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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Nec Display Solutions, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Sanada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04L 61/2007 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device that is connected to a network via a wireless access point or a cable, includes a communication unit equipped with at least a wireless communication capability and a control unit that controls the communication operation of the communication unit. The control unit, while connected to the network via a wireless access point or a cable, causes the communication unit to transmit a beacon signal that includes identification information of the electronic device. The identification information includes information of an IP address that enables the electronic device to be identified on the network.