Relay apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

1. A relay apparatus that relays wireless communication between a communication terminal and a base station, the relay apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a program, wherein the program causes a computer to perform functions including acquiring a first communication quality of communication with the base station, acquiring a reception intensity of a radio wave received from the base station, and acquiring a second communication quality of communication with the communication terminal;

a first communication quality indicating unit that indicates, to a user of the relay apparatus, the acquired first communication quality;

a reception intensity indicating unit that indicates, to the user of the relay apparatus, that the acquired reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold; and

a second communication quality indicating unit that indicates, to the user of the relay apparatus, the acquired second communication quality, wherein

the first communication quality indicating unit indicates to which first communication quality level among a plurality of first communication quality levels the first communication quality corresponds,

the second communication quality indicating unit indicates to which second communication quality level among a plurality of second communication quality levels the second communication quality corresponds, and

the relay apparatus further comprises:

a plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units that correspond to respective ones of the plurality of first communication quality levels, the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units being arrayed in the order of corresponding first communication quality levels; and

a plurality of second communication quality light-emitting units that correspond to respective ones of the plurality of second communication quality levels, the plurality of second communication quality light-emitting units being arrayed in the order of corresponding second communication quality levels.

2. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first communication quality indicating unit indicates the first communication quality by causing a first communication quality light-emitting unit, among the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units, that corresponds to the first communication quality to emit light.

3. The relay apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units are arrayed along a shape of a line graph that indicates relationship between reception intensity of a signal received from the base station and communication throughput of communication with the base station.

4. The relay apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the reception intensity indicating unit indicates that the reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold by causing a reception intensity light-emitting unit to emit light, and

the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units and the reception intensity light-emitting unit are arrayed along a shape of a line graph that indicates relationship between reception intensity of a signal received from the base station and communication throughput of communication with the base station.

5. The relay apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the reception intensity indicating unit indicates that the reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold by causing a reception intensity light-emitting unit to emit light, and

the reception intensity light-emitting unit is arranged at a position that is adjacent to a first communication quality light-emitting unit, among the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units, that corresponds to a highest first communication quality level.

6. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the reception intensity indicating unit indicates that the reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold by outputting sound.

7. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first communication quality indicating unit displays the first communication quality on a display unit, and

the reception intensity indicating unit displays on the display unit reception intensity information that indicates that the reception intensity has exceeded the predetermined threshold.

8. The relay apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein

the first communication quality indicating unit displays the first communication quality on the display unit provided to the communication terminal, and

the reception intensity indicating unit displays, on the display unit provided to the communication terminal, reception intensity information that indicates that the reception intensity has exceeded the predetermined threshold.

9. The relay apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first communication quality indicating unit displays on the display unit an object, among a plurality of objects that correspond to respective ones of a plurality of first communication quality levels, that corresponds to the first communication quality of communication with the base station.

10. The relay apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the reception intensity indicating unit displays on the display unit the reception intensity information and a message including advice to reduce reception intensity of the relay apparatus.

11. The relay apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the reception intensity indicating unit displays on the display unit the reception intensity information when a length of time during which the acquired reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold has exceeded a predetermined length of time per unit time.

12. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an antenna cover that is movable and made of a blocking member to block a radio wave emitted from the base station, the antenna cover changing in a degree of blocking a radio wave from reaching a built-in antenna depending on a position of the antenna cover.

13. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an instructing unit that, when pressing of an operation button is detected, executes at least either of: instructing the computer to acquire reception intensity of a radio wave received from the base station; and instructing the computer to acquire the first communication quality.

14. The relay apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein when pressing of the operation button is detected, the instructing unit continues instructing the computer to acquire the first communication quality for a predetermined length of time.

15. The relay apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein when pressing of the operation button is detected, the first communication quality indicating unit continuously indicates the first communication quality until the predetermined length of time elapses since the operation button is pressed.

16. The relay apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first communication quality is acquired based on RSRP, RSRQ, and SINR of communication with the base station, and

when the first communication quality is lower than predetermined quality, the first communication quality indicating unit displays on a display unit because which value among the RSRP, the RSRQ, and the SINR is low the first communication quality is lowered.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded therein a program, wherein the program causes a computer to perform functions comprising:

acquiring a first communication quality of communication with a base station;

indicating, to a user, the acquired first communication quality;

acquiring a reception intensity of a radio wave received from the base station;

indicating, to the user, that the acquired reception intensity has exceeded a predetermined threshold;

acquiring a second communication quality of communication with a communication terminal; and

indicating, to the user, the acquired second communication quality, wherein

the indicating the acquired first communication quality includes indicating to which first communication quality level among a plurality of first communication quality levels the first communication quality corresponds,

the indicating the acquired second communication quality includes indicating to which second communication quality level among a plurality of second communication quality levels the second communication quality corresponds, and

the program further cases the computer to perform functions comprising:

causing a plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units to emit light, the plurality of first communication quality light-emitting units corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of first communication quality levels and being arrayed in the order of corresponding first communication quality levels, and

causing a plurality of second communication quality light-emitting units to emit light, the plurality of second communication quality light-emitting units corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of second communication quality levels and being arrayed in the order of corresponding second communication quality levels.