Radio telecommunication apparatus

• US 5,437,053 A
• Filed: 01/28/1993
• Issued: 07/25/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Marui, Kuniyoshi, Sawa, Buntaro, Shitara, Katsumi, Takachi, Shinji
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WISLER, MARK
• Application Number:
  US08/010,199
• Time in Patent Office: 908 Days
• Field of Search: 455/38.1, 455/38.4, 455/33.1, 455/54.1, 455/56.1, 455/66, 455/70, 455/89, 455/228, 379/59, 379/60, 379/101
• US Class Current: 455/551
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An apparatus stores a plurality of mobile identification numbers. When a user selects at least one of the stored mobile identification number and the apparatus receives a mobile identification number transmitted from a base unit, the received mobile identification number is compared to each selected mobile identification number. When the user does not select any of the stored mobile identification numbers and the apparatus receives a mobile identification number transmitted from the base unit, the received mobile identification number is compared to each of the stored mobile identification numbers. When the received mobile identification number coincides with one of the selected mobile identification number or one of the stored mobile identification numbers, the apparatus is enabled to communicate with the base unit.

Claims

1. A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within an area of the base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting at least one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said storage mobile identification numbers are individually selectable;

receiving means for receiving the broadcast mobile identification number broadcast by a base unit in whose area said radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing means responsive to the receiving means and the inputting means for comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number if the instruction information is input and for comparing the received mobile identification number with each of the storage mobile identification numbers if the instruction information is not input; and

establishing means responsive to the comparing means for establishing a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the instruction information is input and the received mobile identification number coincides with a selected mobile identification number and for establishing the communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile communication number if the instruction information is not input and the received mobile identification number coincides with one of the storage mobile identification numbers.

2. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 1, wherein the establishing means includes means for enabling access to a channel if the instruction information is input and the received mobile identification number coincides with a selected mobile identification number and means for enabling access to a channel if the instruction information is not input and the received mobile identification number coincides with one of the storage mobile identification numbers.

3. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 1, wherein a serial number for the radio telecommunication apparatus is stored in the storing means, and the establishing means further comprises sending means for sending the serial number and a mobile identification number which coincides with the received mobile identification number to the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number.

4. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 1, further comprising second storing means responsive to the inputting means for storing each selected mobile identification number.

5. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 1, wherein said inputting means comprises inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers.

6. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 5, further comprising second storing means for storing said selected mobile identification numbers.

7. A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting at least one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said storage mobile identification numbers are individually selectable;

receiving means for receiving the broadcast mobile identification number broadcast by a base unit in whose area said radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing means responsive to the receiving means and the inputting means for comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number if the instruction information is input and for comparing the received mobile identification number with each of the storage identification numbers if the instruction information is not input; and

disabling means responsive to the comparing means for disabling a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the received mobile identification number does not coincide with any selected mobile identification number and the storage mobile identification numbers.

8. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 7, wherein said inputting means comprises inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers.

9. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 8, further comprising second storing means for storing said selected mobile identification numbers.

10. A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of mobile identification numbers, wherein a stored mobile identification number of the plurality of stored mobile identification numbers has a predetermined priority;

inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting one of the stored mobile identification numbers and for inputting a call origination request and address information of a party to be called; and

sending means responsive to the inputting means for sending to a base unit in whose area the radio communication apparatus is present the selected mobile identification number and the input address information if the instruction information is input and sending the stored mobile identification number having the predetermined priority if the instruction information is not input.

11. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 10, wherein a serial number for the radio telecommunication apparatus is stored in the storing means and wherein the sending means further sends the serial number with the selected mobile identification number and the input address information if the instruction information is input and sends the serial number with the stored mobile identification number having the predetermined priority and the input address information if the instruction information is not input.

12. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 10, further comprising informing means responsive to the inputting means for informing a user that the user should input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input.

13. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the informing means comprises displaying means for displaying a message informing the user to input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input.

14. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the informing means includes voice synthesis means for generating a voice communication informing the user to input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input.

15. A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of mobile identification numbers;

first inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting one of the stored mobile identification numbers and for inputting a call origination request and address information of a party to be called;

informing means responsive to the first inputting means for informing a user that the user should input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input;

second inputting means for inputting the instruction information in response to the informing means, wherein the instruction information is input by the user; and

sending means responsive to either the first or second inputting means for sending the selected mobile identification number and the input address information to a base unit in whose area the radio communication apparatus is present if the instruction information is input.

16. A radio telecommunication apparatus, connectable to a terminal device, for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of mobile identification numbers;

inputting means for inputting instruction information from a user of the apparatus;

designating means, responsive to the instruction information, for designating any one mobile identification number stored in the storing means as a mobile identification number for audio communication and for designating another mobile identification number stored in the storing means as a mobile identification number for the terminal device, wherein each of said plurality of mobile identification numbers are individually designatable by said designating means;

receiving means for receiving the mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing means responsive to the receiving means and the designating means for comparing the received mobile identification number with each of the designated mobile identification numbers; and

coupling means responsive to the comparing means for coupling the receiving means to the terminal device if the received mobile identification number coincides with the designated mobile identification number for the terminal device.

