WO2013161158A1 - Système de communication, procédé de sélection de lignes de communication et programme - Google Patents

Système de communication, procédé de sélection de lignes de communication et programme Download PDF

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WO2013161158A1
WO2013161158A1 PCT/JP2013/001501 JP2013001501W WO2013161158A1 WO 2013161158 A1 WO2013161158 A1 WO 2013161158A1 JP 2013001501 W JP2013001501 W JP 2013001501W WO 2013161158 A1 WO2013161158 A1 WO 2013161158A1
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  • the present invention relates to a communication system, a communication line selection method, and a program.
  • communication charges differ between calls within the same country and calls across countries.
  • mobile phones that can be connected to a plurality of communication lines (carriers).
  • carriers For example, when the destination is a communication carrier that differs between the source and the destination due to roaming, a communication fee may be charged not only at the source but also at the destination.
  • the telephone communication cost between mobile phones, communication quality, communication speed, and the like differ depending on the positional relationship between the transmission source and the transmission destination.
  • it is more convenient when used at that time for example, the communication cost is reduced, the communication quality is high, and the communication speed is high). Etc.
  • Patent Document 1 when a caller calls a communication terminal compatible with a plurality of modes using a single telephone number, the switching center accesses a common database of each communication method or carrier, and location information Information and service information, system conditions, caller request, caller settings, and other conditions to determine which communication method or operator to connect to, and the selected communication method or operator A technique for connecting a communication terminal and a line using a network has been proposed.
  • Patent Document 2 stores all communication paths that can be connected to a path information table in a service company server, and is connected from the path information table by a path selection unit in a client device provided in an access point or gateway.
  • a technology has been proposed in which route information to be selected is selected and a communication line is connected by a line connection unit based on the selected route information.
  • the service control device selects one of a plurality of communication carriers with which the subscriber has a contract according to the call charge, and sets the line of the selected communication carrier.
  • a technique for performing processing for connecting a caller to a subscriber has been proposed.
  • a mobile terminal determines a communication network to be selected from received broadcast information based on a selection mode (charge priority, rate priority, quality priority, etc.) set by a user. Select the optimal communication network in each area to meet the conditions specified by the user, and select and switch the optimal communication network based on the preset selection mode even when moving during communication A technology has been proposed.
  • a selection mode charge priority, rate priority, quality priority, etc.
  • the route selection service control device calculates the distance between the current position of the receiving terminal device and the position of the calling terminal device, and responds to the calling terminal type, the receiving terminal type, and the distance.
  • a technique has been proposed in which a unit call charge is extracted for each terminal device on the receiving side, and the terminal device on the receiving side showing the lowest value is selected and notified to the communication network on the calling side.
  • Patent Document 6 in a mobile terminal apparatus capable of communication using a plurality of mobile communication networks, when performing handover, in addition to connection quality, the most appropriate or according to the price, capacity, transmission speed, and availability, or A technique for selecting the most advantageous one has been proposed.
  • Patent Documents 1 to 6 are common in that the communication method and the communication line are selected and controlled in the cellular phone, it cannot be said that the communication route is selected in consideration of a combination of a plurality of communication lines.
  • the communication cost incurred at the destination is not included in the criteria for selecting the communication line, the total communication cost and communication for each communication route determined by the combination of the lines where the source and destination can be used. Since the line is not selected according to the quality and the communication speed, there is a problem that it is not possible to select the optimum communication line for both the transmission source and the transmission destination.
  • the present invention provides a communication system capable of communicating on a communication line that is optimal for both the transmission source and the transmission destination, even when there is a change in the available line in the communication device of the transmission source and the transmission destination. It is an object to provide a communication line selection method and program.
  • the communication system of the present invention is a communication that connects a movable source terminal and a destination terminal via any one of a plurality of different communication lines according to the control of the communication line server of each communication line.
  • an optimal communication A communication route selection unit that selects a communication route, and a communication line establishment that enables communication by establishing a communication line between a source terminal and a destination terminal using the communication route selected by the communication route selection unit A communication system.
  • the communication method of the present invention is a communication for establishing connection between a movable source terminal and a destination terminal via any one of a plurality of different communication lines according to the control of the communication line server of each communication line.
