JP2002368871A - Mobile wireless terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a mobile radio terminal capable of automatically performing a desired setting without bothering a user. SOLUTION: A memory 113 stores a setting information storage area 113a for storing setting information of the mobile wireless terminal, and a user-specific setting file as setting information of the mobile wireless terminal associated with a plurality of different EF_IMSIs. And a user-specific setting information storage area 113b.
The control unit 100 controls the respective units of the mobile wireless terminal in an integrated manner, and performs various operation controls according to the information recorded in the setting information storage area 113a. The control unit 100 also includes a USIM card 1 as a new control function.
Information corresponding to the EF_IMSI read from
Read from the user-specific setting information storage area 113b,
This is recorded in the setting information storage area 113a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in a mobile communication system such as a portable telephone system, and is used for joint use by a plurality of users by attaching and detaching a medium on which subscriber information is recorded. The present invention relates to a mobile radio terminal that can be properly used by a single user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art GSM (Glob) standardized in Europe
al system for mobile communication), a mobile radio terminal of a mobile communication system supports a SIM (Subscriber).
A function of attaching and detaching an IC card called an Identity Module card is essential.

[0003] This SIM card contains information for identifying a user such as an authentication algorithm and a telephone number necessary for making and receiving calls, and is inserted and connected to a card slot of a GSM-standard mobile radio terminal. The mobile wireless terminal is in a state where it can make and receive calls, which is the original function of the telephone.

[0004] In other words, it is a standard that the mobile radio terminal cannot make or receive calls when the SIM card is not inserted in the card slot. This idea is based on the next generation mobile phone called IMT-2000 (International Mobi
le Telecommunication system 2000) and USIM (User Subscriber Identity Modul)
e) Standardization is progressing as a card. This SIM
The card or USIM card contains the unique number information corresponding to the telephone number, and this information is EF_IMS
I (Elementary File-International Mobile Subscri
ber Identity).

A mobile radio terminal compatible with GSM or IMT-2000 is a SIM card or USIM
Insertion of a card enables outgoing / incoming calls. In other words, if the mobile wireless terminal is compatible with, for example, IMT-2000, communication is possible even if any USIM card is inserted.

Therefore, one user owns one mobile radio terminal and a plurality of USIM cards,
For example, a user can use a mobile wireless terminal for business or a mobile wireless terminal for private use only by replacing the USIM card.

[0007] Even if there is only one mobile radio terminal,
Since a plurality of users each own a USIM card and insert the USIM card owned by the user into the mobile wireless terminal as needed, the mobile wireless terminal can be used, so that a small number of mobile wireless terminals can be shared. .

Further, since a single USIM card can include a plurality of EF_IMSIs, even in this case, as described above, one user can use one mobile radio terminal for different purposes, Of users can share one mobile wireless terminal.

[0009] By the way, the mobile communication terminal is generally used with different settings depending on the above-mentioned applications and users. Therefore, in the case of a terminal such as a mobile wireless terminal compatible with GSM or IMT-2000, which can be used properly depending on the inserted card, for example, when one user uses different purposes, the ringtone is not used for business. I don't want it to ring, but I want it to always ring for private use. In addition, when a plurality of users share, there is a demand for setting a favorite ringtone for each user.

However, the mobile radio terminal currently being developed cannot respond to such a demand, so that it is necessary to make necessary settings according to the application and the user, which is a problem of low convenience. there were.

[0011]

In the conventional mobile radio terminal, it is necessary to make necessary settings according to the application and the user, and there is a problem that the convenience is low. The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has as its object to provide a mobile wireless terminal that can automatically perform a desired setting without bothering a user.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in the present invention, identification information is read from a removable storage medium for storing subscriber identification information, and the identification information is read. In the mobile wireless terminal using the communication service of the mobile communication system using, storing a plurality of identification information, in association with each of these identification information, storage means for storing setting information related to operation settings in the mobile wireless terminal, A setting means for setting an operation according to the setting information corresponding to the identification information read from the recording medium is provided.

In the mobile radio terminal having the above configuration, storage means is provided for storing setting information relating to operation settings in the mobile radio terminal in association with a plurality of pieces of identification information, respectively.
The operation setting is performed according to the setting information corresponding to the identification information recorded on the recording medium among the setting information stored in the storage means.

Therefore, according to the mobile radio terminal having the above configuration, even when a plurality of subscribers share, the desired setting can be automatically set for each subscriber only by changing the recording medium without bothering the user. Can be done

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a mobile radio terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. This mobile radio terminal uses a W-CDMA (Wideba) compatible with IMT-2000.
nd Code Division Multiple Access).

