JPH06311093A - Mobile phone device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a mobile phone device capable of knowing its own current position by detecting the position of a base station. [Structure] The base station 2 sends to the mobile station 1 base station position information indicating its own position, which is stored in a third storage unit 206, in accordance with a base station position information request signal from the mobile station 1. The mobile station 1 that has received the base station position information has the position information detection unit 11
The position of the base station 2 is detected by 0, and the first storage unit 111
Sequentially store in. The display unit 113 displays the detected position of the base station 2 and the position first stored in the storage unit 111.
It is displayed together with the map stored in the second storage unit 112. By looking at the display on the display unit 113, the operator of the mobile station 1 knows which base station zone he is in now and how he has moved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone system comprising a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, and more particularly to a mobile phone device having a position detecting function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephone devices which can communicate at any place have been widely used.

A conventional portable telephone device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional mobile phone device. In the figure, 1 is a mobile station,
2 is a base station. In the mobile station 1, 101 is a first antenna for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from the base station 2,
Reference numeral 2 denotes a first wireless signal processing unit that modulates and demodulates a wireless signal, 103 an audio processing unit that processes an audio signal, and 104.
Is a microphone for inputting voice, 105 is a speaker for outputting voice or a voice signal, and 106 is the base station 2.
A first data processing unit for converting data or the like for controlling communication with a transmission / reception format, or reproducing data or the like from the transmission / reception format, 107 is a first control unit for controlling the operation of the mobile station 1. , 108 are input units for inputting telephone numbers and the like.

In the base station 2, 201 is a second antenna for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from the mobile station 1, 2
Reference numeral 02 is a second wireless signal processing unit that modulates and demodulates a wireless signal, 203 is a public line I / F unit that interfaces with a public line, and 204 is data for controlling communication with the mobile station 1. Is converted to a transmission / reception format,
Alternatively, the second data processing unit 205 reproduces data from the transmission / reception format, and the second control unit 205 controls the operation of the base station 2.

The mutual relationship and operation of the above components will be described below. The user of the mobile station 1 moves to the nearest communicable range of the base station 2 when he / she wants to make a call. The base station 2 always sends the control data generated by the second data processing unit 204 by the second control unit 205 to the second radio signal processing unit 2
It is modulated by 02 and transmitted as a radio signal from the second antenna 201. The mobile station 1 receives the radio signal with the first antenna 101, demodulates it with the first radio signal processing unit 102, and reproduces the control data in synchronization with the first data processing unit 106. The first control unit 107 decodes the control data, and when the control data is normally received, the mobile station 1 is in a callable state, and the user operates the input unit 108 to make a call with the other party. The first control unit 107 starts line connection when the telephone number or the like is input. In this case, the first control unit 107 controls the first data processing means 10
6, line connection request data is generated, modulated by the first wireless signal processing unit 102, and transmitted as a wireless signal from the first antenna 101.

[0006] In the base station 2, the radio signal received by the antenna 2 is demodulated by the second radio processing section 202 and reproduced by the second data processing section 204 as line connection request data. Upon receiving the line connection request data, the second control unit 205 controls the public line I / F unit 203 to connect to the public telephone line such as the requested telephone number. After that, by the control of the first control unit 107 and the second control unit 205, the public line I / F unit 203, the second wireless signal processing unit 202, the second
The call path between the mobile station 1 and the public telephone line, which includes the antenna 201, the first antenna 101, the first wireless signal processing unit 102, the voice processing unit 103, the microphone 104, and the speaker 105, is established. The user can talk with the other party through the microphone 104 and the speaker 105.

The base station 2 is installed for each predetermined area range, and there are a plurality of base stations. The communication between the mobile station 1 and the base station 2 depends on the zone selection operation.
The mobile station 1 operates so that the mobile station 1 selects the base station 2 in which the signal from the base station 2 is in the best reception state.

[0008]

There is a case where the user of the mobile station knows the current position and wants to inform the communication partner of his / her whereabouts. There is a position detection device using an artificial satellite as a means to know the current position, but it is an expensive device,
The current position may not be detected when hidden in a building or in the shadow.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone device capable of detecting the current position of one's whereabouts and displaying the current position.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile telephone apparatus comprising a mobile station and a base station for connecting the mobile station to a public telephone line by a radio signal. The station stores a position information detection unit that detects the position of the base station from the base station position information in the data transmitted from the base station, a first storage unit that stores the detected position of the base station, and a map. A second storage unit that stores the data;
The base station includes a display unit that displays the position of the base station and the map, the base station includes a third storage unit that stores base station position information that indicates the position of the base station, and the mobile station is wireless. The base station position information sent from the base station by a signal is received, the position information detecting unit detects the position of the base station and stores the position in the second storage unit, and the display unit receives the position of the received base station. And the position stored in the second storage unit together with the map.