  • a connection request from the source terminal to the destination terminal is received, all available line information that can be used by the source terminal and all available lines that can be used by the destination terminal Comparing the status of each provided service for each communication route combining the communication lines that can be used at the source terminal and the destination terminal based on the acquired line information and the acquired line information
  • a communication line selection method characterized by including the step of enabling communication by establishing a communication line between the destination terminal.
  • the program of the present invention is a computer that is a movable source terminal and destination terminal that are connected via any one of a plurality of different communication lines, or a communication line server that controls each communication line.
  • all available line information that can be used by the source terminal, and all available line information that can be used by the destination terminal upon receiving a connection request from the source terminal to the destination terminal, all available line information that can be used by the source terminal, and all available line information that can be used by the destination terminal;
  • From the comparison result of the communication route comparison function for comparing the status of each provided service and the communication route comparison function the optimum communication is determined based on predetermined requirements.
  • a communication route selection function for selecting a route, and a communication line establishment that enables communication by establishing a communication line between the source terminal and the destination terminal using the communication route selected by the communication route selection function It is a program characterized
  • the present invention even when there is a change in the available line in the communication device of the transmission source and the transmission destination, it is possible to communicate on the communication line optimal for both the transmission source and the transmission destination each time.
  • FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the communication system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone 1 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the communication route information 105 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a conceptual diagram which shows an example of the communication route detailed information 106 by this 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation
  • FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of 30 A of communication line servers by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to the present invention.
  • communication devices 10a and 10b are communication devices such as mobile phones, and perform voice calls with each other via a communication line network 40 using a plurality of communication lines (carriers). Connect to the Internet (not shown) to send and receive data.
  • the base stations 20A, 20B, and 20C are base stations of the corresponding communication line servers 30A, 30B, and 30C, respectively, and connect the communication device 10a to the communication network 40.
  • the base stations 20a, 20b, and 20c are base stations of the communication line servers 30a, 30b, and 30c, respectively, and connect the communication device 10b to the communication network 40.
  • the communication line server 30A provides the communication line A, and performs connection control to the communication line network 40 of the communication device 10a that uses the communication line A.
  • the communication line server 30B provides the communication line B, and controls connection to the communication line network 40 of the communication device 10a that uses the communication line B.
  • the communication line server 30C provides the communication line C and controls connection of the communication device 10a that uses the communication line C to the communication line network 40.
  • the communication line server 30a provides the communication line a, and controls connection to the communication line network 40 of the communication device 10b that uses the communication line a.
  • the communication line server 30b provides the communication line b, and controls connection to the communication line network 40 of the communication device 10b that uses the communication line b.
  • the communication line server 30c provides the communication line c, and controls connection of the communication device 10b that uses the communication line c to the communication line network 40.
  • the communication lines A, B, C, communication lines a, b, c are, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), GSM (registered trademark) (Global System for Mobile Communications), wireless. It is a communication line having different communication methods, communication charges, communication speeds, and communication qualities, such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Also, each communication line A, B, C, a, b, c has a different provision commission service status (communication cost, communication quality, communication speed, etc.) by each provider. Therefore, communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed differ depending on whether the source communication device 10a and the destination communication device 10b communicate with each other using the communication line. In the present embodiment, by appropriately selecting which communication line to use, communication can be performed with a more appropriate communication line (a communication line that meets a predetermined requirement).
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment.
  • the mobile phone 1 includes a communication control unit 100, a display unit 101, a touch panel 102, a ROM 103, a RAM 104, an audio processing unit 107, a speaker 108, a microphone 109, and a control unit 110.
  • the communication control unit 100 is connected to a cellular phone line network to perform voice call / data communication, and is connected to the Internet network to perform data communication.
  • the display unit 101 includes a display device such as a color liquid crystal panel and organic EL (Electro-Luminescence), and displays various data, menu screens, icons, still images, moving images, and the like.
  • the operation unit 102 includes a touch panel disposed on the display unit 101 and detects a user's touch operation in conjunction with the display on the display unit 101.
  • a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 stores various control programs and image correction programs to be executed by the control unit (CPU) 110, and stores data used by these programs.
  • a RAM (Random Access Memory) 104 stores data temporarily necessary for the control unit (CPU) 110 to execute a program and various application programs.
  • the RAM 104 includes the communication route information 105 indicating all combinations (communication routes) of the lines that can be used by the communication device 10a and the lines that can be used by the communication device 10b, and in each communication route.
  • the communication route detailed information 106 including communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed is held.
  • the ROM 103 and the RAM 104 may be rewritable nonvolatile memories such as flash memories.
