Mobile communication apparatus

• US 20020193112A1
• Filed: 04/19/2002
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ishikura, Akira, Aoki, Ippo
• Application Number:
  US10/125,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20020193112A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/437
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

A mobile communication apparatus is offered which can arbitrarily change a base station to be connected preferentially either by the base station or by a user. Then, the apparatus can be connected with the base station. This mobile communication apparatus has a memory in which priority information is stored. An identification number is stored for each different location area. A base station to which priority is given is captured from the identification number. A control portion carries out this operation. A request signal for causing a certain request to be executed by the mobile communication apparatus is included in the control signal transmitted from the base station. This request signal requests the apparatus to search a specific base station. It is also possible that a user voluntarily selects a specific base station. The apparatus is connected with this base station.

Claims

1. A mobile communication apparatus storing priority information for capable of connecting to a base station, the mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a request to change the stored priority information; and

a selector configured to select the base station based on the changed priority information.

2. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selector comprises:

a changing unit configured to change the priority information based on the received request;

a detector configured to detect identifying information identifying the connecting base station and the location area based on the detected identifying information; and

a searching unit configured to search a base station in the detected location area based on the changed priority information, wherein the searched base station has higher priority information than that of the connecting base station.

3. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the changing unit stores priority information for connecting to a base station.

4. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the changing unit stores a plurality of priority information for connecting to a base station.

5. A mobile communication apparatus for connecting to a base station, the mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store identifying information identifying a base station, priority information for connecting to the base station, and a location area of the base station;

a receiver configured to receive a request to connect to a base station and identifying information identifying the base station;

a changing unit configured to change the stored priority information based on the received request;

a first detector configured to detect identifying information for connecting a base station;

a second detector configured to detect a location area based on the detected identifying information; and

a searching unit configured to search a base station in the detected location area based on the changed priority, wherein the searched base station has higher priority information than that of the connecting base station.

6. The mobile communication apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the memory stores a plurality of priority information for connecting to a base station.