Method, apparatus, and system for wireless connection

• US 8,744,447 B2
• Filed: 02/16/2011
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Oguchi, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Huang, Weibin
• Application Number:
  US13/028,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20110243003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 370/241, 370/252, 370/328, 370/329, 370/331, 370/332, 455/422.1, 455/436, 455/437
• US Class Current: 455/437
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment

Abstract

A wireless connecting method includes a connection monitoring step, a connection parameter retaining step, and a connection restoring step. The connection monitoring step monitors the wireless connection between the communication terminal device and the base station. The connection parameter retaining step sets a communication session retention time period that is longer than a connection parameter retention time period, and retains a connection parameter. A connection parameter when the wireless connection is disconnected is retained in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station for the communication session retention time period exceeding the connection parameter retention time period. The connection restoring step executes, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, when the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, an initial connecting process and restores the connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected.

Claims

1. A method for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the method comprising:

monitoring the wireless connection between the communication terminal device and the base station;

setting a communication session retention time period that is longer than a connection parameter retention time period during which a connection parameter is retained and a reconnecting process is executable, the connection parameter being for connecting the communication terminal device with the base station by wireless, and retaining the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station for the communication session retention time period over the connection parameter retention time period;

acquiring another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection; and

after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restoring the wireless connection using the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, by executing an initial connecting process using said another connection parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

executing by the communication terminal device a scanning process within the connection parameter retention time period or the communication session retention time period after the disconnection of the wireless connection.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dynamically determining a communication application by judging a kind of the communication application from a port number used by the communication application in an active state.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dynamically determining the communication session retention time period from a communication packet.

5. A method for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the method comprising:

monitoring the wireless connection between the communication terminal device and the base station;

setting a communication session retention time period that is longer than a connection parameter retention time period during which a connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable, and retaining the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station for the communication session retention time period over the connection parameter retention time period;

after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restoring the wireless connection using the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, by executing an initial connecting process; and

acquiring another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection, wherein

when the other connection parameter is acquired, the initial connecting process is executed without acquisition of the other connection parameter after the disconnection.

6. A method for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the method comprising:

monitoring the wireless connection between the communication terminal device and the base station;

setting a communication session retention time period that is longer than a connection parameter retention time period during which a connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable, and retaining the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station for the communication session retention time period over the connection parameter retention time period;

after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restoring the wireless connection using the connection parameter, which is stored when the wireless connection is disconnected, by executing an initial connecting process; and

deleting a network address after the base station deletes the connection parameter of the communication terminal device, wherein

the deletion of the network address is delayed until the communication session retention time period elapses.

7. A wirelessly connecting apparatus for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wirelessly connecting apparatus comprising:

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection;

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter being for connecting the communication terminal device with the base station by wireless, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter is retained and a reconnecting process is executable; and

a connection control unit that acquires another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process using said another connection parameter.

8. The wirelessly connecting apparatus of claim 7, wherein

after the wireless connection is disconnected, the connection control unit executes a scanning process within the connection parameter retention time period or the communication session retention time period.

9. The wirelessly connecting apparatus of claim 7, wherein

the connection control unit dynamically determines a communication application by judging a kind of the communication application from a port number used by the communication application in an active state.

10. The wirelessly connecting apparatus of claim 7, wherein

the connection control unit dynamically determines the communication session retention time period from a communication packet.

11. A wirelessly connecting apparatus for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wirelessly connecting apparatus comprising:

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection;

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable; and

a connection control unit that, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process,

wherein the connection control unit acquires another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection and, when the other connection parameter is acquired, the initial connecting process is executed without acquisition of the other connection parameter after the disconnection.

12. A wirelessly connecting apparatus for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wirelessly connecting apparatus comprising:

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection;

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable; and

a connection control unit that, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process,

wherein after the base station deletes the connection parameter of the communication terminal device, a network address is deleted, and wherein

the deletion of the network address is delayed until the communication session retention time period elapses.

13. A wireless connection system for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wireless connection system comprising in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station:

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter being for connecting the communication terminal device with the base station by wireless, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter is retained and a reconnecting process is executable;

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection; and

a connection control unit that acquires another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process using said another connection parameter.

14. The wireless connection system of claim 13, wherein

after the wireless connection is disconnected, the connection control unit executes a scanning process within the connection parameter retention time period or the communication session retention time period.

15. The wireless connection system of claim 13, wherein

the connection control unit dynamically determines a communication application by judging a kind of the communication application from a port number used by the communication application in an active state.

16. The wireless connection system of claim 13, wherein

the connection control unit dynamically determines the communication session retention time period from a communication packet.

17. A wireless connection system for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wireless connection system comprising in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station:

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection;

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable; and

a connection control unit that, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process,

wherein the connection control unit acquires another connection parameter of another base station from the base station connected to the communication terminal device before the disconnection and, when the other connection parameter is acquired, the initial connecting process is executed without acquisition of the other connection parameter after the disconnection.

18. A wireless connection system for connecting a communication terminal device with a base station by wireless, the wireless connection system comprising in at least one of the communication terminal device and the base station:

a connection monitoring unit that monitors the wireless connection;

a connection parameter retaining unit that retains a connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected for a communication session retention time period over a connection parameter retention time period, the communication session retention time period being set to be longer than the connection parameter retention time period, the connection parameter retention time period being a time period during which the connection parameter for the wireless connection is retained and a reconnecting process is executable; and

a connection control unit that, after the connection parameter retention time period has elapsed, and while the communication session retention time period has not elapsed, restores the wireless connection using the connection parameter stored when the wireless connection is disconnected by executing an initial connecting process, wherein

after the base station deletes the connection parameter of the communication terminal device, a network address is deleted, and wherein

the deletion of the network address is delayed until the communication session retention time period elapses.