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    When the user inputs and transmits a necessary matter on the user determination screen (step S3), the reception server 12 reads the address list from the address DB 21 and transmits it to the user (step S4). When the user selects an address from this address list and transmits it, the area determination server 13 searches and reads the neighboring map from the map DB 23 and transmits it to the user (step S6). The user inputs and transmits the building floor number and antenna direction of the desired communication position from this surrounding map (step S7). The area determination server 13 reads base station information from the base station DB 24, calculates transmission characteristics between the two points of the antenna and the base station, and determines whether to communicate between the two points. When it is determined that communication is possible, the application for subscription is accepted.
    公开号:KR20030090681A
    申请号:KR20037012223
    申请日:2002-03-20
    公开日:2003-11-28
    发明作者:마쯔모또노보루；아이자와다다시；와다히로시；사이또긴야
    申请人:도쿄 덴료쿠 가부시기가이샤；
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    专利说明:

    How to apply for a subscription for a user using a wireless communication service {METHOD FOR ACCEPTING SIGN-UP APPLICATIONS FROM APPLICANTS WHO DESIRE TO UTILIZE RADIO COMMUNICATION SERVICES}
    [1] Technical Field
    [2] The present invention relates to a method for receiving a subscription application for a user using a wireless communication service using the Internet. In particular, the present invention can automatically determine whether or not a communication service provider does not have to go to a location for installing a communication device such as a personal computer of a user using a wireless communication service. The present invention also relates to a method for receiving a subscription application for a user who wants to use a wireless communication service.
    [3] Background
    [4] In the case where a radio communication service use candidate (hereinafter, a service use applicant) has applied for a subscription in the past, the service use candidate communicates on a flat map distinguished by coloring the communication area provided by the communication service provider (hereinafter, referred to as a service provider). If it is determined whether or not communication is possible by determining whether or not to use the service provider or ask the service provider to apply for subscription.
    [5] In addition, in the case of applying for subscription by designating a location where a service user wishes to communicate, the service provider temporarily accepts a subscription application, and communicates with the installation desired location of a wireless communication device (personal computer, etc.) of the service use user. The application was made for the subscription application only when the through connection was confirmed by the local verification test such as the optical through connection confirmation between the two points of the wireless base station which is the other party.
    [6] In the method of performing communication judgment based on the flat map distinguishing the communicable area by color, for example, a person who wishes to use the service resides on another floor, such as the first floor or the fifth floor of the same multi-family house, and therefore, The same determination result is obtained even if the height of the antenna mounting position is different. Therefore, if there is a building between this multi-family home and a wireless base station antenna provided by the service provider (e.g., installed on a telephone pole), it is impossible to communicate with the wireless communication device on the first floor due to the shielding of the building. Even if communication with a communication device is possible, there is a problem that the difference cannot be determined.
    [7] In addition, in the above method in which the service user wishes to contact the service provider, the service provider needs to secure a receptionist, and thus labor costs are required and there is a problem in that an incorrect input of the inquiry occurs.
    [8] In addition, in the case of applying for a subscription by designating a location where the service user wishes to communicate, the service provider must perform a local verification test such as optical through-connection verification for all subscription applications. There was a problem of cost.
    [9] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its object is to accurately determine whether or not communication is possible in consideration of the antenna installation height of a service use user, and also automatically performs a subscription application process without requiring an input. It is to provide a method of receiving a subscription application for a user who wants to use a wireless communication service.
    [10] Disclosure of the Invention
    [11] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a server and map information of a wireless communication service provider that performs wireless communication service using one antenna installed in a plurality of wireless base stations and an antenna installed on a user side, and the location of each wireless base station antenna; A method for accepting a subscription request of a user using a wireless communication service using a database using at least a database having at least base station information relating to a ground clearance, wherein the location determination information sent by the user using the wireless communication service through the network. Receiving data at the server, reading map information from the database based on data relating to the positioning information, and determining one wireless base station from a plurality of wireless base stations, data relating to the positioning information Based on Reading map information from the database to obtain installation position information relating to at least the ground clearance of the antenna to be installed on the wireless communication service user wishing side and antenna direction, and the installation position information of the obtained antenna for the wireless communication service using person's side; And performing communication decision determination between the two antennas based on the determined base station information of the wireless base station antenna, and when the communication is determined to be possible according to the communication permission decision, permitting the wireless communication service candidate to apply for subscription. A first feature is that the method includes transmitting information.
    [12] Brief description of the drawings
    [13] 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication system to which the present invention is applied.
    [14] 2 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.
