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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Uchida, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, , JP;
Abstract
A communication device is a communication device that transmits detection information including position information based on an LPWA communication system, and includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information based on a positioning signal, a storage unit that stores the detection information, a first communication unit that performs LPWA-compliant wireless communication, a movement detection unit that detects movement of the communication device, and a control unit that controls a communication speed of the wireless communication by the first communication unit, in which the control unit determines whether the communication device is outdoors or indoors based on the positioning signal received by the position information acquisition unit, and when the communication device is determined to be outdoors and the movement detection unit detects movement of the communication device, the control unit changes the communication speed.