IP Library Granted Patent US 7,747,276
Granted Patent B2
US 7,747,276 · App. 11/365,250 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Mobile communication terminal and communication control method

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Patent No.
US 7,747,276
App. No.
11/365,250
Granted
Jun 29, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

When the user of the mobile communication terminal produces the originating operation while in the idle state with the wireless system C, the control section acquires the input of the user of the mobile communication terminal via the key input section (step 302 ) and acquires, through the present position acquisition section, area identification data of an area L where it is placed in the idle state (step 304 ). The control section makes a reference to the table of connection scores held in the storage section and acquires a connection score p for the system A corresponding to the area L (step 306 ). Next, the control section judges the start of origination to the system A by using the connection score p (step 308 ).

Claims (12)

1. A mobile communication terminal capable of using a plurality of wireless systems, comprising:

a storage means for storing area identification data identifying each communication area and connection indexes respectively corresponding to said area identification data showing an ease of connecting to each plurality of wireless systems;

a present position acquisition means for acquiring present position data;

a selection means for selecting area identification data from said storage means corresponding to present position data acquired by said present position acquisition means;

an extraction means for extracting a connection index of each said plurality of wireless systems from said storage means corresponding to area identification data selected by said selection means; and

a remote end determination means for determining, as a remote end, a wireless system having a connection index most easily connectable from among said connection indexes of said plurality of wireless systems extracted by said extraction means.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said remote end determination means sorts said connection indexes of said plurality of wireless systems extracted by said extraction means by size and determines, as a remote end, a wireless system with a connection index with a largest value from among said connection indexes.

3. A communication control method performed in a mobile communication terminal capable of using a plurality of wireless systems, comprising:

a present position acquisition process, performed by the mobile terminal, for acquiring present position data;

an extraction process, performed by the mobile terminal, for storing beforehand area identification data identifying each communication area and connection index respectively corresponding to said area identification data and showing an ease of connecting to each plurality of wireless systems, selecting area identification data corresponding to present position data acquired by said present position acquisition process from among stored area identification data, and extracting a connection index of each of a plurality of wireless systems corresponding to said selected area identification data; and

a remote end determination process, performed by the mobile terminal, for determining, as a remote end, a wireless system having a connection index most easily connectable from among said connection index of said plurality of wireless systems extracted by said extraction process.

4. The communication control method according to claim 3 , wherein said remote end determination process sorts said connection index of each said plurality of wireless systems extracted by said extraction process by size and determines, as a remote end, a wireless system with a connection index with a largest value from among said connection index.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
Reel/Frame 033720/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2013
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATION LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030258/0429 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 16, 2010
From: CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, CO., LTD.
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024700/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2006
From: KOIKE, ATSUSHI; MIYATA, KATSUYA
To: CASIO HITACHI MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017638/0368 →