JPH1032637A - Communication system, data transfer method, connection device and mobile communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the communication system in which display data such as FAX information are surely and accurately obtained even from a visit place, and to provide the data transfer method, connection device and mobile communication terminal equipment. SOLUTION: FAX information sent to a mobile communication terminal equipment 3 is transferred to a connection device 2 by the transfer service and stored in the connection device 2. After the end of storage of the FAX information, the mobile communication terminal equipment 3 acquires and outputs the FAX information addressed to itself via a telephone line installed between the mobile communication terminal equipment 3 and the connection device 2. In this case, the mobile communication terminal equipment 3 provides instruction information to the connection device 2 and obtains required FAX information as information of a requested form.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication system formed using, for example, a telephone network, a data transfer method used in the communication system, a connection device used in the communication system, and a mobile communication terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a small-sized information processing apparatus called a PDA or the like which has excellent portability is provided with a FAX modem. Such an information processing apparatus is connected to a telephone line network via, for example, a mobile phone, and a telephone line is established so that FAX information and text information can be transmitted and received even when away from home. Is being done.

In such an information processing apparatus, received fax information is transmitted to its own LCD (liquid crystal display).
To be provided to the user.
However, the LCD of such an information processing apparatus is not so large, for example, when the paper size is F4 of A4 size.
It is difficult to display AX information as it is so that the user can identify it.

Therefore, in such an information processing apparatus, the received FAX information is temporarily stored in its own memory. Then, the stored fax information can be provided to the user, for example, by sequentially displaying the fax information for each predetermined area.

[0005]

However, as described above, in a portable information processing apparatus having a FAX modem, the capacity of a memory for storing FAX information cannot be so large. Therefore, a large amount of fax information cannot be received and stored.

[0006] For example, when the memory is full with the first received fax information, the next received fax information is overwritten and the previously stored fax information disappears, or FAX to be sent next
Inconveniences such as inability to receive information occur.

For this reason, it is necessary for the user to check the FAX information accumulated in the memory, to record necessary information by making a memo, etc., to delete the FAX information from the memory, and to open the memory. Such confirmation and deletion processing is troublesome for the user. Further, for this processing, the mobile communication terminal must be able to use various functions such as the display function and the deletion function of the stored fax information as described above. The load on is large.

[0008] In view of the above, the present invention provides a communication system, a data transfer method, a connection device, and a mobile communication terminal capable of reliably and accurately obtaining transmitted FAX information even when going out. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, a communication system according to the present invention comprises a mobile communication terminal,
A connection device, wherein the connection device accumulates data transmitted through a telephone line from the beginning to the end of one communication as one communication unit, and the mobile communication terminal stores the data in the connection device. On the other hand, the connection device transmits a transmission request for requesting transmission of a part of the accumulated data of the one communication unit, and the connection device transmits the accumulated data of the one communication unit from the accumulated one data of the one communication unit. The data of a portion designated by the transmission request is extracted and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

A data transfer method according to the present invention is a method for receiving and storing data to be transmitted to a mobile communication terminal at a connection device, and transferring the data from the connection device to the mobile communication terminal. Making a call from the connection device to the mobile communication terminal, or calling the connection device from the mobile communication terminal to establish a telephone line, and performing the mobile communication through the established telephone line. A transfer requesting step of transmitting a transfer request for requesting data transfer from the communication terminal to the connection device, and, in the connection device, forming transmission data based on the accumulated data in response to the transfer request; And a data transmitting step of transmitting the data to the mobile communication terminal.

Further, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention comprises:
1 from the beginning to the end of one communication as one communication unit
Means for forming a transmission request signal for requesting a connection device or a service device that accumulates a piece of data to transmit a part of the one piece of data, and according to the transmission request signal, the connection device or the Display means for displaying data transmitted from the service device.

Also, the connection device according to the present invention has an information storage means capable of storing a large number of data blocks each having one communication unit from the beginning to the end of one communication, and a transmission request from a mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, there is provided an information extracting / generating means for extracting a part of the one-piece data and generating transmission information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

The connection device 2 transmits and stores a set of data, for example, FAX information and text information to be provided to the user of the mobile communication terminal. A telephone line is established between the mobile communication terminal and the connection device. Then, a transmission request is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device, requesting transmission of a part of the stored lump of data. In response, the connection device transmits a part of the designated set of data to the mobile communication terminal by a transmission request.

[0014] Thus, the mobile communication terminal can extract a large amount of data stored in the connection device, and extract and display only a necessary portion, similarly to the data stored in the mobile communication terminal. Becomes

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a communication system, a communication information transfer method, a communication device, and a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a communication system according to the present invention formed using a telephone line network. As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, a telephone network 1 includes a number of exchanges 11,
., And a number of base stations 101, 102,... For so-called mobile communication services.

As shown in FIG. 1, the exchanges 11, 12, 13,... Are connected to the homes through telephone lines, for example, a personal computer 4 having a modem,
(Facsimile) Communication terminals such as a terminal 5 and a telephone terminal 6 are connected. .. Perform a line switching process for establishing a telephone line between communication terminals connected to the telephone line network 1 via the respective exchanges.

The base stations 101, 102,... Perform radio communication with, for example, a portable telephone terminal or a mobile communication terminal 3 according to the present invention, which will be described later, and make a telephone call between them and another telephone terminal or communication terminal. Enables the establishment of lines.

In this embodiment, the connection device 2 is connected to the exchange 13 via a telephone line L drawn into the house. A personal computer 7, a FAX terminal 8, and a telephone terminal 9 are connected to the connection device 2 as communication terminals of telephone subscribers via connection lines 231, 232, and 233. In this example, the connection device 2
Is an adapter device for connecting the telephone line L and each communication terminal.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an example of the connection device 2 used in the communication system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the connection device 2 of this example
A switch circuit 23 to which a personal computer 7, a FAX terminal 8, and a telephone terminal 9 are connected via a mode classification unit 21, a signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 to which a telephone line L is connected, and connection lines 231, 232, and 233; Storage unit 24, incoming /
Disconnection detection unit 25, automatic calling unit 26, information extraction / generation unit 2
7 is provided.

The mode classifying unit 21 receives the supply of the mode setting information from the user, and controls each unit so as to perform a process according to the set mode. In this embodiment, the connection device 2 detects an incoming call, automatically establishes a telephone line in response to the incoming call, and performs communication processing between the communication terminal that has made the call and the connection device 2. And a normal mode in which a call from another communication terminal is supplied to the communication terminal connected to the connection device 2 as it is.