    [15] 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of planar map data.
    [16] 4 is a diagram showing an example of an input screen such as the number of building floors, the antenna direction, and the like displayed on a user personal computer diagram.
    [17] 5 is a diagram illustrating a screen on which the wireless base station is read on the screen of FIG. 4.
    [18] 6 is a conceptual diagram of through connection determination processing between two points.
    [19] Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing a specific example of communication permission determination processing between two points.
    [20] 8 is a timing chart showing the operation of the main parts of the second embodiment of the present invention.
    [21] Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
    [22] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system used to implement the present invention.
    [23] In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a personal computer (hereinafter, referred to as a user personal computer) used by a service use applicant for subscription application, and the user personal computer 1 is connected to a network, for example, the Internet 2. On the other hand, the service provider is composed of a Web server 11, a reception server 12 and an area determination server 13, which are connected to the Internet 2 above. The reception server 12 is provided with an address database 21 and a customer database 22, and the area determination server 13 is provided with a map database 23 and a base station database 24.
    [24] As an example of the said user personal computer 1, it can be set as the terminal provided in the retailer of a personal computer. That is, a sign-up CD (a free CD containing software for automatically accessing a subscription application server) is installed at this store, and the sign-up CD is installed in the terminal, whereby area determination, communication acceptance judgment, and / or subscription application are made. Allows you to access the site.
    [25] As another example, a terminal that can be connected only to a communication availability determination system is provided at a store of a personal computer. Thus, a new subscriber of the personal computer can determine whether to use the wireless communication service at the time of subscribing to the personal computer, and if so, can apply for subscription on the spot.
    [26] The map database 23 stores planar map data as described later, and the base station database 24 stores data of a coordinate system indicating the base station antenna position and the ground height thereof.
    [27] Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. First, in step S1, the user personal computer 1 accesses the web server 11 and requests a user determination screen. In step S2, the reception server 12 transmits a user determination screen to the user personal computer 1 thereto. In step S3, the user inputs a name, a mail address, an age, a job, and the like on this user determination screen, and transmits it. In step S4, the reception server 12 reads the address list from the address database 21 and transmits it to the user personal computer 1. In step S5, the user selects his address from this address list and transmits it. Specifically, pull-down menus for the provinces, provinces, prefectures, cities, towns, villages, towns, towns, apartments, apartment names, and room numbers. It displays so that it can select from etc., and it transmits its own address by selecting it by a user. For example, if you select "Tokyo", you can select a city or the like next. If you select "Shibuyaku" among them, you can select the chome in Shibuyaku next, and select "Hatsudai 1-chome" from among them. Done. In this way, the user can transmit by simply selecting an address. In step S6, the area determination server 13 searches and reads the vicinity map of the vicinity including this address from the address, referring to the map database 23, and transmits it to the user. In addition, the reason for providing the user with the address list as described above and selecting the user's own address as described above without inputting the user's own address is that when the user inputs his or her address, the method of writing the address is not uniform. This is because the processing may be complicated or mistakes may occur.
    [28] 3 shows an example of this map database 23. The map database 23 stores planar map data as shown, and stores data such as an address, a building, a road, and the elevation above sea level. The building shape and the number of floors are stored in this building data.
    [29] Next, a flat map near the self address is displayed on the screen of the personal computer. For example, "Please enter the antenna direction", "Please enter the number of floors", and "Waterproofing of the floor in which you live" is part of this screen. Please do it "and" Please enter the location of the room where you live ". Therefore, in step S7, the user registers and transmits, on the personal computer screen, the building to which his room belongs, the number of floors of the room where the antenna is installed, the use room information such as the number of rooms, the antenna installation position information such as the direction of the antenna, and the like. An example of the personal computer screen when this registration is made is shown in FIG. Fig. 4 shows an example in which the third room is registered in the south direction, the eighth floor, four rooms, and the east direction. On the personal computer screen, a drawing in which the building corresponding to the address is three-dimensional, and the eighth floor and the south are displayed. As a result, the antenna installation position becomes clear. In addition, the drawing which made the said building three-dimensionally may or may not be displayed.
    [30] In addition, the antenna installation position may be made clear in advance based on the address transmitted in step S5. For example, if the number of floors, room location, and the like corresponding to the room number of the apartment or apartment is registered in the map database in advance, the antenna installation position information can be obtained from the address transmitted in step S5. In this case, the input by the user can be omitted in step S7.
