JP3859576B2 - Mobile communication terminal and its mail transmission method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and more particularly to an automatic mail transmission function in a mobile communication terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic mail transmission function in a mobile phone terminal is well known by, for example, transmitting mail to a destination registered in advance when a specific time comes. In addition, a technique for changing the mode setting of a mobile phone terminal using information on a base station identification code (hereinafter referred to as ID), which is information unique to the base station, is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-188781 (FIGS. 2 and 3)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, there has conventionally been a case in which the setting of the mobile phone terminal is changed based on the information of the base station ID, but since the information is insufficient with only the information of the base station ID, it is difficult to determine the setting or the like.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to make a more accurate situation determination by using the movement route of the mobile communication terminal as information, to automatically perform more settings, and to improve convenience. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal and a mail transmission method thereof.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal that has a mail transmission function and a schedule function and communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and is a transmission condition for performing automatic transmission of mail. An identification code, a transmission timing setting unit for setting the identification code of the destination base station and the transmission timing of the mail, and an automatic mail transmission function that is activated when the base station identification code received from the base station is stored; Each time a base station identification code is received during movement, it is compared with the stored base station identification code, and if it is different from the base station after confirming that there is a predetermined threshold period within the area of the source base station When a change in the base station identification code to be received is checked and it is detected that the base station identification code of the destination base station exceeds a predetermined threshold period, the destination base station of the mobile communication terminal A moving transition determining unit that the mobile determines that has been completed to, the movement completion judgment of the moving transition determination unit, and a mail transmission control unit for automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination.
[0008]
The mobile communication terminal of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal that has a GPS function, a mail transmission function, and a schedule function, and communicates with a base station via a wireless line, as a transmission condition for automatic mail transmission. The position information received from the GPS system is activated when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, and the transmission timing setting unit for setting the position information of the source departure point, the position information of the destination transmission point, and the mail transmission timing. Save it and compare it with the saved location information every time it receives the location information. If it is different, check that the location of the location information received from the GPS system When the change is checked and it is detected that the location information of the destination transmission point has exceeded a predetermined threshold period, the mobile destination terminal of the mobile communication terminal Comprising a moving transition determination unit for determining that the mobile has been completed, the movement completion judgment of the moving transition determination unit, and a mail transmission control unit for automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination.
[0009]
A mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention is a mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal that communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and identifies a source base station as a transmission condition for automatic mail transmission A step of setting a code, a destination base station identification code and a mail transmission timing, a step of starting when an automatic mail transmission function is enabled and storing a base station identification code received from the base station; The step of comparing with the stored base station identification code every time a base station identification code is received, and after confirming that there is a predetermined threshold period in the area of the source base station if the comparison result is different, A step of checking a change in a base station identification code received from a base station, and detecting that a base station identification code of the destination base station exceeds a predetermined threshold period Can have the steps of determining the movement to the movement destination base station of the own mobile communication terminal is completed, by the movement judging completion, and a step of automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination.
[0010]
Further, the mail transmission method in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is a mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal that communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and is a source departure point as a transmission condition for automatic mail transmission Setting the location information, the location information of the destination transmission point and the email transmission timing, starting when the automatic email transmission function is enabled, storing the location information received from the GPS system, The step of comparing with the stored location information every time the location information is received, and if the comparison result is different, the location information received from the GPS system after confirming that the movement source departure point has been in a predetermined threshold period And when detecting that the position information of the destination transmission point exceeds a predetermined threshold period, Determining that movement to the destination transmitting points of the communication terminal is completed, by the movement judging completion, and a step of automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination.
[0011]
According to the present invention, a base station ID that is a mail transmission location is stored in advance in a mobile phone terminal by a user operation, and whether or not the base station ID notified from the base station by the mobile phone terminal matches them. If the conditions match, the specified sentence is transmitted to the destination specified in advance. Further, by using the schedule function of the mobile phone terminal, it is possible to more accurately associate the movement of the mobile phone terminal with the mail transmission by setting a specific day of the week and time.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of movement of a mobile phone terminal and transition of a base station. When the mobile phone terminal 10 initially located in the wireless area 30 and communicating via the base station 20 moves, the mobile phone terminal 10 receives the information of the wireless area during the movement, determines the position where it is, Send mail automatically. The mobile phone terminal 10 has a mail transmission function and a schedule function, and communicates with a base station via a wireless line. A route A indicates a route in which the mobile phone terminal 10 moves from the base station 20 via the base station 21 to the base station 22, and a route B indicates that the mobile phone terminal 10 passes from the base station 22 via the base station 21. A route moving in the direction of the base station 20 is shown. Section (1) indicates the boundary between the wireless area 30 and the wireless area 31, and section (2) indicates the boundary area between the wireless area 31 and the wireless area 32.
