Wireless communication system and communication terminal

• US 20050288003A1
• Filed: 03/23/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Matsumura, Masafumi
• Application Number:
  US11/086,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20050288003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

The communication apparatus is provided with two different wireless communication methods, namely I/F for LAN and I/F for PAN. The communication quality recognition section recognizes a communication quality in each of two wireless communication methods and the communication interface control section selects the communication method with superior communication quality.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a first communication terminal; and

a second communication terminal to perform wireless communication with the first communication terminal by at least two different wireless communication methods, wherein;

the first communication terminal comprises;

a recognition section that recognizes a wireless communication state in each of at least the two different wireless communication methods with the second communication terminal; and

a selection section that selects a communication method with a higher communication rate out of at least the two different wireless communication methods, and wherein;

the first communication terminal performs the selected communication method; and

the second communication terminal performs the wireless communication with the first communication terminal through the selected wireless communication method by the first communication terminal.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal and the second communication terminal is a stationary communication terminal.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first communication terminal is a mobile personal computer and the second communication terminal is a television.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein:

the mobile personal computer and the television is provided with a transmission/reception antenna respectively.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first and second communication terminals perform the wireless communication based upon communication standards of wireless LAN and PAN.

6. A communication terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication section that performs wireless communication with at least two different wireless communication methods;

a recognition section that recognizes a communication state of the wireless communication in each of at least the two different wireless communication methods with another communication terminal; and

a selection section that selects a wireless communication method with a higher communication rate out of at least the two different wireless communication methods.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

the wireless communication section, comprises;

a first wireless communication section that performs the wireless communication based upon a communication standard of wireless LAN as one of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a second wireless communication section that performs the wireless communication based upon a communication standard of PAN as the other.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

the recognition section notifies the another communication terminal that it is impossible to perform the wireless communication by the PAN.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

the selection section selects an appropriate communication method out of at least the two different wireless communication methods based upon at least one of a communication distance and communication quality recognized by the recognition section.

10. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

the selection section selects an appropriate communication method out of at least the two different wireless communication methods based upon a distance between the communication terminal and the another communication terminal recognized by the recognition section.

11. A wireless communication system, comprising:

a first communication terminal;

a second communication terminal to perform wireless communication with the first communication terminal by at least two different wireless communication methods, wherein;

the first communication terminal, comprises;

a recognition section that recognizes a wireless communication state in each of at least the two different wireless communication methods with the second communication terminal, the recognition section comprising;

a communication quality recognition section that recognizes communication quality information of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a distance information recognition section that recognizes a distance information of one of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a selection section that receives the communication quality information and the distance information from the recognition section to select a communication method with a higher communication rate out of at least the two different communication methods, and wherein;

the first communication terminal performs the selected wireless communication method and the second communication terminal performs the wireless communication with the first communication terminal through the selected wireless communication method by the first communication terminal.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 11, wherein:

the first communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal and the second communication terminal is a stationary communication terminal.

13. The wireless communication system according to claim 11, wherein:

the first communication terminal is a mobile personal computer and the second communication terminal is a television.

14. The wireless communication system according to claim 11, wherein:

the communication quality recognition section is connected to I/F for LAN and I/F for PAN to receive the communication quality information and the distance information; and

the distance information recognition section is connected to the I/F for PAN to receive the distance information.

15. A communication terminal, comprising:

a wireless communication section that performs wireless communication with at least two different wireless communication methods;

a recognition section that recognizes a communication state of the wireless communication in each of at least the two different wireless communication methods with another communication terminal,

the recognition section comprising;

a communication quality recognition section that recognizes communication quality information of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a distance information recognition section that recognizes a distance information of one of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a selection section that receives the communication quality information and the distance information from the recognition section to select a communication method with a higher communication rate out of at least the two different communication methods.

16. The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein:

the wireless communication section, comprises;

a first wireless communication section that performs the wireless communication based upon a communication standard of wireless LAN as one of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a second wireless communication section that performs the wireless communication based upon a communication standard of PAN as the other.

17. The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein:

the recognition section notifies the another communication terminal that it is impossible to perform the wireless communication by the PAN.

18. The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein:

the selection section selects an appropriate communication method out of at least the two different wireless communication methods based upon at least one of a communication distance and communication quality recognized by the recognition section.

19. The communication terminal according to claim 15, wherein:

the selection section selects an appropriate communication method out of at least the two different wireless communication methods based upon a distance between the communication terminal and the another communication terminal recognized by the recognition section.

20. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:

a communication function section, comprising;

a wireless communication section that performs wireless communication with at least two different wireless communication methods;

a recognition section that recognizes a communication state of the wireless communication in each of at least the two different wireless communication methods with another communication terminal; and

a selection section that selects a wireless communication method with a higher communication rate out of at least the two different wireless communication methods; and

a communication apparatus main body detachably connected to the communication function main body, the communication apparatus main body, comprising;

a data storage section that stores data from the communication function section; and

a display section that displays the data.