Communication device, communication method and program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshihiro Kobayashi, Toru Nagara
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Abstract
There is provided a communication device, comprising, a communication unit which mediates a communication connection with another communication device, a memory unit which stores connection history information which indicates history of a connection party connected via the communication unit and connection restriction information to limit the number of connection party changes, and a determination unit which determines connection acceptability with a new connection party based on the connection history information and the connection restriction information stored in the memory unit.
Claims6
A communication device, comprising:
- a communication unit which mediates a communication connection with another communication device;
- a memory unit which stores connection history information which indicates history of a connection party connected via the communication unit and connection restriction information to limit the number of connection party changes;
- and
- a determination unit which determines connection acceptability with a new connection party based on the connection history information and the connection restriction information stored in the memory unit.
A communication method, comprising the steps of:
- storing connection restriction information to limit the number of connection party changes previously in a recording medium of a communication device;
- storing connection history information which indicates connection party history of communication connection with another communication device in a recording medium of the communication device;
- and
- determining connection acceptability with a new connection party based on the connection history information and the connection restriction information by the communication device.
A program for causing a computer, which controls a communication device comprising a communication unit which mediates a communication connection with another communication device, to function as:
- a control unit which stores connection history information which indicates history of a connection party connected via the communication unit in a recording medium;
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- a determination unit which determines connection acceptability with a new connection party based on the connection history information and connection restriction information to limit the number of connection party changes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.