Communication control device, mobile object, communication control method, and computer-readable storage medium

A communication control method for controlling wireless communication of a mobile object, comprising:

• obtaining, from another mobile object being in surroundings of the mobile object, cost information representing a cost for the another mobile object to perform direct wireless communication between mobile objects;
• obtaining communication connection information available for the another mobile object;
• setting, based on the communication connection information, a plurality of communication paths including a communication path using direct communication with the another mobile object;
• and
• selecting, based on the cost information and the communication connection information, a communication path to be used for data communication among the plurality of the communication paths.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stored therein a program, wherein the program causes a computer for controlling wireless communication of a mobile object to function as:

• a cost information obtaining unit for obtaining, from another mobile object being in surroundings of the mobile object, cost information representing a cost for the another mobile object to perform direct wireless communication between mobile objects;
• a connection information obtaining unit for obtaining communication connection information available for the another mobile object;
• a communication path setting unit for setting, based on the communication connection information, a plurality of communication paths including a communication path using direct communication with the another mobile object;
• and
• a communication path selecting unit for selecting, based on the cost information obtained by the cost information obtaining unit and the communication connection information obtained by the connection information obtaining unit, a communication path to be used for data communication among the plurality of the communication paths.