Patent ID: 8369849
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication terminal comprising: a communication part capable of acquiring a plurality of communication systems and capable of both communication by a first communication protocol and communication by a second communication protocol; an operation part; and a control part which controls communication by the communication part by any of the plurality of communication systems using the first communication protocol or second communication protocol when the start of communication is instructed by the operation part, the control part having: the acquisition instruction function execution part sends to the communication system selection part, a first acquisition instruction instructing the acquisition of any of the plurality of communication systems when detecting a send operation by the operation part in a state judged “out of area” in which communication cannot be carried out, sends to the communication system selection part a second acquisition instruction when acquisition failure is informed for the first acquisition instruction, and performs processing for starting communication by a successful acquired communication system when acquisition success is informed for the first acquisition instruction or the second acquisition instruction, the communication system selection part the acquisition instruction function execution part judges if there was any notification of acquisition failure when a first predetermined time passes from when the first acquisition instruction was carried out and judges if there was any notification of acquisition failure by a cycle of a second predetermined time shorter than the first predetermined time when acquisition failure is not informed.