In this embodiment, a personal computer 7, a facsimile terminal 8, and a telephone terminal 9 are connected to the connection device 2 as shown in FIG. , One of these
Communication processing can be performed between one communication terminal and another communication terminal that has made a call.

Although the mode setting is not shown, each mode can be set or changed by operating a mode setting key provided on the connection device 2.

The mode classifying section 21 forms a control signal according to the mode set by the user, and supplies the control signal to each section to execute a process according to the set mode.

The signal transmission / reception unit 22 performs a process of receiving a signal supplied via the telephone line L and a process of transmitting a signal to be transmitted from the own device under the control of the mode classification unit 21. For example, in the above-described automatic mode, the connection device 2 independently performs communication processing with another communication terminal.
For this reason, the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 also performs demodulation processing of a received signal, modulation processing of a signal to be transmitted, and the like.

In the normal mode described above, the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 outputs the received signal to the communication terminals 7, 8, and 9 at the subsequent stage of the connection device 2 as it is,
The signals supplied from the communication terminals 7, 8, and 9 connected to the connection device 2 and transmitted from the connection device 2 are also transmitted to the telephone line L as they are.

The switch circuit 23 switches communication terminals for establishing a telephone line in accordance with the control of the mode classifying section 21. That is, in this embodiment, in the automatic mode, the switch circuit 23 switches so as to supply the signal received from the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 to the information storage unit 24. In the normal mode, switching is performed so that a communication path is connected to the instructed communication terminal.

In this embodiment, the switch circuit 23 also has a function of analyzing the header of the transmitted signal, and determines whether the supplied signal is FAX information or a signal for a telephone terminal. Can be determined.
Therefore, when the supplied signal is FAX information, switching is performed to supply the signal to the FAX terminal 8, and when the supplied signal is information for the telephone terminal, switching is performed to supply the signal to the telephone terminal 9.

The personal computer 7 performs, for example, communication with a personal computer or a facsimile machine created by itself.
Information can be transmitted. For this reason, in this embodiment, when the personal computer 7 is used, the connection device 2 is switched to connect the personal computer 7 and the line by a manual operation of the user.

In this embodiment, the connection device 2
Indicates that the received signal is transmitted to the telephone terminal 9 even in the automatic mode.
If the received signal is a signal to the telephone terminal 9 connected to the connection device 2 without automatically responding,
The telephone terminal 9 performs incoming call processing and the like.

The information storage unit 24 receives the FAX information and the text information received by the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 and
For example, one block of data is stored in which one communication unit is from the beginning to the end of one communication. In this embodiment, the information storage unit 24 is a non-volatile memory backed up by a battery, for example, although not shown. Then, writing and reading of information can be appropriately performed.

The incoming / disconnection detecting unit 25 detects a call signal supplied via the telephone line L or a disconnection signal of the line, thereby detecting an incoming call to the own device or disconnection of the established telephone line. I do. Then, for example, when the automatic mode is set by the user, the incoming / disconnection detecting unit 25
Controls the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 to automatically respond when an incoming call is detected according to the control of the mode classifying unit 21.

In addition, the incoming / disconnection detecting circuit 25 detects the disconnection of the established telephone line and performs the control when the control information from the mode classifying section 21 is the automatic mode. If it is a signal, it instructs an automatic calling unit 26 to be described later to automatically call a predetermined mobile communication terminal.

The automatic calling unit 26 is provided with the information storage unit 2 described above.
In addition to making an automatic call to the mobile communication terminal to which the information stored in 4 is to be transferred, it instructs the information extraction / generation unit 27 to form a signal to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.

In this embodiment, the automatic calling unit 26
Is provided with a memory 261 for storing information such as the telephone number of the other party required for automatic calling. In this case, the telephone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal 3 that the user of the connection device 2 carries when going out is registered as the other party.

The information extracting / generating unit 27 supplies the information to the mobile communication terminal 3 based on the instruction from the automatic calling unit 26 and the instruction information received from the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 from the mobile communication terminal 3. It forms header information used as header information of signals and stored information. Further, based on the instruction information from the mobile communication terminal 3, a part of the information of one communication unit designated by the instruction information is extracted from the information stored in the information storage unit 24, and the mobile communication terminal 3 is also generated. Then, the generated signal or information is transmitted to a telephone line via the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 and transmitted to a predetermined mobile communication terminal.

As described above, when the connection apparatus 2 receives the text information such as the facsimile information and the electronic mail when the automatic mode is set, the connection apparatus 2 stores the text information in the information storage unit 24. And reception of FAX information and text information,
When the storage is completed, the connection device 2 automatically calls the mobile communication terminal 3 stored in the memory 261 of the automatic calling unit 26 and transfers the stored FAX information and text information to the mobile communication terminal 3. To be able to.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining one embodiment of the mobile communication terminal 3 used in the communication system of this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, a mobile communication terminal 3 of this embodiment has a transmitting / receiving antenna 31, a transmitting / receiving circuit 32,
Baseband processing circuit 33, receiver 34, transmitter 35,
It has an LCD controller 36, an LCD 37, and a control circuit 300 described in detail later.

Although not shown, the baseband processing circuit 33 includes an A / D converter for A / D converting an audio signal to be transmitted and a D / A converter for D / A converting a received digital audio signal. . Then, in the baseband processing circuit 33, transmission processing such as A / D conversion is performed on the audio signal from the transmitter 35,
The processed signal is supplied to the transmission / reception circuit 32 to be a high-frequency signal, and this signal is transmitted from the antenna 31 to the base station.

The signal selected by the transmission / reception circuit 32 is
The audio signal is supplied to the baseband processing circuit 33 and subjected to D / A conversion and the like, and an audio signal from the other party is taken out. The audio signal is supplied to the receiver 34.

Further, the data necessary for connection with the base station and the like are stored in the transmission / reception circuit 32 and the baseband processing circuit 33.
, Access is made between the base station and the control circuit 300.

The control circuit 300 includes a CPU 301
And a ROM 30 in which various processing routines are written.
2, a work area RAM 303, and a memory 304
These memories 302 to 304 are connected to the CPU 301 through the system bus 309.

In this case, the ROM 302 stores various processing routines executed in the mobile communication terminal 3. Although not shown, the memory 304 is backed up by a battery, for example, and is non-volatile.

