WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

• US 20140018031A1
• Filed: 09/19/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: ODE, Takayoshi
• Application Number:
  US14/031,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20140018031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/404.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

A wireless communication system includes one or more terminals; and a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals. The base station includes a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals, a non-specific communication control unit configured to control non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group, and a warning message notifying unit configured to broadcast a warning message. The warning message notifying unit starts broadcasting the warning message after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication. The terminal includes a warning message receiving unit configured to attempt to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, when the notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication is detected.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system comprising:

one or more terminals; and

a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals, wherein

the base station includes

a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals,

a non-specific communication control unit configured to control non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group, and

a warning message notifying unit configured to broadcast a warning message, wherein the warning message notifying unit starts broadcasting the warning message after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication, wherein

the terminal includes

a warning message receiving unit configured to attempt to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where the notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication is detected.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein

the base station includes

a specific communication stop notifying unit configured to transmit a notification indicating to stop the specific communication, in a case where a request to transmit the warning message is received from a network, and

the warning message notifying unit configured to broadcast the warning message in the non-specific communication after the notification indicating to stop the specific communication is transmitted, wherein

the terminal includes

the warning message receiving unit configured to attempt to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where the notification indicating to stop the specific communication is detected.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein

a terminal capable of performing the specific communication with the base station among the one or more terminals changes a communication method performed with the base station from the specific communication to the non-specific communication, after the notification indicating to stop the specific communication is detected.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein

the base station includes

a specific communication start notifying unit configured to transmit a notification indicating to start the specific communication after broadcasting the warning message, wherein

the terminal attempts to start the specific communication with the base station that has transmitted the notification indicating to start the specific communication, in a case where the notification indicating to start the specific communication is detected.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 4, wherein

the base station starts to transmit the notification indicating to start the specific communication by the specific communication start notifying unit after receiving an instruction from a higher-level device.

6. A wireless communication system comprising:

one or more terminals; and

a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals, wherein

the base station includes

a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals,

a second identification information notifying unit configured to transmit second identification information used for the specific communication, the second identification information being different from first identification information used for the specific communication with the terminal belonging to the predetermined group, and

a warning message notifying unit configured to start broadcasting a warning message in the specific communication after the second identification information is transmitted, wherein

the terminal includes

a warning message receiving unit configured

to start the specific communication with the base station by using the second identification information that has been received and attempt to receive, in the specific communication, the warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where reception of the second identification information is detected.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 6, wherein

the base station includes

a communication method change notifying unit configured to transmit a change notification indicating to switch to a connection in the specific communication using the second identification information, to the terminal that is in wireless communication in the specific communication using the first identification information, in a case where the warning message is received, and

the warning message receiving unit of the terminal switches to a wireless connection in the specific communication using the second identification information and attempts to receive the warning message in the specific communication using the second identification information, in a case where the change notification is detected and the second identification information is detected.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 7, wherein

the base station includes

a first warning broadcast unit configured to broadcast, before transmitting the change notification, first warning information that is simple information indicating contents of the warning message, to the terminal that is in wireless communication in the specific communication using the first identification information, in a case where the warning message is received, and

the terminal includes

a warning notifying unit configured to notify a user that the first warning information is received, in a case where broadcast of the first warning information is received, and

the warning message receiving unit of the terminal switches to a wireless connection in the specific communication using the second identification information and attempts to receive second warning information in the specific communication using the second identification information, in a case where the change notification is detected and the second identification information is detected.

9. A base station device capable of communicating with one or more terminals, the base station comprising:

a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals;

a non-specific communication control unit configured to control non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group; and

a warning message notifying unit configured to broadcast a warning message, wherein the warning message notifying unit starts broadcasting the warning message after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication.

10. The base station device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a specific communication stop notifying unit configured to transmit a notification indicating to stop the specific communication, in a case where a request to transmit the warning message is received from a network, wherein

the warning message notifying unit is configured to broadcast the warning message in the non-specific communication after the notification indicating to stop the specific communication is transmitted.

11. A base station device capable of communicating with one or more terminals, the base station comprising:

a specific communication control unit configured to control specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals;

a second identification information notifying unit configured to transmit second identification information used for the specific communication, the second identification information being different from first identification information used for the specific communication with the terminal belonging to the predetermined group; and

a warning message notifying unit configured to start broadcasting a warning message in the specific communication after the second identification information is transmitted.

12. A terminal capable of communicating with a base station, the terminal comprising:

a warning message receiving unit configured to attempt to receive a warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where a notification indicating that broadcasting of the warning message will start from the base station is detected, by non-specific communication that is not limited to a predetermined group controlled by the base station.

13. The terminal according to claim 12, wherein

the warning message receiving unit attempts to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where a notification indicating to stop specific communication limited to the predetermined group from the base station is detected.

14. The terminal according to claim 13, wherein

the terminal changes a communication method performed with the base station from the specific communication to the non-specific communication, after the notification indicating to stop the specific communication is detected by the warning message receiving unit.

15. A method performed in a wireless communication system including one or more terminals and a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals, the method comprising:

controlling, by the base station, specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals;

controlling, by the base station, non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group;

broadcasting a warning message by the base station, wherein the warning message is started to be broadcast after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication; and

attempting, by the terminal, to receive the warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where the notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication is detected.

16. A method performed by a base station capable of communicating with the one or more terminals, the method comprising:

controlling specific communication with a terminal belonging to a predetermined group among the one or more terminals;

controlling non-specific communication that is not limited to the predetermined group; and

broadcasting a warning message, wherein the warning message is started to be broadcast after transmitting a notification indicating that the broadcasting of the warning message will start in the non-specific communication.

17. A method performed by a terminal device capable of communicating with a base station, the method comprising:

attempting to receive a warning message broadcast from the base station, in a case where a notification indicating that broadcasting of the warning message will start from the base station is detected, by non-specific communication that is not limited to a predetermined group controlled by the base station.