Communication device and network communication system

• US 20070071193A1
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Matsuda, Makoto, Ohara, Kiyotaka, Aoki, Kazuma
• Granted Patent: US 8,577,721 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.250
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2478 Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0036 where the data service is an information service

Abstract

There is provided a communication device which has a first communication system that communicates with an external telephone device and a second communication system that communicates with an external computer. The communication device comprises a call unit and a data acquisition unit. The call unit makes a call to a telephone device designated by a user using the first communication system. If a destination of the call unit is decided by the user'"'"'s designation, a data acquisition unit obtains data corresponding to the destination telephone device using the second communication system. By only making a call operation, the user can obtain the data corresponding to the destination telephone device from the communication device through the computer network which is a different kind of network from the telephone line network. That is, the communication device can reduce user'"'"'s operations to access related devices over various kinds of networks.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a first communication system configured to communicate with an external telephone device through a telephone line network;

a second communication system configured to communicate with a computer on a computer network;

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device of the destination designated by the user using the first communication system; and

a data acquisition unit that obtains data corresponding to the telephone device using the second communication system from the computer on the computer network in the case that the destination is decided by the user.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an address information acquisition unit that obtains address information associated with identification information of the telephone device of the destination from database which stores address information and identification information of the telephone device associating with each other,

wherein the data acquisition unit obtains data corresponding to the telephone device of the decided destination using the second communication system from a computer in the computer network based on address information acquired by the address information acquisition unit in the case that the destination of the call unit is decided by the user'"'"'s designation.

3. The communication device according to claim 2,

wherein the address information acquisition unit obtains address information associated with identification information of a telephone device which is possible to be a destination from the database based on the user'"'"'s operation information input from an input device.

4. The communication device according to claim 2,

wherein the address information acquisition unit obtains address information corresponding to the telephone device of the destination from the database in the case that the destination of the call unit is decided,

and in the case that the address information acquisition unit obtains address information, the data acquisition unit obtains data corresponding to telephone device of the decided destination from a computer in the computer network using the second communication system based on the address information.

5. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a data record unit that records data acquired by the data acquisition unit in nonvolatile memory medium provided in the communication device.

6. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image output unit that outputs images based on data obtained by the data acquisition unit.

7. The communication device according to claim 6,

wherein the image output unit is configured to print out images based on the data obtained the data acquisition unit.

8. The communication device according to claim 2,

wherein the database memories identification information of the telephone device of the shop and address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained associating with each other.

9. The communication device according to claim 8,

wherein the address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained is address information of a site from which coupon data representing coupon which can be used in shops.

10. A communication device, comprising:

a first communication system configured to communicate with an external telephone device through a telephone line network;

a second communication system configured to communicate with a computer on a computer network;

a data acquisition unit that obtains data managed by a computer in a computer network and designated by the user using the second communication system from the computer; and

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device corresponding to a object data of the data acquisition unit using the first communication system in the case that the object data is decided by the user.

11. The communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

an identification information acquisition unit that obtains identification information of the telephone device associated with address information of a site from which the data is obtained from database which stores address information in the computer network and identification information of the telephone device corresponding to the address associating with each other,

wherein the call unit makes a call to the telephone device corresponding to the object data of the data acquisition unit based on identification information of the telephone device acquired by the identification information acquisition unit in the case that the object data is decided.

12. The communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a data record unit that records data acquired by the data acquisition unit in nonvolatile memory medium provided in the communication device.

13. The communication device according to claim 10, further comprising:

an image output unit that outputs images based on data obtained by the data acquisition unit.

14. The communication device according to claim 13,

wherein the image output unit is configured to print out images based on the data obtained the data acquisition unit.

15. The communication device according to anyone of claim 11,

wherein the database memories identification information of the telephone device of the shop and address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained associating with each other.

16. The communication device according to claim 15,

wherein the address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained is address information of a site from which coupon data representing coupon which can be used in shops.

