Connecting apparatus, connecting method, and computer product

• US 20090036110A1
• Filed: 09/22/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ozaki, Toru, Naito, Hirohisa, Kii, Takahiro
• Application Number:
  US12/232,686
• Publication Number:
  US 20090036110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/50 Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers H04M3/487 takes precedence; centralised dictation systems H04M11/10; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services

Abstract

A large-screen display apparatus recognizes an ID (e.g., user telephone number information) from terminal information, and transmits a telephone connection request to an IC card portable terminal corresponding to the ID. The large-screen display apparatus also transmits an IP telephone connection request to a hotel reception system of a hotel selected by the user of the IC card portable terminal. The large-screen display apparatus connects the user and the hotel system through an IP telephone according to, for example, call control by a third party (3PCC: 3rd Party Call Control).

Claims

1. A connecting apparatus for establishing a connection from a portable terminal, comprising:

a selection-receiving unit that receives input to select a connection destination of the portable terminal from a user of the portable terminal;

a terminal-information reading unit that, when the selection-receiving unit receives input to select the connection destination, reads terminal information stored in the portable terminal from the portable terminal; and

a connecting unit that connects the portable terminal and the connection destination selected through the selection-receiving unit based on the terminal information read by the terminal-information reading unit.

2. The connecting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a connection-destination display unit that displays a plurality of connection destinations connectable by the connecting unit to the portable terminal together with advertisement for the connection destinations, wherein

the selection-receiving unit receives input to select a connection destination of the portable terminal from the connection destinations displayed by the connection-destination display unit.

3. The connecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the selection-receiving unit receives input to select the connection destination when the portable terminal is brought close to a reader unit with respect to a connection destination displayed by the connection-destination display unit, and

the terminal-information reading unit reads the terminal information when the portable terminal is brought close to the reader unit with respect to the connection destination displayed by the connection-destination display unit.

4. The connecting apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user-information reading unit that reads user information stored in the portable terminal; and

a transmitting unit that transmits the user information read by the user-information reading unit to the connection destination connected by the connecting unit.

5. The connecting apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a connection-destination selecting unit that selects, when the selection-receiving unit receives input selecting a connection destination having a plurality of candidates, one of the candidates as a connection destination based on the user information read by the user-information reading unit, wherein

the connecting unit connects the portable terminal and the connection destination selected by the connection-destination selecting unit.

6. The connecting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transmitting unit transmits reservation information indicating a request for a reservation for a facility at the connection destination together with the user information.

7. The connecting apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an input receiving unit that receives input of predetermined information from the user, wherein

the transmitting unit transmits the information, input of which is received from the user by the input receiving unit, to the connection destination.

8. The connecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection-destination display unit further displays reception availability information indicating whether a facility at the connection destination is available for the user.

9. The connecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection-destination display unit displays only a connection destination of a facility which is available for the user together with advertisement for the connection destination.

10. The connecting apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising an updating unit that updates, when notified of a change in the reception availability information by the facility at the connection destination, the reception availability information displayed by the connection-destination display unit.

11. A connecting method for establishing a connection from a portable terminal, comprising:

receiving input to select a connection destination of the portable terminal from the portable terminal;

reading, upon receiving input to select the connection destination at the receiving, terminal information stored in the portable terminal from the portable terminal; and

connecting the portable terminal and the connection destination selected at the receiving based on the terminal information read at the reading.

12. A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program that causes a computer to perform:

receiving input to select a connection destination of a portable terminal from the portable terminal;

reading, upon receiving input to select the connection destination at the receiving, terminal information stored in the portable terminal from the portable terminal; and

connecting the portable terminal and the connection destination selected at the receiving based on the terminal information read at the reading.