Mobile communication terminal and management apparatus

• US 7,153,210 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2002
• Issued: 12/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi
• Original Assignee: Junichi Yamagishi
• Inventors: Yamagishi, Junichi
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIM T
• Application Number:
  US10/094,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,754 Days
• Field of Search: 463 29- 30, 463 36- 43
• US Class Current: 463/39
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2755 by optical scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 Accounting or billing

Abstract

The management apparatus comprises a mobile communication terminal comprising a radio unit (22) for enabling to wirelessly output a signal and a reading unit (22) for enabling to read an identification sign, a playing section (1) capable of being played based on personal information, an input section (19) provided on the playing section (1) to input personal information with a radio signal from the mobile communication terminal (21), an externally readable unique identification sign (24) provided on the playing section (1) to identify the playing section (1), and a control section (5) for calling an information service center (28) based on a radio signal input of the personal information through the radio unit (22) of the mobile communication terminal (21) and a reading of an identification sign through the identification unit (22) and for enabling to play by the playing section (1), wherein the information service center (28) performs accounting according to a playing of the playing section (1).

Claims

1. A management apparatus comprising:

a mobile communication terminal comprising a radio unit for enabling to wirelessly output a signal including personal information and a reading unit for enabling to read an identification sign;

an operation object, separate from said mobile communication terminal, capable of being operated on the basis of the personal information received from the mobile communications terminal;

an input section which is provided on the operation object to input the personal information from the mobile communication terminal with a radio signal;

an externally readable unique identification sign which is provided on the operation object to identify the operation object; and

a control section disposed in said operation object, said control section for calling an accounting center via said radio unit of the mobile communication terminal and for enabling a user to operate the operation object on the basis of the calling;

said call being on the basis of;

a radio signal input of the personal information from the radio unit of the mobile communication terminal; and

a reading of the identification sign from an identification unit disposed on said operation object;

wherein the accounting center performs accounting according to an operation of the operation object.

2. A management apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a password input section for inputting a password as the personal information;

wherein the control section calls the information service center when the input password corresponds to the personal information.

3. A management apparatus comprising:

a mobile communication terminal comprising a radio unit for enabling to wirelessly output a signal including personal information, and a reading unit for enabling to read an identification sign;

a playing station, separate from the mobile communication terminal, capable of enabling a user to play on said playing station a game stored on said playing station on the basis of the personal information received from the mobile communications terminal;

an input section which is provided on the playing station to input the personal information from the mobile communication terminal with a radio signal;

an externally readable unique identification sign which is provided on the playing station to identify the playing station; and

a control section disposed in said play station, said control section for calling an information service center via said radio unit of the mobile communication terminal and for enabling the user to play with the playing station on the basis of the calling;

said calling being on the basis of;

a radio signal input of the personal information from the radio unit of the mobile communication terminal; and

a reading of the identification sign from an identification unit disposed on said play station;

wherein the information service center performs accounting according to a playing of the playing station.

4. A management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information service center stores newly arrived information of playing information therein and transmits the newly arrived information according to the calling;

and

the control section receives the newly arrived information to output it to the playing station.

5. A management apparatus according to claim 4, comprising a password input section for inputting a password as the personal information;

wherein the control section calls the information service center when the input password corresponds to the personal information.

6. A management apparatus according to claim 3, comprising a password input section for inputting a password as the personal information;

wherein the control section calls the information service center when the input password corresponds to the personal information.