JP2008187390A - Mobile communication network system, mobile terminal device, and transmission method - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To make an international transmission while accurately grasping the country of stay and the local time of the destination.
A mobile having a plurality of mobile phones 11, 12 and a server 13 for managing the country of stay of the plurality of mobile phones 11, 12 and calculating the local time in the country of stay of the plurality of mobile phones 11, 12. In the communication network system, when receiving the notification of the destination mobile phone 12 from the source mobile phone 11, the server 13 searches the country of stay of the mobile phone 12 and calculates the local time in the country of stay and calculates the mobile phone. 11, and the mobile phone 11 displays the country of stay of the mobile phone 12 and the local time of the country of stay.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication network system, a mobile terminal device, and a transmission method, and more particularly, to a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal device, and a transmission method suitable for making an international call.

Currently, in mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones, models capable of receiving international roaming services are becoming popular. In a mobile terminal device supporting such an international roaming service, the location of its own terminal is identified. If the identified location is overseas, the international prefix corresponding to the location is specified and the country of the destination There have been proposed ones that specify numbers and convert them to international telephone numbers using these numbers (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-333165 A

  However, in the mobile terminal device as described above, it is necessary to perform troublesome processing to grasp the local time of the destination mobile terminal device. Not done. That is, in order to grasp the local time of the destination mobile terminal device, for example, it is necessary to confirm the local time of the country after specifying the country where the destination mobile terminal device is staying with a world clock or the like. is there. For this reason, it is a fact that a caller avoids such processing before performing a call operation and makes an international call in anticipation of the approximate local time.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal device, and a transmission method capable of performing international transmission while accurately grasping a destination country and local time of the transmission destination The purpose is to provide.

  The mobile communication network system of the present invention manages a plurality of mobile terminal devices and a staying country of the plurality of mobile terminal devices, and calculates a local time in the staying country of the plurality of mobile terminal devices When the notification of the destination mobile terminal device is received from the source mobile terminal device, the server device searches the destination country of the destination mobile terminal device. In addition, the local time in the country of stay is calculated and transmitted to the mobile terminal device of the transmission source, and the country of stay of the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination and the country of the country of stay in the mobile terminal device of the transmission source It is characterized by displaying the local time.

  According to this mobile communication network system, the staying country of the destination mobile terminal device and the local time in the staying country are notified from the server device, and these information are displayed on the source mobile terminal device. Since the caller can easily grasp the country and local time of the destination mobile terminal device, it is possible to make an international call while accurately knowing the country and local time of the destination. .

  In the mobile communication network system, it is preferable that the source mobile terminal device displays an icon corresponding to a time zone of a local time in the country where the destination mobile terminal device received from the server device. . In this case, an icon corresponding to the time zone of the local time in the country where the destination mobile terminal device is staying is displayed, so that the caller intuitively grasps the local time of the destination mobile terminal device. It becomes possible.

  In the mobile communication network system, the server device manages an incoming / outgoing permission / rejection time zone indicating a time zone during which the incoming calls at the plurality of mobile terminal devices are permitted or rejected. Upon receiving the notification of the destination mobile terminal device, it searches for the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device and transmits it to the source mobile terminal device, and the source mobile terminal device It is preferable to display that the incoming call is possible or impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device. In this case, the server device is notified of the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device, and the incoming mobile terminal device can accept or cannot accept the incoming call according to the incoming / outgoing time zone. Since the message is displayed, it is possible for the caller to easily grasp whether or not the call can be made to the mobile terminal device as the callee.

  In particular, in the mobile communication network system, the source mobile terminal device displays that the incoming call is impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device received from the server device. It is preferable to display a time zone during which a call can be received. In this case, the caller's mobile terminal device displays a time zone during which the incoming call cannot be made according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the callee's mobile terminal device. In this case, it is possible to easily grasp whether or not the call can be made to the mobile terminal device as the call destination, and to easily grasp the time zone in which the call can be made.

  Also, in the mobile communication network system, when the source mobile terminal device displays that the incoming call is impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device received from the server device The transmission to the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination may be suspended and an icon indicating that may be displayed. In this case, an icon indicating that the call to the mobile terminal device of the callee is suspended is displayed, so that the caller can be alerted and the call to the mobile terminal device of the callee is sent. It is possible to prevent the situation where the system is left without being performed.