  • the communication route information 105 and the communication route detailed information 106 are held in the RAM 104.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and may be held in a storage medium on a network (not shown).
  • the sound processing unit 107 converts sound data into an analog signal and outputs it from the speaker 108, and converts the sound signal input from the microphone 109 into digital data.
  • the control unit (CPU) 110 controls the operation of each unit by executing a predetermined program (OS: Operating System) and executes various application programs.
  • OS Operating System
  • an available line information acquisition function, a communication route search function, a communication route detailed information generation function, a communication route comparison function, a communication route selection function, and a communication line switching request output function are provided on the communication device 10a side.
  • the communication line switching function and the communication line establishment function are provided.
  • control unit (CPU) 110 includes, as the above functions, an available line information acquisition unit 111, a communication route search unit 112, a communication route detailed information generation unit 113, a communication route comparison unit 114, and a communication route selection unit 115.
  • the available line information acquisition unit 111 acquires usable line information in the communication device 10a as the transmission source and usable line information in the communication device 10b as the transmission destination. As shown in FIG. 1, when there are lines A, B, and C that can be used by the source communication apparatus 10a and there are lines a, b, and c that can be used by the destination communication apparatus 10b, available line information The acquisition unit 111 acquires information such as the available lines A, B, and C, the available lines a, b, and c, the communication cost per unit time of each line, the communication quality, and the communication speed.
  • the usable lines are the following lines excluding those that are out of service area at the current time and current position. ⁇ Line under contract, ⁇ Lines that are provided free of charge without any prescribed procedures, ⁇ Lines that can be used after predetermined procedures (including costs)
  • the first method is a method for inquiring about available lines remotely.
  • the communication device that wants to acquire information sends an output request for the currently available line to the other communication device in a predetermined format using mail, SMS (short message), various commands, etc.
  • the communication device When receiving the request, the communication device outputs the used line information to the request source in a predetermined format.
  • a communication device to acquire information accesses a communication line network using a currently connected line, and accesses a database of a line provider such as a communication carrier on the communication line network.
  • a line provider such as a communication carrier on the communication line network.
  • Compare available services LTE, WCDMA, GSM (registered trademark), wireless LAN, etc.), their service range with their location information, and the services they support judge.
  • the communication apparatus notifies the communication apparatus of information on available lines as appropriate from the communication line server of the currently connected line, so that the communication apparatus can receive information notified from the communication line server.
  • the line information under contract is stored in a storage means inside or outside the communication device (external recording medium, communication line network, Internet, etc.), and the information is referred to as appropriate.
  • the available line information is obtained from a specific server that stores the available line information at the current location (or a specific location), and the communication device supports the communication information from that information.
  • a connection method with the specific server short-range wireless, wired connection such as USB, connection through a network, or the like is used.
  • the communication route search unit 112 uses all combinations of lines that can be used by the source communication device 10a and lines that can be used by the destination communication device 10b. (Route) is searched and communication route information 105 is created.
  • the communication route detailed information generation unit 113 determines the communication cost, communication quality, and communication in each route from the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed in each line. Detailed communication route information 106 associated with the speed is generated.
  • the communication route comparison unit 114 compares the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed for each route between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b. Based on the comparison result, the communication route selection unit 115 performs, for example, the cheapest route according to the preset selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.). Alternatively, an optimal communication route such as a route having the highest communication quality or a route having the highest communication speed is selected.
  • the communication line switching request output unit 116 when the line constituting the selected optimum communication route is different from the current line, the communication line server and the destination communication device so as to become the line constituting the optimum communication route. Request line switching to 10b.
  • the communication line switching unit 117 switches the line so as to be the line constituting the optimum communication route when the line constituting the selected optimum communication route is different from the current line.
  • the communication line establishment unit 118 establishes communication with the communication terminal 10b as the transmission destination via the switched line.
  • the communication line switching request output unit 116, the communication line switching unit 117, and the communication line establishment unit 118 may be provided in the communication control unit 100.
  • FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the communication route information 105 according to the first embodiment.
  • the lines that can be used All combinations (routes) of R1 (Aa), R2 (Ab), R3 (Ac), R4 (Ba), R5 (BB), R6 (BC) ), R7 (Ca), R8 (Cb), and R9 (Cc).
  • the communication route information 105 holds all the combined routes R1 to R9 of these available lines.
  • FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the communication route detailed information 106 according to the first embodiment.
  • the communication route detailed information 106 holds the communication cost per unit time, the communication quality (Bad ⁇ Midium ⁇ Good), and the communication speed when each of the routes R1 to R9 is used. Based on the contents of the communication route detailed information 106, it is determined which route is optimum, and the optimum route is selected (automatic or manual). Note that the communication cost may differ between the transmission source and the transmission destination depending on the line used. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the total of the communication cost for the transmission source and the communication cost for the transmission destination is used.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the communication device 10a according to the first embodiment.
  • the available line information acquisition unit 111g the available line information of the caller communication device 10a and the callee communication device by the method described above.
  • the available line information 10b is acquired (step S10).
  • the communication route search unit 112 refers to the available line information of the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b acquired by the available line information acquisition unit 111, and is a route that is a combination of all available lines.
  • R1 to R9 are searched and stored in the RAM 104 as communication route information 105 (step S12; see FIG. 3).
  • the communication route detailed information generating unit 113 determines the communication cost and communication in each route from the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed in each line.
  • Detailed communication route information 106 associated with quality and communication speed is generated and stored in the RAM 104 (step S14; FIG. 4).
  • the communication route comparison unit 114 refers to the communication route detailed information 106 and compares the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed of the routes R1 to R9 between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b (step S16). .
  • the communication route selection unit 115 for example, according to the preset selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the highest communication speed, etc.) An optimal communication route such as an inexpensive route, a route with the highest communication quality, or a route with the highest communication speed is selected (step S18).
  • the communication route is not automatically selected according to the selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.) preset by the communication device 10a.
  • the comparison result by the communication route comparison unit 114 may be displayed on the display unit 101 and selected by the user. At this time, the user may rearrange and select, for example, in order of a route with a low communication cost, a route with a high communication quality, or a route with a high communication speed under desired conditions.
  • FIG. 6 and 7 are conceptual diagrams illustrating an example of a comparison result by the communication route comparison unit 114 in the first embodiment.
  • the communication route selection unit 115 or the user may select the route R1 with the lowest communication cost from the comparison result shown in FIG.
  • the communication route selection unit 115 or the user may select the route R5 having a low communication cost and a high communication speed from the comparison result shown in FIG.
  • the communication line switch request output unit 116 refers to the selected communication route, and sends a switch request to the communication apparatus 10b as the communication destination so as to switch the current line to the line of the selected communication route.
  • the communication line switching unit 117 determines whether or not it is necessary to switch its own line (step S22). If line switching is necessary (YES in step S22), the current line is selected. Switch to the communication route line (step S24). At this time, you may make it notify a partner apparatus that switching was completed as needed.
  • the communication line establishment unit 118 establishes communication with the communication apparatus 10b as the communication destination using the selected communication route (line) and starts communication (step S26). On the other hand, if line switching is not necessary (NO in step S22), communication is established with the communication apparatus 10b as the communication destination using the selected communication route (line) without switching the line and communication is started. (Step S26).
  • a procedure for confirming the available lines of both the source communication device 10a and / or the destination communication device 10b is performed. Therefore, it is possible to always communicate with the optimum line for both sides.
  • the source communication device 10a and / or the destination communication device 10b has a function of searching for a currently available line, so that an existing system (network) can be used. Even if there is a change in the available line of the source communication device 10a and / or the destination communication device 10b without any change, communication line information that can be used by both parties is collected each time. It becomes possible.
  • the source communication device 10a has a function of searching for a communication route composed of a combination of a plurality of lines and a function of comparing communication routes, so that an existing system (network) is obtained. It is possible to confirm the optimum communication path including the communication partner side line without making any changes to.
  • an available line information acquisition function a communication route search function, a communication route detailed information generation function, a communication route comparison function, a communication route selection function, and a communication line switching request output function are provided on the communication line server 30A side. It is characterized by having prepared.
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication line server 30A according to the second embodiment.
  • the communication line server 30 ⁇ / b> A includes a communication control unit 200, a display unit 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, and a control unit 206.
  • the communication control unit 200 accepts a connection from a mobile phone to the communication line 40, switching a communication route, a request from the mobile phone, and provides various services to the mobile phone.
  • the display unit 201 includes a display device such as a color liquid crystal panel and organic EL (Electro-Luminescence), and displays various data, menu screens, icons, still images, moving images, and the like.
