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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Shimano Inc., Sakai, JP;
Yasuyuki Komada, Sakai, JP;
Takaya Masuda, Sakai, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kasai, Sakai, JP;
Hiroshi Matsumoto, Sakai, JP;
SHIMANO INC., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A master communication apparatus comprises a master wired communicator, a master wireless communicator, and a master controller. The master wired communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel. The master wireless communicator is configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel. The master controller is configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle. The master controller is configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order. The master controller is configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus.