Patent ID: 9054900
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A network connection method executed by a computer equipped with a microprocessor and one or more network devices configured to connect to a plurality of networks which are connection destinations, in order to switch a connection destination between the plurality of networks and connect to any one of the plurality of networks, the network connection method comprising: a network switching control step of determining, in accordance with a predetermined condition, a second network as a candidate network to which connection is subsequently switched from a first network to which the computer is currently connecting by using the network device; a network relation state determination step of determining whether or not the network device used for connecting to the first network is used for forming a PAN (Personal Area Network); a disconnection-caused disadvantage determination step of determining that switching to the second network is unacceptable when the PAN formed by the network device is extinguished or communication quality of the PAN is deteriorated by switching connection to the second network, based on the result of the determination at the network relation state determination step; and a switching acceptability determination step of prohibiting switching connection to the second network and maintaining connection to the first network when the result of the determination at the disconnection-caused disadvantage determination step is that the switching to the second network is unacceptable.