Wireless communication device and wireless communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10484947-B2
Application number	US-201615049460-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Mar 20, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a wireless communication device includes a determiner, and an executor. The determiner is configured to determine whether the wireless communication device can continue operation by a stored electric power in which remaining capacity changes according to operation of the wireless communication device for a predetermined period, based on information including an operation timing associated with a cycle in which a management server. The executor is configured to execute an operation in which the data is transmitted and received between the other wireless communication device and the management server via the wireless communication device when the wireless communication device is able to continue the operation, and otherwise, cause the wireless communication device to move into intermittent operation and causes the other communication device to transmit the data to the management server not via the wireless communication device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a first memory;
a second memory; and
circuitry,
the first memory being configured to store therein first information that includes a cycle of collecting data from the wireless communication device by a management server,
the second memory being configured to store therein second information that includes a stored electric power amount in which remaining capacity changes according to operation of the wireless communication device,
the circuitry being configured to
determine whether the wireless communication device is able to continue operation by the stored electric power for a predetermined period, based on the first information stored in the first memory and the second information stored in the second memory,
execute a first operation pattern in which the data is transmitted and received between a second wireless communication device and the management server via the wireless communication device when it is determined that the wireless communication device is able to continue the operation by the stored electric power, and
execute a second operation pattern and a third operation pattern when it is determined that the wireless communication device is not able to continue the operation by the stored electric power, wherein
the second operation pattern is an operation pattern in which the wireless communication device moves into intermittent operation, and
the third operation pattern is an operation pattern in which the wireless communication device causes the second wireless communication device to change a first communication path to a second communication path, the first communication path being a path on which data is transmitted from the second wireless communication device to the management server via the wireless communication device, the second communication path being a path on which data is transmitted from the second wireless communication device to the management server without passing through the wireless communication device.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuity is further configured to determine whether the second wireless communication device can change the communication path of the data in the third operation pattern, and
the circuitry executes the third operation pattern when it is determined that the second wireless communication device can change the communication path of the data.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first information includes an amount of data received and managed by the management server, and first time information that indicates time to be a reference of communication with the management server, and
the second information includes electric power supply information that indicates an electric power supply amount for increasing the stored electric power amount supplied from a power source, power consumption information that indicates a power consumption amount consumed by the wireless communication device according to operation, and second time information that indicates time to be a reference for the communication with the second wireless communication device.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to predict a change in the stored electric power amount for the predetermined period, based on the first information and the second information, and
the circuitry determines that the wireless communication device is able to continue the operation using the stored electric power when the predicted stored electric power amount exceeds a predetermined threshold.

5. A wireless communication system comprising:
a management server configured to manage data; and
a wireless communication device configured to operate by stored electric power so that data is transmitted and received between a second wireless communication device and the management server via the wireless communication device, wherein
the wireless communication device includes
a first memory, a second memory, and circuitry,
the first memory being configured to store therein first information that includes a cycle of collecting data from the wireless communication device by the management server,
the second memory being configured to store therein second information that includes a stored electric power amount in which remaining capacity changes according to operation of the wireless communication device,
the circuitry being configured to
determine whether the wireless communication device is able to continue operation by the stored electric power until a predetermined period has elapsed, based on the first information stored in the first memory and the second information stored in the second memory,

execute a first operation pattern in which the data is transmitted and received between the second wireless communication device and the management server via the wireless communication device when it is determined that the wireless communication device is able to continue the operation by the stored electric power, and
execute a second operation pattern, in which the wireless communication device moves into intermittent operation, and a third operation pattern when it is determined that the wireless communication device is not able to continue the operation by the stored electric power, the third operation pattern causing the second wireless communication device to change a first communication path to a second communication path, the first communication path being a path on which data is transmitted from the second wireless communication device to the management server via the wireless communication device, the second communication path being a path on which data is transmitted from the second wireless communication device to the management server without passing through the wireless communication device.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein
the circuity is further configured to determine whether the second wireless communication device can change the communication path of the data in the third operation pattern, and
the circuitry executes the third operation pattern when it is determined that the second wireless communication device can change the communication path of the data.

7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein
the first information includes an amount of data received and managed by the management server, and first time information that indicates time to be a reference of communication with the management server, and
the second information includes electric power supply information that indicates an electric power supply amount for increasing the stored electric power amount supplied from a power source, power consumption information that indicates a power consumption amount consumed by the wireless communication device according to operation, and second time information that indicates time to be a reference for the communication with the second wireless communication device.

8. The system according to claim 5 , wherein
the circuitry is further configured to predict a change in the stored electric power amount for the predetermined period, based on the first information and the second information, and
the circuitry determines that the wireless communication device is able to continue the operation using the stored electric power when the predicted stored electric power amount exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Nishibayashi Yasuyuki
• Doi Yusuke
• Sakamoto Takafumi

Classifications

• H04W40/08

  based on transmission power · CPC title

• H04W52/0219 Primary

  where the power saving management affects multiple terminals · CPC title

• Y02D70/324

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y02D70/00

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• Y02D70/22

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic