JP3543801B2 - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present inventionFor mobile terminals with communication functionsRelated.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, message receiving devices (pagers) for wireless paging services have been rapidly spreading due to the relatively small size and low cost of devices, while e-mails via BBS (Bulletin Board System) in personal computer communication and the Internet have been increasing. Exchange of data files etc. is flourishing. Under such circumstances, when an e-mail addressed to the user arrives at the subscribed BBS, the incoming e-mail is automatically notified to a pager owned by the user. Provides a service that promotes rapid information exchange (“E-mail arrival notification service” by Nifty and NTT DOCOMO).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described “e-mail arrival notification service” only informs the user who has the pager of the fact that the e-mail addressed to the user has arrived, so that the user can know the arrival of the e-mail, You cannot know the contents of the email. In other words, even if the pager knows the arrival of the e-mail as soon as possible, the e-mail is connected to the BBS host station using a personal computer or the like installed in an office or home until the opportunity to read the contents of the e-mail is obtained. There is a problem in that it is not possible to know the contents of the e-mail, and it is not always possible to quickly exchange information depending on the situation when the e-mail is received.
[0004]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and when an e-mail or a data file arrives at a user,A portable terminal capable of performing appropriate processing based on the free space of the data storage area in the terminal and the data size information of the e-mail and the data file.To provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) To achieve the above object, the present inventionThe portable terminal according to the present invention is a portable terminal that transmits and receives to and from a host computer via a telephone line, a communication unit that can connect to the telephone line, and a storage unit that stores data received by the communication unit. Receiving means for receiving, by the communication means, a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer; instructing means for instructing the host computer to retrieve the received data; and the instruction in response to an instruction by the instruction means Means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when the means for obtaining the data is instructed by the means.
[0006]
(2)A portable terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a telephone line, a communication unit that can connect to the telephone line, and a receiving unit that receives a message indicating the arrival of data to the computer by the communication unit. Transmitting means for transmitting the data acquisition instruction by the communication means; storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition instruction; and And means for displaying a message to the effect.
[0007]
(3)A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a base station, communication means capable of connecting a line with the base station, storage means for storing data received by the communication means, Receiving means for receiving, by the communication means, a new message indicating arrival of data to the computer; instruction means for instructing reception of the data received to the computer; and storage means when the instruction is issued by the instruction means And a display means for displaying that the unused storage capacity is small.
[0008]
(4)A portable terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a base station, wherein the mobile terminal receives a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer, and transmits the data acquisition request to the base station. Means, storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition request, means for indicating when the capacity of the unused storage area of the storage means is small, and cancellation of the data acquisition request And means for instructing the user.
[0009]
(5)A portable terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a telephone line, comprising: a communication unit capable of connecting to the telephone line; a storage unit for storing data received by the communication unit; Receiving means for receiving a message indicating the arrival of data by the communication means; instruction means for instructing the host computer to receive the received data; and indication that the data cannot be received when instructed by the instruction means And means for performing the following.
[0010]
(6)A portable terminal for transmitting and receiving to and from a computer via a base station, a communication unit capable of connecting a line with the base station, a storage unit for storing information received by the communication unit, Receiving means for receiving, by the communication means, a message indicating the arrival of data to the computer; instructing means for instructing the acquisition of the data; and displaying that the acquisition of the data is stopped when instructed by the instruction means. And means for performing the operation.
[0011]
(7)A portable terminal for transmitting / receiving data to / from a host computer via a base station, a means for receiving incoming information indicating an incoming of data to the host computer, a storing means for storing the received data, A control means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when receiving the instruction, and controlling the data not to be received.
[0012]
(8)A portable terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a base station, a receiving unit that receives a new message indicating an arrival of data to the computer, an instruction unit that instructs reception of the data, Storage means for storing data; display means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when reception is instructed by the instruction means; and reception of the data when the display is made is instructed. And control means for controlling to start receiving the data.
[0013]
(9)A portable terminal for transmitting / receiving data to / from a host computer via a base station, and receiving means for receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer. , Transmitting means for transmitting the data acquisition request to the base station, storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition request, and determining that the capacity of an unused storage area of the storage means is insufficient. Then, a display means for displaying that there is no room is provided.
