US 6,665,533 B1 · Communication system, communication terminal, and information distribution apparatus

Abstract

A communication system for broadcasting information of advertisements and other desired information to a plurality of terminals such as a cellular wireless communication system, wherein a common traffic channel (CTCH) for transmitting information to users of all terminals included in the system is defined other than a traffic channel (TCH) for separately transmitting information to the terminals. The specific information for the users is transferred via the traffic channel (TCH) on demand, while advertisements are distributed regularly to the terminals by the common traffic channel (CTCH). In a terminal, the advertising information is received and stored via the CTCH at the time of cell searching, and the advertising information is displayed during waiting periods such as when the terminal is being initialized, is in a state waiting for requested information, etc.

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Dependent claims

A communication system, comprising:

a host system;
a plurality of terminals;
a communication channel for communicating between said host system and said plurality of terminals;
and
a distribution channel for broadcasting advertisement information from said host system to said plurality of terminals, wherein said advertisement information is received by one of said plurality of terminals between a first time when said one of said plurality of terminals is switched to a stand-by state to receive said communication channel and a second time when said one of said plurality of terminals is switched to an active state.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Communication system, communication terminal, and information distribution apparatus

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Abstract

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