Mobile communication terminal capable of executing location-related services Number:7,130,644 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) owispatent A mobile communication terminal includes: a reported location information detecting unit for detecting reported location information from a base station; a reported location information managing unit for managing one of the reported location information specified by a user and a variation of the reported location information specified by the user; a registered process executing unit for executing, when it is determined that the reported location information detected by the reported location information detecting unit matches the reported location information managed by the reported location information managing unit, a predetermined process that corresponds to the reported location information producing the match.<H communication, executing, Mobile, communic, 7130644.html, Patent, pto, 7130644

Title: Mobile communication terminal capable of executing location-related services

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes: a reported location information detecting unit for detecting reported location information from a base station; a reported location information managing unit for managing one of the reported location information specified by a user and a variation of the reported location information specified by the user; a registered process executing unit for executing, when it is determined that the reported location information detected by the reported location information detecting unit matches the reported location information managed by the reported location information managing unit, a predetermined process that corresponds to the reported location information producing the match.

Patent Number: 7,130,644 Issued on 10/31/2006 to Kuwahra, et al.

Inventors: Kuwahra; Soichi (Fukuoka, JP), Nishihara; Keiki (Fukuoka, JP)
Assignee: Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP)

Appl. No.: 09/978,937

Filed: October 17, 2001

Related U.S. Patent Documents


Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
09049548	Mar., 1998	6389288

Foreign Application Priority Data


Jun 27, 1997 [JP]			9-172193

Current U.S. Class: 455/456.3 ; 455/414.1; 455/414.2; 455/415; 455/417; 455/418; 455/456.1

Current International Class: H04Q 7/20 (20060101)

Field of Search: 455/456,457,417-420,406-408,766,414.1,414.2,415,432.1,456.1,456.3,456.5,456.6,432.3

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Primary Examiner: Trost; William
Assistant Examiner: Ewart; James D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Parent Case Text

This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/049,548, filed March 27, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,389,288.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: detecting means for detecting reported information identifying one of the plurality of base stations and said reported information from the base station is received by the mobile communication terminal; current reported information storage means for storing current reported information; previous reported information storage means for storing previous reported information detected before detecting the current reported information; variation detecting means for detecting a designated variation of the reported information corresponding to the current reported information stared in said current reported information storage means and the previous reported information stored in said previous reported information storage means; registering means for registering a designated variation of the reported information and a designated setting information of a function corresponding to the registered designated variation; and setting means for setting said designated function when it is determined that the designated variation is detected in said variation detecting means.

2. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: detecting means for detecting reported information identifying one of the plurality of base stations and said reported information from the base station is received by the mobile communication terminal; current reported information storage means for storing current reported information; previous reported information storage means for storing previous reported information detected before detecting the current reported information; registering means for registering a designated variation of the reported information and a designated setting information of a function corresponding to the registered designated variation; and variation detecting means for detecting said designated variation of the reported information corresponding to the current reported information stored in said current reported information storage means, said previous reported information stored in said previous reported information storage means and said designated variation and the designated setting information of a function registered in said registering means.

3. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing in a related manner designated area information related to a designated area and a designated function; detecting means for detecting whether or not the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area based on reported information received from the base stations; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the designated area and is stored in said storage means, while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area.

4. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing in a related manner information identifying a designated base station and a designated function; detecting means for detecting information related to one of the plurality of base stations from reported information received by the mobile communication terminal from the base stations; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is receiving the reported information from the designated base station.

5. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing in a related manner information identifying a designated base station and a designated function; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, when the mobile communication terminal is receiving reported information from the designated base station.

6. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use an a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: detecting means for detecting reported information which identifies one of the plurality of base stations and is received by the mobile communication terminal; current reported information storage means for storing current reported information; previous reported information storage means for storing previous reported information detected before detecting the current reported information; variation detecting means for detecting a designated variation of the reported information corresponding to the current reported information stored in said current reported information storage means and the previous reported information stored in said previous reported information storage means; registering means for registering a designated variation of the reported information and a designated function corresponding to the registered designated variation; and variation detecting means for detecting said designated variation of the reported information corresponding to the current reported information stored in said current reported information storage means, said previous reported information stored in said previous reported information storage means and said designated variation and function registered in said registering means.

7. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said cellular mobile communication terminal comprising: detecting means for detecting reported information which identifies one of the plurality of base stations and is received by the mobile communication terminal; current reported information storage means for storing current reported information; previous reported information storage means for storing previous reported information detected before detecting the current reported information; registering means for registering a designated variation of the reported information and a designated function corresponding to the registered designated variation; and variation detecting means for detecting said designated variation of the reported information corresponding to the current reported information stored in said current reported information storage means, said previous reported information stored in said previous reported information storage means and said designated variation and function registered in said registering means.

8. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: a detecting unit to detect reported information winch identifies one of the plurality of base stations and is received by the mobile communication terminal; a registering unit to register information identifying a designated base station and a designated function corresponding to the registered information identifying the designated base station; and an executing unit to execute said designated function when the reported information detected by said detecting unit matches the register information identifying the designated base station and registered by said registering unit.

9. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of call incoming alert modes for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: a detecting unit to detect reported information which identities one of the plurality of base stations and is received by the mobile communication terminal; a registering unit to register information identifying a designated base station and a designated call incoming alert mode corresponding to the registered information; and an executing unit to execute a designated call incoming alert mode corresponding to a designated base station when the reported information dejected by said detecting unit marches the registered information identifying the designated base station and registered by said registering unit.

10. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing designated area information of a designated area and designated function information of a designated function in a related manner; detecting means for detecting whether or not the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area based on reported information from a base station; and executing means for executing the designated function which is related to the designated area and is stored in said storage means, while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area.

11. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing information identifying a designated base station and designated function information of a designated function in a related manner; detecting means for detecting information related to the base stations from reported information received by the mobile communication terminal from the base stations; and executing means for executing the designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is receiving the reported information from the designated base station.

12. A mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing information identifying a designated base station and designated function information of a designated function in a related manner; and executing means for executing The designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, when the mobile communication terminal is receiving reported information from the designated base station.

13. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of set functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing designated area information related to a designated area and designated function in a related manner; detecting means for detecting whether or not the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area based on reported information received from the base stations; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the designated area and is stored in said storage means while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is located within the designated area.

14. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of set functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing information identifying a designated base station and a designated function in a related manner; detecting means for detecting information related to the base stations from reported information received by the mobile communication terminal from the base stations; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, while said detecting means detects that the mobile communication terminal is receiving the reported information from the designated base station.

15. A cellular mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of set functions for an incoming call, for use in a cellular mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing information identifying a designated base station and a designated function in a related manner; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the designated function which is related to the information identifying the designated base station and is stored in said storage means, when the mobile communication terminal is receiving reported information from the designated base station.

16. A mobile communication terminal, having a plurality of functions for an incoming call, for use in a mobile communication system including a plurality of base stations, said mobile communication terminal comprising: storage means for storing designated setting information of a function corresponding to a position; detecting means for detecting present positioning information of the mobile communication terminal; and setting means for setting the mobile communication terminal to the function based on the setting information and the detected present positioning information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to mobile communication terminals and, more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal such as a portable telephone set or a PHS terminal, capable of automatically or semi-automatically executing a communication service in a mobile communication system according to the location and the condition.

Execution of communication services that a mobile common carrier offers corresponds closely to a location and a condition in which a mobile communication terminal is used. For example, a user may not want a business-related call to arrive in a private time. Conversely, the user may not want a private call to arrive during work. Further, the user may usually want a call to arrive with a ringing tone, but may also want a call to arrive with a vibrator alarm or in an answer phone mode while the user is in a meeting room or a library. However, when such a setting is executed manually, a call which otherwise should arrive may not arrive, or a call may arrive with a ringing tone while the user is in a meeting room or a library, due to an error in the operation or a failure to provide the appropriate setting.

Recently, the area covered by one base station has become small as in a PHS system, so that it has become possible to automatically or semi-automatically offer communication service that depends on a place and condition in which a user is in, to a mobile communication terminal.

2. Description of the Related Art

A car navigation system is well known as a mobile communication system in which a mobile common carrier offers communication service to a mobile user, based on location information. A car navigation system provides communication service such that the current location information of a mobile user is detected, and the current location information is transmitted to a mobile common carrier. The mobile common carrier retrieves map information and transmits the map information to the mobile user.