  Furthermore, in the mobile communication network system, after the transmission source mobile terminal device suspends transmission to the transmission destination mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination is in a time zone in which the call can be received by the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination. When it becomes, it is preferable to display that. In this case, since it is displayed when the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination is in a time zone in which the call can be received, it is possible to reliably call the caller's attention, and the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination It is possible to promote the transmission to. In addition, it is preferable as an embodiment to link the display indicating that the incoming time of the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination is the time when the incoming call is possible with the transmission operation for the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination.

  A mobile terminal device according to the present invention is a mobile terminal device connected to a server device that manages the country of stay of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and calculates the local time in the country of stay of the plurality of mobile terminal devices. An operation unit that accepts designation of a destination mobile terminal device, a destination information requesting unit that requests the server device for a staying country of the destination mobile terminal device and a local time in the staying country, A destination information display unit that displays an icon corresponding to a country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device coming from the server device and a time zone of the local time in the country of stay.

  According to this mobile terminal device, the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device notified from the server device and the local time in the country of stay are displayed. Since the country of stay and the local time can be easily grasped, it is possible to make an international transmission while accurately grasping the country of stay and the local time of the destination. In particular, according to this mobile terminal device, since the icon corresponding to the time zone of the local time in the country where the mobile terminal device is the destination is displayed, the mobile terminal device that is the destination intuitively for the caller It becomes possible to grasp the local time.

  In the mobile terminal device, the server device manages an incoming / outgoing permission / refusal time zone indicating a time zone during which the mobile terminal device accepts or rejects incoming calls, and the destination information requesting unit is configured to transmit the destination mobile body. Requesting the server device for an incoming / outgoing time zone of the terminal device, and the destination information display unit being able to receive an incoming call according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device coming from the server device Alternatively, it is preferable to display that the incoming call is impossible. In this case, since it is displayed that the incoming call is possible or impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile terminal device of the destination notified from the server device, It is possible to easily grasp whether or not transmission to the mobile terminal device is possible.

  The transmission method of the present invention uses a mobile terminal device connected to a server device that manages the country of stay of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and calculates the local time in the country of stay of the plurality of mobile terminal devices. When the notification of the destination mobile terminal device is received from the source mobile terminal device, the server device searches the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device in the server device, and the country of stay The local time is calculated and transmitted to the source mobile terminal device, and the destination mobile terminal device at the destination country of the destination mobile terminal device and the local time zone of the country of stay A corresponding icon is displayed, and a call is transmitted to the mobile terminal device as the call destination in accordance with an instruction from a user.

  According to this transmission method, the country of the destination mobile terminal device and the local time in the country of stay are notified from the server device, and the information is displayed on the source mobile terminal device. Since the user can easily grasp the country of stay and the local time of the destination mobile terminal device, it is possible to make an international call while accurately grasping the country of stay and the local time of the destination. In particular, according to this transmission method, an icon corresponding to the time zone of the local time in the country where the mobile terminal device of the destination is staying is displayed. It becomes possible to grasp the time.

  In the transmission method, an incoming / outgoing time zone indicating a time zone during which the server device accepts or rejects incoming calls at the plurality of mobile terminal devices is managed, and the destination mobile device is moved from the source mobile terminal device. When the notification of the mobile terminal device is received, the server device searches for the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination and transmits it to the mobile terminal device of the transmission source, and the mobile terminal device of the transmission source It is preferable to display that the incoming call is possible or impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device. In this case, the server device is notified of the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device, and the incoming mobile terminal device can accept or cannot accept the incoming call according to the incoming / outgoing time zone. Since the message is displayed, it is possible for the caller to easily grasp whether or not the call can be made to the mobile terminal device as the callee.

  According to the mobile communication network system, the mobile terminal device, and the transmission method according to the present invention, the server device is notified of the destination country of the destination mobile terminal device and the local time in the country of stay, and these information are transmitted from the source device. Since the caller can easily understand the country and local time of the destination mobile terminal device, the caller can accurately grasp the country and local time of the destination. It is possible to make international transmissions.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a network to which a mobile communication network system (hereinafter simply referred to as “communication system”) according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In addition, in FIG. 1, although demonstrated using a mobile telephone as an example of the mobile terminal device which the communication system which concerns on this Embodiment has, it is not limited to this and can change suitably. Further, in the network shown in FIG. 1, for convenience of explanation, a case where only two mobile phones are connected is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of mobile telephones 11 and 12 connected to a mobile communication network 10 constituted by a communication network such as an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) network, It includes a server device (hereinafter referred to as “server”) 13 that manages information including location information of the telephones 11 and 12. Note that FIG. 1 is simplified for explaining the present invention, and a configuration of an exchange or the like included in the mobile communication network 10 is omitted.

