Communication system with mobile terminal accessible to mobile communication network and local network simultaneously
A computer readable medium storing a computer program for causing a computer of a mobile terminal device capable of accessing both a mobile communication network and a local network simultaneously, to execute an address assignment, the computer readable medium including first computer program codes for causing the computer to transmit an inquiry message for inquiring information regarding a location on networks of a correspondent of packet communications to be carried out, from the mobile terminal device through the local network, second computer program codes for causing the computer to receive a response message in response to the inquiry message through the local network, third computer program codes for causing the computer to acquire an address to be used by the mobile terminal device in the packet communications with the correspondent according to the response message, fourth computer program codes for causing the computer to assign the address to a first communication interface for the local network at the mobile terminal device, and fifth computer program codes for causing the computer to judge a manner of utilizing first packet communications carried out through the first communication interface and second packet communications carried out through a second communication interface provided for the mobile communication network in the mobile terminal device according to a prescribed policy, when both the first packet communications and the second packet communication are possible.
1. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for causing a computer of a mobile terminal device capable of accessing both a mobile communication network and a local network simultaneously, to execute an address assignment, the computer readable medium comprising:
first computer program codes for causing the computer to transmit an inquiry message for inquiring information regarding a location on networks of a correspondent of packet communications to be carried out, from the mobile terminal device through the local network;
second computer program codes for causing the computer to receive a response message in response to the inquiry message through the local network;
third computer program codes for causing the computer to acquire an address to be used by the mobile terminal device in the packet communications with the correspondent according to the response message;
fourth computer program codes for causing the computer to assign the address to a first communication interface for the local network at the mobile terminal device; and
fifth computer program codes for causing the computer to judge a manner of utilizing first packet communications carried out through the first communication interface and second packet communications carried out through a second communication interface provided for the mobile communication network in the mobile terminal device according to a prescribed policy, when both the first packet communications and the second packet communications are possible.
2. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein when the fourth computer program codes cause the computer to assign one global address to the first communication interface while the mobile terminal device is already connected to the mobile communication network by using another global address through the second communication interface, the fifth computer program codes cause the computer to judge which one of the first packet communications using the one global address via the local network through the first communication interface and the second packet communications using the another global address via the mobile communication network through the second communication interface should be used, by accounting for at least one of a state, a performance or a charging condition of the mobile communication network and a state, a performance or a charging information of an external communication network to which the local network is connected.
3. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the fourth computer program codes cause the computer to assign a link local address as defined in IPv6 to the first communication interface when the location of the correspondent is on-link, assign a site local address as defined in IPv6 to the first communication interface when the location of the correspondent is within a site accessible from the first communication interface, or assign a global address to the first communication interface otherwise.
4. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
sixth computer program codes for causing the computer to release an entire network setting on the mobile communication network side or change a network setting of all applications on the mobile terminal device to a network setting on the local network side, when all services received through the second communication interface via the mobile communication network are finished after accessing the local network through the first communication interface.
5. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
sixth computer program codes for causing the computer to function as a gateway to relay packet communications of another device connected to the local network by using the first communication interface and the second communication interface, when both the first packet communications through the first communication interface and the second packet communications through the second communication interface are possible.
6. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
sixth computer program codes for causing the computer to employ Bluetooth to carry out the first packet communications via the local network through the first communication interface.
7. The computer readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
sixth computer program codes for causing the computer to carry out voice communications using a voice communication unit provided in the mobile terminal device.