Communication system, communication control device, communication method, and mobile device

A communication system configured to comprise: a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, whereinnthe communication control device includes first circuitry configured to:nacquire the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measure a communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculate a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determine whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued; andreport the extracted access point information to the mobile device, andthe mobile device includes second circuitry configured to:nacquire the access point information reported from the communication control device; andtransmit the acquired access point information to the communication control device upon initiating a communication connection to the communication network.

A communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information, the communication control device comprising:ncircuitry configured tonacquire, from the mobile device, identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device and access point information;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measure communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculate a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determine whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued; andreport the extracted access point information to the mobile device.

A communication method that is executed by a communication system configured to include: a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, the communication method comprising:nacquiring, by the communication control device, the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device;acquiring, by the communication control device, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measuring, by the communication control device, a communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculating, by the communication control device, a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determining, by the communication control device, whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extracting, by the communication control device, access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued;reporting, by the communication control device, the extracted access point information to the mobile device;acquiring, by the mobile device, the access point information reported from the communication control device; andtransmitting, by the mobile device, the acquired access point information acquired to the communication control device upon initiating a communication connection to the communication network.

A communication system configured to comprise a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, whereinnthe communication control device includes circuitry configured to:nacquire the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device having made an initiation request for a communication connection;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;determine whether or not a communication connection by the mobile device can be performed based on the acquired remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that the communication connection by the mobile device cannot be performed; andinitiate a communication connection of the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.

A communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information, the communication control device comprising:ncircuitry configured tonacquire identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device and access point information from the mobile device having made an initiation request for a communication connection;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume which can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;determine whether or not a communication connection by the mobile device can be performed based on the acquired remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that the communication connection by the mobile device cannot be performed; andinitiates a communication connection of the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.

A communication method that is executed by a communication system configured to include: a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, the communication method comprising:nacquiring, by the communication control device, the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device having made an initiation request for a communication connection;acquiring, by the communication control device, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;determining, by the communication control device, whether or not a communication connection by the mobile device can be performed based on the acquired remaining communication volume;extracting, by the communication control device, access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that the communication connection by the mobile device cannot be performed; andinitiating, by the communication control device, a communication connection of the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.

A communication system configured to comprise: a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, whereinnthe communication control device includes circuitry configured to:nacquire the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measure a communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculate a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determine whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued; andcontrol communication by the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.

A communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information, the communication control device comprising:ncircuitry configured to:nacquire, from the mobile device, identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device and access point information;acquire, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measure a communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculate a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determine whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extract access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued; andcontrol communication by the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.

A communication method that is executed by a communication system configured to include: a communication control device which acquires, from a mobile device, access point information indicating an access point that is accessed when connecting to a communication network and which controls communication by the mobile device based on the access point information; and a memory configured to store a remaining communication volume that can be used by the mobile device to communicate through the access point indicated by the access point information in association with identification information capable of identifying a subscriber who uses the mobile device, the communication method comprising:nacquiring, by the communication control device, the identification information and the access point information from the mobile device;acquiring, by the communication control device, based on the acquired identification information and the acquired access point information, a remaining communication volume of the mobile device, wherein the remaining communication volume is expressed as a remaining communication time during which communication can be performed or as a remaining data volume which can be communicated;measuring, by the communication control device, a communication volume from a start of communication by the mobile device;calculating, by the communication control device, a remaining communication volume that can be used for communication by the mobile device based on the acquired remaining communication volume and the measured communication volume;determining, by the communication control device, whether or not communication by the mobile device can be continued based on the calculated remaining communication volume;extracting, by the communication control device, access point information regarding an access point with an unused remaining communication volume when it is determined that communication by the mobile device cannot be continued; andcontrolling, by the communication control device, communication by the mobile device based on the extracted access point information.