PORTABLE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREOF

• US 20080151836A1
• Filed: 07/11/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: MOROHOSHI, Toshihiro
• Application Number:
  US11/775,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20080151836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• 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

Access points are stationed in stores, a service provider is connected to the access points, a service provider is connected to the access point (AP). For example, when a user carrying a PD (portable device) enters within communication range of the AP, a communication starts between the PD and the AP. if network IDs of the PD and the AP coincide with each other, the network ID is stored in a memory portion of the PD, an application program corresponding to the network ID automatically starts up, and an information corresponding to the application is indicated on the display.

Claims

1. A portable device, comprising:

a communication means for being connected via wireless system to an access point;

a memory portion for storing application programs which start up with reference to a predetermined network ID of the access point; and

a control portion for starting up at least one of the application programs stored in the memory portion by obtaining the network ID from the access point via the communication means in a communication range of the access point.

2. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein

the memory portion stores a table having domains and application programs corresponding to the network ID,

the control portion starts up at least one of the application programs in accordance with the table.

3. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein

the network ID is a Service Set IDentifier (SSID).

4. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein

the control portion starts up at least one of the application programs, subsequently indicates information corresponding to at least one of the application programs on a display.

5. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein

the control portion authenticates a function of starting up at least one of the application programs.

6. A portable device, comprising:

a communication means for being connected via wireless system to an access point;

a memory portion for storing application programs which start up with reference to a predetermined network ID of the access point; and

a control portion for starting up at least one of the application programs stored in the memory portion by obtaining the network ID from the access point via the communication means in a communication range of the access point, and for quitting the application programs out of the communication range of the access point.

7. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein

the control portion deletes a data obtained from the access point out of communication range of the access point.

8. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein

the memory portion stores a table having domains and application programs corresponding to a network ID,

the control portion starts up at least one of the application programs in accordance with the table.

9. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein the network ID is a SSID.

10. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein

the control portion starts up at least one of the application programs, subsequently indicates information corresponding to at least one of the application programs on a display.

11. A portable device according to claim 6, wherein

the control portion authenticates a function of starting up at least one of the application programs.

12. A communication system of a portable device, comprising:

an access point;

a service provider connected to the access point; and

a portable device for obtaining a network ID within communication range of the access point, and starting up at least one of application programs in accordance with the network ID.

13. A communication system of a portable device according to claim 12, wherein

the portable device stores a table having domains and application programs corresponding to the network ID, and starts up at least one of the application programs in accordance with the table.

14. A communication system of a portable device according to claim 12, wherein

the network ID is a SSID.

15. A communication system of a portable device according to claim 12, wherein

the portable device quits the application programs started up out of communication range of the access point.

16. A communication system of a portable device according to claim 12, wherein

the portable device deletes a data obtained from the access point out of communication range of the access point.

17. The communication system of a portable device according to claim 12, wherein

the service provider connects to access points in units of an industry or an enterprise.

18. A communication system of a portable device according to claim 17, wherein

access points include plurality thereof and are stationed in a plurality of services such as an industry or an enterprise and the like.