Information processing method, information processing device and communication system

US8971900B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971900-B2
Application numberUS-201213981362-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 24, 2012
Priority dateJan 31, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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Provided is an information processing method including an extraction procedure of extracting another communication service provider other than a first communication service provider based on a result of a comparison of a congestion degree of a base station related to the first communication service provider with a congestion degree of each of base stations related to one or a plurality of communication service providers other than the first communication service provider, and an exchange control procedure of performing control to transfer the first access right from the first wireless terminal device to a second wireless terminal device having a second access right to access a base station related to the other extracted communication service provider, and to transfer the second access right from the second wireless terminal device to the first wireless terminal device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An information processing method comprising: an extraction procedure of extracting another communication service provider other than a first communication service provider based on a result of a comparison of a congestion degree of a base station related to the first communication service provider corresponding to a position in which a first wireless terminal device having a first access right to access the base station related to the first communicati…

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What does patent US8971900B2 cover?
Provided is an information processing method including an extraction procedure of extracting another communication service provider other than a first communication service provider based on a result of a comparison of a congestion degree of a base station related to the first communication service provider with a congestion degree of each of base stations related to one or a plurality of commu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tsuda Shinichiro, Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W36/22. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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