Location registration inhibition control apparatus for mobile radio telephone and its method thereof

• US 5,983,103 A
• Filed: 04/01/1996
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Sakaguchi, Ikuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Bost, Dwayne D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WYCHE, MYRON
• Application Number:
  US08/625,309
• Time in Patent Office: 1,317 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435, 455/456, 455/411, 455/440, 455/515, 455/434
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events
• 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 8/16 selectively restricting mobility data tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The present invention makes a request for location registration inhibition at a key pad portion which is manipulated by an user of a mobile radio telephone. A first memory stores the inhibition request therein, and a display displays the inhibition request. A controller does not control (i.e., does not cause to be generated) a request for location registration with respect to the base station even though the user of the mobile radio telephone moves between registered location areas when the inhibition request is stored in the first memory.

Claims

1. A location registration inhibition control apparatus for a mobile radio telephone comprising:

request means for a user to request a location registration inhibition; and

inhibition means for inhibiting, in response to said user requesting said location registration inhibition, a location registration with respect to a base station, even when said mobile radio telephone moves between registered location areas.

2. The apparatus, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inhibition means comprises:

release request means for requesting a release of said location registration inhibition when said location registration is inhibited; and

location registration means for executing said location registration with respect to said base station if said mobile radio telephone moves between said registered location areas when said release request means requests said release of said location registration inhibition.

5. The apparatus, as claimed in claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a mark representative of said location registration inhibition when said location registration is inhibited by said inhibition means.

3. A location registration inhibition control apparatus for a mobile radio telephone comprising:

request means for requesting a location registration inhibition; and

inhibition means for inhibiting a location registration with respect to a base station, even when said mobile radio telephone moves between registered location areas when said request means requests said location registration inhibition,

wherein said request means comprises ten keys for telephone number, and said location registration inhibition is requested by inputting a predetermined telephone number.

4. A location registration inhibition control apparatus for a mobile radio telephone comprising:

request means for requesting a location registration inhibition; and

inhibition means for inhibiting a location registration with respect to a base station, even when said mobile radio telephone moves between registered location areas when said request means requests said location registration inhibition,

wherein said request means comprises a predetermined key pad, and said location registration inhibition is requested by manipulating said key pad.

6. A location registration inhibition control apparatus for a mobile radio telephone comprising:

an antenna for receiving a down control signal from a base station to output a received signal, and for inputting a transmission signal to transmit an up control signal to said base station;

a radio circuit for demodulating said received signal to output a demodulated signal, and for modulating a signal to be modulated to output said transmission signal;

a key pad section which is manipulated by an user of said mobile radio telephone and requests a location registration inhibition;

a first memory for storing an area code of a registered location area of said base station where said mobile radio telephone present exists;

a second memory for storing a location registration inhibition code according to a request for said location registration inhibition;

a controller that controls said location registration inhibition of with respect to said base station even though said user of said mobile radio telephone moves from said location registration area when said second memory stores said location registration inhibition code therein;

a display for displaying a mark representative of said location registration inhibition when said second memory stores said location registration inhibition code therein; and

a power supply for supplying an electric power to said radio circuit said display, said first and second memory and said controller.

7. A method of controlling a location registration inhibition for a mobile radio telephone, the method comprising the steps of:

detecting that said mobile radio telephone moves from a registered location area;

detecting a request, from a user of said mobile radio telephone, for inhibition of location registration; and

inhibiting said location registration.

8. The method, as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step of detecting said mobile radio telephone comprises the steps of:

detecting an electric field strength of said radio signal; and

judging whether said electric field strength detected is greater than a predetermined electric field strength.

9. The method, as claimed in claim 7, wherein said step of detecting said mobile radio telephone comprises the step of detecting a predetermined electric field strength from said radio signal.

10. A method of controlling a location registration inhibition for a mobile radio telephone, comprising the steps of:

judging whether a signal electric field strength of a received frequency is not higher than a predetermined level, or not, when receiving BCCH;

judging whether a inhibition of a location registration is requested, or not, when said electric field strength is not higher than said predetermined level;

scanning said received frequency when said inhibition of said location registration is not requested;

setting said received frequency to a frequency having a strongest electric field strength, said frequency having said strongest electric field strength defining a set frequency;

receiving said BCCH by said set frequency;

judging whether a location registration area code contained in said BCCH is identical to said location registration area code which has been received before scanning said received frequency;

transmitting said a location registration request when said location registration area code contained in said BCCH is not identical to said location registration area code which has been received before scanning said received frequency in said identical judgement;

receiving a request for certification from a base station;

transmitting a certification response in response to said request for certification; and

receiving a location registration reception from said base station.