Further, the system bus 309 has an I / O
Ports 311, 312 and key interface 31
3 are connected. Then, the transmission / reception circuit 32 is controlled through the I / O port 311, and between the baseband processing circuit 33 and the I / O port 312.
Data is accessed. Further, to the key interface 313, various operation keys K1 to KN such as a call key and a dial key are connected.

A display controller 36 is connected to the bus 309, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 37 is connected to the controller 36 as a display element for displaying an operation state and the like.

The transmitting / receiving circuit 32 of the mobile communication terminal 3 according to this embodiment also has a function as a so-called FAX modem. Therefore, it is possible to directly receive the FAX information transmitted from the FAX terminal and display the FAX information on the LCD 37 via the control circuit 300. The mobile communication terminal 3 allows a user to input a relatively short message, and transmits the input message to the destination as FAX information by using a FAX modem function of the transmission / reception circuit 32. You can also.

However, as described above, the mobile communication terminal 3
Of the memory 304 is limited, and a large amount of FA
X information cannot be received and stored. For this reason,
The function of the transmission / reception circuit 32 as a FAX modem is used for receiving and transmitting relatively short FAX information. For this reason, whether or not to use the function as the FAX modem can be switched by the user.

When the transmission / reception circuit 32 receives the transmission information formed in the connection device 2 as described above, it demodulates the information and supplies it to the control circuit 300 via the I / O port 311. The control circuit 300 supplies the supplied transmission information to the LCD controller 36,
Information formed by the transmission information is displayed on the CD 37.

In the communication system according to this embodiment, FAX information and text information transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 carried outside are transmitted to the connection device 2 using a transfer service provided by a telephone company. To be stored in the connection device 2.

Then, as described above, after the information storage in the connection device 2 is completed, a new telephone line is established between the mobile communication terminal 3 and the connection device 2, and the instruction information from the mobile communication terminal 3 is added. In response, the information stored in connection device 2 is transferred to mobile communication terminal 3.

In this case, the mobile communication terminal 3 sends the connection device 2
The instruction information supplied to the server is specified by specifying a position or area when only a necessary portion of the stored FAX information or text information is transmitted, and enlargement or reduction of a part of the FAX information or text information to be provided. , Etc. is specified.

Then, as will be described in detail later, the connection device 2 generates transmission information from the stored information in accordance with the instruction information from the mobile communication terminal 3 and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 3. At this time, the generation of the transmission information in the connection device 2 is performed by enlarging or reducing in consideration of the size of the display area of the LCD 37 for displaying the transmission information of the mobile communication terminal 3 and the number of pixels constituting the display area. Is performed optimally. That is, in this embodiment, the automatic calling unit 2
6, the information such as the size of the display area and the number of pixels of the LCD 37 is stored together with the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal 3, and transmission information is generated in consideration of this information.

Thus, the user can sequentially view the entire FAX information stored in the connection device 2 via the mobile communication terminal 3 or can extract and view only necessary portions.

Next, an example of a command as instruction information supplied from the mobile communication terminal 3 of this embodiment to the connection device 2 will be described. In this embodiment, each command can be designated by a numeral, and has a number of commands as follows.

Command 1 terminates the display of the header information and instructs the transfer of the main information corresponding to the header information. In this case, the header information is so-called heading information of FAX information or text information stored in the information storage unit 24 of the connection device 2 as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In this example, the header information includes a number SEQ-NO indicating the storage order of the stored information, a telephone number or identification ID of the sender, which is information for identifying the sender, the name of the sender, and the name of the sender. Affiliation name, which is the name of the company or institution, date and time of receipt of the information, headline and subject of the information, importance indicating the importance of the information, type of information indicating whether the information is business or private information, etc. Consists of

Each piece of information forming the header information is
Usually, the information is provided in the information provided from the communication terminal on the sender side. However, the date and time of actual reception is obtained from the built-in timer (not shown) in the connection device 2. You.

Then, when the header information shown in FIG. 4 is transmitted from the connection device 2 to the mobile communication terminal 3 and displayed, and when it is desired to display the stored information corresponding to the header information, the command 1 is selected. Thereby, when the stored information is FAX information, as shown in FIG. 5A, the FAX information of the entire first page is stored in the mobile communication terminal 3.
In the connection device 2, information enlarged or reduced according to the size of the display area of the LCD 37 is generated. Then, the generated information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 and displayed.

When the stored information is text information, as shown in FIG. 5B, the information of the first few lines of the message (from the head of the stored information to the line that can be displayed on the LCD 37) is connected. L extracted in device 2
Information that is enlarged or reduced according to the size of the CD 37 is generated. Then, this is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 and displayed.

The command 2 is a command for image information such as facsimile information. As will be described later, for example, when only a part of the facsimile information is displayed due to enlargement, designation of a position or area, or the like. , And instruct the entire FAX information to be transferred. In this case, the generation of the transmission information in the connection device 2 is performed in the same manner as in the case shown in FIG. 5A.

As shown in FIG. 6A, command 3 instructs the transfer of the head of the image information. Command 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in B, the transfer of the end part of the image information is instructed. In the case of these commands 3 and 4, the position of the image information transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 is automatically determined. Therefore, the connection device 2 extracts the image information at the position and reduces or enlarges the image information as it is or according to the size of the display area of the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3 to form and transmit the transmission information. Is done.

Command 5 instructs, as shown in FIG. 7A, transfer of an image obtained by enlarging a position portion specified by coordinates in the currently displayed image information. In this case, the coordinates are specified on the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3 by moving the cursor, for example, to two points (x1, y1), (x2, y
2) is designated, and an image within a rectangle having these two points as diagonals is designated as an image to be enlarged.

In this case, the mobile communication terminal 3
, The designated command and the coordinate data of the two designated points on the LCD 37 are transmitted. Connection device 2
Stores what transmission data was previously provided to the mobile communication terminal 3. That is, at present, the mobile communication terminal 3
LCD 37 knows which part of which image is displayed.

Therefore, the connection device 2 converts the supplied coordinate data into coordinate data on the original image from the supplied coordinate data and the information on the displayed image. That is, the coordinate data of two points on the LCD 37 from the mobile communication terminal 3 can be converted into coordinate data matching the actual image (original image) stored in the connection device 2.

Then, an image of a designated area is extracted according to the coordinate data on the original image obtained by this conversion, and the image is enlarged and reduced according to the display area of the LCD 37 and transmitted. Information is generated. Then, the transmission information generated here is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3, and as shown in FIG. 7A, the image of the designated area is
It is displayed on the LCD 37.

