Wireless communication method, wireless communication system, and mode switching method

• US 20110171978A1
• Filed: 03/16/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Konno, Kazuya
• Granted Patent: US 8,712,443 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/04 based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

In a mobile terminal (10), a position information which is received by a position information detecting section (12) is transmitted to a base station. A determining section (34) in the base station determines whether or not the received position information indicates a non-communication area which is then stored in a memory device (35). If the position information indicates a no-communication area, a communication impossible information is transmitted to the mobile terminal (10). When the communication impossible information is received, a wireless communication section (19) in the mobile terminal (10) is notified that a network is disconnected. By putting out a network disconnection request by a communication controlling section (36), the network is disconnected. Consequently, use of the mobile terminal is prohibited in an area where a mobile terminal should preferably be restricted.

Claims

1-8. -8. (canceled)

9. A mobile terminal comprising:

a position information acquiring section;

a route information maintaining section for storing a predetermined route information;

a movement path detecting section for monitoring a moving route of said mobile terminal according to said position information;

a determining section for determining whether or not the moving route on a predetermined route according to said moving route and said predetermined route information; and

an operation mode switching section for switching to a predetermined operation mode when it is determined that the moving route is on said predetermined route.

10. A mobile terminal according to claim 9 further comprising a route information acquiring section for receiving said predetermined route information from an external device.

11. A mobile terminal according to claim 9 wherein said predetermined route is a route information for transportation facilities.

12. A mobile terminal according to claim 10 wherein said route information acquiring section receives route information about peripheral area of a present position in said predetermined route information.

13. A mobile terminal according to claim 9 wherein said position information acquiring section receives the position information from a Global Positioning System (GPS).

14. Mode switching method comprising the steps of:

detecting position information of a mobile terminal;

monitoring a moving route according to said position information of the mobile terminal;

determining whether or not the moving route is on a predetermined route; and

switching to a predetermined operation mode when the moving route is on said predetermined route.