Portable information terminal, a control method for a portable information terminal, a program of a method of controlling a personal information terminal and a recording medium having recorded therein a program of a method of controlling a personal information terminal
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1. A portable information terminal comprising:
- a cellular interface;
a wireless local area network interface; and
circuitry configured toidentify a moving speed of the portable information terminal; and
select one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of applications based on the moving speed of the portable information terminal and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request.
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Abstract
The present invention is applied to a portable personal computer or the like having a plurality of wireless communication means, for example, so as to provide a user with appropriate wireless communication means in a situation where a plurality of wireless communication means are available. According to the present invention, the wireless communication means is selectively used in accordance with an application program with reference to a communication management table in which at least wireless communication means allowed to be used is described with regard to respective application programs.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable information terminal comprising:
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a cellular interface; a wireless local area network interface; and circuitry configured to identify a moving speed of the portable information terminal; and select one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of applications based on the moving speed of the portable information terminal and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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3. A method of controlling a portable information terminal having a cellular interface and a wireless local area network interface, comprising:
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identifying a moving speed of the portable information terminal; selecting, in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of applications, one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data based on the moving speed of the portable information terminal and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request; and transmitting and receiving the data using the selected at least one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface. - View Dependent Claims (4, 8)
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5. A program embedded in a non-transitory computer readable medium and having instructions that implement a method of controlling a portable information terminal having a cellular interface and a wireless local area network interface, comprising:
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identifying a moving speed of the portable information terminal; selecting, in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of application programs, one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data based on the moving speed of the portable information terminal and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request; and transmitting and receiving the data using the selected at least one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 9)
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16. An information apparatus comprising:
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a cellular interface; a wireless local area network interface; and circuitry configured to identify a moving speed of the information processing apparatus; and select one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of applications based on the moving speed of the information processing apparatus and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method performed by an information processing apparatus having a cellular interface and a wireless local area network interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a moving speed of the information processing apparatus; selecting, in response to a request received from at least one of a plurality of applications, one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface to transmit and receive data based on the moving speed of the information processing apparatus and stored priority information specific to the at least one of the plurality of applications between the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface when both of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface are usable by the at least one of the plurality of applications generating the request; and transmitting and receiving the data using the selected at least one of the cellular interface and the wireless local area network interface. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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