A similar system is known wherein a mobile communication terminal detects reported location information reported by a base station, the mobile communication terminal supplies the reported location information to a mobile communication network so that the mobile common carrier provides communication service accordingly.

Such systems not only provide map information but also information and communication service relating to the location of the mobile communication terminal. For example, information relating to local facilities and service programs may be provided. The mobile communication terminal can request expansion or update of the information in a database provided by the mobile common carrier. With this, the mobile common carrier can provide the latest information that meets the demands of the users. The mobile common carrier maintains a database on its own in order to manage the reported location information and the communication services to be executed.

In a mobile common carrier in which the area indicated by the reported location information from a mobile communication terminal is identified so that a setting of a mobile communication terminal is changed automatically, the following problems exist.

Because the reported location information is introduced in order to facilitate management of a location of a terminal in a mobile communication network by a mobile common carrier, it has nothing to do with community. Accordingly, a location managing host, a manager in a mobile communication system, should generate a database of map information that relates the community to the area indicated by position information of the terminal managed by the mobile communication network. However, there is a problem in that much storage capacity is needed if the position information from different mobile common carriers is introduced in the map information and if the communication service preset individually by users is managed by a switch.

It is difficult for a switch to centrally determine a communication service because the significance of an area indicated by the reported location information submitted by a mobile communication terminal is different from one individual to another and should be preset by an individuals own initiative.

As the area indicated by the reported location information becomes smaller, the volume of reported location information that a mobile communication terminal detects increases. As a result, the frequency with which the mobile communication terminal reports the reported location information to the mobile communication network increases, so that the traffic of the location information supplied from the mobile communication network to the location managing host increases.

The mobile communication network of a mobile communication system usually manages information related to an area in the form of several sets of reported location information put together, instead of the reported location information itself, in order to prevent an increase in the traffic of the reported location information from mobile communication terminals. Therefore, it is not possible for the managing host to perform detailed location management if the location information managed by a mobile communication network is used. Accordingly, the map information that relates the location indicated by the location information to the community cannot be properly generated.

Assuming a case in which the location managing host receives location information via a switch, and assuming that the mobile communication networks of several mobile common carriers are to be used, each communication network needs to have facilities to transmit location information to the location managing host, which is difficult to implement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, a general object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal in which the aforementioned problems are eliminated.

Another and more specific object of the present invention is to automatically execute communication service whereby an area indicated by the reported location information is identified so that the setting of a mobile communication terminal is automatically changed.

The aforementioned objects can be achieved by a mobile communication terminal comprising: reported location information detecting means for detecting reported location information from a base station; reported location information managing means for managing one of the reported location information specified by a user and a variation of the reported location information specified by the user; registered process executing means for executing, when it is determined that the reported location information detected by the reported location information detecting means matches the reported location information managed by the reported location information managing means, a predetermined process that corresponds to the reported location information producing the match.

According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, it is possible to manage specific reported location information or a variation of reported location information designated by the reported location information managing means. Accordingly, a location managing host does not need to generate a database that relate the community to the area indicated by the location information of the terminal managed by the mobile communication network. Accordingly, as compared to the mobile communication system in which a communication service set by an individual is managed by a switch, the system in which the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is introduced reduces the required storage capacity of the switch to a significant degree.

Since the mobile communication terminal according to the invention is capable of managing specific reported location information and a variation of reported location information designated by the reported location managing means, it is possible for an individual to set a communication service on its own initiative even when the significance of an area indicated by the reported location information reported by the mobile communication network differs from one individual to another.

Even when the volume of reported location information detected by the mobile communication terminal increases as the area indicated by the reported location information decreases, the mobile communication terminal according to the invention makes it possible to reduce the volume of traffic of the location information supplied from the mobile communication network to the location managing host, by managing specific reported location information and a variation in reported location information designated by the reported location information managing means.

The mobile communication network of a mobile communication system usually manages information related to an area in the form of several sets of reported location information put together, instead of the reported location information itself, in order to prevent an increase in the traffic of the reported location information from mobile communication terminals. By managing reported location information and a variation of reported location information designated by the reported location information managing means, it is easy for the mobile communication terminal to generate map information that relates an area indicated by the reported location information to the community.