  • the ROM (202 stores various control programs and image correction programs to be executed by the control unit (CPU) 206, and stores data used in these programs.
  • the RAM 203 stores data temporarily necessary for the control unit (CPU) 206 to execute the program and various application programs.
  • the RAM 203 includes communication route information 204 indicating all combinations (routes) of lines that can be used by the communication device 10a and lines that can be used by the communication device 10b, and communication costs for each route.
  • Communication route detailed information 205 including communication quality and communication speed is held.
  • the ROM 202 and the RAM 203 may be rewritable nonvolatile memories such as flash memories.
  • the control unit (CPU) 206 controls the operation of each unit and executes various application programs by executing a predetermined program (OS: Operating System).
  • OS Operating System
  • the control unit (CPU) 206 includes, as its functions, an available line information acquisition unit 207, a communication route search unit 208, a communication route detailed information generation unit 209, a communication route comparison unit 210, a communication A route selection unit 211 and a communication line switching request output unit 212 are provided.
  • the available line information acquisition unit 207 acquires usable line information in the communication device 10a as the transmission source and usable line information in the communication device 10b as the transmission destination.
  • the available line information acquisition unit 207 shown in FIG. 1 can use these available lines A, B, and C, available lines a, b, and c, communication cost per unit time of each line, communication quality, Get information such as communication speed.
  • the usable lines are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.
  • the communication route search unit 208 uses all combinations of lines that can be used by the source communication device 10a and lines that can be used by the destination communication device 10b. (Route) is searched and communication route information 204 is created.
  • the communication route detailed information generation unit 209 determines the communication cost, the communication quality, and the communication in each route from the communication cost, the communication quality, and the communication speed in each line based on the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b.
  • Detailed communication route information 205 associated with the speed is generated.
  • the communication route comparison unit 210 compares communication costs, communication quality, and communication speed between routes between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b. Based on the comparison result, the communication route selection unit 211 follows, for example, the cheapest route according to preset selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.). Alternatively, an optimal communication route such as a route having the highest communication quality or a route having the highest communication speed is selected.
  • the communication line switching request output unit 212 when the line constituting the selected optimum communication route is different from the current line, causes the communication device 10a as the transmission source and the destination to be the line constituting the optimum communication route. The communication device 10b is requested to switch the line.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the communication line server 30A according to the second embodiment.
  • a transmission (calling) operation on the communication device 10a that is the transmission source when terminal information, location information, a transmission number, etc. are notified from the communication device 10a along with the transmission (calling) operation
  • the available line information acquisition unit 207 first acquires the available line information of the source communication device 10a and the available line information of the destination communication device 10b by the method described above (step S30). ).
  • the communication route search unit 208 refers to the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b acquired by the available line information acquisition unit 207, and is a route that is a combination of all available lines.
  • R1 to R9 are searched and stored in the RAM 203 as communication route information 204 (step S32).
  • the communication route detailed information generation unit 209 determines the communication cost, the communication quality, and the communication in each route from the communication cost, the communication quality, and the communication speed in each line based on the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b.
  • Detailed communication route information 205 associated with the speed is generated (step S34).
  • the communication route comparison unit 210 compares the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed of the routes R1 to R9 between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b (step S36). Next, based on the comparison result, the communication route selection unit 211, for example, according to the preset selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.) An optimum communication route such as an inexpensive route, a route with the highest communication quality, or a route with the highest communication speed is selected (step S38).
  • the communication route is not automatically selected according to preset conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.).
  • the comparison result by the communication route comparison unit 210 may be displayed and selected by the user.
  • the user rearranges and selects the desired conditions, for example, in the order of the route with the lowest communication cost, the route with the higher communication quality, or the route with the higher communication speed. May be.
  • the communication line switching request output unit 212 refers to the selected communication route and determines whether the line needs to be switched (step S40). When the line switching is necessary (YES in step S40). Then, a switching request is sent to the source communication device 10a and the destination communication device 10b so as to switch the current line to the line of the selected communication route (step S42). At this time, you may make it notify a partner apparatus that switching was completed as needed. When the line switching is completed, the transmission source communication device 10a and the transmission destination communication device 10b establish communication using the selected communication route (line) as usual, and start communication. On the other hand, if line switching is not necessary (NO in step S40), the process proceeds to the next process without requesting line switching.
