CELLULAR PHONE

• US 20100210319A1
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tanaka, Masahide
• Granted Patent: US 8,798,687 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/572
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00865 remotely by wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A cellular phone includes a telephone line communication part, a telephone functional part for making a telephone call via the telephone line communication part, an entry qualification holding part for holding fixed-term entry qualification information in which an entry target is specified, which is received via the telephone line communication part, and an entry communication part for transmitting the fixed-term entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

Claims

1. A cellular phone comprising:

a telephone line communication part;

a telephone functional part for making a telephone call via the telephone line communication part;

an entry qualification holding part for holding fixed-term entry qualification information in which an entry target is specified, which is received via the telephone line communication part; and

an entry communication part for transmitting the fixed-term entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a control part for updating the fixed-term entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part with a new fixed-term entry qualification information.

3. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the entry qualification information received via the telephone line communication part is transmitted from the management function of the entry target.

4. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the entry target is a transportation facility.

5. The cellular phone according to claim 4, wherein the entry target is a vehicle.

6. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the entry target is a facility.

7. The cellular phone according to claim 6, wherein the entry target is a house.

8. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a main power source for supplying electricity to the telephone line communication part and the telephone functional part, and an auxiliary power source for supplying electricity to the entry qualification information holding part.

9. A cellular phone comprising a main power source, a telephone functional part supplied with electricity from the main power source, a telephone communication part supplied with electricity from the main power source, an auxiliary power source, and an entry process part supplied with electricity from the auxiliary power source.

10. The cellular phone according to claim 9, wherein the main power source is rechargeable, the cellular phone further includes a storage part for storing data necessary for the telephone functional part by being supplied with electricity from the main power source and the auxiliary power source, and the entry process part and the auxiliary power source share the storage part.

11. The cellular phone according to claim 9, wherein the entry process part includes an entry qualification holding part for holding the entry qualification information, and an entry communication part for transmitting an entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

12. The cellular phone according to claim 9, further comprising a control part which alarms if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when the main power source is turned on.

13. The cellular phone according to claim 9, further comprising a control part which alarms if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when the main power source is charged.

14. The cellular phone according to claim 9, further comprising a control part which controls the main power source to supply electricity to the entry process part if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when an entry operation is performed.

15. The cellular phone according to claim 9, further comprising a control part which turns on the main power source if it is turned off in accordance with an entry operation when the entry operation is performed, and turns off the main power source when the entry process is finished.

16. A cellular phone comprising:

a telephone line communication part;

a telephone functional part for making a telephone call via the telephone line communication part;

an entry qualification holding part for holding entry qualification information received from a management function of an entry target;

a control part which updates the entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part with a newly received entry qualification information; and

an entry communication part for transmitting the entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

17. The cellular phone according to claim 16, wherein the entry qualification information is received by the wireless communication.

18. The cellular phone according to claim 16, wherein the entry qualification information is received by contact with the management function of the entry target.

19. The cellular phone according to claim 18, further comprising a rechargeable main power source for supplying electricity to the telephone line communication part and the telephone functional part, and a charge management part for charging the main power source by contact with the management function of the entry target.

20. The cellular phone according to claim 19, wherein the control part updates the entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part every time when the contact with the management function of the entry target is enabled.