Radio communication terminal that selects among radio communication networks

• US 10,492,131 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Anh Ngoc M
• Application Number:
  US14/880,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20160037447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,509 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A radio communication terminal 100 includes: a first storage unit 117₁ configured to store a PRL list L1 used for connection to a communication provider-provided WLAN provided by a communication provider, a content of the first storage unit 117₁ being rewritable by the communication provider; and a second storage unit 117₂ configured to store a user registration list L2 used for connection to a user-registered WLAN registered by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second storage unit 117₂ being rewritable by the user. The radio communication terminal 100 selects any one of the communication provider-provided WLAN and the user-registered WLAN, based on the PRL list L1 and the user registration list L2.

Claims

1. A computer-program product, comprising:

a non-transitory storage media for a radio communication terminal that causes the radio communication terminal to;

store a first list of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) identifiers, which is provided by a cellular network, wherein the WLAN identifiers include at least one service set identifier (SSID);

store a second list of WLAN identifiers, wherein the second list is a user preferred list populated by the user;

select a WLAN access point based on at least one of the first list and the second list; and

connect the radio communication terminal to the selected WLAN access point.

4. The computer-program product according to claim 1, wherein the user preferred list populated by the user is registered separately from the first list of WLAN identifiers.

2. A method performed by a radio communication terminal, comprising:

storing a first list of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) identifiers, which is provided by a cellular network, wherein the WLAN identifiers include at least one service set identifier (SSID);

storing a second list of WLAN identifiers, wherein the second list is a user preferred list populated by the user;

selecting a WLAN access point based on at least one of the first list and the second list; and

connecting the radio communication terminal to the selected WLAN access point.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the user preferred list populated by the user is registered separately from the first list of WLAN identifiers.

3. A radio communication terminal, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

store a first list of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) identifiers, which is provided by a cellular network, wherein the WLAN identifiers include at least one service set identifier (SSID);

store a second list of WLAN identifiers, wherein the second list is a user preferred list populated by the user;

select a WLAN access point based on at least one of the first list and the second list; and

connect the radio communication terminal to the selected WLAN access point.

6. The radio communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the user preferred list populated by the user is registered separately from the first list of WLAN identifiers.