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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Jun Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tien Ming Benjamin Koh, Singapore, SG;
Chan Wah NG, Singapore, SG;
Chun Keong Benjamin Lim, Singapore, SG;
Mohana Dhamayanthi Jeyatharan, Singapore, SG;
Jun Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;
Tien Ming Benjamin Koh, Singapore, SG;
Chan Wah Ng, Singapore, SG;
Chun Keong Benjamin Lim, Singapore, SG;
Mohana Dhamayanthi Jeyatharan, Singapore, SG;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A technology is disclosed for providing a connection status notifying method and the like that can infer that a new connection will become usable shortly based on a predetermined action, and give notification thereof. The technology includes a step at which a mobile nodereceives information stating that connection will be broken from a base station that is a current connection destination, a step at which the mobile node starts a predetermined process with a base station that is a new connection destination, and a step at which the mobile node generates a predetermined notification message and transmits the generated predetermined notification message when the predetermined process is judged to be completed, the predetermined notification message being used to give notification to a predetermined component part within the mobile node or to another communication node that a connected state is established with the base station of the new connection destination at an early stage.