As shown in FIG. 7B, the command 6 instructs the transfer of the image in which the position of the currently displayed part is shifted to the adjacent part in the whole image. In this case, in the connection device 2, based on the position and the area of the currently displayed image, transmission information for displaying an image of an area of the same size as the currently displayed image at an adjacent position is formed. , To the communication terminal 3.

As shown in FIG. 8, the command 7 is usually
An image to be processed as a horizontal image is instructed to be transferred as an image rotated by 90 degrees. In this case, the connection device 2
In, the image of the specified area is rotated 90 degrees,
At the same time, transmission information for displaying an image corresponding to the display area of the LCD 37 is formed.

Hereinafter, although a display example is not shown, the command 8
Indicates enlargement / reduction of the currently displayed image. In this case, the user can instruct the enlargement / reduction ratio following the command. Command 9 is, for example,
The user instructs enlargement / reduction of an entire designated image such as an image for one page of FAX information. In this case, similarly to the command 8, the enlargement / reduction ratio can be specified.

In the case of commands 8 and 9, as in the case of command 5 described above, L
In consideration of the number of pixels of the CD 37, transmission information for displaying an image represented as finely as possible according to the size of the image after the enlargement is formed.

The command 10 instructs the transfer of the currently displayed image again. The command 11 instructs to return to the previous screen. This command 10, 11
In the case of (1), the transmission information for displaying the currently displayed image or the image displayed immediately before is again formed and transmitted in the connection device 2.

When the information stored in the connection device 2 is text information such as an electronic mail, the following commands are prepared.

Command 12 instructs the transfer of information for the first few lines of text information. In this case, information from the head of the target text information to the displayable line is extracted and transmitted. The command 13 instructs the transfer of information for several lines at the end of the text information. In this case, information from the end of the target text information to the displayable line is extracted and transmitted.

Command 14 instructs the transfer of information from the line following the last line of the currently displayed text information to a displayable line. The command 15 instructs the transfer of text information obtained by scrolling the screen by the specified number of lines. Also, the command 16 instructs the transfer of text information centered on the designated line, which is the number of lines that can be displayed on the screen.

Also in the case of the commands 14 and 15, the connection device 2 obtains a pointer indicating the position of the next text information to be displayed in accordance with the command, based on the currently displayed text information. Then, text information for the number of lines that can be displayed is extracted and transmitted.

Note that a pointer to text information to be extracted as transmission information may be transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 3 to the connection device 2. In this case, the connection device 2 does not need to find the pointer of the text information to be read next, and the load on the connection device 2 is reduced.

Command 17 instructs execution of a character string search. In this embodiment, after specifying the command 17, the user further specifies a target character string from the text information currently displayed on the LCD 37. In response, the connection device 2 extracts a sentence around the specified character string and transmits the sentence to the mobile terminal 3. Thereby, the text around the designated character string is provided to the user via the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3.

When a large number of designated character strings exist in the text information, sentences around the designated character string are sequentially provided in accordance with the designation from the user or at a predetermined timing. To be displayed.

The command 18 instructs to scroll and display text information as needed. For example, the LCD 37 sequentially moves from the beginning to the end of text information at a constant speed.
To be displayed. As a result, even when the characters that can be displayed on the LCD 37 are about 10 to 20 words, all of the text information can be sequentially provided to the user.

When the scroll mode as described above is being executed by the command 18, the following commands can be designated. Increase the scroll speed. Decrease scroll speed. Fast forward Rewind Stop Fast forward is to advance the text information display position from the position where fast forward is specified by the user, and rewind is performed by the user.
This is to return the display position of the text information from the position where the rewind is instructed. Therefore, in the fast forward and rewind, the fast forward and rewind are performed on the text information in the same manner as the fast forward and rewind for the video tape of the video tape recorder as described above.

As described above, when displaying text information by scrolling, the characters to be displayed are transmitted from the connection device 2 to the mobile communication terminal 3 as needed.

As other commands, in this embodiment, commands 19 to 24 are as follows.
Is prepared.

Command 19 instructs disconnection of the line with connection device 2. The connection device 2 that has received the command 19 disconnects the established telephone line and releases the line. Of course, the telephone line established in the mobile communication terminal 3 is released and returns to the standby state.

Commands 20 to 24 are used when a plurality of FAX information and text information are stored in the connection device 2.

The command 20 instructs the transfer of the number of information items stored in the information storage unit 24 of the connection device 2. In response to the command 20, the information extraction / generation unit 27 of the connection device 2 calculates the number of pieces of information stored in the information storage unit 24, and transmits this to the mobile communication terminal 3.

The command 21 instructs the transfer of the number of pieces of information stored in the information storage unit 24 that has not been referred to yet since the storage. Command 21
Is used, the information extraction / generation unit 27 calculates the number of pieces of information that have been stored and have not yet been read out, similarly to the command 20 described above. In this case, for example, a flag indicating that the information has been read is turned on for the information once read. Then, by counting the number of pieces of information for which the flag indicating that the information has been read is OFF, the number of pieces of information requested by the command 21 can be calculated.

The command 22 is used to search for information stored in the information storage unit 24, such as the date and time when the connection device 2 received the information, the identification information of the sender, the importance of the information, the type of information, and the like as search items. To transfer search results. In this case, the mobile communication terminal 3 provides the connection device 2 with a search item group of information to be extracted and a search key in each search item. In the connection device 2, the information extraction / generation unit 27 performs information search / extraction on all information stored in the information storage unit 24 based on information from the mobile communication terminal 3.

Further, based on the extracted information, the information extracting / generating section 27 forms only the above-mentioned header information or information necessary for the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 to identify the target information. A part of the header information is created and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3.

If a large number of extracted information exist and cannot be displayed on the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3 at one time, the information is displayed in a plurality of times. Information is generated, and the information is transferred from the signal transmitting / receiving unit 22 a plurality of times. In this case, the information transfer is performed when a command corresponding to a key corresponding to, for example, an up key or a down key is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 3 and received by the connection device.

Command 23 instructs termination of the display of the currently displayed information. In response, the connection device 2 releases the extracted and generated transmission information, forms information notifying that a new command is to be received, and transmits the information to the mobile communication terminal 3.

The command 24 extracts one of the information stored in the information storage unit 24 that has not been read and has never been read out, and instructs the transfer of the extracted information. I do. In this case, the connection device 2 extracts information that has not been read yet, for example, in order of earliest reception date and time, and generates transmission information. Note that the transmission information generated here may be header information. In the case of the header information, after the user confirms the header information via the mobile communication terminal 3, the transmission of this information can be received, and the transmission of unnecessary information is not received.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described commands, and various commands can be set and used. In this case, it is possible to respond by changing the software of the mobile communication terminal 3 and the connection device 2.

