JP2004072546A - Radio communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a terminal operator's need for changing setting information of a radio terminal in roaming in a radio communication system in which setting information needed to connect to a radio channel is different in each radio base station. <P>SOLUTION: The radio terminal notifies, through a radio communication network for setting, a setting information management device of a radio channel connection request for requesting a radio base station existing at a movement destination to connect to a radio channel. The setting information management device notifies the radio terminal at the request source of setting information needed to connect the radio base station to the radio channel through the radio communication network for setting. The radio terminal sets the notified setting information in its own radio terminal, connects the radio base station with the radio channel and transmits and receives data to/from the radio base station. According to the system, the terminal operator receives a radio communication service without being aware of a change in hot spots resulting from moving. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system in which a mobile terminal performs data communication by mobile terminal wireless transmission.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a wireless communication system for performing data communication using a wireless medium, for example, a wireless communication system described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-188644 is known. In this wireless communication system, a roaming method when a world-standard wireless communication system such as IMT2000 is used is shown, and an operator of a roaming wireless terminal does not perform any special operation at a destination. This makes it possible to perform the same wireless communication as before.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Such a wireless communication system is premised on being able to connect a wireless base station and a wireless line at a destination without changing setting information of a wireless terminal during roaming.
[0004]
However, depending on the wireless communication system, setting information necessary for connecting a wireless line may be different for each wireless base station, and in such a wireless communication system, when roaming, a terminal operator at a destination moves to a wireless terminal. Unless the setting information is changed, the wireless line cannot be connected to the wireless base station at the destination. For example, as such a wireless communication system, a wireless communication system using a wireless LAN as a wireless medium such as IEEE802.11b is exemplified.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention provides a wireless communication system in which setting information necessary for connecting a wireless line is different for each wireless base station, so that a terminal operator does not need to change the setting information of the wireless terminal during roaming. The task is to provide
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a wireless communication system according to the present invention includes a wireless terminal, a wireless line connected to the wireless terminal via a wireless medium for data communication, and authentication and data transmission / reception between the wireless terminal. And a setting wireless communication network for transmitting setting information and the like necessary for connecting the wireless line using a wireless medium different from the wireless medium connecting the wireless terminal and the wireless base station to the wireless line. And a setting information management device that manages setting information required for connecting a wireless line and notifies the wireless terminal of the setting information via a setting wireless communication network. The wireless terminal is a wireless terminal that can communicate with both the wireless base station and the setting information management device.
[0007]
Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. The wireless terminal notifies the setting information management device via the setting wireless communication network of a wireless channel connection request for requesting connection of a wireless channel with a wireless base station existing at the movement destination. The setting information management device notifies the requesting wireless terminal of the setting information necessary for connecting the wireless base station and the wireless line to the wireless terminal via the setting wireless communication network. The wireless terminal sets the notified setting information in its own wireless terminal, connects the wireless base station to a wireless line, and performs data transmission and reception with the wireless base station after the authentication process.
[0008]
According to the present invention, even in a wireless communication system in which setting information necessary for connecting a wireless line is different for each wireless base station, when roaming, a terminal operator does not change setting information of a wireless terminal at a moving destination without moving. It is possible to provide a wireless communication system capable of connecting a wireless line to a wireless base station located ahead.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. First, a first embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a wireless communication system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the wireless communication system includes a hot spot 1, a wireless terminal 2, a setting wireless communication network 5, and a setting information management device 4. A hot spot is a wireless LAN wireless base station (access point) connected to a LAN at a place where people gather, such as a restaurant, hotel lobby, station yard, airport lounge, and other public spaces. Means that a device equipped with a wireless LAN communication device is connected to a wireless base station by radio waves to provide an environment in which the device can be connected to the Internet, and a place where a wireless LAN can be used (a range where radio waves can reach). The hot spot 1 includes a wireless base station 1001 and a data relay device 1002, as shown in FIG. Wireless base station
1001 performs an authentication process with the wireless terminal 2 via a wireless medium to connect a wireless line to the wireless terminal 2 or to transmit data transmitted from the wireless terminal 2 connected to the wireless line to the data relay device 1002 or Relay to another wireless terminal 2 connected to the wireless line. The data relay device 1002 is connected to the wireless base station 1001 and a data communication network 1009 such as the Internet, and has a function of a router or a gateway. Note that the wireless base station 1001 and the data relay device 1002 may be the same device, or there may be a plurality of wireless base stations 1001. In the present embodiment, a case where there is one wireless base station 1001 will be described.
