JP2001196997A - Portable phone - Google Patents

Portable phone

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JP2001196997A
JP2001196997A JP2000005840A JP2000005840A JP2001196997A JP 2001196997 A JP2001196997 A JP 2001196997A JP 2000005840 A JP2000005840 A JP 2000005840A JP 2000005840 A JP2000005840 A JP 2000005840A JP 2001196997 A JP2001196997 A JP 2001196997A
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Mitsuru Yanagisawa
満 柳澤
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Toshiba Corp
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02DCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that a conventional portable phone set in a continuous reception mode conducts only reception of information and communication state of the portable phone cannot be confirmed by a base station because the portable phone transmits no signal to the base station and the power consumption cannot be reduced when transmitting the signal to the base station. SOLUTION: The portable phone is configured such that a transmission level corresponding to quality of a communication channel is set from received information, a transmission interval is controlled so as to reduce the power consumption required for the transmission.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、携帯電話に係わ
り、特に情報を連続受信に設定し得る携帯電話機に関す
る。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone, and more particularly, to a portable telephone capable of setting information for continuous reception.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来より携帯電話機において、連続的に
サーバからのコンテンツ情報等を受信するモード(以
下、連続受信モードと呼ぶ)機能を有するものが開発さ
れている。この携帯電話機では基地局に対して連続受信
モードでの通信回線の設定を通常の発呼操作によって行
い、基地局から連続して情報を受信するものである。か
かる携帯電話機では、携帯型なので電源消費を節約する
ために連続受信を行うものの不要な回路部に電源供給を
遮断して電力消費を抑える低消費電流機能が設けられて
いる。また、連続受信モード時には、基地局に対して携
帯電話機が接続されていると判断される信号を送信する
必要がある。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable telephones having a mode of continuously receiving content information and the like from a server (hereinafter, referred to as a continuous reception mode) have been developed. In this portable telephone, a communication line is set to the base station in a continuous reception mode by a normal calling operation, and information is continuously received from the base station. In such a mobile phone, since it is a portable type, it performs continuous reception in order to save power consumption, but an unnecessary circuit portion is provided with a low current consumption function for suppressing power consumption by cutting off power supply. In the continuous reception mode, it is necessary to transmit a signal for determining that the mobile phone is connected to the base station.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、このように構
成された携帯電話機は、不要回路への電源供給が遮断さ
れていても連続受信モード時には、上記した信号が基地
局に対して携帯電話機から送信する必要があり、電力消
費を抑制することが出来ない問題があった。
However, in the portable telephone configured as described above, the above-described signal is transmitted from the portable telephone to the base station in the continuous reception mode even when the power supply to the unnecessary circuit is cut off. There is a problem that it is necessary to transmit, and power consumption cannot be suppressed.

【0004】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、かかる点に鑑
みなされたもので、連続的に情報を受信のみ行うモード
を設定する連続受信手段と、この手段のに応じて情報を
受信する受信手段と、前記連続受信モード状態を基地局
に間欠通知する送信手段と、前記受信した情報から前記
送信手段による基地局が受信する最小の送信出力に制御
する手段とを具備することを特徴とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a continuous receiving means for setting a mode for continuously receiving only information, and a receiving means for receiving information according to the means. Means, transmitting means for intermittently notifying the base station of the continuous reception mode state, and means for controlling the received information to a minimum transmission power received by the base station by the transmitting means. .

【0005】また、本発明は、受信した情報から受信回
線情報か変化するか否かを検出する回線検出手段と、こ
の手段により変化する検出がされることに応じて前記基
地局への間欠送信の間隔を制御する制御手段とを具備す
ることを特徴とする。
Further, the present invention provides a line detecting means for detecting whether or not received line information changes from received information, and an intermittent transmission to the base station in response to the change being detected by this means. And control means for controlling the interval between the two.

【0006】また、本発明は、回線検出手段は、受信電
界強度を検出することを特徴とする。
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the line detecting means detects the received electric field strength.

【0007】また、本発明は、回線検出手段は、誤り率
を検出することを特徴とする。
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the line detecting means detects an error rate.

【0008】さらに、本発明は、制御手段は、受信回線
情報の状況と送信出力との対応から目的とする送信出力
を選択することを特徴とする。
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the control means selects a desired transmission output from the correspondence between the status of the reception line information and the transmission output.

