WO2006128382A1 - Method for automatically selecting mobile or fixed networks by multimode radio voice terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for automatically selecting mobile or fixed network networks by multimode radio voice terminal is disclosed. In this method, when calling or receiving a telephone, the multimode radio voice terminal automatically selecting mobile or fixed network networks based on a presetting calling rule. The multimode radio voice terminal has a default call network. When deciding to initiate or answer a phone call, the multimode radio voice terminal judges to transmit through the default mobile network or the default fixed network, and matches/filtrates the calling number while calling, then the calling with the number matched will be transmitted through the specific network.

Description

Multi-mode wireless device automatically selects a mobile voice terminal or a fixed network TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications in the multimode wireless terminal device and the telephone voice communication technology, particularly to a method of selecting a mobile network or a fixed network during a telephone call.

Background technique

Currently mobile phones (including GSM mobile phones, 3G mobile phones, WiMAX phones, etc.) a lot of popularity, but it still has limitations. First, although the mobile phone network coverage is very broad, but the mobile network signal in the room, still very weak in the blind spot underpass; undertaking of two, in order to cover remote areas, mountainous areas, the cost of construction of mobile network base stations are very expensive; the first Third, the use of the mobile network communication costs remain high. At the same time, inexpensive fixed telephone / data network coverage is very wide, the mobile phone can access the fixed network via a short-range wireless technology (e.g. Bluetooth, WLAN, UWB, wireless VSB, etc.), through a fixed network call. The biggest advantage with respect to the fixed network, mobile network are: the signal is stable and reliable, low cost, cheaper communication costs. We will be able to move a long distance access network, can also by voice access terminal short-range wireless technology called fixed network voice multimode wireless terminal, which is a new wireless voice short-range wireless technology mature generated Terminal Equipment.

Add more mature short-range wireless access technology in a mobile phone main program Bluetooth and WLAN. Bluetooth (Bluetooth) is a short-range wireless communications technology, it works in the ISM 2.4GHz (Industrial - Scientific - Medical) frequency band. Bluetooth technology can be cost-effective way to connect various devices. Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group, said cartridge SIG) in a cordless telephone application framework that defines the (Cordless Phone Profile), there is proposed a way to use Bluetooth wireless voice terminal access to a fixed network, i.e. a gateway and wireless voice terminal devices are equipped with Bluetooth radio module, Bluetooth transmission of voice and control signaling, which gateway is connected to the fixed network, a wireless voice terminal into the radio range of the gateway device once and the gateway, i.e. establishing a wireless connection, via gateway access the fixed network. WLAN is a short-range wireless communications technology, through which a WLAN radio module, an IP connection may be established between the wireless terminal device and a voice gateway, which is connected to the fixed data network, a wireless terminal device via a voice data gateway access to the fixed network . Other short-range wireless technologies, such as wireless USB, UWB, etc., may be its corresponding standard wireless voice terminals access the fixed network through a gateway.

In current solutions, when connected to the multimode wireless voice terminal equipment and the gateway, through the multimode wireless voice terminal device to make / receive, the call will all generally make / receive through a fixed network connected to the gateway. However, in actual use, some national / local regulations must be free to call some special service numbers through the mobile network, such as certain emergency number. Moreover, depending on the tariff policy of the network operator, but also the presence of some number to go directly to mobile networks cheaper than fixed networks. China Mobile's mobile communications network, for example, when dialing the telephone communications company I860 customer service, call toll-free via the mobile network, which is obviously more than the fixed network by dialing To conserve costs, and when to use their family numbers business, by moving network to make and receive affection from the set of phone numbers can save costs. Further, when connected to the multimode wireless terminal device and the voice gateway, the gateway is busy situation encountered by the fixed network can not make / receive calls.

The above description: when a call can not be simply multimode wireless voice terminal connected to the gateway device determines to select the fixed network, but the need for further determines an operating state of the current call and the current number of gateways to It determines that the call is flexibly fixed network or mobile network. Currently, there have been provided, for example a shortcut key or menu on the terminal, so that the user can quickly select a fixed network or a mobile switching network scheme. However, while this approach can achieve the above purpose, but for users, not convenient to use. If the above determination process can be performed automatically, without user intervention, it may not change the existing dialing habits of the user, so that user need only dial a number. This should be beneficial.