[0010]
Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the hot spot 1 uses a communication method conforming to a method standardized by the IEEE 802 committee. The system standardized by the IEEE 802 committee includes, for example, the IEEE 802.11 standard system, the IEEE 802.11a standard system, the IEEE 802.11b standard system, the IEEE 802.11g standard system, and the like. It will be referred to as the IEEE 802.11 standard method.
[0011]
The wireless terminal 2 has a function capable of communicating with both the wireless base station 1001 and the setting information management device 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless terminal 2 includes a terminal processing unit 200 that executes data input / output, a data processing program, and a communication program according to the present invention, and a communication service area of the hot spot 1, that is, the wireless base station 1001. A data communication processing unit 201 for detecting presence in a space where wireless communication is possible with the wireless base station 1001 and a setting information management device via the setting wireless communication network 5 4 includes a setting wireless communication processing unit 203 which communicates with the setting unit 4. Examples of the terminal processing unit 200 include a notebook personal computer and a portable information terminal having a plurality of PCMCIA interfaces. An example of the data communication processing unit 201 is a PC card having a PCMCIA interface and having a communication processing function based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. As an example of the setting wireless communication processing unit 203, a PC card having a communication processing function defined by a PDC method, a PHS method, or the like can be given.
[0012]
FIG. 4 shows the operation of the wireless communication system shown in FIG. First, the wireless terminal 2 detects that the wireless terminal 2 exists in the communication service area of the hot spot 1, that is, in a space where wireless communication with the wireless base station 1001 is possible, and detects the identifier of the hot spot 1. (9000). As an example of an identifier of a hot spot, a wireless base station described in a beacon frame periodically transmitted by the wireless base station 1001
1001 media access control (MAC) address. The beacon frame has a frame format defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
[0013]
Next, the wireless terminal 2 notifies the setting information management device 4 of the identifier of the hot spot 1 via the setting wireless communication network 5 and connects the wireless line to the wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot 1. Request required setting information (9001). Examples of such setting information include an ESSID (Extended Service Set Identity), which is a group name for identifying a wireless LAN network, and an encryption key for encrypting and transmitting / receiving wireless LAN communication. . The setting information management device 4 that has been requested for the setting information notifies the wireless terminal 2 of the requested setting information via the setting wireless communication network 5 (9002). The wireless terminal 2 transmits the notified setting information to the terminal processing unit.
After setting in the data communication processing unit 201 and the data communication processing unit 201, a line connection parameter is created based on the setting information (9003). A request for connection between the wireless base station 1001 and the wireless line is made using the created line connection parameters (9004). If the authentication process is successful, the wireless base station 1001 uses the hot spot 1 It is determined that it is possible (9005). An example of the authentication processing is an authentication method defined by the IEEE 802.11 standard method. After these procedures, the wireless terminal 2 can receive the communication service using the hot spot 1 (9006), and the wireless base station 1001 can provide the communication service to the wireless terminal 2 (9007). ). The communication service includes means for providing a means for mutually communicating with another wireless terminal 2 in the same hot spot 1 via the wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot 1, or providing the wireless base station 1001 and the data relay device. An object of the present invention is to provide means for performing communication with a data communication network 1009 such as the Internet via the Internet 1002.
[0014]
In the first embodiment described above, the wireless terminal 2 has a function capable of communicating with both the wireless base station 1001 and the setting information management device 4, but the wireless terminal 2 has a function capable of communicating with the setting information management device 4. If the terminal does not include the wireless terminal 2, it is necessary to use a dedicated terminal having a function capable of communicating with the setting information management device 4 in addition to the wireless terminal 2. A second embodiment in the case where the wireless terminal 2 does not have a function capable of communicating with the setting information management device 4 will be described.
[0015]
FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a wireless communication system according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the wireless communication system includes a hot spot 1, a wireless terminal 21, a setting wireless communication network 5, a setting information management device 4, and a dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3. The functions of the hot spot 1, the setting wireless communication network 5, and the setting information management device 4 are the same as in the first embodiment.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 6, the wireless terminal 21 includes a terminal processing unit 200 that executes data input / output, a data processing program, and a communication program according to the present invention, and a communication service area of the hot spot 1, that is, the wireless base station 1001. Between the data communication processing unit 201 which detects the presence of the wireless base station 1001 in the space where the wireless communication is possible and the wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 for setting. And a data transfer processing unit 205 for transferring data to the server. Examples of the terminal processing unit 200 include a notebook personal computer and a portable information terminal having a plurality of PCMCIA interfaces. An example of the data communication processing unit 201 is a PC card having a PCMCIA interface and having a communication processing function based on the IEEE 802.11 standard. Examples of the data transfer processing unit 205 include an RS232C serial transmission circuit, a Bluetooth communication PC card having a PCMCIA interface, and the like.
