JP2003116173A - Communication terminal device, data communicating method and system, program and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform data communication without using an e-mail service using the Internet and also without being charged with a data communication fee before a received communication service regardless a used communication company. SOLUTION: Number information and data are associated and registered in a data conversion table in a data communication module 104. In the case a terminal device 101 side uses a telephone number notification function and can detect number information included in a communication connection request message with number information from transmitting side communication equipment 103 attached, the module 104 side converts the detected number information into data corresponding to number information coinciding with the detected number information in the conversion table, and also transmits the converted data to the terminal device 101 side. The terminal device 101 displays the transmitted converted data on a displaying part 303.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, a data communication method and system, a program and a storage medium for performing data communication with a communication terminal device on the other side via a base station of a communication company.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, communication terminal devices such as mobile phones have become extremely popular. One of the factors for this rapid spread is the expansion of data communication services using terminal devices. In addition to the conventional voice-only communication, which is a telephone function, the ability to send and receive text messages and the like is widely supported because it is easy to communicate with the other party at any time and place.
Recently, not only character data but also music data, image data, and the like can be transmitted and received, and data communication in a terminal device is often used more than voice communication. Also, with regard to fixed telephone terminal devices, there are increasing opportunities to be used for data communication such as connection to the Internet.

As an example of a data communication service of a mobile phone, J-PHONE's skymail (registered trademark) or N
There are data communication services unique to communication companies, such as TT-docomo's Short Mail (registered trademark).

On the other hand, in addition to these data communication services unique to communication companies, recently, E-services using the Internet
Mail service has also appeared. In this service, an E-Mail address is assigned to each mobile phone number, and data transmission / reception is performed by mail, so that data communication can be performed across communication companies.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned data communication service unique to a communication company, in order to use the service, each terminal device performing communication is a terminal device of the same communication company, and Communication services must be available to each other. for that reason,
Data communication cannot be performed between terminal devices of different communication companies.

[0006] In addition, E-using the Internet
With the Mail service, data communication is possible between terminal devices of different communication companies, but on the other hand, it is necessary for each terminal device to perform an E-Mail service usage procedure and acquire the E-Mail address from each other. There is. Therefore, it is not suitable for short-term service such as use for only a few days, because each communication company must set the E-Mail service in addition to the additional charge for its use.

Further, in any of the above services, when using a net service using a terminal device,
If negotiation such as authentication is required before the start of the service, a data communication fee due to the negotiation will be charged. This is because the negotiation information is exchanged after the communication is established between the terminal device and the service provider, and it is a disadvantage that the user bears the data communication charge other than the original use of the service. There is. Therefore, in addition to the basic usage fee of the terminal device and the usage fee of the data communication service, a communication fee is further charged, which imposes a heavy burden on the user. This also applies to fixed telephone terminal devices.

That is, in data communication for service enjoyment, it is difficult to use it without being aware of the communication company of the terminal device that wants to perform data communication, and without bothering and applying for the E-Mail service. Yes, and in both mobile and fixed-line terminal devices,
It was difficult to provide a service that does not require a data communication fee for data communication (negotiation information, etc.) before the service to be enjoyed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is a communication service to be enjoyed without using the electronic mail service utilizing the Internet, regardless of the communication company to be used. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device, a data communication method and system, a program, and a storage medium that can perform data communication without being charged a previous data communication fee.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal device according to claim 1 of the present invention is a communication terminal device for performing data communication with a communication terminal device of a partner via a base station of a communication company. A connection request receiving means for receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the partner communication terminal device, an access means for accessing a predetermined data table, and a connection request receiving means for receiving the connection request. Number information detection means for detecting number information included in the connection request, and data for obtaining data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection means from the predetermined data table accessed by the access means And an acquisition unit.

A data communication method according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a data communication method in which a receiving communication terminal device is used to perform data communication with a partner communication terminal device via a base station of a communication company. A connection request receiving step of receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the partner communication terminal device, an access step of accessing a predetermined data table, and a connection received by the connection request receiving step. A number information detecting step of detecting number information included in the request, and a data acquiring step of acquiring data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detecting step from the predetermined data table accessed by the accessing step. And having.