[0014]
(10)(3) or (5), (7) or (8), wherein the portable terminal is provided with means for comparing the size of the data instructed to be received with the unused storage capacity.
[0015]
(11)In any one of (1) to (10), the data is an electronic mail or a data file.
[0016]
(12) A transmission / reception method according to the present invention is a transmission / reception method in a portable terminal that transmits / receives data to / from a host computer via a base station, and receives a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer. A display for confirming whether or not the electronic mail is to be obtained is displayed on the screen, and when the obtaining of the data is instructed, there is a shortage when the capacity of the unused storage area of the memory for storing the data is insufficient. Is displayed.
[0022]
[Action]
With the above configuration, the terminalFree space of data storage area in the main bodyIndicate amount or size of dataBased on data size informationTake proper actionIt can be carried out.
[0028]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of a portable terminal device with a communication function and an automatic data distribution system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0029]
Figure 1 is a bookExample1 is a diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of a data automatic distribution system of FIG. In the figure, 100 is a mobile terminalapparatus,110 is a host computer for communicating with the portable terminal device 100, 120 is a public telephone line, 130 is a base station for transmitting a message to the portable terminal device 100 by radio, and 140 is for communicating with the portable terminal device 100 by radio. Mobile phone base station. The host computer 110 sends a message (New message). The message includes a file (or an e-mail) to be obtained by the mobile terminal device 100.Data such as) Is stored. Upon receiving the message, the mobile terminal device 100 performs data communication with the host computer 110 using the mobile phone function, and retrieves the file (or e-mail) specified by the message from the host computer 110.
[0030]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the portable terminal device with a communication function in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a control unit, which controls peripheral units and controls execution of various programs related to data requests and processing, communication, and the like. A display unit 102 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display and a driver for driving the LCD. Further, as the display unit 102, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or the like can be used instead of the LCD. An input unit 103 is, for example, a display-integrated tablet. A storage unit 104 can use, for example, a RAM, a ROM, a flash memory, and a hard disk. Reference numeral 105 denotes a message receiving unit, for example, a pager. Message receiving section 105 receives a message transmitted from the host computer via base station 130 in FIG. 106 is an antenna for receiving a message. Reference numeral 107 denotes a mobile phone transmission / reception unit which performs data communication with a host computer via the mobile phone base station 140 in FIG. The mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 106 is, for example, a cellular phone or a PHS (Personal Handyphone System). Reference numeral 108 denotes an antenna of a mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit. Reference numeral 109 denotes a timer for managing time.
[0031]
In this configuration, the message receiving unit 105 and the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit 107 are configured separately, but the mobile phone transmitting / receiving unit has the same function as the message receiving unit, so that the configuration is integrated. It is also possible.
[0032]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the host computer in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 111 denotes a control unit, which controls peripheral units and controls execution of various programs related to data request and processing, communication, and the like. A display unit 112 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display and a driver for driving the LCD. Further, as the display unit 112, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or the like can be used instead of the LCD. An input unit 113 is, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. A main storage unit 114 is, for example, a RAM or a ROM. Reference numeral 115 denotes a communication control unit which performs message transmission to the mobile terminal device 100 and controls data communication with the mobile terminal device 100. Reference numeral 116 denotes a hard disk which stores data such as e-mails and files.
[0033]
As described above, in the system having the configuration described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the mobile terminal device 100 automatically obtains a file (or e-mail) from the host computer 110 (Data acquisition processing) Will be described in detail.
[0034]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a new message transmitted and received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention. 4A shows the format of a message 200 transmitted from the host computer 110 to the portable terminal device 100. As the command 201, either a "file retrieval" instruction command or an "e-mail retrieval" instruction command is issued. Is set. In the command parameter 202, a unique parameter attached to the command 201 is set. FIG. 4B shows parameters for the "file retrieval" instruction command, where 211 is an identifier (file ID) for specifying a file to be retrieved, and 212 is a telephone number for connecting to the host computer 110 in which the file is stored. It is. FIG. 4C shows parameters for the “fetch electronic mail” instruction command. Reference numeral 221 denotes an identifier (e-mail ID) for specifying the electronic mail to be received. Reference numeral 222 denotes a connection to the host computer 110 in which the electronic mail is stored. Phone number.
