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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1999
Tsutomu Ishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Sekiguchi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Kobori, Osaka, JP;
Kiyokazu Kamado, Osaka, JP;
Hideo Kunio, Osaka, JP;
Isao Ochiai, Osaka, JP;
Kiyoshi Takada, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Inoguchi, Osaka, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a data transmission, a driving circuit 14 drives a light receiving element 15 in accordance with data from an external control circuit. In accordance with IrDA or remote control communication, driving capability of the driving circuit is changed. In a data reception, received data is transferred to a first or a second signal processing circuit in accordance with the IrDA or remote control communication and processed according to each communication format. In this configuration, a single light emitting or light receiving element permits data communication in different kinds of data communication formats.