The W-CDMA system enables high-speed, large-capacity multimedia mobile communication using a bandwidth of, for example, 5 MHz in a 2 GHz band. The W-CDMA system is distributed in a service area and connected to a public network. Communication is performed after synchronization with the base station BS.

The W-CDMA radio section 102 performs the above-mentioned WC
The CDMA signal is transmitted / received to / from the base station BS of the mobile communication system via the antenna 101 by the DMA method. The chip rate of the spreading code is set to 4.096 Mcps, and the QPSK method is adopted as the primary modulation method.

Voltage control section 103 controls the gain of an amplifier in W-CDMA radio section 102 according to the instruction of control section 100, and controls the transmission level of the CDMA signal transmitted to base station BS.

The USIM card 104 is a memory card that can be attached to and detached from the mobile wireless terminal via the interface 105, and stores various information in an area generally called an EF (Elementary File).

The EF includes EF_IMSI including information necessary for communication such as contract information with a communication carrier operating a W-CDMA communication system and user identification information.
Are stored.

The EF_IMSI includes a country code (MCC) indicating the country that issued the USIM card 104, a contract carrier number (MNC) for identifying a communication carrier, and a USI card.
A serial number (MS) uniquely assigned to the M card 104
IN), and the combination of these numbers constitutes a unique number in the world, by which the carrier identifies the subscriber.

The voice codec unit 106 encodes the transmission voice signal input from the microphone 107 according to a predetermined voice coding method, and converts the received signal input from the W-CDMA radio unit 102 through the control unit 100. The signal is decoded, converted into a reception signal, and output from the speaker 108.

The image processing unit 109 includes a CCD (Charge-Cou
pled Device) or CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxi)
image processing performed by an image signal captured by a camera 110 using a solid-state imaging device such as a de-semiconductor) to form a format compatible with videophone communication and image data communication using the W-CDMA method. Convert and control unit 1
Enter 00.

At the same time, the image processing unit 109 decodes the received image data or the image data stored in the memory 113, and generates an LCD (Liquid Crystal Discharge) image.
play) or the like.
The display unit 111 has a backlight function that can selectively emit light of a plurality of colors.

The operation unit 112 is a key input unit composed of various function keys in addition to a numeric keypad and a four-way key. It accepts various requests and instructions from the user, such as usage settings.

The memory 113 is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a ROM, and includes a control program of the control unit 100 described later, telephone directory data in which names are associated with telephone numbers and mail addresses, data of ringtones, and the like. Various control data such as image data and font data to be displayed during standby, data to be transmitted and received data by the W-CDMA method are stored.

The memory 113 also stores a setting information storage area 1 for storing setting information of the mobile radio terminal.
13a and a plurality of different EF_IMs as shown in FIG.
A user-specific setting information storage area 113b for storing a user-specific setting file, which is setting information of the mobile radio terminal, associated with each SI.

The control unit 100 controls each unit in the mobile radio terminal in a centralized manner.
It has a control function of wireless communication by the W-CDMA method and a control function of videophone communication using an image captured by the camera 110.

The control unit 100 performs various operation controls according to the information recorded in the setting information storage area 113a. Then, the control unit 100 performs EF_IMS read from the USIM card 104 as a new control function.
The information corresponding to I is stored in the setting information storage area 11 for each user.
3b, and has a function of recording in the setting information storage area 113a.

Note that the various operation settings here include, for example, the type of ring tone, ring volume, key operation volume, conditions for rejecting a call, whether caller ID can be notified, and the image displayed when waiting for a call. Type, time information for automatically turning on / off the power, settings related to the call of telephone directory data, type of backlight color of display unit 111, type of font used for display, description of help function, etc. , A time zone for setting a time difference due to longitude, setting of a function to be assigned to a key of the operation unit 112, alarm time information, an alarm ON type, and the like.

Next, the operation of the mobile radio terminal having the above configuration will be described. Note that the wireless communication is the same as a normal operation, and thus the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will be given of the operation and function setting control according to the present invention.

First, the USIM is connected to the interface 105.
Control performed when the card 104 is inserted will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining this control, which is performed by the control unit 100 and is started when it is detected that the USIM card 104 is connected to the interface 105.

In step 3a, the interface 10
5 from the USIM card 104 connected to the EF_IM
The SI is read, and the process proceeds to Step 3b. Step 3
In b, the EF_IMSI read in step 3a
Is stored in the user-specific setting information storage area 113b. Here, if it is recorded, it is regarded as a previously registered USIM card, and the process proceeds to step 3c. On the other hand, if it is not recorded, it is regarded as a newly used USIM card, and the process proceeds to step 3d. I do.

In step 3c, a setting file for each user corresponding to the EF_IMSI read in step 3a is read, and this file is stored in the setting information storage area 113.
a, and the process ends.

