Mobility control apparatus, mobile communication terminal and mobile communication system

• US 7,120,459 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2003
• Issued: 10/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Yabusaki, Masami, Ihara, Takeshi, Sawada, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Eng, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAN, HUY Q
• Application Number:
  US10/352,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20030143997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,350 Days
• Field of Search: 455/433, 455/435.1, 455/422.1, 455/432.1, 455/432.3, 455/456.1, 455/456.2, 455/456.5, 455/456.6, 455/404.2, 455/550.1, 455/557
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• 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

Abstract

A mobility control apparatus comprises: a mobility control unit configured to perform a first processing in accordance with movement of a mobile communication terminal and generate a notification related to the first processing; a processing unit configured to perform a second processing different from the first processing performed by the mobility control unit, based on the notification; and a notification providing unit configured to obtain the notification from the mobility control unit and provide the notification to the processing unit. Moreover, the mobility control apparatus comprises: an instruction unit configured to generate a command to a mobility control unit performing processing in accordance with movement of a mobile communication terminal; a command providing unit configured to obtain the command from the instruction unit and provide the command to the mobility control unit; and the mobility control unit configured to perform the processing based on the command.

Claims

1. A mobility control apparatus, comprising:

a mobility control unit configured to perform a first processing in accordance with movement of a mobile communication terminal and generate a notification related to the first processing;

a processing unit configured to perform a second processing different from the first processing performed by the mobility control unit;

a notification providing unit configured to obtain the notification from the mobility control unit and provide the notification to the processing unit; and

a data storage unit configured to store data related to the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the mobility control unit updates the data stored in the data storage unit in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, as the first processing, and generates a data update notification for notifying information related to the data update, as the notification;

the notification providing unit constitutes a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the processing unit, obtains the data update notification from the mobility control unit, and provides the data update notification to the processing unit; and

the processing unit performs the second processing based on the data update notification.

2. The mobility control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the mobility control unit obtains the signal from the reception unit, and generates a signal reception notification for notifying information related to reception of the signal, and

the notification providing unit obtains the signal reception notification and provides the signal reception notification to the processing unit.

3. The mobility control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the mobility control unit stores a type of data used in the first processing performed by the mobility control unit, compares the signal with the type of data, and generates an expansion parameter reception notification for notifying information related to an expansion parameter when an expansion parameter other than the type of data used in the first processing is included in the signal, and

the notification providing unit obtains the expansion parameter reception notification and provides the expansion parameter reception notification to the processing unit.

4. The mobile control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the expansion parameter is a movement speed of the mobile communication terminal, and

the processing unit obtains the movement speed from the expansion parameter reception notification, and finds out a mobile characteristic of the mobile communication terminal, which is determined in accordance with the movement speed of the mobile communication terminal, based on the movement speed, as the second processing.

5. The mobile control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

the second processing includes determining a location area ID based on the mobile characteristic and cell ID.

6. A mobility control apparatus, comprising:

an instruction unit configured to generate a command to a mobility control unit performing a processing in accordance with movement of a mobile communication terminal; and

a command providing unit configured to obtain the command from the instruction unit and provide the command to the mobility control unit;

wherein

when a predetermined event occurs in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, the instruction unit generates an event notification request to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event, as the command;

the command providing unit constitutes a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the instruction unit, obtains the event notification request from the instruction unit, and provides the instruction to the mobility control unit; and

the mobility control unit is configured to perform the processing based on the command.

7. The mobile control apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a data storage unit configured to store data related to the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the instruction unit generates a data update request for instructing to update data stored in the data storage unit in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, and

the command providing unit obtains the data update request and provides the data update request to the mobility control unit.

8. The mobile control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the instruction unit generates the data update request for instructing to update a location area ID stored in the data storage unit after determining a mobile characteristic and the location area ID.

9. The mobile control apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the instruction unit generates a signal transmission request for instructing to transmit the signal,

the command providing unit obtains the signal transmission request from the instruction unit, and provides the signal transmission request to the mobility control unit, and

the mobility control unit instructs the transmission unit to transmit the signal in accordance with the signal transmission request.

10. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a mobility control unit configured to perform a first processing in accordance with movement of the mobile communication terminal and generate a notification related to the first processing;

a processing unit configured to perform a second processing different from the first processing performed by the mobility control unit

the notification providing unit configured to obtain the notification from the mobility control unit and provide the notification to the processing unit; and

a data storage unit configured to store data that changes in accordance with the movement;

wherein the mobility control unit updates the data stored in the data storage unit in accordance with the movement, as the first processing, and generates a data update notification for notifying information related to the data update, as the notification;

the notification providing unit constituting a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the processing unit, obtains the data update notification from the mobility control unit and provides the data update notification to the processing unit; and

the processing unit performs the second processing based on the data update notification.

11. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, further comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive a signal transmitted in accordance with the movement, wherein

the mobility control unit obtains the signal from the reception unit, and generates a signal reception notification for notifying information related to reception of the signal, and

the notification providing unit obtains the signal reception notification and provides the signal reception notification to the processing unit.

12. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein

the mobility control unit stores a type of data used in the first processing performed by the mobility control unit, compares the signal with the type of data, and generates an expansion parameter reception notification for notifying information related to an expansion parameter, when an expansion parameter other than the type of data used in the first processing is included in the signal, and

the notification providing unit obtains the expansion parameter reception notification and provides the expansion parameter reception notification to the processing unit.

13. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein the processing unit measures a movement speed, as the second processing.

14. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

an instruction unit configured to generate a command to a mobility control unit performing a processing in accordance with movement of the mobile communication terminal; and

a command providing unit configured to obtain the command from the instruction unit and provide the command to the mobility control unit;

wherein

when a predetermined event occurs in accordance with the movement, the instruction unit generates an event notification request to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event, as the command;

the command providing unit constitutes a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the instruction unit, obtains the event notification request and provides the event notification request to the mobility control unit; and

the mobility control unit is configured to perform the processing based on the command.

15. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14, further comprising:

a data storage unit configured to store data that changes in accordance with the movement, wherein

the instruction unit generates a data update request for instructing to update data stored in the data storage unit in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, and

the command providing unit obtains the data update request from the instruction unit, and provides the data update request to the mobility control unit.

16. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14, further comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal in accordance with the movement, wherein

the instruction unit generates a signal transmission request to transmit the signal, as the command,

the command providing unit obtains the signal transmission request, from the instruction unit, and provides the signal transmission request to the mobility control unit, and

the mobility control unit instructs the transmission unit to transmit the signal in accordance with the signal transmission request.

17. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal; and

a mobility control apparatus configured to perform a processing in accordance with movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the mobility control apparatus comprises

(a) a mobility control unit configured to perform a first processing in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal and generate a notification related to the first processing;

(b) a processing unit configured to perform, a second processing different from the first processing performed by the mobility control unit, based on the notification;

(c) a notification providing unit configured to obtain the notification from the mobility control unit and provide the notification to the processing unit; and

(d) a data storage unit configured to store data related to the mobile communication terminal, wherein;

the mobility control unit updates the data stored in the data storage unit in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, as the first processing, and generates a data update notification for notifying information related to the data update, as the notification;

the notification providing unit constitutes a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the processing unit, obtains the data update notification from the mobility control unit, and provides the data update notification to the processing unit; and

the processing unit performs the second processing based on the data update notification.

18. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a mobile communication terminal; and

a mobility control apparatus configured to perform a processing in accordance with movement of the mobile communication terminal, wherein

the mobility control apparatus comprises

(a) an instruction unit configured to generate a command to a mobility control unit performing a processing in accordance with the movement of a mobile communication terminal; and

(b) a command providing unit configured to obtain the command from the instruction unit and provide the command to the mobility control unit;

wherein

when a predetermined event occurs in accordance with the movement of the mobile communication terminal, the instruction unit generates an event notification request for instructing to notify the occurrence of the predetermined event, as the command;

the command providing unit constitutes a programming interface which is an independent unit from the mobility control unit and the instruction unit, and obtains the event notification request from the instruction unit, and provides the instruction to the mobility control unit; and

the mobility control unit is configured to perform the processing based on the command.