【0009】本発明では、連続受信モード時であること
を基地局に通知する手段を設け、この通知する送信出力
を受信状態に応じて制御して最小の出力とするので低消
費電力化を行うことができる。
In the present invention, means for notifying the base station of the continuous reception mode is provided, and the transmission output to be notified is controlled in accordance with the reception state to be the minimum output, thereby reducing power consumption. be able to.

【0010】[0010]

【発明の実施の形態】図1は、本発明による携帯電話機
の回路構成を概略的に示すもので、1は図示しない基地
局と所定の周波数により送受信を行う無線部、2はCP
U、メモリ等から構成され無線部1における通信プロト
コル制御及びユーザインターフェイス等の制御を行う主
制御部、3は主制御部2による通信プロトコル制御によ
って確立された通話チャネルを用いて送信される信号を
復調すると共に送信する信号を変調することによって通
話相手方との通話経路を形成する通話制御部、4は通話
制御部3によって形成された通話経路に送出された音声
信号を外部に放音するスピーカ、5は外部音声を集音し
て電気信号に変換し、通話制御部3によって形成された
通話経路に送出するマイクロホンであり、スピーカ4と
マイクロホン5とによってハンドセットが構成される。
FIG. 1 schematically shows a circuit configuration of a portable telephone according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a radio unit for transmitting and receiving a base station (not shown) at a predetermined frequency, and 2 is a CP.
U, a main control unit configured of a memory and the like for controlling a communication protocol and a user interface in the radio unit 1, and 3 transmits a signal transmitted using a communication channel established by the communication protocol control by the main control unit 2. A call control unit 4 for forming a communication path with the other party by demodulating and modulating a signal to be transmitted, a speaker 4 for emitting a sound signal transmitted to the communication path formed by the call control unit 3 to the outside, Reference numeral 5 denotes a microphone that collects an external voice, converts the collected voice into an electric signal, and transmits the signal to a communication path formed by the communication control unit 3. The speaker 4 and the microphone 5 constitute a handset.

【0011】6はデータデータ入力時のガイド表示や登
録データ及び電話番号等の表示を行う表示部、7は電話
番号等を入力する数字キーや各種機能を動作させる機能
キーからなる操作入力部、8は予め設定された付加番号
や電話帳のデータ、リダイアルデータ及び不在者着信等
のほか後述する受信電界強度や誤り率の受信情報と送信
出力との対応のデータを格納するデータ格納部、9は外
部機器からデータ入力される外部入力部である。
Reference numeral 6 denotes a display unit for displaying a guide display at the time of inputting data, registration data and a telephone number, etc. 7 denotes an operation input unit comprising numeric keys for inputting a telephone number and the like and function keys for operating various functions; Reference numeral 8 denotes a data storage unit for storing data such as a preset additional number, telephone directory data, redial data, an absentee incoming call, etc., as well as data corresponding to reception information of a reception electric field strength and an error rate to be described later and transmission output. Is an external input unit for inputting data from an external device.

【0012】このように構成された本発明の携帯電話機
について図2を参照して動作について説明する。
The operation of the thus constructed portable telephone according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

【0013】使用者が操作入力部7の機能キーを操作し
て連続受信モードの設定するとこの連続受信モードの入
力により主制御部2は連続受信モードに移行し(ステッ
プF1)、その操作入力部7からの連続受信モードへの
移行指示に基づき無線部1における通信プロトコル制御
を行う(ステップF2)。無線部1では、基地局に対し
て連続受信モード移行処理にかかる信号が送信される
(ステップF3)。
When the user operates the function keys of the operation input unit 7 to set the continuous reception mode, the main control unit 2 shifts to the continuous reception mode by inputting the continuous reception mode (step F1), and the operation input unit is operated. 7 to control the communication protocol in the wireless unit 1 based on the instruction to shift to the continuous reception mode (step F2). In the radio unit 1, a signal for the continuous reception mode transition processing is transmitted to the base station (step F3).

【0014】無線部1を介しての基地局に対する連続受
信モード移行処理にかかる信号の送信を完了したとき基
地局では、この携帯電話機が連続受信モードであること
が認識される。
When the transmission of the signal for the continuous reception mode transition process to the base station via the radio unit 1 is completed, the base station recognizes that the mobile phone is in the continuous reception mode.