A data communication system according to claim 13 of the present invention is the communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, a base station of a communication company, and the communication via the base station. It is characterized in that it is composed of a partner communication terminal device that performs data communication with the terminal device.

A program according to claim 14 of the present invention causes a computer to realize a data communication method for performing data communication with a communication terminal device on the other end via a base station of a communication company, using the communication terminal device on the reception side. And a connection request receiving procedure for receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the other communication terminal device, an access procedure for accessing a predetermined data table, and the connection request receiving Number information detection procedure for detecting number information included in the connection request received by the procedure, and data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection procedure from the predetermined data table accessed by the access procedure. And a program for executing a data acquisition procedure for acquiring.

A storage medium according to claim 15 of the present invention is
A computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to realize a data communication method of performing data communication with a communication terminal device of a partner via a base station of a communication company, using the communication terminal device of the receiver side. A connection request receiving procedure for receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the other communication terminal device, an access procedure for accessing a predetermined data table, and a connection received by the connection request receiving procedure. A number information detection procedure for detecting number information included in the request and a data acquisition procedure for obtaining data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection procedure from the predetermined data table accessed by the access procedure. It is characterized in that a program for executing and is stored.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a data communication system including a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numerals 101 and 103 respectively designate a receiving side portable telephone terminal device (communication terminal device) capable of performing data communication utilizing a caller number notification function,
It is a transmission side communication device (counterpart communication device). 102
Is the receiving side mobile telephone terminal device 101 and the transmitting side communication device 1
03 is a base station of a communication company that provides a data communication service to O.03. The transmission-side communication device 103 is a mobile phone terminal device, but is not limited to this, and may be a communication device having a function of notifying the reception-side mobile phone terminal device 101 of arbitrary number information by using a phone number notification function. Good.

A data communication module 104 is provided with a data conversion table (predetermined data table) described later. In the data communication module 104, the connection request message (connection request) for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the transmission side communication apparatus 103 relays the communication company base station 102 and wirelessly uses the reception side mobile telephone terminal apparatus. 101
When the number reaches, the number information included in the connection request message is converted into the corresponding data in the data conversion table.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of connection between the receiving side portable telephone terminal device 101 and the data communication module 104.

The receiving side portable telephone terminal device 101 has a communication connector 305 (connector portion). The data communication module 104 is a box-shaped module provided by the data communication service provider of the above communication company.
The data communication module 104 and the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side can be physically and electrically connected to each other by the communication connector 305 of the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a state in which the receiving side portable telephone terminal device 101 and the data communication module 104 are connected.

In addition to the communication connector 305, the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side has a wireless processing section 301 (connection request receiving means), a central processing section 302 (number information detecting means, access means, data acquisition means), and a display section. It comprises 303 and a built-in memory 304. The data communication module 104 is
A module central processing unit 306 (data conversion unit) and a storage unit 307 are provided.

The radio processing section 301 is used for the transmitting side communication device 10.
3 receives a communication connection request message transmitted from the communication company base station 102 and converts it into a digital signal.
The central processing unit 302 controls the entire receiving side mobile telephone terminal device 101. The display unit 303 includes a liquid crystal display or the like and displays various information. Built-in memory 304
Stores data such as an address book. Communication connector 3
05 enables communication between the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side and the data communication module 104. The module central processing unit 306 is in charge of overall processing on the data communication module 104 side. The storage unit 307 stores the data conversion table for converting the number information sent using the caller number notification function into data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of this data conversion table.

The "number information" shown in the figure is predetermined number information, and the same information as this can be included in the connection request message. What is "data"?
It is data corresponding to the number information. For example, if the sender communication device 103 wants to send the message “Today”, it may input “# 1” as arbitrary number information and send the message. Although character data is used as "data" in this example, the invention is not limited to character data, and can be applied to voice data, image data, and the like.

Next, the processing from the reception of the connection request message to the data conversion will be described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of processing from reception of the connection request message to data conversion.
This processing is realized by cooperation between the central processing unit 302 of the receiving side mobile telephone terminal device 101 and the module central processing unit 306 of the data communication module 104. For example, in this processing, steps S504, S505, and S507 are executed by the module central processing unit 306.

