 4 of the present invention. Equipped. The programming adapter 4 has a modem connected to the host computer 2. The programming adapter 4 is also connected to the MTSO 6 via a telephone line 7. The MTSO 6 maintains the subscriber's database and connects the communication between the mobile station subscriber and the public telephone network subscriber. The MTSO 6 also mediates communication to subscribers included in the database. The MTSO 6 is connected by a telephone line 9 to a mobile communication facility called base station 10. The base station 10 includes an antenna 12 to transmit and receive voice and digital information to the antenna 14 of the mobile telephone 13 through various voice channels and digital channels.

2 is a schematic block diagram of the programming adapter 4 of FIG. 1, with a microcomputer 20. This microcomputer 20 is an Intel 8032 integrated circuit. The microcomputer 20 uses a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter unit (UART) 24, a modem (which may be a Bell 103 model) 30, two dual over an address / data bus 21. And a dual tone multiple frequency unit (DTMF) 27, 28 (each may be a model PCD 3311 DTMF sold by Signetics). When enabled by the microcomputer 28, the DTMF unit 27 generates an identification tone of 1760 kHz, and the DTMF unit 28 generates an identification tone of 2479 kHz, respectively. The UART 24 receives the serial input data from the host computer 2 via the wire 25 and again transmits the serial output data to the host computer 2 via the wire 26. The modem 30 transmits serial voice reception data Rx between the UARTs 24 through the wire 31 and receives serial voice transmission data Tx through the wire 32. The modem 30 transmits a Tx carrier signal on the conductor 35 and applies it to the y ₂ input terminal of the analog multiplexer 33 (which may be a model SD5001 available from Silconix). The y ₀ and y ₁ input terminals of the multiplexer 33 are connected to the tone outputs of the DTMF units 27 and 28.

The microcomputer 20 transmits a channel selection signal on the conductive wires 29A and 29B connected to the selection terminal of the multiplexer 33. The output 33A of the multiplexer 33 is applied to the data access alignment circuit (hereinafter simply referred to as DAA) circuit 33. The DAA circuit 38 transmits OH (off hook) and RI (ring indicator) signals through the conductive wires 23A and 23B connected to the input port of the microcomputer 20, respectively. The data access alignment circuit 38 shown in detail in FIG. 2A performs a telephone line interface function. This receives a ring signal and provides the RI signal to the microcomputer 20. It also receives the call progress tone of the counterpart ring, the busy line, the trunks line call, and other functions and provides the status to the microcomputer 20.

In FIG. 2A, the DAA circuit 35 includes a transformer 125, a relay 127, a conventional ring detector circuit 128, and a relay driving transistor 129. The ring detector circuit 128 transmits the RI signal to the conductive line 23B as the ring signal frequency is loaded on the telephone line 40. The transistor 129 controls the relay 127 according to the OH (or breakaway) signal sent from the microcomputer 20.

FIG. 3 shows a detailed block diagram of the mobile communication telephone 13 of FIG. For example, the microcomputer 39 which is 80C51 of Intel Corporation is provided with the cable 49 which connects an input / output port to the handset 49A. The address / data bus 21 includes the corresponding terminals of the microcomputer 39, the address and data terminals of the 64 Kbye PROM 42, the address latch 43, and the input / output comparator 44 of VLSI. O expander), dual tone multi-frequency circuits (can be PCD3311 from Signetics), 8Kbyte EEROM 55, 8Kbyte external scratchpad RAM 54, DUART (dual UART) (53) ). The address / data bus 21 is also connected to a conventional time / date counter 45, i.e. a timer, which is used by the mobile telephone 13 to make spontaneous calls to the host computer 2. The address / data bus 21 is also connected to the input / output terminal of the data processor 56.

The I / O comparator 44 has two two input four output decoders and one three input eight output decoder, which decodes various address lines from the bus 21 to other blocks in FIG. Transmit various chip select signals. The I / O comparator 44 includes 24 D-type flip-flops and several buffers that store data loaded in the microcomputer 39 and receive various terminals such as a power on switch. Since this circuit can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A group of conductors, indicated by the reference numeral 57, includes a DTMF chip 46, an EEPROM 55, a RAM 54, a DUART 53, an A / D converter (ADC) 41, a data processor (APTEK 3094 data processor) ( 56, modem 58, normal high frequency receiver circuit 61, and normal high frequency transmitter circuit 62, respectively.