【0015】基地局は、連続受信モードが確認した後、
要求のあった情報を送信し、この情報が携帯電話機で受
信が行われる。
After the base station confirms the continuous reception mode,
The requested information is transmitted, and this information is received by the mobile phone.

【0016】主制御部2は、無線部1における通信プロ
トコル制御を行い(ステップF4)、無線部1を介して
基地局に対して送信電力制御の閉ループ制御処理にかか
る信号の送受信を行い(ステップF5)、送信電力制御
を閉ループ制御に設定する。次に、主制御部2は、無線
部1で受信した基地局からの情報信号から受信電界強度
や誤り率を監視して(ステップF6)、主制御部2は、
データ格納部8に設けた受信電界強度、誤り率に対する
対応データ表を用いてその受信状況に応じた最小の送信
電力レベルが検出される(ステップF7)。
The main control unit 2 controls the communication protocol in the radio unit 1 (step F4), and transmits and receives signals for the closed loop control process of the transmission power control to and from the base station via the radio unit 1 (step F4). F5) Set the transmission power control to the closed loop control. Next, the main control unit 2 monitors the reception electric field strength and the error rate from the information signal received from the base station by the radio unit 1 (step F6).
The minimum transmission power level corresponding to the reception state is detected using the data table corresponding to the reception electric field strength and the error rate provided in the data storage unit 8 (step F7).

【0017】そして、主制御部2は、無線部1からの受
信電界強度や誤り率の変化が少ないことを検出した場合
(ステップF9)、主制御部2は無線部1に対して送信
出力レベルの制御とともに基地局へ送信する信号の送信
間隔を最大に設定する(ステップF10)。これらの図
2に示す各ステツプは、制御部2に設けられるメモリに
記憶され、連続受信モードの設定に基づき実行される。
When the main control unit 2 detects that there is little change in the received electric field strength and error rate from the radio unit 1 (step F9), the main control unit 2 sends a transmission output level to the radio unit 1. And the transmission interval of the signal to be transmitted to the base station is set to the maximum (step F10). Each of these steps shown in FIG. 2 is stored in a memory provided in control unit 2, and is executed based on the setting of the continuous reception mode.

【0018】図3は、データ格納部8における受信電界
強度と誤り率の受信情報と送信出力との対応データ表を
示すもので、受信電界強度のレベルを順次高レベルから
なる1から5まで分類しこれに対応して出力レベルが低
下するように設定されている。誤り率に関しても同様で
あり誤り率の状態をAからEに順次低から良に分類して
これに対応する出力レベルを低下するよう設定される。
この出力レベル制御は、受信電界強度あるいは誤り率に
よるかが操作入力部7にて連続受信モード設定時に選択
される。
FIG. 3 is a data table showing the correspondence between the received electric field strength and the error rate reception information and the transmission output in the data storage section 8. The received electric field strength levels are classified from 1 to 5 in order of high level. However, the output level is set to decrease correspondingly. The same applies to the error rate. The state of the error rate is sequentially classified from A to E from low to good, and the corresponding output level is set so as to decrease.
Whether the output level control is based on the reception electric field strength or the error rate is selected by the operation input unit 7 when the continuous reception mode is set.

【0019】連続受信した情報から受信電界強度や誤り
率を検出することによって通話回線の品質程度を確認
し、その回線状態に応じて送信出力が制御される。即
ち、受信電界強度が低下した場合、回線品質が悪くなる
ので送信出力を高いレベルのものを選択がおこなわれ
る。この選択された出力レベル情報は、主制御部2にお
いて各レベルに応じて送信間隔が設定される。この送信
間隔の設定は、高レベルにおいて最も送信間隔が長く設
定される。
The quality of the communication line is checked by detecting the reception field strength and the error rate from the continuously received information, and the transmission output is controlled according to the line state. That is, when the received electric field strength is reduced, the line quality is deteriorated, so that a transmission output having a high level is selected. The transmission interval of the selected output level information is set in the main control unit 2 according to each level. In this transmission interval setting, the transmission interval is set to be longest at a high level.

