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Personal-servicing communication system
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-11-09
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Granted: 1988-07-19
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Expires: 2004-11-09
Abstract
Abstract A communication system offering specific services to specific persons bears a portable memory device with a record of personal information such as the bearer's identification number, class of service, personal data, etc. In making a call, the bearer of the memory device puts it on a communication terminal device and the terminal device reads out the personal information, which is transferred to a data processor such as a central processor in the exchange so that a service specific to the calling person is rendered.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadahiko Akiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:55
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/38; H04M3/387; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/275; H04M1/276; H04M1/2765; H04M1/57; H04M1/575; H04M1/578; H04M1/66; H04M1/667; H04M1/67; H04M1/675; H04M3/42; H04M3/44; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0407; H04M11/00; H04M11/02; H04M11/022; H04M3/42229; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, a plurality of communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information recorded on said memory device and nor transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to a service identified by said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service under control of a central controller in response to received personal information, including the bearer identification read by said terminal device, or a service indicated by the stored service information in case no personal informataion is received.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, a plurality of communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information recorded on said memory device and nor transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to a service identified by said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service under control of a central controller in response to received personal information, including the bearer identification read by said terminal device, or a service indicated by the stored service information in case no personal informataion is received.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
114 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device with personal information including information personal to the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information on said memory device and for transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing class of service information assigned to the terminal devices, and means for setting up a call under control of a central controller after verification of the class of service determined on the basis of the bearer information read by said terminal device or after verification of the stored class of service in case no personal information is received.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
114 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a portable memory device with personal information including information personal to the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, communication terminal devices each including means for reading out the personal information on said memory device and for transferring it to an exchange facility, said exchange facility including means for storing class of service information assigned to the terminal devices, and means for setting up a call under control of a central controller after verification of the class of service determined on the basis of the bearer information read by said terminal device or after verification of the stored class of service in case no personal information is received.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 2, wherein said portable memory device has a record of an identification code of the bearer of the portable memory device, and said exchange facility stores in a memory data indicating the correspondence between identification codes and classes of service.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 2, wherein said portable memory device stores a record of service class given to a bearer of said memory device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
173 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a plurality of communication terminal devices, an exchange facility including a central controller for effecting selective connection between communication terminal devices in response to connection control information received from one of said communication terminal devices, a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, each of said communication terminal devices including means for reading out the personal information on said portable memory device and for transferring said personal information including the bearer identification to said exchange facility, and said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service to a terminal device under control of said central controller in response to connection control information and at least the bearer identification information received from said terminal device or said service indicated by said stored service information in case no personal information is received.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
173 words
A personal-servicing communication system comprising a plurality of communication terminal devices, an exchange facility including a central controller for effecting selective connection between communication terminal devices in response to connection control information received from one of said communication terminal devices, a portable memory device having personal information including an identification of the bearer of the portable memory device recorded thereon, each of said communication terminal devices including means for reading out the personal information on said portable memory device and for transferring said personal information including the bearer identification to said exchange facility, and said exchange facility including means for storing service information indicating a service assigned to the terminal devices to be employed as an alternative to said personal information, and means for providing a personal communication service to a terminal device under control of said central controller in response to connection control information and at least the bearer identification information received from said terminal device or said service indicated by said stored service information in case no personal information is received.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 5, wherein said personal information recorded on said memory device also indicates the class of service available to the bearer of the memory device, and said central controller including means for controlling the selective connection of a terminal device which reads said personal information to another terminal device on the basis of received connection information and depending on the class of service indicated by said personal information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A personal-servicing communication system according to claim 5, wherein said personal information recorded on said memory device is an identification code which identifies the bearer of the memory device, and wherein said exchange facility includes memory means for storing data indicating the correspondence between identification codes and classes of services assigned to the bearers having those identification codes.
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