The analog signal transmitted to the conductive wire 52 by the high frequency receiving circuit 61 is applied to the input terminal of the ADC 41. Conductor 52 is also connected to an input of data processor 56 and to an input of voice processor 59, for example Aptek 3093.

Aptek 3094 data processor 56 reproduces 10 ms of encoded Manchester data transmitted from base station 10. This message bit includes word sync information, information bits and parity bits. The data processor 56 has a frequency counter for determining the correct supervisory audio tone (SAT).

The Aptek 3093 voice processor 59 performs signal conditioning by attenuating out-of-band noise to filter received low frequency signals, outputs 3 to 3000 Hz low frequency signals, SAT tones, and 10 Hz data, and receives the volume of the received low frequency signals. The low frequency input signal is filtered before adjustment is made and transmitted to the base station 10.

The modem 58 is connected to the B terminal of the DUART 53 by a conductor 58A. The computer tester is directly connected to the A terminal of the DUART 53 to enable local programming of the software function switch. Instruction number S1 indicates the connection port for terminal A. Modem 58 is also connected to voice processor 59 by way of wire 58C.

The modulation output 59A of the voice processor 59 is connected to the input of the high frequency transmission circuit 62. A conventional duplex filter 63 is connected to the input terminal of the high frequency reception circuit 61 and the output terminal of the high frequency transmission circuit 62. The antenna terminal of the duplex filter 63 is connected to the antenna 14.

Block 47 in FIG. 3 includes two tone detection circuits, which may be Signetics SE567D integrated circuits and receive two identification tones of 1760 kHz and 2479 kHz, respectively. (These two identification tones cannot be output to conventional handset or single dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) circuit 46)

The tone detection circuit 47 has an input coupled to the low frequency output stage 3 to 3000 kHz of the APTEK 3093 data processor 56. In FIG. 2, when two identification tones generated in the DTMF units 27 and 28 are detected, the RPI tones are output to the conducting wire 47A and become digital signals applied to the I / O transformer 44. The microcomputer 39 detects this state by reading the signal sent to the bus 21 in accordance with the signal on the conducting wire 47A and determines whether the programming process is to be started.

Software function switches for controlling the 24 programmable functions of the numbering module NAM and the mobile communication telephone 13 are stored in the EEPROM 55 of FIG. The numbering module may include, for example, a directory number, a home system identification code, a rating at the time of communication (e.g., a car, a mobile, a portable, etc.), an identification code of a built-in option of the mobile phone 13, and the like. Operating parameters of the mobile communication system.

The I / O comparator circuit 44 receives the eight lower address bits and the eight data bits transmitted to the address / data bus 21 and decodes them to generate various control and selection signals 57 to generate the A / D. Converter 41, DUART 53, Scratchpad RAM 54, EEPROM 55, Modem 58, Data Processor 56, Voice Processor 59, Receiving Circuit 61, Transmitting Circuit 62 Select and / or control various circuits, including the like.

The selection and control operation of the various circuits is performed by a program of a software function switch, so that two identification tones of 1760 Hz and 2479 Hz are generated in the DTMFs 27 and 28 of the programming adapter 4 in FIG. When it enters through the antenna 14 and demodulates in the receiving circuit 61, it is transmitted to the input terminal of the low frequency processing circuit 59 via the conducting wire 52. The low frequency processing circuit 59 regenerates 1760 kHz and 2479 low frequency tones and supplies them to the input terminal of the two tone detection circuits of block 47 through the lead wire 60.

If both identification tones are present, a signal is transmitted to the I / O comparator 44 via the wire 47A, and then a signal is transmitted to the I / O comparator 44 by the I / O comparator. Then, the DUART 53 and the modem 58 set the desired voice channel so that the digital data can be communicated through the voice channel through the antenna 14, the high frequency receiving circuit 61, and the high frequency transmitting circuit 62. do. The digital data is then received by the modem 58 and the DUART 53 and transmitted via the address / data bus 21 and the microcomputer 39 reads and processes them.

