Patent ID: 7502343
Filing Date: 2009-03-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal for executing communication through a network, comprising: an object designation section for acquiring the position information and the direction information of the communication terminal; a memory section for storing the position information and the direction information in an actual space of respective communication terminals and for storing identification information which identifies the respective communication terminals in the network; a search section for searching the identification information of an opponent communication terminal acting as a communication opponent in a region specified by the position information and the direction information of the communication terminal from the memory section; an attribution information acquisition section for acquiring attribution information of the opponent communication terminal acting as the communication opponent, wherein the memory section stores the position information and the direction information in the actual space of respective communication terminals, the identification information for identifying the respective communication terminals in the network, and the attribution information; the search section searches the identification information of a communication terminal having the attribution information in the region specified by the position information and the direction information of the communication terminal from the memory section; and the attribution information includes information as to applications that are provided with the opponent communication terminal and make use of a communication function; and an application start section for starting an appropriate application according to the attribution information of the opponent communication terminal searched by the search section.