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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Yamamoto, Osaka, JP;
Shuichi Takehana, Osaka, JP;
Shigeto Suzuki, Osaka, JP;
Kennichi Iijima, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A communication controller includes a position-information acquiring unit, a movement-information acquiring unit, a selector, and a determination unit. The position-information acquiring unit acquires position information of each of a plurality of base-station devices. The movement-information acquiring unit acquires movement information of a terminal device. The selector selects, as a handover candidate, at least one base-station device from among the plurality of base-station devices in accordance with the position information and the movement information. The determination unit determines a base-station device that is a handover destination, in accordance with a result of a cell search performed on the at least one base-station device selected by the selector.