US20020177443A1

US20020177443A1 - Mobile communication system and method for registering location of a mobile terminal in the mobile communication system

Info

Publication number: US20020177443A1
Application number: US10/189,465
Authority: US
Inventors: Takaya Tokuyoshi
Original assignee: NEC Corp
Current assignee: NEC Corp
Priority date: 1994-12-15
Filing date: 2002-07-08
Publication date: 2002-11-28
Also published as: US6058310A; GB2296164A; CN1085014C; SG34334A1; JPH08168074A; CN1131890A; GB9525659D0; US6487408B1; GB2296164B; HK1012151A1

Abstract

In a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations making respective radio zones, a mobile terminal that moves in the radio zone and registers its location to the base stations, the mobile terminal comprises location registration means for detecting reception levels of signals from the base stations, calculating a difference of the largest reception level and the second reception level and registering its location to a base station that transmits the largest reception level signal if the difference is larger than a threshold value.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to an art for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system, more particularly, to an art for making an exchange office recognize a radio zone where the mobile terminal exists to control communication.

Conventionally, methods for making an exchange office control location of a mobile terminal that moves in a plurality of radio zones made up by a plurality of base stations are proposed, for example, one of them is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid Open No. 71226 (1989).

In this method, a location display unit provided in an exchange office receives location information of a mobile terminal as well as a mobile terminal number and displays the location information of a mobile terminal. Then, location of the mobile terminal is recognized and controlled.

In this conventional location control method, as shown in FIG. 6 for example, a plurality of base stations B 1 to B3 are connected with an exchange office A, The base stations make radio zones Z1 to Z3, respectively. A mobile terminal C receives receivable one or more control signals from the base stations. If there are plural control signals, the mobile terminal C registers its location to a base station having transmitted a control signal of which reception level is largest. According to this location registration, the exchange office A acquires location information of the mobile terminal via a base station having been registered the location. The location information acquired is displayed on the location display unit provided in the exchange office A.

In such a conventional method, when the mobile terminal moves to an area of a base station to which the mobile terminal registers its location overlapped with a neighboring radio zone from an area not overlapped with the neighboring radio zone, if a reception level of signal from the base station having been registered the location is more than a preset level, the mobile terminal does not register its location to the base station of the neighboring radio zone even if the reception level of signal from the neighboring base station is larger than the reception level of signal from the base station to which the mobile terminal registers its location. Therefore, the exchange office A can not recognize that the mobile terminal C has moved to the radio zone of neighboring base station.

To solve this problem, it is considered to make the mobile terminal compare reception levels from a plurality of base stations and register its location to a base station that transmits a signal of largest reception level in the area where radio zones overlap. In this method, the mobile terminal can register its location to the nearest base station, so the exchange office can properly control location of the mobile terminal.

However, in this method, if the mobile terminal is in an area where reception levels from neighboring base stations are nearly equal, the moving mobile terminal may frequently change the base station to be registered location. As a result, it may occur confusion on location control of the mobile terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to solve the aforementioned problems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system enabling to properly and immediately control location registration of a mobile terminal in an exchange office.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method for registering location of a mobile terminal wherein an exchange office can immediately confirm location of a mobile terminal and properly conduct location control of the mobile terminal.

The object of the present invention is achieved by a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, each of the base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in the radio zones and registers location of the mobile terminal to a predetermined base station, wherein the mobile terminal comprises location registration means for detecting reception levels of signals from the base stations, calculating a difference between a largest reception level and a second largest reception level and registering location of the mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of the largest reception level when the difference is larger than a preset threshold value.

The object of the present invention is further achieved by a method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, each of the base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in a plurality of radio zones, in the mobile terminal, comprising steps of:

detecting a plurality of reception levels of a plurality of signals from the base stations;

selecting a largest reception level and a second largest reception level from among detected reception levels;

calculating a difference between the largest reception level and the second largest reception level; and

registering location of the mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of the largest reception level when the difference is lager than a preset threshold value.

In the present invention, changes of location registration are not conducted in an area where reception levels of signals from neighboring base stations are nearly equal and a change of location registration is conducted when a difference of reception levels of signals becomes lager than a preset threshold value as the mobile terminal moves. So the frequency of changing location registration becomes low and confusion of location control in the exchange office becomes avoidable.

