Radio communication apparatus having a plurality of identification codes

• US 5,884,200 A
• Filed: 03/27/1997
• Issued: 03/16/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Niimi, Tomohiro, Yamane, Kazuyasu, Oikawa, Takeya
• Primary Examiner(s): TO, DORIS HA
• Application Number:
  US08/827,399
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 455/403, 455/412, 455/422, 455/426, 455/462, 455/465, 455/517, 455/550, 455/551, 455/552, 455/554, 455/555, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/567, 455/575, 455/186.1 , 455/90, 455/347, 455/348, 455/349, 455/351, 455/414, 455/73, 379/357, 379/354, 379/201
• US Class Current: 455/575.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3816 Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/401 for selecting or indicating operating mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/727 Identification code transfer arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/73 Battery saving arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/16 WPBX [Wireless Private Branch Exchange]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

In a radio communication apparatus having a plurality of identification codes, one of the plurality of identification codes is selected in a calling process. In this case, a particular one of the plurality of identification codes can be selected from (i) a plurality of identification codes stored in a memory of the radio communication apparatus, (ii) a plurality of identification codes stored in a memory of the radio communication apparatus and a memory attached detachably to the radio communication apparatus, and (iii) a plurality of identification codes stored in a plurality of memories attached detachably to the radio communication apparatus.

Claims

1. A radio communication apparatus assigned to a plurality of identification codes for performing communication based on one of the assigned identification codes via base stations connected to communication networks, comprising:

means for receiving said one assigned identification code from said base stations;

means for notifying incoming calls in different ways corresponding to respective assigned identification codes, said notifying means notifying in a predetermined way based on said received identification code;

time table storing means for storing a time table;

means for storing call-incoming states corresponding to the plurality of identification codes on the basis of the time table stored in said time table storing means;

means for comparing the identification code received by said receiving means with the identification codes stored in said storing means; and

means for controlling a call-incoming process in accordance with a call-incoming state corresponding to identification codes, coincidence of which is determined by said comparing means.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said notifying means includes display means for displaying a symbol corresponding to the identification code.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said notifying means includes acoustic signal generation means for generating an acoustic signal corresponding to the identification code.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the call-incoming state includes at least one of communication, automatic answering, and communication rejection states.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said time table corresponds to a schedule.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said controlling means controls a call-incoming process in a call-incoming state which is different from the call-incoming state currently set corresponding to said identification code received by the receiving means, when a new incoming call is received while the communication is being performed.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said controlling means notifies said new incoming call and informs a new incoming call sender that the apparatus is busy when the call-incoming state is set in communication.

8. A radio communication apparatus for performing communication via base stations connected to communication networks, comprising:

means for receiving incoming calls based on a plurality of identification codes from said base stations;

means for notifying an identification code corresponding to an incoming call received by said receiving means;

time table storing means for storing a time table;

means for storing call-incoming states corresponding to the plurality of identification codes on the basis of the time table stored in said time table storing means;

means for comparing the identification code received by said receiving means with the identification codes stored in said storing means; and

means for controlling a call-incoming process in accordance with a call-incoming state corresponding to identification codes;

coincidence of which is determined by said comparing means.

9. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the call-incoming state includes at least one of communication, automatic answering, and communication rejection states.

10. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said time table corresponds to a schedule.

11. An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said controlling means controls a call-incoming process in a call-incoming state which is different from the call-incoming state corresponding to said identification code received by the receiving means, when a new incoming call is received while the communication is being performed.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said controlling means notifies said new incoming call and informs a new incoming call sender that the apparatus is busy when the call-incoming state is set in communication.