Management apparatus, management system, management method, and management program for memory capacity

• US 20040068634A1
• Filed: 10/01/2003
• Published: 04/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Otsuka, Osamu
• Granted Patent: US 7,151,921 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/170
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A management system for memory capacity, in which vacant capacity of a memory in a mobile terminal is secured in case that the mobile terminal has a shortage in its memory for obtaining a large amount of data and the large amount of data can be stored in the mobile terminal, is provide. An Internet service management server provides a data management means that makes some data storing in a mobile terminal transfer to a data memorizing means in the Internet service management server. The data management means compares the amount of data, which the mobile terminal desires to obtain from the Internet, with vacant capacity of the mobile terminal. When the vacant capacity of the mobile terminal is not sufficient for obtaining the amount of data desired to obtain by the mobile terminal, the data management means makes some data storing in the mobile terminal transfer to the data memorizing means in the Internet service management server. With this, the vacant capacity for the amount of data desired to obtain by the mobile terminal can be secured in the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A management apparatus for memory capacity, comprising:

a data capacity management means that manages data capacity of mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network;

a transmission judging means that judges whether data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals is transmitted or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said data capacity management means, with the amount of said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals; and

a transmitting means that obtains some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and stores said obtained data and lets each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data to be transmitted were judged not to be transmitted, and transmits said data to be transmitted, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

2. A management apparatus for memory capacity in accordance with claim 1, wherein:

said data capacity management means renews said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, when each of said mobile terminals requests to obtain some data from said network, and manages said renewed vacant capacity.

3. A management apparatus for memory capacity in accordance with claim 2, wherein:

said data capacity management means renews said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals by receiving the information of said vacant capacity from each of said mobile terminals and manages said renewed vacant capacity.

4. A management system for memory capacity, comprising:

mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network; and

a management server having a data memorizing means that stores data from each of said mobile terminals, wherein;

each of said mobile terminals, comprising;

a data obtaining request transmitting means that transmits a request for obtaining data from said network to said management server, and

said management server, comprising;

a data capacity management means that manages data capacity of each of said mobile terminals;

a transmission judging means that judges whether said data requested by each of said mobile terminals is transmitted to each of said mobile terminals or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said data capacity management means, with the amount of said data requested by said data obtaining request transmitting means; and

a transmitting means that obtains some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and stores said obtained data in said data memorizing means and lets each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data requested by each of said mobile terminals were judged not to be transmitted, and transmits said data requested by each of said mobile terminals, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

5. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 4, wherein:

each of said mobile terminals, further comprising;

a data capacity renewing means that transmits the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server, and makes said vacant capacity managing by said data capacity management means in said management server renew.

6. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

said data capacity renewing means transmits the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server, and makes said vacant capacity managing by said data capacity management means in said management server renew, when said data obtaining request transmitting means transmits said request for obtaining data from said network to said management server.

7. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

said data capacity renewing means transmits the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server, and makes said vacant capacity managing by said data capacity management means in said management server renew, at the time of the connection of an external instrument to an interface connector of its own mobile terminal.

8. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 5, wherein:

said data capacity renewing means transmits the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server, and makes said vacant capacity managing by said data capacity management means in said management server renew, at the time of the location registration of its own mobile terminal.

9. A management method for memory capacity at a management apparatus for memory capacity that manages data capacity of mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network, in which said data capacity of each of said mobile terminals is managed, comprising the steps of:

judging whether data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals is transmitted to each of said mobile terminals or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said management apparatus for memory capacity, with the amount of said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals;

obtaining some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and storing said obtained data in said management apparatus for memory capacity, and letting each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals were judged not to be transmitted; and

transmitting said data to be transmitted, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

10. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 9, further comprising the step of renewing said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals managing by said management apparatus for memory capacity and managing said renewed vacant capacity by said management apparatus for memory capacity when each of said mobile terminals requests to obtain said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals from said network.

11. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 10, wherein:

said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals is renewed and managed by said management apparatus for memory capacity by receiving the information of said vacant capacity from each of said mobile terminals.

12. A management method for memory capacity at a management system for memory capacity, which provides mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network and a management server that manages data capacity of each of said mobile terminals, in which said data capacity of each of said mobile terminals is managed, comprising the steps of:

transmitting a request for obtaining data from said network by each of said mobile terminals to said management server;

judging whether said data requested by each of said mobile terminals is transmitted to each of said mobile terminals or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said management server, with the amount of said data requested by each of said mobile terminals;

obtaining some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and storing said obtained data in said management server, and letting each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data requested by each of said mobile terminals were judged not to be transmitted; and

transmitting said data requested by each of said mobile terminals, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

13. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 12, further comprising the step of:

renewing said vacant capacity managing by said management server by transmitting the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server.

14. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 13, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, when said request for obtaining said data is transmitted to said management server.

15. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 13, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, at the time of the connection of an external instrument to an interface connector of its own mobile terminal.

16. A management method for memory capacity in accordance with claim 13, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, at the time of the location registration of its own mobile terminal.

17. A management program for memory capacity at a management apparatus for memory capacity that manages data capacity of mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network, in which said data capacity of each of said mobile terminals is managed, comprising:

a judging step that judges whether data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals is transmitted to each of said mobile terminals or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said management apparatus for memory capacity, with the amount of said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals;

an obtaining step that obtains some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and a storing step that stores said obtained data in said management apparatus for memory capacity, and a letting step that lets each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals were judged not to be transmitted; and

a transmitting step that transmits said data to be transmitted, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

18. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 17, further comprising:

a renewing step that renews said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals managing by said management apparatus for memory capacity and a managing step that manages said renewed vacant capacity by said management apparatus for memory capacity when each of said mobile terminals requests to obtain said data to be transmitted to each of said mobile terminals from said network.

19. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 18, wherein:

said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals is renewed and managed by said management apparatus for memory capacity by receiving the information of said vacant capacity from each of said mobile terminals.

20. A management program for memory capacity at a management system for memory capacity, which provides mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network and a management server that manages data capacity of each of said mobile terminals, in which said data capacity of each of said mobile terminals is managed, comprising:

a transmitting step that transmits a request for obtaining data from said network by each of said mobile terminals to said management server;

a judging step that judges whether said data requested by each of said mobile terminals is transmitted to each of said mobile terminals or not, by comparing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said management server, with the amount of said data requested by each of said mobile terminals;

an obtaining step that obtains some data storing in each of said mobile terminals and a storing step that stores said obtained data in said management server, and a letting step that lets each of said mobile terminals make new vacant capacity when said data requested by each of said mobile terminals were judged not to be transmitted; and

a transmitting step that transmits said data requested by each of said mobile terminals, which were judged not to be transmitted, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

21. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 20, further comprising:

a renewing step that renews said vacant capacity managing by said management server by transmitting the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal to said management server.

22. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 21, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, when said request for obtaining said data is transmitted to said management server.

23. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 21, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, at the time of the connection of an external instrument to an interface connector of its own mobile terminal.

24. A management program for memory capacity in accordance with claim 21, wherein:

said vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is renewed by that the newest vacant capacity of its own mobile terminal is transmitted to said management server, at the time of the location registration of its own mobile terminal.

25. A management system for memory capacity, comprising:

mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network; and

a management server that transmits data, which each of said mobile terminals requested to obtain from said network, to each of said mobile terminals, wherein;

each of said mobile terminals, comprising;

a data storing means that stores data obtained from said network, and

said management server, comprising;

a data memorizing means that stores data from each of said mobile terminals; and

a judging means that judges whether said data requested by each of said mobile terminals are stored in said data storing means of each of mobile terminals or not by managing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, wherein;

when said judging means judged that said data requested by each of said mobile terminals were not stored in said data storing means, said management server obtains some data in said data storing means of each of said mobile terminals and stores said obtained data in said data memorizing means, and lets said data storing means make new vacant capacity, and said management server transmits said data requested by each of said mobile terminals, which were judged not to be stored, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.

27. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 25, wherein:

each of said mobile terminals, further comprising;

a data capacity renewing means that makes said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, which is managed by said management server, renew, by transmitting its own vacant capacity to said management server.

28. A management system for memory capacity in accordance with claim 27, wherein:

said data capacity renewing means transmits said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals to said management server and makes said vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals renew at the time of the location registration of each of said mobile terminals.

26. A management system for memory capacity, comprising:

mobile terminals that communicate with each other via a network; and

a management server that transmits data, which each of said mobile terminals requested to obtain from said network, to each of said mobile terminals, wherein;

each of said mobile terminals, comprising;

a data storing means that stores data obtained from said network; and

a judging means that judges whether said data requested by each of said mobile terminals are stored in said data storing means or not by managing vacant capacity of each of said mobile terminals, and

said management server, comprising;

a data memorizing means that stores data from each of said mobile terminals, wherein;

when said judging means judged that said data requested by each of said mobile terminals were not stored in said data storing means, said judging means makes said data memorizing means in said management server obtain some data in said data storing means of each of said mobile terminals, and lets said data storing means make new vacant capacity, and said judging means makes said management server transmit said data requested by each of said mobile terminals, which were judged not to be stored, to each of said mobile terminals by using said new vacant capacity.