INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20140105016A1
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tsuda, Shinichiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,595,226 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/230.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0245 according to signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquiring unit that acquires communication quality of wireless communication at a location where a wireless communication apparatus exists, and a control unit that controls ON/OFF of another data communication function other than a data communication function to which a high priority is set, among data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus, based on the acquired communication quality.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit that acquires communication quality of wireless communication at a location where a wireless communication apparatus exists; and

a control unit that controls ON/OFF of another data communication function other than a data communication function to which a high priority is set, among data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus, based on the acquired communication quality.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the data communication function to which the high priority is set is a voice call function or a data communication function regarding a voice call service to which the high priority is set, and

wherein when the acquired communication quality is low based on a threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function in a state in which the data communication function to which the high priority is set is turned on.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, when the acquired communication quality is high based on a threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function, and when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein, when a call using a voice call function is performed even though the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein the control unit controls ON/OFF of the other data communication function, based on a display unit included in the wireless communication apparatus and the acquired communication quality.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein, when the display unit is not in a display state even though the acquired communication quality is high based on a threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function, and when the display unit is in the display state even though the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a movement information acquiring unit that acquires movement information regarding a movement of the wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the control unit controls ON/OFF of the other data communication function, based on the acquired movement information and the acquired communication quality.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein, when the acquired communication quality is high based on a threshold value or when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and the acquired movement information satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function, and when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and the acquired movement information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the data communication functions that are included by the wireless communication apparatus include a data communication function regarding packet communication and a data communication function regarding SMS communication, and

wherein the data communication function to which the high priority is set is the data communication function regarding the SMS communication.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the data communication functions that are included by the wireless communication apparatus include data communication functions regarding a plurality of protocols, and

wherein the other data communication function is a data communication function regarding a specific protocol.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein a threshold value to turn off the data communication functions regarding the specific protocol is associated with the specific protocol, and

wherein when the acquired communication quality is high based on the threshold value associated with the specific protocol, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function, and when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value associated with the specific protocol, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an application start detecting unit that detects a start of an application performing data communication,

wherein the control unit notifies a user of information showing that the other data communication function is turned off, at timing when the start of the application is detected.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 12,

wherein information showing whether the data communication regarding the application is automatically executed is associated with the application performing the data communication, and

wherein in a case in which the start of the application performing the data communication is detected, when the acquired communication quality is high based on a threshold value or when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and information showing that the data communication is automatically executed is associated with the application, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function and when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and information showing that the data communication is not automatically executed is associated with the application, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit that stores, as statistical information, a communication amount when data communication using the data communication functions is performed,

wherein the control unit controls ON/OFF of the other data communication function, based on the statistical information and the acquired communication quality.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14,

wherein, in the case in which execution of the data communication is instructed, when the acquired communication quality is high based on the threshold value or when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and the statistical information regarding the data communication satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit performs control to turn on the other data communication function and when the acquired communication quality is low based on the threshold value and the statistical information regarding the data communication does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the control unit performs control to turn off the other data communication function.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a protocol hierarchy of data communication regarding the data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus includes at least a Control plane and a User plane,

wherein the other data communication function is a data communication function regarding the data communication of the protocol hierarchy other than the Control plane, and

wherein the control unit controls ON/OFF of the data communication of the protocol hierarchy other than the Control plane, based on control data received through the Control plane and the acquired communication quality.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, when the other data communication function is turned off, the control unit notifies a user of information showing that the other data communication function is turned off.

18. A communication system comprising:

an information processing apparatus that transmits a control signal, which shows that data communication using a User plane in data communication of a protocol hierarchy including at least a Control plane and the User plane is necessary, to a wireless communication apparatus through the Control plane; and

a wireless communication apparatus that includes an acquiring unit to acquire communication quality of wireless communication at a location where the wireless communication apparatus exists and a control unit to control ON/OFF of the data communication of a protocol hierarchy other than the Control plane, based on control data received through the Control plane and the acquired communication quality.

19. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring communication quality of wireless communication at a location where a wireless communication apparatus exists; and

controlling ON/OFF of another data communication function other than a data communication function to which a high priority is set, among data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus, based on the acquired communication quality.

20. A program for causing a computer to execute:

acquiring communication quality of wireless communication at a location where a wireless communication apparatus exists; and

controlling ON/OFF of another data communication function other than a data communication function to which a high priority is set, among data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus, based on the acquired communication quality.