WO2012102530A2 - Terminal de communication à fonction de conversion de connexion à réseau de communication et son procédé, et support lisible par ordinateur - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a communication terminal having a network connection switching function, and more particularly, even when the user is in a stationary state, by automatically switching the communication network based on the data transmission rate, etc.
- the present invention relates to a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function capable of guaranteeing the above quality.
- Wi-Fi which is one of wireless communication
- Wi-Fi is a local area network using a radio wave or an infrared transmission method, commonly referred to as a wireless LAN. It provides a service to use high speed internet through mobile devices or computers within a certain distance centered on the place where AP (Access Point) is installed.
- AP Access Point
- Wi-Fi does not require a telephone line or a dedicated line because it uses radio frequency, but a mobile device or a computer must have a wireless LAN card.
- Wi-Fi is a transmission speed of 4 to 11 Mbps, and can transmit and receive large amounts of multimedia information, and it is characterized by low cost of use, long-term use, and mobility and security.
- KT's 'Netspot' or 'PONE' service started in Spain, is based on Wi-Fi technology. San Francisco and other major cities in the United States have Wi-Fi zones throughout the city. Zone is being built.
- 3G is the third generation mobile telecommunications technology standard of the International Telecommunication Union, and the communication between the mobile phone terminals provided by each mobile communication service provider is typical. It is widely used due to its strength in mobility, but in consideration of cost, it is recently being combined with inexpensive WiFi or Internet communication.
- a module supporting a network environment such as Wi-Fi as well as a communication network provided by a mobile communication company is mounted in a mobile communication terminal, and such a dual mode communication terminal is mobile with an Internet phone (VoIP).
- VoIP Internet phone
- the dual mode communication terminal equipped with the above-described conventional WiFi module automatically switches the communication network when the terminal enters the Wi-Fi service area or when it exits from the Wi-Fi service area.
- the stationary state there is no choice but to manually perform a communication network switching process, which is not only troublesome because it takes a long time due to the communication network switching, and there is an inconvenience in that the user has to switch the communication network directly.
- the data reception rate, the data transmission speed, and the strength of the data reception signal may change. Even in this case, if the network switching process is manually performed by the user, the user may not be guaranteed a certain level of quality during data transmission, and it is inefficient because the user must stop the work and perform the network switching process.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function, in which a communication network is automatically switched to provide a user with a certain level or more of quality when transmitting data even in a stationary state.
- the purpose is to.
- another object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function in which a communication network is automatically switched by selecting a new communication network in order to switch the communication network.
- a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function according to the present invention for achieving the above object the communication network confirmation unit for confirming the existence of a communication network that can be connected, the type of the communication network or the communication network being connected and the communication network switching signal generated And a communication network selecting unit for selecting a specific communication network among the connectable communication networks, and a communication network connecting unit for connecting to the selected specific communication network from the connected communication network.
- the method for switching the communication network in the communication terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to determine whether there is an accessible communication network, the type of the connectable communication network or the communication network being connected and at the time of the network switching signal generation Selecting a specific communication network from among the connectable communication networks and connecting from the connected communication network to the selected specific communication network.
- the invention also includes a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above method.
- a communication network is automatically switched according to a criterion such as a data transmission speed, a user can always be guaranteed a certain level or more of quality during data transmission.
- access priorities can be set under conditions such as usage fee, data transmission speed, data reception signal strength, data transmission error rate, and user designation, thereby facilitating user's management of network access.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a communication network connection unit according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 illustrates an embodiment of generating selection priority information in a user interface according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of switching a communication network in a communication terminal according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for switching network connection in a communication terminal according to the present invention.
- the communication network includes all wireless communication networks, but is preferably a mobile wireless communication network.
- the mobile wireless communication network may be divided into a billing communication network in which a user pays a bill for a communication network to a mobile communication company and a non-billing communication network in which the user does not need to pay a bill in a mobile communication company.
- the billing communication network may be 3G (3 Generation), 4G (4 Generation) and the like, but in the present invention, the billing communication network is 3G (3 Generation), and the non-billing communication network is Wi-Fi (WiFi).
- 3G 3 Generation
- 4G (4 Generation) 4 Generation
- Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
- 4th generation mobile communication has a feature that can send and receive high-definition video and 3D stereoscopic image at a high transmission speed.
- the transfer speed of 1Gbps when moving at low speed and 100Mbps when moving at high speed is 50 times faster than 3G mobile communication.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal having a network connection switching function according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function will be described.
- a communication terminal having a communication network connection switching function includes a communication network identification unit 100 that checks whether there is an accessible communication network, the type of the accessible communication network or the communication network being connected, and selects a specific communication network from among the connectable communication networks at the time of communication network switching signal generation.
- a user interface unit 500 for receiving the necessary information from the user and providing an environment for providing the necessary information to the user.
- the communication network switching signal is generated when the data transmission rate is slower than a preset threshold. Accordingly, since the communication network is switched to reflect the data transmission speed, the user can always be guaranteed a certain level or more of quality during data transmission.
- the communication network selection unit 200 is a transmission rate measuring unit 210 for measuring the data transmission speed of the communication networks accessible by the communication network identification unit 100, the data of the communication networks measured by the transmission rate measuring unit 210
- the method for measuring the data transmission speed in the transmission rate measuring unit 210 uses a known method for measuring the data transmission speed in a mobile communication terminal or other communication terminals, and is not limited to a specific method. In addition, if a separate device for measuring the data transmission rate is required may be provided in the communication terminal according to the present invention.
