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Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019

Filed:

May. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Ryuichi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;

Masaki Mukai, Hyogo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01); H04L 12/725 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/205 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/302 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit that can connect to a plurality of networks including a first network, a storage unit that stores priority level information indicating priority levels of the plurality of networks, and a processor. When the communication unit is connected to the first network, the processor decides a next connection destination candidate on the basis of the priority level information, checks whether an operation requiring continuous connection between the communication unit and any one of the plurality of networks is being executed, and checks whether a virtual network has been established. If the operation is being executed and a virtual network has been established, the processor switches the connection destination of the communication unit from the first network to the next connection destination candidate.


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