【0020】無線部1では、出力レベル情報に基づくよ
う送信出力が制御され、その送信間隔が制御されて基地
局に送信される。
In the radio unit 1, the transmission output is controlled based on the output level information, and the transmission interval is controlled and transmitted to the base station.

【0021】したがって、回線品質が良好の場合は、基
地局に送信される信号が低レベルとされその送信間隔が
長くなり、回線品質が劣化した場合には、高レベルで送
信間隔が短い信号が送信される。
Therefore, when the line quality is good, the signal transmitted to the base station is set to a low level and the transmission interval is lengthened. When the line quality is deteriorated, a signal with a high level and a short transmission interval is transmitted. Sent.

【0022】なお、出力レベル制御は、受信電界強度あ
るいは誤り率の一方として説明したが両者に基づき制御
しても良く、この場合、図3に示す受信電界強度又は誤
り率の高レベルとなる出力レベルが選択される。
Although the output level control has been described as one of the received electric field strength and the error rate, the control may be performed based on both of them. In this case, the output level control shown in FIG. The level is selected.

【0023】[0023]

【発明の効果】本発明によると、連続受信モードである
ことを示す信号を基地局に送信することで基地局が連続
受信モードであることが確認でき、送信出力制御を閉ル
ープ制御することにより受信電界強度あるいは誤り率に
よる受信した情報に基づき出力レベルを最小の送信電力
で通信を行うことができ、電力消費を抑制することがで
きる。
According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm that the base station is in the continuous reception mode by transmitting a signal indicating the continuous reception mode to the base station, and to perform the reception by performing the closed loop control of the transmission output control. Communication can be performed with the minimum transmission power at the output level based on the received information based on the electric field strength or the error rate, and power consumption can be suppressed.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明のによる携帯電話機の回路構成図FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

【図2】本発明による携帯電話機の動作を説明するフロ
ーチャート
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the mobile phone according to the present invention.

【図3】データ格納部における受信電界強度および誤り
率による出力レベルの設定を説明するデータ格納図
FIG. 3 is a data storage diagram for explaining setting of an output level based on a received electric field strength and an error rate in a data storage unit.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 無線部 2 主制御部 3 通信制御部 4 スピーカ 5 マイクロホン 6 表示部 7 操作入力部 8 データ格納部 9 外部入力部 Reference Signs List 1 Radio unit 2 Main control unit 3 Communication control unit 4 Speaker 5 Microphone 6 Display unit 7 Operation input unit 8 Data storage unit 9 External input unit

Claims (5)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】連続的に情報を受信のみ行うモードを設定
する連続受信手段と、この手段のに応じて情報を受信す
る受信手段と、前記連続受信モード状態を基地局に間欠
通知する送信手段と、前記受信した情報から前記送信手
段による基地局が受信する最小の送信出力に制御する手
段とを具備することを特徴とする携帯電話機。
1. Continuous receiving means for setting a mode for continuously receiving only information, receiving means for receiving information according to the means, and transmitting means for intermittently notifying the continuous receiving mode state to a base station. And a means for controlling the transmission information to a minimum transmission output received by the base station from the received information.
【請求項2】前記受信した情報から受信回線情報が変化
するか否かを検出する回線検出手段と、この手段により
変化する検出がされることに応じて前記基地局への間欠
送信の間隔を制御する制御手段とを具備することを特徴
とする請求項1記載の携帯電話機。
2. A line detecting means for detecting whether or not received line information changes from the received information, and an interval for intermittent transmission to the base station in response to the detection of the change by the means. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling.
【請求項3】前記回線検出手段は、受信電界強度を検出
することを特徴とする請求項2の携帯電話機。
3. The portable telephone according to claim 2, wherein said line detecting means detects a received electric field intensity.
【請求項4】前記回線検出手段は、誤り率を検出するこ
とを特徴とする請求項2の携帯電話機。
4. The portable telephone according to claim 2, wherein said line detecting means detects an error rate.
【請求項5】前記制御手段は、受信回線情報の状況と送
信出力との対応から目的とする送信出力を選択すること
を特徴とする請求項2の携帯電話機。
5. The portable telephone according to claim 2, wherein said control means selects a desired transmission output from the correspondence between the status of the reception line information and the transmission output.
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