Patent ID: 8914036
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A communication terminal capable of utilizing a plurality of wireless communication functions, said communication terminal comprising: a power save unit that performs a power save operation by inactivating at least one of the plurality of wireless communication functions; a location information obtaining unit that obtains location information for the communication terminal; a target information obtaining unit that obtains location information for an access target which is accessible by using the wireless communication function inactivated by the power save unit; a determining unit that determines whether the communication terminal is within a communication range of the access target based on the location information obtained by the location information obtaining unit and the location information obtained by the target information obtaining unit; and a notification unit that gives notification of signal strength for the inactivated wireless communication function based on determination results of the determining unit without activating the inactivated wireless communication function; wherein the target information obtaining unit utilizes a wireless communication function other than the inactivated wireless communication function to request an external apparatus to provide location information for the access target while informing the external apparatus of the location information for the communication terminal obtained by the location information obtaining unit such that the location information for the access target is obtained.