[0035]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the format of a transmission request message transmitted and received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention. 5A shows the format of a message 250 transmitted from the portable terminal device 100 to the host computer 110. As the command 251, either a “file retrieval” request command or an “e-mail retrieval” request command is issued. Is set. Then, a unique parameter attached to the command 251 is set in the command parameter 252. FIG. 5B shows parameters for the “file retrieval” request command, and 261 denotes an identifier (file ID) for specifying the file. FIG. 5C shows parameters for the “fetch e-mail” request command, and reference numeral 271 denotes an identifier (e-mail ID) for specifying the e-mail.
[0036]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a destination management table for managing a user having a mobile terminal device with a communication function by the host computer of FIG. In the figure, a destination management table 300 includes a user ID 301, a destination number 302, and a directory name 303. The user ID 301 is the identifier of each user possessing the portable terminal device 100, the destination number 302 is the telephone number for transmitting the message 200 to the portable terminal device of the user specified by the user ID 301, the directory name A directory 303 stores a directory name in which a file to be transmitted to the portable terminal device of the user specified by the user ID 301 is stored. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a file management system having a hierarchical structure is employed in order to efficiently manage the files in the hard disk 116 in FIG.
[0037]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a directory structure for managing data files to be transmitted by the host computer of FIG. In the figure, a transfer file storage directory 400 for storing files to be obtained by the mobile terminal device 100 is provided on the hard disk 106 of the host computer 110, and a file to be transmitted is stored under the transfer file storage directory 400. There are provided directories 401a, 401b,..., 401n for management for each individual user.
[0038]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the outline of the transmission process of a data file new message executed by the host computer of FIG. 3, and this transmission process 650 is started periodically or irregularly. In the following example, it is assumed that the number of users managed in the destination management table 300 is n.
[0039]
In the data file new message transmission process 650 of FIG. 8, first, a variable i for specifying a record in the user management table 300 is initialized to i = 1 (step 651). Then, it is determined whether or not i is equal to or less than n (step 652). If the value of i exceeds n, the data file new message transmission processing 650 is terminated. On the other hand, if the value of i is n or less, a new file is registered under the directory 401i specified by the directory name 303 stored in the i-th record of the destination management table 300 in FIG. It is checked whether or not a new file has been registered (step 653). If a new file has not been registered, the process branches to step 657 without performing any operation. On the other hand, if a new file has been registered, a call is made to the destination number 302 stored in the i-th record of the destination management table 300 via the communication control unit 115 in FIG. 3 (step 654). . The command 201 is obtained by setting a “file retrieval” instruction command, the command parameter 202 is a file ID 211 for specifying a new file found in step 653, and the telephone number 212 for accessing the host computer 110. The new message 200 is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 (step 655), and the telephone line is disconnected (step 656). In step 657, the value of i is incremented by 1 in order to check whether the next user has a new file. Through the above processing, the new arrival message 200 including the “file retrieval” instruction command can be transmitted to the portable terminal device 100.
[0040]
In the automatic data distribution system of the present invention, the same file should be obtained from a plurality of users at the same time by using a broadcast function (a service for calling a plurality of pagers with a single telephone number) of the pager. Can also be given. In this case, a group ID is stored in advance in the user ID 301 in the destination management table 300 in FIG. 6, and a file to be transmitted to a member of the group specified by the user ID 301 is stored in the directory name 303. Store the name of the directory that has been set. Under the transfer file storage directory 400 on the hard disk 106 of the host computer 110, directories 411a, 411b,..., 411n for managing files to be transmitted for each group are provided. By performing the data file new message transmission process 650 with the above configuration, it is possible to simultaneously instruct a plurality of users that the same file should be obtained.
[0041]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of a process of transmitting an e-mail new message executed by the host computer in FIG. 3. This transmission process 660 is activated when an e-mail arrives at the host computer 110.
[0042]
In the e-mail new message transmission process 660 in FIG. 9, a call is made to the destination number 302 stored in the record of the user who has received the e-mail in the destination management table 300 via the communication control unit 115 in FIG. Step 661). The command 201 is obtained by setting an “e-mail retrieval” instruction command, the command parameter 202 an e-mail ID 221 for identifying a newly arrived e-mail, and a telephone number 222 for accessing the host computer 110. The new message 200 is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 (step 662), and the telephone line is disconnected (step 663).
