Mobile terminal and method of managing data reception using the mobile terminal

• US 20050090282A1
• Filed: 10/20/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intertrust Technologies Corporation (Fidelio Acquisition Co LLC)
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Murayama, Noriyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,664,487 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/675 the user being required to insert a coded card, e.g. a smart card carrying an integrated circuit chip
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails

Abstract

In sending an e-mail to the mobile phone, the e-mail is first sent to the server apparatus. After the server apparatus identifies the sender, it sends a mail presence notice (MPN) to the mobile phone. When receiving the MPN, the mobile phone memorizes a mail ID included in the MPN in association with user identification of a SIM card. Then, the mobile phone sends a request for header data to the server apparatus based on the mail ID. When receiving the header data completely sent from the server apparatus upon the request, the mobile phone deletes the mail ID which it has memorized in association with the user identification data.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

an exchangeable recording media for recording user identification data for a user;

a wireless communication unit for connecting a network;

a memory unit for storing communication status data standing for a presence of unreceived communication data in association with the user identification data; and

a control unit for recognizing a presence of communication data to said user in the network via the wireless communication unit, recording the communication status data in the memory unit, generating a request to the network for receiving the communication data when the communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media, and deleting the communication status data from the memory unit after the completion of the reception of the communication data upon the request.

2. A mobile terminal as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control unit starts accessing to the memory unit when the wireless communication becomes possible, and checks if the communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media.

3. A mobile terminal as set forth in claim 1, wherein said control unit starts accessing to the memory unit when receiving a notice from the network, the notice standing for a presence of the communication data to said user, and checks if the communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media.

4. A mobile terminal as set forth in claim 1, wherein said recording media is a SIM card or a UIM card.

5. A method of managing data reception using a mobile terminal that has an exchangeable recording media for recording user identification data for a user, comprising the steps of:

recognizing, by wireless communication, a presence of communication data to said user in a network;

recording communication status data standing for a presence of unreceived communication data in association with the user identification data;

generating a request to the network for receiving the communication data when communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media; and

deleting the communication status data after the completion of the reception of the communication data upon the request.

6. A method of managing data reception as set forth in claim 5, further comprising steps of, in generating the request, starting accessing to the memory unit when the wireless communication becomes possible, and checking if the communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media.

7. A method of managing data reception as set forth in claim 5, further comprising steps of, in generating the request, starting accessing to the memory unit when receiving a notice from the network, the notice standing for a presence of the communication data to said user, and checking if the communication status data are present in association with the user identification data recorded in said recording media.

8. A method of managing data reception as set forth in claim 5, wherein said recording media is a SIM card or a UIM card.