By managing reported location information and a variation of reported location information designated by the reported location information managing means, the communication network need not be provided with facilities to transmit the reported location information to a location managing host even when the mobile communication terminal uses a plurality of communication networks.

In order to achieve the aforementioned objects, the mobile communication terminal may further comprise current reported location information storage means for storing current reported location information; user-defined area name registering means for defining an arbitrary user-defined area name with respect to the current reported location information stored in the current reported location information storage means, by operating the mobile communication terminal; and execution service registering means for registering a process to be executed when the reported location information that corresponds to the user-defined area name is received, by operating the execution service registering means; and wherein the reported location information managing means comprises: storage means for storing the reported location information, the user-defined area name and the execution service, in relation to each other.

Displaying the unprocessed reported location information in the form of "zone1" or "zone2" would not allow a user to readily recognize an associated area. However, the above-described construction makes it possible for the user-defined area registering means to assign user-defined area names such as "meeting room" and "home" to "zone1" and "zone2", respectively. Further, by storing the reported location information, the user-defined area name and the execution in relation to each other in the storage means, the subsequent search becomes easy.

The execution service registering means may comprise selecting means for selecting one of a triggered execution mode and an area-only mode for each execution service executed to set a condition (parameter) for a communication service and executed upon receipt of the reported location information that corresponds to the user-defined area name defined with respect thereto, the triggered execution mode being a mode wherein the selection by the selecting means is triggered by the reception of the reported location information that corresponds to the user-defined area name defined with respect thereto, and is maintained even after the mobile communication terminal leaves an area that corresponds to the user-defined area name, and the area-only mode being a mode wherein a previous setting for executing a previous executed execution service is stored in the storage means, and the execution service corresponding to the user-defined area name is selected, the previous setting being restored when the mobile communication terminal leaves the area that corresponds to the user-defined area name.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the user of the mobile communication terminal can select the area-only mode when an execution service is to be set only in the target area such as a meeting room. When it is required that an execution service is to be executed while the user is in an office, the user may assign a user-defined area name to, for example, an entrance of the office and select the triggered execution mode, because, if the office is relatively large in area, setting of a user-defined area name in the area-only mode would be relatively time-consuming.

The mobile communication terminal may further comprise a timer unit for measuring a time that elapsed from a detection of the reported location information constituting the designated variation of the reported location information that corresponds to the user-defined area vector name, to a detection of the reported location information also constituting the designated variation, and for notifying the user-defined area vector name detecting means that a time-out has occurred when a count of the timer exceeds a predetermined period of time preset by a user of the mobile communication terminal.

With such a construction, the user-defined area vector detecting means can detect a designated variation of reported location information if the time that elapsed from a detection of the first reported location information to a detection of the subsequent reported location information is within the period of time preset in the timer.

The registered process executing means may comprise call incoming alert mode selecting means for selecting a call incoming alert mode.

With this construction, the user of the mobile communication terminal can set a call incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal to a ringing tone, a vibrator or a display so that the selected mode is executed automatically depending on the location of the user.

The registered process executing means may comprise call incoming refusal selecting means for selecting one of setting and cancellation of call incoming refusal.

With this construction, the user of the mobile communication terminal can set or cancel the "call incoming refusal" execution service so that the selected mode is automatically depending on the location of the user.

The registered process executing means may comprise answer phone selecting means for selecting one of setting and cancellation of an answer phone service.

With this construction, the user of the mobile communication terminal can set or cancel the "answer phone" execution service so that the selected mode is automatically executed depending on the location of the user.

The registered process executing means may comprise call destination terminal setting execution means for executing setting of a call destination terminal.

With this construction, for example, the user of the mobile communication terminal can set an incoming call destined to a portable telephone set to automatically arrive at a domestic telephone set.

The registered process executing means may comprise screening setting means for setting screening for variable call incoming mode that depends on an attribute assigned to a call originator and a condition of the call originator.

