FUNCTION UPDATING SYSTEM AND FUNCTION UPDATING METHOD
First Claim
1. A function updating system comprising:
- a mobile terminal apparatus having a communication control section that transmits information of functions available in the mobile terminal apparatus in calling, and an updating section that updates an address book with information of functions available in an apparatus of a communicating party; and
a server apparatus having an information generating section that generates function display image information based on the information of functions, and a communication control section that transmits the function display image information to the mobile terminal apparatus.
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Abstract
A function updating system and function updating method enabling a user to recognize what functions are installed in a mobile terminal of a communicating party, by automatically notifying the functions in the mobile terminal and updating the address book with the functions. When a mobile terminal (1A) makes a call to another mobile terminal (1B), the mobile terminal (1A) transmits information of functions available in the mobile terminal (1A) to a function notifying server (31), the function notifying server (31) generates icon information based on the function information, and transmits the icon information to the mobile terminal (1B), and the mobile terminal (1B) updates the address book with the icon information. When the mobile terminal (1B) does not have an icon corresponding to the updated function, the mobile terminal (1B) downloads the icon from an icon server (32).
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1. A function updating system comprising:
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a mobile terminal apparatus having a communication control section that transmits information of functions available in the mobile terminal apparatus in calling, and an updating section that updates an address book with information of functions available in an apparatus of a communicating party; and a server apparatus having an information generating section that generates function display image information based on the information of functions, and a communication control section that transmits the function display image information to the mobile terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A function updating method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting information of functions available in a first mobile terminal apparatus to a server apparatus when the first mobile terminal apparatus makes a call to a second mobile terminal apparatus; generating, in the server apparatus, function display image information based on the information of functions; transmitting, in the server apparatus, the function display image information to the second mobile terminal apparatus; and updating, in the second mobile terminal apparatus, an address book with the function display image information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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