Fujitsu Corporation

Masao Hara

Yasushi Hara

Yuichi Miura

Akemi Toyokura

A mobile terminal apparatus includes first communications circuitry that connects to a network through an access point; a storage device storing connection history information that includes entries associating area identification information that identifies a communication area of a base station to which second communications circuitry connects, network identification information that identifies the network, and access point identification information that identifies an access point that connected to the network in the communication area; and a processor that when in a communication area of a first base station identified by first area identification information, the first communications circuitry is connected to a first network identified by first network identification information, determines whether an entry that includes the first area identification information and the first network identification information together with different access point identification information has been retrieved from the connection history information and based on this determination, controls the first communications circuitry.

Mobile terminal apparatus, control method, and computer product

A mobile terminal device, when detecting that a display state of a screen transitions from non-display to display, starts a scanning operation of searching for an access point. If an access point of the same access point identification information is found successively a given number of times N, the mobile terminal device suspends the scanning operation of searching for an access point. If movement of the mobile terminal device is detected subsequent to suspending the scanning operation of searching for the access point, the mobile terminal device resumes the scanning operation for the access point.

Mobile terminal device, control method, and computer product

A mobile terminal device includes a processor that connects to a base station; connects to a network through an access point; and detects transition from a non-display state to a display state; and a storage device that stores connection history information correlating area identification information identifying a communication area of the base station, and access point identification information identifying an access point through which connection to the network has been made in the communication area. The processor, when detecting the transition in a communication area of a first base station, starts searching for an access point in the communication area of the first base station after a predetermined period elapses, and determines whether an entry including first area identification information of the first base station is retrieved from the connection history information; and after the predetermined period elapses, performs control to connect to the network, based on a determination result.

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Kunitachi, Japan

Masao Hara