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Mobile station and communication control method

US7716475B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2005
Grant dateMay 11, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/105
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When an application is activated, a mobile station 10 detects external devices 20, 30, 40 as candidates for a BLUETOOTH connection out of external devices existing in the surrounding area, and presents a list of the devices to a user. When the user selects from the list an external device 20 with which a connection is to be attempted to make, a link is established by a connection procedure according to a security level described in an ADF of the application. Namely, when “high” is described as the security level, an authentication process and an encryption process requiring input of a PIN are executed prior to the establishment of the link. On the other hand, when “low” is described as the security level, a link is established without executing these processes.

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