JP3056082B2 - Additional service control method for mobile communication - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication supplementary service control system, and more particularly to a method for providing information about supplementary services other than telephone calls to a subscriber, and a method for providing supplementary services between a subscriber and an exchange. The present invention relates to a mobile communication supplementary service control method in which control is performed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As additional services of a plurality of conventional mobile terminals such as a mobile phone and a mobile phone, that is, a mobile communication system including a mobile station and a base station, various services have been developed one after another and provided to subscribers. ing. For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-350522, additional services other than telephone calls, such as a call transfer service and an answering machine service, are used to save the mobile terminal of a subscriber in a radio wave insensitive zone or to save battery power. This is necessary as an additional service for the caller of the mobile terminal because the possibility that the incoming call processing for the call from the other party will be incomplete due to the fact that the battery power is turned off is high. When the subscriber enters a registration for receiving the supplementary service, the management information for the subscriber's mobile terminal is determined by the conditions at the time of registration of the supplementary service, and the management information is exchanged for managing a call with the mobile terminal. It is stored in advance in the storage device of the station. The supplementary service for the caller when the mobile terminal receives a call is performed by reading the management information and providing the registered supplementary service when the service request is issued from each mobile terminal. A service request call from each mobile terminal is transmitted by a special number abbreviated dialing by operating an operation switch for requesting supplementary service, and each mobile terminal receives each call output from the exchange by receiving the call. In accordance with voice guidance for operating the terminal or a message from the exchange displayed on the display unit, necessary control such as start and stop of the additional service and designation of a transfer destination telephone number is performed.

When a subscriber newly subscribes to a mobile communication system, he or she receives explanations on various additional services as described above.
At present, there are not many opportunities to receive explanations about these additional services, and there are many subscribers who do not know what additional services have been newly provided. Also, not all subscribers sign up to receive all additional services when subscribing, and often sign up for convenient additional services as needed later. If you suddenly want to use the service, or if you want to receive a newly started additional service, you must go to the dealer or agency again and ask for the explanation again. However, there is a problem that it takes time and is troublesome to receive the additional service.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional mobile communication supplementary service control system, when newly joining a mobile communication system, even if the user once listens to the explanation of all the supplementary services, the supplementary services are provided thereafter. The new additional service has the disadvantage that it is easy to miss it without knowing that there is a convenient new additional service without having the opportunity to know it.

[0005] In addition, when a subscriber newly joins a mobile communication system, he or she receives various explanations about supplementary services. However, at that time, registration of all supplementary services is not always made, and if necessary, registration is made later. If there is a person who wishes to receive additional services after registering, or if there is a new service that has been newly provided after subscribing and wants to receive the additional service, a dealer or agency will bother In addition, the user has to listen to the explanation on the site, etc., and has the drawback that the procedure for subscribing is troublesome, and it takes time and is troublesome to receive additional services.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to quickly know a new supplementary service and to simplify a procedure for receiving various supplementary services, thereby shortening a waiting time. To provide an additional service control method.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication supplementary service control system, wherein a mobile terminal requests a supplementary service other than a telephone call from a switching center via a base station connected by a control channel. in addition the service control method of a mobile communication capable of undergoing cyclic supplementary service information the switching center is information relating to the additional service to the mobile terminal via the control channel
And the mobile terminal receives the additional service
Service information is stored and held, and the mobile terminal
Need to know the additional service information when receiving
Sometimes, the stored additional service information is
The additional service information read out by the display, the displayed
Registration lines for receiving provision of the additional service based
When the mobile terminal releases the registration, the registration request signal is sent to the exchange via the control channel to the exchange, and the exchange performs a procedure for the registration, and the mobile terminal cancels the registration. A request signal for canceling the registration is sent to the exchange via the control channel, and the exchange performs a procedure for the deregistration.

Further, in the supplementary service control system for mobile communication according to the present invention, the supplementary service is transmitted by transmitting a signal requesting a supplementary service other than a call from a mobile terminal to an exchange via a base station connected by a control channel. in addition the service control method of a mobile communication capable of receiving, cyclin additional service information the switching center is information relating to the additional service to the mobile terminal via the control channel
Always sent to click, the mobile terminal stores and holds the additional service information received, the mobile terminal the additional service
It is necessary to know the additional service information when receiving
The additional service information stored and retained
The additional service information read by the display, the displayed
Registration for receiving provision of the additional service based on
When performed, a supplementary service registration procedure signal for requesting the registration is sent to the exchange via the control channel, and the exchange receives the supplementary service registration procedure signal and After completing the registration by performing the procedural processing, perform a charging process when providing the additional service to the mobile terminal, and request that the registration be released when the mobile terminal releases the registration. And sends the supplementary service deregistration procedure signal to the exchange via the control channel, and the exchange receives the supplementary service deregistration procedure signal, performs the procedure for deregistration, and registers the registration. It is configured to release.

In the mobile communication supplementary service control method according to the present invention, the mobile terminal sends a signal requesting a supplementary service other than a call to a switching center via a base station connected by a control channel to the supplementary service. In the mobile communication supplementary service control method, the switching center may provide (A) supplementary service information, which is information on the supplementary service, to the mobile terminal via the control channel.
Supplementary service information transmitting means for constantly transmitting cyclically; (B) a supplementary service registration procedure signal transmitted from the mobile terminal via the control channel and requesting a registration procedure for receiving the supplementary service; And an additional service registration procedure signal receiving means for receiving an additional service registration cancellation procedure requesting a registration cancellation procedure for providing an additional service, and (C) the registration according to the additional service registration procedure signal received by the additional service registration procedure receiving means. Additional service registration procedure processing means for performing processing of the procedure and performing the registration cancellation procedure in accordance with the additional service registration cancellation procedure signal; (D) completion of the registration procedure until the registration cancellation procedure is performed; Charging means for charging the mobile terminal for the additional service. A mobile terminal comprising: (E) an additional service information receiving means for receiving the additional service information transmitted by the additional service information transmitting means; and (F) an additional service for storing the additional service information received by the additional service information receiving means. Information storage means, (G) display means for displaying the additional service information stored in the additional service information storage means, and (H) readout of the additional service information from the additional service information storage means for display on the display means. (I) an additional service information read instruction input means for inputting an instruction of (i) reading the additional service information from the additional service information storage means in accordance with an instruction input from the additional service information read instruction input means and displaying the additional service information on the display means Service information reading means, (J) registration for receiving provision of the additional service Supplementary service registration procedure instruction input means for inputting an instruction for requesting cancellation procedures of connection and registration of the supplementary service provided, (K)
Additional service registration procedure signal transmitting means for sending the additional service registration procedure signal and the additional service registration release procedure signal to the exchange via the control channel in accordance with an instruction input from the additional service registration procedure input means;
It is comprised including.

[0010]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a supplementary service control system for mobile communication according to the present invention.

In the supplementary service control method for mobile communication according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a mobile terminal 1 transmits and receives signals via a base station 3 connected by control channels 2a and 2b. And an exchange 4.

The exchange 4 includes an additional service information transmitting unit 5 for transmitting additional service information, which is information relating to an additional service other than a call, to the mobile terminal 1 via the control channel 2a, and a mobile terminal via the control channel. 1 and a supplementary service for receiving a supplementary service registration procedure signal for requesting a registration procedure for receiving supplementary service provision and a supplementary service registration release procedure signal for requesting a procedure for canceling registration of provision of supplementary service. A registration procedure signal receiving unit 6, an additional service registration procedure processing unit 7 for performing a registration procedure and a deregistration procedure according to the supplementary service registration procedure signal and the supplementary service deregistration procedure signal received by the supplementary service registration procedure signal receiving unit 6; After the registration procedure is completed, additional services for the mobile terminal 1 are provided until the registration cancellation procedure is performed. It consists accounting unit 8 which performs the money processing.

