Mobile terminal managing schedule and mobile communication system using the same

• US 20040082315A1
• Filed: 10/22/2003
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Aoki, Yayoi
• Application Number:
  US10/689,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20040082315A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

In a mobile communication system, a mobile terminal transmits a request with a parameter of an event selected previously or a telephone number corresponding to a received call to a server through a base station and a network based on a program. The server retrieves schedule data corresponding to the parameter from a server storage unit and transmits the retrieved schedule data to the mobile terminal through the network and the base station. The mobile terminal stores the retrieved schedule data in a terminal storage unit based on the program.

Claims

1. A mobile communication system comprising:

a mobile terminal which executes a program;

a base station which communicate with said mobile terminal in a radio channel;

a network connected with said base station; and

a server having a server storage unit which stores schedule data and connected with said network,

wherein said mobile terminal transmits a request with a parameter of an event selected previously or a telephone number corresponding to a received call to said server through said base station and said network based on said program,

said server retrieves said schedule data corresponding to said parameter from said server storage unit and transmits the retrieved schedule data to said mobile terminal through said network and said base station, and

said mobile terminal stores the retrieved schedule data in a terminal storage unit based on said program.

2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter is the event,

said mobile terminal comprises a display and input section,

said mobile terminal executes said program to provide a first guidance for a user to select one of events previously.

3. The mobile communication system according to 2, wherein said mobile terminal further comprises a timer,

said mobile terminal executes said program to provide a second guidance for the user to input a time interval,

said mobile terminal starts said timer to measure said time interval, and transmits said request with said parameter of the selected event to said server for every time interval.

4. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said parameter is the telephone number, and said server stores said schedule data in said server storage unit in relation with the telephone number,

said mobile terminal executes said program to provide a third guidance for the user to input a telephone number, and holds the inputted telephone number,

when a call is received, said mobile terminal executes said program to determine whether the telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number, and to transmit said request with said parameter of the telephone number corresponding to the call to said server when it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number.

5. The mobile communication system according to claim 4, further comprising a computer connected with said network to upload a specific schedule data with a telephone number to said server,

wherein said server stores the specific schedule data uploaded from said computer through said network in said server storage unit in relation with the telephone number from said computer.

6. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal further comprises a scheduler which manages a schedule,

said mobile terminal issues a request to said scheduler to register or update said schedule,

said scheduler analyzes the schedule data stored in said terminal storage unit in response to the request and reads out the retrieved schedule data from said terminal storage unit based on the analyzing result and holds as a new schedule while said program is executed.

7. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said program is a Java(R) program.

8. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal executes another program to download said program from said server.

9. A mobile terminal comprising:

a radio section;

a terminal storage unit;

a display and input section;

a control section which executes a first program; and

a program executing section which executes a second program to instruct said control section to control said radio section to transmit a request with a parameter of an event selected previously or a telephone number corresponding to a received call to a server, and to store a schedule data provided from said server in said terminal storage unit when said schedule data is received by said radio section.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein said parameter is the event,

said program executing section instructs said control section to control said display and input section to provide a first guidance for a user to elect one of events previously.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising a timer,

wherein said program executing section instructs said control section to control said display and input section to provide a second guidance for the user to input a time interval,

said program executing section starts said timer to measure said time interval, and instructs said control section to control said radio section to transmit said request with said parameter of the selected event to said server for every time interval.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein said parameter is the telephone number, and said server stores said schedule data in said server storage unit in relation with the telephone number,

said program executing instructs said control section to control said display and input section to provide a third guidance for the user to input a telephone number, and holds the inputted telephone number,

when a call to said mobile phone is received by said radio section, said control section informs a call reception to said program executing section together with a telephone number corresponding to said call,

said program executing section determines whether the telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number, and instructs said control section to control said radio section to transmit said request with said parameter of the telephone number corresponding to the call to said server when it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, further comprising a scheduler which manages a schedule,

wherein said program executing section issues a request to said scheduler to register or update said schedule,

said scheduler analyzes said schedule data stored in said terminal storage unit in response to the request and reads out the retrieved schedule data from said terminal storage unit and holds as a new schedule while said program executing section executes said second program.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein said second program is a Java(R) program.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein said control section controls said radio section to download said second program from said server.

16. A software product executable by a computer and comprising:

a function to generate an instruction such that a request with a parameter of an event selected previously or a telephone number corresponding to a received call is transmitted to a server; and

a function to store a schedule data provided from said server in a terminal storage unit when said schedule data is received.

17. The software product according to claim 16, wherein said parameter is the event,

said software product comprises:

a function to generate an instruction such that a first guidance is provided for a user to select one of events previously.

18. The software product according to claim 17, further comprising:

a function to generate an instruction a second guidance is provided for the user to input a time interval;

a function to start a timer to measure said time interval; and

a function to generate an instruction such that said request with said parameter of the selected event is transmitted to said server for every time interval.

19. The software product according to claim 16, wherein said parameter is the telephone number, and said server stores said schedule data in said server storage unit in relation with the telephone number,

said software product comprises:

a function to generate an instruction such that a third guidance is provided for the user to input a telephone number;

a function to hold the inputted telephone number;

a function to determines whether a telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number, when the call is received; and

a function to generate an instruction such that said request with said parameter of the telephone number corresponding to the call is transmitted to said server when it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the call is coincident with the inputted telephone number.

20. The software product according to claim 16, further comprising:

a function to issue a request to a scheduler to register or update said schedule, when said schedule data is stored in the said terminal storage unit.