Cell phone terminal, method for starting data processing, method for transferring data

• US 8,606,179 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Mizoguchi, Tamiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG
• Application Number:
  US13/433,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20120184214A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.1, 455/41.2, 455/556.1
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

The present invention provides a portable terminal which can easily start processing for data selected to be processed, a method for starting data processing, and a method for transferring data. A cell phone terminal 11 includes a sensor 22 detecting change in posture or physical movement of the present terminal. The cell phone terminal 11 includes an interface for selecting, by a user, arbitrary data from data stored beforehand in a memory 15. When the sensor 22 detects the change in posture or physical movement of the present terminal in a state that any data are selected by an interface, a predetermined operation is performed on the selected data as a target to be processed.

Claims

1. A portable terminal, comprising:

a sensor detecting changes in posture or physical movement of the portable terminal; and

a communication unit, wherein, when the sensor detects the change in posture or physical movement of the portable terminal, the communication unit transmits a selected data, and wherein, when the sensor detects that the portable terminal is tilted at an angle more than a predetermined angle, the communication unit transmits the selected data.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, if an other terminal as a communication counterpart is searched, and an existence of the other terminal is recognized, the communication unit sends the selected data to the other terminal.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 1,

wherein the communication unit performs short-range wireless communication.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 1,

wherein, when the sensor detects acceleration larger than a predetermined value, the communication unit transmits the selected data.

5. A method for transferring data using a portable terminal, comprising the steps of:

detecting changes in posture or physical movement of the portable terminal; and

transmitting a selected data when having detected the change in posture or physical movement of the portable terminal wherein, when detecting that the portable terminal is tilted at an angle more than a predetermined angle, the selected data are transmitted.

6. The method for transferring data using the portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein,

if an other terminal as a communication counterpart is searched, and an existence of the other terminal is recognized, the selected data are sent to the other terminal.

7. The method for transferring data using the portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein,

in step of transmitting the selected data, short-range wireless communication is performed.

8. The method for transferring data using the portable terminal according to claim 5, wherein,

when detecting acceleration larger than a predetermined value, the selected data are transmitted.