[0017]
The setting-dedicated wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 communicates with the setting information management device 4 via the dedicated terminal data transfer processing unit 305 for mutually transferring data with the data transfer processing unit 205 and the setting wireless communication network 5. The setting wireless communication processing unit 301 performs the setting. Examples of the dedicated terminal data transfer processing unit 305 include an RS232C serial transmission circuit and a Bluetooth communication circuit. For data transfer between the dedicated terminal data transfer processing unit 305 and the data transfer processing unit 205, an RS232C cable,
Bluetooth wireless communication or the like can be used. As an example of the setting wireless communication processing unit 301, a mobile phone device having a communication processing function defined by a PDC method, a PHS method, or the like can be given.
[0018]
FIG. 7 shows the operation of the wireless communication system shown in FIG. First, the wireless terminal 21 detects that the wireless terminal 21 exists in the communication service area of the hot spot 1, that is, in a space where wireless communication with the wireless base station 1001 is possible, and detects the identifier of the hot spot 1. (9020). Examples of the identifier of the hot spot include a media access control address of the wireless base station 1001 described in a beacon frame periodically transmitted by the wireless base station 1001. The beacon frame has a frame format defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard. Unlike the above-described first embodiment, the wireless terminal 21 notifies the detected hot spot identifier directly to the setting information management device 4 via the setting wireless communication network 5 and receives the setting information of the corresponding hot spot. Since the setting is not possible, the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 is once instructed to notify the setting information management device 4 via the setting wireless communication network 5 of the identifier of the detected hot spot 1. (9021). The setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 notifies the setting information management device 4 of the identifier of the hot spot 1 notified from the wireless terminal 21 via the setting wireless communication network 5, and A request is made for setting information necessary to connect the station 1001 to the wireless line (9022). Examples of the setting information include the above-described ESSID (Extended Service Set Identity) and an encryption key.
[0019]
The setting information management device 4 that has been requested for the setting information from the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 obtains the setting information requested via the setting wireless communication network 5 based on the transmitted hot spot identifier. To the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3
(9023). The setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 notifies the wireless terminal 21 of the notified setting information (9024), and the wireless terminal 21 sets the notified setting information in the terminal processing unit 200 or the data communication processing unit 201. Thereafter, a line connection parameter is created based on the setting information (9025). The wireless base station 1001 requests connection of the wireless line with the wireless base station 1001 using the created line connection parameters (9026). If the authentication process is successful, the wireless base station 1001 enables the wireless terminal 21 to use the hot spot 1. Is determined (9027). An example of the authentication processing is an authentication method defined by the IEEE 802.11 standard method. After these procedures, the wireless terminal 21 can receive the communication service using the hot spot 1 (9028), and the wireless base station 1001 can provide the wireless terminal 21 with the communication service. (9029). The communication service includes means for providing a means for mutually communicating with another wireless terminal 21 in the same hot spot 1 via the wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot 1, or providing the wireless base station 1001 and the data relay device. An object of the present invention is to provide means for performing communication with a data communication network 1009 such as the Internet via the Internet 1002.
[0020]
As described above, in the second embodiment, even when the wireless terminal 21 that intends to use the hot spot cannot directly communicate with the setting information management device 4, the wireless terminal 21 is separately set via the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3 for setting. Setting information for using the spot can be obtained.
[0021]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the wireless terminal detects that the wireless terminal exists in the communication service area of the hot spot, that is, in the space where wireless communication with the wireless base station is possible. However, there may be a plurality of hot spots around the wireless terminal, and the operator of the wireless terminal may select a hot spot to connect a wireless line. A third embodiment in the case where the operator selects a hot spot will be described.
[0022]
The configuration and operation of the wireless communication system according to the third embodiment are similar to those of the first embodiment or the second embodiment. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment or the second embodiment in that a wireless terminal can perform wireless communication with a plurality of hotspot communication service areas, that is, a plurality of wireless base stations. When the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 or the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 displays a selection screen for requesting selection of a hot spot on the display device provided with A function that allows the user to input a selection result.