17. The radio telecommunication apparatus of claim 16, wherein the terminal device is a facsimile device.

18. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said inputting means comprises inputting means for inputting instruction information that identifies said mobile identification number for the terminal device, wherein each of said mobile identification numbers stored in the storing means are individually identifiable.

19. A radio telecommunication apparatus for use in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the radio telecommunication apparatus comprising:

storing means for storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting means for inputting instruction information for selecting among options of one or more than one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said storage mobile identification numbers are individually selectable;

receiving means for receiving the mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing means responsive to the receiving means and the inputting means for comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number; and

establishing means responsive to the comparing means for establishing a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the received mobile identification number coincides with a selected mobile identification number.

20. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the method comprising the steps of:

storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting instruction information for selecting at least one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said storage mobile identification numbers are individually selectable;

receiving the mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number if the instruction information is input;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each of the storage identification numbers if the instruction information is not input;

establishing a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the instruction information is input and the received mobile identification number coincides with a selected mobile identification number; and

establishing the communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the instruction information is not input and the received mobile identification number coincides with one of the storage mobile identification numbers.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said step of inputting further comprises inputting instruction information for selecting a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said step of storing comprises storing the plurality of storage mobile identification numbers in a first memory device, and further comprising the step of storing the selected mobile identification numbers in a second memory device.

23. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting instruction information for selecting at least one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said mobile identification numbers are individually selectable;

receiving a mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number if the instruction information is input;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each of the storage identification numbers if the instruction information is not input; and

disabling a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the received mobile identification number does not coincide with any selected mobile identification number and the storage mobile identification numbers.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of inputting further comprises the step of inputting instruction information for selecting a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said step of storing comprises storing the plurality of storage mobile identification numbers in a first memory device, and further comprising the step of storing the selected mobile identification numbers in a second memory device.

26. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing into storing means a plurality of mobile identification numbers, wherein a stored mobile identification number of the plurality of stored mobile identification number has a predetermined priority;

inputting instruction information for selecting one of the stored mobile identification numbers;

inputting a call origination request and address information of a party to be called;

sending the selected mobile identification number and the input address information to a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present if the instruction information is input; and

sending the mobile identification number having the predetermined priority to the base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present if the instruction information is not input.

27. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing into storing means a plurality of mobile identification numbers, wherein a stored mobile identification number of the plurality of stored mobile identification numbers has a predetermined priority;

inputting instruction information necessary for selecting one of the stored mobile identification numbers;

inputting a call origination request and address information of a party to be called;

informing a user that the user should input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input;

sending the selected mobile identification number and the input address information to a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present if the instruction information is input; and

sending the mobile identification number having the predetermined priority to a base unit in whose area the radio telecommunication apparatus is present if the instruction information is not input.

28. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing a plurality of mobile identification numbers;

inputting instruction information necessary for selecting one of the stored mobile identification numbers;

inputting a call origination request and address information of a party to be called;

informing a user that the user should input the instruction information if the instruction information is not input;

inputting the instruction information in response to the informing, wherein the instruction information is input by the user; and

sending the selected mobile identification number and the input address information if the instruction information is input.

29. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus connectable to a terminal device, the radio telecommunication apparatus being used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers in storing means;

inputting instruction information from a user of the radio telecommunication apparatus;

designating, in response to the instruction information, any one mobile identification number stored in the storing means as a mobile identification number for audio communication by a user and another mobile identification number stored in the storing means as a mobile identification number for the terminal device;

receiving with receiving means the mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio communication apparatus is present;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each designated mobile identification number; and

coupling the receiving means to the terminal device if the received mobile identification number coincides with the mobile identification number for the terminal device.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein each of said storage mobile identification numbers are individually designatable.

31. A method of enabling a radio telecommunication apparatus to be used in a radio telecommunication system, wherein the radio telecommunication system encompasses a plurality of areas each having at least one base unit which broadcasts a broadcast mobile identification number over at least one radio channel within the area of the base unit, the method comprising the step of:

storing a plurality of storage mobile identification numbers;

inputting instruction information necessary for selecting among options of one or more than one of the storage mobile identification numbers, wherein each of said storage mobile identification number are individually selectable;

receiving the mobile identification number broadcast from a base unit in whose area the radio communication apparatus is present;

comparing the received mobile identification number with each selected mobile identification number; and

establishing a communication link with the base unit that broadcast the received mobile identification number if the received mobile identification number coincides with one of the selected mobile identification number.