Furthermore, the exchange office comprises a location display unit for displaying location of the mobile terminal. The location display unit has a map indicating divisions of the base stations and displays location of the mobile terminal in a division of the base station according to a signal from a base station having been registered location of the mobile terminal. As a result, location of the mobile terminal can be confirmed immediately.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

This and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent upon a reading of the following detailed description and drawings, in which: [0019]
FIG. 1 illustrates a system configuration of a first embodiment; [0020]
FIG. 2 is a figure for explaining a signal format; [0021]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal; [0022]
FIG. 4 is a figure showing a typical status of reception levels of signals; [0023]
FIG. 5 illustrates a system configuration of a second embodiment; and [0024]
FIG. 6 is a figure for explaining a prior art.[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

A first embodiment of the present invention is described. [0026]
In the first embodiment, two radio zones partially overlap each other. [0027]
FIG. 1 illustrates a system configuration to explain the first embodiment of the present invention. [0028]
In this system, a plurality of base stations B[0029] 1 to B3 make radio zones Z1 to Z3, respectively. Radio zones of neighboring base stations partially overlap each other.
The base stations B[0030] 1 to B3 are connected to an exchange office A, respectively. The base stations B1 to B3 can transmit/receive a signal to/from the exchange office A.
The exchange office A has a location display unit D. The location display unit D has a map where location of the base stations B[0031] 1 to B3 is registered and a mobile terminal C is displayed on the map according to the base station having been registered location of the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal C currently registers its location to the base station B3, for example, the mobile terminal C is displayed in the division of the base station B3 on the location display unit D. Then, the exchange office A can confirm existence of the mobile terminal C as it is in the vicinity of the location of the base station B3. According to this data, the exchange office A can conduct location control of the mobile terminal C.
Next, a signal used for the embodiment is described. [0032]
A signal format used for the embodiment is the same as that of Personal Handy-phone System (referred to as PHS, hereinafter). [0033]
In PHS, a TDMA frame is used for a transmission/reception signal. A TDMA frame has four slots for transmission and reception, respectively. The signal format of each slot has a transmission identification code and a reception identification code as shown in FIG. 2. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal C identifies the transmitter of a reception signal using the transmission identification code. The above signal format is describes in detail in “PERSONAL HANDY PHONE SYSTEM RCR STANDARD VERSION 1, RCR STD-28” issued by Research & Development Center for Radio System (RCR) on Dec. 20, 1993. [0034]
Next, the concrete configuration of the mobile terminal C is described. [0035]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mobile terminal C. [0036]
In FIG. 3, the numeral [0037] 1 is a radio section for receiving signals from the base stations B1 to B3.
The [0038] numeral 2 is a level detection section for detecting a reception level of a received signal. It identifies each transmitter of a reception signal based on a transmission identification code included in the reception signal if two reception signals have been input. Also, it generates identification information indicating a transmitter of the signal based on the transmission identification code included in a reception signal of which reception level is larger than the others and outputs it to a base station setting section 7 described later.
The [0039] numeral 3 is a calculation section. It calculates an absolute value of a difference of reception levels of two signals output from the level detection section 2.
The [0040] numeral 4 is a threshold value setting section, wherein a threshold value is preset in advance.
The [0041] numeral 5 is comparison section. It compares a reception level difference output from the calculation section 3 and the preset threshold value in the threshold value setting section 4 and outputs a location registration requirement signal when the reception level difference is larger than the threshold value.
The [0042] numeral 6 is a memory for storing an identifier of a base station to which the mobile terminal C currently registers its location.
The [0043] numeral 7 is a base station setting section. When the location registration requirement signal is input, the base station setting section 7 compares a base station indicated by an identifier stored in the memory 6 and a base station indicated by identification information output from the level detection section 2. When the base station indicated by the identifier and the base station indicated by the identification information are different each other, the base station setting section 7 registers location to the base station indicated by the identification information and updates the content of the memory 6 by an identifier of the base station to which it newly has registered location. While, when a base station indicated by an identifier and a base station indicated by identification information is the same each other, location registration is not conducted.
Next, operations of the first embodiment are described. [0044]
Here, a threshold value set in the threshold value [0045] level setting section 4 is 5 dB in the following explanations.
[Case-1][0046]
The mobile terminal C is in the zone Z[0047] 3 of the base station B3. (In this case, the mobile terminal C is shown by a solid line in FIG. 1)
Here, the case that the mobile terminal C is in the zone Z[0048] 3 of the base station B3, the mobile terminal C can receive a signal from the base station B3 but can not receive a signal from the base station B2 is explained. Where, the mobile terminal C had registered its location to the base station B3.
First, the mobile terminal C receives the signal from the base station B[0049] 3 with the radio section 1.
The [0050] level detection section 2 detects a reception level of signal from the base station B3 and outputs a result to the calculation section 3. The reception level at this time is assumed as 7 dB.
