Mobile communication system including radio set having detecting registered position information function

• US 5,787,359 A
• Filed: 03/11/1996
• Issued: 07/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nagata, Kimitaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tan Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Arthur, Gertrude
• Application Number:
  US08/613,691
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 455/54.1, 455/54.2, 455/56.1, 455/33.2, 455/33.1, 455/34.1, 455/62, 455/67.1, 455/67.7, 455/510, 455/517, 455/524, 455/422, 455/433, 455/435, 455/436, 455/450, 379/59, 379/60
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

In order to detect the history of movement and current position of a radio set, a mobile communication system stores the current position of movement of a radio set as registered position information together with the position in which the radio set was previously located. The radio set transmits a registered position information request signal when registered position information is requested. When the radio set system receives such a request signal, it transmits to the radio set the registered position information that was stored. The radio set receives and stores this registered position information and displays it on a display unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system comprising a radio set and a network-side system, wherein said network-side system comprises:

first storage means for storing as registered position information the current and previous positions of said radio set;

transmission means for transmitting the registered position information stored in said first storage means when receiving a registered position information request signal requesting registered position information from said radio set;

a repeater station that is coupled to an ordinary telephone circuit;

base stations;

a control station for changing over one of the base stations that is in radio connection with said car telephone set; and

a home memory station for performing position registration of said car telephone set; and

wherein said radio set is a car telephone set and comprises transmission means for transmitting said registered position information request signal; and

said second storage means for storing said received registered position information.

2. A mobile communication system according to claim 1, in which said first storage means is said home memory station.

3. A mobile communication system according to claim 2, wherein said registered position information request signal includes the identification number of said car telephone set, the identification number of said home memory station, and the registered position information request number.

4. A method of receiving registered position information of a radio set, comprising:

a first step wherein a car telephone set detects the change of the identification number of the base station received from a first base station identification number of a first base station to a second base station identification number of a second base station;

a second step wherein said car telephone set transmits to said first base station a registered position write request signal including said second base station identification number in order to request writing of the registration of the current position, in response to said detection;

a third step in which a first control station receives said registered position write request signal from said first base station;

a fourth step in which, in response to receipt of said registered position write request signal, said first control station changes over the radio connection of said car telephone set from said first base station to said second base station;

a fifth step in which the home memory station to which said car telephone set belongs receives said registered position write request signal through said first control station, a first repeater station included in the network to which said first control station belongs, a second repeater station included in the network to which said home memory station belongs, and a second control station;

a sixth step wherein, in response to receipt of said registered position write request signal, said home memory station writes said current position of said car telephone set as time point and position information as said second base station identification number;

a seventh step in which said car telephone set transmits to said second base station a registered position information request signal requesting transmission of registered position information indicating the history of the position of said car telephone set that was stored by said home memory station;

an eighth step wherein said memory home station receives said registered position information request signal through said second base station, said first control station, said first repeater station, said second repeater station and second control station;

a ninth step wherein said home memory station transmits to said second control station said registered position information in response to receipt of said registered position information request signal;

a tenth step wherein said car telephone set receives said registered position information through said second repeater station, said first repeater station, said first control station and said second base station; and

an eleventh step in which said car telephone set stores said registered position information.

5. A method of receiving registered position information of a radio set according to claim 7, wherein said car telephone set is provided with a twelfth step in which said registered position information is displayed.

6. A method of receiving registered position information of a radio set according to claim 5, wherein said seventh step includes:

a thirteenth step of dialling a predetermined registered position information request number; and

a fourteenth step of generating said registered position information request signal from said registered position information request number, said car telephone set identification number, and the identification number of said home memory station.