  Mobile phones 11 and 12 according to the present embodiment are compatible with international roaming services, and are used in contracted countries in countries other than countries where contracts are made to provide various communication services (hereinafter referred to as “contracted countries”). It is possible to receive various communication services in the same way as When the mobile phone 11 or 12 is provided with an international roaming service, for example, a telecommunications carrier managing an international roaming destination mobile communication network assigns a temporary telephone number to the mobile phone, and the telephone number (routing) Information) and information indicating that the user is moving to the company's network. In the server 13, the notified routing information is registered, and when a call is made to the mobile phones 11 and 12, the mobile communication network of the international roaming destination is specified using the registered routing information, The mobile phone 11 and 12 are connected via the mobile communication network.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of mobile phones 11 and 12 according to the present embodiment. Since the mobile phones 11 and 12 have the same configuration, the configuration of the mobile phone 11 will be described as a representative, and the configuration of the mobile phone 12 will be omitted. Note that the configuration of the mobile phone 11 shown in FIG. 2 is simplified to explain the present invention, and the mobile phone 11 has processing functions necessary for a normal mobile phone that can handle the international roaming service. Shall.

  In the mobile phone 11 shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 21 controls the entire apparatus, and controls each component described later. The communication unit 22 communicates with other mobile phones 12 and the server 13 via the mobile communication network 10. The control unit 21 and the communication unit 22 constitute a destination information request unit. The operation unit 23 receives an instruction to the mobile phone 11 input from the user. For example, the operation unit 23 accepts selection of a transmission destination, a transmission instruction to the transmission destination, and the like. The display unit 24 displays information corresponding to the state of the mobile phone 11. For example, the display unit 24 displays information such as a destination telephone number, country of stay, and local time (hereinafter referred to as “destination information” as appropriate).

  The timer unit 25 measures the time at the current position (stay country) of the mobile phone 11. For example, the time measuring unit 25 measures the time at the current position of the mobile phone 11 by measuring the local time of the mobile phone 11 in the contracted country and calculating the time difference between the contracted country and the current position (stay country). To do. In addition, about the time measuring method of the time of the present position by the time measuring part 25, it is not limited to this, It can change suitably.

  The position detection unit 26 detects current position information of the mobile phone 11. The position detection unit 26 is composed of, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit, and detects the position (latitude, longitude) on the earth where the mobile phone 11 exists by receiving radio waves from several positioning satellites. To do.

  The storage unit 27 stores information necessary for executing various processes in the mobile phone 11. For example, phone book data including the name or name of the destination, a telephone number and an e-mail address, icon data displayed on the display unit 24 according to the destination information notified from the server 13 as described later, and the like. Remember. The above-described control unit 21, display unit 24, and storage unit 27 constitute a destination information display unit.

  The server 13 according to the present embodiment manages the location information (stay country) of the mobile phone connected to the mobile communication network 10 and allows the mobile phone designated by each mobile phone to accept incoming calls. (Incoming call acceptance time zone) and time zone (incoming call rejection time zone) during which incoming / outgoing calls are permitted are managed. In addition, the local time of the country where the mobile phone connected to the mobile communication network 10 is staying is calculated. In response to a request from the mobile phone, the mobile phone requests the location information of the mobile phone that is the destination, the incoming / outgoing acceptance time zone (the incoming call acceptance time zone and the incoming call rejection time zone), and the local time in the country where the mobile phone is staying. Send to a mobile phone.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 13 according to the present embodiment. The configuration of the server 13 shown in FIG. 3 is simplified for explaining the present invention, and the server 13 is assumed to have a processing function required by a normal server.

  In the server 13 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 31 controls the entire apparatus, and controls each component described later. The communication unit 32 communicates with the mobile phone 11, the mobile phone 12, and other server devices (not shown) via the mobile communication network 10. The time measuring unit 33 measures the time in the country where the server 13 is installed (installed country). The time difference calculation unit 34 calculates the time difference from the time of the country in which the server 13 is installed in order to manage the time of the mobile phone that exists in the place having the time difference. For example, the time difference calculation unit 34 grasps in advance time difference information of all or a part of the world with respect to the country of installation, and calculates the time difference from the time of the country of installation of the server 13.

