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Title:
INFORMATION TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION PROPRIETY CONFIRMING METHOD AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006121169
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To reduce an uncommunicable state of a communication line connected to an information terminal device.

In this system, an information terminal device 3 for communicating with facility equipment or home electric appliances is connected to the communication line 5 via a router 309, and a server device 4 is provided as connected to the information terminal device 3 via the communication line. The information terminal device 3 is provided with a connection confirming means 303 for confirming whether or not communication between the information terminal device 3 and the server device 4 is in a communication enable state, and a notifying means 304 for notifying with display or sound if the means 303 determines that the communication is in a communication unable state. The means 303 performs test communication to the router 309 or the server device 4 at a predetermined interval, and notifies when it determines communication unable state. Thus, a user is notified of abnormality in a communication line and the state of the communication line for notification is maintained all times to reduce the communication unable state.


Inventors:
BAN YASUHIRO
NOZAWA MASAKO
KURIMOTO KAZUNORI
YAMAMOTO MASAHIRO
MURABAYASHI NOBUAKI
Application Number:
JP2004304098A
Publication Date:
May 11, 2006
Filing Date:
October 19, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD
International Classes:
H04L12/70; G06F13/00; H04M11/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Fumio Iwahashi
Tomoyasu Sakaguchi
Hiroki Naito