Patents by Inventor Hiroteru Shimada

Hiroteru Shimada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060172773
    Abstract: A communication fee service is provided to improve services for users and the utilization ratio, thereby increasing the benefits of mobile communication carriers. A mobile communication system comprising a mobile terminal (1) having a location measurement function and being capable of locating its position, a radio access network (2) and a core network (3) including a specific communication information server (407). A user defines one or more specific communication areas and one or more other communication parties by contract with a mobile communication carrier which manages the mobile communication system such that reduced communication fees (specific communication fees) are applied to communication with the other communication parties in the specific communication areas. The specific communication information server stores information on the user, the specific communication areas and the other communication parties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Yusaku Morishita, Hiroteru Shimada