Data transmitting and receiving method and portable communication terminal apparatus

• US 6,809,631 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2001
• Issued: 10/26/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kato, Noriyasu, Suzuki, Jota, Doi, Miwako, Sata, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Au, Scott
• Application Number:
  US09/907,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20020010603A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.64, 340/5.86, 235/384, 235/375, 235/382, 705/13, 705/14
• US Class Current: 340/5.86
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00

Abstract

A data transmitting and receiving method applied to a portable communication terminal apparatus which communicates with at least one destination and a ticket gate, the method comprising receiving a ticket information item via a public network to obtain a plurality of received ticket information items, storing the received ticket information items in a memory device, designating one of the ticket information items in the memory device to obtain a designated ticket information item, displaying the designated ticket information item on a display, establishing a first radio channel for the portable communication terminal apparatus to perform communications with the ticket gate, in preference to other communications with the destination, releasing a second radio channel which is used for communicating with the destination, before establishing the first radio channel, communicating with the ticket gate via the first radio channel on the basis of the ticket information item displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A data transmitting and receiving method applied to a portable communication terminal apparatus which communicates with at least one destination and a ticket gate, the method comprising:

receiving a ticket information item via a public network to obtain a plurality of received ticket information items;

storing the received ticket information items which are valid in a memory device;

deleting invalid ticket information items including an expired ticket information item from the memory device;

storing, in another memory device, records of the deleted invalid ticket information items to be used in case the invalid ticket information items are required for fare adjustment;

designating one of the ticket information items in the memory device to obtain a designated ticket information item;

displaying the designated ticket information item on a display;

establishing a first radio channel for the portable communication terminal apparatus to perform communications with the ticket gate which examines the ticket information item displayed on the display, in preference to other communications with the destination;

releasing a second radio channel which is used for communicating with the destination, before establishing the first radio channel;

communicating with the ticket gate via the first radio channel on the basis of the ticket information item displayed on the display.

2. A method according to claim 1, which includes reestablishing the second radio channel, when not establishing the first radio channel for a predetermined time;

and restarting communications with the destination via the second radio channel.

3. A method according to claim 1, which includes reestablishing the second radio channel, after releasing the first radio channel;

and restarting communications with the destination via the second radio channel.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying step displays the designated ticket information item until a predetermined time elapses.

5. A method according to claim 3, wherein the displaying step displays the designated ticket information item until communications with the destination restarts.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the display step displays the designated ticket information item until an instruction to terminate displaying is input.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first and the second radio channels are radio channels of Bluetooth.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the establishing step establishes the first radio channel of Bluetooth for the portable communication terminal apparatus as a master of Bluetooth to perform communications with the ticket gate as a slave of Bluetooth.

12. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the display displays the designated ticket information item until predetermined time elapses.

9. A portable communication terminal apparatus which communicates with at least one destination and a ticket gate, comprising:

a receiver which receives a ticket information item via a public network to obtain a plurality of received ticket information items;

a memory device configured to store the received ticket information items which are valid;

a deleting device configured to delete invalid ticket information items including an expired ticket information item from the memory device;

another memory device configured to store records of the invalid ticket information items deleted to be used in case the deleted invalid ticket information items are required for fare adjustment;

a designation device which designates one of the ticket information items stored in the memory device to obtain a designated ticket information item;

a display configured to display the designated ticket information item;

a radio channel establishing device which establishes a first radio channel to perform communications with the ticket gate which examines the ticket information item displayed on the display, in preference to other communications with the destination;

a radio channel releasing device configured to release a second radio channel which is used for communicating with the destination, before establishing the first radio channel;

a communication device configured to communicate with the ticket gate via the first radio channel on the basis of the ticket information item displayed on the display.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a radio channel reestablishing device configured to reestablish the second radio channel, when not establishing the first radio channel for a predetermined time; and

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a communication restarting device configured to restart communications with the destination via the second radio channel.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a radio channel reestablishing device configured to reestablish the second radio channel, after releasing the first radio channel; and

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a communication restarting device configured to restart communications with the destination, via the second radio channel.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the display displays the designated ticket information item until communications with the destination restarts.

14. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the display displays the designated ticket information item until an instruction to terminate displaying is input.

15. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first and the second radio channels are radio channels of Bluetooth.

16. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the radio channel establishing device establishes the first radio channel of Bluetooth for the portable communication terminal apparatus as a master of Bluetooth to perform communications with the ticket gate as a slave of Bluetooth.