Character/data transmitting/receiving system, terminal management apparatus and character/data transmitting/receiving method used therein
First Claim
1. A character/data transmitting/receiving system including a plurality of communication terminals capable of a group communication service and a terminal management apparatus for managing said communication terminals, Wherein each of said communication terminals comprising:
- a response control communication processing unit which makes a response request and responds to the response request using response control communication according to a communication protocol of the group communication service; and
wherein said terminal management apparatus comprising;
a response request processing unit which, in response to a response request from any of said communication terminals using the response control communication, broadcasts the response request to other communication terminals participating in the group communication service using the response control communication;
a response collection processing unit which receives and collects responses to the response request from said other communication terminals using the response control communication; and
a delivery processing unit which delivers the responses collected at said collection processing unit to said communication terminal which transmitted the response request.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a character/data transmitting/receiving system, a terminal management apparatus, and a character/data transmitting/receiving method used therein, which can obtain responses from all the parties concerned at once without requesting a voice response from each of the parties in a group communication. PTT (Push-to-Talk) terminals and a terminal management apparatus are provided with a capability of group communication by the PTT communication and a response request capability using a communication protocol of the response control communication. The terminal management apparatus, upon receipt of a response request instruction from one of PTT terminals via the response control communication, makes an inquiry by sending a response request to the other PTT terminals participating in the group communication. The respective PTT terminals having received the inquiry send back a response to the inquiry to the terminal management apparatus. The terminal management apparatus collects the respective response status based on the responses from the PTT terminals, and informs the PTT terminal that has originated the response request instruction of the response status via the response control communication.
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16 Claims
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1. A character/data transmitting/receiving system including a plurality of communication terminals capable of a group communication service and a terminal management apparatus for managing said communication terminals,
Wherein each of said communication terminals comprising: -
a response control communication processing unit which makes a response request and responds to the response request using response control communication according to a communication protocol of the group communication service; and
wherein said terminal management apparatus comprising;
a response request processing unit which, in response to a response request from any of said communication terminals using the response control communication, broadcasts the response request to other communication terminals participating in the group communication service using the response control communication;
a response collection processing unit which receives and collects responses to the response request from said other communication terminals using the response control communication; and
a delivery processing unit which delivers the responses collected at said collection processing unit to said communication terminal which transmitted the response request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A terminal management apparatus which manages communication terminals capable of response control communication according to a communication protocol of a group communication service, comprising:
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a response request processing unit which, in response to a response request from any of said communication terminals using the response control communication, broadcasts the response request to other communication terminals participating in the group communication service using the response control communication;
a response collection processing unit which receives and collects responses to the response request from said other communication terminals using the response control communication; and
a delivery processing unit which delivers the responses collected at said response collection processing unit to said communication terminal which transmitted the response request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A character/data transmitting/receiving method used in a system including communication terminals capable of response control communication according to a communication protocol of a group communication service and a terminal management apparatus for managing said communication terminals, comprising:
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a response request processing step of, in response to a response request from any of said communication terminals using the response control communication, broadcasting the response request to other communication terminals participating in the group communication service using the response control communication;
a response collection processing step of receiving and collecting responses to the response request from said other communication terminals using the response control communication; and
a delivery processing step of delivering the responses collected at said response collection processing unit to said communication terminal which transmitted the response request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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