Patent ID: 8184552
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal comprising: a property management table in which an appraised value of each of a plurality of types of communication media is registered for each of a plurality of predetermined items that shows communication media properties; a first priority ranking list in which a priority ranking assigned by users for each of the plurality of predetermined items is registered; a second priority ranking list in which a priority ranking assigned by a provider of an application program for each of the plurality of predetermined items is registered; selecting means for selecting a preferred communication medium from among the plurality of types of communication media in response to the results of an addition operation, wherein in the event that a commencement of communication is specified according to a predetermined application program, for each of the plurality of types of communication media, a first weighting granted for each of said plurality of predetermined items in response to a priority ranking registered in the first priority ranking list and a second weighting granted for each of said plurality of predetermined items in response to a priority ranking registered in the second priority ranking list are added to an appraised value of the each item registered in the property management table; establishing means for establishing a plurality of communication connections between opposing devices by means of said plurality of communication media selected by the selecting means; and communicating means for communicating by the plurality of communication connections according to the application program.