Relay device and communication system
First Claim
1. A relay device for relaying a signal between a first network and a second network, the relay device comprising:
- first circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network;
second circuitry configured to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal; and
third circuitry configured to determine whether or not relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when the determining determines that the relay is not able to be completed,wherein, in a case in which the communication request is a downloading request, the third circuitry is configured to, if the object information that is requested using the communication request is saved in an accessible storage device, cause the first circuitry to transmit a part of the saved object information to the wireless terminal, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to allocate a storage area in which a part or the whole of the object information is stored to the first relay device, andthe third circuitry is configured to, when the object information is not saved in the storage device, acquire the object information from an information processing device connected over the second network, cause the first circuitry to transmit a part of the acquired object information to the wireless terminal, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to allocate a storage area in which a part or the whole of the acquired object information is stored to the first relay device.
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Abstract
A relay device relays a signal between a first network and a second network. The relay device includes a first circuitry to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network. The relay device includes a second circuitry to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal. The relay device includes a third circuitry to decide whether relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and causes the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when a result of decision indicates that the relay is not able to be completed.
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15 Claims
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1. A relay device for relaying a signal between a first network and a second network, the relay device comprising:
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first circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network; second circuitry configured to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal; and third circuitry configured to determine whether or not relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when the determining determines that the relay is not able to be completed, wherein, in a case in which the communication request is a downloading request, the third circuitry is configured to, if the object information that is requested using the communication request is saved in an accessible storage device, cause the first circuitry to transmit a part of the saved object information to the wireless terminal, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to allocate a storage area in which a part or the whole of the object information is stored to the first relay device, and the third circuitry is configured to, when the object information is not saved in the storage device, acquire the object information from an information processing device connected over the second network, cause the first circuitry to transmit a part of the acquired object information to the wireless terminal, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to allocate a storage area in which a part or the whole of the acquired object information is stored to the first relay device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A relay for relaying a signal between a first network and a second network, the relay device comprising:
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first circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network; second circuitry configured to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal; and third circuitry configured to determine whether or not relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when the determining determines that the relay is not able to be completed; fourth circuitry configured to monitor a status of a communication channel and/or communication in the first network and acquire communication status information representing the status of the communication channel and/or communication, wherein the third circuitry is configured to make the determination based on the communication status information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A relay device for relaying a signal between a first network and a second network, the relay device comprising:
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first circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless terminal over the first network and communicate with a first relay device over the second network; second circuitry configured to detect a communication request transmitted by the wireless terminal; and third circuitry configured to determine whether or not relay of object information corresponding to the communication request is able to be completed with the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal stays within a wireless communication range of the relay device, and cause the first circuitry to transmit a request signal to request to relay a part or a whole of the object information to the first relay device instead of said relay device when the determining determines that the relay is not able to be completed, wherein in a case in which the communication request is an uploading request, the request signal contains an identifier of object information to be uploaded and a size of a storage area that is requested to be allocated. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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