Granted Patent B2

US 7,242,934 · App. 10/155,968 · Granted Jul 10, 2007

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:

plural radio means within said mobile communication terminal for plural communication systems being different from one another, which establishes, connects, and disconnects radio lines; and measure communication quality at said plural communication systems;

a controlling means within said mobile communication terminal, which controls each of said plural radio means so that each of said plural radio means establishes, connects, and disconnects radio lines, said controlling means measuring said communication quality at each of said plural different communication systems and executing handover from one of said plural communication systems to another one of said plural communication systems by changing the operation of said plural radio means; and

an operating means within said mobile communication terminal which exchanges information with a user of said mobile communication terminal, wherein:

in case that a communication system which is used after handover operation was executed is designated via said operating means by said user, said controlling means controls to execute said handover operation based on the designation of said user;

when said handover operation designated by said user is impossible, said controlling means outputs this situation that said handover operation designated by said user is impossible via said operating means.

2. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

when said handover operation designated by said user is impossible but handover operation being different from said handover operation designated by said user is possible, said controlling means outputs this situation that said handover operation being different from said handover designated by said user is possible via said operating means.

3. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

said designation of said communication system with which said mobile communication terminal communicates after executing said handover operation is set before the communication starts via said operating means.

4. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 1 , wherein:

said designation of said communication system with which said mobile communication terminal communicates after executing said handover operation is set during the communication via said operating means.

5. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 3 , wherein:

said operating means provides a storing means in which said designation of said communication system is stored.

6. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 4 , wherein:

said operating means provides a storing means in which said designation of said communication system is stored.

7. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

plural radio transceivers, within said mobile communication terminal, each of said plural radio transceivers being structured and arranged to transmit/receive a different signal in connection with plural different communication systems and to establish, connect and disconnect radio lines and measure communication quality in connection with said plural different communication systems;

a controller within said mobile communication terminal and connected to said plural radio transceivers and that controls said plural radio transceivers, and said controller judging a communication quality of each of said plural different communication systems and executing a handover from one communication system to a different communication system; and

an operating member within said mobile communication terminal and connected to said controller and which is structured and arranged to exchange information with a user of said mobile communication terminal, so that a communication system which is designated by the user executes during said handover operation;

wherein when said handover operation designated by said user is impossible, said operating member is structured and arranged to indicate to the user that said handover operation designated by the user is impossible.

8. The mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 7 , wherein when said handover operation designated by said user is impossible but a different handover operation from said handover operation is possible, said operating member is structured and arranged to indicate that said different handover operation is possible.

9. The mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said mobile communication terminal is structured and arranged so that said communication system designated by the user is input into said mobile communication terminal via said operating member, before communication commences.

10. The mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 9 , wherein said operating member includes a storing device that is structured and arranged to store the designation of said communication system.

11. The mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said mobile communication terminal is structured and arranged so that said communication system designated by the user is input into said mobile communication terminal via said operating member, during communication.

12. A mobile communication terminal in accordance with claim 11 , wherein said operating member includes a storing device that is structured and arranged to store the designation of said communication system.

Assignments (6)