[0011]

In the present invention, the mobile station detects the position of the base station based on the base station position information sent from the base station and displays it together with the map. The operator of the mobile station knows which base station is in the communication zone and also knows the progress of the movement.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a mobile phone device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. The same components as those of the conventional example shown in FIG. 2 are assigned the same reference numerals and detailed explanations thereof will be omitted. The present invention is different from the conventional example in the mobile station 1, a timer 109 for measuring an elapsed time, a position information detection unit 110 for detecting a current position from base station position information sent from the base station 2, and the base station. A first storage unit 111 that stores information and a second storage unit 112 that stores map information
And a display unit 113 for displaying the base station position information and the map information, and in the base station 2,
The third storage unit 206 stores information about the position of the base station 2, that is, base station position information.

The mutual relationship and operation of the above components will be described below. When the user of the mobile station 1 performs an operation for requesting position information using the input unit 108, the first control unit 107
Processes the operation input data by the first data processing unit 106 to generate a base station position information request signal, and transmits it to the base station 2 via the first wireless signal processing unit 102. When the base station 2 receives the base station position information request signal from the base station 1 via the second radio signal processing unit 202 and the second data processing unit 204, the second control unit 205 causes the second data processing. The unit 204 generates the position information signal including the base station position information stored in the third storage unit 206, for example, the data indicating the latitude and longitude of the base station,
To the mobile station 1 via the wireless signal processing unit 202.

The mobile station 1 receives the base station position information signal, detects the position of the base station 1 by the position information detection unit 110, accumulates it in the first storage unit 111, and previously received and stored it. The position information, the position information just received, and the map information stored in the second storage unit 112 are displayed together on the display unit 113. In this case, the mobile station 1 and the base station 2
When the mobile station 1 can communicate with the mobile station 1, the mobile station 1 is located within a range of a predetermined distance from the base station 2, that is, within the zone of the base station 2. Therefore, the communicating base station 2
A circular zone pattern centered on the latitude and longitude of the can be displayed as shown on the map. From the display, the user of the mobile station 1 can know which zone of the base station 2 he / she is currently in, and cannot know his / her position as a point, but know where he / she is. be able to. Also, by displaying together with the previously stored position information on the map, it is possible to know about how the user is moving.

The base station 2 is arranged so that it can communicate with the mobile station 1 no matter where it is, and a position undetectable state occurs due to the shadow of a building or the like like means using an artificial satellite. There is no danger of

As described above, according to the portable telephone device of the present embodiment, the mobile station 1 generates and transmits the signal requesting the position information of the base station 2 in the first data processing unit, and the base station 2 The base station position information is received from the base station position information, the base station position is detected by the position information detection unit, the base station position is stored in the first storage unit 111, and the display unit 113 together with the map information stored in the second storage unit 112. Since the mobile station 1 is displayed, the base station 2 in which the mobile station 1 is currently located,
It is possible to know how the person has moved and to easily realize his / her own current position as compared with a method using an artificial satellite such as GPS.

The base station position information can be carried as data on a control channel signal for connecting a wireless link between the mobile station and the base station. Further, in the embodiment, the case where the base station sends the base station position information in response to the base station position information request from the mobile station has been described, but the base station 1 always measures the elapsed time by the timer 109 and at every predetermined time. Alternatively, the base station position information may be transmitted as broadcast communication to a plurality of mobile stations.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention provides a mobile telephone device comprising a mobile station and a base station connecting the mobile station to a public telephone line by a radio signal.
The mobile station, a position information detection unit that detects the position of the base station from the base station position information of the data transmitted from the base station, a first storage unit that stores the position of the detected base station, A second storage unit that stores a map and a display unit that displays the position of the base station and the map are provided, and the base station stores base station position information indicating its own position. A third storage unit is provided, the mobile station receives base station position information transmitted from the base station by a radio signal, detects the position of the base station by the position information detection unit, and stores it in the second storage unit. By storing, the display unit displays the received position of the base station and the position stored in the second storage unit together with the map, which base station zone the operator of the mobile station is in, You can also know how you have moved That.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional mobile phone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile station 2 Base station 110 Position information detection part 111 1st storage part 112 2nd storage part 113 Display part 206 3rd storage part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mobile telephone device comprising a mobile station and a base station for connecting the mobile station to a public telephone line by a radio signal, wherein the mobile station is a base station of data transmitted from the base station. A position information detection unit that detects the position of the base station from the position information, a first storage unit that stores the detected position of the base station, and a second storage unit that stores a map,
The base station includes a display unit that displays the position of the base station and the map, the base station includes a third storage unit that stores base station position information that indicates the position of the base station, and the mobile station is wireless. The base station position information sent from the base station by a signal is received, the position information detecting unit detects the position of the base station and stores the position in the second storage unit, and the display unit receives the position of the received base station. And a position stored in the second storage unit together with a map. 2. The mobile station transmits a base station position information request signal to the base station at an arbitrary time point, and the base station which receives the base station position information request signal stores its own memory in the third storage unit. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the base station position information of is transmitted to the mobile station. 3. The base station is provided with a timer for measuring the passage of time, and the base station position information stored in the third storage unit is sent as broadcast communication to a plurality of mobile stations at predetermined time intervals. The mobile phone device according to claim 1.