1. A settlement system, comprising:
a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network;
a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items; and
a settlement device able to communicate with the mobile communication terminal and the settlement input device through the mobile communication network, and able to transfer money from a first account to a second account,
wherein
the settlement input device comprises:
a first transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge to the mobile communication terminal; and
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device to the settlement device;
the settlement device comprises:
a control unit configured to transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal received from the settlement input device to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the amount of the transferred money to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network; and
the mobile communication terminal comprises:
a first reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
a second reception unit configured to receive the data of the amount of the transferred money from the settlement device; and
a display configured to display the data of the charge and the data of the amount of the transferred money.
2. A mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and able to communicate with a settlement input device for outputting data of a charge based on input data of purchased items and a settlement device able to transfer money from a first account to a second account through the mobile communication network, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
a first reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
a second reception unit configured to receive the data of the amount of the transferred money from the settlement device through the mobile communication network; and
a display configured to display the data of the charge and the data of the amount of the transferred money.
3. A mobile communication terminal configured to communicate with a settlement input device for outputting data of a charge based on input data of purchased items, and a settlement device configured to receive identification data of a purchase transaction from the settlement input device, and to transfer money from a first account to a second account when the received identification data of the purchase transaction satisfies a predetermined rule relative to stored identification data of a previous purchase transaction, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
a control unit configured to generate the identification data for the purchase transaction, the identification data varying with different purchase transactions according to the predetermined rule; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the identification data of the purchase transaction to the settlement input device.
4. A settlement input device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement device configured to transfer money from a first account to a second account, the settlement input device comprising:
an input unit configured to input data of purchased items and identification data of the mobile communication terminal;
a first transmission unit configured to generate data of a charge based on the input data of the purchased items, and transmit the data of the charge to the mobile communication terminal; and
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge, the identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device to the settlement device.
5. A settlement input device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement device configured to transfer money from a first account to a second account, to receive identification data of a purchase transaction and determine whether the received identification data of the purchase transaction satisfy a predetermined rule relative to stored identification data of a previous purchase transaction, and to transmit a determination result, the settlement input device comprising:
an input unit configured to input data of purchased items and identification data of the mobile communication terminal;
a first transmission unit configured to generate data of a charge based on the input data of the purchased items, and transmit the data of the charge to the mobile communication terminal;
a first reception unit configured to receive the identification data of the purchase transaction from the mobile communication terminal, the identification data varying with different purchase transactions;
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge, the identification data of the mobile communication terminal, identification data of the settlement input device, and the identification data of the purchase transaction to the settlement device;
a second reception unit configured to receive a determination result for the identification data of the purchase transaction; and
a display for displaying the determination result.
6. A settlement device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items and to transmit the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device, and said settlement device being able to transfer money from a first account to a second account; the settlement device comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive from the settlement input device the data of the charge, the identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and the identification data of the settlement input device;
a control unit configured to transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal received from the settlement input device to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the amount of the transferred money to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network.
7. A settlement device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items, and to transmit the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, identification data of the settlement input device, and identification data of a purchase transaction received from the mobile communication terminal and varying with different purchase transactions, and said settlement device being able to transfer money from a first account to a second account; the settlement device comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge, the identification data of the mobile communication terminal, the identification data of the settlement input device, and the identification data of the purchase transaction from the settlement input device;
a storage unit configured to store at least identification data of a previous purchase transaction made by the mobile communication terminal; and
a control unit configured to transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device, when it is determined, based on the identification data of the previous purchase transaction, that the identification data of the purchase transaction received from the settlement input device satisfies a predetermined rule.
8. The settlement device as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the determination result to the settlement input device.
9. A settlement system, comprising:
a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network;
a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items; and
a settlement device able to communicate with the mobile communication terminal and the settlement input device through the mobile communication network, and able to transfer money from a first account to a second account,
wherein
the settlement input device comprises:
a first transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge to the mobile communication terminal; and
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device to the settlement device;
the mobile communication terminal comprises:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
a transmission unit configured to transmit the received data of the charge to the settlement device through the mobile communication network; and
the settlement device comprises:
a control unit configured to compare the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal, and transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal received from the settlement input device to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device at least when the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal are in agreement.
10. A mobile communication terminal configured to communicate with a settlement input device for outputting data of a charge based on input data of purchased items and a settlement device able to transfer money from a first account to a second account when receiving the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal in agreement with the data of the charge from the settlement input device, the mobile communication terminal comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
an input unit; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit the received data of the charge to the settlement device through a mobile communication network in response to the input data from the input unit.
11. The mobile communication terminal as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a display that displays a message indicating that the data of the charge have not been transmitted by the transmission unit when transmission of the data of the charge is not performed even after a predetermined time period elapses from the time when the reception unit receives the data of the charge.
12. A settlement device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items, and said settlement device being able to transfer money from a first account to a second account; the settlement device comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device from the settlement input device, and receive the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal; and
a control unit configured to compare the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal, and transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal received from the settlement input device to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device at least when the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal are in agreement.
13. The settlement device terminal as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit data of an amount of the transferred money to the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network.
14. A settlement system, comprising:
a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network;
a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items; and
a settlement device able to communicate with the mobile communication terminal and the settlement input device through the mobile communication network, and able to transfer money from a first account to a second account,
wherein
the settlement input device comprises:
a first transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge to the mobile communication terminal; and
a second transmission unit configured to transmit the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device to the settlement device;
the mobile communication terminal comprises:
a reception unit configured to receive the data of the charge from the settlement input device;
a transmission unit configured to transmit the received data of the charge to the settlement device through the mobile communication network; and
the settlement device comprises:
a control unit configured to transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from a predetermined account to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device at least when the data of the charge are received from the settlement input device no matter whether the data of the charge are received or not from the mobile communication terminal, and to compare the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal, and transfer the amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal to the predetermined account at least when the data of the charge from the settlement input device and the data of the charge from the mobile communication terminal are in agreement.