  • the source communication device 10a since only the necessary information such as terminal information and position information is notified as the source communication device 10a, information on the currently available line can be obtained. The convenience for the user can be increased.
  • an available line information acquisition function a communication route comparison function, a communication route selection function, a communication line switching function, and a communication line establishment function are provided on the communication device 10a side, and communication is performed on the communication line server 30A side.
  • FIGS. 10A and 10B are block diagrams showing configurations of the control unit 110 of the communication device 10a and the control unit 206 of the communication line server 30A according to the third embodiment. 10 (a) and 10 (b), only the communication device 10a and the communication line server 30A will be described. However, the communication device 10a that is the destination and other communication line servers 30B, 30C, 30a, 30b, and 30c are also included. It is the same. FIGS. 10A and 10B show only the configuration of the control unit of both apparatuses, but also include other components as in the first and second embodiments. Also, in FIG. 10 (a), portions corresponding to FIG. 2 and in FIG. 10 (b) portions corresponding to FIG.
  • the communication device 10a includes an available line information acquisition unit 111, a communication route comparison unit 114, a communication route selection unit 115, a communication line switching unit 117, and a communication line establishment unit 118. It has.
  • the communication line server 30A includes a communication route search unit 208, a communication route detailed information generation unit 209, and a communication line switching request output unit 212 in the control unit 206.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the communication device 10a and the communication line server 30A according to the third embodiment.
  • the available line information acquisition unit 111 uses the above-described method to determine the available line information of the communication device 10a that is the transmission source and the communication of the transmission destination.
  • the available line information of the device 10b is acquired and transmitted to the communication line server 30A (step S50).
  • the communication route search unit 208 refers to the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b, searches for the routes R1 to R9 that are all combinations of available lines, and determines the communication route.
  • Information 204 is stored in the RAM 203 (step S60).
  • the communication route detailed information generation unit 209 determines the communication cost and communication in each route from the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed in each line based on the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b.
  • the communication route detailed information 205 associated with the quality and the communication speed is generated and stored in the RAM 104, and the communication route detailed information 205 is transmitted to the communication device 10a as the transmission source (step S62).
  • the communication route comparison unit 114 refers to the communication route detailed information 106, and compares the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed of the routes R1 to R9 between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b (step) S52). Next, based on the comparison result, the communication route selection unit 115 selects an optimal communication route such as the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, or the route with the highest communication speed, and the like. The selected communication route is transmitted to the communication line server 30A (step S54).
  • the communication route is selected in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments described above, in which the communication device 10a is set in advance (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, and the fastest communication speed).
  • the comparison result by the communication route comparing unit 114 may be displayed and selected by the user.
  • the user rearranges and selects the desired conditions, for example, in the order of the route with the lowest communication cost, the route with the higher communication quality, or the route with the higher communication speed. May be.
  • the communication line switching request output unit 212 refers to the selected communication route, determines whether it is necessary to switch the line (step S64), and if line switching is necessary (step S64). YES), a switching request is sent to the source communication device 10a and the destination communication device 10b so as to switch the current line to the line of the selected communication route (step S66). On the other hand, if line switching is not necessary (NO in step S40), the process proceeds to the next process without requesting line switching.
  • the communication device 10a switches the current line to the line of the selected communication route (step S56). At this time, you may make it notify a partner apparatus that switching was completed as needed.
  • the communication line establishment unit 118 establishes communication with the communication apparatus 10b as the communication destination using the selected communication route (line) and starts communication (step S58).
  • the source communication device 10a and / or the destination communication device 10b have a function of searching for a currently available line, so that an existing system (network) can be used. Even if there is a change in the available line of the source communication device 10a and / or the destination communication device 10b without any change, communication line information that can be used by both parties is collected each time. It becomes possible.
  • a communication route search function a communication route detailed information generation function, a communication line switching request output function, a communication line switching function, and a communication line establishment function are provided on the communication device 10a side, and the communication line server 30A side is provided.
  • the present invention is characterized in that an available line information acquisition function, a communication route comparison function, and a communication route selection function are provided.
  • FIGS. 12A and 12B are block diagrams showing configurations of the control unit 110 of the communication device 10a and the control unit 206 of the communication line server 30A according to the fourth embodiment. 12 (a) and 12 (b), only the communication device 10a and the communication line server 30A will be described. However, the communication device 10a that is the destination and other communication line servers 30B, 30C, 30a, 30b, and 30c are also included. It is the same.