  The storage unit 35 stores information necessary for executing various processes in the server 13. For example, the telephone number of each mobile phone, the name or name of the contractor, the location information (country of stay), and the incoming / outgoing time zone are stored. Here, the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 35 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in the storage unit 35 of the server 13 according to the present embodiment. Note that the information stored in the storage unit 35 illustrated in FIG. 4 is an example, and is not limited thereto, and can be changed as appropriate.

  In the storage unit 35, as shown in FIG. 4, the telephone number assigned to each mobile phone connected to the mobile communication network 10, the name / name of the contractor of each mobile phone, location information (country of stay), and The incoming / outgoing time zone is stored. Here, the telephone number and the name / name of the contractor are stored at the time of contract. The location information is appropriately updated according to the location information notified from each mobile phone as each mobile phone moves. The incoming / outgoing time zone is set by the user of each mobile phone. Any method may be used for setting the incoming / outgoing permission / rejection time zone. For example, the incoming / outgoing time zone may be set at the time of contract, or set from each mobile phone to the server 13 at a timing desired by the user. You may do it.

  Next, in the communication system having the above configuration, an operation when the mobile phone 11 transmits is described. 5 and 6 are sequence diagrams for explaining the operation when mobile phone 11 transmits in the communication system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows a sequence in the case where the mobile phone 11 makes a call during an incoming call allowable time zone, and FIG. 6 shows a sequence in the case where the mobile phone 11 makes a call in an incoming call rejection time zone.

  In the following, a case where a call is made from the mobile phone 11 shown in FIG. 1 to the mobile phone 12 will be described. The mobile phone 11 is carried by a user staying in the United States, and the mobile phone 12 is carried by a user staying in Japan. Here, it is assumed that the mobile phone 12 is carried by “Ichiro Yamada” shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is assumed that the information shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the storage unit 35 of the server 13. That is, in the mobile phone 12 that is the destination, “9:00 to 21:00” is set as the incoming call allowable time zone, and “21:00 to 9:00” is set as the incoming call rejection time zone. .

  First, an operation in the case where the mobile phone 11 makes a call in the incoming call allowable time zone of the mobile phone 12 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when making a call to the mobile phone 12, first, the mobile phone 12 is selected by the user as the call destination, so the control unit 21 receives the call destination via the operation unit 23 (step (Hereinafter abbreviated as “ST”) 51).

  Upon receiving the call destination, control unit 21 sends a call request to server 13 via communication unit 22 (ST52). This call request includes information for identifying the call destination (hereinafter referred to as “call destination identification information”). Here, it is assumed that the telephone number of the mobile phone 12 is included as the call destination identification information. This transmission request notifies the server 13 of the transmission destination and requests transmission destination information managed by the server 13.

  When receiving a call request from the mobile phone 11, the control unit 31 searches the location information (stay country) and the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination based on the call destination identification information, and the mobile phone 12. Is calculated (ST53). In this case, the control unit 31 searches the storage unit 35 for the country of stay of the mobile phone 12 and the call acceptance / rejection time zone, and based on the time measured by the time measuring unit 33 and the calculation result by the time difference calculating unit 34. 12 local times are calculated. Then, the country in which the mobile phone 12 is staying, the incoming / outgoing time zone and the local time are sent to the mobile phone 11 as destination information (ST54).

  When receiving the destination information from server 13, control unit 21 displays the destination information on display unit 24 (ST55). In this case, a confirmation screen including transmission destination information (hereinafter referred to as “transmission destination information confirmation screen”) is displayed on the display unit 24. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a destination information confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile phone 11 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, on the destination information confirmation screen 70, the user name 71, telephone number 72, country of stay 73, local time 74, and day / night icon 75 indicating the local day and night are displayed on the destination mobile phone 12. The incoming / outgoing permission information 76, the comment 77, a transmission button 78 for instructing transmission, and a transmission stop button 79 for instructing stop of transmission are displayed. In the lowermost area of the destination information confirmation screen 70, the transmission date and time is displayed.

