Patent ID: 8009647
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal comprising: different kinds of communication portions; a storage portion to store an address table in which target identification information for identifying a target to communicate and multiple pieces of access information respectively corresponding to said different kinds of communication portions are associated with each other; an extraction portion to search said address table, when a first communication portion of said different kinds of communication portions becomes incommunicable during communication with a communication target, and to extract access information which is related with said target identification information for identifying said communication target and corresponds to a second communication portion different from said first communication portion of said different kinds of communication portions; and a reconnection portion to transmit a connection request to said communication target by said second communication portion using said extracted access information, wherein said address table further associates said target identification information with multiple pieces of address information respectively corresponding to said different kinds of communication portions for transmitting data, said extraction portion includes an address information extraction portion to search said address table and extract address information which is related with said target identification information for identifying said communication target and corresponds to a second communication portion different from said first communication portion of said different kinds of communication portions, and said communication terminal further comprises a switch notification portion to transmit switching information indicating switching to said communication target by said second communication portion using said extracted address information before said reconnection portion transmits said connection request.