[0023]
FIG. 8 shows an example of the hot spot selection screen. In FIG. 8, a hot spot to be used is selected according to a list of identifiers (A0, A1,..., E5) of hot spots displayed on the display device and input guidance displayed corresponding to the list. The operator performs an operation such as selecting and inputting a number corresponding to the identifier of the hot spot to be used in accordance with the input guidance displayed on the selection screen 3001 requesting the selection of the hot spot. The wireless terminal 2, the wireless terminal 21, or the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3 executes the processing of the flow shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 7 for the hot spot selected by this operation. In this case, when a hot spot to be used is selected from the display screen of the wireless terminal 2, the hot spot setting information is obtained by directly communicating with the setting information management device 4. When a hot spot to be selected is selected, the identifier of the selected hot spot is notified to the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3, and the hot spot setting information is obtained according to the processing flow of FIG. When a hot spot to be used is selected from the display device provided in the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3, the hot spot setting information is obtained according to the flow of the processing 9022 and subsequent steps in FIG.
[0024]
When displaying the hot spot selection screen, in addition to the method of displaying the hot spot identifier as shown in the selection screen 3001 of FIG. 8, as shown in FIG. 9, the management of the hot spot identifier and the hot spot is performed. Information associated with a hot spot name, such as a user name, a store name, and a location name, which is easy to identify to the user, is stored in advance in the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 or the wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 for setting. The hotspot selection screen displays hotspot names that are easy to identify to users, such as the names of hotspot managers, stores, and installation locations that correspond to selectable hotspots. A selection screen 3002 for selecting and inputting numbers may be used.
[0025]
In the embodiments described above, the wireless terminal detects that the wireless terminal exists in the communication service area of the hot spot, that is, in a space where wireless communication with the wireless base station is possible, and then performs the hot operation. An operator having a wireless terminal that has obtained spot setting information but does not exist in a space where wireless communication can be performed with a wireless base station communicates with a data communication network 1009 such as the Internet. It is also conceivable to inquire the setting information management device in advance for the location where the hot spot exists, and to search for it. A fourth embodiment in which an operator searches for a hot spot will be described.
[0026]
The configuration and operation of the wireless communication system according to the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first to third embodiments, but the difference between the fourth embodiment and the first to third embodiments is that The spot identifier is not notified from the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 to the setting information management device 4, but the current position is notified from the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 to the setting information management device 4, and the setting information management is performed. The device 4 searches for a hot spot existing within a movable distance from the current position, notifies the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 of the search result, and notifies the operator of the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal 21 of the hot spot. Is selected, and the setting information is transmitted to the wireless terminal 2 or the wireless terminal.
21.
[0027]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation according to a fourth embodiment in the wireless communication system having the configuration illustrated in FIG. 1.
It is shown in FIG. First, the wireless terminal 2 detects the current position information and notifies the setting information management device 4 via the setting wireless communication network 5 (9041). The setting information management device 4 searches for a hot spot within a predetermined distance from the current position based on the notified position information, and notifies the wireless terminal 2 as a candidate for a hot spot to be used (9042). The wireless terminal 2 selects the hot spot 1 to be used from the notified hot spot candidates, notifies the setting information management device 4 of the identifier of the hot spot 1, and wirelessly communicates with the wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot 1. A request for setting information necessary for connecting the line is made (9043).
[0028]
Next, the setting information management device 4 that has been requested for the setting information notifies the wireless terminal 2 of the requested setting information via the setting wireless communication network 5 (9044). The wireless terminal 2 sets the notified setting information in the terminal processing unit 200 and the data communication processing unit 201, and creates a line connection parameter (9045). Thereafter, when the user moves, the wireless terminal 2 moves into a communication service area of the hot spot 1 selected in advance, that is, into a space where wireless communication with the wireless base station 1001 is possible, and the wireless terminal 2 receives the first. The wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot 1 is notified of the line connection parameter created based on the setting information, and requests wireless connection with the wireless base station 1001 (9046). After the wireless base station 1001 connects the wireless line according to the line connection parameter notified in response to the connection request and succeeds in the authentication processing for the wireless terminal 2, it is determined that the wireless terminal 2 can use the hot spot 1. A judgment is made (9047). After these procedures, the wireless terminal 2 can receive a communication service using the hot spot 1 (9048), and the wireless base station 1001 provides a communication service to the wireless terminal 2 that has become a slave station (9049). .