The microcomputer 39 also reads the current state of the software function switch stored in the EEPROM 55, and reads this data into the DUART 53, the modem 58, the voice processor 59, the high frequency transmission circuit 62, and the antenna 14 Is transmitted to the base station 10 through. The digital function switch data received in the high frequency form from the supporting station 10 via the antenna 14 is loaded on the address / data bus 21 via the module 58 and read by the microcomputer 39. The digital data output by the microcomputer 39 is transmitted to the antenna 14 through the address / data bus 21, the DUART 53, the modem 58, the voice processor 59, and the high frequency transmission circuit 62. Is transmitted to the host computer 2 via the base station 10.

The flowchart of FIG. 4 shows the basic operation of programming the mobile communication system shown in FIG. The mobile phone 13 can make a voluntary call so that the host computer 2 can monitor and / or change the state of the function switch of the mobile phone 13.

The function switches are software switches stored in the EEPROM 55 of the mobile communication telephone 13, which are set and reset in accordance with the function switch data received from the host computer 2 by the microcomputer 39. Software function switches are simply stored bits that cause a software function routine or algorithm to be executed. All of the 24 selectable functions are performed in the execution of the corresponding software routine or algorithm.

In FIG. 4, the host computer calls a target station to read and update the states of the function switches of the mobile communication telephone 13 as shown in block 110. In FIG. To do this, when the host computer 2 makes a call, the MTSO 6 causes the mobile phone 13 to tune to the frequency of the available voice channel. The mobile communication telephone 103 then automatically tunes to this voice channel frequency and transmits 5970,6000 or 6030 GHz supervised low frequency (SAT) to the base station 10. The base station 10 then causes the mobile phone 13 to ring to alert the subscriber and to turn on the 10 kHz information signal returned to the base station 10. When the subscriber is near and hears the synthesized voice tone, he picks up the handset of the mobile telephone 13 and answers the call as shown in block 111 of FIG. The mobile communication telephone 13 turns off the alarm signal by the signal generated in response to the response. The base station 10 then supplies a carrier signal of the transmitter / receiver of the base station to the programming adapter 14. System operation at this time is the node 111A of the flowchart of FIG.

According to the present invention, the mobile telephone 13 may alternatively voluntarily call the host computer 2 as in block 112. When the host computer 2 calls, the voice channel connection to the mobile communication telephone 13 cannot be made unless the subscriber is present and does not respond to the alarm sound. However, the host computer 2 needs to monitor and update the state of the software function switch even when the user of the mobile communication telephone 13 is absent and does not respond. In order to make a spontaneous call of the mobile telephone 13, the microcomputer 39 queries the time / date counter 45, which timer is used to host computer 2 according to the flowchart of FIG. 6 or FIG. The call to can be started automatically. While waiting, the host computer 2 can establish the voice channel connection of the mobile communication telephone 13 in accordance with this voluntary call and inquire and update the status of the software function switch.

In order for the mobile telephone 13 to make a voluntary call to the host computer 1, the mobile telephone 13 automatically dials the telephone number of the host computer 2. Accordingly, the MISO 6 allocates the voice channel available through the base station 10 to the mobile communication phone 13 as in the case of the call of the host computer. The mobile communication telephone 13 then transmits the monitored low frequency tone in synchronization with the frequency of the assigned voice channel, similar to the call of the host computer. The MISO 6 then causes the DAA circuit 38 of the programming adapter 4 to connect the transmit and receive channels of the telephone line 7 to the base station 10.

The host computer 2 then responds as shown in block 113 of FIG. The operation is then located at the nodes 111A of the flow of FIGS. 4 and 5.

The host computer 2 then initiates a LOGIN process as shown by block 114. 5 shows a portion of the process of block 114 of FIG.

In FIG. 5, the voice channel is set up from the mobile communication telephone 13 to the host computer 2 via the base station 10 and the MISO 6 during the login process. At this time, the voice channel connection is made between the mobile communication telephone 13 and the host computer 2. The host computer 2 turns on the dual tone software timer of the mobile telephone. This software timer is executed by the microcomputer 39 of the mobile communication telephone 13 to monitor the voice channel for 10 seconds. If the function switch programming process is to be performed, the host computer 2 instructs the microcomputer 20 of the programming adapter 4 so that the dual multi-frequency units 27 and 28 can identify the above described low frequency tone of 1760 kHz and 2479 kHz. Try to generate them at the same time.

