Communications control system, communications control method, service control station, and communications control station
First Claim
1. A communications control system for controlling communications conducted between a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data;
- said communications control system comprising;
a storage for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a second user which is a user of said second communications apparatus in association with presence information showing the current status of said second user;
a selector provided at said first communications apparatus for selecting a given communications method desired by a first user which is a user of said first communications apparatus from among said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information; and
a communications method executor for executing said given communications method for communications between said first communications apparatus and said second communications apparatus, according to a notification that execution is possible for said given communications method selected by said selector.
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Abstract
A communications control system controls communications conducted between a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving the data. The system includes a store for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a second user as a user of the second communications apparatus in association with presence information showing the current status of the second user; a selector for selecting a given communications method desired by a first user as a user of the first communications apparatus from among the plurality of communications methods associated with the presence information; and a communications method executor for executing the given communications method for communications between the first communications apparatus and the second communications apparatus, according to a notification that execution is possible for the given communications method selected by the selector.
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24 Claims
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1. A communications control system for controlling communications conducted between a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data;
- said communications control system comprising;
a storage for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a second user which is a user of said second communications apparatus in association with presence information showing the current status of said second user;
a selector provided at said first communications apparatus for selecting a given communications method desired by a first user which is a user of said first communications apparatus from among said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information; and
a communications method executor for executing said given communications method for communications between said first communications apparatus and said second communications apparatus, according to a notification that execution is possible for said given communications method selected by said selector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- said communications control system comprising;
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9. A communications control method for controlling communications conducted between a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said communication control method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a storage, a plurality of communications methods specified by a second user which is a user of said second communications apparatus, in association with presence information showing the current status of said second user;
having said first communications apparatus select a given communications method desired by a first user which is a user of said first communications apparatus, from among said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information; and
executing said given communications method for communications between said first communications apparatus and said second communications apparatus, according to a notification that execution is possible for said selected given communications method. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A service control station for conducting communications with a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said service control station comprising:
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a storage for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a user of said second communications apparatus, in association with presence information showing the current status of said user;
a receiver for receiving a request for said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information, from said first communications apparatus; and
a first transmitter for transmitting said plurality of communications methods to said first communications apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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18. A service control station for conducting communications with a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said service control station comprising:
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a storage for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a user of said second communications apparatus in association with presence information showing the current status of said user; and
a provider for providing said first communications apparatus with said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information.
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22. A service control station for conducting communications with a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said service control station comprising:
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a storage for storing a plurality of communications methods specified by a user of said second communications apparatus, in association with presence information showing the current status of said user; and
a provider for providing said plurality of communications methods associated with said presence information, to said first communications apparatus of a user specified by said user of said second communications apparatus.
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23. A communications control station for conducting communications with a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said communications control station comprising:
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an instruction generator for generating a notification that execution is possible for a given communications methods associated with presence information showing the current status of a user of said second communications apparatus;
a receiver for receiving a generation request for said executable instruction; and
a transmitter for transmitting said executable instruction generated by said instruction generator to an information transfer apparatus executing said given communications method when said receiver receives said generation request for said executable instruction.
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24. A communications control station for conducting communications with a first communications apparatus for transmitting data and a second communications apparatus for receiving said data, said communications control station comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a request for generating a notification that execution is possible for a given communications method associated with presence information showing the current status of a user of said second communications apparatus; and
a transmitter for transmitting a generation request for said executable instruction to a service control station generating said executable instruction when said receiver receives said request.
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