    [31] In step S8, the area determination server 13 makes a communication permission determination between two points of the user antenna and the base station antenna from the received data of the step S7 and the base station information near the address read out from the base station database 24. Send the result. This communication affirmation determination is performed in the through connection determination between two points. In addition, in order to improve the reliability of this communication acceptance determination, a penetration level determination in a pipe (fresnel region) having an arbitrary radius between two points and / or a reception level determination in consideration of reflection and diffraction can be used together. .
    [32] Fig. 5 searches the radio base station 30, which is the counterpart of the communication, by the base station database 24 on the basis of the antenna installation position input in step S7 above, and obtains the antenna position and ground height of this radio base station 30. In addition, as an example, since the height per floor of a building is 4 m and a radio base station antenna is installed in the top part of a telephone pole, the height of this antenna can be 15 m.
    [33] FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the through-connection determination between the two points. The plan view of FIG. 5 is three-dimensionalized by the data of the building and wireless base station antenna heights, and two points of the user antenna and the base station antenna are converted into three-dimensional coordinates. Let's do it. In addition, the building shape around these two points is made three-dimensional. Next, from the user antenna side, it is determined whether the base station antenna exists in the communication range in consideration of the transmission loss, and when the base station antenna exists, a line connecting two points of the antenna is drawn. Next, it is determined whether there is a building to be shielded on a straight line connecting two points for communicating. If there is a shielded building, communication between these two points is determined to be impossible. On the other hand, when there is no building to be shielded, it is determined that communication is possible. If there are a plurality of radio base stations serving as communication counterparts, the determination is made for each radio base station.
    [34] One specific example of the communication permission determination process between the two points will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7. In step S21, n indicating the straight line number connecting the two points is set to n = 1. In step S22, the maximum communicable distance r is calculated from the difference between the transmission level at the transmitter side and the minimum receivable level at the receiver side predetermined by the service provider. Next, in step S23, a circle (or sphere) having a radius r is drawn about the point designated by the service use candidate. In step S24, it is determined whether or not the radio base station exists within a circle having this radius r and within a specified direction or a range of a predetermined angle in this direction. If this determination is negative, the flow advances to step S31 to determine that communication is impossible. On the other hand, if affirmative, the flow advances to step S25.
    [35] In step S25, a straight line n connecting the searched base station and the point designated by the service user is drawn. N pieces are drawn in total. In step S26, it is determined whether n> N holds. If the judgment is negative, the nth straight line is selected in step S27, and the flow proceeds to step S28 to see if there is a building to be shielded on the nth straight line. Is judged. If this determination is affirmative, the flow advances to step S29 to add 1 to n and return to step S26.
    [36] If the above processing is repeatedly performed and the judgment of step S28 is negative in the meantime, the flow advances to step S30 to determine that communication is possible. On the other hand, if the determination in step S26 is affirmative, the flow advances to step S31 to determine that communication is impossible. In addition, the determination process of FIG. 7 can be performed simply by a server.
    [37] In step S9 of FIG. 2, the reception server 12 registers the user input data and this determination result in the customer database 22. Next, if communication is not possible, the flow advances to step S10 to notify the user personal computer 1 of the result of the determination of the communication availability, that is, communication is not possible. On the other hand, if communication is possible, the flow advances to step S11 to send an application guide to the user personal computer 1. In step S12, when a user makes an application, it progresses to step S13 and the acceptance server 12 stores acceptance data in the customer database 22. In FIG. Thereby, application acceptance is completed.
    [38] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. This embodiment prepares a telephone number database instead of the address database 21 of FIG. As shown in Fig. 8, steps S41, S51 and S61 are used instead of steps S4, S5 and S6 of Fig. 2. As this telephone number database, what is used for the navigation system of an automobile, for example can be used.
    [39] That is, in step S3, the telephone number is transmitted together with the name, the mail address, and the like. In step S41, when the telephone number is received from the step S3, the telephone number is matched with the telephone number inputted against the telephone number list from the telephone database. Send data such as a corresponding address. In step S51, the user confirms whether or not the data such as the received address is correct, transmits confirmation information if correct, corrects if wrong, and then transmits confirmation information. In step S61, the area determination server 13 searches, reads and transmits the surrounding map based on the confirmed address. In step S7, as described above, the user inputs and transmits the number of building floors and the antenna direction. Since the description is the same as in FIG. 2, the description is omitted.
    [40] If the user knows the latitude / longitude of the position where the antenna is to be installed, the latitude / longitude information may be transmitted instead of the telephone number described above. In this case, data such as an address corresponding to the latitude / longitude matched with the latitude / longitude inputted against the latitude / longitude table is transmitted from the latitude / longitude database. Then, the user confirms whether or not the data such as the received address is correct, transmits the confirmation information if correct, and transmits the confirmation information after correcting if it is wrong, as in the above-described example.
