Mobile communication system and mobile terminal
US6609006B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/184
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a mobile communication system for communication over a network between a first mobile terminal as a transmitter and a second mobile terminal as a receiver both having a function of packet communication and an e-mail address associated with a telephone number for text-communication, the first mobile terminal including (a) a calling unit which transmits a request to the network for registration of packet communication, in order to start text communication with the second mobile terminal, (b) a judgment unit which either selects text communication with the second mobile terminal when an allowance for starting text communication is received from the network, after a packet communication channel has been established with the network, or selects an e-mail communication with the second mobile terminal when a rejection for starting text communication is received from the network, after a packet communication channel has been established with the network, and (c) a transmission unit which either transmits text communication data when text communication was selected by the judgment unit, or transmits an e-mail when e-mail communication was selected by the judgment unit. The…
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