Radio Communication Terminal That Selects Among Radio Communication Networks

• US 20160037447A1
• Filed: 10/09/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: MATSUMOTO, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 10,492,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/20 Selecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• 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

A radio communication terminal 100 includes: a first storage unit 117₁ configured to store a PRL list L1 used for connection to a communication provider-provided WLAN provided by a communication provider, a content of the first storage unit 117₁ being rewritable by the communication provider; and a second storage unit 117₂ configured to store a user registration list L2 used for connection to a user-registered wLAN registered by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second storage unit 117₂ being rewritable by the user. The radio communication terminal 100 selects any one of the communication provider-provided WLAN and the user-registered WLAN, based on the PRL list L1 and the user registration list L2.

Claims

1. A computer-program product, comprising:

a non-transitory storage media for a radio communication terminal that causes the radio communication terminal to;

store first Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) information, which is provided by a cellular network, containing a list of WLAN identifiers;

store second WLAN information controlled by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second WLAN information containing a user preferred list of WLAN identifiers; and

select a WLAN access point based on the second WLAN information or establish connection with WLAN based on the first WLAN information.

2. A radio communication terminal configured to:

store first Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) information, which is provided by a cellular network, containing a list of WLAN identifiers;

store second WLAN information controlled by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second WLAN information containing a user preferred list of WLAN identifiers; and

select a WLAN access point based on the second WLAN information or establish connection with WLAN based on the first WLAN information.

3. A radio terminal, comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to;

store first Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) information provided by a cellular network, the first WLAN information containing a list of WLAN identifiers;

store second WLAN information controlled by a user of the radio communication terminal, the second information containing a user preferred list of WLAN identifiers; and

select a WLAN access point based on the second WLAN information or establish connection with WLAN based on the first WLAN information.