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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/20 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/20 (2018.02); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 84/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication device is configured to wirelessly connect to an external apparatus. The communication device comprises a first communication unit and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit. The first communication unit is configured to operate as one of a master and a slave. When the first communication unit is connected to a given external apparatus, the control unit is configured to control a period during which the first communication unit operates as the slave in response to a communication situation of the first communication unit with a different external apparatus from the given external apparatus.