  • FIGS. 12A and 12B show only the configuration of the control unit of both apparatuses, but other components are also provided as in the first and second embodiments. Further, in FIG. 12A, the portions corresponding to FIG. 2 and the portions corresponding to FIG. 8 in FIG.
  • the communication device 10a includes, in its control unit 110, a communication route search unit 112, a communication route detailed information generation unit 113, a communication line switching request output unit 116, a communication line switching unit 117, and a communication line establishment. Part 118 is provided.
  • the communication line server 30A includes an available line information acquisition unit 207, a communication route comparison unit 210, and a communication route selection unit 115 in its control unit 206. It has.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the communication device 10a and the communication line server 30A according to the fourth embodiment.
  • the communication device 10a transmits an acquisition request for available line information to the communication line server 30A (step S70).
  • the available line information acquisition unit 207 obtains the available line information of the source communication device 10a and the available line information of the destination communication device 10b by the method described above. It is acquired and transmitted to the communication device 10a (step S90).
  • the communication route search unit 112 refers to the available line information between the communication device 10 a and the communication device 10 b, searches for the routes R 1 to R 9 that are all combinations of available lines, and stores them in the RAM 104 as the communication route information 105. (Step S72).
  • the communication route detailed information generating unit 113 based on the available line information between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b, determines the communication cost and communication in each route from the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed in each line.
  • Detailed communication route information 106 associated with quality and communication speed is generated, stored in the RAM 104, and transmitted to the communication line server 30A (step S74).
  • the communication route comparison unit 210 compares the communication costs, communication quality, and communication speed of the routes R1 to R9 between the communication device 10a and the communication device 10b (step S92). Next, based on the comparison result, the communication route selection unit 211, for example, according to the preset selection conditions (the cheapest route, the route with the highest communication quality, the route with the fastest communication speed, etc.) An optimum communication route such as an inexpensive route, a route with the highest communication quality, or a route with the highest communication speed is selected and transmitted to the communication device 10a (step S94).
  • the communication line switching unit 117 determines whether it is necessary to switch its own line (step S76), and when line switching is required (YES in step S76), the communication line server 30A Then, a switching request is sent to switch the current line to the line of the selected communication route (step S78), and the current line is switched to the line of the selected communication route (step S24). At this time, you may make it notify a partner apparatus that switching was completed as needed.
  • the communication line server 30A When the communication line server 30A receives the line switching request, the communication line server 30A sends a switching request to the destination communication device 10b so as to switch the current line to the line of the selected communication route (step S96). Thereafter, the process proceeds to the next process.
  • the communication line establishment unit 118 establishes communication with the communication device 10b as the communication destination using the selected communication route (line) and starts communication (step). S82).
  • line switching is not necessary (NO in step S76)
  • communication is established with the communication apparatus 10b as the communication destination using the selected communication route (line) without switching the line and communication is started. (Step S82).
  • the source communication device 10a has a function of searching for a communication route composed of a combination of a plurality of lines and a function of comparing communication routes, so that an existing system (network) It is possible to confirm the optimum communication path including the communication partner side line without making any changes to.
  • mail, SMS (short message), various command emails, SMS (short message), various commands, etc. are used as one method for acquiring usable line information.
  • this method is not limited to the acquisition of usable line information, but may be used when notifying that the setting (including switching) of the communication line has been completed.
  • the communication devices 10a and 10b may make a call to the communication partner (a normal telephone number transmission process may be performed).
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the present invention can be widely applied to portable or stationary terminal devices capable of wireless communication, such as a digital camera having a communication function, a portable information terminal, a personal computer, a communication device, and other electronic devices.
  • FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of Supplementary Note 1. As shown in this figure, the invention described in Appendix 1 is It moves according to control of communication line server 30A, 30B, 30C, 30a, 30b, 30c of each communication line via any one of a plurality of different communication lines A, B, C, a, b, c.
  • a communication system for connecting a possible source terminal 10a and destination terminal 10b Upon receiving a connection request from the source terminal 10a to the destination terminal 10b, all available line information that can be used by the source terminal 10a and all available lines that can be used by the destination terminal 10b An available line information acquisition unit 300 for acquiring information; Based on the available line information acquired by the available line information acquisition unit 300, the communication lines A, B, C, a, b, and c that can be used by the source terminal 10a and the destination terminal 10b are combined.
