Cellular phone

• US 8,798,687 B2
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Issued: 08/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tanaka, Masahide
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TIMOTHY X
• Application Number:
  US12/676,615
• Publication Number:
  US 20100210319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,153 Days
• Field of Search: 455/572, 455/550.1
• US Class Current: 455/572
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/205 Mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/10 actuating a signalling device
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00865 remotely by wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

A cellular phone includes a telephone line communication part, a telephone functional part for making a telephone call via the telephone line communication part, an entry qualification holding part for holding fixed-term entry qualification information in which an entry target is specified, which is received via the telephone line communication part, and an entry communication part for transmitting the fixed-term entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

Claims

1. A cellular phone comprising:

a rechargeable main power source;

a telephone functional part supplied with electricity from the main power source;

a telephone communication part supplied with electricity from the main power source;

an auxiliary power source in case of temporary lack of the main power source;

an entry process part supplied with electricity from the auxiliary power source; and

a storage part for storing data necessary for the telephone functional part by being supplied with electricity from the main power source and the auxiliary power source,

wherein the entry process part and the storage part share the auxiliary power source both for performing the entry process and for keeping data necessary for the telephone function part based on the same auxiliary power source in case of a temporary lack of the main power source, no auxiliary power source for exclusive use of the entry process part and no auxiliary power source for exclusive use of the storage part being comprised in the cellular phone.

2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the entry process part includes an entry qualification holding part for holding the entry qualification information, and an entry communication part for transmitting an entry qualification information held by the entry qualification holding part.

3. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a control part which alarms if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when a main power switch is turned on.

4. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a control part which alarms if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when the main power source is started to be charged.

5. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a control part which controls the main power source to supply electricity to the entry process part if the auxiliary power source is exhausted when an entry operation is performed.

6. The cellular phone according to claim 1, further comprising a main power switch for the telephone communication part and a control part which turns on the main power switch when the entry operation is performed if the main power switch is in an off-state in terms of function of the telephone communication part, and turns off the main power switch when the entry process is finished.