IP Library Granted Patent US 11,405,808
Granted Patent B2
US 11,405,808 · App. 16/770,759 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus, communication normal-operability checking method, and program

Inventor: Hiroyuki Hatakeyama (Ichikawa, JP)
Assignee: NTT Communications Corporation
H04W24/08H04W8/082H04W8/10H04W48/14
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Patent No.
US 11,405,808
App. No.
16/770,759
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus is provided for checking normal-operation availability of communications that go through a first network, a second network and a third network. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus includes: a list generation unit configured to generate a list including one or more carriers that provide a detectable first network; and a checking unit configured to check the normal-operation availability of the communications by executing a test that goes through the first network based on the list.

Claims (25)

1. A communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus for checking normal-operation availability of communications that go through a first network, a second network, and a third network, the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

generate a list including one or more carriers that can be detected and that provide a first network; and

check normal-operation availability of the communications by performing a test that goes through the first network,

wherein

the processing circuitry is configured to restart a communication device in a case where the communication device in the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus is not recognized, and to restart the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus in a case where the communication device is not recognized even after the restart of the communication device.

2. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a test result, of the performed test through the first network, to a monitoring apparatus via a first communication-available network.

3. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the transmitter keeps storing the test result until the first network that can be used is detected in a case where the first network that can be used for transmission of the test result does not exist.

4. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the processing circuitry causes an external apparatus to stop and restart supplying power to the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus in a case where the communication device is not recognized even after the restart of the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus.

5. A communication normal-operation availability checking method for checking normal-operation availability of communications that go through a first network, a second network, and a third network, the communication normal-operation availability checking method comprising:

generating a list including one or more carriers that can be detected and that provide a first network; and

checking normal-operation availability of the communications by performing a test that goes through the first network based on the list,

wherein

the method includes restarting a communication device in a case where the communication device in the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus is not recognized, and restarting the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus in a case where the communication device is not recognized even after the restart of the communication device.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program used for causing a computer to perform a communication normal-operation availability checking method for checking normal-operation availability of communications that go through a first network, a second network, and a third network, the communication normal-operation availability checking method comprising:

generating a list including one or more carriers that can be detected and that provide a first network; and

checking normal-operation availability of the communications by performing a test that goes through the first network based on the list,

wherein

the method includes restarting a communication device in a case where the communication device in the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus is not recognized, and restarting the communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus in a case where the communication device is not recognized even after the restart of the communication device.

7. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the generated list includes a plurality of communication methods for each carrier, and

the processing circuitry performs a connection test for each communication method for each carrier.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2025
From: NTT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
To: NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 072987/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: HATAKEYAMA, HIROYUKI
To: NTT COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052866/0178 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-237113 · Dec 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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