COMMUNICATION CONNECTION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A communication connection device for establishing communication between a terminal device and an external network comprising:
- a connection path connecting the terminal device;
a single or a plurality of external network communication adaptors compatible with one or more external networks;
a network selection processing portion for automatically selecting a network from the external networks in accordance with stored profile information including at least one of types of networks and a communication system;
a re-selection processing instruction mechanism configured to cause, as a result of a user'"'"'s operation, the network selection processing portion to start selection processing;
an external network connection processing portion for establishing or reconfiguring the connection to an external network selected by the network selection processing portion; and
a communication relay processing portion for relay-processing the communication between the communication terminal and the external network.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a technique capable of processing to automatically and optimally select types of external networks and a communication system, and at the same time, capable of switching network selection upon a user'"'"'s arbitrary opportunity. A communication connection device 1 is provided with: a network communication adaptor 13 connecting a terminal device 4; external network communication adaptors 11, 12 compatible with external networks; a network selection processing portion 102 automatically selecting a network from the external networks according to profile information 141 previously including at least one of types of networks and a communication system; re-selection processing instruction mechanisms 15, 103 designed to cause, as a result of a user'"'"'s operation, the network selection processing portion 102 to start selection processing.
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9 Claims
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1. A communication connection device for establishing communication between a terminal device and an external network comprising:
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a connection path connecting the terminal device; a single or a plurality of external network communication adaptors compatible with one or more external networks; a network selection processing portion for automatically selecting a network from the external networks in accordance with stored profile information including at least one of types of networks and a communication system; a re-selection processing instruction mechanism configured to cause, as a result of a user'"'"'s operation, the network selection processing portion to start selection processing; an external network connection processing portion for establishing or reconfiguring the connection to an external network selected by the network selection processing portion; and a communication relay processing portion for relay-processing the communication between the communication terminal and the external network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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