In Case-1, the mobile terminal C can not receive other than the signal from the base station B[0051] 3, so there is no signal to be detected. Then, the level detection section 2 generates identification information indicating the base station B3 according to a transmission identification code included in the reception signal, and outputs the identification information to the base station setting section 7.
The [0052] calculation section 3 calculates a reception level difference. In this case, the detected reception level is only 7 dB, so the reception level difference is also 7 dB.
The [0053] comparison section 5 compares the reception level difference 7 dB and the threshold value 5 dB. In this case, the reception level difference is larger than the threshold value. Therefore, the comparison section 5 outputs a location registration requirement signal.
When receiving the location registration requirement signal, the base [0054] station setting section 7 compares a base station indicated an identifier stored in the memory 6 and a base station indicated by identification information. Here, the base station indicated by the identifier stored in the memory 6 is the base station B3, the base station indicated by the identification information is also the base station B3. Therefore, two base stations are the same, so the base station setting section 7 does not register the location to the base station B3 again.
[Case-2][0055]
The mobile terminal C is in an area where the zone Z[0056] 3 of the base station B3 and the zone Z2 of the base station B2 partially overlap. (In this case, the mobile terminal C′ is shown by a broken line in FIG. 1)
Here, the case that the mobile terminal C moves to the radio zone Z[0057] 2 of the neighboring base station B2 from the radio zone Z3 of the base station B3 and it reaches to the area where both radio zones overlap is explained.
At this time, the mobile terminal C receives a signal from the base station B[0058] 3 having been registered location by the mobile terminal C and a signal from the base station B2. FIG. 4 typically shows a status of reception level.
The [0059] level detection section 2 respectively detects reception levels of signals from the base stations B2 and B3. If assuming that the reception level of the signal from the base station B2 is 2 dB and that from the base station B3 is 5 dB, the level detection section 2 generates identification information B3 indicating the base station B3.
Next, the [0060] calculation section 3 calculates a difference between both reception levels. In this case, the reception level difference is 3 dB.
The [0061] comparison section 5 compares the reception level difference 3 dB and the threshold value 5 dB. Here, the threshold value is larger than the reception level difference. Therefore, location registration requirement signal is not output.
The base [0062] station setting section 7 does not receive the location registration requirement signal, it does not register the location.
As the mobile terminal C moves nearer to the base station B[0063] 2, the reception level of the signal from the neighboring base station B2 becomes larger, so the difference of reception levels of signals from both base stations gradually becomes small, finally it becomes zero when both reception levels of signals become the same. Therefore, the value, level difference, output from the calculation section 3 becomes smaller than the threshold value level. In this case, described as above, the comparison section 5 does not output the location registration requirement signal to the base station setting section 7, so the registered location is kept as it is.
When the mobile terminal C moves to the side nearer to the base station B[0064] 2 than the base station B3, the reception level of signal from the base station B2 is larger than that from the base station B3.
Here, it is assumed that the [0065] level detection section 2 detects 2 dB reception level of signal from the base station B3 and 8 dB reception level of signal from the base station B2. Then, the level detection section 2 generates identification information indicating B2, because the reception level of signal from the base station B2 is larger.
The [0066] calculation section 3 calculates a difference of reception levels of both signals. In this case, the reception level difference is 6 dB.
The [0067] comparison section 5 compares the reception level difference 6 dB and the threshold value 5 dB. In this case the reception level difference is larger than the threshold value. Therefore, a location registration setting requirement signal is output.
When receiving the location registration setting requirement signal, the base [0068] station setting section 7 compares a base station indicated by an identifier stored in the memory 6 and a base station indicated by identification information. In this case, the base station stored in the memory 6 is the base station B3 and the base station indicated by the identification information is the base station B2. Therefore, two base stations are not the same, so the base station setting section 7 registers the location to the base station B2.
As a result of this location registration, the mobile terminal is displayed in the division of the base station B[0069] 2 on the map of the location display unit D in the exchange office, so the exchange office can confirm that the mobile terminal C is near the base station B2.
Like this, when the mobile terminal C moves from a radio zone from which the mobile terminal C is receiving a signal of reception level larger than a preset reception level to another neighboring radio zone via an area where both radio zones overlap, a base station to be registered location of the mobile terminal C can be automatically changed if a signal from the neighboring base station is larger than the preset reception level and the reception level difference is larger than the threshold value level. [0070]
Through these operations, the exchange office can immediately confirm the location of the mobile terminal C and properly conduct location control. [0071]
In addition, also in an area where the reception level difference is nearly zero, change of location registration is not done. When the reception level difference has exceeded the threshold value level location registration is changed. So, the number of changes of location registration can be reduced, resulting to avoid confusion in location control of the mobile terminal. [0072]
Next, a second embodiment is explained. [0073]
The second embodiment is a case that three radio zones partially overlap. [0074]
FIG. 5 illustrates a system configuration to explain the second embodiment of the present invention. [0075]
