PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, A CONTROL METHOD FOR A PORTABLE INFORMATION TERMINAL, A PROGRAM OF A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PERSONAL INFORMATION TERMINAL AND A RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREIN A PROGRAM OF A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PERSONAL INFORMATION TERMINAL
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1. A portable information terminal comprising:
- a plurality of wireless communication mechanisms; and
a controller for controlling said plurality of wireless communication mechanisms, wherein said controller transmits and receives data using at least one of the wireless communication mechanisms in response to a request from an application judgment agent which accesses a communication management table identifying a subset of the wireless communication mechanisms allowed to be used by each of a plurality of application programs to generate said request.
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Abstract
The present invention is applied to a portable personal computer or the like having a plurality of wireless communication means, for example, so as to provide a user with appropriate wireless communication means in a situation where a plurality of wireless communication means are available. According to the present invention, the wireless communication means is selectively used in accordance with an application program with reference to a communication management table in which at least wireless communication means allowed to be used is described with regard to respective application programs.
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12 Claims
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1. A portable information terminal comprising:
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a plurality of wireless communication mechanisms; and
a controller for controlling said plurality of wireless communication mechanisms, wherein said controller transmits and receives data using at least one of the wireless communication mechanisms in response to a request from an application judgment agent which accesses a communication management table identifying a subset of the wireless communication mechanisms allowed to be used by each of a plurality of application programs to generate said request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of controlling a portable information terminal having a plurality of wireless communication mechanisms, comprising:
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transmitting and receiving data using corresponding wireless communication mechanisms in response to a request from an application judgment agent, wherein said application judgment agent accesses a communication management table identifying wireless communication mechanisms allowed to be used by each of a plurality of application programs to generate said request. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A program embedded in a computer readable medium and having instructions that implement a method of controlling a portable information terminal having a plurality of wireless communication mechanisms, comprising:
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transmitting and receiving data using corresponding wireless communication mechanisms in response to a request from an application judgment agent, wherein said application judgment agent accesses a communication management table identifying wireless communication mechanisms allowed to be used by each of a plurality of application programs to generate said request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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