[0043]
By performing the above processing by the host computer 110, it is possible to instruct the portable terminal device 100 to obtain a file or an e-mail.
[0044]
When the portable terminal device 100 automatically retrieves the file or e-mail specified by the message 200 transmitted from the host computer 110 in the above-described new message sending process, the portable terminal device 100 sends the transmission request message sending process 500 Is executed, and the host main process 600 (Data transmission processing). Hereinafter, these processes will be described.
[0045]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an outline of host main processing executed by the host computer of FIG. 3, and is started when a line with the portable terminal device 100 is connected. In this embodiment, the XMODEM protocol is used to realize the file transfer between the portable terminal device 100 and the host computer 110. However, a file transfer protocol other than the XMODEM can be used. (The details of the XMODEM protocol and other protocols are described in "Toragi Computer, Vol. 5, No. 7, pp. 84-92; July 1993").
[0046]
10, when the host main process 600 is started, the transmission request message 250 received from the portable terminal device 100 is analyzed, and the process branches according to the setting content of the command 251 in the message 250 (step 601). ). That is, when the setting content of the command 251 is a “file obtaining” request command, the file transmission processing 610 is executed, and when the setting content of the command 251 is a “electronic mail obtaining” request command, an electronic mail transmission is performed. The process 620 is executed. Then, in the file transmission process 610, the file specified by the file ID 261 in the transmission request message 250 received in step 601 is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 according to the XMODEM procedure. In the e-mail transmission process 620, the e-mail specified by the e-mail ID 271 in the transmission request message 250 received in step 601 is transmitted to the portable terminal device 100 according to the XMODEM procedure.
[0047]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an outline of data acquisition processing executed by the portable terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2. This incoming data acquisition processing 500 is performed by the message receiving unit 105 in FIG. Fired when a new message is received. In FIG. 11, when the incoming data acquisition processing 500 is started, the incoming message 200 received from the host computer 110 is analyzed, and the processing branches according to the setting content of the command 201 in the message 200 (step 501). . That is, when the setting content of the command 201 is a “file obtaining” instruction command, the file obtaining process 510 is executed, and when the setting content of the command 201 is the “electronic mail obtaining” instruction command, the electronic mail obtaining The process 520 is executed.
[0048]
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a file obtaining process by the data file automatic transmission control executed in the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. In the figure, the user is first asked whether to obtain a file (step 515). FIG. 13 is a view showing an example of a screen display at the time of user confirmation in the processing of FIG. 12, where 800 is a window for allowing the user to confirm the file acquisition, 801 is a file acquisition confirmation message, 802 is an acquisition instruction button , 803 are order stop buttons.
[0049]
If the user instructs to stop the ordering in step 515 (the ordering stop button 803 is pressed), the process is interrupted. When the user instructs ordering (when the ordering instruction button 802 is pressed), the telephone number 212 included in the new message 200 is read out, and the mobile telephone transmitting / receiving unit 107 is used to dial the telephone number 212. Then, a line connection with the host computer 110 is made (step 511). Then, the transmission request message 250 obtained by setting the “file acquisition” request command as the command 251 and the file ID 261 for specifying the new file specified by the new message 200 transmitted as the command parameter 252 is set to the step 511. Then, the file is transmitted to the host computer 110 via the line connected at step 512 (step 512), and then the file is received from the host computer 110 according to the procedure of the XMODEM protocol (step 513). After the reception of the file is completed, disconnection processing of the line connected in step 511 is performed (step 514).
[0050]
In the present embodiment, the confirmation by the user is performed prior to obtaining the file, but it is also possible to obtain the file without the confirmation of the user. In this case, step 515 may be deleted, and the file obtaining process 510 may be executed from step 511.