In this system, the base station B[0076] 4 making a radio zone Z4 is added to the first embodiment shown by FIG. 1, and the three radio zones Z2, Z3 and Z4 partially overlap.
The base station B[0077] 4 is connected with the exchange office A, can transmit/receive a signal to/from the exchange office A. Also, a division of the base station B4 is added on the location display unit D in the exchange office A.
In this second embodiment, a mobile terminal receives three signals from three base stations in an area where three radio zones Z[0078] 2, Z3 and Z4 partially overlap. Therefore, the level detection section 2 selects and outputs a largest reception level and a second largest reception level to the calculation section 3 after detected three reception levels. In addition, it generates identification information indicating a base station that transmits the largest reception level signal. The other components are the same as those of the first embodiment, so explanations for them are omitted.
Next, operations of the second embodiment are explained. The threshold value that is set in the threshold [0079] value setting section 4 is assumed as 5 dB.
[Case-1][0080]
The mobile terminal C is in the zone Z[0081] 3 of the base station B3. (In this case, the mobile terminal C is shown by a solid line in FIG. 5)
Here, the case that the mobile terminal C is in the zone Z[0082] 3 of the base station B3, the mobile terminal C can receive a signal from the base station B3 but can not receive any signals from other base stations is explained.
In this case, only the signal from the base station B[0083] 3 is received, so the largest reception level is a reception level from the base station B3. The other reception levels are 0 dB.
Accordingly, the [0084] level detection section 2 detects a reception level of signal from the base station B3, generates and outputs identification information indicating the base station B3.
After these operations, the system operates similarly to the Case-1 of the first embodiment. [0085]
[Case-2][0086]
The mobile terminal C is in an area where the radio zones Z[0087] 2, Z3 and Z4 partially overlap each other. (In this case, the mobile terminal C′ is shown by a broken line in FIG. 5).
It is assumed that the mobile terminal C moves from the radio zone Z[0088] 3, which does not overlap with any radio zones, of the base station B3 to which the mobile terminal C registers its location to an area where the radio zones Z2, Z3 and Z4 partially overlap each other.
In this case, the mobile terminal C receives a signal from the base station B[0089] 3 to which the mobile terminal C registers its location and signals from neighboring base stations B2 and B4.
The [0090] level detection section 2 detects reception levels of signals from respective base stations.
Here, it is assumed that the reception levels of signals from the base stations B[0091] 2, B3 and B4 are 2 dB, 5 dB and 1 dB, respectively.
Then, the [0092] level detection section 2 selects the largest reception level 5 dB and the second largest level 2 dB. The signal of the largest reception level 5 dB is a signal from the base station B3, so identification information indicating the base station B3 is generated.
Continuously, the [0093] calculation section 3 calculates a difference of both reception levels. The reception level difference is 3 dB.
The [0094] comparison section 5 compares the reception level difference 3 dB and the threshold value 5 dB. In this case, the threshold value is larger than the reception level difference. Therefore, a location registration requirement signal is not output.
The base [0095] station setting section 7 does not receive any location registration requirement signal, so it does not conduct location registration.
When the mobile terminal comes close to B[0096] 2, the reception level of signal from the base station B2 becomes larger and the difference between reception levels of base stations B2 and B3 becomes zero. Accordingly, the level difference output from the calculation section 3 becomes smaller than the threshold value level. At this time, described as above, the comparison section 5 does not output a location registration requirement signal to the base station setting section 7, so base station setting is not changed. The location registration is kept as it is.
When the mobile terminal C moves nearer to the base station B[0097] 2 than the base station B3, the reception level of signal from the base station B2 becomes larger than that from the base station B3.
Here, it is assumed that the [0098] level detection section 2 detects reception levels of signals 2 dB, 8 dB and 1 dB from the base stations B3, B2 and B4, respectively. Then, the level detection section 2 selects the largest reception level 8 dB and the second largest reception level 2 dB, and generates identification information indicating the base station B2.
The [0099] calculation section 3 calculates a difference of both reception levels. The reception level difference is 6 dB.
The [0100] comparison section 5 compares the reception level difference 6 dB and the threshold value 5 dB. In this case, the reception level difference is larger than the threshold value. Therefore, a location registration requirement signal is output.
When receiving the location registration requirement signal, the base [0101] station setting section 7 compares a base station indicated by an identifier stored in the memory 6 and a base station indicated by identification information. Here, the base station indicated by the identifier stored in the memory 6 is the base station B3, the base station indicated by the identification information is the base station B2. The compared base stations are not the same, so the base station setting section 7 registers location of the mobile terminal to the base station B2.
As a result of this location registration, the mobile terminal C is displayed in the division of the base station B[0102] 2 on the map of the location display unit D in the exchange office A, so the exchange office can confirm that the mobile terminal C is near the base station B2.
Like this, even if there are three or more neighboring base stations and overlapped radio zones and reception levels of signals from them are the same level, change of location registration is not done through operations including calculation of a reception level difference of the largest reception level and the second largest reception level. When the reception level difference has exceeded a preset threshold value level, location registration is changed. [0103]
Accordingly, the number of changes of location registration can be reduced, resulting to avoid confusion in location control of the mobile terminal. [0104]

