Data communication method, communication server system, and communication terminal

• US 7,864,715 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2006
• Issued: 01/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Shuji, Kitagawa, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Ryman; Daniel J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran; Thinh D
• Application Number:
  US11/392,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20060215641A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,743 Days
• Field of Search: 370/236.2, 370/237, 370/312, 370/241.1, 370259-271, 455/416, 455/519, 455/518
• US Class Current: 370/260
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/121 for groups of terminals or users

Abstract

A data communication method able to transfer data well in real time group communication between one and many communication terminals, which has a communication server system repeatedly judge whether or not each receiving side communication terminal can communicate, postpone the transfer of data to the communication terminals when it judges there is a communication terminal which cannot communicate, and newly transfer the data postponed in transfer to all of the receiving side communication terminals when subsequently judging that the communication terminal judged to be unable to communicate is able to communicate and a communication server system and a communication terminal used in the same.

Claims

1. A data communication method of a half-duplex mode where transmission and reception cannot be simultaneously performed when a first communication terminal and a plurality of second communication terminals communicate with each other via a communication server system, comprising

transmitting data from a first communication terminal to a plurality of second communication terminals via the communication server system;

invalidating the input of a send key of an input unit of the first communication terminal after the first communication terminal starts transmitting the data;

transmitting a first notification for notifying the completion of reception from each of the plurality of second communication terminals to the communication server system when each of the plurality of second communication terminals finishes receiving the data from the first communication terminal and invalidating the input of a send key of an input unit of each of the plurality of second communication terminals when each of the second communication terminals finishes receiving the data;

transmitting a second notification for notifying that all of the plurality of second communication terminals finished receiving the data from the communication server system to the first communication terminal and each of the plurality of second communication terminals when the communication server system receives the first notification from all of the plurality of second communication terminals; and

permitting the input of the send key to all of the plurality of second communication terminals when all of the plurality of second communication terminals receive the second notification from the communication server system.

2. The data communication method as set forth in claim 1,

further comprising having the first communication terminal notify the second communication terminals of information indicating that the transmission of new data is prohibited,

having each of the plurality of second communication terminals notify the first communication terminal of information indicating that the transmission of new data is prohibited, and

having the first communication terminal and each of the plurality of second communication terminals notify the fact of permitting the transmission of new data.

3. The data communication method as set forth in claim 2, further comprising repeatedly judging in the first communication terminal whether each of the plurality of second communication terminals can communicate with the first communication terminal.

4. The data communication method as set forth in claim 3, further comprising transmitting the data from the first communication terminal to all of the plurality of second communication terminals when all of the plurality of second communication terminals are judged to be able to communicate with the first communication terminal.

5. The data communication method as set forth in claim 3, further comprising storing the data in the first communication terminal and postponing the transfer of the data when one or more of the plurality of second communication terminals are not able to communicate with the first communication terminal.

6. The data communication method as set forth in claim 5, wherein, when the data transfer is postponed, the first communication terminal notifies the fact of holding untransferred data to the plurality of second communication terminals.

7. The data communication method as set forth in claim 5, further comprising deleting the data in the first communication terminal with a postponement time exceeding a predetermined time and/or an excess amount of data from a predetermined amount of data in data for which transfer is postponed.

8. The data communication method as set forth in claim 3, further comprising transmitting the data from the first communication terminal to all of the plurality of second communication terminals when all of the plurality of second communication terminals are judged to be able to communicate with the first communication terminal after the a postponement of transferring the data.

9. The data communication method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising repeatedly judging whether each of the plurality of second communication terminals can communicate with the communication server system.

10. The data communication method as set forth in claim 9, further comprising postponing the transfer of the data to the plurality of second communication terminals from the first communication terminal and storing the data when one or more of the plurality of second communication terminals are judged unable to communicate.

11. The data communication method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising transferring the data stored in the communication server system to all of the second communication terminals when all of the second communication terminals are judged to be able to receive the data after the postponement of transferring the data.

12. The data communication method as set forth in claim 10, wherein when the communication server system postpones transfer of the data, the communication server system notifies the fact of holding untransferred data to the first communication terminal and/or the plurality of second communication terminals.

13. The data communication method as set forth in claim 10, further comprising deleting data in the communication server system with a postponement time exceeding a predetermined time and/or an excess amount of data from a predetermined amount of data in data for which transfer is postponed.

14. The data communication method as set forth in claim 9, further comprising transferring the data from the communication server system to all of the second communication terminals when all of the second communication terminals are judged to be able to communicate with the communication server system.

15. A data communication method of a half-duplex mode where transmission and reception cannot be simultaneously performed when a first communication terminal and a plurality of second communication terminals communicate with each other, comprising

transmitting data from a first communication terminal to a plurality of second communication terminals;

invalidating the input of a send key of an input unit of the first communication terminal after the first communication terminal starts transmitting the data;

transmitting a first notification for notifying the completion of reception from each of the plurality of second communication terminals to the first communication terminal and invalidating the input of a send key of an input unit of each of the plurality of second communication terminals when each of the plurality of second communications finishes receiving the data from the first communication terminal;

permitting new data transmission and transmitting a second notification for notifying that all of the plurality of second communication terminals finished receiving the data when the first communication terminal receives the first notification from all of the plurality of second communication terminals; and

permitting the input of the send key to all of the plurality of second communication terminals when each of the plurality of second communication terminals receives the second notification from the first communication terminal.