[0051]
Further, during the processing in the above embodiment, it is possible to automatically redial when the line connection cannot be established in the line connection processing 511 in step 511. The case where line connection is not possible can be considered as (1) a busy state and (2) an absence state. {Circle around (1)} When the telephone is busy, after the telephone line is disconnected once, the time is monitored by the timer 109, and after a certain period of time (for example, one minute), the process may be restarted from the step 511. . In the case of (2) absence, the timer 109 monitors the elapsed time from the start of step 511, and when a certain time has elapsed (for example, when one minute has elapsed), the telephone call is stopped. Further, the time may be monitored by the timer 109, and the processing may be restarted from step 511 after a certain time has elapsed (for example, after one minute). By providing such a function to the mobile terminal device 100, when the line cannot be connected, the mobile terminal device 100 is automatically redialed.
[0052]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an e-mail fetching process by the e-mail automatic transmission control executed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. In the figure, first, the telephone number 212 included in the new message 200 is read, and the telephone number 212 is dialed using the mobile telephone transmitting / receiving unit 107 to establish a line connection with the host computer 110 (step). 521). Then, a transmission request obtained by setting an “e-mail retrieval” request command as the command 251 and an e-mail ID 271 for specifying a newly arrived e-mail specified by the new message 200 transmitted as the command parameter 252 are set. The request message 250 is transmitted to the host computer 110 via the line connected in step 521 (step 522), and the e-mail is received from the host computer 110 according to the procedure of the XMODEM protocol (step 523). After the reception of the file is completed, the line connected in step 521 is disconnected (step 524). Note that, also in the electronic mail obtaining process 520, similar to the file obtaining process 510, it is possible to execute a redial process when a line cannot be connected.
[0053]
As described above, the content of the new message transmitted from the host computer 110 allows the user of the portable terminal device 100 to copy the received file or e-mail without knowing the telephone number for connecting to the host computer 110. It can be ordered automatically.
[0054]
As another embodiment, before starting the process of obtaining the file (or e-mail) specified by the new arrival message 200, it is determined whether or not there is room to store the file (or e-mail) in the portable terminal device 100. After checking, if there is not enough time, the retrieval of the file can be stopped. Hereinafter, such an embodiment will be described.
[0055]
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the format of a new message transmitted / received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention. The configuration of the command parameter 202 of the new message 200 shown in FIG. 4 is changed in accordance with this embodiment. It was done. That is, in FIG. 15B, when the “file retrieval” instruction command is set as the command 201, the command parameter 202 includes the file ID 211 and the telephone number 212 shown in FIG. The size 213 (the size of the file specified by the file ID 211) is additionally set. Further, in FIG. 15C, when an “e-mail retrieval” instruction command is set as the command 201, in addition to the e-mail ID 221 and the telephone number 222 shown in FIG. , An email size 223 (the size of the email identified by the email ID 221) is additionally set.
[0056]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing another example of the file fetching process by the data file automatic transmission control executed in the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2. The processes in steps 511 to 515 are the same as those in FIG. The description is omitted. In FIG. 16, the user is first asked whether to obtain a file (step 515). Then, if the user instructs to cancel the order in step 515, the process is interrupted. In addition, when the user instructs the reordering, the capacity of the unused storage area of the capacity reserved for storing the file in the storage unit 104 shown in FIG. The magnitude relation with the file size 213 is compared (step 516). If the capacity of the unused storage area is larger than the file size 213, the processing of steps 511 to 515 is executed to complete the file obtaining processing 510a. If the capacity of the unused storage area is smaller than the file size 213, as shown in FIG. The process 510a is stopped (Step 517).
[0057]
In the above embodiment, the retrieval of the file is stopped. However, the file may be received as long as the capacity of the unused storage area permits, according to the user's selection. In this case, when notifying the user in step 517 in FIG. 16, a message 813 as shown in FIG. 17B is displayed on the screen. When the user presses the stop button 814, the file retrieving process 510a is unconditionally stopped. When the user presses the continue button 815, the file retrieving process 510a is performed after receiving the file in step 513 until there is no unused storage area. Be interrupted. Note that, of the received files, portions that cannot be stored due to exceeding the capacity of the unused storage area are discarded.
