Base station, communication terminal, method for communication at base station, method for communication at communication terminal, and communication system

• US 8,270,989 B2
• Filed: 06/04/2009
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Shiizaki, Kotaro, Nakagawa, Takao, Kawabata, Kazuo, Seki, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Gelin, Jean
• Assistant Examiner(s): PATEL, MAHENDRA R
• Application Number:
  US12/478,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20100190505A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,202 Days
• Field of Search: 455/575.7, 455/351, 455/69, 455/571, 455/127.1, 455/573, 607/32, 607/60, 607/31, 330/51, 330/297, 713/320, 340/12.5, 340/7.63
• US Class Current: 455/452.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0261 managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/566 of the information or information source or recipient
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

According to priorities determined on the basis of a number of pieces of battery information which concern batteries of a number of communication terminals and each of which is received from the communication terminals, data communication with communication terminals are controlled. The priorities are varied, irrespective of a variation in the pieces of battery information, according to a rule predetermined.

Claims

1. A base station communicable with a plurality of communication terminals, the base station comprising:

a communication controller that receives information about the amount of remaining battery of the communication terminal from each of the communication terminals, determines a plurality of priorities so that the plurality of priorities get higher as the amount of remaining battery of the transmitter gets lower, and controls data communication with the plurality of communication terminals in accordance with the priorities; and

a priority controller that varies, irrespective of a variation in the plurality of the information, the plurality of priorities so that the plurality of priorities are leveled off in a predetermined time period.

2. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the priority controller lowers the highest priority among the plurality of priorities.

3. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the priority controller lowers a priority which is equal to or greater than a first threshold value among the plurality of priorities.

4. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the priority controller lowers a priority among the plurality of priorities when the number of times that data transmission has been performed under communication control according to the priority is equal to or greater than a second threshold value.

5. The base station according to claim 1, wherein the priority controller lowers a priority having a degree of a variation in the information is less than a third threshold value among the plurality of priorities.

6. The base station according to claim 2, wherein the priority controller raises the remaining priorities in accordance with the lowering of the highest priority.

7. A communication terminal communicable with a base station, the communication terminal comprising:

a transmitter that transmits information about the amount of remaining battery of the communication terminal, wherein

the transmitter is controlled to communicate with the base station in accordance with a priority determined based on a plurality of the information by the base station so that the plurality of priorities get higher as the amount of remaining battery of the transmitter gets lower, the priority being varied, irrespective of a variation in the information, so that the plurality of priorities are leveled off in a predetermined time period.

8. A method for communication between a plurality of communication terminals and a base station, the method comprising:

at each of the plurality of communication terminals,

transmitting information about the amount of remaining battery of the communication terminals to the base station so that the base station determines a priority of each said communication terminal;

at the base station,

receiving the information from each of said communication terminal;

determining a plurality of priorities so that the plurality of priorities get higher as the amount of remaining battery of the transmitter gets lower;

controlling data communication with the plurality of communication terminals in accordance with the priorities; and

varying, irrespective of a variation in the plurality of the information, the plurality of priorities so that the plurality of priorities are leveled off in a predetermined time period.