Patent ID: 7904046

Claim:
A radio equipment comprising: a controller; a radio module connected to said controller; a first antenna having a radio coverage range and connected to said radio module; and a second antenna having a radio coverage range narrower than that of said a first antenna and connected to said radio module; wherein: said controller is able to selectively change between said first antenna and said second antenna; said controller continues to select said first antenna until a time a specific service becomes ready even if it is possible to communicate through said second antenna to other equipment; when said specific service becomes ready, said controller changes over from said first antenna to said second antenna to communicate through said second antenna to said other equipment; the radio coverage range of the second antenna is within the radio coverage range of the first antenna; when said controller detects approach of a radio equipment during a time period of providing services to said other equipment, said controller communicates with said radio equipment through said second antenna after providing said other equipment with said services; and wherein said controller changes over from said second antenna to said first antenna after providing said other equipment with said services, when said controller detects no approach of a radio equipment other than said other equipment during a time period of providing service to said other equipment.