  In the destination information confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. 7, the staying country 73 and local time 74 display the staying country and local time included in the destination information received from the server 13. The contents of the day / night icon 75 are determined according to the local time included in the received destination information. Here, the icon indicating “sun” is displayed when the local time is 5:00 to 17:00, while the icon indicating “month” is displayed when the local time is 17:00 to 5:00. Shall be. The “sun” icon indicates that the site is daytime, and the “moon” icon indicates that the site is nighttime. In the destination information confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. 7, since the local time is 14:30, the case where an icon indicating “sun” is displayed is shown.

  Further, the contents of the incoming / outgoing call permission / rejection information 76 and the comment 77 are determined based on the incoming / outgoing call permission / rejection time zone included in the received destination information. Here, when the local time is within the allowable time zone for incoming calls of the mobile phone 12, “O” is displayed in the incoming / outgoing permission information 76, and a message “can be received” is displayed in the comment 77, while the local time is on the mobile phone 12. In the incoming call rejection time zone, “x” is displayed in the incoming / outgoing permission / rejection information 76, and “unreceivable” and “receivable time zone” are displayed in the comment 77. On the destination information confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. 7, since the local time (14:30) is the incoming call acceptance time zone, “O” is displayed in the incoming / outgoing call acceptance / rejection information 76, and the message “Ready to receive” is displayed in the comment 77 It shows the case where is displayed.

  In the destination information confirmation screen 70, the user name 71 and the telephone number 72 are displayed according to the contents of the phone book data stored in the storage unit 27. In the telephone number 72 shown in FIG. 7, the telephone after deleting the international telephone identification number “001” in the United States, the country code “81” of the destination country of Japan, and the domestic prefix (“0” at the beginning of the telephone number). The case where the international telephone number “001819011111XXX” synthesized with the number “90-1111-XXXX” is displayed is shown.

  As described above, when the mobile phone 11 makes a call within the allowable call reception time zone of the mobile phone 12, the destination information confirmation screen 70 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 24 prior to the actual call. The caller can easily grasp the country of stay and the local time of the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not to make an international call to the call destination in a state where the country of stay and the local time of the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination are known.

  When the destination information confirmation screen 70 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 24, the user of the mobile phone 11 is instructed to make a call or stop calling. An instruction is accepted (ST56). Here, it is assumed that the user gives an instruction to make a call. When receiving a call instruction from the user, control unit 21 makes a call to mobile phone 12 (ST57). Then, a call process is performed between the user of the mobile phone 11 and the user of the mobile phone 12 (ST58).

  Next, the operation when the mobile phone 11 makes a call during the call rejection time zone of the mobile phone 12 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the same operations as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when receiving the destination information from the server 13 (ST54), the control unit 21 displays the destination information on the display unit 24 (ST55). In response to this, the display unit 24 displays a destination information confirmation screen. In this case, the destination information confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 24 is partially different from the destination information confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a destination information confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile phone 11 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 8, the same components as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the destination information confirmation screen 80, as in the destination information confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. 7, the user name 71, telephone number 72, country of stay 73, local time of the mobile phone 12 are displayed. 74, the day / night icon 75 indicating the local day and night, the incoming / outgoing permission information 76 and the comment 77 are displayed, but the outgoing button 78 and outgoing stop button 79 are not displayed. In addition, in the destination information confirmation screen 80 shown in FIG. 8, since the local time is 3:00, a case where an icon indicating “month” is displayed on the day / night icon 75 is shown. Further, since the local time (3:00) is the incoming / outgoing time zone, “×” is displayed in the incoming / outgoing permission / inhibition information 76, and “not ready” and “incoming time 9:00 to 21:00” are displayed in the comment 77. Is displayed when the message is displayed.

  Thus, when the mobile phone 11 makes a call during the incoming call rejection time zone of the mobile phone 12, a destination information confirmation screen 80 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 24 prior to the actual call. The caller can easily grasp the country of stay and the local time of the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination. As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not to make an international call to the call destination in a state where the country of stay and the local time of the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination are known.

  After a destination information confirmation screen 80 as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 24, if a certain time has elapsed, the control unit 21 stops displaying the destination information confirmation screen 80. Then, a call hold icon indicating that the call to the mobile phone 12 as the call destination is being held is displayed at a predetermined position on the display unit 24 (ST61). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a call hold icon displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile phone 11 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 shows a case where the call hold icon 91 is displayed on the side of the remaining battery level displayed on the display unit 24.

