# US 2014/0208370 A1 · Wireless terminal, wireless communication system, and wireless communication control device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0208370 A1 - Document ID: US20140208370A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/162,752 - Filed: 2014-01-24 - Published: 2014-07-24 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-24 - Assignees: Panasonic Corporation - Applicants: Panasonic Corporation - Inventors: Takeshi HATAKEYAMA; Masaaki HIGASHIDA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140208370A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/61: Network physical structure; Signal processing (H04B takes precedence) - B60N 2/0027: {for detecting the position of the occupant or of occupant's body part} - H04N 21/2146: {located in mass transportation means, e.g. aircraft, train or bus (flight-deck installations for entertainment or communications B64D11/0015; arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62; moving wireless networks H04W84/005)} - H04N 21/2223: {being a public access point, e.g. for downloading to or uploading from clients (arrangements specially adapted to plural spots in a confined site in broadcast systems H04H20/63)} - H04N 21/25841: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)} - H04N 21/43637: {involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114)} - B60N 2/0272: {using sensors or detectors for detecting the position of seat parts} - B60N 2230/20: Wireless data transmission - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A wireless terminal communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, and is used in a facility including a plurality of seats. The wireless terminal includes a seat position identifying unit, a distance determination unit, and a processing setting unit. The seat position identifying unit identifies a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal. The distance determination unit determines a distance from the identified position to the one or more wireless access points. The processing setting unit sets the processing associated with communication based on the determined distance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless terminal that communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, the wireless terminal being used in a facility including a plurality of seats, the wireless terminal comprising: a seat position identifying unit configured to identify a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal; a distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the identified seat position to the one or more wireless access points; and a terminal-side processing setting unit configured to set processing associated with communication based on information about the determined distance. ### Claim 2 A wireless terminal that communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, the wireless terminal being used in a facility including a plurality of seats, the wireless terminal comprising: a seat position identifying unit configured to identify a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal; a distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the identified seat position to the one or more wireless access points; and a transmission unit configured to transmit information about the determined distance to the one or more wireless access points to set processing associated with communication. ### Claim 3 A wireless terminal that communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, the wireless terminal being used in a facility including a plurality of seats, the wireless terminal comprising: a seat position identifying unit configured to identify a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal; a communication unit configured to transmit information about the identified seat position to the wireless communication apparatus, and receive information about a distance from the wireless terminal to the one or more wireless access points determined based on information about the seat position; and a terminal-side processing setting unit configured to set processing associated with communication based on information about the distance. ### Claim 4 A wireless terminal that communicates with a wireless communication apparatus including one or more wireless access points, the wireless terminal being used in a facility including a plurality of seats, the wireless terminal comprising: a seat position identifying unit configured to identify a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit information about the identified seat position to the one or more wireless access points to set processing associated with communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal-side processing setting unit sets at least one of a data communication rate, a data size, and an initial value of automatic gain control to be used in communication from the wireless terminal to the one or more wireless access points. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information about the distance includes information indicating a wireless access point to be selected from the wireless access points and set as a wireless access point used for communication, and the terminal-side processing setting unit sets the selected wireless access point as the wireless access point used for communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The wireless terminal according to claim 2, wherein the processing associated with communication includes setting at least one of a data communication rate and a data size to be used in communication from the one or more wireless access points to the wireless terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The wireless terminal according to claim 4, wherein the processing associated with communication includes setting at least one of a data communication rate and a data size to be used in communication from the one or more wireless access points to the wireless terminal. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The wireless terminal according to claim 2, wherein the processing associated with communication includes setting a wireless access point selected from the wireless access points as a wireless access point used for communication. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The wireless terminal according to claim 4, wherein the processing associated with communication includes setting a wireless access point selected from the wireless access points as a wireless access point used for communication. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) A wireless communication system, comprising: the wireless terminal according to claim 2; and a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless access point configured to communicate with the wireless terminal, and a processing setting unit configured to set processing associated with communication based on the information about the distance that is transmitted from the wireless terminal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) A wireless communication system, comprising: the wireless terminal according to claim 3; and a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless access point configured to communicate with the wireless terminal, and a distance determination unit configured to determine a distance to the wireless access point based on the information about the seat position that is transmitted from the wireless terminal, and the wireless communication apparatus transmits the information about the determined distance to the wireless terminal via the wireless access point. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) A wireless communication system, comprising: the wireless terminal according to claim 4; and a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless access point configured to communicate with the wireless terminal, a distance determination unit configured to determine a distance to the wireless access point based on the information about the seat position that is transmitted from the wireless terminal, and a processing setting unit configured to set processing associated with communication based on the determined distance. ### Claim 14 A wireless communication controller that controls communication with a wireless terminal via a wireless access point, the wireless terminal being used in a facility including a plurality of seats, the controller comprising: a distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the wireless terminal to the wireless access point based on information about a seat position of a user of the wireless terminal that is transmitted from the wireless terminal; and a processing setting unit configured to set processing associated with communication based on information about the determined distance. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The wireless communication controller according to claim 14, wherein the processing setting unit sets at least one of a data communication rate and a data size to be used in communication from the wireless access point to the wireless terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The wireless communication controller according to claim 14, wherein the information about the distance includes information indicating a wireless access point to be selected from a plurality of the wireless access points as a wireless access point used for communication, and the processing setting unit sets the selected wireless access point as the wireless access point used for communication with the wireless terminal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 6) The wireless terminal according to claim 6, wherein the distance determination unit determines a distance from the identified seat position to the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication, and the distance determination unit includes a multiple-distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the seat position to each of the wireless access points, and a selector configured to select, as the wireless access point used for communication, the wireless access point with the shortest distance from the seat position based on information about the determined distance from the seat position to each wireless access point. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The wireless communication controller according to claim 16, wherein the distance determination unit determines the distance from the identified seat position to the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication, and the wireless communication controller includes a multiple-distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the seat position to each of the wireless access points, and a selector configured to select, as the wireless access point used for communication, the wireless access point with the shortest distance from the seat position based on information about the determined distance from the seat position to each access point. ### Claim 19 (depends on 6) The wireless terminal according to claim 6, wherein the distance determination unit determines a distance from the identified seat position to the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication, and the distance determination unit includes a multiple-distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the seat position to each of the wireless access points, and a selector configured to select the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication based on information about the determined distance from the seat position to each access point and surrounding arrangement information for the identified seat position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The wireless communication controller according to claim 16, wherein the distance determination unit determines a distance from the identified seat position to the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication, and the distance determination unit includes a multiple-distance determination unit configured to determine a distance from the seat position to each of the wireless access points, and a selector configured to select the wireless access point to be set as the wireless access point used for communication based on information about the determined distance from the seat position to each access point and surrounding arrangement information for the identified seat position.