  • a communication route comparison unit 301 For each communication route, a communication route comparison unit 301 that compares each provided service status; From the comparison result by the communication route comparison unit 301, a communication route selection unit 302 that selects an optimal communication route based on a predetermined request condition; A communication line establishment unit 303 that establishes a communication line between the transmission source terminal 10a and the transmission destination terminal 10b using the communication route selected by the communication route selection unit 302 and enables communication; It is the communication system characterized by this.
  • the communication route selection unit as a result of the comparison by comparing at least one of the communication cost, communication quality, and communication speed of each communication route, or a combination thereof by the communication route comparison unit, The communication system according to attachment 2, wherein an optimal communication route is selected based on the set priority.
  • Appendix 4 The communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, wherein the available line information acquisition unit is provided in either the transmission source terminal or the communication line server.
  • the communication route selection unit selects a communication route according to a user instruction from a comparison result obtained by comparing at least one of communication cost, communication quality, communication speed, or a combination of the communication routes by the communication route comparison unit.
  • the communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, characterized in that:
  • a communication method for establishing a connection between a movable source terminal and a destination terminal via any one of a plurality of different communication lines according to control of a communication line server of each communication line Upon receiving a connection request from the source terminal to the destination terminal, obtaining all usable line information usable by the source terminal and all usable line information usable by the destination terminal And comparing each provided service status for each communication route that combines communication lines that can be used at the source terminal and the destination terminal based on the acquired available line information; and the comparison result From the step of selecting an optimum communication route based on a predetermined request condition, and using the selected communication route, communication between the source terminal and the destination terminal is performed.
  • a communication line selection method characterized by including the step of enabling communication to establish a circuit.
  • the source terminal is connected to any one of a movable source terminal and destination terminal that are connected via any one of a plurality of different communication lines, or a computer of a communication line server that controls each communication line.
  • the available line that acquires all the usable line information that can be used by the source terminal and all the usable line information that can be used by the destination terminal.
  • Each provided service status for each communication route that combines the communication lines that can be used at the source terminal and the destination terminal based on the available line information acquired by the information acquisition function and the available line information acquisition function
  • Communication route comparison function for comparing the communication routes, and a communication route for selecting an optimum communication route based on a predetermined request condition from the comparison result by the communication route comparison function.
  • a communication line establishment function that enables communication by establishing a communication line between the source terminal and the destination terminal using the communication route selected by the communication route selection function and the communication route selection function.
  • Appendix 11 9. The communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, further comprising a communication line switching unit that performs switching to the requested communication line in accordance with a switching request from the communication line switching request output unit.
  • the available line information acquisition unit sends an output request for a currently available line to a partner communication device in a predetermined format using mail, short message, various commands, etc., and responds to the output request.
  • the communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, characterized in that usable line information is returned from a partner communication device in a predetermined format.
  • the available line information acquisition unit accesses the communication line network using the currently connected line, accesses the database on the communication line network, and acquires the available line information of the own terminal and the partner terminal.
  • the communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, wherein
  • the available line information acquisition unit stores the line information under contract in a recording medium inside or outside the communication apparatus, and can be used by referring to the line information stored in the recording medium.
  • the communication system according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, wherein line information is acquired.

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[Problème] Pour permettre la communication à l'aide d'une ligne de communication qui est optimale chaque fois pour la source et pour la destination même dans un cas où il existe un changement dans les lignes qui sont utilisables dans les dispositifs de communication pour une source et une destination. [Solution] L'invention concerne un système de communication comprenant : une unité d'acquisition d'informations de lignes utilisables (300) qui, lors de la réception d'une demande de connexion d'un terminal source (10a) à un terminal destinataire (10b), acquiert toutes les informations de lignes utilisables par le terminal source (10a) et le terminal destinataire (10b) ; une unité de comparaison de routes de communication (301) qui, en fonction des informations de lignes utilisables acquises, compare chacune des conditions de service obtenues pour chacune des routes de communication qui combinent les lignes de communication utilisables par le terminal source (10a) et le terminal destinataire (10b) ; une unité de sélection de routes de communication (302) qui, à partir du résultat de la comparaison, en fonction de la condition de demande prédéterminée, sélectionne une route de communication optimale ; et une unité d'établissement de lignes de communication (303) qui, à l'aide de la route de communication sélectionnée, établit une ligne de communication entre le terminal source (10a) et le terminal destinataire (10b).
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