Information processing apparatus and control method thereof

Abstract

According to one embodiment, location information of own apparatus of a personal computer, location information of a serer capable of making communications with the personal computer, and bearing information are received, a direction of the own apparatus to the server is discriminated by using the received location information of own apparatus, location information of the serer, and bearing information, and the discriminated direction is displayed if sensitivity of a radio wave received by a 3G communication unit is the sensitivity which allows the own apparatus to make communications with the server.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

A general architecture that implements the various feature of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a notebook PC equipped with an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the notebook PC;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a control method of displaying a direction of an optimum reception sensitivity from obtained information;

FIG. 4 is an illustration of a direction of an optimum reception sensitivity;

FIG. 5 is an illustration of a direction of an optimum reception sensitivity;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a control method of displaying an direction in which a reception sensitivity is optimum, from obtained information, by using smart antennas having a function of adjusting directivity; and

FIG. 7 is an illustration of displaying a direction of an optimum reception sensitivity on a task bar.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: communication means for receiving location information of the own apparatus and location information of an external apparatus configured to make communications with the own apparatus;obtaining means for obtaining bearing information;discrimination means for discriminating a direction of the own apparatus to the external apparatus, by using the location information of the own apparatus and the location information of the external apparatus received by the communication means, and the bearing information obtained by the obtaining means; anda display unit which displays the direction discriminated by the discrimination means if sensitivity of a radio wave received by the communication means is sensitivity which allows the own apparatus to make communications with the external apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication means are antennas configured to adjust directivity and adjust the directivity in accordance with information on the direction.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining means is an electronic compass.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discrimination means is means for discriminating the direction of the own apparatus to the external apparatus, by using the location information of the own apparatus and the location information of the external apparatus received with predetermined intervals, and the bearing information obtained by the obtaining means.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discrimination means receives the location information of the own apparatus and location information of a server from the server with predetermined intervals and discriminates an optimum direction of the communication means.

6. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising communication means for receiving location information of the own apparatus and location information of an external apparatus configured to make communications with the own apparatus, and obtaining means for obtaining bearing information, the method comprising:discriminating a direction of the own apparatus to the external apparatus, by using the location information of the own apparatus and the location information of the external apparatus received by the communication means, and the bearing information obtained by the obtaining means; anddisplaying the direction discriminated by the discrimination means if sensitivity of a radio wave received by the communication means is sensitivity which allows the own apparatus to make communications with the external apparatus.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the communication means are antennas configured to adjust directivity and adjust the directivity in accordance with information on the direction.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the discrimination discriminates the direction of the own apparatus to the external apparatus, by using the location information of the own apparatus and the location information of the external apparatus received with predetermined intervals, and the bearing information obtained by the obtaining means.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the discrimination receives the location information of the own apparatus and location information of a server from the server from the external apparatus with predetermined intervals and discriminates an optimum direction of the communication means.