SUMMARY

Object of the present invention is to provide a multi-mode when the wireless terminal device to make and receive voice telephone call, the mobile network can be automatically selected or fixed network method.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a network in which automatic selection when A multimode wireless terminal can be connected to a mobile voice network and a fixed network calls a method, wherein a plurality of the multi-mode wireless voice terminal equipment call rules requiring that a particular network by the call for a specific call number; when the multimode wireless terminal device voice call, the call based on the call number involved in the call according to the rules set by the call number is matching / filter selects the mobile network or a fixed network.

Preferably, when a multimode wireless terminal initiates a voice call, select the mobile network or fixed network comprises: determining a default wireless voice network to which the multimode terminal device provided, in accordance with the call to the rule 4 called number called matching / filtering, if the match / filter results show that the call must be made through another network than the default network, then the network used for the call to the other switching network, and by the other network initiated the call; otherwise initiate the call via the default network.

Preferably, when a multimode wireless terminal device receiving a voice call, select the mobile network or fixed network comprises: determining that the call is from a mobile network or a fixed network; if the call from the fixed network, the multimode wireless voice terminal from the fixed network to accept or reject the call; if the call Gao, the steps proceed from the mobile network; performing code matching / filtering of calls based on the calling number of the call rule, if the match / filter results indicate that the call is required by mobile network, then accept or reject the call through the mobile network; otherwise, accept or reject the call via the fixed network.

Call Filtering contain specific number prefix; make a call by containing a specific number of a particular network; command comprising a specific number prefix calls through a specific network: according to an embodiment of the present invention, the call includes at least one rule removing its call number contained in the special number prefix was filtered, and the call through a particular network; specific numbers or number prefixes with a binding period, and specify a specific number or a number including the prefix of the calling period via the specific network.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, comprises the so call a specific number by a particular network comprising: an option to increase the contact telephone voice recording multimode wireless terminal device, a call number for the corresponding used to specify a particular network corresponding to the call.

By the present invention, the multimode wireless terminal device to automatically select the mobile voice network or a fixed network call numbers according to the method, such that, without user intervention, it is possible to provide a preferred network, reducing the inconvenience of a user operation improves user-friendliness of the multimode wireless voice terminals. Moreover, for the user to select an available network by checking the status of the gateway, but also improve the efficiency of the call.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

By means of the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail with embodiments, it will help to understand the objects and advantages of the present invention. among them:

FIG 1 is a phone call is initiated in accordance with the multi-mode wireless voice terminal apparatus according to the present invention, a flowchart of a mobile network or a fixed network is automatically selected;

FIG 2 is a receive telephone calls in accordance with the multimode wireless terminal device according to the present invention, a voice, a flowchart of a mobile network or a fixed network is automatically selected.

3 is a flowchart / call number matching the filter.

detailed description

FIG 1 is a phone call is initiated in accordance with the multi-mode wireless voice terminal apparatus according to the present invention, a flowchart of a mobile network or a fixed network is automatically selected.

Since the multi-mode wireless voice terminal device can be connected to the mobile network and a fixed network, typically a network in the network are designated as the default network.

When an embodiment according to the present invention, initiating a telephone call in S100 multimode wireless voice terminal device, it first determines the currently set default network S110. Here, it is assumed that the default network is a fixed network.

After determining the default network, the multimode wireless terminal device number of the voice call (hereinafter referred to as the called number) matching / filter S120, S180 and call handling rules within the multimode wireless terminal device stores the voice, so that the specific the called number corresponding to the particular call via the network to carry out. The call rules, and matching / filtering method can take many forms, and will hereinafter be described with reference to FIG.

If the called number satisfies the rules call, for example to match the multi-mode wireless voice terminal device of the specific number or a specific prefix, indicating that the called number corresponding to the call must be made through another network than the default network, in in this scenario, the other network is a mobile network, the multimode wireless terminal device to switch to the appropriate voice mobile network communication module to initiate a telephone call via the mobile network S190. If a particular number in the called number with the voice terminal or a specific prefix does not match, or no match results show that the call must be carried by the fixed network, the fixed network directly, i.e., set default network initiates phone call.