  The call holding icon 91 is displayed on the display unit 24, and the control unit 21 stores the incoming / outgoing time zone included in the received destination information in the storage unit 27. And based on the time information time-measured by the time measuring part 25, the start time of the incoming call allowable time of the mobile telephone 12 which is a transmission destination is determined. Then, when the start time of the allowable incoming time of the mobile phone 12 is reached, the control unit 21 displays on the display unit 24 a call confirmation screen for confirming whether or not to make a call to the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination. (ST62).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a call confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile phone 11 according to the present embodiment. In the call confirmation screen 100 shown in FIG. 10, a call confirmation message 101 “You can make a call to a callee whose call is put on hold. Do you want to make a call?”, A call button 102 for instructing a call, and an instruction to cancel the call. A cancel button 103 is displayed.

  When the outgoing call confirmation screen 100 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the display unit 24, the user of the mobile phone 11 gives an instruction to make or cancel, so the control unit 21 receives the instruction via the operation unit 23. (ST63). Here, it is assumed that the user gives an instruction to make a call. When receiving a call instruction from the user, control unit 21 makes a call to mobile phone 12 (ST64). Then, a call process is performed between the user of the mobile phone 11 and the user of the mobile phone 12 (ST65).

  As described above, according to the communication system according to the present embodiment, when the server 13 is notified of the designation of the destination mobile phone 12 from the source mobile phone 11, the server 13 stays in the country of the mobile phone 12. Since the local time is transmitted in the country of stay and the information is displayed on the mobile phone 11, the caller can easily grasp the country of stay and the local time of the mobile phone 12. It is possible to make international transmissions while accurately knowing the country of stay and local time.

  Further, in the communication system according to the present embodiment, mobile phone 11 that is the transmission source displays an icon (day / night icon 75) corresponding to the time zone of the local time in the country of stay of mobile phone 12 received from server 13. Thus, the caller can intuitively grasp the local time of the mobile phone 12.

  In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which two types of icons corresponding to day or night are displayed according to the time zone of the local time in the country where the mobile phone 12 is staying. However, the type of icon displayed on the mobile phone 11 is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate. It is preferable as an embodiment to subdivide the time zone of the local time and increase the types of icons displayed according to the subdivided time zone.

  Furthermore, in the communication system according to the present embodiment, the server 13 manages the incoming / outgoing time zones of the plurality of mobile phones, and responds to the notification from the mobile phone 11 that is the call source to the mobile phone 12 that is the call destination. The server 13 notifies the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile phone 12 and the mobile phone 11 displays the incoming / outgoing permission / inhibition information 76 according to the incoming / outgoing time zone, so it is easy for the caller to call the mobile phone 12. It becomes possible to grasp.

  In particular, in the communication system according to the present embodiment, in mobile phone 11 that is a call originator, a time zone that can be received together with the fact that the incoming call cannot be made according to the call acceptance time zone of mobile phone 12 that is a call destination. Is displayed, it is possible for the caller to easily grasp whether the call can be made to the mobile phone 12 and also to easily grasp the time zone during which the call can be made.

  Further, in the communication system according to the present embodiment, when the mobile phone 11 that is the transmission source displays that the incoming call is impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile phone 12 received from the server 13, the mobile phone 12 A call hold icon 91 indicating the fact is put on hold. As a result, the caller's attention can be alerted, and it is possible to prevent a situation in which the caller is left without being transmitted to the mobile phone 12 as the call destination.

Furthermore, in the communication system according to the present embodiment, when the mobile phone 11 that is the call originator suspends the call to the mobile phone 12 that is the callee, and when the mobile phone 12 is in a time zone that can be received, A message to that effect is displayed. As a result, when the time when the mobile phone 12 can receive a call is reached, the fact is displayed on the mobile phone 11, so that the caller can be surely alerted, and the mobile terminal device of the destination can be called. It is possible to prompt the transmission.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In the range which exhibits the effect of this invention, it can change and implement variously. Further, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the object of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when the destination mobile phone 12 is in the incoming call rejection time zone and the outgoing call to the mobile phone 12 is put on hold, the outgoing call hold icon 91 is displayed on the display unit 24 of the mobile phone 11. The case where it is displayed on is described. However, it can be changed as appropriate for the purpose of prompting the caller. For example, when the outgoing call is put on hold, the outgoing call for the mobile phone 12 may be left in the outgoing call history.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the network with which the communication system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone which the communication system which concerns on the said embodiment has. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus which the communication system which concerns on the said embodiment has. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the server apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. In the communication system which concerns on the said embodiment, it is a sequence diagram for demonstrating operation | movement when a mobile telephone transmits. In the communication system which concerns on the said embodiment, it is a sequence diagram for demonstrating operation | movement when a mobile telephone transmits. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission destination information confirmation screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission destination information confirmation screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the call hold icon displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the transmission confirmation screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone which concerns on the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 Mobile communication network 11, 12 Mobile phone (mobile terminal device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Server apparatus 21 Control part 22 Communication part 23 Operation part 24 Display part 25 Time measuring part 26 Position detection part 27 Memory | storage part 31 Control part 32 Communication part 33 Time measuring part 34 Time difference calculation part

