Server, mobile communication system, and data updating method in the same

• US 20050124323A1
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ichihara, Masaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,620,274 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• 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: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

A mobile communication system comprises a server, a cellular phone and a computer. The server sends/receives data through a network. The cellular phone downloads data to be used by itself, which is stored in the server. The computer transmits data to be used by the mobile communication terminal to the server. A user of the cellular phone updates or inputs data to be installed in the cellular phone from the computer. The data can be downloaded from the computer to the cellular phone.

Claims

1. A server for sending/receiving data from/to a plurality of mobile communication terminals and a computer through a network,

the server comprising:

a database for storing data used by the respective mobile communication terminal for each mobile communication terminal; and

a controlling unit for controlling the server and for controlling communication between the server and the mobile communication terminal and communication between the server and the computer,

wherein the controlling unit inputs data transmitted from the computer to the database and transmits the data stored in the database to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal.

2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the controlling unit inputs the data that is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal, to the database.

3. The server according to claim 1, wherein the data used by the mobile communication terminal includes at least one of a phone number, a mail address, a bookmark, a schedule, setting data of ringer, setting data of a display, and setting data of an alarm, and is one capable of being stored in the mobile communication terminal.

4. The server according to claim 1,

the server further comprising:

WEB page generating means for generating a WEB page enabling the data to be used by the mobile communication terminal to be input.

5. The server according to claim 1,

the server further comprising:

a WEB page database for storing a plurality of WEB pages respectively corresponding to plural kinds of mobile communication terminals; and

changing means for changing a format of the WEB page.

6. The server according to claim 1,

the server further comprising:

e-mail transmitting means for notifying a reception of the data to be used by a mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal.

7. The server according to claim 6, wherein an e-mail transmitted to the mobile communication terminal includes a URL, and the mobile communication terminal accesses the URL to receive the data.

8. A mobile communication system, comprising:

a server for sending/receiving data through a network;

a computer for transmitting data to be used by a predetermined mobile communication terminal to the server; and

a mobile communication terminal for receiving the data from the server.

9. The system according to claim 8,

wherein the server comprises:

a database for storing the data used by the respective mobile communication terminal for each mobile communication terminal; and

a controlling unit for controlling the server and for controlling communication between the server and the mobile communication terminal and communication between the server and the computer,

the controlling unit inputs the data transmitted from the computer to the database, and transmits the data stored in the database to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the mobile communication terminal transmits the data to be used by itself to the server.

11. The system according to claim 8,

wherein the server further comprises:

WEB page generating means for generating a WEB page enabling the data to be used by the mobile communication terminal to be input.

12. The system according to claim 8,

wherein the server further comprises:

a WEB page database for storing a plurality of WEB pages respectively corresponding to the plural kinds of mobile communication terminals; and

changing means for changing a format of the WEB page.

13. The system according to claim 8,

wherein the server further comprises:

e-mail transmitting means for notifying a reception of the data to be used by a mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the e-mail transmitted to the mobile communication terminal includes a URL, and the mobile communication terminal accesses the URL to receive the data.

15. The system according to claim 8, wherein the data used by the mobile communication terminal includes at least one of a phone number, a mail address, a bookmark, a schedule, setting data of a ringer, setting data of a display, and setting data of an alarm, and is one capable of being stored in the mobile communication terminal.

16. A data updating method in a mobile communication system,

the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a server through a network by a computer;

downloading a WEB page concerning a predetermined mobile communication terminal to the computer;

inputting data to be used by the mobile communication terminal to the WEB page and uploading the data to the server; and

downloading the data from the server to the mobile communication terminal.

17. The data updating method according to claim 16, wherein the server notifies a reception of the data to a corresponding mobile communication terminal by an e-mail.

18. The data updating method according to claim 16, wherein the data used by the mobile communication terminal includes at least one of a phone number, a mail address, a bookmark, a schedule, setting data of a ringer, setting data of a display, and setting data of an alarm, and is one capable of being stored in the mobile communication terminal.

19. The data updating method according to claim 16,

the method further comprising the step of

uploading the data to be used by the mobile communication terminal to the server, by the terminal.