[0058]
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing another example of the e-mail fetching process by the e-mail automatic transmission control executed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function of FIG. 2. Since the processes of steps 521 to 524 are the same as those of FIG. , The description of which will be omitted. In FIG. 18, the size of the unused storage area of the capacity reserved for storing the e-mail in the storage unit 104 shown in FIG. 2 and the e-mail size 223 set in the new message 200 are shown. The relationship is compared (step 525). If the capacity of the unused storage area is larger than the e-mail size 223, the processing of steps 521 to 524 is executed to complete the e-mail fetching processing 520a. If the capacity of the unused storage area is smaller than the e-mail size 223, a message 812 indicating that the retrieval of the e-mail is stopped is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. The process 520a is stopped (Step 526). In the same manner as obtaining a file, in order to obtain an e-mail, the e-mail is received until the unused storage area is exhausted, and a portion that cannot be stored due to exceeding the unused storage area capacity is discarded. You may.
[0059]
In the above-described embodiment, the e-mail is obtained by transmitting the “e-mail obtaining” request command to the host computer 110. However, the reading of the e-mail is performed by using the portable information terminal 100 as a terminal. It is also possible to do.
[0060]
FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an e-mail reading procedure using a login process performed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2. This procedure is an e-mail reading procedure 550 for reading e-mail on the Internet. Data transmission / reception with the host computer 110 is performed one character at a time via the mobile phone transmission / reception unit 107 in FIG.
[0061]
In FIG. 20, first, the telephone number 212 included in the new message 200 received from the host computer 110 is read out, and the telephone number 222 is dialed using the mobile telephone transmitting / receiving unit 107 to thereby establish communication with the host computer 110. (Step 551). Next, the user ID and the password are transmitted to the host computer 110, and a login process to the host computer 110 is performed (step 552). Then, a mail command (for example, the character string "mail") is transmitted to set the host computer 110 in the mail mode (step 553), and then a mail display command (for example, the character string "p") is transmitted and newly arrived. The read mail is read (step 554). At this time, the contents of the mail are received from the host computer 110 character by character. When the reading of the mail is completed, an end command (for example, the character string “q”) is transmitted, and the mail mode is ended (step 555). Finally, the line established in step 551 is disconnected (step 556). The host computer 110 according to the present embodiment operates an Internet e-mail program instead of the host main processing 600 (Internet e-mail programs are commercially available).
[0062]
As described above, when the portable terminal device 100 is operated as a terminal, it is optional whether or not to store the content of the e-mail received from the host computer 110 and displayed on the display unit 102 in the storage unit 104 of the portable terminal device 100. Can be set to As the e-mail reading procedure, an e-mail service or the like employed in individual personal computer communication can be used instead of the Internet. In this case, the character string may be transmitted according to a procedure individually defined in the personal computer communication.
[0063]
In all the embodiments described above, a wired telephone may be used instead of a mobile telephone. In this case, the portable telephone transmitting / receiving unit 107 in the portable terminal device 100 may be replaced with a wired telephone transmitting / receiving unit. As a specific example of the wired telephone transmitting and receiving unit, for example, a data / FAX modem and the like can be mentioned. Further, if the power is turned off until the message receiving unit 105 shown in FIG. 2 receives any message and the operation is started only after receiving the message, the power consumption by the portable terminal device can be suppressed. .
[0064]
(1) As explained in detail above,According to the present embodimentAccording to the portable terminal device with a communication function, when a new message indicating the arrival of new data is received, there is provided incoming data acquisition control means for automatically controlling the data acquisition process based on the content of the new message. With this configuration, new data delivered to the user is automatically collected by the portable terminal with communication function possessed by the user, so that the user can check the contents immediately and exchange information promptly. The effect that can be achieved is obtained.
[0065]
(2) Further, in (1), the new message includes data identification information for specifying the data, and the incoming data acquisition control means analyzes the received new message to identify the data. A new message analysis processing unit for extracting information, and an incoming data transmission control unit for controlling the data transmission process based on the data identification information are configured so that the type of data (for example, e-mail or data file) ) And contents (for example, the degree of urgency and the necessity of a response) can be performed appropriately.
[0066]
(3) Further, in (1), the new arrival message includes data identification information for specifying the data, and line information for accessing the data, and the incoming data acquisition control means A new message analysis processing unit that analyzes the received new message to extract the data identification information and the line information, a line establishment processing unit that performs a communication line connection process based on the line information, And an incoming data transmission control unit that controls the data transmission processing based on the information, thereby eliminating the need for holding and searching for the line information necessary for data acquisition, and improving the efficiency of the transmission processing. As in the case of (2), an effect is obtained that an appropriate transmission process can be performed according to the type and content of data.