Claims (10)

A mobile communication network system comprising: a plurality of mobile terminal devices; and a server device that manages a country of stay of the plurality of mobile terminal devices and calculates a local time in the country of stay of the plurality of mobile terminal devices. There,
Upon receiving notification of the destination mobile terminal device from the source mobile terminal device, the server device searches the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device and calculates the local time in the country of stay. The mobile communication device transmits to the source mobile terminal device, and displays the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device and the local time of the country of stay in the source mobile terminal device. Network system.   The said mobile terminal device of a transmission origin displays the icon according to the time slot | zone of the local time in the country where the said mobile terminal device of the transmission destination received from the said server apparatus stays. Mobile communication network system.   The server device manages an incoming / outgoing acceptance / rejection time zone indicating a time zone during which incoming calls are permitted or rejected at the plurality of mobile terminal devices, and notification of the destination mobile terminal device from the source mobile terminal device Receiving, the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination is searched and transmitted to the mobile terminal device of the transmission source, and the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination is transmitted by the mobile terminal device of the transmission source 3. The mobile communication network system according to claim 1, wherein a message indicating that a call can be received or a message indicating that a call cannot be received is displayed according to the incoming / outgoing time zone.   The originating mobile terminal device displays that the incoming call is impossible according to the incoming / outgoing acceptance time zone of the outgoing mobile terminal device received from the server device, and also displays the available time zone. The mobile communication network system according to claim 3.   When the mobile terminal device of the transmission source displays that the incoming call is impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination received from the server device, the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination 5. The mobile communication network system according to claim 3, wherein an outgoing call is suspended and an icon indicating that is displayed.   The source mobile terminal device suspends transmission to the destination mobile terminal device, and then displays a message to that effect when the destination mobile terminal device is available for incoming calls. 6. The mobile communication network system according to claim 5, wherein A mobile terminal device connected to a server device that manages a country of stay of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and calculates a local time in a country of stay of the plurality of mobile terminal devices,
An operation unit that accepts designation of a destination mobile terminal device, a destination information request unit that requests the server device for a country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device and a local time in the country of stay, and the server device A destination information display unit for displaying an icon according to a country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device coming from and a time zone of the local time in the country of stay. .   The server device manages an incoming / outgoing acceptance / rejection time zone indicating a time zone during which the mobile terminal device accepts or rejects the incoming call, and the destination information requesting unit sets an incoming / outgoing acceptance time zone of the mobile terminal device at the destination. Requested to the server device, the destination information display unit displays that the incoming call is possible or impossible according to the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device coming from the server device The mobile terminal device according to claim 7, wherein: A transmission method using a mobile terminal device connected to a server device that manages a stay country of a plurality of mobile terminal devices and calculates a local time in a stay country of the plurality of mobile terminal devices,
When the notification of the destination mobile terminal device is received from the source mobile terminal device, the server device searches the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device and calculates the local time in the country of stay. To the source mobile terminal device, and at the source mobile terminal device, an icon corresponding to the country of stay of the destination mobile terminal device and the time zone of the local time of the country of stay is displayed. A transmission method, characterized in that a transmission is made to the mobile terminal device of the transmission destination according to an instruction from a user.   The server device manages an incoming / outgoing permission / rejection time zone indicating a time zone during which incoming calls at the plurality of mobile terminal devices are permitted or rejected, and notifies the destination mobile terminal device from the source mobile terminal device. Upon receipt, the server device searches the incoming / outgoing time zone of the destination mobile terminal device and transmits it to the source mobile terminal device, and the source mobile terminal device moves the destination 10. The calling method according to claim 9, wherein a message indicating that a call can be received or a message indicating that a call cannot be received is displayed according to a call acceptance / rejection time zone of the body terminal device.

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