EP0797342A1
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Information providing device and portable communication terminal
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1996-10-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-10-09
Abstract
Abstract There are provided a portable communication terminal (1) having a telephone communication means (26) which accesses to a server (7) or a data base (8) connected to a radio communication network (2) so as to receive multimedia information from the server (7) or the data base (8) and a human-machine interface means (22) to which the multimedia information is supplied, and a portable communication terminal server (7) having a data base (7DB) in which a multimedia information is stored, an external communication processing means which accesses to a server (10) connected to an external information communication network (4) and receives an information from the server (10), a data processing means for processing or converting the information, and a transfer means for transferring the information from the external communication processing means or the data processing means to the communication terminal (1) via the portable telephone system network (2). Accordingly, the portable communication terminal is small-sized and has a good portability, so that an operability is excellent. By the portable communication terminal, the multimedia information can be obtained from the server connected to a radio telephone communication network or the external information communication network. Furthermore, the obtained multimedia information can be outputted to the human-machine interface. Furthermore, even if a terminal application software, a viewer or the like is not intentionally installed into the portable communication terminal, the portable communication terminal can access to the communication terminal connected to the external information communication network and can obtain the multimedia information from the communication terminal. Furthermore, after the obtained information is processed or converted in accordance with an output capability of the human-machine interface, the information can be outputted to the human-machine interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoji Kawamoto
- 👤 Akira Kurihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/612; H04L65/75; H04L65/765; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04W88/00; H04W88/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
An information providing apparatus characterized by comprising : a portable communication terminal having a telephone communication means which accesses to a server or a data base connected to a portable telephone system network so as to receive multimedia information from said server or data base, and a human-machine interface means for which the multimedia information is supplied from said telephone communication means; and a portable communication terminal server having a data base in which a multimedia information is stored, an external communication processing means which accesses to a server connected to an external information communication network so as to receive the multimedia information from said server, a data processing means for processing or converting the multimedia information from said external communication processing means, and a transfer means for transferring the multimedia information from said external communication processing means or said data processing means to said portable communication terminal via said portable telephone system network.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
An information providing apparatus characterized by comprising : a portable communication terminal having a telephone communication means which accesses to a server or a data base connected to a portable telephone system network so as to receive multimedia information from said server or data base, a data processing means for processing or converting the multimedia information from said telephone communication means, and a human-machine interface means to which the multimedia information is supplied from said telephone communication means or said data processing means; and a portable communication terminal server having a data base in which a multimedia information is stored, an external communication processing means which accesses to a server connected to an external information communication network so as to receive the multimedia information from said server, and a transfer means for transferring the multimedia information from said external communication processing means to said portable communication terminal via said portable telephone system network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
117 words
A portable communication terminal characterized by comprising : a telephone communication means which accesses to a server or a data base connected to a portable telephone system network so as to receive multimedia information from said server or data base; an external communication processing means which accesses to the server connected to an external information communication network so as to receive a multimedia information from said server; a data processing means for processing or converting the multimedia information received from said telephone communication means or said external communication processing means; and a human-machine interface means to which the multimedia information is supplied from said telephone communication means, said external communication processing means or said data processing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a transfer control protocol, which is a protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a hypertext transfer protocol, which is an application protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a transfer control protocol, which is a protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a hypertext transfer protocol, which is a application protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that a transfer control protocol, which is a protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that a hypertext transfer protocol, which is a application protocol for an Internet, is practically mounted to said external communication processing means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a transfer control protocol is used as a protocol between said portable communication terminal and said portable communication terminal server.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a transfer control protocol is used as a protocol between said portable communication terminal and said portable communication terminal server.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a transmission protocol which adds an error correction code so as to control a re-transmission and a transport protocol using a transmission sequence number and an answer acknowledge number are used as a protocol between said portable communication terminal and said portable communication terminal server.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a transmission protocol which adds an error correction code so as to control a re-transmission and a transport protocol using a transmission sequence number and an answer acknowledge number are used as a protocol between said portable communication terminal and said portable communication terminal server.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1 characterized by comprising : a broadcasting means for broadcasting common information within a predetermined area; and in that said portable communication terminal comprises a broadcast reception means for receiving a broadcast from said broadcasting means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 14, characterized in that said portable communication terminal comprises a detecting means for detecting an on-air signal indicating that the broadcast is carried out by said external broadcasting means or a broadcast reception instructing signal for instructing to receive the broadcast.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2 characterized by comprising : a broadcasting means for broadcasting common information within a predetermined area; and in that said portable communication terminal comprises a broadcast reception means for receiving a broadcast from said broadcasting means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
48 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that said portable communication terminal comprises a detecting means for detecting a on-air signal indicating that the broadcast is carried out by said external broadcasting means or a broadcast reception instructing signal for instructing to receive the broadcast.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3 characterized by comprising : a broadcast reception means for receiving a broadcast from a broadcasting means which broadcasts common information within a predetermined area.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 18 characterized by comprising a detecting means for detecting an on-air signal indicating that a broadcast is carried out by an external broadcasting means or a broadcast reception instructing signal for instructing to receive the broadcast.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
76 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said portable communication terminal server comprises an identifier transfer means for transferring an identifier indicative of a place where a user using said portable communication terminal exists to a server connected to said external information communication network when said server connected to said external information communication network is accessed by said external communication processing means so as to receive a multimedia information from said server.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
76 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said portable communication terminal server comprises an identifier transfer means for transferring an identifier indicative of a place where a user using said portable communication terminal exists a the server connected to said external information communication network when said server connected to said external information communication network is accessed by said external communication processing means so as to receive a multimedia information from said server.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
71 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3 characterized by comprising : an identifier transfer means for transferring an identifier indicative of a place where a user using said portable communication terminal exists to a server connected to said external information communication network when said server connected to said external information communication network is accessed by said external communication processing means so as to receive a multimedia information from said server.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said data processing means is a conversion means for converting a character information into a voice information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said data processing means is a conversion means for converting a character information into a voice information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that said data processing means is a conversion means for converting a character information into a voice information.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
70 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that in a data base of said portable communication terminal are stored a multimedia information to be transferred to said portable communication terminal in accordance with an access from said portable communication terminal and a multimedia information to be transferred to said communication terminal in accordance with an access from a communication terminal connected to an external information communication network.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
70 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that in a data base of said portable communication terminal are stored a multimedia information to be transferred to a portable communication terminal in accordance with an access from said portable communication terminal and a multimedia information to be transferred to a communication terminal in accordance with an access from said communication terminal connected to an external information communication network.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said data processing means has a conversion means for converting an information from said portable communication terminal into a predetermined multimedia information.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said data processing means has a conversion means for converting an information from said portable communication terminal into a predetermined multimedia information.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that said data processing means has a conversion means for converting an information from said portable communication terminal into a predetermined multimedia information.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said portable telephone system network is a personal handy phone system network.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
23 words
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said portable telephone system network is a personal handy phone system network.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
The portable communication terminal according to claim 3, characterized in that said portable telephone system network is a personal handy phone system network.
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