REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD

• US 20070202864A1
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Sasao, Nobuaki
• Application Number:
  US11/670,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20070202864A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0212 managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is master and terminal is slave
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/12 Access point controller devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A remote control device remotely controls a communication terminal including a first communication portion performing radio communication by a first communication system and a second communication portion performing radio communication by a second communication system. The remote control device includes a determination portion and a terminal power supply control portion. The determination portion determines whether or not to allow radio communication by the communication terminal via the second communication portion. The terminal power supply control portion controls the communication terminal in order to establish a state that the second communication portion of the communication terminal consumes less power when the determination portion determines not to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

Claims

1. A remote control device that remotely controls a communication terminal including a first communication portion performing radio communication by a first communication system and a second communication portion performing radio communication by a second communication system, the remote control device comprising:

a determination portion determining whether or not to allow radio communication by the communication terminal via the second communication portion; and

a terminal power supply control portion controlling the communication terminal in order to establish a state that the second communication portion of the communication terminal consumes less power when the determination portion determines not to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

2. The remote control device according to claim 1,

wherein the terminal power supply control portion directs the communication terminal to control the power supply via the first communication portion of the communication terminal so that power consumption of the second communication portion is reduced when the determination portion determines not to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

3. The remote control device according to claim 2,

wherein the terminal power supply control portion directs the communication terminal to turn on the power supply of the second communication portion via the first communication portion of the communication terminal when the determination portion determines to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

4. The remote control device according to claim 3,

wherein the determination portion allows radio communication via the second communication portion of the communication terminal when the location of the communication terminal is within a communication-allowed area where the communication terminal is allowed to perform radio communication via the second communication portion.

5. The remote control device according to claim 4,

wherein the determination portion does not allow the communication terminal to perform radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are allowed to perform radio communication by the second communication system within the communication-allowed area is greater than a first predetermined number.

6. The remote control device according to claim 5,

wherein the determination portion determines whether or not the location of the communication terminal is within a specific communication-allowed area formed inside the communication-allowed area and does not allow radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are located within the specific communication-allowed area is greater than a second predetermined number.

7. The remote control device according to claim 2,

wherein the determination portion allows radio communication via the second communication portion of the communication terminal when the location of the communication terminal is within a communication-allowed area where the communication terminal is allowed to perform radio communication via the second communication portion.

8. The remote control device according to claim 7,

wherein the determination portion does not allow the communication terminal to perform radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are allowed to perform radio communication by the second communication system within the communication-allowed area is greater than a first predetermined number.

9. The remote control device according to claim 8,

wherein the determination portion determines whether or not the location of the communication terminal is within a specific communication-allowed area formed inside the communication-allowed area and does not allow radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are located within the specific communication-allowed area is greater than a second predetermined number.

10. The remote control device according to claim 1,

wherein the terminal power supply control portion directs the communication terminal to turn on the power supply of the second communication portion via the first communication portion of the communication terminal when the determination portion determines to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

11. The remote control device according to claim 10,

wherein the determination portion allows radio communication via the second communication portion of the communication terminal when the location of the communication terminal is within a communication-allowed area where the communication terminal is allowed to perform radio communication via the second communication portion.

12. The remote control device according to claim 11,

wherein the determination portion does not allow the communication terminal to perform radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are allowed to perform radio communication by the second communication system within the communication-allowed area is greater than a first predetermined number.

13. The remote control device according to claim 12,

wherein the determination portion determines whether or not the location of the communication terminal is within a specific communication-allowed area formed inside the communication-allowed area and does not allow radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are located within the specific communication-allowed area is greater than a second predetermined number.

14. The remote control device according to claim 1,

wherein the determination portion allows radio communication via the second communication portion of the communication terminal when the location of the communication terminal is within a communication-allowed area where the communication terminal is allowed to perform radio communication via the second communication portion.

15. The remote control device according to claim 14,

wherein the determination portion does not allow the communication terminal to perform radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are allowed to perform radio communication by the second communication system within the communication-allowed area is greater than a first predetermined number.

16. The remote control device according to claim 15,

wherein the determination portion determines whether or not the location of the communication terminal is within a specific communication-allowed area formed inside the communication-allowed area and does not allow radio communication via the second communication portion when the number of communication-allowed terminals that are located within the specific communication-allowed area is greater than a second predetermined number.

17. A communication network system comprising a plurality of communication terminals and a remote control device that remotely controls the plurality of communication terminals,

wherein the communication terminal includes:

a first communication portion performing radio communication by a first communication system; and

a second communication portion performing radio communication by a second communication system; and

wherein the remote control device includes;

a determination portion determining whether or not to allow radio communication by the communication terminal via the second communication portion; and

a terminal power supply control portion directing the communication terminal to control the power supply via the first communication portion of the communication terminal so that power consumption of the second communication portion is reduced when the determination portion determines not to allow radio communication via the second communication portion.

18. A remote control method of remotely controlling a communication terminal including a first communication portion performing radio communication by a first communication system and a second communication portion performing radio communication by a second communication system, the remote control method comprising:

determining whether or not to allow radio communication by the communication terminal via the second communication portion; and

directing the communication terminal to control a power supply via the first communication portion of the communication terminal so that power consumption of the second communication portion is reduced when it is determined that the radio communication via the second communication portion is not allowed.