As described above, when transmission information is formed in the connection device 2 according to each command, L
In consideration of the number of pixels constituting the CD 37, the image is generated so that the image displayed on the LCD 37 is not deteriorated by the transmission information formed by being reduced or enlarged. Therefore,
Transmission information of the maximum number of pixels that can be displayed on the LCD 37 is generated.

When the amount of transmission information generated by the connection device 2 is large, the transmission information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 is compressed and transmitted using, for example, an image coding method such as the JPEG method. Then, in the mobile communication terminal 3,
By expanding this, it is also possible to provide a high-precision image with a small amount of transmission information.

FIG. 9 shows the operation of the communication system of this embodiment when transmitted from a facsimile terminal connected to a telephone line network to mobile communication terminal 3 like facsimile terminal 5 shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9, when a call is generated to mobile communication terminal 3, a call message is transmitted to mobile communication terminal 3 via a base station near mobile communication terminal 3.

When the outgoing call message is from a facsimile terminal, the mobile communication terminal 3 of this embodiment
When the FAX modem function of the transmission / reception circuit 32 is not used, a response message is not returned. Therefore, in this embodiment, when a response message from the mobile communication terminal 3 has not been returned for a certain period of time, the transfer service provided by the telephone company provides a fax service to the mobile communication terminal 3.
The information is transferred to a predetermined destination.

In this transfer service, when the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 subscribes to this transfer service in advance, the designated transfer destination is registered in the database of the control station of the telephone company. Then, as described above, when a response to the call message has not been returned to the base station for a certain period of time, the base station notifies this to the control station, and according to the control of the control station, the mobile communication terminal. The FAX information for No. 3 is transferred to the transfer destination. In this case, the facsimile for the mobile communication terminal 3
The information is transferred to the connection device 2.

As described above, the connection device 2 is provided with the automatic mode and the normal mode. When the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 sets the automatic mode, the connection device 2 is transferred. A response message is returned in response to the calling message from the calling FAX terminal. Then, a telephone line is established between the calling FAX terminal and the connection device 2.

Then, the connection device 2 transmits the FAX transmitted from the calling FAX terminal through the established telephone line.
The information is received and stored in the information storage unit 24 in the own device. Then, upon receiving a notification from the calling FAX terminal to end the transmission of the FAX information, the connection device 2 returns an end confirmation notification. Thus, the calling FAX terminal and the connection device 2 disconnect the established telephone line and release the telephone line.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation at the time of transferring the information stored in connection device 2 to mobile communication terminal 3 as described above. In this embodiment, when the connection device 2 finishes storing the FAX information in the mobile communication terminal 3 and releases the telephone line as described above, the connection device 2 makes an automatic call to the mobile communication terminal 3 and stores it. The processing for transferring the FAX information is started.

That is, the automatic calling unit 26 of the connection device 2
Reads out the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal 3 registered in the memory 261, performs an automatic calling process, and sends a calling message. The calling message is supplied to the mobile communication terminal 3 via a base station near the mobile communication terminal 3.

Upon receiving the outgoing call message from the connection device 2, the mobile communication terminal 3 notifies the user that there is an incoming call by emitting a ring tone or the like, and requests a response operation. When the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 performs a response operation, a response message is sent from the mobile communication terminal 3, and a telephone line is established between the connection device 2 and the mobile communication terminal 3.

When the telephone line is established, the connection device 2
A command request signal, which is a signal for requesting the mobile communication terminal 3 to transmit a command, is formed and supplied to the mobile communication terminal 3. In response to the command request signal, the mobile communication terminal 3 transmits the fax transmitted to itself.
It is detected that the information has been stored in the connection device 2. Then, for example, the user is notified by emitting a ringing tone different from that at the time of a normal incoming call, or displaying a message notifying that the fax information is transferred on the LCD 37.

After the telephone line is established and before the command request signal is transmitted from the connection device 2, in FIG. 10, as shown by the dotted line, “personal password input” and “password input” are performed. There may be a procedure to authenticate that

In this case, unless the same password as the password previously input to the connection device 2 is input, the call is terminated without transmitting a command request signal, or a “password input request” is made again. Done. By doing so, even when the mobile communication terminal 3 is stolen, information is not leaked to a third party.

In response, when the user of mobile communication terminal 3 inputs a command for instructing mobile communication terminal 3 to transmit FAX information, mobile communication terminal 3 A transfer command serving as a so-called trigger for starting transmission of the stored FAX information is generated and supplied to the connection device 2.

In this embodiment, the connection device 2
Upon receiving the transfer command from the mobile communication terminal 3,
The header information of the stored FAX information is formed and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3. Mobile communication terminal 3 receives the header information and displays it on LCD 37.

The user of the mobile communication terminal 3 checks the information displayed on the LCD 37, inputs the various commands described above, and supplies them to the connection device 2. It generates transmission information according to the command and returns it to the mobile communication terminal 3. The transmission and reception of this command and transmission information are appropriately performed, and the FA stored in the connection device 2 is transmitted.
The X information can be viewed through the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3. Moreover, the transmission information generated in the connection device 2 is based on the supplied command and the L of the mobile communication terminal 3.
Considering the size of the CD 37, etc., the F
The AX information is provided after processing such as reduction or enlargement. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal 3 can display the FAX information reproduced by the transmission data without reducing or enlarging the FAX information.

When the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 inputs the line disconnection command, in this embodiment, the command 17 when the user has finished viewing the desired FAX information, a confirmation message is returned from the connection device 2. The established telephone line is disconnected and the line is released.

As described above, when a plurality of pieces of FAX information are stored in the connection device 2, the stored F
It is also possible to display the number of AX information, search for desired FAX information, and the like.

Next, the operations of the connection device 2 and the mobile communication terminal 3 in the communication system of this embodiment, which have been described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. .

FIGS. 11 and 12 are flowcharts for explaining the processing in the automatic mode of the connection device 2. As described above, the connection device 2 can automatically respond to the transmission of FAX information and text information in the automatic mode. However, in the following description, the description will be simplified. Therefore, the case where FAX information is received is mainly described.