20. A network communication system, comprising:

a server device which is connected to the computer network, and includes database that stores address information in a computer network and identification information of a telephone device associating with each other; and

a communication device according to claim 11, wherein the identification information acquisition unit is configured to obtain the identification information of the telephone device from the database of the sever device using the second communication system.

21. The network communication system according to claim 20,

wherein the server device includes database, as the database, that memories identification information of the telephone device of each predetermined shop and address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained associating with each other.

22. The network communication system according to claim 21, further comprising:

a computer that is connected to the computer network and stores shop data corresponding to the address information registered in the database.

17. A network communication system, comprising:

a server device which is connected to the computer network, and includes database that stores identification information of a telephone device and address information in a computer network representing a site from which data corresponding to the telephone device is obtained associating with each other; and

a communication device including;

a first communication system configured to communicate with an external telephone device through a telephone line network, a second communication system configured to communicate with a computer on a computer network, a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device of the destination designated by the user using the first communication system, a data acquisition unit that obtains data corresponding to the telephone device using the second communication system from the computer on the computer network in the case that the destination is decided by the user, and an address information acquisition unit that obtains address information associated with identification information of the telephone device of the destination from database which stores address information and identification information of the telephone device associating with each other,

wherein the data acquisition unit obtains data corresponding to the telephone device of the decided destination using the second communication system from a computer in the computer network based on address information acquired by the address information acquisition unit in the case that the destination of the call unit is decided by the user'"'"'s designation, and

wherein the address information acquisition unit is configured to obtain the address information from the database of the sever device using the second communication system.

18. The network communication system according to claim 17,

wherein the server device includes database, as the database, that memories identification information of the telephone device of each predetermined shop and address information representing a site from which the shop data is obtained associating with each other.

19. The network communication system according to claim 18, further comprising:

a computer that is connected to the computer network and stores shop data corresponding to the address information registered in the database.

23. A computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, the program product for making a computer which has a first communication system that communicates with an external telephone device via a telephone line network and a second communication system that communicates with an external computer via a computer network function as:

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device designated by a user based on operation information of the user input from a input device using the first communication system; and

a data acquisition unit that obtains data corresponding to a telephone device of the destination using the second communication system from the computer in the computer network in the case that a destination of the call unit is decided by the user'"'"'s designation.

24. A computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, the program product for making a computer which has a first communication system that communicates with an external telephone device via a telephone line network and a second communication system that communicates with an external computer via a computer network function as:

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device designated by a user based on operation information of the user input from a input device using the first communication system;

an address information acquisition unit that obtains address information associated with identification information of the telephone device of the destination from database which stores address information and identification information of the telephone device in conjunction with each other; and

a data acquisition unit of the communication device obtains data corresponding to the telephone device of the decided destination using the second communication system from a computer in the computer network based on address information acquired by the address information acquisition unit in the case that a destination of the call unit is decided by the user'"'"'s designation.

25. A computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, the program product for making a computer which has a first communication system that communicates with an external telephone device via a telephone line network and a second communication system that communicates with an external computer via a computer network function as:

a data acquisition unit that obtains data managed by a computer in a computer network and designated by a user using the second communication system from the computer based on operation information of a user input from a input device; and

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device corresponding to a object data of the data acquisition unit using the first communication system in the case that the object data is decided by the user'"'"'s designation.

26. A computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, the program product for making a computer which has a first communication system that communicates with an external telephone device via a telephone line network and a second communication system that communicates with an external computer via a computer network function as:

a data acquisition unit that obtains data managed by a computer in a computer network and designated by a user using the second communication system from the computer based on operation information of a user input from a input device;

an identification information acquisition unit that obtains identification information of the telephone device associated with address information of a site from which the data is obtained from database which stores address information in the computer network and identification information of the telephone device corresponding to the address associating with each other; and

a call unit that makes a call to a telephone device corresponding to the object data of the data acquisition unit using the first communication system in the case that the object data is decided by the user'"'"'s designation.