The mobile terminal 1 has an additional service information receiving section 9 for receiving the additional service information transmitted by the additional service information transmitting section 5 and an additional service for storing the additional service information received by the additional service information receiving section 9. An information storage unit 10, a display unit 11 for displaying the additional service information stored in the additional service information storage unit 10, and an instruction to read out the additional service information from the additional service information storage unit 10 and display it on the display unit 11 are input. An additional service information readout instruction input unit 12 for reading the additional service information from the additional service information storage unit 10 in accordance with an instruction input from the additional service information readout instruction input unit 12 and displaying the additional service information on the display unit 11 , Registration procedures for receiving additional services, and cancellation procedures for registration of additional services An additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 for inputting a request instruction and an additional service registration procedure signal and an additional service registration release procedure signal are transmitted via the control channel 2b according to the instruction input from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14. And an additional service registration procedure signal transmitting unit 15 to be sent to the exchange 4.

Next, the operation will be described.

In FIG. 1, in the exchange 4, an additional service information transmitting unit 5 sends additional service information, which is information on additional services already in operation for the mobile terminal 1, to the base station 3. It is sent cyclically at all times. The base station 3 that has received the additional service information further adds the option information to the broadcast information on the control channel 2a, which is a control signal transmitted wirelessly from the base station, and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 1. In the mobile terminal 1 in the standby state, the additional service information receiving unit 9 receives the additional service information transmitted from the additional service information transmitting unit 5 of the exchange 4. The additional service information storage unit 10 receives and stores the additional service information received by the additional service information receiving unit 9. Since this additional service information is constantly transmitted cyclically from the exchange 4, the mobile terminal 1 is always received when the mobile terminal 1 is in the receiving state.
The additional service information storage unit 10 updates the additional service information stored up to that time each time with the newly received additional service information, so that the additional service information stored in the additional service information storage unit 10 is always the latest. Information is accumulated. Accordingly, when the carrier of the mobile terminal 1 wants to receive the provision of the additional service, the additional service information stored in the additional service information storage unit 10 is read out and displayed on the display unit 11 so that the user does not need to go to the agency. Can also know the latest supplementary service information. In order to display the additional service information stored in the additional service information storage unit 10, the additional service information read instruction input unit 12 is operated to instruct the additional service information read unit 13 from the additional service information storage unit 10. An instruction to read out the additional service information and display it on the display unit 11 is input. The additional service information reading unit 13 reads the additional service information from the additional service information storage unit 10 according to the instruction input from the additional service information read instruction input unit 12, and displays the additional service information on the display unit 11.