When the tone detection circuit 47 of the mobile communication telephone 13 detects the presence of two identification tones, such as block 95 in FIG. 5, the microcomputer 39 sends an identification sound detection signal to the wire 47A and transmits the I signal. Causes the / O comparator 44 to set the modem 58 in response mode, such as block 99. Otherwise, the microcomputer 39 executes the program and goes to the decision block 96 to determine whether the 10-second dual tone timer period has elapsed. If it has not already elapsed, the program returns to the input point of decision block 95, and if it has elapsed, it goes to block 98, determines that the current call is a general call and not a programming call, and the microcomputer 39 executes programming. As in block 98, the mobile phone 13 enters the call mode.

If two dual tones are detected, this indicates that the function switch programming procedure is desired and the modem 58 has been set in response mode. When the modem 58 of FIG. 3 is activated, the modem 30 of FIG. 2 detects the modem carrier signal 36. If the detection operation is performed within the 10-second period set by the software carrier detection timer in block 100 of FIG. 5, the flow advances to block 101, and sets a login timer of 30 seconds in block 103. If no carrier is detected in decision block 101, the program proceeds to decision block 102 to determine whether the 10 second carrier detection timer has elapsed. If so, the program proceeds to the input point of block 98 and assumes that the current call is a general call, otherwise returns to the input point of decision block 101.

When the carrier is detected at block 101, the microcomputer 39 proceeds to block 103, sets the login timer for 30 seconds, proceeds to decision block 104, and the appropriate password is entered by the host computer 2. It is determined whether it has been input and received by the mobile communication telephone 13. If it is not received at the decision of decision block 104 and is "yes" at the decision of decision block 105, then mobile phone 13 ends the call as block 106. The judgment of decision block 106 is "no" and the microcomputer 39 transitions the program to the input point of decision block 104.

When the correct password is received, the microcomputer 39 sends a reply signal to the host computer 2 via the voice channel and the program proceeds to block 115 in FIG.

In block 115, the mobile phone 13 issues a version number of the current programming subroutine executed by the microcomputer 39 upon completion of the login process. It is preferable that the subroutine of the program stored in the PROM 42 is occasionally updated. The version number identifies the memory map of the EEPROM 55 to the host computer 2 running the software of block 1. The host computer 2 reads and writes the target station accordingly using this memory map.

When the host computer 2 receives the turn signal confirming that the operator has input the password to the host computer 2 by the keyboard, the host computer 2 enters the "command step" and instructs the mobile phone 13 to command. Ready to send out. Commands on the host computer include READ, WRITE, EXECUTE, and END commands. The host computer 2 can issue one command at a time, waiting for an ACK command to issue the next command. If the response of the mobile telephone 13 is a "non-reply" command (NACK), the host computer 2 retransmits the previous command.

The stored secret code, i.e., the password, is one of the programmable functions that can be set using one of the software function switches stored in the mobile phone 13. The subscriber does not know this password. This password can be changed periodically so that the former serviceman no longer knows it.

When the mobile phone 13 returns the version number, the host computer 2 transmits the function switch parameter data to the mobile phone 13 as shown in block 116. The mobile phone 13 then receives the parameter change data as in block 117.

The host computer 2 then requests the mobile communication telephone 13 to transmit the current parameter status data, as in block 118. Accordingly, the mobile phone 13 transmits the function switch state data to the host computer 2 as in block 119, and the next host computer 2 transmits a DONE command as shown in block 120 to the mobile phone. To 13). Then, the mobile phone 13 turns on the beep for 1.8 seconds to signal the base station 10 to disconnect the voice channel, and then turns off the transmission function to return to the idle state.

FIG. 6 shows a program executed by the microcomputer 39 when the user of the mobile communication telephone 13 turns on the ignition switch of the vehicle in which the mobile communication telephone 13 is installed. Is supplied. As shown in block 76 of FIG. 6, this power up initiation process is automatically performed by the overall system of FIG. The time / date counter 45 then inquires to determine if the current date is later than the date on which the function switch of the mobile telephone 13 was most recently reported. This query ensures that there is only one report per day (or other selected time interval). If the judgment of block 77 is no, the microcomputer 39 transitions to its idle state. Otherwise, the microcomputer 39 makes a programming call to the host computer 2 as in block 78. The program then proceeds to block 79 to update the hour / day report, terminates the programming process as block 80, and the microcomputer returns to the idle state.