16. The data communication method as set forth in claim 15,

further comprising having the first communication terminal notify the fact that transmission of new data is prohibited,

having each of the plurality of second communication terminals notify the fact that transmission of new data is prohibited,

having the first communication terminal notify the fact of permitting the transmission of new data, and

having each of the plurality of second communication terminals notify the fact of permitting the transmission of new data.

17. A communication terminal constituting a first communication terminal when a first communication terminal transmits data to a plurality of second communication terminals in data communication of a half-duplex mode where transmission and reception cannot be performed simultaneously when the first communication terminal and the plurality of second communication terminals communicate with each other, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores code for:

a communicating part;

a transmission prohibiting part configured to invalidate the input of a send key after the communicating part has transmitted the data;

a notification reception controlling part, wherein said notification reception controlling part receives a first notification for notifying that data has finished being received from each of the plurality of second communication terminals via the communicating part;

a judging part, wherein said judging part judges whether or not all of the plurality of second communication terminals have finished receiving the data based on the first notification received at the notification reception controlling part;

a transmission permitting part, wherein said transmission permitting part permits the input of a send key when the completion of reception of all of the plurality of second communication terminals is judged at the judging part; and

a notification transmission controlling part, wherein said notification transmission controlling part transmits a second notification for notifying that all of the plurality of communication terminals finished receiving the data to each of the plurality of second communication terminals via the communicating part when the completion of reception of all of the plurality of second communication terminals is judged at the judging part.

18. The communication terminal as set forth in claim 17, wherein

the communicating part notifies the fact that the transmission of new data is prohibited when transmitting data to a plurality of communication terminals and notifies the fact of permitting the transmission of new data when judging at the judging part that all terminals have finished receiving the data.

19. The communication terminal as set forth in claim 17, wherein the judging part repeatedly judges whether each of the plurality of second communication terminals can communicate.

20. The communication terminal as set forth in claim 19, further comprising:

a holding part operable to hold the data to be transmitted to the plurality of communication terminals; and

a transmitting part for transmitting the data to be transmitted to all of the plurality of second communication terminals.

21. The communication terminal as set forth in claim 20, further comprising a communicating part operable to notify the fact of holding untransferred data to the plurality of second communication terminals when the holding part holds and postpones transfer of the data.

22. The communication terminal as set forth in claim 20, further comprising a controlling part operable to control the holding part so as to discard data with a postponement time exceeding a predetermined time and/or an excess amount of data from a predetermined amount of data in data for which transfer is postponed at the holding part.

23. A communication terminal constituting a second communication terminal when a first communication terminal transmits data to a plurality of second communication terminals in data communication of a half-duplex mode where transmission and reception cannot be performed simultaneously when the first communication terminal and the plurality of second communication terminals communicate with each other via a communication server system, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores code for:

a communicating part configured to transfer data with the communication server system;

a judging part, wherein said judging part judges whether or not data has finished being received when receiving data transmitted from the first communication terminal;

a transmission prohibiting part configured to invalidate the input of a send key when data finishing being received is judged at the judging part;

a notification transmission controlling part, wherein said notification transmission controlling part transmits a first notification for notifying the data finishing being received to the communication server system via the communicating part when data finishing being received is judged at the judging part;

a notification reception controlling part, wherein said notification reception controlling part receives a second notification for notifying that all of the plurality of second communication terminals have finished receiving the data from the communication server system via the communicating part after transmitting the first notification; and

a transmission permitting part, wherein said transmission permitting part permits the input of a send key when receiving the second notification from the communication server system at the notification reception controlling part.

24. A communication terminal constituting a second communication terminal when a first communication terminal transmits data to a plurality of second communication terminals in data communication of a half-duplex mode where transmission and reception cannot be performed simultaneously when the first communication terminal and the plurality of second communication terminals communicate with each other, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores code for:

a communicating part configured to transfer data with the first communication terminal;

a judging part, wherein said judging part judges whether or not data has finished being received when receiving data transmitted from the first communication terminal;

a transmission prohibiting part configured to invalidate the input of a send key when the data finishing being received is judged at the judging part;

a notification transmission controlling part, wherein said notification transmission controlling part transmits a first notification for notifying the completion of the reception of the data to the first communication terminal via the communicating part when the data finishing being received is judged at the judging part;

a notification reception controlling part, wherein said notification reception controlling part receives a second notification for notifying that the data has finished being received in all of the plurality of second communication terminals from the first communication terminal via the communicating part after transmitting the first notification; and

a transmission permitting part, wherein said transmission permitting part permits the input of a send key when receiving the second notification from the first communication terminal at the notification reception controlling part.

25. A communication terminal as set forth in claim 24, wherein

the communicating part notifies the fact of prohibiting the transmission of new data when the judging part judges that the data transmitted from the communication terminal has finished being received and notifies the fact of permitting the transmission of new data when the notification reception controlling part receives the second notification.