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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Noboru Iwayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyasu Sugano, Kawasaki, JP;
Naohisa Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Otani, Kawasaki, JP;
Akinori Iwakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Noboru Iwayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyasu Sugano, Kawasaki, JP;
Naohisa Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koji Otani, Kawasaki, JP;
Akinori Iwakawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Method and system for reporting to a source user before communication begins communication means usable by both the source and a destination user. Operable communication means at each user's information terminal are stored in a list DBin advance for each user. A selection devicereceives a destination user designation from the source user who is requesting communication, and acquires the usable communication means of the destination user and the source user respectively from the list DB. There are also cases in which the selection deviceacquires communication means usable by the source user from the selection deviceor a user terminal. Next, the selection devicecreates a candidate list describing communication means which both parties can use, and sends it from a WWW server, for example, to the source user terminal. Before communication begins, the candidate list is displayed at the source user terminal by a WWW browser, for example.