With this construction, the user of the mobile communication terminal can set the screening to a private mode for preventing a business call from arriving when the user is at home or to a work mode for preventing a private call from arriving while the user is at work so that the selected mode is executed automatically depending on the location of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objects and further features of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a principle and construction of a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a principle and construction of a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a principle and construction of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing hardware of a mobile communication terminal receiving reported location information from a single communication network;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing hardware of a mobile communication terminal receiving reported location information from two communication networks;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a system construction that implements the first embodiment;

FIG. 7 shows an example of setting of screening;

FIG. 8 shows an example of setting of screening using the Internet;

FIG. 9 shows an example of perch channels;

FIG. 10 shows an example of perch frequency sorted table;

FIG. 11 shows an example of current reported location information storage means;

FIG. 12 shows an example of registration of user-defined area names;

FIG. 13 shows an example of registration of execution service;

FIG. 14 shows an example of registration of a user-defined area name for a plurality of sets of reported location information from a single mobile communication network;

FIG. 15 shows an example of registration of a user-defined area name for reported location information from a plurality of mobile communication networks;

FIG. 16 shows an example of area-only mode;

FIG. 17 shows an example of triggered-execution mode;

FIG. 18 shows an example of Boolean operation by combination means;

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a system construction that implements the second embodiment;

FIG. 20 shows an example of registration of a user-defined area vector name;

FIG. 21 shows an example of registration of an execution service;

FIG. 22 shows an example of execution service;

FIG. 23 shows an example of a process for registration of a user-defined area name;

FIG. 24 shows an example of registration of an execution service;

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for automatic execution of an execution service;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart for a process for registering a user-defined area vector name;

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for automatic execution of an execution service;

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for a process for registering a user-defined area vector name; and

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for a automatic execution of an execution service.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 shows a principle and construction of a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. When the reported location information reported by a base station agrees with the information managed by a mobile communication terminal, a registered process corresponding to the matching information is executed. The process executed subsequent to the reception of the matching information will now be referred to as an execution service.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show hardware construction of a mobile communication terminal with which an execution service is executed. A receiver 408 of the mobile communication terminal receives location information, speech information and the like from a base station via an antenna 406. A receiver 409 of the mobile communication terminal receives the same via an antenna 405 and a common unit 407. A signal demodulated by a demodulator 410 is subject to a signal process by a TDMA (time division multiple access) circuit 411, and a sound signal from the TDMA circuit 411 is subject to a sound process by a CODEC and is output as a sound by a loud speaker. The CODEC of the mobile communication terminal subject a speech input from a microphone sound to a sound process. The output from the CODEC is transmitted to the TDMA circuit 411 for a signal process. The output from the TDMA circuit 411 is then transmitted via a modulator 412, a multiplexer 407 and an antenna 405.

Referring to FIG. 4, a location information processing unit 401 consists of a location information transmission and reception unit 402, a control unit 403 and an input and output unit 404. When the reported location information or the variation of the reported location information supplied from base stations of a single mobile communication network agrees with the information managed by the mobile communication terminal, a registered process corresponding to the matching information is realized. The location information transmission and reception unit 402 (equivalent to reported location information detecting means 1 of FIG. 1) detects the reported location information supplied from a base station, and transmits the location information to the mobile communication network. The control unit 403 is equivalent to reported location information managing means 2, registered process executing means 3, execution service registering means 6, current reported location information storage means 4, previous reported location information storage means 13, combination means 8 of FIG. 1). For example, the control unit 403 has facilities to register and automatically set a call incoming alert mode, call incoming refusal, answer phone facilities, a call destination terminal, and screening facilities. The input and output unit 404 is input means for inputting an execution service, a user-defined area name and a user-defined area vector name. The input and output unit 404 includes a key pad 414 to provide input facilities and a display 413 to provide display facilities.

Referring to FIG. 5, the location information processing unit 401 consists of a location information transmission and reception unit 501, a location information reception unit 502, the control unit 403 and the input and output unit 404. When the reported location information or the variation of the reported location information supplied from base stations of two mobile communication networks agrees with the information managed by the mobile communication terminal, a process corresponding to the matching information is realized. The location information transmission and reception unit 501 and location information reception unit 501 implement reported position information detecting means for detecting reported location information supplied from a base station. The location information transmission and reception unit 501 also transmits the associated location information to a mobile communication network. In the hardware construction of FIG. 5, those components that are identical to the corresponding components described with reference to FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 1, means to execute an execution service of a mobile communication terminal consist of the reported location information detecting means 1, the current reported location information storage means 4, the combination means 8, the execution service registering means 6, the reported location information managing means 2, the registered process executing means 3, a key pad 9 and a display 10.