Claims

What is claimed is:

1 A mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in said radio zones and registers location of said mobile terminal to a predetermined base station, wherein

said mobile terminal comprises location registration means for detecting reception levels of signals from said base stations, calculating a difference between a largest reception level and a second largest reception level and registering location of said mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level when said difference is larger than a preset threshold value.

2 The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein said location registration means does not register location of said mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level when said difference is smaller than said threshold value.

3 The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein said location registration means calculates an absolute value of said difference between said largest reception level and said second largest reception level and compares said absolute value and said threshold value.

4 The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein said location registration means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said mobile terminal had registered location to a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level, even if said difference is larger than said threshold value.

5 The mobile communication system of claim 1, wherein said location registration means comprises:

means for receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of base stations;

means for detecting reception levels of said signals, selecting a largest reception level and a second largest reception level from among said reception levels and generating identification information indicating a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level based on said signal of selected largest reception level;

means for calculating a difference between said largest reception level and said second largest reception level;

means for comparing said difference and a preset threshold value; and

location registration establishment means for registering location of said mobile terminal to a base station indicated by said identification information when said difference is larger than said threshold value, where said location registration establishment means does not register location of said mobile terminal to said base station indicated by said identification information when said difference is smaller than said threshold value.

6 The mobile communication system of claim 5, wherein said location registration means comprises:

storage means for storing an identifier of a base station having been registered location; and

means for comparing a base station indicated by said identification information and a base station indicated by said identifier when said difference is larger than said threshold value, and for registering location of a mobile terminal when said base station indicated by said identification information and said base station indicated by said identifier stored in said storage means are different.

7 The mobile communication system of claim 1, further comprising an exchange office connected with said base stations and for receiving location information of said mobile terminal via a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal and confirming location of said mobile terminal, wherein

said exchange office comprises location display means having a map indicating divisions of said base stations and for displaying location of said mobile terminal in a division of said base station based on a signal from a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal.