The connection device 2 automatically responds to a call from a communication terminal such as a FAX terminal that transmits FAX information or text information (step 501, step 5).
02). For example, when a telephone line is established between the calling-side FAX terminal and the connection device 2 by the automatic response process in step 502, the connection device 2 transmits the FA from the FAX terminal.
X information is received (step 503), and the received FAX information is stored in the information storage unit 24 (step 504).

Then, the connection device 2 determines whether or not an end notification has been supplied from the FAX terminal, thereby
It is detected whether or not the transmission of the FAX information from the X terminal has been completed (step 505). If it is determined in step 505 that the transmission of the FAX information has not been completed, the processing from step 503 is repeated.

In step 505, when it is detected that the transmission of the fax information has been completed,
The telephone line between the terminal and the connection device 2 is disconnected (step 506).

Then, as described above, the connection device 2 is connected to the automatic calling unit 2 based on the control signal from the mode classifying unit 21.
By the processing in step 6, an automatic call is made to the mobile communication terminal 3 (step 507). In response to this call, it is confirmed that the mobile communication terminal 3 has returned a response message (step 508), and a telephone line is established between the connection device 2 and the mobile communication terminal 3 (step 509). .

When a telephone line is established, the connection device 2
A transfer command request signal is supplied to the mobile communication terminal 3 (Step 510). Then, the connection device 2 waits for the supply of the transfer command from the mobile communication terminal 3 (Step 5).
11) When the transfer command is supplied, the header information of the stored FAX information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 (step 512).

The connection apparatus 2 waits for a command from the mobile communication terminal 3 (step 513), and when a command is transmitted, receives it and analyzes it (step 514). As a result of the command analysis, it is determined whether or not the received command is a command for instructing line disconnection (step 515).

If it is determined in step 515 that the command does not instruct disconnection of the line, transmission data based on FAX information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 is generated in accordance with the command (step 515). 516), and transmit the generated transmission data to the mobile communication terminal. Then, the processing from step 513 is repeated.

If it is determined in step 515 that the command instructs the disconnection of the line, the telephone line established with the mobile communication terminal 3 is disconnected (step 518), and this processing routine ends. I do.

FIGS. 13 and 14 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the mobile communication terminal 3 receiving the transfer of the FAX information stored in the connection device 2.

The control circuit 300 of the mobile communication terminal 3 determines whether or not there is an incoming call to its own device (step 60).
1) If there is no incoming call, other processing is performed (step 602). When it is determined in step 601 that there is an incoming call, it is determined whether a response operation has been performed (step 603).

If it is determined in step 603 that no response operation has been performed, another process is performed (step 604). If it is determined in step 603 that a response operation has been performed, a telephone line is established between the connection apparatus 2 that automatically originated the call and the mobile communication terminal 3 (step 605).

After the line is established, the control circuit 3 of the mobile communication terminal 3
00 determines whether a transfer command request signal has been supplied from the connection device 2 (step 606). Step 6
When it is determined in the determination process at step 06 that the transfer request signal has not been received, the control circuit 300 of the mobile communication terminal 3
Performs the normal incoming call processing (step 607).

In the determination processing of step 606, when the transfer command request signal is received, the control circuit 300
Generates and transmits a transfer command to be provided to the connection device 2 (step 608). Then, header information transmitted from the connection device 2 in response to the transfer command is received (step 609), and the received information is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3.
Is displayed on the LCD 37 (step 610).

Next, the control circuit 300 of the mobile communication terminal 3
Determines whether the user has input a command (step 611). When it is determined that a command has been input, a command signal to be supplied to the connection device 2 is generated according to the input information (step 612).

Then, it is determined whether or not the generated command is a line disconnection command (step 613). If it is determined that the command is not a line disconnection command, the generated command is transmitted to the connection device 2 (step 614). .
Then, in response to the transmitted command, the mobile communication terminal 3 receives the transmission data formed in the connection device 2 (step 615), and transmits the received transmission data to the mobile communication terminal 3.
Is displayed on the LCD 37 (step 616). Then, the processing from step 611 is repeated.

In the determination process of step 613, if the generated command is a command for instructing line disconnection, the command is transmitted to the connection device 2, and the line disconnection process is performed to release the established telephone line. (Step 617), this processing routine ends.

As described above, F for mobile communication terminal 3
The AX information is transferred to the connection device 2 and stored. Then, a telephone line is connected between the mobile communication terminal 3 and the connection device 2 and communication processing is performed, whereby the mobile communication terminal 3 is connected.
Can use the information storage unit 24 of the connection device 2 as its own memory, and provide a large amount of fax information, which could not be obtained conventionally, to the user by displaying it on the LCD 37 immediately after transmission. it can.

Further, it is also possible to register the telephone numbers of a plurality of mobile communication terminals in the memory 261 of the automatic calling unit 26 of the connection device 2 and transfer information to the plurality of mobile communication terminals. In this case, the memory 261 contains
A subcode such as “* 1” or “* 2” is added in association with the telephone number. And FAX
By inputting the sub-code of the mobile communication terminal, for example, "* 1" from the information transmission side, following the telephone number of the target mobile communication terminal, this is transmitted to the connection device 2.
Can be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal having the subcode “* 1”.

In the above-described embodiment, a call is made to the mobile communication terminal 3 and the call is transferred to the connection device 2. Information to the communication terminal 3 may be transmitted. In this case, after the reception of the directly transmitted FAX information or the like is completed, as described above, a call is automatically made to the mobile communication terminal registered in the memory 261 and the stored information is transferred. Of course, also in this case, by using the subcode, the connection device 2 can manage a plurality of mobile communication terminals.

Further, for example, a telephone company exchange, etc.
The facility of the telephone company may be provided with a function of detecting the transmission of FAX information or text information to the mobile communication terminal and automatically transferring the information to the connection device 2. In this case, for example, for the telephone company,
When such a service is used, if the use is notified, the transfer to the connection device and the transmission to the own device can be selectively used as necessary. FAX
Since only the information and the text information are determined and transferred by the telephone company, ordinary telephone terminal calls can be performed as usual.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, if the mobile communication terminal 3 receives the FAX information, if the mobile communication terminal 3 does not respond for a certain period of time, the transfer service transfers the fax information to the connection device 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the mobile communication terminal 3, the FA
When the X information is transmitted, the base station automatically responds to the request and informs the base station that the telephone number of the FAX information transmitted together with the FAX information cannot be received only when the telephone number is not the telephone number of the connection device 2. , And receiving this notification, a transfer service of the telephone company can transfer the data to the connection device 2. According to this, the information already stored in the connection device 2 is not further transferred and accumulated in the connection device 2 again.