After the telephone call is initiated by the fixed network is determined, further determining whether the multimode wireless terminal device connected to the gateway speech S130; if not connected to the network that the call is still moving through S190. As Gao has been connected, you need to view the current status of the gateway S140. If the gateway is not busy, the phone call is initiated by the fixed network S170; if the gateway is busy, it is checked whether a call for seasonal S150 busy gateway via a mobile network. As has been set, so the call to S190 performed by the mobile network, if it is not set, the user is prompted to: the gateway is busy, the call can not be successfully S160. After Similarly, if the start is determined default network for mobile networks S110, similarly, the in matching / filter called number S180, if the result of the matching / filtering is required, the switching network via the communication module and the fixed network diverted through the fixed network in step S130; S190 otherwise, the call initiated by the mobile telephone network.

FIG 2 is a multi-mode wireless voice terminal device receiving phone calls, a flowchart of a mobile network or a fixed network is automatically selected. Multi-mode wireless voice terminal device can be connected to a mobile network or a fixed network, mobile network and the fixed network or one set as a default network answer.

Upon receipt of an incoming call request S200, the multimode wireless voice terminal first determines the incoming call request via the fixed network is reaching S210 or mobile network.

If the incoming call request via the gateway, i.e. the fixed network to reach, directly through the fixed network ring, answer or reject the incoming call S270.

If the incoming call request is reached via a mobile network, it is determined whether the current default multimode wireless terminal devices receive voice network settings S220. If the default network is a fixed network, the call to the calling number is matched / filtration S220, for example, control a specific number in the multimode wireless voice terminal or a specific prefix matching / filtering calling numbers. The result is a mobile network, the mobile network will be replaced by ringing, answer or reject the incoming call S290. If the matching / filtering results by the fixed network to accept the incoming call, it is further determined whether the multimode wireless voice terminal equipment and the gateway is connected to S240. If not connected, the call through the mobile network is still S290; if connected, it is necessary to view the current status of the gateway S250. If the gateway is not busy, the command may be a mobile network, such as call forwarding on busy, the incoming call is transferred to the gateway S260, the multimode wireless voice terminal via the gateway device, the fixed network by ringing, answer or reject the incoming call S270. If the gateway is busy, you can still answer or reject incoming calls via mobile networks S290.

If the multimode wireless voice terminal is determined default mobile network / fixed network settings S220, default by the mobile network, the call to the calling number is matched filter S2 ⁸ 0. If / filtered through a voice terminal within a specific number or a specific prefix match, a result is required by the fixed network, then step through the fixed network call steering S240; otherwise, through the mobile network ring, answer or reject the incoming call S290.

3 is a detailed flow chart of the call number matching the call according to the rules / filters of the present invention as described.

Here, the rules which call the call through a particular network for a specific call number which can have multiple matching / filtering options. For example, the call numbers can be checked, including the calling number or called number, and whether a particular number matches the previously registered S300, if the calling number is identical with any particular number, indicating the number match, and in accordance with the matching set, selected by mobile or fixed networks S350.

Alternatively, it is possible to check whether the calling number is registered in advance with a specific number prefix matches S310, if a calling number from the first few start with any particular number a prefix identical to the prefix numbers match, prefix match in accordance with the set, selected by mobile or fixed networks S350.

Can also check whether the calling number registered in advance with a specific number prefix same filter S320, if a calling number from the first few start with any specific number prefix of the filter, the filter is carried out prefix number to the call number, i.e., the filter is removed and a part of the same prefix number prefix number from the call, the remaining number is a real call number, and in accordance with the filter setting, select a mobile or fixed network call S350 is performed.

Alternatively, the calling number may check whether certain numbers or prefixes pre-registered with the binding period, the number prefix matching filter S330, if match, according to the matching / filter setting, a period of time specified in the call selection mobile or fixed networks S350.

Or, an increase in telephone contact recording multimode wireless terminal device in a voice option, the default calling number designated for the preferred network is a mobile network or a fixed network; this number is matched to a particular form.

Wherein said call number, a specific number prefix and prefix may be filtered by a particular number string of numbers, letters or special characters combined in any order.

If the call number is not certain numbers or prefixes and previously registered, a prefix number match filter / or are not the same, then for the call number, according to the current default, select a mobile or fixed communication network S340.

By numbers matching / filtering, the user can directly dial the number automatically selecting mobile / fixed network by matching numbers. Or before the desired dialed prefix plus the specified filter, e.g. '# #, representing outgoing calls, dialing the fixed network through' ##, it is removed. Some mobile network service providers in a certain period of time to make / receive calls for free, such as 22:00 to 6:00 am, set filters prefix '##, the call number with the prefix filter at this time all the segments via a mobile network. For answer the call, the user can set, for a certain number, all receive through the mobile network.

