System for controlling communications in a network based on a previous place name and relocated place name displayed on terminals of current conversation participants

• US 7,117,265 B2
• Filed: 06/19/2003
• Issued: 10/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takamatsu, Hideki, Hamasaki, Chizu
• Primary Examiner(s): Barot, Bharat
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, OANH L
• Application Number:
  US10/465,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20030229701A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/225, 709/227, 709/229, 370/260, 455/457, 719/328
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/35 involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/18 Comparators
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2066 Call type detection of indication, e.g. voice or fax, mobile of fixed, PSTN or IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/14 with services dependent on location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42102 Making use of the called party identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42161 via computer interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4931 Directory assistance systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0003 Interconnection between telephone networks and data networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/12 for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A communication system is arranged to efficiently control communications as being conscious of location information of a mobile body. The communication system includes an address list managing unit, a data supplying unit, a call connecting unit, a display unit, and a user interface. The address list managing unit stores and manages an address list about the location of each registered member. The data supplying unit generates data based on the address list so that the data can be disclosed on a Web site. The call connecting unit gives a call to a destination member specified by a user side for controlling a call connection. The display unit displays a screen image of the data to be referenced on the Web site. The user interface is used for specifying a destination member and a communication service type on the screen.

Claims

1. A communication system for controlling communications in a network, comprising:

a server including address list managing means for storing and managing an address list including a location of each registered member, and when a member is selected by a user, dynamically generating a list of members to be called based upon a correspondence of location of the selected member and locations from the address list, data supplying means for generating data based on the list of members to be called and supplying the data on a Web site, and call connecting means for giving a call to a destination member specified on a user side, for controlling a call connection;

a plurality of user terminals, each including display means for displaying a screen image of the data to be referenced on the Web site and user interface means for providing a user interface through which the destination member and a communication service type are specified and entered on the screen image; and

wherein when the server receives a change of a location information during conversation, the server updates Web screens of user terminals of current conversation participants, and a name of a member whose location is changed, a previous place name, and a relocated place name are displayed in pop-up dialog on the user terminals of current conversation participants.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said call connecting means gives a call to user terminals located in a specified area or group or optionally selected user terminals in turn.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said call connecting means controls a call connection about at least one of a phone communication, a conference phone, a character mail, and a voice mail as the communication service types.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the server further includes authenticating means for authenticating an owner of the address list and said user terminal through a stepwise input of a password.

5. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said user terminal displays a current location of the member and controls change of the registered member in addition to specifying the destination member and the communication service type.

6. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said user terminal downloads the address list and controls a calling operation through the use of the downloaded address list.

7. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said server or said user terminal broadcasts its own ID.

8. A communication system for controlling communications in a network, comprising:

a location server including address list managing means for storing and managing an address list including a location of each registered member, and when a member is selected by a user, dynamically generating a list of members to be called based upon a correspondence of location of the selected member and locations from the address list;

a call agent including call connecting means for giving a call to a destination member specified on the user side, for controlling a call connection;

an application server including a data supplying means for generating data based on the list of members to be called and supplying the data on a Web site, and controlling an overall system connected with the location server and the call agent through an application programming interface;

a plurality of user each including displaying means for displaying a screen image of the data to be referenced on the Web site and user interface means for providing a user interface through which the destination member and a communication service type are specified and entered on the screen image; and

wherein when the application server receives a change of a location information during conversation, the application server updates Web screens of user terminals of current conversation participants, and a name of a member whose location is changed, a previous place name, and a relocated place name are displayed in pop-up dialog on the user terminals of current conversation participants.