Personal-servicing communication system

• US 4,759,056 A
• Filed: 11/09/1984
• Issued: 07/19/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Telecom Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: Nippo Communication Industrial Company Limited
• Inventors: Akiyama, Tadahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): George, Keith E.
• Application Number:
  US06/669,797
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 179/2 CA, 179/5.5, 179/6.3 CC, 179/18 DA, 179/84 C, 179/84 T, 179/90 BB, 179/90 BD, 179/90 CS, 179/18 BA, 379/91, 379/93, 379/96, 379/142-144, 379/188, 379/196-201, 379/216, 379/243, 379/244, 379/357, 379/376
• US Class Current: 379/197
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2765 implemented by means of portable magnetic cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/578 associated with a synthesized vocal announcement
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/675 the user being required to insert a coded card, e.g. a smart card carrying an integrated circuit chip
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/38 Graded-service arrangements, i.e. some subscribers prevented from establishing certain connections queuing arrangements H04Q3/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/387 using subscriber identification cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/533 Voice mail systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0407 using a stored programme control
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/914 Programmable telephone component

Abstract

A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer'"'"'s identification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of the memory device puts it on a communication terminal device and the terminal device reads out the personal information, which is transferred to a data processor such as a central processor in the exchange so that a service specific to the calling person is rendered.

Claims

1. A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, a plurality of communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information recorded on said memory device and nor transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to a service identified by said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service under control of a central controller in response to received personal information, including the bearer identification read by said terminal device, or a service indicated by the stored service information in case no personal informataion is received.

2. A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device with personal information including information personal to the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information on said memory device and for transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing class of service information assigned to the terminal devices, and means for setting up a call under control of a central controller after verification of the class of service determined on the basis of the bearer information read by said terminal device or after verification of the stored class of service in case no personal information is received.

3. A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 2, wherein said portable memory device has a record of an identification code of the bearer of the portable memory device, and said exchange facility stores in a memory data indicating the correspondence between identification codes and classes of service.

4. A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 2, wherein said portable memory device stores a record of service class given to a bearer of said memory device.

5. A personal-servicing communication system comprising a plurality of communication terminal devices, an exchange facility including a central controller for effecting selective connection between communication terminal devices in response to connection control information received from one of said communication terminal devices, a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, each of said communication terminal devices including means for reading out the personal information on said portable memory device and for transferring said personal information including the bearer identification to said exchange facility, and said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service to a terminal device under control of said central controller in response to connection control information and at least the bearer identification information received from said terminal device or said service indicated by said stored service information in case no personal information is received.

6. A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 5, wherein said personal information recorded on said memory device also indicates the class of service available to the bearer of the memory device, and said central controller including means for controlling the selective connection of a terminal device which reads said personal information to another terminal device on the basis of received connection information and depending on the class of service indicated by said personal information.

7. A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 5, wherein said personal information recorded on said memory device is an identification code which identifies the bearer of the memory device, and wherein said exchange facility includes memory means for storing data indicating the correspondence between identification codes and classes of services assigned to the bearers having those identification codes.