System and method for notifying a user of the status of other mobile terminals
First Claim
1. A mobile communication system for notifying a user of the status of a plurality of mobile terminals over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the system comprising:
- an IP server for receiving a phone number and assigning a unique IP address corresponding to the phone number to at least one of said plurality of mobile terminals;
a status setting module provided in at least one mobile terminal for generating and transmitting a status information packet (SIP) representing a status of the at least one mobile terminal; and
setting an operational status or user-desired status of the at least one mobile terminal; and
a status collection module provided in at least one other mobile terminal for receiving the SIP and collecting status information of each terminal included in a contact list of a plurality of phone numbers.
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Abstract
A system and method for easily checking the status of another party (e.g., driving or in conference) or the operational status of his terminal (e.g., busy, power-off, or reception rejected) without dialing the other party over an Internet Protocol (IP) network is provided. A mobile terminal generates a status information packet (SIP) and broadcasts the SIP over the IP network where other terminals receive the SIP and acquire the terminal'"'"'s status without dialing. The states of other terminals can be displayed periodically in characters, icons or images on the LCD of a particular terminal or can be notified to a user by sounds or voice data.
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1. A mobile communication system for notifying a user of the status of a plurality of mobile terminals over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the system comprising:
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an IP server for receiving a phone number and assigning a unique IP address corresponding to the phone number to at least one of said plurality of mobile terminals; a status setting module provided in at least one mobile terminal for generating and transmitting a status information packet (SIP) representing a status of the at least one mobile terminal; and
setting an operational status or user-desired status of the at least one mobile terminal; anda status collection module provided in at least one other mobile terminal for receiving the SIP and collecting status information of each terminal included in a contact list of a plurality of phone numbers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for viewing the status of a plurality of mobile terminals over an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning IP addresses to the plurality of mobile terminals; requesting the IP addresses of the plurality of mobile terminals by at least one mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals; broadcasting a status information packet from each of the plurality of mobile terminals over the IP network; and receiving at the at least one mobile terminal the status information packets of the plurality of mobile terminals. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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