7 shows a spontaneous programming call process by the mobile telephone 13 when the time / date counter 45 is unavailable. In this case, the power supply process of the block 69 is basically the same as the block 76 of FIG. In block 70 we test this to see if the "next report timer" variable is smaller than the "call timer" variable. The " call timer " variable is simply a measure of the length of the user's last telephone call to the mobile phone 13. If the judgment of the decision block 70 is "no", the microcomputer 39 shifts the program to the idle state of the block 74. Otherwise, the microcomputer 39 makes a programming call to the host computer 2, proceeds to block 72 to update the "next report timer", and ends the programming process at block 74 to return to the idle state. .

While the invention has been described above with reference to several specific embodiments, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications to the embodiments of the invention without departing from the scope of the invention. All elements and methods which basically perform the same function in essentially the same way and achieve the same result are included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

(a) causing the host computer to operate to initiate a first call to the mobile telephone, causing the base station to transmit an initiation signal over the digital paging channel; and (b) the first processor of the mobile telephone to the digital paging. Monitoring the channel to generate an alarm signal in the mobile phone according to the initiation signal; and (c) a first response signal in the mobile phone when an operator answers the first call according to the alarm signal. And (d) causing the first processor to transmit the first reply signal through the digital paging channel according to the first response signal. (E) operating a tone generator connected to the host computer to complete the voice channel connection with the host computer; Generating an identification tone on a voice channel; (f) detecting the identification tone on the voice channel in the mobile communication telephone; and (g) operating the first processor in response to the detection. Causing the telephone to send a second reply signal to the host computer; (h) causing the host computer to operate to send function switch data over the voice channel in accordance with the second reply signal; Operating the first processor to write function switch data received through the voice channel into a plurality of software function locations in the mobile telephone, wherein the first function switch data of the function switch data is moved by the user; To prevent a call from the communication telephone, and the second function switch data is transmitted before the mobile communication. Attempting to make a call from a mobile device to a telephone of a predetermined telephone number, and (j) operating the first processor to transfer a call on the mobile telephone to the telephone having the predetermined telephone number. And (k) operating said first processor to voluntarily call said host computer by automatically dialing a telephone number of a modem connected to said host computer in accordance with the timing circuit of said mobile phone. How to program it. The method of claim 1, wherein the function switch data has a password code, and a password corresponding to the password code is transmitted by a host computer, and the first processor reads the transmitted password and compares it with the password code. (g) How to match before. A host computer; Means for causing a base station to transmit a start signal over a digital paging channel by the host computer initiating a first call to the mobile phone, and operating the first processor in accordance with the start signal to cause the digital phone to operate on the digital phone. Means for monitoring a paging channel; Means for generating an alarm signal to the mobile telecommunication telephone; Means for generating a first response signal to the mobile communication telephone when the user responds to the first call according to the alarm signal; Means for causing a base station to complete a voice channel connection between the mobile telephone and a modem of the host computer by causing the first processor to transmit a first reply signal over the digital paging channel in accordance with the first response signal; Tone generating means for generating an identification tone under control of the host computer; Means for transmitting the identification tone through the voice channel; Means provided in said mobile communication for receiving said identification tone over said voice channel and detecting a received identification tone; Means for operating the first processor in response to the detection to cause the mobile telephone to transmit a second reply signal to the host computer; Means for operating said host computer in response to said second reply signal to transmit function switch data over said voice channel connection; Means for operating the first processor to write function switch data received via the voice channel connection into a plurality of software function switches of the mobile telephone; An EEPROM connected to the first processor and storing the software switch; A PROM that stores a software function routine that is connected to said first processor to thereby prevent a user from being called by a mobile telephone and transmits it to a predetermined telephone when making a call to said mobile telephone, and to said first processor. A timer circuit of the mobile communication telephone to be connected; Means in the first processor for automatically making a call to the host computer in accordance with the timer circuit. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising tone generating means for generating two identification tones under control of a second processor, UART means for connecting said host computer and a modem, and said modem providing said UART means to a base station via a land station telephone line. And a programming adapter for connecting and for transmitting an identification tone through the voice channel to the base station.