Data communication terminal
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorShigenori Morikawa
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Abstract
In carrying out data communication by use of a communication network where accounting is made according to a data amount, the start and end of transmission/reception of a set of objective data to be transmitted/received are recognized, and the amount of packets transmitted/received from the start to the end of transmission/reception of the set of objective data to be transmitted/received is measured, and thereby a communication charge is calculated, and it is judged whether or not the calculated communication charge has reached a warning money amount specified by a user, and when it is judged that the calculated communication charge has reached the warning money amount, a warning to that effect is given to the user.
Claims13
A data communication terminal comprising:
- data communication means for connecting to a communication network where accounting is made according to a data amount to carry out data communication;
- means for recognizing the start and the end of transmission/reception of a set of objective data to be transmitted/received;
- means for measuring data amount from the start to the end of transmission/reception of the set of objective data to be transmitted/received and to be recognized;
- means for judging whether or not the transmitted/received data amount to be measured has reached a specified data amount;
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- means for, when it is judged that the transmitted/received data amount has reached the specified data amount, warning a user to that effect.
A data communication method, comprising:
- connecting to a communication network where charging is made according to a data amount to start data communication;
- recognizing the start and the end of transmission/reception of a set of objective data to be transmitted/received;
- measuring a data amount to be transmitted/received from the start to the end of transmission/reception of the set of objective data to be transmitted/received and to be recognized;
- judging whether or not the transmitted/received data amount to be measured has reached a specified data amount;
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- when it is judged that the transmitted/received data amount has reached the specified data amount, warning a user to that effect.
A computer readable recording medium that stores a program that makes a computer execute:
- a process of connecting to a communication network where charging is made according to a data amount to carry out data communication;
- a process of recognizing the start and the end of transmission/reception of a set of objective data to be transmitted/received;
- a process of measuring a data amount to be transmitted/received from the start to the end of transmission/reception of the set of objective data to be transmitted/received and to be recognized;
- a process of judging whether or not the transmitted/received data amount to be measured has reached a specified data amount;
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- a process of, when it is judged that the transmitted/received data amount has reached the specified data amount, warning a user to that effect.
A data communication terminal comprising:
- means for carrying out data communication by use of a communication network selected from among a communication network where accounting is made according to a data amount and a communication network where accounting is made according to connection time;
- means for setting a limit amount of communication charge;
- means for calculating communication charge required for data communication in real time manners according to the selected communication network;
- means for judging whether or not the calculated communication charge has reached the limit amount of communication charge;
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- means for, when it is judged that the calculated communication charge has reached the limit amount, warning a user to that effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.