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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1997
Shinji Kawasaki, Suita, JP;
Hiroyasu Okada, Kawanishi, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A method for transmitting data from each of n transmitting devices (1) to (n) is provided. According to this method, the data is transmitted with each of a plurality of transmission cycles being one group. Each of the plurality of transmission cycles includes a transmission unit and a first transmission rest period, and the transmission unit includes at least n transmission periods and at least (n-1) second transmission rest periods. The transmission periods and the second transmission rest periods are alternately repeated. The method includes the step of transmitting send data and determination data for determining whether or not two given transmission periods belong to an identical transmission cycle during each of the at least n transmission periods, where n is a positive integer.