Further, the mobile communication terminal 3 makes a call to the connection device 2 without responding to the automatic call from the connection device 2. Then, after the connection device 2 has automatically responded, a predetermined command is supplied from the mobile communication terminal 3 to the connection device 2 via the established telephone line, as described above, and the command is stored in the connection device 2. Information can be provided.

Further, in response to a command from mobile communication terminal 3, FA transmitted from connection device 2 to mobile communication terminal 3
It is also possible to write the X information in the memory of the mobile communication terminal 3 and, after disconnecting the telephone line, use the function of the mobile communication terminal 3 to view the FAX information written in the memory.

According to this, the mobile communication terminal 3 obtains only necessary information from the connection device 2 and stores it,
You can see it reduced. Therefore, call charges can be saved.

In the above-described embodiment, the connection device 2 includes the personal computer 7, the FAX terminal 8,
Although described as being separate from the telephone terminal 9, the function of the connection device 2 may be provided in, for example, the FAX terminal 8 or the personal computer 7.

It is needless to say that the information stored in the connection device 2 can be output, for example, via a facsimile terminal or a personal computer connected to the connection device 2 after returning home.

For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the information is FAX and electronic mail. However, the information stored in the connection device 2 is not limited to this. For example, when there is a service such as “video mail” , The same processing is performed for this.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention will be described.
In the communication system of this example, as shown in FIG. 15, a service station 200 is provided in a telephone line network provided by a telephone company in place of the connection device 2 described above.

In FIG. 15, the exchanges 11, 12, and 13 other than the service station 200, the base stations 101 and 102, the mobile communication terminal 3, the personal computer 4, the FAX terminal 5, and the telephone terminal 6 correspond to the first terminal shown in FIG. This is the same as the communication system according to the embodiment.

The service station 200 receives and stores text information and FAX information from the personal computer 4 and the FAX terminal 5 connected to the telephone line network. In this case, the facsimile information or the like transmitted to the service station 200 includes the mobile communication terminal 3 that is the destination to which the data should be transmitted.
Is added so that a destination to be transmitted can be identified.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the service station 200 comprises a signal transmitting / receiving unit 201, an information extracting / generating unit 2
02, an information storage unit 203 is provided. Signal transmitting / receiving section 201
Performs transmission processing and reception processing of a signal transmitted / received via a telephone line. The information storage unit 203 stores the received FAX information and text information. Information extraction / generation unit 202
Extracts the necessary information from the information stored in the information storage unit 203 according to the command transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 3 and transmits the transmission information to be returned to the mobile communication terminal 3 as described later. Generate.

Then, the mobile communication terminal 3
At 00, the telephone line is connected, and a reply of the information stored in the service station 200 is received. This is displayed on the LCD 37 and provided to the user.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the communication system according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, in the communication system of this example,
The mobile communication terminal 3 makes a call to the service station 200, receives a response message from the service station 200, and connects a telephone line between the mobile communication terminal 3 and the service station 200.

After the establishment of the telephone line, the service station 200 generates header information of the stored information and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 3. The mobile communication terminal 3 receives this header information and displays it on its own LCD 37. Then, the user who has confirmed the header information of the LCD 37 inputs a predetermined command as in the case of the first embodiment,
This is transmitted to the service station 200. In response to this command, the service station 200 generates transmission information based on the stored information and returns it to the mobile communication terminal 3 as described above.

The mobile communication terminal 3 receives the transmission information from the service station 200 and displays it on its own LCD 37. As the displayed information, information generated in response to a command from the mobile communication terminal 3 and to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 3 is displayed.

The transmission and reception of commands, the generation and transmission of transmission information according to the commands, the reception and display of transmission information, are repeated between the mobile communication terminal 3 and the service station 200 an appropriate number of times. When the user enters the service station 200
After viewing the information stored in the service station 200, the communication station transmits a line disconnection command to the service station 200, receives a confirmation message from the service station 200, and disconnects the established telephone line.

FIGS. 18 and 19 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the mobile communication terminal 3 used in the communication system according to the second embodiment.

When the mobile communication terminal 3 wishes to view, for example, FAX information addressed to itself, stored in the service station 200, the mobile communication terminal 3 first dials a telephone number for the service station 200 and issues a call to the service station 200. A call is made (step 701). Then, it is determined whether a response message has been returned from service station 200 (step 702). If it is determined in step 702 that the response message has not been returned, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the call was made (step 703). Step 702 is repeated.

If it is determined in step 702 that there is a response from the partner, it is determined whether the responding partner is the service station 200 (step 704). If it is determined in step 704 that the response is not a response from the service station 200, the mobile communication terminal 3 performs normal communication processing, that is, communication processing with a communication terminal such as a telephone terminal (step 70).
5).

If it is determined in step 704 that the responding party is the service station 200, the header information subsequently transmitted from the service station is received (step 706). Is displayed on the LCD 37 of the mobile communication terminal 3.

The mobile communication terminal 3 determines whether or not a command to be supplied to the service station 200 has been input by the user (step 708). When it is determined that the command has been input, the mobile communication terminal 3 transmits the command to the service station. Is generated (step 709). Next, it is determined whether the generated command is a command instructing disconnection of the established telephone line (step 710). If it is determined that the command is not a command instructing disconnection of the telephone line, the command generated in step 709 is determined. Service Bureau 2
00 (step 711).

Then, in response to the command from mobile communication terminal 3, the mobile station 3 receives the reply of the transmission information generated in service station 200, and receives this (step 712), and transmits the received information to LCD 37. (Step 713). Then, the processing from step 708 is repeated so that the information stored in the service station 200 required by the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 is obtained.

Further, in the judgment processing of step 703, when it is judged that a predetermined time has elapsed since the calling, and in the judgment processing of step 710, the input command is a command for instructing disconnection of the telephone line. If it is determined, the established telephone line is disconnected (step 714), and this routine ends.

As described above, according to the communication system of the second embodiment, by subscribing to the service provided by the service bureau on the telephone company side, the mobile communication terminal 3 itself can receive FAX information and text data. Even without receiving the information directly, it can be obtained via the service bureau.

Note that in the second embodiment,
Although the mobile communication terminal 3 calls the service station, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, based on information from a control station on the telephone station managing the current position of the mobile communication terminal, a call can be made from the service station to the mobile communication terminal 3 to transmit the information. Further, in the second embodiment, various kinds of security means are used so that the FAX information addressed to the user cannot be viewed by others.

