Connection unit radio communication system control method of connection unit and radio communication method
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakaomi Yonekura, Shoichi Nagatomo
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Abstract
When an attachment 3 is connected to a connector of a cellular phone terminal 4, the communication system of the relevant cellular phone terminal 4 is judged and image data received from the digital camera 2 is converted to a format along the judged communication system of the relevant cellular phone terminal 4. Accordingly, even if the cellular phone terminal 4 to which the attachment 3 is connected uses any communication system, this can be used for the general purpose, and data received from the digital camera 2 is converted to the format along the communication system of the connected cellular phone terminal 4 to make it possible to upload it to the server via WWW7.
Claims25
A connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- first judging means (313) for judging a communication protocol of the connected portable radio communication device (4) based on information input via the connector (414);
- first receiving means (301, 305, 306, 309, 311, 316) for receiving data from the outer section of the portable radio communication device;
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- first converting means (313) for converting data received by said first receiving means (301, 305, 306, 309, 311, 316) to a format along the communication protocol judged by said first judging means (313).
A connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- second judging means (313) for judging a data communication system with the outer section of the portable radio communication device;
- second receiving means (301, 305, 306, 309, 311, 316) for receiving data from the portable radio communication device (4) via the connector (414);
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- second converting means (313) for converting data received by said second receiving means (301, 305, 306, 309, 311, 316) to a format along the communication system judged by said second judging means (313).
A connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- at least radio communication modules (311, 316) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by radio commutation;
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- cable communication modules (301,306) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by cable commutation.
A connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- at least optical communication modules (305, 309) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by optical commutation;
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- cable communication modules (301,306) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by cable commutation.
A connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- radio communication modules (311, 316) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by radio commutation;
- optical communication modules (305, 309) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by optical commutation;
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- cable communication modules (301,306) for performing data communication with the outer section of said portable radio communication device by cable commutation.
A radio communication system having a portable radio communication device (400) and an outer device (2),
- said portable communication device (400) comprising:
- detecting means (323) for detecting a connection request from said outer device (2);
- judging means (323) for judging a data communication system with said outer device (2) by the connection request detected by said detecting means;
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- communication means (305, 309, 311, 316, 414) for performing data communication with said outer device (2) by the data communication system judged by said judging means.
A control method of connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- the first judging step of judging a communication protocol of the connected portable radio communication device (4) based on information input via the connector (414);
- the first receiving step of receiving data from the outer section of the portable radio communication device;
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- the first converting step of converting data received by said first receiving step to a format along the communication system judged by said first judging step.
A control method of a connection unit (3), which is connected to a connector (414) being attachably and detachably provided in a portable radio communication device (4), comprising:
- the second judging step of judging a data communication system with the outer section of the portable radio communication device;
- the second receiving step of receiving data from the portable radio communication device (4) via the connector (414);
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- the second converting step of converting data received by said second receiving step to a format along the communication system judged by said second judging step.
A radio communication method that performs radio communication between a portable radio communication device (400) and an outer device (2), comprising:
- the detecting step of detecting a connection request from said outer device (2);
- the judging step of judging a data communication system with said outer device (2) by the connection request detected by said detecting step;
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- the communication step of performing data communication with said outer device (2). by the data communication system judged by said judging step.
A radio communication system comprising:
- a portable phone type communication device (4) having at least a display section (425), an operation input section (415), a memory (413), and a connector (414) for expanding a function;
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- a digital camera (2) having at least a connection unit (3) connected to said connector (414), having at least transmitting sections (305, 316), a CPU (313), and memories (314, 315), a receiving section (215), a display section (207), a memory (216), and an image pickup device (218),
- wherein image data stored in the memory (413) of said cellular phone type communication device is stored to the memory (315) of the connection unit (3) via the connector (414), and
- the connection unit (3) judges the stored image data to convert to a data communication system used by said digital camera (2), thereafter storing to the memory (216) of said digital camera (2) by radio communication, and an image, which is based on said image data, is displayed on the display section (207) of said digital camera (2).
A radio communication system comprising:
- a portable phone type communication device (4) having at least a display section (425), an operation input section (415), a memory (413), and a connector (414) for expanding a function;
- a connection unit (3) connected to the connector (414) having at least receiving sections (305, 316), a CPU (313), and memories (314, 315);
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- a digital camera (2) having at least a transmitting section (215) and an image pickup device (218),
- wherein image data image-formed by said digital camera (2) is transmitted to said connection unit (3) by radio communication, and
- the connection unit (3) judges the received image data to convert to a communication protocol used by said cellular phone type communication device (4) to store to the memory (315) of said connection unit (3), thereafter storing to the memory of said cellular phone telephone type communication device (4) via the connector (414), and an image, which is based on said image data, is displayed on the display section (425) of said cellular phone type communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.