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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Makoto Torikoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Torikoshi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus includes: a transceiver configured to receive a receive window size for use in communication with at least one communication destination communication apparatus from the at least one communication destination communication apparatus; a power-mode determining unit configured to determine a power mode to which transition is to be made, based on the receive window size received by the transceiver; a protocol stack unit configured to request the power-mode determining unit to determine the power mode at a time after transmitting and receiving data to and from the at least one communication destination communication apparatus; and a power-mode control unit configured to control electric power in accordance with the power mode determined by the power-mode determining unit.