External recording medium, mobile terminal including the external recording medium, and communication control method

• US 10,656,928 B2
• Filed: 03/27/2017
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gurunavi, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gurunavi, Inc.
• Inventors: Yamada, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Khatri, Anil
• Application Number:
  US16/078,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20190050215A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,149 Days
• Field of Search: 717172-177, 709203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/38 triggered by timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

An external recording medium (100) that is readable by a mobile terminal (200) stores a program for causing a mobile terminal (200), in which the external recording medium (100) is loaded, to execute an installation step of installing an application and a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing a connection of the mobile terminal (200) with a public line network (300).

Claims

1. An external recording medium that is readable by a mobile terminal, the external recording medium storing:

a program for causing the mobile terminal, in which the external recording medium is loaded, to execute;

an installation step of installing an application, and

a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing connection of the mobile terminal with a public line network,

wherein the external recording medium further stores;

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute a log-in status determination step of determining whether a user of the mobile terminal has logged into the application;

a program for, only when it is determined in the log-in status determination step that the user has logged into the application, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step;

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute an installation status determination step of determining whether the application is installed;

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is installed, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step; and

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is not installed, causing the mobile terminal to provide a notice of guidance for prompting a user of the mobile terminal to install the application.

2. The external recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the external recording medium further stores:

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute a usage start step of accepting a command to start usage of the application; and

a program for, when the usage start step has been executed, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step.

3. The external recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the external recording medium further stores:

a program for, when it is determined in the log-in status determination step that the user has not logged into the application, causing the mobile terminal to execute;

a connection upper limit time setting step of, before the connection establishing step, setting a connection upper limit time of connection of the mobile terminal with the public line network, and

a disconnection step of, after the connection establishing step, at the time when a connection time of connection of the mobile terminal with the public line network has reached the connection upper limit time, disconnecting the mobile terminal from the public line network.

4. The external recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

connection of the mobile terminal with the public line network is connection via a wireless LAN access point installed in an aircraft or a vehicle.

5. The external recording medium according to claim 4, wherein the external recording medium further stores:

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute

an information acquisition step of, before the installation step, acquiring information about the aircraft or the vehicle via the wireless LAN access point installed in the aircraft or the vehicle, and

a destination identification step of identifying a destination of the aircraft or the vehicle on the basis of the information about the aircraft or the vehicle, and

an application selection step of selecting an application to be installed into the mobile terminal in the installation step in response to the destination; and

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute the installation step of installing the application selected in the application selection step.

6. The external recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the external recording medium further stores:

a program for, in the installation step, permitting communication between the mobile terminal and an external server and causing the mobile terminal to download data stored in the external server.

7. A mobile terminal comprising:

the external recording medium according to claim 1.

8. A communication control method that is executed by a processor mounted on a mobile terminal in which an external recording medium is loaded, the communication control method comprising:

an installation step of installing an application on the basis of information stored in the external recording medium; and

a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing connection of the mobile terminal with a public line network,

wherein the external recording medium further stores;

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute a log-in status determination step of determining whether a user of the mobile terminal has logged into the application; and

a program for, only when it is determined in the log-in status determination step that the user has logged into the application, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step;

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute an installation status determination step of determining whether the application is installed;

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is installed, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step; and

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is not installed, causing the mobile terminal to provide a notice of guidance for prompting a user of the mobile terminal to install the application.

9. An external recording medium that is readable by a mobile terminal, the external recording medium storing:

a program for causing the mobile terminal, in which the external recording medium is loaded, to execute;

an installation step of installing an application, and

a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing connection of the mobile terminal with a public line network,

wherein the installation step further comprises the external recording medium causing an installation unit of the mobile terminal to access information stored in the external recording medium, for installing the application, and

wherein the external recording medium allows a communication between an application server and the mobile terminal, and

wherein the external recording medium further comprises;

a program for causing the mobile terminal to execute an installation status determination step of determining whether the application is installed;

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is installed, causing the mobile terminal to execute the connection establishing step; and

a program for, when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is not installed, causing the mobile terminal to provide a notice of guidance for prompting a user of the mobile terminal to install the application.

10. A communication control method that is executed by a processor mounted on a mobile terminal in which an external recording medium is loaded, the communication control method comprising:

an installation step of installing an application on the basis of information stored in the external recording medium; and

a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing connection of the mobile terminal with a public line network,

wherein the installation step further comprises the external recording medium causing an installation unit of the mobile terminal to access information stored in the external recording medium, for installing the application,

wherein the external recording medium allows a communication between an application server and the mobile terminal, and

wherein the method further comprises;

an installation status determination step of determining whether the application is installed;

when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is installed, executing the connection establishing step; and

when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is not installed, providing a notice of guidance for prompting a user of the mobile terminal to install the application.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

a processor configured to load a program stored in an external recording medium and perform;

an installation step of installing an application on the basis of information stored in the external recording medium; and

a connection establishing step of, after completion of the installation step, establishing connection of the mobile terminal with a public line network,

wherein the installation step further comprises the external recording medium causing an installation unit of the mobile terminal to access information stored in the external recording medium, for installing the application, and

wherein the external recording medium allows a communication between an application server and the mobile terminal, and

wherein the processor is further configured to;

execute an installation status determination step of determining whether the application is installed;

when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is installed, cause the processor to execute the connection establishing step; and

when it is determined in the installation status determination step that the application is not installed, cause the processor to provide a notice of guidance for prompting a user of the mobile terminal to install the application.