The reported location information detecting means 1 of the mobile communication terminal has facilities to detect the current reported location information from a single or several mobile communication networks.

The current reported location information storage means 4 has facilities to store the current reported location information detected by the reported location information detecting means 1.

The combination means 8 has facilities to determine a combination of reported location information to construct the smallest user-defined area specified by a user of a mobile communication terminal, and to express the combination in the form of a Boolean operation on the reported location information. The user of the mobile communication terminal can get a combination of several sets of reported location information from one or several mobile communication networks by moving from place to place carrying a mobile communication terminal.

The execution service registering means 6 has facilities to register an execution service that is to be executed when the reported location information or a combination of the reported location information corresponding to the user-defined area arbitrarily defined by the user is detected.

The reported location information managing means 2 consists of user-defined area name registering means 5 and storage means 7. The user-defined area name registering means 5 has facilities to register a user-defined area name corresponding to the reported location information detected by the reported location information detecting means 1 and stored in the current reported location information storage means 4, or corresponding to a Boolean operation result of the reported location information determined by the combination means. The storage means 7 has facilities to relate the user-defined area name registered by the user-defined area name registering means 5, the reported location information and the execution service registered by the execution service registering means 6.

The registered process executing means 3 has facilities to execute an execution service corresponding to the user-defined area when the reported location information detecting means 1 detects the reported location information corresponding to the user-defined area name. For example, the registered process executing means 3 has facilities to set a call incoming alert mode, call incoming refusal, answer phone facilities, a call destination terminal, and screening facilities.

The key pad 9 implements the input means. The user-defined area name and the execution service registered by the user-defined area name registering means 5 and the execution service registering means 6, respectively, are input using the key pad 6.

The display 10 implements display means and has facilities to display information stored in storage means 7 and a screen image that prompts registration of an execution service.

A description will now be given of a process for executing an execution service corresponding to a predetermined user-defined area name, when the reported location information or the variation of the reported location information supplied from a base station agrees with the user-defined area name.

FIG. 6 shows a construction of a communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This communication system consists of communication networks such as a mobile telephone network 42, a PHS network 43, a fixed telephone network 44, and a corporate telephone network 45. Base stations are deployed in the mobile communication network 42, the PHS network 43 and the corporate telephone network 45. The base stations of the mobile communication network 42 cover areas ZoneA7 through ZoneA1. The base stations of the PHS network 43 cover areas ZoneB12 through ZoneB1. The base stations of the corporate telephone network 45 cover areas ZoneC5 through ZoneC1.

A personal number server 41 manages location information of a mobile communication terminal and offers communication service to the mobile communication terminal when a personal number specifying an individual is dialed. For example, the personal number server 41 offers services such as setting of call incoming refusal, setting of answer phone facilities, setting of a call destination terminal, and setting of a screening. An ISDN line connects each of the telephone networks 42, 43, 44 and 45 with the personal number server 41. The personal number server 41 can distinguish between call originator number of the telephone network 42, 43, 44 and 45. After a call originator is connected to the personal number server 41, the personal number server 41 can distinguish between call originators by the call originator dialing a PID which is assigned to the call originator.

The user receiving service of the personal number server 41 can register a call incoming terminal in the personal number server 41. For example, the user can designate which terminal a call for the user is to arrive at, by sequentially inputting a personal number service number, a PID of the user, a TID indicating a terminal number of at which a call is to arrival. If a terminal registered thus is an ISDN terminal capable of notifying a destination of the terminal number, the user may omit an input of the TID. The personal number server 41 detecting the PID of the call destination retrieves the terminal number TID corresponding to the PID of the call destination so as to determine a terminal and call the call destination terminal. When the call destination terminal replies, the personal number server 41 connects between a call receiver and a call originator, thus shifting to state that enables a call to proceed.