A method for automatically selecting the network, may further improve the expansion. For example, when detecting whether the gateway is connected to the terminal, it may be added simultaneously detected signal strength, may be set when the signal strength is below a certain limit, that is connected with the gateway and the terminal is not available, so the two are not connected. Further, in the multi-mode wireless voice terminal device before transfer to the incoming call gateway, the multimode wireless terminal device through voice command special extension, first detects whether the gateway support incoming call ringing present only voice multimode wireless terminal device, if not support, you can not make call transfer.

In the context of the present invention, short-range wireless technology, may not be limited to the enumerated WLAN, Bluetooth, UWB and Wireless USB, etc., may be another short-range radio access. The long-range wireless, may not be limited to the exemplified GSM, 3G and WiMAX, may be another long-range radio access, e.g. PHS PHS wireless 4G or next generation and the like.

While the present invention is given with reference to preferred embodiments and examples described herein, but those of ordinary skill will appreciate that the spirit and scope of the present invention without departing from the claims as defined by the appended claims may be made in form and details of the various changes.

Claims

Rights request

An automatically selecting one of the network when the multimode wireless terminal can be connected to a mobile voice network and a fixed network to call a method, comprising:

A plurality of call handling rules in the multimode wireless voice terminal device, a predetermined particular network through which the call for a specific call number;

When the multimode wireless terminal voice call, the call based on the call number involved in the call according to the rules set by the matching / filter selects the call number of the mobile network or a fixed network.

The method according to claim 1, wherein, when a multimode wireless terminal initiates a voice call, select the mobile network or fixed network comprises:

Determining the multimode wireless voice terminals provided default network,

According to the call to the called number of the call rule matching / filtering, if the match / filter results show that the call must be made through another network than the default network, the network used by the call will be switched to another network, and initiate the call via the other network; otherwise, the call initiated by the default network.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, when a multimode wireless terminal device receiving a voice call, select the mobile network or fixed network comprises:

Determines that the call is from a mobile network or a fixed network;

If the call from the fixed network, the multimode wireless voice terminal to accept or reject the call from the fixed network;

If the call from the mobile network, the steps continue;

According to this rule call for the calling number of the calling number is matched / filter, if the match / filter results show that the call shall be performed by a mobile network, or accepting the call must Giant 4 through the mobile network;

Otherwise, accept or reject the call via the fixed network.

The method according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the multi-mode wireless voice terminal device connected to the fixed network via a gateway, and to initiate or receive a call via the fixed network further comprises the step of;

Check whether the multimode wireless voice terminals connected to the gateway, if not connected, the call is initiated or received through the mobile network; otherwise, proceed with the following steps;

Check that the gateway is busy; if the gateway is idle, the call is performed through the fixed network; if the gateway is busy, the steps continue;

Checks whether the gateway to initiate or receive a call when a busy mobile network; initiate or if the set gateway is busy through the mobile network receives a call, initiating or receiving the call via the mobile network; not through the mobile network a call if the set gateway busy , you can not initiate the call.

5. The method of claim 1, said call comprising at least one of the following rule: Let call containing a specific number by a particular network;

Call command comprises a specific number by a particular network prefix;

Filter specific number prefix comprising a prefix filter removing the specific call number contained in its call number, and the call through a particular network;

The specific numbers or number prefixes with a binding period, and specify a specific number or a number including the prefix calls through a specific network within this time period.

6. The method according to claim 5, comprising the so by calling a specific number of specific network comprising: an option to increase the contact telephone voice recording multimode wireless terminal device, a call number for the corresponding used to specify a particular network corresponding to the call.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5, the call number, a specific number and a specific number prefix comprising a prefix filtration numbers, letters, special characters or their combination in any order of the string.

8. The method according to claim 1, the multi-mode wireless voice terminal device is capable of simultaneously accessing mobile communication network and a long distance by a short-range radio access technology of the fixed communication network voice telephony terminal.

9. A method according to claim 8, the long distance network comprises a mobile communications GSM, 3G, WiMAX mobile communication network, and the short-range wireless technology include Bluetooth wireless technology, WLAN technology, UWB and Wireless USB technology, and is fixed network include public switched telephone network PSTN, ISDN and IP data networks.