Mobile communication system and mobile terminal device

• US 20040248566A1
• Filed: 06/04/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Suzuki, Junichi
• Application Number:
  US10/859,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20040248566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1417 Boot up procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A mobile communications system includes a network as well as a server and a mobile terminal device that make connections with the network. The mobile terminal device includes a standardized Application Program. Interface. The mobile terminal device can access a Web page of the server to download necessary programs. The mobile terminal device can check whether a program intended to be downloaded is the latest version, and can download the latest version of the program that has not been installed yet. A computer that makes connections with the network can request the server to download a designated program to the mobile terminal device.

Claims

1. A mobile communications system, comprising:

a server having a Web page and a downloadable program; and

a mobile terminal device in which a standardized Application Program Interface is installed, and

wherein the mobile terminal device can access the Web page through a network to download the program.

2. The mobile communications system according to claim 1,

wherein the mobile terminal device includes a program management means that manages the program, and

wherein the program management means manages the version of a program that is installed in the mobile terminal device, and, if the program is installed, the program management means tan download only an uninstalled version.

3. The mobile communications system according to claim 1,

wherein the mobile terminal device includes a program operation control means, and

wherein the program operation control means monitors an operation of an installed program, and controls a restart of the program.

4. The mobile communications system according to claim 3,

wherein the program operation control means controls a restart of a program based on the frequency of the occurrence of a freeze on the program.

5. The mobile communications system according to claim 3, wherein the program operation control means includes a program restart process section that restarts a program that freezes, and a program restart suppressing process section that suppresses a restart of a program that freezes.

6. A mobile communications system, comprising:

a server including a Web page and a downloadable program;

a mobile terminal device in which a standardized Application Program Interface is installed; and

a computer that can access a Web page through a network, and wherein the server downloads a predetermined program to the mobile terminal device based on an instruction from the computer.

7. The mobile communications system according to claim 6,

wherein the mobile terminal device includes a program management means that manages a program, and

wherein the program management means manages the version of the program that is installed in the mobile terminal device, and, if the program is installed, the program management means can download only an uninstalled version.

8. The mobile communications system according to claim 6,

wherein the mobile terminal device includes a program operation control means, and

wherein the program operation control means monitors an operation of the installed program, and controls a restart of the program.

9. The mobile communications system according to claim 8,

wherein the program operation control means controls a restart of a program based on the frequency of the occurrence of a freeze on the program.

10. The mobile communications system according to claim 8,

wherein the program operation control means includes a program restart process section that restarts a program that freezes, and a program restart suppressing process section that suppresses a restart of a program that freezes.

11. A mobile terminal device that can access a Web page to download a program,

comprising a standardized Application Program Interface.

12. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11,

further comprising a program management means that manages programs, and

wherein the program management means manages the version of a programs installed in the mobile terminal device, and, if the program is installed, the program managements means can download an uninstalled version.

13. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11,

further comprising a program operation control means, and

wherein the program operation control means monitors an operation of the installed program, and controls a restart of the program.

14. The mobile terminal device according to claim 13,

wherein the program operation control means includes a program, restart process section that restarts a program that freezes, and a program restart suppressing process section that suppresses a restart of a program that freezes.

15. The mobile terminal device according to claim 13,

wherein the program operation control means controls a restart of a program based on the frequency of the occurrence of a freeze on the program.