For example, the user of the mobile communication terminal 3 transmits not only the telephone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal 3 but also a personal identification number, or transmits a unique serial number, for example, to the mobile communication terminal 3. Then, another person or another communication terminal cannot be used to obtain the FAX information addressed to the user. Alternatively, a security word by voice may be determined in advance, registered in the service station, and after confirming the input of the voice word, data may be read. In addition, various security means can be used.

The mobile communication terminal 3 according to the first and second embodiments has been described as being provided with the receiver 34 and the transmitter 35. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
A mobile communication terminal can be formed by connecting a mobile phone terminal to an electronic organizer, a notebook computer, or the like.

[0160]

As described above, according to the communication system, the data transfer method, the connection device, and the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, a large amount of FAX information and text information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal can be stored. Since the information stored in the connection device or service station according to the present invention can be used and the stored information can be used, the storage device used for storing FAX information and the like in the mobile communication terminal can be deleted or the storage capacity of the storage device can be reduced. Can be reduced.

[0161] Further, since processing such as extraction, reduction, and expansion of information required by the user of the mobile communication terminal is performed in the connection device or the service station, the processing amount in the mobile communication terminal can be greatly reduced, and the mobile communication terminal can be reduced. The load on the terminal can be reduced.

Further, FAX information and text information transmitted to the connection device or the service station and destined for the mobile communication terminal can be obtained through the mobile communication terminal almost in real time with the transmission.

Further, the user of the mobile communication terminal can extract and view only necessary portions from the FAX information and text information stored in the connection device and the service station.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a connection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of header information of display data stored in a connection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an example of a command as instruction information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device in the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a command as instruction information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device in the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a command as instruction information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device in the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a command as instruction information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device in the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating a communication system and a data transfer method according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining a communication system and a data transfer method according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the connection device according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart following FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart following FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram for explaining functions of a service station according to another embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram for explaining an operation of another embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of another embodiment of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart following FIG. 18;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone network, 2 ... Connection device, 3 ... Mobile communication terminal, 4
... Personal computer, 5 ... FAX terminal, 6 ... Phone terminal, 7 ... Personal computer, 8 ... FAX terminal,
9 telephone terminal, 11-13 exchange, 101 base station,
102 ... Base station

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising: a connection device, wherein the connection device accumulates data transmitted via a telephone line from the beginning to the end of one communication as one communication unit; The mobile communication terminal transmits, to the connection device, a transmission request requesting transmission of a part of the stored data of one block of one communication unit, and the connection device stores the stored 1 A communication system characterized by extracting data of a portion specified by the transmission request from a set of data of one communication unit and transmitting the extracted data to the mobile communication terminal. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the connection unit is one of the communication units.
2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein, after storing the chunk of data, a predetermined call is automatically made to the mobile communication terminal to notify that the data has been stored. 3. A telephone number assigned to the connection device and a telephone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal are managed in association with each other at a central office, and the mobile communication terminal is provided by a transfer service at the central office. 3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the destination data is transferred to and stored in the connection device. 4. When a communication request for a telephone number assigned to the mobile communication terminal is a data communication, data destined for the mobile communication terminal is transferred to the connection device by an exchange service provided by a telephone station. The communication system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 5. A mobile communication terminal, comprising: a service device connected to a telephone line; wherein the service device has large-capacity information; Transmission means for generating a transmission request for requesting transmission of a part of the accumulated data for each unit of management specified, and wherein the service device transmits the data from the mobile communication terminal. When receiving the request, data corresponding to the transmission request,
A communication system, wherein the communication system extracts data from the set of data and transmits the data to the mobile communication terminal. 6. The service device according to claim 1, wherein N (N is
The telephone number of the mobile communication terminal of an integer of 1 or more) is registered, and an incoming call to a mobile communication terminal whose telephone number is registered in the service device is transmitted by the transfer service of the central office or the exchange service of the central office. The service device stores the transmitted data addressed to the mobile communication terminal for each mobile communication terminal and from the beginning to the end of one communication as one communication unit. The communication system according to claim 5, wherein 7. The service device according to claim 6, wherein:
A communication system for automatically calling a mobile communication terminal, which is a transmission destination of the stored data, after the storage of the data addressed to the mobile communication terminal is completed, and notifying that the data has been stored. 8. A method of receiving and accumulating data to be transmitted to a mobile communication terminal at a connection device, and transferring the data from the connection device to the mobile communication terminal, wherein the connection device transmits the data to the mobile communication terminal. Or a call from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device to establish a telephone line; and from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device via the established telephone line. A transfer requesting step of transmitting a transfer request for requesting data transfer; and forming, in the connection device, transmission data based on the accumulated data in response to the transfer request, and transmitting the transmission data to the mobile communication terminal. A data transfer method including a data transmission step. 9. The data stored in the connection device is a block of data received from one start to the end and used as one communication unit, and in the transfer request step, the one block is used. A transfer request for requesting a transfer of a part of the data is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal to the connection device. In the data transmission step, the one connection device is connected to the lump in response to the transfer request. The data transfer method according to claim 8, wherein a specified part of the data is extracted from the data, and transmission data is formed and transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. 10. A request for transmission of a part of the one-piece data to a connection device or a service device that stores one piece of data with one communication unit from the beginning to the end of one communication. A mobile communication terminal, comprising: transmission request signal forming means; and display means for displaying data transmitted from the connection device or the service device in response to the transmission request signal. 11. The transmission request signal according to claim 10, wherein the transmission request signal includes information for instructing transmission of the header information of the one piece of data stored in the connection device or the service device. Mobile communication terminal. 12. The transmission request signal includes information indicating a position or an area of data requested to be transmitted among the one set of data stored in the connection device or the service device. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein 13. The transmission request signal includes information for instructing reduction or enlargement of data requested to be transmitted among the one set of data stored in the connection device or the service device. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, wherein 14. The transmission request signal instructs a search for a target set of data from a plurality of sets of data stored in the connection device or the service device, and obtains a search result. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 10, further comprising information instructing transmission of the received information. 15. An information storage means capable of storing a large number of pieces of data in one communication unit from the beginning to the end of one communication, and said one piece of data in response to a transmission request from a mobile communication terminal. An information extracting and generating unit that extracts a part of data and generates transmission information to be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. 16. After accumulating said one block of data,
16. The connection apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising an automatic calling means for automatically calling a predetermined mobile communication terminal, and notifying the mobile communication terminal that data has been stored. .