Control method of communication terminal the communication terminal and control program of the communication terminal

• US 8,059,813 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2005
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Akimoto, Naoto
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHUNG HOANG JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US11/286,589
• Publication Number:
  US 20060115065A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,183 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88.18, 379/355.02, 379/201.06, 379/201.07, 455/445, 455/456.1, 455/419
• US Class Current: 379/355.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/63 based on the content carried by the session initiation protocol [SIP] messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/765 Linked or grouped accounts, e.g. of users or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/77 involving multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8292 Charging for signaling or unsuccessful connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/724 Linked accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7254 Multiple accounts per user
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

A control method of a communication terminal having a telephone directory user interface and a communication system, the control method and system include storing a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to a destination user as telephone directory data, requesting a notification of location information of the destination user to a server, receiving location information of the destination user from a server, and displaying a telephone number corresponding to a current location of the destination user.

Claims

1. A method to select a telephone number for display on a display unit of a user telephone, the method comprising:

storing, in the user telephone, a name and identification of a destination user, wherein the identification corresponds a personal identification medium of the destination user;

storing, in the user telephone, a plurality of telephone numbers in association with the name and identification of the destination user, wherein each telephone number corresponds to a landline telephone, wherein each landline telephone is part of a plurality of landline telephones, is fixed in its location, is located remote from the remaining landline telephones in the plurality of landline telephones, and is situated in a location where the destination user has been previously determined to frequent and that contains a sensor configured to sense the personal identification medium and to read the identification of the destination user contained on the personal identification medium;

transmitting a subscribe signal from the user telephone to a server, wherein the subscribe signal includes the identification of the destination user and a request to receive a location telephone number that is linked to the identification of the destination user;

receiving, from the server in the user telephone in response to the subscribe signal, a first location telephone number;

determining whether the received first location telephone number matches a telephone number, as a matching telephone number, from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone;

displaying, in a case where it is determined that the received first location telephone number matches a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone, the matching telephone number on the display unit in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the matching telephone number immediately so as to increase the chance of establishing a telephone call between the user of the user telephone and the destination user through a first landline telephone in the plurality of landline telephones;

receiving, from the server in the user telephone in response to the subscribe signal, a second location telephone number after receiving the first location telephone number; and

replacing, in a case where it is determined that the received second location telephone number matches a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone, the telephone number displayed on the display unit with the telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone that matches the received second location telephone number in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the displayed telephone number immediately so as to increase the chance of establishing a telephone call between the user of the user telephone and the destination user through a second landline telephone in the plurality.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the server in the user telephone in response to the subscribe signal, a first identification along with the first location telephone number;

determining whether the first identification matches an identification, as a matching identification, stored in the user telephone; and

storing, in a case where it is determined that the first identification matches an identification stored in the user telephone, the received first location telephone number in a location telephone number area associated with the matching identification.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving, from the server in the user telephone in response to the subscribe signal, a second identification along with a second location telephone number after receiving the first location telephone number;

replacing, in a case where it is determined that the second identification matches an identification stored in the user telephone, the received first location telephone number with the received second location telephone number in the location telephone number area associated with the matching identification; and

replacing, in a case where it is determined that the received second location telephone number matches a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone, the telephone number displayed on the display unit with the telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone that matches the received second location telephone number in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the displayed telephone number immediately so as to increase the chance of establishing a telephone call between the user of the user telephone and the destination user through a second landline telephone in the plurality of landline telephones.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying, in a case where it is determined that the received first location telephone number does not match a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the user telephone, a message on the display unit that conveys in process of moving.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying includes displaying only the matching telephone number on the display unit.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying includes displaying at least some of plurality of telephone numbers associated with those locations where the destination user has been previously determined to frequent and wherein displaying the matching telephone number on the display unit in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the matching telephone number immediately includes at least one of highlighting the displayed matching telephone number and positioning a cursor under the displayed matching telephone number.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether there is an operation event or an interface event.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein if it is determined that there is an operation event, then the method further comprises:

determining whether the operation event is a telephone directory registration instruction or is a telephone directory search instruction.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location telephone number is linked to the identification of the destination user after transmitting the subscribe signal from the user telephone to the server.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting the matching telephone number displayed on the display unit into a location designation that corresponds to the whereabouts location of the destination user without calling the matching telephone number.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the user telephone is an internet protocol (IP) telephone.

12. A user telephone to select a telephone number for display on a display unit of a user telephone, the user telephone comprising:

a storage unit (i) configured to store a name and identification of a destination user, wherein the identification corresponds a personal identification medium of the destination user and (ii) configured to store a plurality of telephone numbers in association with the name and identification of the destination user, wherein each telephone number corresponds to a landline telephone, wherein each landline telephone is part of a plurality of landline telephones, is fixed in its location, is located remote from the remaining landline telephones in the plurality of landline telephones, and is situated in a location where the destination user has been previously determined to frequent and that contains a sensor configured to sense the personal identification medium and to read the identification of the destination user contained on the personal identification medium;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit a subscribe signal to a server, wherein the subscribe signal includes the identification of the destination user and a request to receive a location telephone number that is linked to the identification of the destination user;

a receiving unit configured to receive, from the server in response to the subscribe signal, a first location telephone number;

a controller configured to determine whether the received first location telephone number matches a telephone number, as a matching telephone number, from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage unit; and

the display unit configured to display, in a case where it is determined that the received first location telephone number matches a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage unit, the matching telephone number on the display unit in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the matching telephone number immediately so as to increase the chance of establishing a telephone call between the user of the user telephone and the destination user through a first landline telephone in the plurality of landline telephones, wherein

the receiving unit further is configured to receive, from the server in response to the subscribe signal, a second location telephone number after receiving the first location telephone number, and

the controller further is configured to replace, in a case where it is determined that the received second location telephone number matches a telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage unit, the telephone number displayed on the display unit with the telephone number from the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage unit that matches the received second location telephone number in a way that permits a user of the user telephone to call the displayed telephone number immediately so as to increase the chance of establishing a telephone call between the user of the user telephone and the destination user through a second landline telephone in the plurality of landline telephones.

13. The user telephone of claim 12, wherein

the controller further is configured to convert the matching telephone number displayed on the display unit into a location designation that corresponds to the whereabouts location of the destination user without calling the matching telephone number.