[0013]
Referring to FIG. 2 (a), a mobile phone terminal, which is a typical example of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, includes an antenna 101, a radio unit 102 that transmits and receives radio signals, and an operation control for the terminal. Based on a memory 103 for storing a program, an operation panel 104 having keys and buttons for a user to perform various input operations, a liquid crystal display 105 for display, a speaker 106, and a program read from the memory 103 And a central control unit 107 that controls each unit of the mobile phone terminal.
[0014]
2B, the central control unit 107 includes a transmission timing setting unit 1071, a movement transition determination unit 1072, and a mail transmission control unit 1073. The transmission timing setting unit 1071 sets the ID of the movement-source base station, the ID of the movement-destination base station, and the transmission timing of the mail as transmission conditions for performing automatic transmission of mail. The movement transition determination unit 1072 is activated when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, stores the base station ID received from the base station, and stores the base station ID stored every time the base station ID is received during movement. If they are different from each other, after confirming that a predetermined threshold period has been within the area of the source base station, a change in the base station ID received from the base station is checked, and the base station ID of the destination base station is predetermined. When it is detected that the threshold period is exceeded, it is determined that the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the movement destination base station is completed. The mail transmission control unit 1073 automatically transmits a pre-registered standard text mail to a predetermined destination based on the movement completion determination of the movement transition determination unit 1072.
[0015]
Next, the operation of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, determination of transmission conditions of the mobile phone mobile device will be described.
[0016]
By using the timing at which the base station ID is switched from the set base station ID (1) to the set base station ID (2) as a trigger for mail transmission, the direction of movement is recognized and erroneous mail transmission is prevented. Also, the base station ID may change several times at the base station boundary. Even if it is desired to send an e-mail when moving from the wireless area 31 to the wireless area 32 on the route A in FIG. 1, it is switched to the wireless area 31 once in the section (2) where the base station changes in the section B of the route B. A case of returning to the area 32 is also conceivable. Therefore, when the base station ID is switched, it is determined that the mobile phone terminal is in that area only when the mobile phone terminal exists in the wireless area of the set base station ID for a period equal to or greater than the threshold using a certain threshold. By doing so, the judgment at the boundary of the radio area of the base station is prevented from being mistaken. In addition, the above-described measures prevent the mail from being transmitted many times at the base station boundary.
[0017]
Hereinafter, the case of FIGS. 1 and 3 will be described as an example. FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining the source base station, destination base station, and mail transmission timing in FIG. FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining the movement transition of the mobile phone terminal along the route A in FIG. FIG. 3C is a diagram for explaining the movement transition of the mobile phone terminal along the route B in FIG.
[0018]
Here, it is assumed that the source base station is the set base station {circle around (1)}: 31, the destination base station is the set base station ID {circle around (2)}: 32, and the transmission timing is changed from {1} to {circle around (2)}. For example, in the case of being in the same area over a period of time series 3 or more, in FIG. 3B, a threshold value for determining that the mobile station 31 is in the radio area 31 is set as in the time series 3, 4 and 5 periods. The case of moving from the area of the station 21 to the area of the base station 22 is set as the transmission timing. As a reference, when moving in a certain direction, it is assumed that the wireless area will return in the opposite direction, so it is necessary to confirm that the area has been moved properly. The specific value varies depending on the wireless state of the area, the movement route, and the like. For example, the developer actually measures BTS (base station) information while moving at the boundary of the base station, and sets the appropriate value. And the information is incorporated into the mobile phone terminal at the time of manufacture.
[0019]
First, in the case of route A, it is determined that the mobile phone terminal has entered the area of the base station 21 at time point 5 in FIG. 3B, and then the areas of the base station 21 and the base station 22 are slightly staggered. However, at the time of time series 10 in FIG. 3B in the area of the base station 22 for a period of time series 3 or more which is a threshold, it is determined that the mobile station has moved to the area of the base station 22 and an automatic mail is transmitted. Next, the case of the route B will be described. In FIG. 3C, the mobile station moves from the area of the base station 21 to the area of the base station 22 in time series 2 → 3 and time series 4 → 5. By using the threshold value, it is not determined that the mobile phone terminal has moved in a place where it is not stable, so mail is not transmitted by mistake.
