Internet communication system, internet communication method, session management server, radio communication device, communication relay server, and program

• US 7,298,733 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2002
• Issued: 11/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IP Talk Corporation
• Original Assignee: IP Talk Corporation
• Inventors: Sakai, Hiroaki, Mori, Masashi, Sugegaya, Yoshinari, Nakaoka, Kunio, Kojima, Kazuyoshi, Naito, Akihiko, Miyauchi, Nobuhito, Morioka, Hiroki, Kimura, Shun
• Primary Examiner(s): Tieu; Binh K.
• Application Number:
  US10/491,141
• Publication Number:
  US 20040243712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,940 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.3, 455/414.4, 455/415, 455/456.2, 455/432.2, 709/219, 709/228, 709/249, 709217-218, 370352-354, 370/395.2, 370/395.6, 370/395.65, 370400-402
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks

Abstract

An internet communication system, which is provided with session managing servers 210 and 220. In the system, each session managing server manages wireless communication apparatuses 110 and 120 and call relay servers 310 and 320. For that reason, the processing load of each session managing server is allowed to be equalized. As a result, the operational efficiency of the system may be enhanced, and quality of services offered to the user of the system may be improved.

Claims

1. An internet communication system for data communications carried out by using an internet, the internet communication system comprising:

a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

a calling party'"'"'s wireless base station apparatus connecting the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the internet, and converting between wireless communication and wired communication;

a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

a called party'"'"'s wireless base station apparatus connecting the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the internet, and converting between wireless communication and wired communication;

a calling party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus; and

a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server via the calling party'"'"'s wireless base station apparatus,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s session managing server receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits back to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus a server ID of the called party'"'"'s session managing server managing the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus which is identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus receives the server ID of the called party'"'"'s session managing server from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server via the calling party'"'"'s wireless base station apparatus, transmits the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the called party'"'"'s session managing server which is identified by the server ID received, and transmits an establishment request of a session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and stores that the establishment request of the session with the adapter identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID received is received,

wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus searches via the called party'"'"'s wireless base station apparatus by using the wireless communication apparatus ID of self for the establishment request of the session if it is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server, and transmits a communication enable state of the self to the called party'"'"'s session managing server in a case where the establishment request of the session is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server and also the self is in the communication enable state, and

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server allows the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to establish the session by using the internet in a case where the communication enable state is notified from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

2. The internet communication system according to claim 1, further comprising an assignment notification server which receives an wireless communication apparatus ID from a wireless communication apparatus, assigns a session managing server which manages the wireless communication apparatus based on the wireless communication apparatus ID, and notifies the wireless communication apparatus of a server ID of the session managing server assigned.

3. The internet communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a called party'"'"'s communication relay server, which relays communications between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server transmits a called party'"'"'s communication relay server ID for identifying the called party'"'"'s communication relay server to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, upon reception of the called party'"'"'s communication relay server ID, establish the session via the called party'"'"'s communication relay server which is identified by the called party'"'"'s communication relay server ID.

4. The internet communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a calling party'"'"'s communication relay server, which relays communications between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s session managing server transmits a calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID for identifying the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus receives the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID, and transmits the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID to the called party'"'"'s session managing sever,

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server transmits the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus receives the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID, and

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus establish the session via the called party'"'"'s communication relay server which is identified by the calling party'"'"'s communication relay server ID.

5. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication apparatus ID includes an identifier of an internet service provider (ISP).

6. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication apparatus ID includes an identifier of an area where the wireless communication apparatus is installed.

19. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus each are installed in a predetermined network environment and assigned an IP (Internet Protocol) address according to the predetermined network environment, and store a connection type of the wireless communication apparatus which is determined according to an assignment type of the IP address,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits the connection type of the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server,

wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits the connection type of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the called party'"'"'s session managing server,

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server determines to communicate data with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus by using one communication protocol of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) based on the connection type transmitted from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and then transmits information notifying of the one communication protocol determined to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s session managing server determines to communicate data with the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus by using one communication protocol of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) based on the connection type transmitted from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and then transmits information notifying of the communication protocol determined to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus communicates the data according to the information notifying of the communication protocol transmitted from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, and

wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus communicates the data according to the information notifying of the communication protocol transmitted from the called party'"'"'s session managing server.

20. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus issues a GET method of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to the called party'"'"'s session managing server in order to confirm that the establishment request of the session from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server;

and

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server, upon reception of the GET method issued by the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, searches for the establishment request of the session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus which issued the GET method stored, and transmits a result of the establishment request of the session searched for, which is included in a GET response to the GET method, to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

21. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits a GET method of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to the called party'"'"'s session managing server at fixed intervals, and

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server, upon reception of the GET method from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, transmits information to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus indicating that there is no establishment request of the session from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in a case where the establishment request of the session has been issued by the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus but a communication has not been started yet between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits information to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus indicating that the establishment request of the session is received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in a case where the establishment request of the session has been issued by the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and a communication has been started between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

22. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits a GET method of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to the called party'"'"'s session managing server when one of applying power and preparing for a start of a call immediately after completing a call processing, and

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server holds the GET method transmitted from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus as a response to the GET method held that the establishment request of the session is received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in a case where the establishment request of the session is received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

23. The internet communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits a GET method of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to the called party'"'"'s session managing server when one of power being applied and a call being prepared to be started immediately after completing a call processing, and

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server, upon reception of the GET method transmitted from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, continues transmitting to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus alive confirmation information for maintaining a line connection between the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s session managing server in a case where the establishment request of the session has not been issued by the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits to the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus that the establishment request of the session is received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in a case where the establishment request of the session has been issued by the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

7. An internet communication method for carrying out data communications by using an internet, the internet communication method comprising:

making an inquiry with the calling party'"'"'s session managing server for a called party'"'"'s session managing server, which manages a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, by a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

responding to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus about the called party'"'"'s session managing server, which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, by the calling party'"'"'s session managing server;

transmitting an establishment request of a session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the called party'"'"'s session managing server from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

storing in the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the establishment request of the session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus has been issued, by the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

making an inquiry with the called party'"'"'s session managing server for the establishment request if it is issued, by the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

notifying the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is in a communication enable state, from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, in a case where the establishment request is issued and where the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is in the communication enable state; and

allowing a session between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to be established by using the internet by the called party'"'"'s session managing server in a case where it is notified that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is in the communication enable state.

8. A session managing server, which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, the session managing server comprising:

a calling party'"'"'s session managing unit, which receives an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits back to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus a server ID of a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID; and

a called party'"'"'s session managing unit, which receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, stores that an establishment request of a session with the adapter identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID received is received, makes the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus search for the establishment request of the session stored, and allows the session between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using an internet to be established in a case where a communication enable state is notified by the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

9. A wireless communication apparatus, which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s session managing server and a called party'"'"'s session managing server via a wireless base station apparatus converting between wireless communication and wired communication, the wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a calling party'"'"'s communication processing unit, which converts between the wireless communication and the wired communication via the wireless base station apparatus, transmits an wireless communication apparatus ID of a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, receives from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server a server ID of the called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, transmits the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the called party'"'"'s session managing server which is identified by the server ID received, and transmits an establishment request of a session; and

a called party'"'"'s communication processing unit, which searches for the establishment request of the session whether it is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server by using an wireless communication apparatus ID of self through conversion between the wireless communication and wired communication, and transmits to the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in a communication enable state in a case where the establishment request of the session is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server and where the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in the communication enable state.

10. A program operating with a session managing server which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus via a wireless base station converting between wireless communication and wired communication, the program causing a computer to carry out:

a calling party'"'"'s session managing process for receiving an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmitting back to the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus a server ID of a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID, and

a called party'"'"'s session managing process for receiving the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, storing that an establishment request of a session with the adapter identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID received has been received, making the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus search for the establishment request of the session stored, and allowing the session between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using an internet to be established in a case where a communication enable state is notified from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

11. A program operating with a wireless communication apparatus which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s session managing server and a called party'"'"'s session managing server, the program causing a computer to carry out:

a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus process for transmitting an wireless communication apparatus ID of a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, receiving a server ID of the called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, transmitting the server ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the called party'"'"'s session managing server identified by the server ID received, and transmitting an establishment request of a session, and

a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus process for searching for the establishment request of the session stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server by using the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself, and transmitting to the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in a communication enable state in a case where the establishment request of the session is stored in the called party'"'"'s session managing server and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in the communication enable state.

