Position display system of mobile terminal

• US 6,349,211 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2001
• Issued: 02/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ace K Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ace K Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Koshima, Hiroaki, Iwagami, Ryuichi, Kumamoto, Katsuhiko, Muya, Kimio, Kurokawa, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, THANH C
• Application Number:
  US09/885,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20010036833A1
• Time in Patent Office: 243 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422, 455/426, 455/450, 455/458, 455/456, 455/457, 455/550, 455/575, 455/226.1, 455/226.2, 342/450, 342/457, 342/458
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2606 Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• 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 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/08 Mobility data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A position detection system of a mobile terminal includes a small zone communication system (50) such as the PHS system, and a center station (1) connected to an exchange station (2) forming the PHS system. When a call is dispatched from the center station to the telephone number of a mobile station 7 of which the position is to be identified, the call signal is transmitted to a repeater (6) located closest to the mobile station (7) via exchange stations (2, 4) and main lines (3, 5) forming the PHS system (50). Since the mobile station (7) can identify the identification number of the closest repeater (6), the position of repeater (6) can be identified by referring to the database of the PHS system (50) using the repeater database provided in a center control station (51). The position can be displayed on a CRT screen at the center station (1) side. A position detection apparatus of a mobile terminal that can detect a position at low cost and at high accuracy is provided.

Claims

1. A position display system of a mobile terminal employing a small zone communication system, said small zone communication system comprising:

a repeater provided in each of a plurality of small zones, said repeater providing information identifying said repeater to said mobile terminal at the time of communication with said mobile terminal,

a mobile terminal for carrying out communication with said repeater as a base, and

a center station that can communicate with said mobile terminal,

wherein said center station comprises detection means for detecting a position of said mobile terminal according to said repeater identify information,

said mobile terminal comprises monitor means for monitoring electric field intensity of said repeater, and means for transmitting said repeater electric field intensity monitored by said monitor means to said center station,

said detection means identifies the position of said mobile terminal according to said transmitted repeater electric field intensity and wave propagation pattern information according to the position of said repeater,

said center station comprising;

storage means,

wherein said detection means detects a position of said mobile terminal for a plurality of times at different time points, wherein results of said detected position of a plurality of times are stored in said storage means, and results of said detected position of a plurality of times are provided as a display of a trace of travel of said mobile terminal in said display means.