[0020]
Next, the processing flow in the mobile phone terminal is shown in FIGS. 4 shows operations until PHASE1: setting base station ID {circle around (1)} is detected, and FIG. 5 shows operations after detecting PHSE2: setting base station ID {circle around (1)}.
[0021]
First, PHASE 1 in FIG. 4 will be described. When the automatic mail transmission function is ON, that is, the mobile phone terminal stores the received base station ID (step 41: abbreviated as S41, the same applies hereinafter), and saves it every time it receives base station information. The base station ID is compared (S42), and if the base station ID has been changed, the stored base station information is checked (S43). When it is in the set base station ID {circle around (1)} for a period longer than a certain threshold (S44), the process proceeds to PHASE2 for checking whether or not it has moved to the set base station ID {circle around (2)} (S45). In other cases, detection of the set base station ID {circle over (1)} of PHASE1 is continued.
[0022]
Next, PHASE 2 in FIG. 5 will be described. Base station information is received as in PHASE 1 (S51), and it is checked whether the base station ID has changed (S52). If it is in the set base station ID {circle over (2)} for a period longer than a certain threshold (S53, S54), it is determined that it has moved, and an email is transmitted (S55). However, when the receiving base station ID is changed, if there is a period longer than a certain threshold at a place other than the set base station IDs {1} and {2} (S56), it is said that the previous set base station ID {1} The information is invalidated and the process returns to PHASE 1 and monitoring is performed again (S57).
[0023]
Next, a user setting method will be described. As a user setting and operation method, the user starts setting during the movement corresponding to the mail transmission. As shown in FIG. 6A, for example, an automatic mail transmission function is assigned to the menu XX (not shown), and the user sets the “transmission timing setting” displayed on the liquid crystal display 105 from the operation panel 104 in FIG. This is set in the memory 105 by selecting “Start”.
[0024]
The user continues to move, while the mobile phone terminal continues to monitor the base station ID, and when the determination of the transmission condition described above is satisfied, the base station ID is saved at that time and the monitoring state is entered again. The user ends the setting when the movement is completed. For example, while “transmission timing setting start” is being set, “transmission timing setting completion” is displayed instead of “transmission timing setting start” as shown in FIG. Set Done. The time of the switching timing of the base station ID detected during the setting is displayed. For example, after “transmission timing setting complete” is set, the screen shown in FIG. 6C, that is, the candidates No. 1 to X detected based on the determination of the transmission condition and the corresponding time are displayed, and the user By selecting one of the candidates, the corresponding base station ID {circle around (1)} and destination base station ID {circle around (2)} are set. Based on the settings, the user automatically sets the standard email text, transmission schedule (day of the week, time zone, etc.) and turns on the automatic email transmission function. Can be sent.
[0025]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In this case, the mobile phone terminal is provided with a GPS function linked to a GPS system (not shown). Since the GPS function and the configuration shown below are the same as those shown in the first embodiment, the illustration is omitted.
[0026]
Similar to the first embodiment, the central control unit of the mobile communication terminal includes a transmission timing setting unit, a movement transition determination unit, and a mail transmission control unit. The transmission timing setting unit sets the position information of the movement origin departure point, the position information of the movement destination transmission point, and the mail transmission timing as transmission conditions for automatic mail transmission. The movement transition determination unit is activated when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, stores the position information received from the GPS system, and compares with the stored position information every time the position information is received during movement. After confirming that the source departure point has been within the predetermined threshold period, the position information received from the GPS system is checked to detect that the position information of the destination transmission point has exceeded the predetermined threshold period. Then, it is determined that the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination transmission point has been completed. The mail transmission control unit automatically transmits a pre-registered standard text mail to a predetermined destination based on the movement completion determination of the movement transition determination unit.
[0027]
Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. Since the basic operation flow is the same as that of the first embodiment, the illustration is omitted.
[0028]
First, as the transmission conditions for performing automatic mail transmission, the position information of the source departure point, the position information of the destination transmission point, and the mail transmission timing are set. This operation is activated when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, stores the position information received from the GPS system, and compares it with the stored position information every time it receives the position information during movement. If the comparison results are different, after confirming that the movement source departure point has been in a predetermined threshold period, a change in position information received from the GPS system is checked. When it is detected that the position information of the destination transmission point has exceeded a predetermined threshold period, it is determined that the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination transmission point is completed, and the fixed form registered in advance by this movement completion determination A text mail is automatically sent to a predetermined destination.