[0067]
(4) Further, in (3), a configuration comprising a retry control unit that controls the connection processing of the communication line by the line establishment processing unit to be repeatedly performed until a predetermined number of retries or a communication line is established. By doing so, even when a communication line is not established in one connection process, the connection process is automatically performed again, so that the effect of simplifying the processing operation relating to data acquisition can be obtained.
[0068]
(5) Further, in any one of (1) to (4), further comprising a user confirmation processing unit for specifying whether to perform the data acquisition processing, wherein the incoming data acquisition control means, the user confirmation processing By controlling the data acquisition processing in accordance with the designation in the section, it is possible to arbitrarily select whether or not to perform the data acquisition processing according to the circumstances of the user.
[0069]
(6) In any one of (1) to (5), the new arrival message includes data size information indicating a size of the data, and the incoming data acquisition control means includes By controlling the data acquisition process based on the free space in the data storage area and the data size information, when the free space in the data storage area is insufficient to store the data, appropriate processing (for example, data acquisition) , Or only the beginning of the data is acquired).
[0070]
(7) Further, in any one of (3) to (6), the line establishment processing unit performs a connection process of a communication line using a mobile phone, and thereby a mobile terminal device using a line cable or a modem. It eliminates the need for complicated preparatory work such as connecting the PC to the public line network, and enables quick information exchange by immediately checking the contents of data anywhere in the mobile phone service area. The effect is obtained.
[0071]
(8) Also,According to the present embodimentAccording to the automatic data distribution system, a new message transmission control unit that controls transmission of a new message including data identification information for specifying newly received data and line information for accessing the data, and reception of a transmission request message A host-side incoming data transmission control unit that controls processing and transmission processing of data specified by the transmission request message, and analyzes the received new message to obtain the data identification information and the line information. A new message analysis processing unit to be extracted; a line establishment processing unit that performs a connection process of a communication line to the host computer based on the line information; and a transmission process of the transmission request message based on the data identification information and the host computer. Processing for receiving transmitted data The terminal-side incoming data transmission control unit that controls the mobile terminal device with at least one communication function having at least one communication device, new data arrived at the user of the BBS managed by the host computer, Automatic transmission to the portable terminal device with the communication function possessed by the user is performed by appropriate transmission processing according to the type of the data (for example, e-mail or data file) and the content (for example, the degree of urgency or the need for a response). Therefore, the user can confirm the contents immediately and exchange information quickly.
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(9) Further, in (8), the host-side incoming data transmission control unit simultaneously transmits the same data to a plurality of mobile terminal devices with communication functions, thereby transmitting the same information to a plurality of mobile terminal devices. The effect of being able to provide more efficiently to the user is obtained.
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(10) Further, in (8) or (9), the retry control unit that controls the connection processing of the communication line by the line establishment processing unit to be repeatedly performed until a predetermined number of retries or the communication line is established. With this configuration, even if a communication line is not established in one connection process, the connection process is automatically performed again, so that the processing operation on the portable terminal device with a communication function related to data acquisition is simplified. Is obtained.
(11) Also, (8) ~ (Ten) In any one of the above, the line establishment processing unit performs a connection process of a communication line using a wireless or wired telephone line, so that the line establishment processing unit is in a region of a wireless mobile phone service or in a region where a line cable can be connected. The effect is that the contents of the data can be confirmed immediately and the information can be exchanged promptly, regardless of the location.
