Radio communication device, radio communication system, congestion control method, and record medium

A radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• a first detection unit that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• a second detection unit that detects a moving state of its own device;
• a transmission unit that transmits a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control unit that controls said transmission unit to transmit the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving direction,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move in the same or nearly the same moving direction as said own device, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, said control unit increases a transmission period of said radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, said control unit increases said transmission period by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• a first detection unit that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• a second detection unit that detects a moving state of its own device;
• a transmission unit that transmits a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control unit that controls said transmission unit to transmit the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving direction,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move in the same or nearly the same moving direction as said own device, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, said control unit increases a transmission speed of said radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, said control unit increases said transmission speed by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• a first detection unit that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• a second detection unit that detects a moving state of its own device;
• a transmission unit that transmits a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control unit that controls said transmission unit to transmit the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving speed,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move at a moving speed that differs from its own device in a predetermined range, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, said control unit decreases a transmission power of said radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, said control unit decreases said transmission power by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• a first detection unit that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• a second detection unit that detects a moving state of its own device;
• a transmission unit that transmits a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control unit that controls said transmission unit to transmit the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving speed,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move at a moving speed that differs from its own device in a predetermined range, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, said control unit increases a transmission period of said radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, said control unit increases said transmission period by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• a first detection unit that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• a second detection unit that detects a moving state of its own device;
• a transmission unit that transmits a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control unit that controls said transmission unit to transmit the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving speed,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move at a moving speed that differs from its own device in a predetermined range, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, said control unit increases a transmission speed of said radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, said control unit increases said transmission speed by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A congestion control method for a radio communication device that communicates with other radio communication devices that are communication partners, comprising:

• detecting moving states of said other radio communication devices;
• detecting a moving state of its own device;
• transmitting a radio signal from said own device to said other communication devices;
• and
• controlling transmission of the radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said own device,
• wherein said moving state is a moving direction,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move in the same or nearly the same moving direction as said own device, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, the controlling transmission of the radio signal comprises decreasing a transmission power of the radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, the controlling transmission of the radio signal comprises decreasing the transmission power by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.

A non-transitory computer readable record medium encoded with a computer program that causes a computer to execute procedures, the procedures comprising:

• a first detection procedure that detects moving states of said other radio communication devices that are communication partners;
• a second detection procedure that detects a moving state of said computer;
• a transmission procedure that transmits a radio signal from said computer to said other communication devices;
• and
• a control procedure that controls transmission of said radio signal based on the moving states of said other radio communication devices and the moving state of said computer,
• wherein said moving state is a moving direction,
• wherein if a ratio of the number of other radio communication devices, which move in the same or nearly the same moving direction as said own device, to the number of said other radio communication devices is equal to or greater than a threshold, the control procedure comprises decreasing a transmission power of the radio signal by a value that is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and
• wherein if said ratio is less than said threshold, the control procedure comprises decreasing the transmission power by a value that is equal to or greater than 0 and that is less than said predetermined value.