MOBILE TELEPHONE APPARATUS WITH REMOTE ACCESS FUNCTION FOR EXTERNAL NETWORK AND REMOTE ACCESS METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20090069039A1
• Filed: 11/07/2008
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: TAMURA, NORIKO
• Granted Patent: US 8,014,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

In a mobile telephone apparatus, an information storing section stores information, and a control section receives a remote access request signal from an external network to access the information storing section.

Claims

1. A remote access method for a mobile communication system comprising at least one mobile telephone apparatus, a mobile telephone network capable of communicating with said mobile telephone apparatus, an Internet connected via a gateway to said mobile telephone network, an access control server connected to said Internet, and at least one access request client connected to said Internet, comprising the steps of:

transmitting a remote access request signal from said access request client via said Internet to said access control server;

transmitting a first mail including said remote access signal from said access control server via said Internet, said gateway and said mobile telephone network to said mobile telephone apparatus;

generating a second mail by said mobile telephone apparatus in accordance with said first mail;

transmitting said second mail firm said mobile telephone apparatus via said mobile telephone network, said gateway and said Internet to said access control server; and

transmitting a third mail including said second mail from said access control server to said access request client.

2. The remote access method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second mail includes personal information of said mobile telephone apparatus.

3. The remote access method as set forth in claim 2, wherein said personal information includes at least one of a telephone directory, mail information and schedule information.

4. The remote access method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second mail includes a renewed result of answering messages in an answering mode.

5. The remote access method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second mail includes an access refusal mail.