Electronic apparatus and communication control method

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a connection control module is configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which a communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state. A halt module is configured to halt a communication control module from executing a negotiation with the external device, when the connection between the communication module and the external device is released by the connection release request signal from the external device and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by the connection control module.

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a communication module configured to execute close proximity wireless transfer;   a connection control module configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which the communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state;   a communication control module configured to execute a negotiation with the external device when the connection is established, to determine a service which is to be provided by close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, and to execute the determined service;   a connection release module configured to release the connection between the communication module and the external device when there occurs an event of communication time-out due to a release of the close proximity state or an event of reception of a connection release request signal from the external device; and   a halt module configured to halt the communication control module from executing the negotiation, when the connection is released by the connection release request signal and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by the connection control module.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the halt module is configured to display on a display a message for confirming with a user about whether or not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, and to halt the communication control module from executing the negotiation when the user designates not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the halt module is configured to determine whether an identifier of an external device, a connection of which is newly established to the communication module by the connection control module after the release of the connection by the connection release request signal, agrees with an identifier of the external device which is previously connected to the communication module, and to halt the communication control module from executing the negotiation when the identifiers agree. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the halt module is configured to display on a display a message for confirming with a user about whether or not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, to halt the communication control module from executing the negotiation when the user designates not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer, and to permit the communication control module to execute the negotiation when the user designates to continue the close proximity wireless transfer. 
     
     
         5 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 a communication module configured to execute close proximity wireless transfer;   a connection control module configured to transmit a connection request signal during a period in which the communication module is in an unconnected state, and to establish a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state;   a connection release module configured to release the connection between the communication module and the external device when there occurs an event of communication time-out due to a release of the close proximity state or an event of reception of a connection release request signal from the external device; and   a communication control module configured to compare an identifier of an external device, a connection of which is newly established to the communication module by the connection control module after the release of the connection by the connection release request signal, with an identifier of the external device which has transmitted the connection release request signal, to execute data transfer between the external device, the connection of which is newly established to the communication module, and the communication module when the identifiers disagree, and not to execute the data transfer when the identifiers agree.   
     
     
         6 . A communication control method of controlling close proximity wireless transfer which is executed by a communication module provided in an electronic apparatus, comprising:
 transmitting a connection request signal during a period in which the communication module is in an unconnected state, and establishing a connection between the communication module and an external device which are in a close proximity state;   executing a negotiation with the external device when the connection is established, determining a service which is to be provided by close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, and executing the determined service;   releasing the connection between the communication module and the external device when there occurs an event of communication time-out due to a release of the close proximity state or an event of reception of a connection release request signal from the external device; and   halting the execution of the negotiation, when the connection is released by the connection release request signal and thereafter the connection between the communication module and the external device is re-established by said establishing the connection.   
     
     
         7 . The communication control method of  claim 6 , wherein the halting comprises displaying on a display a message for confirming with a user about whether or not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, and halting the execution of the negotiation when the user designates not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer. 
     
     
         8 . The communication control method of  claim 6 , wherein the halting comprises determining whether an identifier of an external device, a connection of which is newly established to the communication module after the release of the connection by the connection release request signal, agrees with an identifier of the external device which is previously connected to the communication module, and halting the execution of the negotiation when the identifiers agree. 
     
     
         9 . The communication control method of  claim 6 , wherein the halting comprises displaying on a display a message for confirming with a user about whether or not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer between the communication module and the external device, halting the execution of the negotiation when the user designates not to continue the close proximity wireless transfer, and permitting the execution of the negotiation when the user designates to continue the close proximity wireless transfer.