Portable terminal having function of detecting other person's approach utilizing short distance wireless communication means, and storage medium and server that are used for the detection

• US 20040248569A1
• Filed: 06/03/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yamada, Isamu, Idani, Shigehiro, Ninomiya, Teruhisa, Kondou, Youichi
• Application Number:
  US10/859,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20040248569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72516 with means for out-of-range alerting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/60 logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs logging of telephone numbers H04M1/56, H04M1/57

Abstract

A portable terminal includes a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network, a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a short distance area, a communication history memory portion for storing a history of communication performed by using the wireless public network communication portion and a control portion for controlling each portion. The control portion searches other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, refers the communication history memory portion of each other with a found portable terminal, and informs a user of approach of the other end by using information means if there is a communication history with the other end exists in the communication history memory portion of each end.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

a communication history memory portion for storing a history of communication performed by using the wireless public network communication portion; and

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, referring the communication history memory portion of each other with a found portable terminal, and informing a user of approach of the other end by using information means if there is a communication history with the other end exists in the communication history memory portion of each end.

9. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein a profile of a user is exchanged and stored together with the device ID.

10. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein information that is necessary for establishing communication in the short distance wireless communication is exchanged and stored together with the device ID.

11. The portable terminal according to claim 9, further comprising means for limiting an access to the information that is exchanged and stored.

12. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication history memory portion stores the communication history after encrypting the same and has a decode key for decoding the communication history with the other end in communication.

13. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control portion executes the process of searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion at a variable execution interval.

14. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the short distance wireless communication portion adjusts a transmission power so that the short distance area can be variable.

2. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

a communication history memory portion for storing a history of communication performed by using the wireless public network communication portion;

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, referring the communication history memory portion of each other with a found portable terminal, and exchanging device IDs of each other if there is a communication history with the other end exists in the communication history memory portion of each end; and

an approach history memory portion for storing an approach log that includes a device ID of the other end of exchange and time in accordance with an instruction from the control portion.

3. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

an other end memory portion for storing a device ID of the other end when performing communication by using the wireless public network communication portion; and

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, and informing a user of approach of the other end by using information means if there is the device ID of a found portable terminal in the other end memory portion.

4. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

an other end memory portion for storing a device ID of the other end when performing communication by using the wireless public network communication portion;

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, and delivering an approach log that includes a device ID of a found portable terminal and time if the device ID exists in the other end memory portion; and

an approach history memory portion for storing the approach log in accordance with an instruction from the control portion.

5. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

an approach detection object memory portion for storing device IDs of other portable terminals to be objects of approach detection information in advance; and

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, and informing a user of approach of the other end by using information means if there is the device ID of a found portable terminal in the approach detection object memory portion.

6. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

an approach detection object memory portion for storing device IDs of other portable terminals to be objects of approach detection information in advance;

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, and delivering an approach log that includes a device ID of a found portable terminal and time if the device ID exists in the approach detection object memory portion; and

an approach history memory portion for storing the approach log in accordance with an instruction from the control portion.

7. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area; and

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, inquiring of a server whether or not a device ID of a found portable terminal is an object of approach detection by using the wireless public network communication portion, and informing a user of approach of the other end by using information means if it is an object of the approach detection.

8. A portable terminal comprising:

a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network;

a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area;

a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion, inquiring of a server whether or not a device ID of a found portable terminal is an object of approach detection by using the wireless public network communication portion, and delivering an approach log that includes a device ID of a found portable terminal and time if it is an object of the approach detection; and

an approach history memory portion for storing the approach log in accordance with an instruction from the control portion.

15. A storage medium that is equipped in a portable terminal including a wireless public network communication portion for performing communication via a wireless public network, a short distance wireless communication portion for performing direct wireless communication with a terminal that exists within a predetermined short distance area, and a control portion for searching other portable terminals that exist within the short distance area by using the short distance wireless communication portion and deciding whether or not a found portable terminal is an object of approach detection, wherein

at least one of a device ID of an object of the approach detection, a profile of a user, communication establishment information in the short distance wireless communication, a communication history and a decode key for encrypted communication history is stored in the storage medium.

16. A server on a network that a portable terminal can access via a wireless public network, wherein

the server stores and manages at least one of a device ID of an object of approach detection that the portable terminal can download, a profile of a user thereof, communication establishment information in short distance wireless communication, a communication history and a decode key for encrypted communication history.