EP0930768A1
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Communication terminal
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1998-03-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A communication terminal apparatus is separated into a housing that is capable of video/voice communications, and a housing that is capable of only voice communications. Since functions of the housing that is capable of only the voice communications are limited, the housing becomes small, can be stored in a pocket or the like, and can immediately go off-hook upon reception of an incoming call. Upon reception of a videophone communication request, the user goes off-hook using the housing that is capable of only the voice communications to immediately make voice communications with the partner terminal, and can switch the communication mode to the video/voice communications using the housing that is capable of the video/voice communications, as needed. Hence, even a communication terminal having a videophone function can comprise a video input/output function without impairing its portability and storability.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Irube
- 👤 Shigenobu Minami
- 👤 Osamu Yamagishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:33
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/1613; G06F1/1633; G06F1/1684; G06F1/1698; G06F1/1626; G06F1/1632; G06F1/1637; G06F1/1647; G06F1/1686; G06F1/169; H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/72; H04M1/725; H04M1/72502; H04M1/72505; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/141; H04N7/142; H04M1/02; H04M1/0202; H04N2007/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A communication terminal system in which one
communication terminal is constructed by at least first
and second housings, characterized in that said first housing comprises radio communication
means for making a communication with another
communication terminal by radio, and first communication
means for making a communication with a housing
other than said first housing, said second housing comprises second communication
means for making a communication with a housing other
than said second housing, and said first housing can make a video communication
including at least a moving image and/or still image
with another communication terminal, said second
housing can make at least a voice communication with
said other communication terminal, or said first
housing can make at least a voice communication with
another communication terminal, and said second housing
can make a video communication including at least the
moving image and/or still image with another terminal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
19 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 1, wherein said first and second communication
means comprise radio communication means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 1 or 2, further comprising: communication type information communication means
for communicating communication type information used
for identifying at least a voice communication and
a multimedia communication including a communication
of a voice, moving image, still image, or data between
originating and terminating communication terminals;
and detection means for detecting the voice or
multimedia communication on the basis of the
communication type information received from
the originating terminal via said communication type
information communication means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
50 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 3, wherein said communication type information
communication means comprises means for communicating
the communication terminal information using at least
one field of transmission performance, subaddress,
called number, calling number, and inter-user
information message contained in a call control message
pertaining to call control.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
101 words
A communication terminal system which
comprises at least radio communication means for
connecting another terminal, image communication means
for communicating a moving image or still image, and
voice communication means, comprising: communication type information communication means
for communicating communication type information used
for identifying at least a voice communication and
a multimedia communication including a communication of
a voice, moving image, still image, or data between
originating and terminating communication terminals;
and detection means for detecting the voice or
multimedia communication on the basis of the communication
type information received from the originating
terminal via said communication type information
communication means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
82 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 3, 4, or 5, further comprising: means for performing response operation based on
only a voice communication when the communication type
information sent from the originating terminal that
issued a communication request indicates a multimedia
communication; and means for informing using the communication type
information the originating terminal of a message
indicating that a voice communication according to
a voice encoding scheme for a voice mode can be made in
a non-limited digital communication mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 6, further comprising: means for, when the message indicating that
response operation by the voice communication using
a communication encoding scheme for the voice mode
can be made in the non-limited digital communication
mode is received from the call receiving terminal,
communicating using the communication type information
whether or not the voice communication using the voice
encoding scheme for the voice mode in the non-limited
digital communication mode is granted; means for granting a communication by the voice
communication using the voice encoding scheme for the
voice mode in the non-limited digital communication
mode, and making the voice communication with the call
receiving terminal; and means, upon being granted by the originating
terminal for the communication by the voice communication
using the voice encoding scheme for the voice mode
in the non-limited digital communication mode, for
making the voice communication with the originating
terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A communication terminal system according
to claim 7, further comprising means for, when
the communication by the voice communication using
the voice encoding scheme for the voice mode in the
non-limited digital communication mode is not granted,
establishing a connection for a voice communication
prior to a communication of other kinds of information
in a negotiation for establishing a connection for
a multimedia communication.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 6, further comprising: means for informing the originating terminal
of shift to a multimedia communication using
a predetermined switching signal during a voice
communication using the voice encoding scheme for