First, in the central processing unit 302 of the receiving side mobile telephone terminal device 101, the wireless processing unit 301 receives the communication connection request message to which the number information is added from the transmitting side communication device 103 (step S501), and receives it. The number information included in the communication connection request message is detected by using the telephone number notification function, and it is determined whether the number information can be detected (step S502). Here, the number information may include any number information in addition to the sender's telephone number, but in some cases, the after number information cannot be detected at all. This is the case where number information is not included in the communication connection request message, and in this case, it can be seen that it is a communication connection request message for normal call connection. As a result of the determination, when the number information cannot be detected, the call connection process (call process) in which the caller number is not notified is executed (step S503), and this process ends.

On the other hand, when the number information can be detected, the module central processing unit 306 of the data communication module 104.
Process shifts to. That is, the process of referring to the data conversion table in the storage unit 307 is performed to search for an item that matches the detected number information (step S50).
4).

Next, it is determined whether or not the number information that matches the detected number information exists in the data conversion table (step S505). As a result of the determination, if the number information that matches the detected number information is present in the data conversion table, the existing data is acquired, and the detected number information is converted into the acquired data. , And transmits the converted data to the receiving side mobile phone terminal 101 side (step S507).

After that, the process proceeds to the process by the central processing unit 302 of the receiving side portable telephone terminal device 101 again. That is, the converted data transmitted from the data communication module 104 is displayed on the display unit 303 (step S508), and this processing ends.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the number information detected in the transmitted connection request message is "# 33 #".
In the case of “195”, the converted data is displayed on the display unit 303 as a message “contact the company”.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S505, if the number information matching the detected number information does not exist in the data conversion table, the communication connection made using the normal caller number notification function is made. Judged as a request message. Therefore, in that case, the process proceeds to the process by the central processing unit 302 of the receiving side mobile phone terminal device 101 again. That is, as the sender number, the above step S50 is performed.
The number detected in 2 is displayed on the display unit 303, a call connection process (call process) that is a caller number notification is executed (step S506), and this process is terminated.

According to the present embodiment, the number information and the data are registered in the data conversion table in association with each other, the number information included in the connection request message for establishing the communication connection is detected, and the detected number is detected. Since the information is converted into the corresponding data in the table and displayed, even if the communication companies used by the terminal devices are different from each other, it is not necessary to be aware of it, and the application for the e-mail service using the Internet can be performed. Data communication is possible without time and effort. In addition, since data is acquired based on the connection request message before communication is established, data communication before the service to be enjoyed (negotiation information etc.)
Does not require data communication charges for. Therefore, regardless of the communication company to be used, it is possible to perform data communication without using the electronic mail service using the Internet and without being charged a data communication fee before the communication service to be enjoyed.

Since the data conversion table is stored in the data communication module 104 and is accessed via the communication connector 305, the configuration of the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side is simplified and the data conversion table is modified. It suffices to replace the data communication module 104, and it becomes easy to change the version.

Note that a part or all of the functions of the data communication module 104 may be provided in the receiving side portable telephone terminal device 101. For example, the data conversion table may be configured to be able to be stored in the built-in memory 304 on the side of the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side. Further, in the present embodiment,
The processing from the reception of the connection request message to the data conversion is performed by the central processing unit 302 of the mobile phone terminal device 101 on the receiving side.
And the module central processing unit 306 of the data communication module 104, the data conversion table is stored on the receiving side mobile phone terminal device 101 side, and the central processing unit 302 executes all the processes. It may be configured to do so.

In the present embodiment, the portable terminal device is taken as an example, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a fixed type terminal device.

A storage medium recording a program code of software for implementing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to the receiving side mobile telephone terminal device 101 to the data communication module 104, and those computers (or C
Needless to say, the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium by the PU or MPU.

In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. When the program code is supplied via a transmission medium or the like, the program code itself constitutes the present invention.

As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk,
Hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-
ROM, CD-R, magnetic tape, non-volatile memory card, ROM, etc. can be used.

