Nec Corporation

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Yukio Miyashita

Hidetoshi Yazaki

Fukiko Maeda

Toshiro Nishiyama

In an individual authenticating method for portable communication equipment which comprises a fingerprint sensor, an operating portion for inputting a personal identification number and controller for authenticating on the basis of fingerprint information and/or the personal identification number thus achieved whether a person to be authenticated is the identical person, the authentication of the person to be authenticated is performed by using fingerprint authentication when the importance level is lower or by using both of fingerprint authentication and personal identification number authentication when the importance level is higher. For example, plural authentication levels are set for the fingerprint authentication in accordance with the importance level of each of the plural functions provided to the portable communication equipment.

Individual authentication method for portable communication equipment and program product therefor

A method of unlocking at least one of functions provided to a portable apparatus is provided which includes: judging whether or not an predetermined first code is entered; second judging whether or not a predetermined second code is entered, wherein the character length of the predetermined first code is shorter than the character length of the predetermined second code, if the predetermined first code is not entered; and unlocking the one of functions provided to the portable apparatus, if the predetermined first or second code is entered. A portable apparatus with plurality of functions is provided which includes: a controlling means for setting a first code and a second code; and a storing means for storing the first code and the second code, wherein the controlling means judges whether or not the first code is entered; the controlling means judges whether or not the second code is entered, where in the character length of the first code is shorter than the character length of the second code, if the first code is not entered; and the controlling means unlocks at least one of functions provided to the portable apparatus, if the first or second code is entered.

Portable apparatus and its method of unlocking with new simplified PIN code

Time elapsed from the time when the sensor cover is opened and power supply to the fingerprint sensor is turned from off to on is counted and when there is no fingerprint image read-in command within a specified period of time power supply to the fingerprint sensor is turned off. Even if power supply to the fingerprint sensor is turned off, when a fingerprint image read-in command executes power supply to the fingerprint sensor is turned on and read-in of a fingerprint image commences. If a fingerprint image read-in command executes when the sensor cover is closed, that command is invalidated. In such a configuration, the opening and closing of a sensor cover works in synchronicity with on/off control of power supply for a fingerprint sensor and even when the sensor cover is open, wasteful electricity consumption through power supply continuing if the fingerprint sensor is not used within a specified period of time is prevented.

Mobile terminal device

A communication apparatus of the present invention includes a message storage and an unconfirmed message number storage. When the apparatus receives a radio signal, a message contained in the radio signal is written to the message memory. At the same time, the number of unconfirmed messages stored in the unconfirmed message number storage is incremented by 1 (one). An LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and an alert section cooperate to alert the user of the apparatus to a call incoming. When the user presses a switch in response to the alert, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) determines that the user has confirmed the received message. At this time, the number of unconfirmed messages stored in the storage is decremented by 1 and then displayed on the LCD. If the user does not press the switch within a preselected period of time, then the CPU determines that the received message has not been confirmed, and displays the number of unconfirmed messages stored in the storage on the LCD.

Communication apparatus capable of displaying the number of unconfirmed messages

The accounting management of a user of a pager receiving a service in which the user is charged for the number of calls is desired to be facilitated by displaying an illustrated image representing the number of received messages within a fixed period of time. In a pager and a method of displaying the number of signals received by the pager including a controller for counting the number of radio signals received and identifying time of the signal reception, a storage for storing therein the counted number of received radio signals, a display having an area for displaying in an illustrated image representing the stored number of received signals, a changing unit for changing the illustrated image in accordance with the number of received signals, and a count period setting unit for setting a fixed period for the counting of the number of received signals. The pager displays an accumulated number of radio signals received during a particular count period set by the count period setting unit.

Pager and a method of displaying the number of messages received by the same

Provided is a radio selective calling receiver that can instantaneously confirm the number of received messages, so that the time required for confirmation can be saved and the calculation of a fee is easy when a frequency-based fee service is utilized. A radio unit receives a radio signal that includes an identification signal and an information signal; a controller compares the identification signal with its own identification signal to confirm that the radio signal is for the controller, and extracts the information signal from the radio signal to specify the time at which the radio signal was received; an LCD is used to display information including the information signal or the time using a plurality of display forms; and a storage means counts a number of the radio signals received and stores the count number. The count number of radio signals received is displayed in a specific count display area of the LCD.

Radio selective calling receiver having means for counting, storing and

In a wireless selective call receiver, a receiving section receives a wireless selective call signal including a selective call signal and subsequent a message signal and destined to the wireless selective call receiver, and then, decodes the received wireless selective call signal to produce the message signal. A storage section includes an alarm message storage region for storing alarm message signals and a normal message storage region for storing normal message signals. An informing section informing an alarm at an alarm time set in each of the alarm message signals which are stored in the alarm message storage region. A detecting section detects that the received message signal is a new alarm message signal or a new normal message signal. A write section writes the new normal message signal in the normal message storage region when the received message signal is the normal message signal. On the other hand, the write section selectively writes the new alarm message signal in one of the alarm message storage region and the normal message storage region based on a number of the alarm message signals stored in the alarm message storage region and a protection attribute of each of the alarm message signals from a delete operation.

Wireless selective call receiver with alarm message signal stored to

A radio pager of the present invention is capable of determining, during automatic area switching operation, a frequency having a high field strength by excluding the other frequencies having low field strengths. In addition, the pager is capable of determining such a frequency simply at low cost by use of its original antenna and radio frequency gain control function, i.e., without resorting to any additional circuitry.

Radio pager

A radio modem for a computer receives a calling signal and stores a message included in the calling signal. A case is connected to the radio modem electrically through connection parts. The case is supplied the message from the radio modem via the connection parts and displays the message on the display.

Radio communication device combinable with a radio modem for computer

When a switch for manually terminating an informing operation of a call informing device is not depressed during an informing operation, the informing operation is automatically halted after a first set time of a first timer. After a second period of time T, determined by a second timer, elapses from the start of the informing operation, the informing operation is repeated for the first set time of the first timer. After the second period of time T elapses from the start of the second informing operation, the informing operation is repeated. The informing operations are performed, halted and repeated until the user terminates the operation of the call informing device. During the period of time from the first informing operation to the depression of the switch, a counter and a timer setting circuit increment the second period of time (halt interval) to N.T corresponding to the increase in the number N times of the informing operation. Accordingly, the user of the receiver can be made aware of a call as quickly as possible by carrying out the informing operations with short halt intervals immediately after the call is received. On the other hand, if the switch is not depressed even after many informing operations, the life of the battery is prolonged by increasing the halt interval between informing operations in accordance with the number of informing operations performed.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yukio Miyashita