the voice mode in the non-limited digital communication
mode; and means for establishing a connection for the
multimedia communication.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 9, wherein the switching signal is a signal
indicating one of a combination of frequencies,
a combination of phases, a modulated specific code,
and repetition of the modulated specific code.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 9, wherein the switching signal is a signal
indicating operation at the terminal after operators of
the originating and terminating terminals agree with
each other by a voice.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
75 words
A communication terminal system according to
claim 5, further comprising: means for performing response operation by only
a voice communication when the communication type
signal sent from the originating terminal indicates
a multimedia communication; and means for establishing a connection for the voice
communication prior to a communication of other kinds
of information in a negotiation for establishing
a connection for the multimedia communication, after
the response operation by only the voice communication
is done.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A communication terminal system according
to claims 7 and 12, wherein a housing that performs
the response operation by only the voice communication
is a housing comprising at least said voice communication
means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
158 words
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: display means for displaying information; scroll direction input means for inputting
a scroll direction of information to be displayed on
said display means; operation direction detection means for detecting
an operation direction of said screen scroll direction
input means; and display control means for, when the operation
direction is a first operation direction and the
information scroll direction is a first screen scroll
direction, making a display in a first order, when the operation direction is the first
operation direction and the information scroll
direction is a second screen scroll direction, making
a display in a second order, when the operation direction is a second operation
direction and the information scroll direction is
the first screen scroll direction, making a display in
the first order, and when the operation direction is the second
operation direction and the information scroll
direction is the second screen scroll direction,
making a display in the second order.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 14, wherein said information scroll direction
input means comprises dial means which is rotated
clockwise or counterclockwise.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 15, wherein said dial means is substantially
continuously rotatable.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 15, wherein said dial means is rotatable
through only a predetermined angle.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 14, wherein said operation direction detection
means comprises means for detecting a direction of
stress acting upon operation of said information scroll
direction input means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 14, wherein said operation direction detection
means includes sensor means for detecting contact of
a skin of an operator.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
71 words
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: display means for displaying information; and information scroll direction input means for
inputting a scroll direction of information to be
displayed on said display means, said information
scroll direction input means comprising an operation
portion which is operable from at least two directions,
and upon operation of one portion of said operation
portion, the other portion being integrally operated
substantially simultaneously in correspondence with the
operation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 20, wherein said information scroll direction
input means comprises dial means which is rotated
clockwise or counterclockwise.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
16 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 21, wherein said dial means is substantially
continuously rotatable.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A communication terminal apparatus according
to claim 21, wherein said dial means is rotatable
through only a predetermined angle.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
162 words
A video communication system constructed by
interconnecting a video transmission terminal having at
least one video input means and video transmission
means, and a video reception terminal having at least
one video display means and video reception means via
a radio communication network or wired communication
network, comprising: terminal holding direction detection means for
detecting holding directions of both said video
transmission terminal and video reception terminal; sending means for sending information indicating
the holding direction of said video transmission
terminal detected by said terminal holding direction
detection means to said video reception terminal; comparison means for comparing the holding direction
information of said video transmission terminal
sent by said sending means, and the holding direction
information of said video reception terminal; and processing means for processing a video
transmitted from said video transmission means of
said video transmission terminal and received by
said video reception means of said video reception
terminal in accordance with a comparison result of
said comparison means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
123 words
A video communication system constructed by
interconnecting a video transmission terminal having at
least one video input means and video transmission
means, and a video reception terminal having at least
one video display means and video reception means via
a radio communication network or wired communication
network, comprising: terminal holding direction detection means for
detecting a holding direction of said video reception
terminal; sending means for sending information indicating
the holding direction of said video reception terminal
detected by said terminal holding direction detection
means to said video transmission terminal; and processing means for processing a video to be
transmitted by said video transmission means on the
basis of the holding direction information of said
video transmission terminal sent from said sending
means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
30 words
A video communication system according to
claim 24 or 25, wherein a terminal holding direction of
one of said video transmission terminal and said video
reception terminal is substantially fixed.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
A video communication system according to
claim 24, 25, or 26, wherein said terminal holding
direction detection means comprises a pair of mercury
switches.
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