Information processing apparatus and communication control method

摘要

According to one embodiment, there is provided information processing apparatus, including: a first communication module configured to perform a communication under a first communication scheme which corresponds to a proximity wireless communication requiring no authentication; a second communication module configured to perform a communication under a second communication scheme which has a communicable distance longer than that of the proximity wireless communication; and a communication controller configured to perform a control, after the first communication module has started a data transmission with another information processing apparatus under the first communication scheme, so as to change-over the first communication scheme to the second communication scheme and then perform the data transmission.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a first communication module configured to communicate under a first communication scheme comprising:
a first communicable distance; anda first transfer rate,the first communication scheme requiring no authentication; a second communication module configured to communicate under a second communication scheme comprising:
a second communicable distance longer than the first communicable distance; anda second transfer rate lower than the first transfer rate,the second communication scheme requiring an authentication using authentication information; and a communication controller configured to:
upon detecting the information processing apparatus within the first communicable distance to another information processing apparatus, establish a wireless connection with the another information processing apparatus under the first communication scheme,start a data transmission to the another information processing apparatus under the first communication scheme,estimate a time period until completion of the data transmission,determine whether the estimated time period exceeds a threshold value, andwhen the estimated time period is determined to be longer than the threshold value, transfer the authentication information to the another information processing apparatus and continue the data transmission by changing a communication mode from the first communication scheme to the second communication scheme.