Data communication system providing most adaptive initial menu and data communication terminal used in the same

• US 6,804,537 B1
• Filed: 11/03/2000
• Issued: 10/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Fujii, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Simon
• Application Number:
  US09/704,615
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• Field of Search: 455/405, 455/407, 455/412.1, 455/422.1, 455/466, 455/507, 455/517, 455/557, 455/566, 455/406, 455/456.3, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A data communication system includes a plurality of server sections, each of which stores content data, and a mobile station connectable to the plurality of server sections, and having a table which stores a set of address data and identification data for each of the plurality of server sections. The mobile station displays the identification data of the table for the plurality of server sections, and automatically transmits a data transmission request to a specific one of the plurality of server sections based on the address data corresponding to the specific server section, when the identification data for the specific server section is selected. The specific server section transmits the content data stored therein to the mobile station. The mobile station displays the content data transmitted from the specific server section.

Claims

1. A data communication system comprising:

a plurality of server sections, each server section configured to store content data; and

a mobile station configured to connect to said plurality of server sections, having a table which stores a set of address data and identification data for each of said plurality of server sections, and further configured to display said identification data of said table for said plurality of server sections, and to automatically transmit a data transmission request to a specific one of said plurality of server sections based on said address data corresponding to said specific server section, when said identification data for said specific server section is selected;

said specific server section further configured to transmit said content data stored therein to said mobile station;

said mobile station further configured to display said content data transmitted from said specific server section;

said table further including count data for at least one time period in addition to said address data and said identification data as said set for each of said plurality of server sections;

said content data comprising data elements; and

said mobile station configured to count up said count data, when said mobile station receives a head one of said data elements of said content data from said specific server section.

2. The data communication system according to claim 1, said mobile station being configured to register said identification data and said address data of said another server section on said table and to count up said count data for said another server section when said mobile station receives a head one of data elements of content data from another server section.

3. The data communication system according to claim 1, wherein said table includes said count data for each of a plurality of time periods,

said mobile station is configured to sequentially shift said count data for one time period as said count data for the time period before said one time period, when the latest time period has elapsed.

4. A data communication system comprising:

a first server section configured to store content data;

a second server section configured to store a plurality of initial menu display data; and

a mobile station configured to connect to said first and second server section and to have a table which stores a set of address data, identification data and count data for at least one time period for at least one server section,

wherein said mobile station is configured to read out said table to transmit to said second server section,

said second server is configured to determine one of said plurality of initial menu display data based on content of said table to transmit to said mobile station, said initial menu display data including a set of address data and identification data of said first server section,

said mobile station is configured to display said initial menu display data, and to automatically transmit a data transmission request to said first server section based on said address data of said first server section, when said identification data for said first server section is selected,

said first server section configured to transmit said content data stored therein to said mobile station, and

said mobile station configured to display said content data transmitted from said first server section.

5. The data communication system according to claim 4, wherein said first server section and said second server section are identical.

6. The data communication system according to claim 4, wherein said mobile station stores said initial menu display data transmitted from said second server section in said table,

said content data is composed of data elements, and

said mobile station is further configured to count up said count data when said mobile station receives a head one of said data elements of said content data from said first server section.

7. The data communication system according to claim 6, wherein when said mobile station receives a head one of data elements of content data from another server section, said mobile station registers said identification data and said address data of said another server section on said table and counts up said count data for said another server station.

8. The data communication system according to claim 6, wherein said mobile station sequentially shifts said count data for one time period as said count data for the time period before said one time period, when the latest time period has elapsed.

9. A data communication terminal comprising:

a display section;

a communication section;

a memory configured to store a table storing a set of address data, identification data and count data for at least one time period for each of a plurality of server sections; and

a control section configured;

to control said display section to display said identification data of said table for said plurality of server sections, to control said communication section to automatically transmit a data transmission request to a first one of said plurality of server sections based on said address data corresponding to said first server section, when said identification data for said first server section is selected on said display section, and to control said display section to display said content data transmitted from said first server section.

10. The data communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein said content data is composed of data elements, and

said control section is configured to count up said count data, when a head one of said data elements of said content data is received from said first server section by said communication section.

11. The data communication terminal according to claim 10, said control section being configured to register said identification data and said address data of said another server section on said table and to count up said count data for said another server station, when the head one of data elements of content data is received from another server section by said communication section.

12. The data communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein said table includes said count data for each of a plurality of time periods,

said control section is configured to sequentially shift said count data for one time period as said count data for the time period before said one time period, when the latest time period has elapsed.

13. The data communication terminal according to claim 9, said memory being configured to store download screen data;

and

said control section being further configured to read out said download screen data from said memory, to control said display section to display a download screen composed of items based on said read out download screen data, to control said communication section to transmit item selection data indicative of one of said items to a second one of said plurality of server sections when said one item of said items is selected on said display section, to control said communication section to receive initial menu display data corresponding to said item selection data, and to control said display section to display the received initial menu display data.

14. The data communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein said first server section and said second server section are identical.

15. The data communication terminal according to claim 13, wherein said control section is configured to store said received initial menu display data in said table.

16. The data communication terminal according to claim 9, said control section being further configured:

to read out said table, to control said communication section to transmit the read out table to a second one of said plurality of server sections, and to control said display section to display initial menu display data transmitted from said second server section based on said table.

17. The data communication terminal according to claim 16, wherein said first server section and said second server section are identical.

18. The data communication terminal according to claim 16, said control section being configured to store said initial menu display data transmitted from said second server section in said table.

19. A data communication system comprising:

a first server section configured to store content data;

a second server section configured to store a plurality of initial menu display data; and

a mobile station configured to connect to said first and second server section and having a memory storing download screen data,

wherein said mobile station is configured to read out said download screen data from said memory, to display a download screen composed of items, and to transmit, when said one item of said items is selected, item selection frequency data indicative of one of said items to said second server section,

said second server section is configured to transmit one of said plurality of initial menu display data corresponding to said item selection frequency data to said mobile station, said initial menu display data including a set of address data and identification data of said first server section,

said mobile station is further configured to display said initial menu display data, and to automatically transmit a data transmission request to said first server section based on said address data of said first server section, when said identification data for said first server section is selected,

said first server section is further configured to transmit said content data stored therein to said mobile station,

said mobile station is further configured to display said content data transmitted from said first server section and is further configured to store said initial menu display data transmitted from said second server section in a table of said memory,

said table further includes count data for at least one time period in addition to said address data and said identification data as said set for said first server section,

said content data is composed of data elements, and

said mobile station is further configured to count up said count data when said mobile station receives a head one of said data elements of said content data from said first server section.

20. The data communication system according to claim 19, said mobile station being further configured to register said identification data and said address data of said another server section on said table and to count up said count data for said another server station, when said mobile station receives a head one of data elements of content data from another server section.

21. The data communication system according to claim 19, wherein said table includes said count data for each of a plurality of time periods, and said mobile station is further configured to sequentially shift said count data for one time period as said count data for the time period before said one time period, when the latest time period has elapsed.