Mobile communication terminal connectable to wireless LAN, communication control method performed in mobile communication terminal, and communication control program recorded on computer readable recording medium

Abstract

A mobile phone performs a search operation for searching for a communicable access point when a state of being able to communicate with an access point changes to a state of being unable to communicate. When a search operation is performed, the mobile phone displays that the search operation is being performed. In order to reduce power consumption, when the mobile phone displays that the search operation is being performed, the search operation is halted in response to acceptance of an input of an instruction to halt the search operation.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an overview of a communication system in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are perspective views showing an external view of a mobile phone in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an exemplary function of the mobile phone in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary flow of a process during communication.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising: a wireless communication portion to be able to wirelessly communicate with a radio station apparatus;a search portion to perform a search operation for searching for a radio station apparatus with which communication is possible, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate;a search state display portion to display that said search operation is being performed; anda halt portion to halt said search operation in response to acceptance of an input of an instruction to halt said search operation.

2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a communicable state display portion to display an indication of a state of being able to communicate, in a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a search end state display portion to display an indication of a search end state, when a search operation ends without entering a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

4. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said search portion includesa first search portion to perform a first search operation for searching for said radio station apparatus which has been communicated with, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate, anda second search portion to perform a second search operation for searching for a preliminarily registered radio station apparatus, when a prescribed period of time has elapsed with a state of being unable to communicate being kept, andsaid search state display portion includesa first search state display portion to display that said first search operation is being performed during said prescribed period of time, anda second search state display portion to display that said second search operation is being performed after said prescribed period of time elapsed.

5. A communication control method performed in a mobile communication terminal including a wireless communication portion which is able to communicate with a radio station apparatus, comprising the steps of: performing a search operation for searching for a radio station apparatus with which communication is possible, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate;displaying that said search operation is being performed; andhalting said search operation in response to acceptance of an input of an instruction to halt said search operation.

6. The communication control method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying an indication of a state of being able to communicate, in a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

7. The communication control method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying an indication of a search end state, when a search operation ends without entering a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

8. The communication control method according to claim 5, wherein said step of performing a search operation includes the steps ofperforming a first search operation for searching for said radio station apparatus which has been communicated with, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate, andperforming a second search operation for searching for a preliminarily registered radio station apparatus, when a prescribed period of time has elapsed with a state of being unable to communicate being kept, andsaid step of displaying that said search operation is being performed includes the steps ofdisplaying that said first search operation is being performed during said prescribed period of time, anddisplaying that said second search operation is being performed after said prescribed period of time elapsed.

9. A communication control program executed in a mobile communication terminal including a wireless communication portion being able to wirelessly communicate with a radio station apparatus and stored in a computer readable recording medium, said communication control program causing said mobile communication terminal to perform the steps of: performing a search operation for searching for a radio station apparatus with which communication is possible, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate;displaying that said search operation is being performed; andhalting said search operation in response to acceptance of an input of an instruction to halt said search operation.

10. The communication control program according to claim 9, further causing said mobile communication terminal to perform the step of displaying an indication of a state of being able to communicate, in a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

11. The communication control program according to claim 9, further causing said mobile communication terminal to perform the step of displaying an indication of a search end state, when a search operation ends without entering a state in which communication by said wireless communication portion is possible.

12. The communication control program according to claim 9, wherein said step of performing a search operation includes the steps ofperforming a first search operation for searching for said radio station apparatus which has been communicated with, when said wireless communication portion changes from a state of being able to communicate with said radio station apparatus to a state of being unable to communicate, andperforming a second search operation for searching for a preliminarily registered radio station apparatus, when a prescribed period of time has elapsed with a state of being unable to communicate being kept, andsaid step of displaying that said search operation is being performed includes the steps ofdisplaying that said first search operation is being performed during said prescribed period of time, anddisplaying that said second search operation is being performed after said prescribed period of time elapsed.