In step 3d, a user-specific setting file corresponding to the EF_IMSI read in step 3a is newly created in the user-specific setting information storage area 113b, and a file including default setting information is stored in the memory 113. The file is read out and recorded in the setting information storage area 113a, and the process ends.

Next, control when a user sets an operation or a function will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining this control, which is performed by the control unit 100.
The operation is started when a user operates a function key provided on the operation unit 112.

In step 4a, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, a list of operation and function setting items is read from the memory 113 and displayed on the display unit 111, and the process proceeds to step 4b.

In step 4b, the designation of the item whose setting is to be changed is received from the user through the four-direction key of the operation unit 112 or the like, and the process proceeds to step 4c. In step 4c, the setting relating to the item received in step 4b is read from the setting information storage area 113a and displayed on the display unit 111, and the process proceeds to step 4d. In FIG.
A display example when the user specifies “ringtone type” as an item is shown.

In step 4d, the user's operation unit 112
Is monitored, and it is determined whether the change requested by the user for the item received in step 4b is update or deletion. Here, when the user requests update via the operation unit 112, the process proceeds to step 4e, and when the user requests deletion, the process proceeds to step 4g.

In step 4e, the settable options for the items received in step 4b are stored in the memory 113.
And read it out. FIG. 7 is a display example of “selectable ringtone” that can be selected. Then, specify the settings
The process is received from the user through the four-direction key of the operation unit 112 or the like, and the process proceeds to step 4f.

In step 4f, the setting information storage area 1
The setting information received in step 4e is updated and set in the item received in step 4b in the setting information of 13a.

In the setting information of the user-specific setting information storage area 113b corresponding to the EF_IMSI of the currently connected USIM card 104, the setting contents received in step 4e are updated to the items received in step 4b. Then, the process proceeds to step 4h.

In step 4g, the setting information storage area 1
In the setting information 13a, the contents set in the item received in step 4b are released. In addition, of the setting information in the user-specific setting information storage area 113b corresponding to the EF_IMSI of the currently connected USIM card 104, the content set in the item accepted in step 4b is released, and the process proceeds to step 4h. .

In step 4h, a display asking whether to end the process is displayed on the display unit 111. Then, the operation unit 112
When the request for termination is received from the user through the above, the process is terminated, and when there is no request for termination, the process proceeds to step 4a.

As described above, in the mobile radio terminal having the above configuration, when the USIM card 104 is connected to the interface 105, the user-specific setting file corresponding to the EF_IMSI recorded on the USIM card 104 is stored in the user-specific setting information. The mobile radio terminal reads out from the storage area 113b and records it in the setting information storage area 113a, and thereafter performs various operations and functions according to the information recorded in the setting information storage area 113a.

Therefore, according to the mobile radio terminal having the above-mentioned configuration, even when a plurality of users are shared, desired settings are automatically performed for each user without bothering the user, which is highly convenient. .

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, USI
The description has been made on the premise that one EF_IMSI is recorded on the M card 104, but the present invention can also be realized when a plurality of EF_IMSIs are recorded.

In this case, since the user selects a desired EF_IMSI in operation, the same effect can be exerted by executing the above-described processing on the selected EF_IMSI.

The EF_IMSI is unique information all over the world, but the EF of the USIM card has other unique information all over the world. For example, the information indicating the ID of the USIM card is EF_ICCI
D (ICC Identification).

The user-specific setting information storage area 113b for storing the user-specific setting file, which is the setting information of the mobile radio terminal, may be associated with information unique to the world contained in the USIM card.

That is, the present invention is not limited to the EF_IMSI alone, and the same effect can be obtained by associating it with information other than EF_IMSI, such as EF_ICCID, which is unique in the world.

In the above embodiment, various setting information is stored in the mobile radio terminal. Instead, for example, means for recording the setting information in the USIM card 104, A reading means may be provided to perform operation setting according to the read setting information.

According to such a configuration, even when another mobile radio terminal is used, desired settings are made only by inserting the same USIM card 104, so that the user can use the UIM.
Only the SIM card 104 needs to be carried around, and the convenience is remarkably improved.

Further, in the above embodiment, the memory 11
3 is provided with a setting information storage area 113a and a user-specific setting information storage area 113b.
Is read out from the user-specific setting information storage area 113b and recorded in the setting information storage area 113a.
Various operations and functions are performed according to the information recorded in the setting information storage area 113a.