12. An internet communication system for data communications to be carried out by using an internet, the internet communication system comprising:

a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

a calling party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus; and

a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus transmits an establishment request of a session including an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s session managing server receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, searches for a server ID of the called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, the server ID being identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID, transmits the wireless communication apparatus ID to the called party'"'"'s session managing server identified by the server ID searched for, and transmits the establishment request of the session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the called party'"'"'s session managing server receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, stores that the establishment request of the session with an identified adapter by the received wireless communication apparatus ID is received, receives a communication enable state from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and allows the session between the calling party'"'"'s session managing server and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using the internet to be established in a case where the establishment request of the session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in the communication enable state received is stored,

wherein the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, in the communication enable state, transmits that it is in the communication enable state to the called party'"'"'s session managing server, and

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus receives from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server that the session using the internet is allowed to be established by the called party'"'"'s session managing server.

13. An internet communication method for carrying out data communications by using an internet, the internet communication method comprising:

transmitting an establishment request of a session with a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to a calling party'"'"'s session managing server from a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

transmitting from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server to a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus the establishment request of the session received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

storing in the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the establishment request of the session with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus has been received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus;

notifying the called party'"'"'s session managing server from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in a communication enable state in a case where the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is in the communication enable state;

allowing by the called party'"'"'s session managing server the session between the calling party'"'"'s session managing server and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using the internet to be established in a case where it is notified of the communication enable state from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and where the establishment request of the session has been issued with the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus which is in the communication enable state; and

notifying by the calling party'"'"'s session managing server the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus that the session using the internet has been allowed to be established between the calling party'"'"'s session managing server and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus in a case where the session is allowed to be established.

14. A session managing server, which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, the session managing server comprising:

a calling party'"'"'s session managing unit, which receives an establishment request of a session including an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmits the establishment request of the session including the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID, and

a called party'"'"'s session managing unit, which receives the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, stores that the establishment request of the session with the adapter identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID received has been received, searches for the establishment request of the session stored and allows the session between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using an internet to be established in a case where a communication enable state is notified from the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus.

15. A program operating with a session managing server which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, the program causing a computer to carry out:

a calling party'"'"'s session managing process for receiving an establishment request of a session including an wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and transmitting back to a called party'"'"'s session managing server which manages the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID the establishment request of the session received from the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus, and

a called party'"'"'s session managing process for receiving the establishment request of the session including the wireless communication apparatus ID of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus from the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, storing that the establishment request of the session with the adapter identified by the wireless communication apparatus ID received has been received, searching, in a case where a communication enable state of the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is notified, for the establishment request of the session stored, allowing the session between the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus and the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus using an internet to be established, and notifying the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus that the establishment request of the session has been received.

16. A program operating with a wireless communication apparatus which is connected with a calling party'"'"'s session managing server and a called party'"'"'s session managing server, the program causing a computer to carry out:

a calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus process for transmitting an establishment request of a session including an wireless communication apparatus ID of a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus to the calling party'"'"'s session managing server, and

a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus process for transmitting to the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in a communication enable state in a case where the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus itself is in the communication enable state, and receives from the called party'"'"'s session managing server that the establishment request has been received.

17. A wireless communication apparatus, which is of a calling party, and connected with a calling party'"'"'s session managing server and a called party'"'"'s session managing server via a wireless base station apparatus converting between wireless communication and wired communication,

wherein the calling party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus outputs that a called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is busy communicating and therefore is in a state of communication disenabled at a moment, upon reception from the called party'"'"'s session managing server through conversion between wireless and communication wired communication via the wireless base station apparatus by way of the calling party'"'"'s session managing server that the called party'"'"'s wireless communication apparatus is busy communicating and therefore is in the state of communication disenabled at the moment.

18. A wireless communication apparatus, which is connected to a calling party'"'"'s session managing server and a called party'"'"'s session managing server via a wireless base station apparatus converting between wireless communication and wired communication, and

wherein the wireless communication apparatus converts between wireless communication and wired communication via the wireless base station apparatus, transmits a start of a communication to the called party'"'"'s session managing server in a case of starting the communication, and transmits an end of the communication to the called party'"'"'s session managing server in a case of ending the communication.