WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:
- a wireless LAN communication unit;
a prediction unit configured to predict a moving area of a user of the wireless communication terminal;
an estimation unit configured to estimate a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit; and
a communication control, unit configured to restrict the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.
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Abstract
A wireless communication terminal according to an embodiment includes a wireless LAN communication unit, a prediction unit which predicts a moving area of a user, an estimation unit, and a communication control unit. The estimation unit estimates a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit. The communication unit restricts the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.
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1. A wireless communication terminal comprising:
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a wireless LAN communication unit; a prediction unit configured to predict a moving area of a user of the wireless communication terminal; an estimation unit configured to estimate a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit; and a communication control, unit configured to restrict the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing program instructions for controlling a wireless connection, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform:
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predicting a moving area of a user of the computer system; estimating a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in a wireless LAN communication unit of the computer system, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the predicted moving area; and restricting the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the estimated switching state.
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8. A wireless communication method performed by a computer, comprising:
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predicting a moving area of a user of the computer; estimating a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in a wireless LAN communication unit of the computer, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the predicted moving area; and restricting the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the estimated switching state. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system including a wireless communication terminal having a wireless LAN communication unit, the system comprising:
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a prediction unit configured to predict a moving area of a user of the wireless communication terminal; an estimation unit configured to estimate a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit; and a communication control unit configured to restrict the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.
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