[0029]
FIG. 11 shows an operation according to the fourth embodiment in the wireless communication system having the configuration shown in FIG. First, the wireless terminal 21 detects the current position information, and instructs the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 to notify the setting information management device 4 of this position information (9060). The dedicated setting wireless communication network terminal 3 that has received the instruction notifies the setting information management device 4 of the instructed position information (9061). The setting information management device 4 searches for a hot spot based on the notified position information, extracts a hot spot existing within a predetermined distance from the notified position information as a use candidate, and uses the candidate as a setting wireless communication network. The exclusive terminal 3 is notified (9062). The setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 that has received the notification of the use hot spot candidate transfers the candidate list to the wireless terminal 21 (9063). On the wireless terminal 21 side, the hot spot 1 to be used is selected from the notified hot spot candidates, and the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 is notified to the setting information management device 4 of the identifier of the selected hot spot 1. Is instructed (9064). The setting-dedicated wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 that has received the instruction notifies the notified identifier of the hot spot 1 to the setting information management device 4 and performs the setting necessary for connecting the wireless line to the wireless base station 1001 of the hot spot. Request information (9065).
[0030]
Next, the setting information management device 4 which has been requested for the setting information searches for the setting information relating to the notified hot spot, and notifies the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 of the setting information (9066). The setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 that has received the setting information notifies the wireless terminal 21 of the requested setting information (9067). The wireless terminal 21 sets the notified setting information in the terminal processing unit 200 and the data communication processing unit 201, and creates a line connection parameter (9068). Then, with the movement of the user, the wireless terminal 21 moves into the communication service area of the hot spot 1 selected in advance, that is, into a space where wireless communication with the wireless base station 1001 is possible, and the wireless terminal 21 receives the first. A request for wireless line connection with the wireless base station 1001 is made using the line connection parameters created based on the setting information (9069). After the wireless base station 1001 connects the wireless line according to the notified line connection parameter and succeeds in the authentication processing for the wireless terminal 21, it determines that the wireless terminal 21 can use the hot spot 1 (9070). After these procedures, the wireless terminal 21 can receive a communication service using the hot spot 1 (9071), and the wireless base station 1001 provides a communication service to the wireless terminal 21 that has become a slave station (9072). .
[0031]
An example of an available hot spot selection screen according to the fourth embodiment is the screen shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9, similarly to the third embodiment. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, information such as the usage fee of each hot spot around the current position can be displayed in association with the hot spot name as a determination factor for selecting a hot spot. Such usage fee information may be stored in the wireless terminal 2, the wireless terminal 21, or the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3, or may be notified from the setting information management device 4.
[0032]
Further, in addition to the character display as shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 9, or FIG. 12, the position of the candidate hot spot may be displayed in the form of a map as shown in FIG. . On this selection screen 3004, a map centered on the current position is displayed on the screen, and the positions of hot spots that are within a certain range from the current position and are currently available and hot spot names or hot spots are provided. Is displayed in association with the selection key. In addition, facilities icons and map scales are also displayed for convenient transportation. Such map information and facility information may be stored in the wireless terminal 2, the wireless terminal 21, or the dedicated wireless communication network terminal 3, or may be notified from the setting information management device 4. By indicating the current position of the wireless terminal in this manner, the relationship between the candidate hot spot and the current position may be indicated, and the hot spot may be selected as a determination factor. Further, the scale of the map may be changed according to the moving ability and the moving means of the operator of the wireless terminal, that is, walking or riding in a car.
[0033]
As a method for detecting the current position information according to the fourth embodiment, a method in which an operator of the wireless terminal directly inputs position information such as latitude and longitude information, a postal code, an address, and the like can be considered. System). As shown in FIG. 14, the configuration of a wireless communication system using GPS is such that the wireless terminal 2 receives position information transmitted by a position information transmitting device 6 such as an artificial satellite or a ground station, and detects the current position. As shown in FIG. 15, the configuration of the wireless terminal 2 in this case is a configuration obtained by adding the position information receiving device 206 to the configuration shown in FIG. An example of the position information receiving device 206 is a GPS PC card having a PCMCIA interface.
[0034]
When the setting-purpose wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 has a function of receiving the position information transmitted by the position information transmitting device 6, the configuration of the wireless communication system is as shown in FIG. In this case, in the process 9060 in the process flow shown in FIG. 11, the current position information is not notified, and an instruction is issued to transmit the position information received by the setting wireless communication network dedicated terminal 3 to the setting information management device 4. Will be.
