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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yohei Ogawa, Shiojiri, JP;
Kenji Sakuda, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0229 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 52/028 (2013.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/10 (2018.01); Y02D 70/14 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/166 (2018.01);
Abstract
A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first wireless communication unit performing first wireless communication; a second wireless communication unit performing second wireless communication that consumes less power than the first wireless communication; and a control unit that switches between a first operation mode and a second operation mode consuming less power than the first operation mode. The control unit switches between the first operation mode and the second operation mode on a basis of a search result of searching for another apparatus performed in the second wireless communication.