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【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the portable terminal which can perform appropriate processing based on the free space of the data storage area in a terminal main body, and the data size information which shows the magnitude | size of data can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an overall configuration of an automatic data distribution system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the portable terminal device with a communication function in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a host computer in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a new message transmitted and received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a format of a transmission request message transmitted and received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of a destination management table for managing a user having a mobile terminal device with a communication function by the host computer in FIG. 3;
7 is a diagram showing an example of a directory structure for managing data files to be transmitted by the host computer of FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of a data file new message transmission process executed by the host computer of FIG. 3;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of an outgoing e-mail message transmission process executed by the host computer shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an outline of a host main process executed by the host computer shown in FIG. 3;
11 is a flowchart illustrating an outline of a data acquisition process executed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2;
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a file obtaining process by the data file automatic transmission control executed in the mobile terminal device with a communication function of FIG. 2;
13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display by the processing of FIG.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an e-mail obtaining process by e-mail automatic transmission control executed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2;
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of the format of a new message transmitted and received by the automatic data distribution system of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing another example of the file obtaining process by the data file automatic transmission control executed in the portable terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2;
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display by the processing of FIG. 16;
FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing another example of the e-mail obtaining process by the e-mail automatic transmission control executed in the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2;
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display by the processing of FIG. 18;
20 is a flowchart showing an example of an e-mail reading procedure using a login process executed by the mobile terminal device with a communication function in FIG. 2;
[Explanation of symbols]
100 Portable terminal device with communication function
110 Host computer
101,111 control unit
102,112 display unit
103, 113 Input unit
104 storage unit
105 Message receiving unit
107 Mobile phone transceiver
106,108 antenna
109 timer
114 Main memory
115 Communication control unit
116 Hard Disk

Claims (12)

A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a telephone line,
Communication means capable of connecting the telephone line,
Storage means for storing data received by the communication means,
Receiving means for receiving, by the communication means, a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer,
Instruction means for instructing the host computer to retrieve the data received;
Means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when instructed to retrieve the data by the instruction means in response to an instruction by the instruction means;
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a telephone line,
Communication means capable of connecting the telephone line,
Receiving means for receiving by the communication means a message indicating the arrival of data to the computer,
Transmitting means for transmitting the data acquisition instruction by the communication means,
Storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition instruction,
Means for displaying when the capacity of the unused storage area of the storage means is small,
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a base station,
Communication means capable of connecting a line with the base station,
Storage means for storing data received by the communication means,
Receiving means for receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the computer by the communication means,
Instruction means for instructing reception of the data received by the computer,
Display means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is small when the instruction is issued by the instruction means,
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a base station,
Means for receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer;
Means for transmitting the data acquisition request to the base station,
Storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition request,
Means for displaying when the capacity of the unused storage area of the storage means is small,
Means for instructing cancellation of the data acquisition request;
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a telephone line,
Communication means capable of connecting the telephone line,
Storage means for storing data received by the communication means,
Receiving means for receiving by the communication means a message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer,
Instruction means for instructing the host computer to receive the received data;
Means for displaying that the data cannot be received when instructed by the instructing means,
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a base station,
Communication means capable of connecting a line with the base station,
Storage means for storing information received by the communication means,
Receiving means for receiving by the communication means a message indicating the arrival of data to the computer,
Instruction means for instructing the acquisition of the data,
Means for displaying a message to stop obtaining the data when instructed by the instruction means,
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a base station,
Means for receiving incoming information indicating the incoming of data to the host computer,
Storage means for storing the received data;
Control means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when receiving an instruction for data, and controlling not to receive the data;
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a computer via a base station,
Receiving means for receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the computer,
Instruction means for instructing reception of the data,
Storage means for storing the received data;
Display means for displaying that the unused storage capacity of the storage means is insufficient when reception is instructed by the instruction means,
When receiving the data is instructed when the display is displayed, control means for controlling to start receiving the data,
A mobile terminal comprising: A mobile terminal that transmits and receives data to and from a host computer via a base station,
Receiving means for receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer,
Transmission means for transmitting the data acquisition request to the base station,
Storage means for storing data transmitted in response to the data acquisition request,
When it is determined that there is no room in the capacity of the unused storage area of the storage unit, a display unit that displays that there is no room,
A mobile terminal comprising: 9. The portable terminal according to claim 3, further comprising: a unit for comparing a size of data designated to be received with the unused storage capacity. 11. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the data is an e-mail or a data file. A transmission / reception method in a mobile terminal that performs transmission / reception with a host computer via a base station,
Receiving a new message indicating the arrival of data to the host computer,
A display for confirming whether or not to obtain the e-mail is displayed on a screen,
A transmission / reception method, wherein when the data acquisition is instructed, when there is a shortage in an unused storage area of a memory for storing data, a message indicating that there is a shortage is displayed.

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