Instead of this, for example, the memory 113 has only the user-specific setting information storage area 113b, and the EF_IMSI recorded on the USIM card 104.
May be specified, and thereafter, various operations and functions may be performed in accordance with the information of the specified user-specific setting file. It is possible to take shape. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be similarly implemented even if various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0056]

As described above, the storage means for storing the setting information relating to the operation setting in the mobile radio terminal in association with each of the plurality of identification information, and among the setting information stored in the storage means, The operation setting is performed according to the setting information corresponding to the identification information recorded on the recording medium.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when a plurality of subscribers share, the desired setting is automatically performed for each subscriber simply by changing the recording medium without bothering the user. A mobile wireless terminal capable of performing the above can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a mobile radio terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of user-specific setting information stored in a user-specific setting information storage area of the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining control performed when a USIM card is inserted into an interface in the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining control when a user sets an operation and a function in the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of information displayed on a display unit when setting contents are updated in the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of information displayed on a display unit when setting contents are updated in the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of information displayed on a display unit when setting contents are updated in the mobile wireless terminal shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 BS base station 100 control unit 101 antenna 102 W-CDMA radio unit 103 voltage control unit 104 USIM card 105 interface 106 voice codec unit 107 microphone 108 speaker 109 image processing unit 110 camera 111 ... Display unit 112 ... Operation unit 113 ... Memory 113a ... Setting information storage area 113b ... User-specific setting information storage area

Claims (18)

[Claims] 1. A mobile radio terminal that reads out the identification information from a removable storage medium that stores the identification information of a subscriber and uses a communication service of the mobile communication system by using the identification information. Storage means for storing a plurality of setting information relating to operation settings in the mobile wireless terminal in association with the identification information, and operation setting according to the setting information corresponding to the identification information read from the recording medium. And a setting means for performing the following. 2. The storage unit, as the setting information,
The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a type of a ring tone is stored, and wherein the setting unit sets the type of the ring tone according to the setting information. 3. The storage unit, as the setting information,
The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a volume of the ringtone is stored, and wherein the setting unit sets the volume of the ringtone according to the setting information. 4. The storage device, as the setting information,
The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a volume of an operation sound of an input unit by a key is stored, and the setting unit sets the volume of the operation sound according to the setting information. 5. The storage device, as the setting information,
The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a condition for rejecting an incoming call is stored, and the setting unit sets a condition for rejecting the incoming call according to the setting information. 6. The storage means, as the setting information,
The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein information indicating whether or not the calling number notification is allowed is stored, and wherein the setting unit sets whether or not the calling number notification is allowed according to the setting information. 7. The storage device, wherein the setting information includes:
2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a type of an image to be displayed during an incoming call standby is stored, and wherein the setting unit sets a type of an image to be displayed during the incoming call standby according to the setting information. Mobile wireless terminal. 8. The storage unit, as the setting information,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a time at which the power is automatically turned on is stored, and said setting means sets a time at which the power is automatically turned on according to said setting information. Mobile wireless terminal. 9. The storage unit, as the setting information,
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information indicating a time at which the power is automatically turned off is stored, and the setting unit sets a time at which the power is automatically turned off according to the setting information. Mobile wireless terminal. 10. The storage means stores, as the setting information, settings relating to calling of telephone directory data, and the setting means performs settings relating to calling of telephone directory data according to the setting information. The mobile wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein: 11. The storage unit stores, as the setting information, information indicating a type of a backlight color of a display unit that visually indicates information, wherein the setting unit performs the display in accordance with the setting information. 2. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein the type of backlight color of the means is set. 12. The storage means stores, as the setting information, information indicating a font type of a character to be displayed on a display means for visually indicating information, wherein the setting means stores the information in accordance with the setting information. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein a type of a font of a character displayed on the display unit is set. 13. The storage means stores, as the setting information, information indicating a type of a language used for description displayed on a display means for visually indicating information. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein a type of a language used for description displayed on the display unit is set. 14. The storage means stores, as the setting information, information indicating a time zone for setting a time difference due to longitude, wherein the setting means sets a time difference due to longitude according to the setting information. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein a time zone is set. 15. The storage unit stores, as the setting information, information indicating a function assigned to a key of an input unit by a key, and the setting unit assigns a function to a key of the input unit according to the setting information. The mobile wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein 16. The storage unit stores, as the setting information, information indicating an operation time of an alarm, wherein the setting unit sets the operation time of the alarm according to the setting information. The mobile wireless terminal according to claim 1. 17. The method according to claim 17, wherein the storage unit stores information indicating a type of alarm sound as the setting information, and the setting unit sets the type of alarm sound according to the setting information. The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein 18. A mobile radio terminal that reads out the identification information from a storage medium that stores the identification information of a subscriber and uses the identification information to use a communication service of the mobile communication system, comprising: Storage means for storing the setting information stored in the storage medium; first recording means for reading the setting information stored in the storage means and recording the setting information on the recording medium; reading the setting information stored in the recording medium and recording the setting information in the storage means A mobile radio terminal, comprising: a second recording unit that performs an operation setting according to setting information stored in the storage unit.