Mobile telephone system configured to confirm receiver speed conditions

• US 6,922,571 B1
• Filed: 06/12/2000
• Issued: 07/26/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Kinoshita, Katsumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hashem, Lisa
• Application Number:
  US10/048,461
• Time in Patent Office: 1,870 Days
• Field of Search: 455/413, 455/457, 455/466, 455/567, 455/561
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

In response to a call from a telephone terminal (4) to a mobile terminal (1), a mobile phone network (2) confirms the moving state of the mobile terminal (1). If the mobile terminal (1) is found to be moving, the mobile phone network (2) notifies the mobile terminal (1) of the fact that a call was received by the mobile terminal (1) and also notifies the caller'"'"'s telephone terminal (4) of the fact that the called party'"'"'s mobile terminal (1) is moving, and causes the caller'"'"'s terminal (1) to call again after the lapse of a predetermined time. If the called party'"'"'s terminal (1) is found to be not moving, the mobile phone network (2) transmits a calling signal to the mobile terminal (1).

Claims

1. A telephone system comprising:

a caller'"'"'s terminal;

a called party'"'"'s terminal; and

a mobile phone network, said telephone system configured to provide communications between said caller'"'"'s terminal and said called party'"'"'s mobile terminal by way of said mobile phone network, wherein

when a call is placed from the caller'"'"'s terminal to the mobile terminal, said mobile phone network is configured to confirm a moving state of said mobile terminal;

in the case where said mobile terminal is found to be moving, said mobile phone network is configured to notify said mobile terminal of the fact that a call was received, is configured to notify said caller'"'"'s terminal of the fact that said mobile terminal is moving, to thereby cause said caller'"'"'s terminal to place another call after a lapse of a predetermined time, and is configured to prohibit the mobile terminal from answering the received call; and

in the case where said mobile terminal is found to be not moving, said mobile phone network is configured to transmit a calling signal to said mobile terminal.

2. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein one of said mobile terminal and said mobile phone network comprises:

a moving-speed detector configured to detect the moving speed of said mobile terminal.

3. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein said mobile terminal which has been notified of the fact that a call was received from said mobile phone network is configured to notify the user of said mobile terminal of the received call.

4. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein in the case where said mobile terminal is not moving and where said caller'"'"'s terminal has already placed another call, said mobile phone network is configured to notify said caller'"'"'s terminal of the fact that a conversation connection is started.

5. A method for communicating between a caller'"'"'s terminal and a called party'"'"'s mobile terminal by way of a mobile phone network, comprising:

when a call is placed from the caller'"'"'s terminal to the mobile terminal, said mobile phone network confirming a moving state of said mobile terminal;

in the case where said mobile terminal is found to be moving, notifying said mobile terminal by said mobile phone network of the fact that a call was received, notifying said caller'"'"'s terminal of the fact that said mobile terminal is moving, to thereby cause said caller'"'"'s terminal to place another call after a lapse of a predetermined time, and prohibiting the mobile terminal from answering the received call; and

in the case where said mobile terminal is found to be not moving, transmitting a calling signal from said mobile phone network to said mobile terminal.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

detecting a moving speed of said mobile terminal by one of said mobile terminal and said mobile phone network.

7. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

notifying the user of said mobile terminal of the received call.

8. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

in the case where said mobile terminal is not moving and where said caller'"'"'s terminal has already placed another call, sending a notification from said mobile phone network to said caller'"'"'s terminal that a conversation connection is started.