Information terminal device and PC card that a user can easily find a hot spot to access a wireless LAN
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1. An information terminal device comprising:
- a wireless local area network (LAN) access section;
a search section which searches for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN,wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot criteria include a telephone number in an area where a user desires wireless LAN access hot spot location data;
a display section which displays the wireless LAN access hot spot data indicating locations of the wireless LAN access hotspots; and
a first memory section which stores a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers,wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said first table data.
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Abstract
An information terminal device includes a wireless local area network (LAN) access section, a search section and a display section. The wireless local area network (LAN) access section accesses a wireless LAN. The search section searches a hot spot in or near a desire place based on a desire place data indicating the desire place. The hot spot is a place where a wireless LAN connection can be established. The desire place is a place where a user desires to access a wireless LAN. The display section displays a hot spot data indicating a place of the hot spot searched by the search section.
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1. An information terminal device comprising:
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a wireless local area network (LAN) access section; a search section which searches for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot criteria include a telephone number in an area where a user desires wireless LAN access hot spot location data; a display section which displays the wireless LAN access hot spot data indicating locations of the wireless LAN access hotspots; and a first memory section which stores a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers, wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said first table data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. A information terminal device comprising:
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a wireless local area network (LAN) accesses section; a sending section which sends to a server user generated wireless LAN access hot spot criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of said wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; a receiving section which receives wireless LAN access hot spot data from said server, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data indicates wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; a first memory section which stores a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers, wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said first table data; and a display section which displays said wireless LAN access hot spot data.
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11. An information terminal device comprising:
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a wireless local area network (LAN) access section; a search section which searches for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data includes an address in an area where the user desires wireless LAN access hot spot position data; a display section which displays the wireless LAN access hot spot data indicating locations of the wireless LAN access hotspots; and a second memory section which stores a second table data including a relationship between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of addresses corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of addresses, wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said second table data.
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13. A PC card connected with an information terminal device having a display section and used for accessing a wireless local area network (LAN), comprising:
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a search section which searches for wireless LAN access hotspot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; and a first memory section which stores a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot criteria include a telephone number in an area where a user desires wireless LAN access hot spot location data, and wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said first table data and outputs said wireless LAN access hot spot data to said display section. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A PC card which is connected with an information terminal device having a display section and used for accessing a wireless local area network (LAN), the PC card comprising:
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a sending request outputting section which outputs a request that a server send wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; a first table data storing section which stores a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers, wherein said sending request outputting section outputs a request that a server send wireless LAN access hot spot data based on said first table data; and an output request outputting section which outputs a request that said display section display said wireless LAN access hot spot data received from said server.
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23. A PC card connected with an information terminal device having a display section and used for accessing a wireless local area network (LAN), comprising:
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a search section which searches for wireless LAN access hotspot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; and a second memory section which stores a second table data including a relationship between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of addresses corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of addresses, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data includes an address in an area where the user desires wireless LAN access hot spot position data, and wherein said search section searches said hot spot based on said second table data.
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24. A method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, the method comprising:
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storing in a first memory section a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers; sending to a server user generated wireless LAN access hot spot criteria based on said first table data for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said server searches said hot spot based on said first table data; receiving wireless LAN access hot spot data from said server, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data indicates wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; and displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data.
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25. A method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, the method comprising:
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searching first table data for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot criteria include a telephone number in an area where a user desires wireless LAN access hot spot location data, and wherein said first table data includes a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, and said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers; and displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data based on a searching result. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, the method comprising:
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searching second table data for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data includes an address in an area where the user desires wireless LAN access hot spot position data, and wherein said second table data includes a relationship between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of hot spots, each of said plurality of addresses corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, and said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of addresses; and displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data based on a searching result. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed for a method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, causes a computer to perform the following:
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storing in a first memory section a first table data including a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, wherein each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers; sending to a server user generated wireless LAN access hot spot criteria based on said first table data for locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said server searches said hot spot based on said first table data; receiving wireless LAN access hot spot data from said server, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data indicates wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN; displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data.
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30. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed for a method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, causes a computer to perform the following:
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searching first table data for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot criteria include a telephone number in an area where a user desires wireless LAN access hot spot location data, and wherein said first table data includes a relationship between a plurality of telephone numbers and a plurality of hot spots, each of said plurality of telephone numbers corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, and said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of telephone numbers; and displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data based on a searching result. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed for a method of finding wireless LAN access hot spots in or near wireless LAN locations where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, causes a computer to perform the following:
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searching second table data for wireless LAN access hot spot data based on user criteria for wireless LAN locations in or near places not currently in a reception range of the wireless LAN access section where a user desires to relocate to access a wireless LAN, wherein said wireless LAN access hot spot data includes an address in an area where the user desires wireless LAN access hot spot position data, and wherein said second table data includes a relationship between a plurality of addresses and a plurality of hot spots, each of said plurality of addresses corresponds to one of said plurality of hot spots, and said plurality of hot spots is in or near a place corresponding to one of said plurality of addresses; and displaying said wireless LAN access hot spot data based on a searching result. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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