Communication apparatus and method, and program thereof
In order to easily and promptly make a connection to a station which a user desires and in a good communication condition, there is provided a communication apparatus applicable to a PDA having a wireless communication function, which includes setting means for setting a priority order of wireless communication stations, acquisition control means for controlling acquisition of RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indication) of each of the stations, and connection control means for controlling a connection to one of the station having a highest priority order among the stations whose RSSI exceeds a predetermined threshold.
1. A communication apparatus, comprising:
setting means for setting a priority order of wireless communication stations;
acquisition control means for controlling acquisition of RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indication) of each of said stations; and
connection control means for controlling a connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations whose RSSI exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein
said setting means further sets whether or not an automatic connection can be made to various ones of said stations,
said connection control means reads a profile of at least one of said stations, the profile including an automatic connection setting indicating whether the automatic connection is permitted, and
said connection control means controls connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations to which the automatic connection is permitted depending upon a setting and whose RSSI exceeds the predetermined threshold.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said connection control means controls connection to one of said stations with a highest RSSI, in a case where there is no station which exceeds the predetermined threshold.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said connection control means controls connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations whose RSSI has been acquired.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where a particular one of said stations is designated:
said acquisition control means controls acquisition of RSSI of the designated one of said stations, and
said connection control means controls connection to the designated one of said stations.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said acquisition control means controls to acquire said RSSI of said stations at one time.
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said acquisition control means controls to acquire said RSSI of said station sequentially in accordance with said priority order.
7. A communication method, comprising:
setting a priority order of wireless communication stations;
an acquisition control step of controlling acquisition of RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indication) of each of said stations; and
controlling a connection to one of said station having a highest priority order among said stations whose RSSI exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein
said setting further sets whether or not an automatic connection can be made to various ones of said stations,
reading a profile of at least one of said stations, the profile including an automatic connection setting indicating whether the automatic connection is permitted, and
said controlling controls connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations to which the automatic connection is permitted depending upon a setting and whose RSSI exceeds the predetermined threshold.
8. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program configured to cause a processor to execute a method, the method comprising:
setting a priority order of wireless communication stations;
an acquisition control step of controlling acquisition of RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indication) of each of said stations; and
controlling a connection to one of said station having a highest priority order among said stations whose RSSI exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein
said setting further sets whether or not an automatic connection can be made to various ones of said stations,
reading a profile of at least one of said stations, the profile including an automatic connection setting indicating whether the automatic connection is permitted, and
said controlling controls connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations to which the automatic connection is permitted depending upon a setting and whose RSSI exceeds the predetermined threshold.
9. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a setting unit configured to set a priority order of wireless communication stations;
an acquisition control unit configured to control acquisition of RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indication) of each of said stations; and
a connection control unit configured to control a connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations whose RSSI exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein
said setting unit is further configured to set whether or not an automatic connection can be made to various ones of said stations,
said connection control unit is further configured to read a profile of at least one of said stations, the profile including an automatic connection setting indicating whether the automatic connection is permitted, and
said connection control unit is further configured to control connection to one of said stations having a highest priority order among said stations to which the automatic connection is permitted depending upon a setting and whose RSSI exceeds the predetermined threshold.