Patent ID: 8483198
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal comprising: a first communication unit that performs wireless communication with a wireless base station that is part of a mobile communication network to receive area data from the wireless base station, the area data indicating an area in which the wireless base station is located; a second communication unit that performs wireless communication using a band frequency different from a band frequency used for wireless communication performed by the first communication unit; a storage unit that stores, for each of a plurality of areas, setting data indicating a setting on wireless communication performed by the second communication unit in each area; a monitoring unit that in response to receipt of first area data by the first communication unit, monitors for a predetermined time whether second area data different from the first area data is received by the first communication unit; a first identifying unit that, if the second area data has not been received for the predetermined time, identifies a first area indicated by the first area data; an obtaining unit that obtains setting data associated with the first area from the storage unit; a second indentifying unit that, if the second area data has been received during the predetermined time, identifies the first area indicated by the first area data and a second area indicated by the second area data; and a common setting data obtaining unit that obtains setting data commonly associated with the first area and the second area identified by the second identifying unit, from the storage unit.