Mtc device, method and apparatus
AssigneeYokogawa Electric Corporation
InventorsOsamu KOJIMA, Atsushi WADA
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Abstract
An MTC device is provided, including: a memory unit for storing a switching condition for switching at least any one of a SIM and a communication carrier in association with each of sets of the SIM and communication carrier; a measuring unit for measuring communication quality for a set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use; and a control unit for controlling the switching of at least any one of the SIM and the communication carrier, when the communication quality satisfies the switching condition associated with the set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use.
Claims13
An MTC device comprising:
- a memory unit for storing a switching condition for switching at least any one of a SIM and a communication carrier in association with each of sets of the SIM and communication carrier;
- a measuring unit for measuring communication quality for a set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use;
- and
- a control unit for controlling the switching of at least any one of the SIM and the communication carrier, when the communication quality satisfies the switching condition associated with the set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use.
A method performed by an MTC device, the method comprising:
- storing, by the MTC device, a switching condition for switching at least any one of a SIM and a communication carrier in association with each of sets of the SIM and the communication carrier;
- measuring, by the MTC device, communication quality for a set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use;
- and
- controlling, by the MTC device, the switching of at least any one of the SIM and the communication carrier, when the communication quality satisfies the switching condition associated with the set of the SIM and the communication carrier currently in use.
An apparatus comprising:
- a communication quality acquisition unit for acquiring information about communication quality measured by one or more devices;
- a contract terms acquisition unit for acquiring information about communication contract terms for each device;
- a priority table generation unit for generating a priority table for each device, containing a priority and a switching condition to a next priority for each set of a SIM and a communication carrier, at least based on the information about the communication quality acquired from the one or more devices, and the information about the communication contract terms for each device;
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- a priority table output unit for outputting the generated priority table to a target device.
A method comprising:
- acquiring information about communication quality measured by one or more devices;
- acquiring information about communication contract terms for each device;
- generating a priority table for each device, containing a priority and a switching condition to a next priority for each set of a SIM and a communication carrier, at least based on the information about the communication quality acquired from the one or more devices, and the information about the communication contract terms for each device;
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- outputting the generated priority table to a target device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.