Communication system, a communication method, and a cellular phone
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a cellular phone connected to a device controller; and
a terminal connected to the cellular phone through a network,wherein the terminal includes a browser for outputting a request to the device controller, and a communication controller in a client side for sending the request to the cellular phone through the network, andwherein the cellular phone includes a communication controller in a server side for receiving the request, and a server for operating the device controller according to the request.
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Abstract
This invention provides a communication system for controlling a device through a network by using a mobile terminal for saving a space and a cost of a whole system. This invention provides contents from a cellular phone. This communication system comprises a cellular phone connected to a controller, and a terminal connected to a network. A Web browser requests to control a device, and a communication controller in a client side sends the request to the cellular phone. A Web server sends the request received at a communication controller in a server side to an extended module, and controls the controller.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a cellular phone connected to a device controller; and a terminal connected to the cellular phone through a network, wherein the terminal includes a browser for outputting a request to the device controller, and a communication controller in a client side for sending the request to the cellular phone through the network, and wherein the cellular phone includes a communication controller in a server side for receiving the request, and a server for operating the device controller according to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 21)
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6. A communication method of a communication system having a cellular phone being connected to a device controller and a terminal connected to the cellular phone through a network, the method comprising:
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sending a request for the device controller from the terminal to the cellular phone through the network; receiving the request by the cellular phone; and operating the controller by the cellular phone according to the request.
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7. A cellular phone, connected to a device controller and further connected to a terminal through a network, comprising:
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a communication controller in a server side for receiving a request for the device controller from the terminal through the network; and a server for operating the device controller according to the request.
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8. A communication system comprising:
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a cellular phone being operatively connected to a device controller; and a terminal connected to the cellular phone through a network, wherein the terminal includes a browser for outputting a request to the device controller, and a communication controller in a client side for sending the request to the cellular phone through the network, and wherein the cellular phone includes a communication controller in a server side for receiving the request, and a server for operating the device controller according to the request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication method of a communication system having a cellular phone including a device controller and a terminal connected to the cellular phone through a network, the method comprising:
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sending a request for the device controller from the terminal to the cellular phone through the network; receiving the request by the cellular phone; and operating the device controller by the cellular phone according to the request.
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14. A cellular phone being operatively connected to a device controller being and connected to a terminal through a network, comprising:
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a communication controller in a server side for receiving a request for the device controller from the terminal through the network; and a server for operating the device controller according to the request.
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15. A cellular phone connected to a server through a network, comprising:
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a browser for the cellular phone for outputting a first request; a communication controller for transmitting the first request; and a server for the cellular phone operating according to the transmitted first request, wherein the browser for the cellular phone further outputs a second request, and wherein the communication controller further sends the second request to the server through the network, wherein the cellular phone is connected with a device controller for controlling a device, and wherein the first request is to control the device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A communication method of a cellular phone connected to a server through a network having a browser for the cellular phone, a server for the cellular phone and a communication controller, the method comprising:
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outputting a first request by the browser for the cellular phone; transmitting the first request by the communication controller; operating according to the transmitted first request by the server for the cellular phone; outputting a second request by the browser for the cellular phone; and sending the second request to the server through the network by the communication controller, wherein the cellular phone is connected with a device controller for controlling a device, and wherein the first request is to control the device.
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18. A communication system comprising:
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a terminal; and a cellular phone generating an electronic mail, the cellular phone being incorporated into or connected to a device for using the cellular phone as a mechanism for communicating between the device and the terminal, which manages the device, wherein the cellular phone generates and transmits the electronic mail to contain a description of a predetermined event to the terminal when the predetermined event occurs in the device.
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19. A communication system comprising:
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a terminal; and a cellular phone being incorporated into or connected to a device for using the cellular phone as a mechanism for communicating bi-directionally between the device and the terminal, which manages and operates the device, wherein the terminal acquires a location of the device by obtaining location data from the cellular phone.
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20. A communication system comprising:
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a terminal; and a cellular phone being incorporated into or connected to a device for using the cellular phone as a mechanism for communicating b-directionally between the device and the terminal, which controls the device, wherein contents of an event are informed by a telephone function of the cellular phone system in case that the event occurs in the device.
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22. A vending machine comprising:
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a control unit for controlling the vending machine via control data and for providing status data pertaining to the vending machine; and a cellular phone being connected to the control unit, the cellular phone communicating with a terminal via a network and providing the status data to the terminal and for providing the control unit with the control data that is provided by the terminal, wherein the cellular phone includes a communication controller that communicates with the terminal via a first data protocol, the first data protocol being utilized by a user in the terminal, and wherein the cellular phone communicates with the control unit via a second data protocol.
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