Terminal apparatus, communication method, and storage medium

A communication method for a terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus including,

• a mounting unit to which two memory media each storing setting information regarding a communication path of data communication are mounted,
• a communicator which performs data communication through a communication path according to the setting information of either one of the two memory media, and
• a storage capable of storing a plurality of application programs,
• the communication method comprising:
• a first selecting step which selects from the two memory media a first memory medium in which first setting information is stored when the following conditions are satisfied,
• wherein the conditions are that an application program being executed is a specific application program registered in advance among the plurality of application programs stored in the storage and that a connection destination of data communication started by the application program being executed is a specific connection destination registered in advance;
• a second selecting step which selects from the two memory media a second memory medium in which second setting information is stored when the above conditions are not satisfied;
• and
• a storage controlling step which controls storing in the storage,
• wherein the first setting information is setting information for the communicator to perform data communication through a closed communication path using a closed network,
• wherein the second setting information is setting information for the communicator to perform data communication through a general communication path using a general network not including the closed network, and
• wherein in the storage controlling step, when a new application program is stored in the storage, the new application program obtained by data communication through the closed communication path based on reference to the first setting information is permitted to be stored in the storage as the specific application program whereas the new application program obtained by data communication through the general communication path based on reference to the second setting information is prohibited to be stored in the storage as the specific application program.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon which can be executed by a processor of a terminal apparatus including,

• a mounting unit to which two memory media each storing setting information regarding a communication path of data communication are mounted,
• a communicator which performs data communication through a communication path according to the setting information of either one of the two memory media, and
• a storage capable of storing a plurality of application programs,
• the program controls the processor to perform the following processes:
• a first selecting process which selects from the two memory media a first memory medium in which first setting information is stored when the following conditions are satisfied, wherein the conditions are that an application program being executed is a specific application program registered in advance among the plurality of application programs stored in the storage and that a connection destination of data communication started by the application program being executed is a specific connection destination registered in advance,
• a second selecting process which selects from the two memory media a second memory medium in which second setting information is stored when the above conditions are not satisfied, and
• a storage controlling process which controls storing in the storage,
• wherein the first setting information is setting information for the communicator to perform data communication through a closed communication path using a closed network,
• wherein the second setting information is setting information for the communicator to perform data communication through a general communication path using a general network not including the closed network, and
• wherein in the storage controlling process, when a new application program is stored in the storage, the new application program obtained by data communication through the closed communication path based on reference to the first setting information is permitted to be stored in the storage as the specific application program whereas the new application program obtained by data communication through the general communication path based on reference to the second setting information is prohibited to be stored in the storage as the specific application program.