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Portable information terminal usable in a mobile communications system
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-15
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Granted: 2000-09-26
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Expires: 2017-04-15
Abstract
Abstract With a conventional portable information terminal, to obtain specific information, a user must select a table which stores desired specific information from a plurality of tables each storing specific information. A portable information terminal comprises a plurality of tables A1, A2, . . . An, B1, B2, . . . Bn which store various types of specific information which is independent upon regions, communication service companies and the like, and the portable information terminal is characterized by comprising means 21, C1 and C2 for inputting, from an external mobile communication terminal 10 which communicates with base stations of a communication system, access information such as identification numbers of the base stations, the communication service companies and the like, which is held by the external mobile communication terminal 10, to select a table which corresponds to the access information from among the plurality of tables A1, A2, . . . An, B1, B2, . . . Bn.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Urabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/2747; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04M1/72502; H04M1/724; H04M1/72448; H04M1/72457; H04W4/00; H04W4/90; H04W76/00; H04W76/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A portable information terminal provided with a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies, and means for outputting the information stored in the plurality of tables, the portable information terminal further comprising: means for inputting access information contained in an external mobile communication terminal which is detachable from the portable information terminal, the access information being usable to select one or more of the tables.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A portable information terminal provided with a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies, and means for outputting the information stored in the plurality of tables, the portable information terminal further comprising: means for inputting access information contained in an external mobile communication terminal which is detachable from the portable information terminal, the access information being usable to select one or more of the tables.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The portable information terminal of claim 1, further comprising means for holding the access information inputted through the mobile communication terminal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information dependent upon particular regions includes one or more of addresses, currency data, climate condition, holidays and local time zone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies comprises third-party telephone numbers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the access information comprises one or more of a communication service company identifier, a base station identifier, a field intensity and a bit error rate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the means for outputting the information is a display which is part of a user interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 6, wherein said user interface further comprises an input device for inputting a call request based on displayed information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the external mobile communication terminal communicates with a base station of a communications system to obtain the access information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a first information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular regions; a second information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; and means responsive to a demanded specific information for selecting with reference to the first information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular region, or for selecting with reference to the second information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular combination of a region and a communication service company.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
97 words
A portable information terminal operable as a terminal of a mobile communication system, the portable information terminal comprising: a communication terminal control section configured to access a base station of a mobile communication system, to receive access information from the accessed base station, and to hold the received access information; a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; and means for selecting one or more of the tables based on the access information which is held by the communication terminal control section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
97 words
A portable information terminal operable as a terminal of a mobile communication system, the portable information terminal comprising: a communication terminal control section configured to access a base station of a mobile communication system, to receive access information from the accessed base station, and to hold the received access information; a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; and means for selecting one or more of the tables based on the access information which is held by the communication terminal control section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the information dependent upon particular regions includes one or more of addresses, currency data, climate condition, holidays and local time zone.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies comprises third-party telephone numbers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 10, wherein the access information comprises one or more of a communication service company identifier, a base station identifier, a field intensity and a bit error rate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 10, further comprising a user interface including a display for displaying information from the one or more tables accessed using the access information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 14, wherein said user interface further comprises an input device for inputting a call request based on displayed information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
115 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 10, further comprising: a first information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular regions; a second information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; and means responsive to a demanded specific information for selecting with reference to the first information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular region, or for selecting with reference to the second information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular combination of a region and a communication service company.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable information terminal operable as a terminal of a mobile communications system, the portable information terminal comprising: a plurality of communication terminal control sections each configured to access a base station of a different communications system, to receive access information from the accessed base station, and to hold the received access information; a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; means for selecting the access information held by one of said communication terminal control sections; and means for selecting one or more of the tables based on the selected access information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
107 words
A portable information terminal operable as a terminal of a mobile communications system, the portable information terminal comprising: a plurality of communication terminal control sections each configured to access a base station of a different communications system, to receive access information from the accessed base station, and to hold the received access information; a plurality of tables which store information dependent upon particular regions and information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies; means for selecting the access information held by one of said communication terminal control sections; and means for selecting one or more of the tables based on the selected access information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, wherein the information dependent upon particular regions includes one or more of addresses, currency data, climate condition, holidays and local time zone.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, wherein the information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies comprises third-party telephone numbers.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, wherein the access information comprises one or more of a communication service company identifier, a base station identifier, a field intensity and a bit error rate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, further comprising a user interface including a display for displaying information from the one or more tables accessed using the access information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 21, wherein said user interface further comprises an input device for inputting a call request based on displayed information.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, wherein the access information is prioritized and the access information is selected based on the priorities.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
121 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 17, further comprising: a first information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular regions; and a second information access table that is referred to in selecting from among tables that store information dependent upon particular combinations of regions and communication service companies, and wherein said means for selecting is responsive to a demanded specific information for selecting with reference to the first information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular region, or for selecting with reference to the second information access table a table that stores information dependent upon one particular combination of a region and a communication service company.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
147 words
A portable information terminal, comprising: a communication terminal control section which communicates with base stations of communication systems to obtain access information; a memory which stores first tables each of which contains information dependent upon a particular region and second tables each of which contains information dependent upon a particular combination of a region and a communication service company, the information dependent upon a particular combination of a region and a communication service comprising third party telephone numbers; a user interface comprising an input device and an output device, said input device receiving user-supplied requests for information stored in the memory; and an information terminal control section connected to the communication terminal control section, the information terminal control section being responsive to the user-supplied requests to use the access information obtained by the communication terminal control section to supply information from the memory to the output device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
147 words
A portable information terminal, comprising: a communication terminal control section which communicates with base stations of communication systems to obtain access information; a memory which stores first tables each of which contains information dependent upon a particular region and second tables each of which contains information dependent upon a particular combination of a region and a communication service company, the information dependent upon a particular combination of a region and a communication service comprising third party telephone numbers; a user interface comprising an input device and an output device, said input device receiving user-supplied requests for information stored in the memory; and an information terminal control section connected to the communication terminal control section, the information terminal control section being responsive to the user-supplied requests to use the access information obtained by the communication terminal control section to supply information from the memory to the output device.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 25, wherein each first table includes one or more of addresses, currency data, climate condition, holidays and local time zone.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
36 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 25, wherein the third-party telephone numbers include telephone numbers for one or more of a traffic information service, a weather forecast service, police, emergency medical service and fire department.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
34 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 25, wherein the access information comprises one or more of a communication service company identifier, a base station identifier, a field intensity and a bit error rate.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 25, wherein the communication terminal control section is detachable.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
93 words
The portable information terminal according to claim 25, wherein said memory further stores: a first information access table that is referred to in selecting from among the first tables; and a second information access table that is referred to in selecting from among the second tables, and wherein said information terminal control section is responsive to the user-supplied requests to use the access information obtained by the communication terminal control section and the first and second information access tables to supply information from the first tables and second tables to said output device.
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