- the transmission speed may be different depending on the environment where the communication terminal is located and other external environments. Accordingly, although theoretically the maximum transmission speed is supported in the case of using a radio frequency such as Wi-Fi or an infrared communication, the actual possible speed may vary. Therefore, the wireless communication unit can be transmitted at this time, and the speed can be measured based on the response data in response to the transmission. However, as described above, the data transmission rate can be measured by other methods, and the speed measurement method can be applied accordingly.
- the transmission rate comparison unit 230 compares the data transmission speed only with respect to a communication network of the same type as the communication network to which the communication terminal is currently connected, or compares the data transmission speed with other types of communication networks. In other words, if the communication network is currently connected to the Wi-Fi network, select only Wi-Fi among the available communication networks to compare the transmission speeds, or if the currently connected communication network is 3G, select only 3G from the available communication networks. The speed can be compared and the transmission speed of all accessible networks can be compared regardless of the type of network currently connected.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a communication network connection unit according to the present invention, with reference to FIG.
- the network connection unit 300 is a connection state unit 310 for collecting connection state information according to the first communication network being connected, the communication network switching unit for performing a network switching between the first communication network and the second communication network selected by the selection unit 330, a Wi-Fi connection 350, and a 3G connection 370.
- connection state information of the connection state unit 310 includes a path information when a communication network is connected and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) currently connected, and is displayed on a screen through the user interface 500 of the communication terminal. Means the information necessary to display in the exact same state.
- URL Uniform Resource Locator
- the Wi-Fi connection unit 350 connects to a network in a Wi-Fi (WiFi) manner in a Wi-Fi service area.
- Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
- An area where wireless communication using Wi-Fi is possible is called a hot spot (or home zone) and a wireless access device called an access point (AP) enables communication.
- AP access point
- the Wi-Fi (WiFi) connection that communicates with the AP is practical. Since the internal structure of the 350 is the same as the conventional one, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the Wi-Fi connection unit 350 operates every predetermined time to check whether a Wi-Fi signal is received, and when the Wi-Fi signal is received at a predetermined intensity or more, connects to the network in a Wi-Fi manner.
- the data transmission speed is an important factor, but since the data transmission speed has already been determined by the above-described communication network selector 200, the communication network connection unit 300 does not need to consider the data transmission speed.
- the 3G connection unit 370 processes wireless data communication through a mobile communication network.
- the communication network switching unit 330 actually performs a network switching process between communication networks, in which the first communication network is a charging communication network (hereinafter referred to as 3G), and the second communication network is a non-billing communication network (hereinafter referred to as 'WiFi').
- 3G charging communication network
- 'WiFi' non-billing communication network
- the connection to the 3G is automatically terminated after connecting to the Wi-Fi
- the connection state unit 310 is used to implement the same state as the existing connection.
- the communication network switching unit 330 automatically connects to the 3G when the first communication network is Wi-Fi and the second communication network is 3G, and the existing connection is made using the connection state unit 310. Implement the same state as
- the communication network switching unit 330 transmits an event message requesting a handover to a mobile communication system when the first communication network is 3G and the second communication network is 3G.
- the communication network is Wi-Fi and the second communication network is Wi-Fi
- all processes necessary for switching the communication network are performed regardless of the type of communication network, such as switching between communication networks. Since any process necessary for the communication network switching uses a known method, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the communication network connection unit 300 may display, via the user interface unit 500, that the communication network is switched to the second communication network when the communication network is switched by the network switching unit 330.
- the priority management unit 400 manages selection priority information for selecting a specific communication network from the accessible communication networks. do.
- the selection priority information may be determined to have a data transmission speed as a top priority, and include at least one of data reception signal strength, data transmission error rate, usage charging, and setting according to user designation.
- FIG. 3 is an embodiment in which a user sets a priority for selecting a communication network through the user interface 500.
- the user may select the order in order from the first order, and if not, switch only by the data transmission rate. You will be asked to select a network.
- a network having strong signal strength when there is a similar network having the same data transmission rate or within a preset range is used. If the signal strength is the same or similar, the communication network is selected depending on whether the billing is applied.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for switching a network connection in a communication terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a method of switching a network connection in a communication terminal will be described.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for switching a network connection in a communication terminal according to the present invention.
- the network switching signal is generated when the data transmission speed of the communication network being connected is lower than the preset threshold.
- the step (S21) of comparing the data transmission speed of the communication network being connected with the threshold Select the network to switch to. That is, the data transmission speeds of the connectable communication networks are measured and compared (S23), and the network having the fastest data transmission rate is selected according to the comparison result (S25).
- the connection state information of the currently connected communication network is received (S27), and the connection is switched from the connected communication network to the selected communication network using the connection state information (S29).
- the invention also includes a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above method.
- the program may be developed not only in the form of general application and software, but also in the form of embedded software. Therefore, embedded software for the program may be embedded in an embedded system of an electronic device such as a mobile communication terminal to implement a specific function required for the electronic device.
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La présente invention porte sur un terminal de communication ayant une fonction de conversion d'une connexion à un réseau de communication. Plus particulièrement, la présente invention porte sur un terminal de communication, ayant une fonction de conversion d'une connexion à un réseau de communication, qui comporte : une unité de confirmation de réseau de communication confirmant l'existence d'un réseau de communication auquel une connexion est possible et le type du réseau de communication auquel une connexion est possible ou d'un réseau de communication auquel une connexion est établie ; une unité de sélection de réseau de communication sélectionnant un réseau de communication particulier parmi les réseaux de communication auxquels une connexion est possible lorsqu'un signal de conversion de réseau de communication est généré ; une unité de connexion à un réseau de communication établissant une connexion au réseau de communication particulier sélectionné parmi les réseaux de communication auxquels une connexion est établie.
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