Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system
Reexamination Certificate
1997-12-24
2001-07-17
Trost, William G. (Department: 2683)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
C455S018000, C370S345000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263201
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is a scheduled data transmission system comprising user terminals connected to a communications network, wireless calling equipment for transmitting data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to wireless terminals on the basis of instructions from the user terminals, and transmission servers; a scheduled data transmission method; and a transmission server, and more particularly provides a scheduled message transmission service, mail waiting notification service, a registration area change service, a password setup/cancellation service, and other services.
2. Description of the Related Art
In recent years, individual portable wireless terminals such as handy phones, Personal Handy Phone system (PHS), pagers, and the like have some into widespread use in business and personal applications. These systems utilize telephones for voice communications, and transmit prescribed messages.
Meanwhile, computer communications networks such as the Internet are also becoming popular, and transmission of data among computers has become easy.
It is possible to connect a portable wireless terminal to the Internet in order to send and receive data; if the proper system were set up, it would also be possible to control portable wireless terminals through the Internet. Linking the two would make it possible to provide various services, such as message transfer services.
While not directly related to the area of portable wireless terminals, Kokai 8-103199 discloses a message transfer system for use in a computer network environment. It discloses a technique whereby messages can be transferred automatically by storing in a storage area messages that have been transmitted through communications circuits and analyzing them in an analysis area on the basis of user data tables located in a table area; the user registers the name of the transfer server which is the intended recipient of the message.
However, in this technique of the prior art, the message recipient is determined from the long-in/log-out status of the computer users, from the up/down status of the hardware, and from the connection status among computers; thus, even if it could be implemented in a computer network, it would not be possible to control or conduct message transfer with various types of portable wireless terminals. Even if it should become possible, users would experience inconvenience in some cases.
In the area of data communications over the Internet, best effort, that is, the delivery of information to intended recipients tin as timely a fashion as possible, has always been the goal. However, depending on the intended use and mode of use, this is not always necessary, and in some cases delayed arrival of information may be more in line with the needs of the intended recipient.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides a scheduled data transmission system for linking separately employed pagers, PHS and other data terminals with computer networks such as the Internet, a scheduled data transmission method, and a transmission server.
This invention provides message transfer from computer networks to data terminals, and affords easy operation of data terminals of any kind, without requiring difficult operation.
This invention also makes it possible to ascertain whether a user accessing a service has found the specific service useful and has subsequently decided to register.
This invention is also intended to encourage registration, which is advantageous from the service provider's perspective.
The scheduled data transmission system which pertains to this invention is a scheduled data transmission system provided with user terminals connected to a communications network, with wireless calling equipment for transmitting data for execution of prescribed processes to wireless terminals on the basis of instructions from the user terminals, and with transmission servers. The user terminals transmit to the transmission servers scheduling information for transmitting data to the wireless terminals at designated times, and the transmission servers transmit this data to the wireless calling equipment at the designated times on the basis of this scheduling information so that prescribed processes are executed with respect to the wireless terminals.
The transmission server which pertains to this invention is a transmission server for transmitting to wireless calling equipment, on the basis of instructions from user terminals connected to the communications network, data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to the wireless terminals. The transmission server comprises reception means for receiving scheduling information from the user terminals, a scheduling information database for storing the scheduling information, a code conversion database for converting the scheduling information so as to be compatible with the wireless terminals and wireless calling equipment, a processor for converting the scheduling information on the basis of the code conversion database and for outputting converted scheduling information at designated times on the basis of the scheduling information, and transmission means for transmitting scheduling information that has been converted by the processor to the wireless calling equipment over the communications network.
The transmission server which pertains to this invention is a transmission server for transmitting to wireless calling equipment, on the basis of instructions from user terminals connected to the communications network, data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to the wireless terminals. The transmission server comprises a plurality of modems, a modem driver for driving the plurality of modems, and a processor for selecting the model to be used on the basis of a list indicating use status for the plurality of modems, and for driving the modem that has been selected by the modem driver.
The scheduled data transmission system which pertains to this invention is a scheduled data transmission system comprising registered user terminals that have been previously registered, wireless call equipment for transmitting data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to wireless terminals on the basis of instructions from the registered user terminals, and transmission servers. When there is request for a prescribed process from a registered user terminal, the transmission server executes the prescribed process; where a request for a prescribed process has been made by an unregistered user terminal, the prescribed process is executed in response to the request from the unregistered user terminal within the scope of prescribed restricting conditions.
The scheduled data transmission method which pertains to this invention is a scheduled data transmission method for transmitting data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to wireless terminal on the basis of instructions from user terminals that are connected to a communications network. The scheduled data transmission method comprises a first step in which user-provided data and scheduling information for transmitting this data to a wireless terminal at a designated time is received, a second step in which the data and the scheduling information is stored, a third step in which it is determined from the scheduling information whether there is a designated time, and a fourth step in which the data is transmitted to the terminal at a point in time corresponding to the designated time, and the prescribed process is executed.
The scheduled data transmission method which pertains to this invention is a scheduled data transmission method for transmitting data for execution of prescribed processes with respect to wireless terminals on the basis of instructions from registered user terminals that have been previously registered. The scheduled data transmission method comprises a first step in which a determination is made as to whether there has been a request from a registered user terminal, a second step in which, in the event of
Hashimoto Hideki
Okazaki Isao
Seki Kazuhiko
McDermott & Will & Emery
Tran Congvan
Trost William G.
Uniden Corporation
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