IP Library Granted Patent US 8,340,650
Granted Patent B2
US 8,340,650 · App. 12/669,283 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Mobile phone device, and its channel search method and program

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Patent No.
US 8,340,650
App. No.
12/669,283
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a mobile phone device, and its channel search method and program capable of starting up a channel search without requiring a user to manipulate any channel search button, and of returning from out-of-service-range or waiting in the optimal channel. A mobile phone device includes an acceleration sensor that detects an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device, and the control means compares an amount of vibration detected by the acceleration sensor with a predetermined first threshold, and when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold, starts electric field level measurement of a waiting channel or a call channel as a channel search.

Claims (38)

1. A mobile phone device comprising:

a controller that performs control so as to start a channel search by using a predetermined amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device as a trigger; and

an acceleration sensor that detects an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device,

wherein the controller compares an amount of vibration detected by the acceleration sensor with a redetermined first threshold and when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold starts to measure electric field levels of waiting channels as the channel search,

wherein the controller compares an electric field level of a waiting channel having a highest electric field level among the measured waiting channels with a predetermined second threshold, and when the electric field level of the waiting channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the second threshold, sends out a position registration request.

2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein when the electric field level of the waiting channel having the highest electric field level is lower than or equal to the second threshold, the controller maintains waiting in a current channel.

3. The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein when the sent position registration request is not accepted on a communication network side, the controller turns off indication indicating out-of-service.

4. A mobile phone device comprising:

a controller that performs control so as to start a channel search by using a predetermined amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device as a trigger; and

an acceleration sensor that detects an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device,

wherein the controller compares an amount of vibration detected by the acceleration sensor with a redetermined first threshold and when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold starts to measure electric field levels of call channels as the channel search,

wherein the controller compares an electric field level of a call channel having a highest electric field level among the measured call channels with an electric field level of a current call channel, and when the measurement was electric field level of the call channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the electric field level of the current call channel, sends out a call channel switch request.

5. The mobile phone device according to claim 4 , wherein when the electric field level of the call channel having the highest electric field level is lower than or equal to the electric field level of the current call channel, the controller maintains communication through the current call channel.

6. The mobile phone device according to claim 4 , wherein when the sent call channel switch request is accepted on a communication network side, the controller performs switching of call channels.

7. A channel search method for a mobile phone device comprising:

detecting an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device;

comparing the amount of vibration with a predetermined first threshold;

starting, when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold, to measure electric field levels of waiting channels as a channel search;

comparing an electric field level of a waiting channel having a highest electric field level among the measured waiting channels with a predetermined second threshold; and

sending out, when the electric field level of the waiting channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the second threshold, a position registration request.

8. A channel search method for a mobile phone device comprising:

detecting an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device;

comparing the amount of vibration with a predetermined first threshold;

starting, when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold, to measure electric field levels of call channels as a channel search;

comparing an electric field level of a call channel having a highest electric field level among the measured call channels with an electric field level of a current call channel; and

sending out, when the electric field level of the call channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the electric field level of the current call channel, a call channel switch request.

9. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute:

a process for detecting an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device;

a process for comparing the amount of vibration with a predetermined first threshold;

a process for, when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold, starting to measure electric field levels of waiting channels as a channel search;

a process for comparing an electric field level of a waiting channel having a highest electric field level among the measured waiting channels with a predetermined second threshold, and

a process for when the electric field level of the waiting channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the second threshold, sending out a position registration request.

10. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute:

a process for detecting an amount of vibration exerted on the mobile phone device;

a process for comparing the amount of vibration with a predetermined first threshold;

a process for, when the amount of vibration is higher than or equal to the first threshold, starting to measure electric field levels of call channels as a channel search;

a process for comparing an electric field level of a call channel having a highest electric field level among the measured call channels with an electric field level of a current call channel; and

a process for, when the electric field level of the call channel having the highest electric field level is higher than the electric field level of the current call channel, sending out a call channel switch request.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
Reel/Frame 033720/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2010
From: YAMASHITA, HAJIME; ATSUTA, KAZUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023795/0833 →