Further, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by executing the program code read by the computer, but also the OS or the like running on the computer is executed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where some or all of the actual processing is performed and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing is also included.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in the memory provided in the function expansion board inserted into the computer or the function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instruction of the program code. Needless to say, this also includes the case where the CPU or the like included in the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs some or all of the actual processing and the processing realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Regardless of the communication company used, data communication can be performed without using the electronic mail service using the Internet and without being charged a data communication fee before the communication service to be enjoyed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a data communication system including a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an example of connection between a mobile phone terminal device on the receiving side and a data communication module.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a state in which a receiving side mobile telephone terminal device and a data communication module are connected.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a data conversion table registered in a data conversion module.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart of processing from reception of a connection request message to data conversion.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 mobile phone terminal device on receiving side (communication terminal device) 102 communication company base station 103 communication device on transmitting side (communication terminal device on opposite side) 104 data communication module 301 wireless processing unit (connection request receiving means) 302 central processing unit (number information) Detection means, access means, data acquisition means) 303 display unit 304 built-in memory 305 communication connector (connector unit) 306 module central processing unit (data conversion unit) 307 storage unit

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device for performing data communication with a communication terminal device on the other side via a base station of a communication company, wherein a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the communication terminal device on the other side is received. Connection request receiving means, access means capable of accessing a predetermined data table, number information detecting means for detecting number information included in the connection request received by the connection request receiving means, and access by the access means A communication terminal device, comprising: a data acquisition unit that acquires data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection unit from the predetermined data table. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the number information detecting means detects the number information by using a caller number notification function. 3. A conversion module having a predetermined data table stored therein is provided with a connector unit that can be electrically connected to the conversion module, and the access unit can access the predetermined data table via the connector unit. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. 4. The conversion module acquires the number information detected by the number information detecting means via the connector unit, and the acquired number information corresponds to data in the data in the predetermined data table. 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 3, further comprising a data conversion unit for converting the data into a data conversion unit, wherein the data acquisition unit acquires the data converted by the data conversion unit via the connector unit. 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a built-in memory that stores the predetermined data table. 6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined data table includes at least one of character data, voice data, and image data. 7. A data communication method for performing data communication with a partner communication terminal device via a base station of a communication company using a receiver communication terminal device, the communication being transmitted from the partner communication terminal device. A connection request receiving step for receiving a connection request for establishing a connection, an access step for accessing a predetermined data table, and a number information detection for detecting number information included in the connection request received by the connection request receiving step. A data communication method comprising: a step of acquiring data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detecting step from the predetermined data table accessed by the accessing step. 8. The data communication method according to claim 7, wherein the number information detecting step detects the number information by using a caller number notification function. 9. The communication terminal device on the receiving side includes a connector section that can be electrically connected to a conversion module storing the predetermined data table, and the access step includes the predetermined section via the connector section. 9. The data communication method according to claim 7, wherein the data table is accessible. 10. The conversion module obtains the number information detected by the number information detecting step via the connector section, and the obtained number information corresponds to corresponding data among the data in the predetermined data table. 10. The data communication method according to claim 9, wherein the data acquisition step acquires the converted data from the receiving side communication terminal device via the connector section. 11. The data communication method according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined data table can be stored in a built-in memory provided in the communication terminal device on the receiving side. 12. The predetermined data table contains at least one of character data, voice data, and image data, according to any one of claims 7 to 11.
The data communication method described in the section. 13. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, a base station of a communication company, and a communication terminal device on the opposite side that performs data communication with the communication terminal device via the base station. A data communication system comprising: 14. A program for causing a computer to realize a data communication method of performing data communication with a communication terminal device of a partner via a base station of a communication company, using the communication terminal device of the receiver, A connection request reception procedure for receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the communication terminal device, an access procedure for accessing a predetermined data table, and a connection request received by the connection request reception procedure. A number information detection procedure of detecting number information and a data acquisition procedure of acquiring data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection procedure from the predetermined data table accessed by the access procedure are executed. Program for. 15. A computer readable program storing a program for causing a computer to implement a data communication method of performing data communication with a communication terminal device of a partner via a base station of a communication company using the communication terminal device of the receiver side. A storage medium, a connection request receiving procedure for receiving a connection request for establishing a communication connection transmitted from the partner communication terminal device, an access procedure for accessing a predetermined data table, and the connection request receiving procedure. The number information detection procedure for detecting the number information included in the connection request received by, and the data corresponding to the number information detected by the number information detection procedure from the predetermined data table accessed by the access procedure. A storage medium storing a program for executing a data acquisition procedure to be acquired .