8 A mobile communication system having an exchange office, a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in a said radio zones, where said mobile terminal registers location of said mobile terminal to a predetermined base station and said exchange office receives location information of said mobile terminal via said predetermined base station and said exchange office confirms location of said mobile terminal, wherein

said mobile terminal comprises:

means for receiving a plurality of signals from a plurality of base stations;

means for detecting reception levels of said signals, selecting a largest reception level and a second largest reception level from among said reception levels and generating identification information indicating a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level according to selected largest reception level;

means for calculating an absolute value of a difference between said largest reception level and said second largest reception level;

means for comparing said absolute value of said difference and a preset threshold value;

storage means for storing an identifier of a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal;

means for comparing a base station indicated by said identification information and a base station indicated by said identifier when said absolute value of said difference is larger than said threshold value where said means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said base station indicated by said identification information and said base station indicated by said identifier stored in said storage means are the same, and for registering location of a mobile terminal when said base station indicated by said identification information and said base station indicated by said identifier stored in said storage means are different, where said means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said absolute value of said difference is smaller than said threshold value; and

said exchange office comprises:

location display means having a map indicating divisions of said base stations for displaying and for displaying location of said mobile terminal in a division of said base station according to a signal from a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal.

9 A mobile communication system comprising a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in said radio zones and registers location of said mobile terminal to a predetermined base station, wherein

said mobile terminal comprises location registration means for detecting reception levels of signals from two base stations, calculating a difference between two reception levels and registering location of said mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level when said difference is larger than a preset threshold value.

10 The mobile communication system of claim 9, wherein said location registration means does not register location of said mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level when said difference is smaller than said threshold value.

11 The mobile communication system of claim 9, wherein said location registration means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said mobile terminal had registered location to a base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level, even if said difference is larger than said threshold value.

12 The mobile communication system of claim 9, wherein said location registration means comprising:

means for receiving two signals from two base stations;

means for detecting reception levels of said signals;

means for calculating a difference between two reception levels of two signals from among said signals;

means for comparing said difference and a preset threshold value;

storage means for storing an identifier of a base station having been registered location of a mobile terminal;

means for comparing a base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level and a base station indicated by said identifier when said difference is larger than said threshold value where said means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level and said base station indicated by said identifier are the same, and for registering location of a mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level when said base station having transmitted a signal of a larger reception level and said base station indicated by said identifier stored in said storage means are different, where said means does not register location of said mobile terminal when said difference is smaller than said threshold value, and.

13 The mobile communication system of claim 9, further comprising an exchange office connected with said plurality of base stations and receiving location information of said mobile terminal via a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal and confirming location of said mobile terminal, wherein

said exchange office comprises location display means having a map indicating divisions of said base stations and for displaying location of said mobile terminal in a division of said base station according to a signal from a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal.

14 A method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system having a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations makes a radio zone, and a mobile terminal that moves in a plurality of radio zones, in said mobile terminal, comprising steps of:

detecting a plurality of reception levels of a plurality of signals from said base stations;

calculating a difference between said largest reception level and said second largest reception level; and

registering location of said mobile terminal to a base station having transmitted a signal of said largest reception level when said difference is lager than a preset threshold value.

15 The method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system of claim 14, wherein said method does not register location of said mobile terminal when said difference is smaller than said threshold value in said location registration step.

16 The method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system of claim 14, wherein said location registration step further comprises steps of:

confirming whether said base station having transmitted a signal of largest reception level is registered location of said mobile terminal; and

registering location of said mobile terminal to said base station when location of said mobile terminal has not been registered, where location registration to said base station is not conducted when location registration has been done already.

17 The method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system of claim 14, wherein said difference of reception levels is an absolute value of a difference between a largest reception level and a second largest reception level.

18 The method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system of claim 14, wherein said step of location registration is a step of locating registration to said base station by using identification information, that is included in said signals, indicating a base station having transmitted said signal.

19 The method for registering location of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system of claim 14, further comprising a step of displaying location of said mobile terminal in a division of said base station on a map indicating divisions of said base stations in said exchange office based on a signal from a base station having been registered location of said mobile terminal.