Mobile Communication Terminal, Mobile Communication System, Mobile Communication Method and Recording Medium

• US 20100234001A1
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications Company Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: MIYATA, Katsuya
• Granted Patent: US 8,335,472 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/1016 Telecontrol
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal includes a proximity wireless communication unit and a control command generating unit. The proximity wireless communication unit performs wireless communication directly with another mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range. When the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with another mobile communication terminal, the control command generating unit generates a control command which is associated with an internal state and which is for controlling another mobile communication terminal, and transmits the control command to another mobile communication terminal through the proximity wireless communication unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a proximity wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication directly with another mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range; and

a control command generating unit that generates a control command which is for controlling another mobile communication terminal and which is associated with an internal state of the mobile communication terminal when the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with another mobile communication terminal, and transmits the control command to another mobile communication terminal through the proximity wireless communication unit.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an application executing unit which executes an application, and wherein

the internal state changes in accordance with an operating state of the application executing unit.

3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control command generating unit adds additional information on executing of an application by the application executing unit to the control command including an instruction of activating a specific application executing unit, and transmits the control command together with the additional information.

4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the control command generating unit generates, as the additional information, information for specifying a transmission originator of data to be used by the application executing unit.

5. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein:

when the application executing unit is a broadcast receiving/playing unit which receives broadcast airwaves and plays broadcast programs, the additional information contains information for specifying a broadcasting originator of a program received and played by the broadcast receiving/playing unit;

when the application executing unit is a browser executing unit which accesses a website and displays the website, the additional information contains information for specifying the website displayed by the browser executing unit;

when the application executing unit is a music playing unit which plays music, the additional information contains information for specifying a website from which music data can be downloaded; and

when the application executing unit is a game executing unit which executes a game, the additional information contains information for specifying a website from which game data can be downloaded.

6. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the control command generating unit generates, as the additional information, data to be used by the application executing unit.

7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein

when the application executing unit is either one of an image pickup unit which picks up a still image or a motion image and a display unit which displays the still image or the motion image, the additional information contains image data of the still image or the motion image;

when the application executing unit is a music playing unit which plays music, the additional information contains music data;

when the application executing unit is a game executing unit which executes a game, the additional information contains game data;

when the application executing unit is a setting unit which sets an internal parameter, the additional information contains the internal parameter; and

when the application executing unit is a telephone communication unit which performs telephone communication, the additional information contains a phone number of a communication counterparty currently in a state of calling.

8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, further comprising an operation control unit which controls an operation of the application executing unit based on a content of a response to the control command transmitted by the control command generating unit.

9. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 8, wherein

the application executing unit is a telephone communication unit which performs telephone communication,

the control command generating unit transmits the control command containing a notification request of a phone number when the internal state is in a state of calling through the telephone communication unit or in a state of receiving an incoming call to the telephone communication unit, and

the operation control unit controls the telephone communication unit to dial a phone number of the another mobile communication terminal contained in the content of the response to the control command.

10. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 8, wherein

the application executing unit is an electronic mail executing unit which transmits/receives an electronic mail,

the control command generating unit transmits the control command containing a notification request of a mail address when the internal state is in opening an electronic mail using the application executing unit, and

the operation control unit transmits the electronic mail being currently opened to the mail address of the another mobile communication terminal contained in the content of the response to the control command.

11. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the internal state is an idling state, the control command generating unit generates the control command for cancelling another control command transmitted previously to the another mobile communication terminal to which the another control command is already transmitted through the proximity wireless communication unit, and transmits the control command to the another mobile communication terminal.

12. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein when a communication through the proximity wireless communication unit is once disconnected and becomes a communicationable again, the control command generating unit generates the control command for cancelling another control command transmitted previously and transmits the control command to the another mobile communication terminal to which the another control command is transmitted.

13. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit which searches the another mobile communication terminal through the proximity wireless communication unit and which determines whether or not the searched another mobile communication terminal is registered on a registration list, and wherein

the control command generating unit transmits the control command only to the searched another mobile communication terminal that is determined as a registered terminal on the registration list by the determination unit.

14. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

a proximity wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication directly with the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 present in a communicationable range; and

an operation control unit which performs operation control in accordance with the control command received by the proximity wireless communication unit when the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1.

15. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14, further comprising an application executing unit which executes an application, and wherein

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a specific application executing unit and additional information on executing of the application executing unit is added to the control command,

the operation control unit activates an application executing unit in accordance with the activation instruction, and causes the application executing unit to operate in accordance with the additional information.

16. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein when the additional information contains information for specifying a transmission originator of data, the operation control unit causes the application executing unit to access the transmission originator.

17. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 16, wherein

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a broadcast receiving/playing unit which is the application executing unit and the additional information contains information for specifying a broadcasting originator of a program,

the operation control unit activates the broadcast receiving/playing unit and causes the broadcast receiving/playing unit to receive/play the program of the broadcasting originator specified by the additional information,

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a browser executing unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains information for specifying a website,

the operation control unit activates the browser executing unit and causes the browser executing unit to access the website specified by the additional information and to display the website,

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a music playing unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains information for specifying a website from which music data can be downloaded,

the operation control unit activates the music playing unit and causes the music playing unit to access the website specified by the additional information and to display the website, and

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a game executing unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains information for specifying a website from which game data can be downloaded,

the operation control unit activates the game executing unit and causes the game executing unit to access the website specified by the additional information and to display the website.

18. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein when additional information contains data to be used by the application executing unit, the operation control unit controls the application executing unit based on the data.

19. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 18, wherein

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a display unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains image data of a still image or a motion image,

the operation control unit causes the display unit to display the image data contained in the additional information,

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a music playing unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains music data,

the operation control unit causes the music playing unit to play music based on the music data contained in the additional information,

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a game executing unit which is the application executing unit and additional information contains game data,

the operation control unit causes the game executing unit to execute a game based on the game data contained in the additional information,

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a setting unit which is for setting an internal parameter and which is the application executing unit and additional information contains the internal parameter,

the operation control unit causes the setting unit to set the internal parameter contained in the additional information, and

when the control command contains an instruction of activating a telephone communication unit which performs telephone communication and which is the application executing unit and additional information contains a phone number of a communication counterparty currently in a state of calling,

the operation control unit causes the telephone communication unit to dial the phone number contained in the additional information.

20. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein when the control command contains a transmission request of information for specifying the mobile communication terminal itself, the operation control unit replies the information for specifying the mobile communication terminal itself.

21. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 20, wherein the application executing unit is a telephone communication unit or an electronic mail executing unit, and the information for specifying the mobile communication terminal itself is a phone number or a mail address.

22. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 14, wherein when the control command contains an instruction of cancelling a previously-transmitted control command, the operation control unit cancels an operation being currently executed in accordance with the control command.

23. A mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a proximity wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication directly with the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 present in a communicationable range;

an operation control unit which performs operation control in accordance with the control command received by the proximity wireless communication unit when the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1; and

a determination unit which searches the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 through the proximity wireless communication unit, and which deter mines whether or not the searched mobile communication terminal is registered on a registration list,

wherein the operation control unit executes operation control in accordance with the control command transmitted from only the searched mobile communication terminal determined by the determination unit as a registered terminal on the registration list.

24. A mobile communication system comprising a first mobile communication terminal and a second mobile communication terminal, wherein

the first mobile communication terminal includes:

a first proximity wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication directly with the second mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range; and

a first control command generating unit that generates a control command which is for controlling the second mobile communication terminal and which is associated with an internal state of the first mobile communication terminal when the first proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with the second mobile communication terminal, and transmits the control command to the second mobile communication terminal through the first proximity wireless communication unit, and

the second mobile communication terminal includes;

a second proximity wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication directly with the first mobile communication terminal present in the communicationable range; and

an operation control unit which performs operation control in accordance with the control command received by the second proximity wireless communication unit when the second proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with the first mobile communication terminal.

25. A mobile communication method which is executed by a mobile communication terminal including a proximity wireless communication unit and a control command generating unit, the method comprising:

a proximity wireless communication step of causing the proximity wireless communication unit to perform wireless communication directly with another mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range; and

a control command generating step of causing the control command generating unit to generate a control command which is associated with an internal state of the mobile communication terminal and which is for controlling another mobile communication terminal when the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with another mobile communication terminal, and of causing the proximity wireless communication unit to transmit the control command to another mobile communication terminal.

26. A recording medium storing a program that allows a computer to function as:

a proximity wireless communication unit which performs wireless communication directly with another mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range; and

a control command generation unit which generates a control command and transmits the control command to another mobile communication terminal through the proximity wireless communication unit when the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with another mobile communication terminal, the control command being associated with an internal state of the mobile communication terminal and being for controlling another mobile communication terminal.