A subscriber who is a carrier of the mobile terminal who sees the additional service information displayed on the display unit 11 desires to provide one of the additional services described in the additional service information. Then, the user operates the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 to input an instruction requesting a registration procedure for receiving provision of the additional service. The input instruction is sent to the additional service information reading unit 13. The additional service information reading unit 13 reads a screen for operating a procedure for receiving provision of the additional service according to an input instruction from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 and displays the screen on the display unit 11. Select the desired additional service on the screen that displays the contents of the current additional service,
The subscriber makes necessary inputs from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 according to the procedure shown on this screen. When the input in the determined procedure is completed, the supplementary service registration procedure signal transmitting unit 15 responds to the instruction input from the supplementary service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 and stores the supplementary service information storage unit 1.
An additional service registration procedure signal read from 0 and constructed based on the additional service information is transmitted to the exchange 4 via the base station via the control channel 2b. The supplementary service registration procedure signal sent to make the supplementary service registration request is assigned a special number for the supplementary service and is transmitted to the exchange 4. In the exchange 4, when there is an incoming call from the mobile terminal 1, the supplementary service registration procedure signal receiving unit 6 transmits the registration procedure for receiving the supplementary service transmitted from the mobile terminal 1 via the control channel. Is received. The supplementary service registration procedure processing unit 7 performs a registration procedure according to the supplementary service registration procedure signal received by the supplementary service registration procedure signal receiving unit 6. That is, the subscriber memory is changed so that the requested additional service can be provided. At this time, from the additional service registration procedure processing unit 7,
A guide message is sent to the display unit 11 via the additional service information transmitting unit 5 of the exchange 4 and the additional service information receiving unit 9 of the mobile terminal 1 as a guide for the operation for the registration procedure performed by the subscriber. The subscriber can perform operations while viewing the guide message. When the procedure by the additional service registration procedure processing unit 7 is completed and the registration is completed, when the additional service is provided in accordance with the registration procedure, the charging processing unit 8 performs a charging process of the mobile terminal 1 for the additional service. If the user has already registered and has received the additional service, but wishes to cancel the registration because it is no longer necessary to receive the additional service, the mobile terminal 1
By operating the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14, the user inputs an instruction requesting a procedure for canceling registration of provision of additional service. The additional service information reading unit 13 reads out a screen for operating a procedure for canceling registration of additional service provision according to an input instruction from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 and displays the screen on the display unit 11. At this time, similarly to the case of registration, the supplementary service registration procedure processing unit 7 sends a guide message to the display unit 11 of the mobile terminal 1 as a guide for the operation for the registration cancellation procedure performed by the subscriber. Therefore, the subscriber operates while watching the guide message. The subscriber makes an input from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14 according to the procedure shown on this screen. The additional service registration procedure signal transmitting unit 15 transmits an additional service registration release procedure signal formed based on the additional service information read from the additional service information storage unit 10 in accordance with the instruction input from the additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 14. It is transmitted to the exchange 4 via the base station via the control channel 2b. In the exchange 4, the supplementary service registration procedure signal receiving unit 6
Receives the supplementary service registration cancellation procedure signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 1 via the control channel, and the supplementary service registration procedure processing unit 7 performs the registration cancellation procedure processing according to the supplementary service registration cancellation procedure signal. That is, a change is made to the subscriber memory to cancel the registration that has been made so that the additional service can be provided. When the procedure by the additional service registration procedure processing section 7 is completed and the registration is canceled, the operation of the charging section 8 for charging is stopped.

A call from the mobile terminal 1 to the exchange 4 for a request for registration and deregistration of the provision of the supplementary service is automatically made when there is no response from the exchange 4 even after waiting for a predetermined time. At the end of the call, and enters a standby state.

In the above description, in the registration and deregistration operation of the provision of the supplementary service, a guide message is sent from the exchange as a guide for the operation for the registration and deregistration procedures performed by the subscriber on the display unit of the mobile terminal. Is displayed on the display, so that the subscriber operates according to this message.In addition, a guide message is transmitted from the exchange to the mobile station by voice, and the subscriber operates while listening to the message. It may be.

[0020]

As described above, according to the mobile communication supplementary service control method of the present invention, the supplementary service information, which is information on supplementary services, is transmitted to the mobile station 1 cyclically at all times. Is provided on the mobile terminal side, a means for storing the received additional service information, and a reading means for displaying the stored information when necessary and reading and displaying the information on the display means, so that the subscriber can operate the key by operating the mobile terminal. This has the effect that information on various additional services can be easily known.