[0029]
In the case of the second embodiment, “set transmission timing setting start” in the first embodiment described above corresponds to the setting of point A, and “set transmission timing setting completion” corresponds to the setting of point B. Therefore, the setting is performed by the same button operation as in the first embodiment described above. In the second embodiment, it is possible to send a mail at a more accurate location using the GPS function.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when moving from a certain base station area to a certain base station area, a fixed form mail prepared in advance is designated in advance. By automatically sending a mobile phone to a certain destination, it is possible to reliably carry out daily email sending operations that meet a specific pattern, such as contacting home, without delaying or forgetting contact. Convenience can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an example of movement of a mobile phone terminal and transition of a base station.
FIG. 2A is a block diagram of a mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a block diagram which shows the principal part concerning this invention by the central control part in (a).
FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining a source base station, a destination base station, and a mail transmission timing in FIG. 1; (B) is a figure for demonstrating the movement transition of the mobile telephone terminal in the path | route A in FIG. (C) is a figure for demonstrating the movement transition of the mobile telephone terminal in the path | route B in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing movement determination (PHASE 1) in a mobile phone terminal.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing movement determination (PHASE2) at a mobile phone terminal;
FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining a user's mail transmission timing setting start. (B) is a figure for demonstrating completion of a user's mail transmission timing setting. (C) is a figure for demonstrating a user's mail transmission timing selection.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 mobile phone terminals 20, 21, 22 base stations 30, 31, 32 wireless area 101 antenna 102 wireless unit 103 memory 104 operation panel 105 liquid crystal display 106 speaker 107 central control unit 1071 transmission timing setting unit 1072 movement transition determination unit 1073 email transmission Control unit

Claims (4)

A mobile communication terminal that has a mail transmission function and a schedule function and communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and as a transmission condition for performing automatic mail transmission, a source base station identification code, a destination base station A transmission timing setting unit that sets the identification code and mail transmission timing, and starts when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, stores the base station identification code received from the base station, and receives the base station identification code when moving Each time it is compared with the stored base station identification code, if it is different, after confirming that there is a predetermined threshold period in the area of the source base station, change the base station identification code received from the base station When the check is made and it is detected that the base station identification code of the destination base station has exceeded a predetermined threshold period, the mobile terminal determines that the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination base station has been completed. A transition determination unit, by the movement judging completion of the movement transition determination unit, a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a mail transmission control unit for automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination, the. A mobile communication terminal that has a GPS function, a mail transmission function, and a schedule function, and communicates with a base station via a wireless line. The transmission timing setting unit that sets the location information of the transmission point and the transmission timing of the mail, and when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, the location information received from the GPS system is saved, and the location information is received when moving Each time it compares with the stored location information, if it is different, after confirming that the source departure point has been in the predetermined threshold period, check the change of the location information received from the GPS system, Movement that determines that movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination transmission point has been completed when it is detected that the position information has exceeded a predetermined threshold period A transfer judging unit, by the movement judging completion of the movement transition determination unit, a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a mail transmission control unit for automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination, the. A mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal that communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and as a transmission condition for automatic mail transmission, an identification code of a source base station, an identification code of a destination base station, and an email The step of setting the transmission timing, the step of starting when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, the step of storing the base station identification code received from the base station, and the time of receiving the base station identification code when moving are stored Step of comparing with a certain base station identification code, and if the comparison result is different, check that the base station identification code received from the base station has changed after confirming that it has been within a predetermined threshold period within the area of the source base station And the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination base station is completed when it is detected that the base station identification code of the destination base station exceeds a predetermined threshold period. Determining that, by the movement completion determination, the mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal; and a step of automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination. This is a mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal that communicates with a base station via a wireless line, and as a transmission condition for automatic mail transmission, the position information of the source departure point, the position information of the destination transmission point, and the mail A step of setting a transmission timing, a step of starting when the automatic mail transmission function is enabled, a step of storing position information received from the GPS system, and a position information stored each time the position information is received during movement If the comparison result is different, and if the comparison result is different, after confirming that the source departure point has been in the predetermined threshold period, the step of checking the change in the position information received from the GPS system, and the position information of the destination transmission point When it is detected that the mobile terminal has exceeded the predetermined threshold period, the mobile terminal determines that the movement of the mobile communication terminal to the destination transmission point has been completed. And-up, by the movement judging completion, mail transmission method in a mobile communication terminal; and a step of automatically sending fixed phrase mail previously registered to a predetermined destination.

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