15. A settlement device configured to communicate with a mobile communication terminal connectable with a mobile communication network and a settlement input device configured to output data of a charge based on input data of purchased items, and said settlement device being able to transfer money from a first account to a second account; the settlement device comprising:
a control unit configured to transfer an amount of money determined by the data of the charge from a predetermined account to the second account determined by the identification data of the settlement input device at least when the data of the charge, identification data of the mobile communication terminal, and identification data of the settlement input device are received from the settlement input device, no matter whether the data of the charge are received or not from the mobile communication terminal, and to transfer the amount of money determined by the data of the charge from the first account determined by the identification data of the mobile communication terminal to the predetermined account at least when the data of the charge are received from the mobile communication terminal.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of regulating transceiver power consumption for a transceiver in a communications network comprising:
monitoring a data receiver to detect a received data signal; and
controlling a transceiver state machine to regulate transceiver power consumption in response to the presence or absence of a received data signal;
wherein the transceiver state machine comprises a full-on state during which a wake up control signal is sent to power on a transmitter and a power control signal is sent to power on the transceiver, a full-off state during which the wake up signal is sent to power off the transmitter and the power control signal is sent to power off the transceiver, and a pending wake-up on state during which the wake up control signal is sent to power on the transmitter and the power control signal is sent to power off the transceiver, and wherein the transceiver state machine is configured to:
transition from the full-on state to the full-off state after failing to detect a received data signal for a period determined by a first timing circuit;
transition from the full-off state to the pending wake-up on state after failing to detect a received data signal for an additional period determined by the first timing circuit; and
transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-on state after sending out a data link signal, detecting a first received data signal in response to the data link signal within a first period determined by a second timing circuit, and detecting a second received data signal after detecting the first received data signal within a second period determined by the second signal timing circuit.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-off state after sending out the data link signal and failing to detect a first received data signal within the first period determined by the second signal timing circuit.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-off state after sending out the data link signal, detecting the first received data signal in response to the data link signal within the first period determined by the second timing circuit, and failing to detect a second received data signal after detecting the first received data signal within the second period determined by the second signal timing circuit.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring a data receiver to detect a received data signal includes comparing a signal received from the communications network with a reference signal and determining a magnitude of the signal received from the communications network exceeds a magnitude of the reference signal.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the full-off state to the full-on state after detecting a first received data signal within a period determined by a first timing circuit, waiting for a stand-by period determined by a third timing circuit, and detecting a second received data signal after the stand-by period but before a period determined by a fourth data timing circuit.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to remain in the full-off state after detecting a first received data signal within a period determined by a first timing circuit, waiting for a stand-by period determined by a third timing circuit, and failing to detect a second received data signal after the stand-by period but before a period determined by a fourth data timing circuit.
7. A transceiver power consumption regulator for a transceiver in a communications network comprising:
a data receiver located on the transceiver to detect a received data signal; and
a transceiver state machine coupled between the data receiver and a transmitter to regulate transceiver power consumption of the transceiver in response to the presence or absence of a received data signal;
wherein the transceiver state machine comprises a full-on state during which a wake up control signal is sent to power on the transmitter and a power control signal is sent to power on the transceiver, a full-off state during which the wake up signal is sent to power off the transmitter and the power control signal is sent to power off the transceiver, and a pending wake-up on state during which the wake up control signal is sent to power on the transmitter and the power control signal is sent to power off the transceiver, and wherein the transceiver state machine is configured to:
transition from the full-on state to the full-off state after failing to detect a received data signal for a period determined by a first timing circuit;
transition from the full-off state to the pending wake-up on state after failing to detect a received data signal for an additional period determined by the first timing circuit; and to
transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-on state after sending out a data link signal, detecting a first received data signal in response to the data link signal within a first period determined by a second timing circuit; and detecting a second received data signal after detecting the first received data signal within a second period determined by the second signal timing circuit.
8. The transceiver power consumption regulator of claim 7, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-off state after sending out the data link signal and failing to detect a first received data signal within the first period determined by the second timing circuit.
9. The transceiver power consumption regulator of claim 7, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the pending wake-up on state to the full-off state after sending out the data link signal, detecting the first received data signal in response to the data link signal within the first period determined by the second timing circuit, and failing to detect a second received data signal after detecting the first received data signal within the second period determined by the second signal timing circuit.
10. The transceiver power consumption regulator of claim 7, wherein the data receiver detects a received data signal by comparing a signal received from the communications network with a reference signal and determining a magnitude of the signal received from the communications network exceeds a magnitude of the reference signal.
11. The transceiver power consumption regulator of claim 7, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to transition from the full-off state to the full-on state after detecting a first received data signal within a period determined by a first timing circuit, waiting for a stand-by period of time determined by a third timing circuit, and detecting a second received data signal after the stand-by period but before a period determined by a fourth data timing circuit.
12. The transceiver power consumption regulator of claim 7, wherein the transceiver state machine is further configured to remain in the full-off state after detecting a first received data signal within a period determined by a first timing circuit, waiting for a stand-by period determined by a third timing circuit, and failing to detect a second received data signal after the stand-by period but before a period determined by a fourth data timing circuit.