The mobile terminal is provided with means for requesting a registration procedure and a deregistration procedure for receiving provision of an additional service, and the switching center is provided with a processing means for a registration and deregistration procedure for providing the additional service. Has the effect that the subscriber can change the subscriber memory by remote control and receive additional services only when necessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile communication supplementary service control system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile terminal 2a, 2b Control channel 3 Base station 4 Switching station 5 Additional service information sending section 6 Additional service registration procedure signal receiving section 7 Additional service registration procedure processing section 8 Billing processing section 9 Additional service information receiving section 10 Additional service information storage Unit 11 Display unit 12 Additional service information readout instruction input unit 13 Additional service information readout unit 14 Additional service registration procedure instruction input unit 15 Additional service registration procedure signal transmission unit

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mobile communication supplementary service control system in which a mobile terminal can request a supplementary service other than a call and receive the supplementary service from a switching center via a base station connected by a control channel. A station constantly sends additional service information, which is information on the additional service, to the mobile terminal via the control channel, and the mobile terminal receives the additional service information.
And the mobile terminal receives the supplementary service.
When you need to know the additional service information
Reads the additional service information stored and held
Registration is performed in order to be displayed, receiving provision of <br/> the additional service based on said additional service information displayed
When the registration request signal is sent to the exchange via the control channel, the exchange performs a process of the registration procedure, and when the mobile terminal releases the registration, the A mobile communication supplementary service control method, wherein a request signal for deregistering is sent to the exchange via the control channel, and the exchange performs a procedure for the deregistration. 2. A mobile communication supplementary service control system in which a mobile terminal can receive a supplementary service by sending a signal requesting a supplementary service other than a call to an exchange via a base station connected by a control channel. in, Sai additional service information the switching center is information relating to the additional service to the mobile terminal via the control channel
Always sent to the click, the mobile terminal stores and holds the additional service information received, the mobile terminal the additional
Need to know additional service information when receiving service
When there is a supplementary service that is stored and held
The information is read and displayed, and when registration for receiving the additional service is performed based on the displayed additional service information , an additional service registration procedure signal for requesting the registration is transmitted via the control channel. And sends the supplementary service registration procedure signal to the exchange to perform the procedure for the registration and complete the registration. Performs a charging process, when the mobile terminal deregisters, sends an additional service deregistration procedure signal for requesting deregistration to the exchange via the control channel, An exchange receives the supplementary service registration canceling procedure signal, performs a procedure for canceling the registration, and cancels the registration. Your system. 3. A mobile communication supplementary service control system in which a mobile terminal transmits a signal requesting supplementary services other than speech to a switching center via a base station connected by a control channel to receive the supplementary services. Wherein the switching center (A) additional service information sending means for constantly sending additional service information, which is information on the additional service, to the mobile terminal via the control channel, and (B) the control channel And a supplementary service registration procedure signal requesting a registration procedure for receiving the supplementary service and a supplementary service deregistration procedure signal requesting a registration deregistration procedure for providing the supplementary service transmitted from the mobile terminal via the mobile terminal. (C) receiving the additional service registration procedure signal received by the additional service registration procedure reception means. Additional service registration procedure processing means for performing the registration procedure in accordance with the supplementary service registration procedure signal and performing the registration cancellation procedure in accordance with the supplementary service deregistration procedure signal; (D) canceling the registration upon completion of the registration procedure Charging means for charging the mobile terminal for the additional service until a procedure is performed, wherein the mobile terminal receives (E) the additional service information transmitted by the additional service information transmitting means. Additional service information receiving means, (F) additional service information storing means for storing the additional service information received by the additional service information receiving means, and (G) displaying the additional service information stored in the additional service information storing means. (H) reading the additional service information from the additional service information storage means. An additional service information read instruction input means for inputting an instruction to be displayed on the display means; and (I) reading the additional service information from the additional service information storage means in accordance with an instruction input from the additional service information read instruction input means. Means for reading additional service information displayed on the display means, and (J) a registration procedure for requesting a registration procedure for receiving the provision of the additional service and a procedure for canceling the registration of the provision of the additional service. Instruction input means,
(K) an additional service registration procedure signal transmitting means for transmitting the additional service registration procedure signal and the additional service registration release procedure signal to the exchange via the control channel in accordance with an instruction input from the additional service registration procedure input means. , A supplementary service control method for mobile communication.