A user may also benefit from screening service from the personal number server 41. The screening service is the function that is utilized to selectively receive incoming calls in personal communication and mobile communication. For example, one may not want a business call to arrive when at home, and may not want a private call to arrive during work. Accordingly, the screening service defines a work mode and a private mode. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, a user can register each call destination as a private destination or a work destination, using a mobile communication terminal. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the user can make a registration in the personal number server 41 via the Internet. When the registration is completed, the mobile communication terminal retrieves a PID of a call originator when there is an incoming call. In the private mode, the mobile communication terminal lets only incoming calls from a destination preset as a private destination arrive. In the work mode, the mobile communication terminal lets only incoming calls preset as a work destination arrive. This service operates such that a user sequentially inputs a personal number service number, a PID of the user, a service number indicating screening, a service number indicating a work mode or a private mode. For example, in the private mode, the personal number server 41 lets a call originator hear guidance and start an answer phone service, for an incoming call from a person preset as a work destination.

The user can also benefit from the answer phone facilities provided by the personal number server 41. This service operates such that a user sequentially inputs a personal number service number, a PID of the user, a service number indicating answer phone facilities, and a service number indicating setting or cancellation.

A user can benefit from call incoming refusal service provided by the personal number server 41. This service operates such that a user sequentially inputs a personal number service number, a PID of the user, a service number indicating a call incoming mode, and a service number indicating setting or cancellation.

A mobile communication terminal is also provided with means to change a call incoming alert mode. For example, a mobile communication terminal can select call incoming by a ringing tone, call incoming by a vibration, or call incoming only by a call incoming display.

At home (FIG. 6), the reported location information detecting means 1 of a portable telephone set detects ZoneA2. As shown in FIG. 9, the reported location information detecting means 1 of the portable telephone set detects all radio waves over the perch channels detectable by the portable telephone set. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the reported location information detecting means 1 arranges the channels in the order of quality of reception of the radio wave, so as to generate a perch frequency sorted table. The reported location information detecting means 1 of the portable telephone set retrieves the reported location information in a frequency band in which a predetermined reception level is exceeded, and stores the retrieved reported location information in the current reported location information storage means 4. A similar process for storing the reported location information is also performed in a PHS terminal.

A description will now be given of a process whereby a user of a portable telephone set registers a user-defined area name for the reported location information stored in the current reported location information storage means 4. The process whereby a user-defined area name of "home" is newly registered in the reported location information "ZoneA2" will be described with reference to FIG. 23. Because the an area indicated by the reported location information is not recognized when the user adds a new user-defined area name, the reported location information detecting means 1 detects the reported location information at a place to which the user-defined area name is to be attached so that the registration can be performed.

The user of a portable telephone set determines whether registration of a home area is new and performs a user-defined area name registering operation using the key pad 9 (S1).

When it is determined that the registration is new (S1, YES), the reported location information managing means 2 determines whether a single or plural sets of detected reported location information is detected (S2). Assuming that the reported location information is singular, the reported location information managing means 2 retrieves the current reported location information "ZoneA2" from the current reported location information storage means 4 (S3). The reported location information managing means 2 searches the storage means 7 for the user-defined area name that corresponds to the reported location information "ZoneA2" (S4). When it is determined that there is not a user-defined area name that corresponds to the reported location information as a result the search by the reported location information managing means 2 searched (S5, No), the user of the portable telephone set inputs a user-defined area name using the key pad 9. For example, the user may input "home" (S6). The user-defined area name registering means 5 registers the user-defined area name "home" and the reported location information "ZoneA2" in the storage means 7 (S7). If the user-defined area name that corresponds to the reported location information is found as a result of the search by the reported location information managing means 2 (YES in S5), the reported location information managing means 2 reads out the user-defined area name that corresponds to the reported location information from the storage means 7, and displays the user-defined area name on the display 10 (S8). When the user-defined area name displayed is to be changed (S9, change), the user of the portable telephone set inputs "home" as a user-defined area name using the key pad 9 (S6), so that the user-defined area name registering means 5 registers the user-defined area name "home" and the reported location information "ZoneA2" in the storage means 7 (S7). When the user-defined area name displayed is to be retained (S9, retain), the user of the portable telephone set does nothing, thus ending the proce