Communication device, computer-readable storage medium, communication system, and communication method

A communication device capable of performing Internet communication by any of a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method, the communication device comprising:

• a communication performing unit for performing the Internet communication by combined communication of the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, in accordance with establishment of a predetermined condition, wherein
• when performing the Internet communication by the combined communication, the communication performing unit transmits base station identification information for identifying a wireless base station, whose coverage area the communication device is located in, to a core network to which the wireless base station belongs, via the Internet communication by the second wireless communication method, and
• the communication performing unit performs the Internet communication by the combined communication when a combination permission setting for permitting a user of the communication device to perform the combined communication is enabled,
• the communication device further comprising a setting reception unit for receiving a setting for the Internet communication, and a setting recommendation unit for recommending the combination permission setting to the user when a communication speed of the Internet communication performed by the second wireless communication method is slower than a predetermined speed, wherein
• the setting reception unit receives the combination permission setting set by the user, and
• the setting reception unit receives the combination permission setting set by the user in accordance with the combination permission setting recommended by the setting recommendation unit.

A communication system capable of performing Internet communication by any of a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method, the communication system comprising:

• a communication means for performing the Internet communication by combined communication of the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, in accordance with establishment of a predetermined condition;
• and
• a relay means for relaying communication between the communication means and the Internet by using the second wireless communication method, wherein
• where the communication means transmits a base station identification information for identifying a wireless base station, whose coverage area the communication means is located in, to the relay means when performing the Internet communication by the combined communication,
• the relay means transmits the base station identification information to a core network to which the wireless base station belongs, and
• in a case where a combination permission setting for permitting a user of the communication device to perform the combined communication is enabled, the communication means performs the Internet communication by the combined communication when a communication speed of the Internet communication performed by the second wireless communication method is slower than a predetermined speed, and performs the Internet communication by the second wireless communication method when the communication speed of the Internet communication performed by the second wireless communication method is faster than the predetermined speed.

A communication method performed by a communication device capable of performing Internet communication by any of a first wireless communication method and a second wireless communication method, the method comprising:

• performing the Internet communication by combined communication of the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, in accordance with establishment of a predetermined condition;
• and
• transmitting, using the second wireless communication method, a base station identification information for identifying a wireless base station, whose coverage area the communication device is located in, when performing the Internet communication by the combined communication, wherein
• the base station identification information is transmitted to a core network to which the wireless base station belongs, and
• the performing the Internet communication includes, in a case where a combination permission setting for permitting a user of the communication device to perform the combined communication is enabled, performing the Internet communication by the combined communication when a communication speed of the Internet communication performed by the second wireless communication method is slower than a predetermined speed, and performing the Internet communication by the second wireless communication method when the communication speed of the Internet communication performed by the second wireless communication method is faster than the predetermined speed.