Patent ID: 8942118
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication terminal which can communicate with a first base station, a second base station which is present within a service area of said first base station, and has a service area which is smaller than that of said first base station, and a wireless LAN access point, which is present within a service area of said second base station, said mobile communication terminal comprising: a determining section configured to receive a specific signal transmitted from said first or second base station and to determine whether or not there is a high possibility that said mobile communication terminal is connected to said wireless LAN access point, based on a reception result; and a changing section configured to change a period to monitor arrival of a beacon signal transmitted from said wireless LAN access point based on the determination result of said determining section, wherein the period is changed based on a probability that a connection with said wireless LAN access point can be achieved, and the period is shortened when the probability increases and is lengthened when the probability decreases.