IP Library Granted Patent US 8,655,358
Granted Patent B2
US 8,655,358 · App. 13/477,873 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Wireless communication system, wireless communication terminal, and subscriber information management device

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Patent No.
US 8,655,358
App. No.
13/477,873
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication system includes: a first wireless communication terminal to register an external device, wherein a subscriber information management device transmits a location of the external device to the first wireless communication terminal based on a search result of the external device based on a search request for the external device, the search request being transmitted from the subscriber information management device to a second wireless communication terminal within a search target area, the second wireless communication terminal being identified by the subscriber information management device based on registration information including certain information and location information of the external device.

Claims (34)

1. A wireless communication system comprising:

a first wireless communication terminal to register an external device,

wherein a subscriber information management device transmits a location of the external device to the first wireless communication terminal based on a search result of the external device based on a search request for the external device, the search request being transmitted from the subscriber information management device to a second wireless communication terminal within a search target area, the second wireless communication terminal being identified by the subscriber information management device based on registration information including certain information and location information of the external device.

2. A wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the subscriber information management device manages subscriber information of a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the first wireless communication terminal and the second wireless communication terminal.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the second wireless communication terminal detects a wireless device having information corresponding to the certain information and transmits a detection notice including location information of the second wireless communication terminal.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the subscriber information management device receives search results from a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the second wireless communication terminals and identifies a location where wireless communication ranges of the plurality of wireless communication terminals overlap with one another as the location of the external device.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the external device halts transmission of a wireless signal by wireless communication other than a response corresponding to the search when detecting a loss state.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 5 , wherein

the external device resumes the transmission of a wireless signal when receiving a search request from the first wireless communication terminal.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the first wireless communication terminal transmits the registration information including a trajectory of the first wireless communication terminal to the subscriber information management device.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wireless communication terminal transmits a deregistration notice for terminating a search when detecting the external device based on the search after the registration information being transmitted.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 8 , wherein

the subscriber information management device transmits a search request cancellation notice for terminating the search to the second wireless communication terminal based on the deregistration notice.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wireless communication terminal transmits a connection notice for terminating the search to the subscriber information management device when the external device being wire-connected after a transmission of the registration information.

11. The wireless communication system according to claim 10 , wherein

the subscriber information management device transmits a search request cancellation notice for terminating the search to the second wireless communication terminal based on the connection notice.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 1 , wherein

a third wireless communication terminal to which an unregistered wireless device is wire-connected transmits an unregistered connection notice including location information and specific information of the wireless device to subscriber information management device after a transmission of the registration information, and

the subscriber information management device identifies a location of the external device based on the location information of the third wireless communication terminal when the information of the wireless device and the information of the external device coincide with each other and transmits a search notice to the first wireless communication terminal.

13. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

a registration unit configured to transmit registration information including location information and certain information of a registerable external device to a subscriber information management device; and

a search unit configured to search a wireless device based on a search request for the external device from the subscriber information management device and transmit a search notice including the location information to the subscriber information management device when detecting a wireless device corresponding to the certain information of the external device.

14. The wireless communication terminal according to claim 13 , wherein

the registration unit transmits the registration information including a trajectory to the subscriber information management device.

15. A subscriber information management device, comprising

a first transmission unit configured to identify a search target area where an external device is to be searched based on location information when receiving registration information including certain information and location information of the external device from a first wireless communication terminal registering the external device, and transmit a search request including the certain information of the external device to a second wireless communication terminal within the search target area; and

a second transmission unit configured to identify a location of the external device based on location information included in a search notice when receiving the search notice including location information of the second wireless communication terminal from the second wireless communication terminal, and transmit a discovery notice including the location of the external device, to the first wireless communication terminal.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2024
From: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
To: FCNT LLC
Reel/Frame 066908/0856 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 21, 2024
From: FCNT LIMITED
To: YAMATO KANZAI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066854/0942 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
To: FCNT LIMITED
Reel/Frame 066832/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2018
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047577/0943 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2012
From: NAKAHAMA, KOICHI; TANOUE, TATSUYA; KURANARI, SHINICHI; TSUKAZOE, ATSUSHI; KAWANO, MARIE; EBUCHI, RYUICHI; HAMACHI, MARI; YAGYU, TAKESHI; YOSHINO, KEISUKE; XU, SHUANG
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 028649/0390 →