Portable terminal device and communication control method

• US 20020107041A1
• Filed: 10/30/2001
• Published: 08/08/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Mori, Shinichiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,269,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/527
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A portable terminal device includes a first radio communication part provided in the device for performing a wireless communication with a first network and a second radio communication part built in the device for performing a wireless communication with a second network. The portable terminal device further includes a control part for, upon reception of an incoming call request from the first network, selecting an apparatus from apparatuses which have established communications over the second network with the second radio communication part, in accordance with a predetermined order of priority and a communication adapting part for establishing a communication between the selected apparatus and the first network.

Claims

1. A portable terminal device comprising:

a first radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a first network;

a second radio communication part built in said device for performing a wireless communication with a second network;

a control part for, upon reception of an incoming call request from said first network, selecting an apparatus from apparatuses which have established communications over said second network with said second radio communication part, in accordance with a predetermined order of priority; and

a communication adapting part for establishing a communication between said selected apparatus and said first network.

2. The portable terminal device as claimed in claim 1, said control part further comprising a database in which data related to said predetermined order of priority is stored.

3. The portable terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data is priority of the apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

4. The portable terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data is applicable time for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

5. The portable terminal device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said data is applicable locations for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

6. A portable terminal device comprising:

a radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a network;

a type-of-line identifying part for, upon reception of an incoming call request from said network, identifying a type of line to be established in accordance with an incoming call destination; and

a communication adapting part for establishing a line connection in accordance with the type of line identified in said type-of-line identifying part.

7. The portable terminal device as claimed in claim 6, said identifying part further comprising a database in which said incoming call destination for each of predetermined types of line is stored,

said portable terminal device further comprising an identifying part for referring to said database in accordance with said incoming call destination upon reception of a call, so as to identify a content of said database in accordance with said incoming call destination.

8. A method of controlling communications of a portable terminal device including:

a first radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a first network; and

a second radio communication part built in said device for performing a wireless communication with a second network,

said method comprising the steps of;

selecting, upon reception of an incoming call request from said first network, an apparatus from apparatuses which have established communications over said second network with said second radio communication part, in accordance with a predetermined order of priority; and

establishing a communication between said selected apparatus and said first network.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by priority of the apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by applicable time for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by applicable locations for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, said portable terminal device further comprising a database in which said incoming call destination for each of predetermined types of line is stored,

said method further comprising the step of referring to said database in accordance with said incoming call destination upon reception of a call, so as to identify a line as the predetermined type of line if said incoming call destination is stored in said database and to identify a line as other type of line if said incoming call destination is not stored in said database.

15. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by priority of the apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

16. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by applicable time for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

17. The computer program product as claimed in claim 14, wherein said predetermined order of priority is determined by applicable locations for apparatuses which can communicate with said second communication part.

12. A method of controlling communications of a portable terminal device comprising a radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a network,

said method comprising the steps of:

upon reception of an incoming call request from said network, identifying a type of line to be established in accordance with an incoming call destination; and

establishing a line connection in accordance with the type of line identified in said type-of-line identifying part.

14. A computer program product for use with a portable terminal device having a first radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a first network and a second radio communication part built in said device for performing a wireless communication with a second network,

said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing communication control of said portable terminal device, said computer program product having;

computer readable program code means for causing said computer to select, upon reception of a incoming call request from said first network, an apparatus from apparatuses which have established communications over said second network with said second radio communication part, in accordance with a predetermined order of priority; and

computer readable program code means for causing said computer to establish a communication between said selected apparatus and said first network.

18. A computer program product for use with a portable terminal device having a radio communication part provided in said device for performing a wireless communication with a network,

said computer program product comprising:

a computer readable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for causing communication control of said portable terminal device, said computer program product having;

computer readable program code means for causing said computer to, upon reception of an incoming call request from said network, identify a type of line to be established in accordance with an incoming call destination; and

computer readable program code means for causing said computer to establish a line connection in accordance with the type of line identified in said type-of-line identifying part.