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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Daisuke Mori, Shizuoka, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
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 mobile communication system automatically makes e-mail communication, even if text communication cannot be made.