[0035]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the setting information necessary for connecting the wireless line is different for each hot spot, that is, even for a wireless communication system different for each wireless base station, when roaming, the roaming destination It is possible to provide a wireless communication system capable of connecting a wireless line to a wireless base station at a destination without a terminal operator changing setting information of a wireless terminal.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in a wireless communication system in which setting information necessary for connecting a wireless line is different for each hot spot, that is, different for each wireless base station, a wireless terminal by a terminal operator during roaming It is possible to provide a wireless communication system that does not require the operation of changing the setting information, and the terminal operator can enjoy the wireless communication service without being conscious of the change of the hot spot due to the movement.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a hot spot according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation of the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation of the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a hot spot selection screen in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a hot spot selection screen in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation of the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a hot spot selection screen in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a hot spot selection screen in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hot spot, 2 ... Wireless terminal, 3 ... Dedicated terminal for setting wireless communication network, 4 ... Setting information management device, 5 ... Setting wireless communication network, 6 ... Position information transmitting device, 200 ... Terminal processing unit, 201 ... Data communication processing unit, 203, 301: setting wireless communication processing unit, 205: data transfer processing unit, 206: position information receiving device, 305: dedicated terminal data transfer processing unit, 1001: wireless base station, 1002: data relay device , 1009: Data communication network, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004: Hot spot selection screen.

Claims (10)

A wireless communication system in which a moving wireless terminal connects a wireless line to a wireless base station and performs data communication,
The wireless terminal includes a first communication unit configured to connect the wireless base station to a wireless line to perform data communication, and a second communication unit configured to transmit setting information used to connect the wireless base station to the wireless base station. With means,
The wireless communication system further includes a setting information management device that manages the setting information and notifies the setting information via the second communication unit. The wireless communication system according to claim 1,
The wireless terminal notifies the setting information management device of a wireless line connection request that requests connection of the wireless line with the wireless base station present at the destination, and the setting information management device The wireless terminal notifies the wireless terminal of setting information for connecting the wireless base station and the wireless line, and the wireless terminal uses the notified setting information to communicate with the wireless base station and the wireless line. A wireless communication system characterized by connecting A wireless communication system in which a moving wireless terminal connects a wireless line to a wireless base station and performs data communication,
The wireless terminal includes a first communication unit configured to connect the wireless base station to a wireless line to perform data communication, and a second communication unit configured to receive setting information used for connecting a wireless line to the wireless base station. With means,
Further, the wireless communication system includes a setting information management device that manages the setting information and notifies the setting information via the second communication unit, and a terminal that inquires the setting information management device about the setting information. A wireless communication system, comprising: The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein
The wireless terminal notifies the terminal of a wireless line connection request for requesting connection of the wireless line with the wireless base station existing at a movement destination, and the terminal notifies the setting information management device of the wireless line connection. Notify the request, the setting information management device, to the terminal of the request source, notifies the setting information for connecting the radio base station and the radio line, the terminal, the terminal, the notified setting information A wireless communication system, which notifies a wireless terminal, and connects the wireless base station and the wireless line using the setting information. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the wireless terminal includes position information receiving means for receiving position information of the wireless terminal,
A wireless communication system, wherein the second communication means acquires setting information of a usable wireless base station based on the position information by the position information receiving means. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein the terminal includes position information receiving means for receiving position information of the wireless terminal to which the terminal is connected,
A wireless communication system, wherein the second communication means acquires setting information of a usable wireless base station based on the position information by the position information receiving means. A mobile wireless terminal that performs data communication by connecting a wireless line with a wireless base station,
The wireless terminal includes a first communication unit configured to connect the wireless base station to a wireless line to perform data communication, and a second communication unit configured to transmit setting information used to connect the wireless base station to the wireless base station. Means, comprising position information receiving means for receiving position information of the wireless terminal,
The second communication unit sends the position information from the position information receiving unit to a setting information management device that manages setting information, and transmits setting information of a radio base station that can be used based on the position information from the setting information management device to the second communication unit. 2 via the communication means,
When there are a plurality of available wireless base stations at the destination of the wireless terminal, a wireless base station to which the wireless line is connected is selected. The wireless terminal according to claim 7, wherein
When a wireless base station to be connected to the wireless line is selected, a character for identifying a connectable wireless base station is displayed on a display device. The wireless terminal according to claim 7, wherein
When a wireless base station to be connected to the wireless line is selected, a character for identifying a wireless base station existing within a predetermined range from the current position is displayed on a display device. The wireless terminal according to claim 7, wherein
When selecting a wireless base station to which the wireless line is connected, it is preferable that map information indicating the position of the wireless base station existing within a predetermined range from the current position be displayed on a display device together with a graphic indicating the current position. Characteristic wireless terminal.

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