    [41] As can be seen from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to make a communication aptitude determination in consideration of not only the planar position of the user's use room but also the ground level. Therefore, if the present invention is used for an internet subscription application such as a wireless LAN system by a user residing in a city area, the effect is great.
    [42] According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically determine whether or not communication is possible, so that the subscription application can be automatically accepted. In addition, communication availability can be determined in consideration of not only the planar position of the user's use room but also the ground level, so that communication permission can be accurately determined even for a user who lives in a middle or high-rise house such as an apartment.
    [43] In addition, since the service provider does not need to dispatch an agent to the communication desired location of the service use candidate and perform local verification tests such as optical through-connection confirmation, the cost for this confirmation test becomes unnecessary.
    [44] In addition, the service provider can automatically process the communication request from the user wishing to use the server connected to the web, so that the service provider does not need to secure a receptionist, so no labor costs are required or mis-input for the application occurs. Will not.
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    Claims (13)
    [1" claim-type="Currently amended] Using a database having at least a base station information of a server and map information of a wireless communication service provider performing wireless communication service using one antenna installed in a plurality of wireless base stations and antennas installed on the user side, and the location and ground height of each wireless base station antenna. As a method of accepting a subscription request of such a user in accordance with a request of a user of a wireless communication service on a network,
    Receiving, at the server, data regarding location information sent by the user using a wireless communication service through the network;
    Determining one wireless base station from a plurality of wireless base stations by reading map information from the database based on the data regarding the positioning information;
    Reading map information from the database on the basis of the data relating to the positioning information to obtain installation position information relating to at least the ground clearance of the antenna to be installed on the side of the user using the wireless communication service and the antenna direction;
    Performing communication decision determination between the two antennas based on the installation position information of the acquired antenna for the wireless communication service using party and the base station information of the determined wireless base station antenna; And,
    And a step of transmitting information for granting a subscription request to the wireless communication service use candidate when it is determined that communication is possible according to the communication affirmation determination.
    [2" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    The database has installation location information,
    The acquiring of the installation position information includes obtaining installation position information from the database.
    [3" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    The acquiring of the installation position information includes reading map information from the database based on the data relating to the position determination information, so that the map information and at least the ground height and antenna direction of the antenna to be installed on the side of the user who wants to use the wireless communication service. A method for accepting a subscription request for a wireless communication service using user, characterized by obtaining installation location information from the wireless communication service using person by sending a message requesting the provision of installation location information relating to the wireless communication service using person.
    [4" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    Prior to the step of receiving the data regarding the location information in the server, the server provides a wireless communication service use applicant with the information for selecting the location information, the subscription request of the user using the wireless communication service How to apply.
    [5" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    And the location determination information is at least one of an address, a telephone number, and a latitude / longitude of the user for using the wireless communication service.
    [6" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    The database includes a customer database, and further includes at least one of a database of addresses, telephone numbers, and latitude / longitude.
    [7" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 6,
    The determination of whether to communicate between the two antennas is performed based on a wireless communication service user already registered in the customer database.
    [8" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    And the map information is two-dimensional map information.
    [9" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 8,
    The two-dimensional map information includes information on the total number of floors of the building, it is possible to display the building three-dimensionally, characterized in that the wireless communication service user wish to apply for subscription.
    [10" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    The determination of whether to communicate between the two antennas is based on three-dimensional display of base station information on the ground height and antenna direction of the antenna to be installed on the side of the user using the wireless communication service and the position and the ground height of the radio base station antenna. A method for accepting a subscription application for a user using a wireless communication service, which is performed.
    [11" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 10,
    And determining that communication is possible when the two antennas can be connected through each other.
    [12" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 10,
    And a transmission characteristic between the two antennas, and determining the existence of a shielded building between the two antennas according to the calculation result.
    [13" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 1,
    When it is determined that communication is not possible according to the communication affinity determination between the two antennas, the map information is read from the database based on the data regarding the positioning information, and another wireless base station is determined again from a plurality of wireless base stations, The application for subscription of the radio communication service use candidate is performed by determining whether to communicate between the two antennas based on the installation position information of the obtained antenna for the radio communication service using party and the base station information of the determined another radio base station antenna. How to apply.
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    引用文献:
    公开号 | 申请日 | 公开日 | 申请人 | 专利标题
    法律状态:
    2001-03-21|Priority to JP2001080945
    2001-03-21|Priority to JPJP-P-2001-00080945
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