Patent ID: 7860048
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal which can connect and communicate with a plurality of different types of radio communication stations, comprising: a first receiving unit configured to receive first information when a first receiving function for receiving the first information from a first radio communication station is activated, and disable receiving of the first information when the first receiving function is deactivated; a second receiving unit configured to receive second information when a second receiving function for receiving the second information from a second radio communication station is activated, and disable receiving of the second information when the second receiving function is deactivated; a receiving activation unit configured to activate the second receiving function of the second receiving unit as a result that the first information is received by the first receiving unit; an information transmission unit configured to transmit terminal identification data of the mobile terminal to a radio communication station which can connect and communicate with the mobile terminal only when the second receiving function is activated by the receiving activation unit; and a switching request unit configured to select the first or second receiving unit as receiving unit for receiving information transmitted from a radio communication station which has received the terminal identification data by the information transmission unit based on the terminal identification data, and switch a receiving function to be activated.