Mobile communication terminal device

• US 8,068,811 B2
• Filed: 07/31/2006
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 (IP Bridge, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Takamune, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Pérez-Gutiérrez; Rafael
• Assistant Examiner(s): DONADO, FRANK E
• Application Number:
  US11/495,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20070268789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,947 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411
• US Class Current: 455/410
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/62 Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/40 for recovering from a failure of a protocol instance or entity, e.g. service redundancy protocols, protocol state redundancy or protocol service redirection management of faults, events, alarms or notifications in data switching networks H04L41/06

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the invention, a mobile communication terminal device comprises: an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret; a backup request memory unit configured to store a first request for backing up identification information of the first information and the first information, or a second request for deleting a second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device; a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first request or the second request based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the first request, if the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret is stored in the information memory unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal device connectable to a backup device backing up information through a communication network, the mobile communication terminal device comprising:

an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret or not;

a backup request memory unit configured to store a first request for backing up identification information of the first information stored in the information memory unit and the first information in the backup device, or a second request for deleting a second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the first request or the second request to the backup device, based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and

a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the first request in the backup request memory unit, when the first information, of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret, is stored in the information memory unit,

wherein when a secret mode of the mobile communication terminal device is changed from an ON state in which both secret first information and non-secret first information are displayed, to an OFF state in which only non-secret first information is displayed, the management unit deletes the identification information from the backup request memory unit if the corresponding first information is secret.

2. The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the management unit does not store the identification information of the first information in the backup request memory unit when the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret is stored in the information memory unit.

3. The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

the mobile communication terminal device further comprises a secret control unit configured to selectively set a first mode, in which secret information, of which a security information indicates the information as secret, is treated similarly to non-secret information, of which a security information indicates the information as not secret, and set a second mode, in which the secret information is treated differently than the non-secret information, and

the backup request memory unit is further configured to store a third request for adding new identification information of new information in the backup device, based on input by a user of the mobile communication terminal device.

4. The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 3, wherein when the secret control unit sets the first mode, the management unit stores the new identification information and the new information in the backup request memory unit.

5. The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 3, wherein when the secret control unit sets the second mode, the management unit stores the new identification information and the new information in the backup request memory unit when a security information of the new information indicates that the new information is not secret.

6. A mobile communication terminal device connectable to a backup device backing up information through a communication network, the mobile communication terminal device comprising:

an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret or not;

a secret control unit configured to set a secret mode in which the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, is treated similarly to the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret and to unlock the secret mode;

a backup request memory unit configured to store a request for backing up identification information of the first information stored in the information memory unit and the first information in the backup device, or a request for deleting second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the request for backing up or the request for deletion to the backup device, based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and

a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the request for backing up in the backup request memory unit, when the secret mode is set by the secret control unit or the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret at the time of storing the first information in the information memory unit,

wherein when the secret mode is unlocked, the management unit deletes the identification information from the backup request memory unit if the corresponding first information is secret.

7. The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the management unit does not store the identification information of the first information in the backup request memory unit, when the secret mode is unlocked by the secret control unit and the security information of the first information indicates that the first information is secret.

8. A mobile communication terminal device connectable to a backup device backing up information through a communication network, the mobile communication terminal device comprising:

an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret or not;

a secret control unit configured to set a secret mode in which the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, is treated similarly to the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret and to unlock the secret mode;

a backup request memory unit configured to store a request for backing up identification information of the first information stored in the information memory unit and the first information in the backup device, or a request for deleting second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the request for backing up or the request for deletion to the backup device, based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and

a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the request for backing up in the backup request memory unit, when the secret mode is set by the secret control unit or the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret at the time of storing the first information in the information memory unit,

wherein when the secret mode is unlocked by the secret control unit and the identification information of the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, and the request for backing up are stored in the backup request memory unit, the management unit deletes the identification information from the backup request memory unit, and

when the secret mode is unlocked by the secret control unit and the identification information of the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, and the identification information of the first information and the request for backing up are not stored in the backup request memory unit, the management unit stores a request for deleting the identification information and the backed-up information in the backup request memory unit.

9. A mobile communication terminal device connectable to a backup device backing up information through a communication network, the mobile communication terminal device comprising:

an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret or not;

a secret control unit configured to set a secret mode in which the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, is treated similarly to the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret and to unlock the secret mode;

a backup request memory unit configured to store a request for backing up identification information of the first information stored in the information memory unit and the first information in the backup device, or a request for deleting second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the request for backing up or the request for deletion to the backup device, based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and

a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the request for backing up in the backup request memory unit, when the secret mode is set by the secret control unit or the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret at the time of storing the first information in the information memory unit,

the management unit changes the security information of the first information stored in the information memory unit from information indicating that the first information is not secret to information indicating that the first information is secret,

when the secret mode is unlocked by the secret control unit and the identification information of the first information, of which the security information is changed, and the first request are stored in the backup request memory unit, the management unit deletes the identification information from the backup request memory unit, and

wherein, when the secret mode is unlocked by the secret control unit and the identification information of the first information and the first request are not stored in the backup request memory unit, the management unit stores a request for deleting the identification information and the backed-up information in the backup request memory unit.

10. A mobile communication terminal device connectable to a backup device backing up information through a communication network, the mobile communication terminal device comprising:

an information memory unit configured to store a first information and a security information indicating whether the first information is secret or not;

a secret control unit configured to selectively set a first mode in which the first information, which is stored in the information memory unit and of which the security information indicates that the first information is secret, is treated similarly to the first information of which the security information indicates that the first information is not secret and a second mode of unlocking the first mode;

a backup request memory unit configured to store a request for backing up identification information of the first information stored in the information memory unit and the first information in the backup device, or a request for deleting second information identified by the identification information with which the first information is stored in the backup device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the request for backing up or the request for deletion to the backup device, based on the information stored in the backup request memory unit; and

a management unit configured to store the identification information of the first information and the request for backing up in the backup request memory unit, when the first mode is set by the secret control unit or the security information of which the first information indicates that the first information is not secret at the time of storing the first information in the information memory unit,

wherein when a secret mode is changed from the first mode to the second mode, the management unit deletes the identification information from the backup request memory unit if the corresponding first information is secret.