Schedule notifying system capable of correcting schedule date and time

• US 20020177442A1
• Filed: 05/22/2002
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Nagashima, Yoshihisa
• Granted Patent: US 6,968,199 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

Operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, each mobile communication terminal (101-104) has a registering function of registering schedule data (601-604) including a received schedule date and time received from base stations (201-204) and a notifying function of notifying the user of the schedule data when the current set date and time comes to a registered schedule date and time. Each motile communication terminal corrects the received schedule date and time (611) on the basis of a current reference date and time (631) and the current set date and time (801) on receiving the schedule data to obtain the registered schedule date and time (611′). Each mobile communication terminal may receive information indicative of the current reference date and time from the base station with it added to the schedule data.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, said mobile communication terminal having a registering function for registering schedule data including a received schedule date and time received from a base station and a notifying function for notifying the user of said schedule data when said current set data and time comes to a registered schedule date and time, wherein said mobile communication terminal comprises correcting means for correcting said received schedule date and time on the basis of a current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule data to obtain said registered schedule date and time.

2. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile communication terminal receives information indicative of said current reference date and time from said base station with it added to said schedule data.

3. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein said correcting means makes said received schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

4. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when said current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, said correcting means obtains, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time obtained by subtracting a difference from said received schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said current reference date and time.

5. A mobile communication terminal operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, said mobile communication terminal having a registering function for registering schedule data including a received schedule date and time received from a base station and a noticing function for notifying the user of said schedule data when said current set data and time comes to a registered schedule date and time, wherein said mobile communication terminal comprises correcting means for correcting said received schedule date and time on the basis of a time difference, a current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule data to obtain said registered schedule date and time.

6. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 5, wherein said mobile communication terminal receives information indicative of said current reference date and time and information indicative of said time difference from said base station with they added to said schedule data.

7. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 5, wherein said correcting means including means for correcting said received schedule date and time using said time difference to calculate a corrected schedule date and time.

8. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein said correcting means further comprises means for making said corrected schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

9. A mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 7, wherein said correcting means further comprising means for obtaining, when said current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time obtained by subtracting a difference from said corrected schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said current reference date and time.

10. A method of registering, in a mobile communication terminal operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, schedule data including an obtained schedule date and time obtained by receiving it from a base station, said method comprising the steps of:

correcting said obtained schedule date and time on the basis of a current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule data to obtain a registered schedule date and time; and

registering schedule date including said registered schedule date and time.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said method further comprising the step of receiving information indicative of said current reference date and time from said base station with it added to said schedule data.

12. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said correcting step makes said obtained schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

13. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said correcting step calculates, when said current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time by subtracting a difference from said obtained schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said reference date and time.

15. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said method further comprises the step of receiving information indicative of said current reference date and time and information indicative of said time difference from said base station with they added to said schedule data.

16. A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said correcting step including the step of correcting said obtained schedule date and time using said time difference to calculate a corrected schedule date and time.

17. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said correcting step further comprises the step of making said corrected schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

18. A method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said correcting step further comprises the step of calculating, when said current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time by subtracting a difference from said corrected schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said reference date and time.

20. A schedule notifying system as claimed in claim 19, wherein said correcting means makes said original schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

21. A schedule notifying system as claimed in claim 19, wherein said correcting means obtains, when said current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time obtained by subtracting a difference from said original schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said current reference date and time.

14. A method of registering, in a mobile communication terminal operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, schedule data including an obtained schedule date and time obtained by receiving it from a base station, said method comprising the steps of:

correcting said obtained schedule date and time on the basis of a time difference, and a current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule data to obtain a registered schedule date and time; and

registering schedule date including said registered schedule date and time.

19. A schedule notifying system comprising a mobile communication network, an information terminal, another network for connecting between said information terminal and said mobile communication network, a plurality of base stations connected to said mobile communication network, and a plurality of mobile communication terminals for carrying out transmission and reception with any of said plurality of base stations, said information terminal transmitting schedule data including original schedule date and time to said plurality of base stations via said other network and said mobile communication network, each of said plurality of base stations receiving said schedule date from said information terminal and transmitting received schedule data toward said mobile communication terminals belonging to an area of said base station in question, each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals being operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals having a registering function for registering said schedule data received from said base station and a notifying function for notifying the user of said schedule date when said current set date and time comes to a registered schedule date and time, wherein

all of said plurality of base stations are operable in synchronism with a current reference date and time in common, each of said plurality of base stations including means for transmitting said received schedule date with information indicative of said current reference date and time added thereto;

and

each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals comprising correcting means for correcting said original schedule date and time included in said received schedule date on the basis of said current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule date to obtain said registered schedule date and time.

22. A schedule notifying system comprising a mobile communication network, an information terminal, another network for connecting between said information terminal and said mobile communication network, a plurality of base stations connected to said mobile communication network, and a plurality of mobile communication terminals for carrying out transmission and reception with any of said plurality of base stations, said information terminal transmitting schedule data including original schedule date and time to said plurality of base stations via said other network and said mobile communication network, each of said plurality of base stations receiving said schedule date received from said information terminal and transmitting received schedule data toward said mobile communication terminals belonging to an area of said base station in question, each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals being operable in synchronism with a current set date and time set by a user, each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals having a registering function for registering said schedule data received from said base station and a notifying function for notifying the user of said schedule date when said current set date and time comes to a registered schedule date and time, wherein

all of said plurality of base stations axe operable in synchronism with a current reference date and time in common, each of said plurality of base stations including means for transmitting said received schedule date with information indicative of said current reference date and time and information indicative of a time difference added thereto;

and

each of said plurality of mobile communication terminals comprising correcting means for correcting said original schedule date and time included in said received schedule date on the basis of said time difference, and said current reference date and time and said current set date and time on receiving said schedule date to obtain said registered schedule date and time.

23. A schedule notifying system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said correcting means includes means for correcting said original schedule date and time using said time difference to calculate a corrected schedule date and time.

24. A schedule notifying system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said correcting means further comprises means for making said corrected schedule date and time said registered schedule date and time as it is when said current reference date and time is equal to said current set date and time.

25. A schedule noting system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said correcting means further comprises means for obtaining, when current reference date and time is different from said current set date and time, as said registered schedule date and time, a date and time obtained by subtracting a difference from said corrected schedule date and time, said difference being obtained by subtracting said current set date and time from said current reference date and time.