Mobile communication system with re-connect function for non-speech data communications

Claim 2

A mobile communication system for performing non-speech data communication through a radio zone between a mobile station and a base station, comprising: a terminal for transmitting/receiving non-speech data; a mobile station accommodated with a base station through a radio zone; and an adaptor arranged between said terminal and said mobile station to convert non-speech data to be transmitted/received to/from said terminal and a predetermined frame to be used in the radio zone through said mobile station, and perform error control in units of frames, wherein said mobile station outputs a holding instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave interruption in the radio zone, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave restoration, and said adaptor instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction from said mobile station, pauses frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception solely in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said mobile station, and resumes frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, wherein said non-speech data transmission/reception is paused in accordance with the holding instruction for an indefinite period of time until the holding cancel instruction is output from said mobile station to said adaptor, whereupon non-speech data transmission/reception resumes.

Claim 3

A system according to claim 1 , wherein error control is performed on the basis of an ARQ protocol.

Claim 4

A mobile communication system for performing non-speech data communication through a radio zone between a mobile station and a base station, comprising: a terminal for transmitting/receiving non-speech data; a mobile station accommodated with a base station through a radio zone; and an adaptor arranged between said terminal and said mobile station to convert non-speech data to be transmitted/received to/from said terminal and a predetermined frame to be used in the radio zone through said mobile station, and perform error control in units of frames, wherein said mobile station outputs a holding instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave interruption in the radio zone, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave restoration, and said adaptor instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction from said mobile station, pauses frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said mobile station, and resumes frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, wherein said mobile station outputs the holding cancel instruction to said adaptor in accordance with a re-connection request notified from said base station through the radio zone upon occurrence of radio wave interruption in the radio zone.

Claim 5

A mobile communication system for performing non-speech data communication through a radio zone between a mobile station and a base station, comprising: a terminal for transmitting/receiving non-speech data; a mobile station accommodated with a base station through a radio zone; and an adaptor arranged between said terminal and said mobile station to convert non-speech data to be transmitted/received to/from said terminal and a predetermined frame to be used in the radio zone through said mobile station, and perform error control in units of frames, wherein said mobile station outputs a holding instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave interruption in the radio zone, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said adaptor in accordance with radio wave restoration, and said adaptor instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction from said mobile station, pauses frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said mobile station, and resumes frame transmission/reception to/from said mobile station, wherein said mobile station outputs the holding cancel instruction to said adaptor in accordance with a re-connection request notified from said base station through the radio zone upon occurrence of radio wave interruption in the radio zone.

Claim 6

A mobile communication system for performing non-speech data communication through a radio zone between a mobile station and a base station, comprising: a terminal for transmitting/receiving non-speech data; a base station accommodating a mobile station through a radio zone; a switching center accommodating said base station and said terminal; and an interworking function connected to said switching center to convert non-speech data to be transmitted/received to/from said terminal and a predetermined frame to be used in the radio zone on the base station side, and perform error control in units of frames, wherein said base station outputs a holding instruction to said switching center in accordance with radio wave interruption in the radio zone, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said switching center in accordance with radio wave restoration, said switching center outputs a holding instruction to said interworking function in accordance with the holding instruction from said base station, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said switching center in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said base station, and said interworking function instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction from said switching center, pauses frame transmission/reception to/from said base station, instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said switching center, and resumes frame transmission/reception to/from said base station.

Claim 7

A mobile communication system for performing non-speech data communication through a radio zone between a mobile station and a base station, comprising: a terminal for transmitting/receiving non-speech data; a base station accommodating a mobile station through a radio zone; a switching center accommodating said base station and said terminal; and an interworking function connected to said switching center to convert non-speech data to be transmitted/received to/from said terminal and a predetermined frame to be used in the radio zone on the base station side, and perform error control in units of frames, wherein said base station outputs a holding instruction to said switching center in accordance with radio wave interruption in the radio zone, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said switching center in accordance with radio wave restoration, said switching center outputs a holding instruction to said interworking function in accordance with the holding instruction from said base station, and outputs a holding cancel instruction to said switching center in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said base station, and said interworking function instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding instruction from said switching center, pauses frame transmission/reception to/from said base station, instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with the holding cancel instruction from said switching center, and resumes frame transmission/reception to/from said base station.

Claim 8

A system according to claim 4 , wherein said base station outputs a holding cancel instruction to said switching center in accordance with a re-connection request notified from said mobile station through the radio zone upon occurrence of radio wave interruption in the radio zone.

Claim 9

A system according to claim 4 , wherein said system further comprises a modem between said switching center and said terminal, instructs said terminal to pause non-speech data transmission/transmission in accordance with a holding instruction from said interworking function, and instructs said terminal to resume non-speech data transmission/reception in accordance with a holding cancel instruction from said interworking function.

Claim 10

A system according to claim 4 , wherein said interworking function transmits/receives frames according to an ARQ communication protocol in the radio zone.

Claim 11

A system according to claim 2 , wherein said adaptor transmits/receives frames, including said predetermined frame, according to an ARQ communication protocol in the radio zone.

Claim 12

A system according to claim 8 , further comprising: an interworking function unit which communicates ARQ frames with said adaptor along a non-speech channel, said interworking function unit resolving protocol incompatibility between said mobile station and said terminal.

Claim 13

A system according to claim 9 , wherein said adaptor includes: means for detecting re-establishment of ARQ frame synchronization on a basis of an ARQ frame received from said interworking function unit when non-speech data transmission/reception is resumed.

Claim 14

A system according to claim 2 , wherein said data is transmitted/received between said mobile station and terminal along a non-speech channel which passes through said adaptor.

Claim 15

A system according to claim 2 , wherein said data is transmitted/received between said mobile station and terminal along a non-speech channel.