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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Ryusuke Mayuzumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yang Wang, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Sugino, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryusuke Mayuzumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kuroda, Tokyo, JP;
Shintaro Kawamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yang Wang, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Sugino, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes a first communication unit configured to perform communication using a first scheme; a second communication unit configured to perform communication using a second scheme; a first acquirer configured to acquire, through communication using the second scheme, first information that indicates an area that allows communication using the first scheme in a first area for communication using the first scheme; a second acquirer configured to acquire second information that indicates an area that allows communication using the first scheme in an acoustic communication area; a comparator configured to compare the first information with the second information to determine whether a current position is within the area indicated by the first information; and a setupper configured to, when the current position is within the area, perform a process for establishing a communication line in accordance with the first scheme using setup information.