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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Hideyuki Nagasawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yusuke Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Kohei Sato, Tokyo, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a mobile terminal apparatus capable of suppressing exhaustion of the battery while securing convenience of switching to a communication system corresponding to an existing area, and a control method and communication system for the apparatus, a mobile terminal apparatusis driven by power supply from a battery, capable of communicating with each of a plurality of communication systems, monitors a communication environment with each of the communication systems, and has a detecting section that detects a battery remaining amount of the battery, and a control sectionthat limits targets to monitor when the battery remaining amount falls below a first threshold.